The relationship between addiction to smartphone usage and depression among adults: a cross sectional study by Alhassan, Aljohara A.

“…Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2017 using a web-based questionnaire distributed via social media. …”
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Strategies deemed important by frontline healthcare providers for their mental wellbeing during first wave of COVID-19 pandemic by Majid Alabdulla (12051430)

“…</p><h3>Methods</h3><p dir="ltr">Content analysis of free-text comments of a web-based survey of healthcare workers associated with the COVID-19 designated hospital and quarantine sites in Qatar, during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic. …”

Quantitative MRI iron load assessment in β-thalassemia patients beyond the liver and heart: A systematic review by Mustafa M. Almuqbel (6629681)

“…Methods We conducted a systematic search in MEDLINE, PubMed, and Web of Science limited to the last 10 years. Studies were included if they employed quantitative MRI to measure iron concentrations in β-thalassemia patients. …”

A New Forensic Video Database for Source Smartphone Identification: Description and Analysis by Younes Akbari (16303286)

“…On the other hand, rapidly growing internet technology has contributed significantly to the widespread use of digital video via web-based multimedia systems and mobile smartphone applications such as YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, etc. …”

Evaluation of patient safety culture in community pharmacies in Qatar by Yaw B. Owusu (17380354)

“…</p><h3>Methods</h3><p dir="ltr">A cross-sectional web-based survey utilising the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Community Pharmacy Survey on Patient Safety Culture was conducted. …”

Risk factors for suicide among children and adolescents in Arab countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Amani N. Alansari (19743643)

“…Strengthening culturally tailored mental health services and school-based prevention strategies is urgently needed to address this growing crisis.…”

Impact of COVID-19 related home confinement measures on the lifestyle, body weight, and perceived glycemic control of diabetics by Muna Abed Alah (14779534)

“…</p><h3>Methods</h3><p dir="ltr">A cross sectional web-based survey was conducted between January and February 2021 targeting adults ≥18 years with T2DM.…”

Deletion of <i>RFX6</i> impairs iPSC-derived islet organoid development and survival, with no impact on PDX1⁺/NKX6.1⁺ progenitors by Noura Aldous (15429873)

“…Upon differentiating iPSCs lacking RFX6 into pancreatic islets, a significant decrease in PDX1 expression at the PF stage was observed, although this did not affect PPs co-expressing PDX1 and NKX6.1. …”

Implementation of corporate governance rules and procedures in lebanese firms by Elgammal, Walid

“…Consequently, the purposes of this study are: 1) Present a summary of the most significant changes and framework of corporate governance of firms in developing/emerging countries. 2) Provide a summary of the most significant developments in Lebanon concerning corporate governance, including disclosure and framework. 3) Assess the outcomes obtained on the level of corporate governance disclosure practices and scores among 30 of the leading enterprises in Lebanon. …”
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Anti-angiogenic effect of nano-formulated water soluble kaempferol and combretastatin in an in vivo chick chorioallantoic membrane model and HUVEC cells by Gowtham Kumar Subbaraj (17807615)

“…In addition, the mRNA expression levels of VEGF-A and FGF2 were significantly decreased compared with native forms. Therefore, the findings of this study indicate that nano-formulated water-soluble combretastatin and kaempferol suppress angiogenesis by preventing the activation of endothelial cells and suppressing factors of angiogenesis. …”

Walking around the preferred speed: examination of metabolic, perceptual, spatiotemporal and stability parameters by Lina Majed (7485380)

“…While metabolic, perceptual and spatiotemporal values were sensitive to the smallest change in speed (i.e., 0.5 km·h⁻¹⁾, a significant increase in the rate of carbohydrate oxidation and decrease in % fat oxidation were only observed at speeds above PWS. …”

Visible Light Photocatalytic Activity of Ag/WO₃ Nanoparticles and its Antibacterial Activity Under Ambient Light and in The Dark by Maha Matalkeh (17148358)

“…The largest degradation efficiency of Methylene Blue (MB) under visible light irradiation was (∼80%) in 120 min at 1 g/L catalyst dosage. …”

Plasma volume variations in response to high intensity interval training in obese women: The influential role of menopausal status and age by Jabbour, Georges

“…Multiple linear regression analysis revealed that age was a significant contributor to the decreases in plasma volume (PV) observed both after warm-up and following the supramaximal cycling test - SCT (r = 0.44 and r = 0.57). …”
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Sleep Quality and Sleep Hygiene Behaviours Among University Students in Qatar by Raja Mahamade Ali (17991331)

“…</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">Two thousand and sixty-two students responded to the web-based survey. The mean PSQI score (7.57± 3.03) was indicative of poor sleep quality in approximately 70% of the students. …”

Factors that influence patient and public adverse drug reaction reporting: a systematic review using the theoretical domains framework by Laila Shafei (17045772)

“…</p><h3>Method</h3><p dir="ltr">Cochrane, CINAHL, Web of science, EMBASE and PubMed were systematically searched on October 25th, 2021. …”

The effect of ADHD symptoms in traffic accidents by Diva Eensoo (12056205)

“…The subjects completed web-based questionnaires including social-demographical data (gender, age, education) and the WHO Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS) (Kessler et al., 2007) when they entered study. …”

Evaluating machine learning technologies for food computing from a data set perspective by Nauman Ullah Gilal (17302714)

“…Food computing benefits from technologies based on modern machine learning techniques, including deep learning, deep convolutional neural networks, and transfer learning. …”

Compliance and barriers to the use of infection prevention and control measures among health care workers during COVID‐19 pandemic in Qatar: A national survey by Muna Abed Alah (14779534)

“…</p> <h3>Methods</h3> <p>A web-based national survey was conducted between November 2020 and January 2021 targeting all health care workers in governmental, semi-governmental and private health care sectors.…”

Breast Cancer Screening Practices in a Tertiary Care Center in the State of Qatar: A Cross-Sectional Survey by Jessiya Veliyankodan Parambil (16518660)

“…</p><h3>Methods</h3><p dir="ltr">A cross-sectional web-based survey was distributed among internal medicine physicians between December 2018 and March 2019 at a tertiary medical centre. …”

E-scooters in Qatar: Public perception, adoption intentions, and implications for urban mobility policy by Zahid Hussain (661225)

“…This study addresses this gap through nationwide web-based survey in Qatar, where high private vehicle dependency, summer temperatures exceeding 45 °C, and limited cycling infrastructure as well as limited cycling culture create unique challenges for micromobility integration. …”