Insulin detemir in combination with oral antidiabetic drugs improves glycemic control in persons with type 2 diabetes in Near East countrie by Echtay, Akram

“…The percentage of persons who achieved the target of HbA1c<7% increased from .7% at baseline to 39% at week 24. Mean FPG decreased significantly from 213.7 ± 60.1 mg/dL to 120.3 ± 25.7 mg/dL (P<.001), and mean PPG from 271 ± 65.3 mg/dL to 158.1 ± 36.4 mg/dL (P<.0001). …”
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Accommodating High Penetrations of Renewable Distributed Generation Mix in Smart Grids by Khayata, Mohammad Tarek

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The Impact of Overhangs and Side-fins on Building Thermal Comfort, Visual Comfort and Energy Consumption in the Tropics by El Sherif, Sherihan Khairy

“…In addition, a significant reduction in illuminance levels up to 9.3% and lower rates of discomfort glare were detected. …”
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Hydroxyurea Use in Lebanese Patients With [beta]-Thalassemia Intermedia by Taher, Ali

“…Hematologic toxicity was defined as a decrease in the absolute neutrophil count to below 1.5 × 103/mm3 or a decrease in the platelet count to below 100 × 103. …”
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Using Mobile Technology for Coordinating Educational Plans and Supporting Decision Making Through Reinforcement Learning in Inclusive Settings by Siyam, Nur

“…I refer to this problem as the motivator selection problem (MSP). …”
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Dietary Calcium Intake of 1200 mg/d May Have Negative Correlation on Percent Body Fat by Dimassi, Hani I.

“…The high-calcium group (intake ≥1200 mg/d) had a significantly higher mean caloric intake (P ≤ .01) and significantly lower percent body fat (P ≤ .05) than the low-calcium group (intake <1200 mg/d). …”
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Industrial Processes Performance Improvement using Six Sigma Principles and Tools by AlAwadhi, Alya

“…The analysis of data using Pareto analysis uncovered significant problems. Fishbone analysis allowed for the suggestion of the techniques for improvement using Six Sigma and TQM. …”
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Oxygen targets following cardiac arrest: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Huzaifa Ahmad Cheema (16328980)

“…</p> <h3>Conclusions</h3> <p>Conservative oxygen therapy did not decrease mortality, improve neurologic recovery, or decrease ICU LOS as compared to a liberal oxygen regimen. …”

Efficacy and safety of using Etelcalcetide for controlling secondary hyperparathyroidism by Tarek Fouda (18472476)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">In Qatar, secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) is a common problem in haemodialysis (HD) patients, associated with significant clinical consequences for Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients, including osteitis fibrosa cystica and calcific cardiovascular disease, broadly referred to as CKD–mineral bone disorder. …”

Dynamic Change in Insulin Resistance Induced by Free Fatty Acids Is Unchanged Though Insulin Sensitivity Improves Following Endurance Exercise in PCOS by Myint Myint Aye (6404327)

“…Skewed data were log transformed and expressed as mean ± SEM.</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">Before exercise, women with PCOS had a higher HOMA-IR and lower VO2 max than controls. …”

Brain Connectivity Analysis Under Semantic Vigilance and Enhanced Mental States by Yahya, Fares

“…BRMUS factors, such as fatigue, depression, and anger, significantly decrease in the enhancement group compared to vigilance group. …”
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Design of A Theoretical Framework For A Real-Time Fire Evacuation Guidance System by Abougharib, Arwa

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Formation of Trihalomethanes during Seawater Chlorination by Ahmed Abdel-Wahab (1748986)

“…Chlorination of seawater has shown significant increase in total THMs (TTHMs) and in bromoform concentrations. …”

Land surface temperature responses to land use dynamics in urban areas of Doha, Qatar by Shikha, Patel

“…The LST data derived from remote sensing sources demonstrates an upward trend for summer and a contrasting trend for winter. Specifically, the mean summer LST increases by 7.64 °C (0.34 °C annually), and the mean winter LST decreases by 4.87 °C (0.22 °C annually). …”
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Short-term outcomes of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with or without lateral tenodesis or anterolateral ligament reconstruction: a retrospective cohort by Ashraf T. Hantouly (14150319)

“…However, there was a significant decrease in postoperative flexion in the ACL and ALL reconstruction group by a mean of 22° (95% CI − 40.7 − 3.4; P = 0.02) at 6 weeks compared to ACLR alone, which was not evident on later follow-ups.…”

Impact of staying at home measures during COVID-19 pandemic on the lifestyle of Qatar’s population: Perceived changes in diet, physical activity, and body weight by Muna Abed Alah (14779534)

“…Participants reported increased sitting/reclining time (1.94 h/day mean increase), screen times (2.05 h/day mean increase) with p < 0.001, and decreased exercise time (0.11 h/day mean reduction) with p < 0.001. …”

Which factor explains the life‐history of <i>Xanthium strumarium</i> L., an aggressive alien invasive plant species, along its altitudinal gradient? by Rafi Ullah (8146836)

“…Among climatic variables, mean yearly temperature, mean annual yearly humidity, and mean day length in hours, while in soil variables, organic matter and nitrogen percentage significantly affect the phenological and morphological stages. …”

Land surface temperature responses to land use dynamics in urban areas of Doha, Qatar by Shikha Patel (14151027)

“…The LST data derived from remote sensing sources demonstrates an upward trend for summer and a contrasting trend for winter. Specifically, the mean summer LST increases by 7.64 °C (0.34 °C annually), and the mean winter LST decreases by 4.87 °C (0.22 °C annually). …”

Impact of Multi-Disciplinary Team in Implementing Clinical Audit Recommendations to Improve Health Educators’ Practice at Primary Care in Qatar by Ansif Pallath Majeed (17993848)

“…The overall compliance rate during the baseline assessment was 51%, which increased to 88% following the intervention, indicating a significant improvement in the health educator’s practice.…”

Decomposition-based wind power forecasting models and their boundary issue: An in-depth review and comprehensive discussion on potential solutions by Yinsong Chen (16685508)

“…This problem is usually known as the boundary issue. By ignoring the boundary issue during decomposition, the developed decomposition-based forecasting models will inevitably lead to unrealistically high performance than what is practically achievable. …”