Effects of the addition of a high energy density fuel, adamantane to diesel on its cetane number, sooting propensity, and soot nanostructural properties by Al Zaabi, Alanood

“…The addition of up to 6.75 wt% of adamantane in diesel significantly increased the smoke point of diesel from 18 to 29 mm (and threshold sooting index decreased by 44%), indicating a drastic drop in fuel sooting tendency. …”
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Behavioural Training Programme for Primary School Teachers in Al Dhafra Private Schools to Modify the Behaviour of Students With ASD by SHARAFEDDIN, ETAB

“…Additionally, there was a high level of teacher confidence in applying behaviour modification techniques, particularly Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA), post-training. …”
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The role of ulnar nerve subcutaneous anterior transposition during open reduction and internal fixation of distal humerus fractures: a retrospective cohort study by Abdulaziz F. Ahmed (14150082)

“…Three out of ten cases recovered in the transposition group, and five out of ten cases recovered in the no transposition group over a mean follow-up of 11.2 months (P = 1.00).</p> <h2>Conclusion</h2> <p>We do not recommend performing routine subcutaneous ulnar nerve anterior transposition during ORIF of distal humerus fracture as it was associated with a significant 5-fold increase in ulnar nerve neuropathy.…”

Accelerating Care: Enhancing Patient Satisfaction through a Quality Initiative in the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Emergency Department at Al Wakra Hospital, Qatar by Lolwa Al Ansari (18466227)

“…The proportion of patients spending less than 8 hours in the OB ED observation beds rose from 74% in January 2022 to over 98% in 2023. Notably, there was a remarkable decrease in patients who Left Without Being Seen (LWBS) and in absconded patient rates from 2020 to 2023 (Figure 2).…”

Knowledge and Anxiety about COVID-19 in the State of Qatar, and the Middle East and North Africa Region—A Cross Sectional Study by Sathyanarayanan Doraiswamy (4091776)

“…Knowledge about COVID-19 was significantly different across the two survey populations, with a much higher proportion of healthcare workers possessing better COVID-19 knowledge than the general public (62.9% vs. 30.0%, p < 0.0001). …”

Riding the waves: A study of retrun spillovers and inter-sector linkages in US equity markets during the COVID-19 pandemic by Umar Kayani (17986576)

“…<p>In times of crisis, stock markets experience a significant increase in return volatility, which leads to spillovers across equity sectors. …”

Investigations on Entrepreneurship Needs, Challenges, and Models for Countries in Transition to Sustainable Development from Resource-Based Economy—Qatar as a Case by Mohammad I. Al-Housani (19170967)

“…It explores the role of entrepreneurship to help transition from a resource-based economy, mainly through increasing the number of entrepreneurs and enhancing private-enterprise-led and small and medium enterprises to achieve economic diversification. …”

Potentially inappropriate medications use in community-based aged patients: a cross-sectional study using 2012 Beers criteria by Kuyumjian, Yara-Mary

“…The factors associated with PIMs use were age, osteoporosis, Alzheimer/dementia, diabetes, and alcohol consumption. PIMs use increased significantly between Beers criteria 2003 and 2012 (Chi-squared test, P<0.001; McNemar’s test, P<0.001). …”
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Molecular pattern of acquiring upper respiratory infection by Mohamed A. Hendaus (9401919)

“…<p dir="ltr">Upper respiratory tract infections (URIs) are a significant public health concern. Human behavior plays a crucial role in how often infected individuals come into contact with susceptible individuals. …”

Advanced direct air capture of CO₂ using air conditioning systems: a life cycle assessment by Namra Mir (17017734)

“…The integrated system exhibits significantly reduced environmental impacts compared to a standalone DAC unit. …”

‘The newest vital sign among pregnant women attending women wellness and research Centre in Qatar: a cross-sectional study’ by Sarah Naja (9954737)

“…A chi-square test was employed to investigate the association level among variables, with significance set to P < 0.05. …”

Enhancing human thermal comfort in hot arid cities: A systematic review of urban heat island observations and mitigation strategies by Omer Abedrabboh (17346847)

“…</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Building and Environment<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.113398" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.113398</a></p>…”

A novel inhibitor of STAT3 activation is efficacious against established central nervous system melanoma and inhibits regulatory T cells by Abou-Ghazal, Mohamed K.

“…Long-term survival (>78 days) was observed in 80% of mice with established intracerebral syngeneic melanoma treated with 40 mg/kg of WP1066 in contrast to control mice who survived for a median of 15 days. Although WP1066 did not induce immunological memory or enhance humoral responses to EGFRvIII, this compound reduced the production of immunosuppressive cytokines and chemokines (TGF-β, RANTES, MCP-1, VEGF), markedly inhibited natural and inducible Treg proliferation, and significantly increased cytotoxic immune responses of T cells. …”
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Implications of the medication regimen complexity index score on hospital readmissions in elderly patients with heart failure: a retrospective cohort study by Asmaa Abdelbary (16400059)

“…A high MCRI score was associated with an initial significant increase in the 90-day readmission rate (odd ratio, 1.03; 95% CI, 1.00-1.07; p < 0.022), but not after adjusting for independent factors (odd ratio, 0.99; 95% CI, 0.95–1.03; p < 0.487). …”

Identification of two HLA-A*0201 immunogenic epitopes of lactate dehydrogenase C (LDHC): potential novel targets for cancer immunotherapy by Remy Thomas (702843)

“…In vitro T cell stimulation induced IFN-γ secretion in response to numerous LDHC-derived peptides. Analysis of HLA-A*0201 responses revealed a significant T cell activation after stimulation with peptide pools 2 (PP2) and 8 (PP8). …”

COVID-19 mothers’ mother–baby bonding, feeding practices, postnatal care experiences in Qatar: A mixed-methods approach by laura Moya falcon (22556218)

“…</p><h3>Conclusions</h3><p dir="ltr">The pandemic has significantly impacted maternal–infant bonding, as evidenced by increased reports of maternal stress, reduced physical contact, and limitations on partner support. …”

The relationship between sleep duration and health status in Qatar’s population by Al-Thani, Maryam A.

“…Knowledge of sleep duration correlates is limited to developed countries with a lack of studies in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR). …”
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Internet Searches for Medical Symptoms Before Seeking Information on 12-Step Addiction Treatment Programs: A Web-Search Log Analysis by George Nitzburg (18614989)

“…Specifically, symptom queries were first determined to be significantly predictive of subsequent 12-step queries if the probability of querying a medical symptom by those who later sought information about the 12-step program exceeded the probability of that same query being made by a comparison group of all other Bing users in the United States. …”

Exaggeration of Non-Culprit Coronary Artery Stenosis in the Setting of Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Single Center Observational Study by Fahmi Othman (14777506)

“…Compared to PPCI angiograms, the non-PPCI angiograms showed a statistically significant reduction in the percentage of stenosis (71.6± 14.4% vs 64.5± 14.4%, <i>p</i>≤ 0.001), and an increase in minimal luminal diameter (0.82± 0.45 mm vs 1.00± 0.44 mm, <i>p</i>≤ 0.001) of non-culprit lesion. …”

A multi-targeted approach to identify potential flavonoids against three targets in the SARS-CoV-2 life cycle by Sanjay Kumar (8853)

“…</p><p dir="ltr">In contrast, hesperidin formed a more significant number of hydrogen bonds with PLpro. …”