Qatar’s immigrants at higher risk of diabetes by Nature Research (16552612)

“…They found that one fifth of the study participants had elevated glycated haemoglobin levels, but more significantly, there were large differences between the ethnic groups studied. …”

Intraocular pressure trends following intravitreal injections of anti-VEGF agents for diabetic macular edema by Al-Abdullah, Abdulelah

“…Eyes requiring a higher number of injections with shorter intervals between injections appear to be at increased risk.…”
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An additive manufacturing approach based on electrohydrodynamic printing to fabricate P3HT:PCBM thin films by Zulfikre Esa (19457344)

“…As the annealing temperature and the flow rate were increased, discernible alterations in the PCBM clusters were consequently observed in the blends of the film and the size of the PCBM clusters has decreased by 3% while the distance between them was highly reduced by as much as 82%.…”

A Comparative study of Technical Efficiency in GCC Islamic Financial Institutions during the Global financial Crisis using Malmquist-Type Data Envelopment analysis by Al Hammadi, Khalid Faisal

“…The results suggest that generally GCC and non-GCC IFIs efficiency was not significantly affected by the financial crisis. However, Individual IFIs result showed that some bank has experienced increase or decrease of efficiency after the crisis. …”
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Evaluation of waterpipe smoke toxicity in C57BL/6 mice model by Abi-Gerges, Aniella

“…However, no changes in p38 and EGFR protein levels were noted between the three groups of mice. Our results mainly showed a significant increase in urea serum levels (+28%) in SE mice along with renal pathological damage in both SE and DE mice compared to CON. …”
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Strengthening of High Strength Reinforced Concrete Slabs with CFRP Laminates by Mahmoud, Hasan Saleh

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Aortic stiffness, kidney disease, and renal transplantation by Bahous, Sola Aoun

“…In renal transplant patients, aortic stiffness is significantly increased irrespective of donor type. Donor age and/or acute rejection contribute independently to the increased stiffness. …”
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Impact of COVID‑19 pandemic restrictions and subsequent relaxation on the prevalence of respiratory virus hospitalizations in children by Ahmed Abushahin (17337703)

“…RSV infection rate dropped significantly during the COVID-19 season to 10.4% and then increased again during the post-COVID-19 season to 29.1% (<i>P</i> < 0.001). …”

Impact of the positive pressure valve on vascular access device occlusions and bloodstream infections by Btaiche, Imad

“…The lack of statistical difference between the two groups for occlusions and CRBSIs indicates that the use of PPVs had no impact in preventing such outcomes. …”
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Cognition and physical functioning in patients with schizophrenia: any role for vitamin D? by Azar, Jocelyne

“…Severe VD deficiency was significantly associated with an increase in MRSS score after adjusting for covariates (Beta = 2.44), however, no significant association was found with the BCRS score. …”
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Customers' need for uniqueness theory versus brand congruence theory by Abosag, Ibrahim

“…Social media brands may experience a lack of competitiveness and attraction due to the silent negative increase of customers' need for uniqueness (NFU). This is the result of a tension between the theory of brand congruence, that most brands endeavor to establish with their customers, and the theory of consumers' NFU, that many consumers aim to fulfill, that has not been previously examined. …”
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Gender differences in personal values by Ismail, Hussein

“…Design/methodology/approach – Based on a sample of 137 participants, the Kruskal-Wallis test was used to identify if the mean scores or ranks of personal values scores were significantly different between males and females. A scale developed by McDonald and Gandz (1991, 1992) was used in this study. …”
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Risk Factors for Post-Cesarean, Surgical Site Infections in a Multi-Ethnic Population of Qatar by Sufia Athar (14777830)

“…In our hospital, the SSIs after CD were noted to increase in 2016 and first quarter of 2017. One of the methods implemented for SSI reduction included identifying modifiable risk factors.…”

Dual-labeled trastuzumab-based imaging agent for the detection of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 overexpression in breast cancer by Sampath, Lakshmi

“…Competitive binding studies with excess trastuzumab before incubation with (DTPA)n-trastuzumab-(IRDye800)m abolished this binding affinity, but pretreatment with nonspecific IgG did not alter binding. In vivo nuclear and optical imaging of SKBr3-luc xenografts injected with (111In-DTPA)n-trastuzumab-(IRDye800)m revealed significantly more uptake in the tumor region than in the contralateral muscle region. …”
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Cyclosporine lymphocyte maximum level by Kilani, Halal E.

“…Objectives: To determine the relationship between clinical outcome, lymphocyte count (LC), and cyclosporine (CsA) lymphocyte maximum level (LTmL) in kidney transplant recipients. …”
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Wave-packet dynamics in monolayer graphene with periodic scattering potentials by M.M. Suleimanov (22921019)

“…For example, depending on the height and size of the incident wave packet, the transmission probability can decrease by more than 30%. The alteration of the polarity of the potential barriers also contributes to the transmission probabilities of the wave packets in graphene. …”

Graphene oxide -polyethyleneimene-silicon dioxide nanocomposite-doped polysulfone ultrafiltration membrane oily water treatment by Hind Ben Youssef (22503587)

“…Leaching tests further highlighted those membranes with higher nanocomposite loadings exhibited increased leaching rates, suggesting a trade-off between performance enhancement and material stability.…”

Effects of short-term resistance training and tapering on maximal strength, peak power, throwing ball velocity, and sprint performance in handball players by Souhail Hermassi (6919487)

“…Following a ten-week progressive resistance training program, subjects were divided between an experimental (n = 10) and a control group (n = 10). …”

Towards a self-powering greenhouse using semi-transparent PV: Utilizing hybrid BESS-hydrogen energy storage system by Mohammadreza Gholami (17032317)

“…However, scenarios emphasizing minimal ED result in negative NPVs, underscoring the trade-offs between achieving energy independence and maintaining financial viability. …”

Towards a self-powering greenhouse using semi-transparent PV: Utilizing hybrid BESS-hydrogen energy storage system by Gholami, Mohammadreza

“…However, scenarios emphasizing minimal ED result in negative NPVs, underscoring the trade-offs between achieving energy independence and maintaining financial viability. …”
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