Outcomes of drain versus no drain in total knee arthroplasty: a retrospective cohort study by Anas Albasha (17765964)

“…</p><h3>Methods</h3><p dir="ltr">A retrospective observational cohort study was conducted at a tertiary hospital between January 1, 2015, and December 30, 2019, and included 262 patients who underwent unilateral non-traumatic primary TKA and were over 18 years old. …”

Stemming cardiovascular diseases in Qatar by Nature Research (16552612)

“…This is projected to increase to more than 23 million by 2030, with the largest increase to occur throughout the Middle East, due in part to the adoption of the sedentary Western lifestyle.…”

Evaluation of highly active and stable SiO2 supported Fe-based catalysts for the catalytic methane decomposition into COx free hydrogen and CNTs by Ali, Sardar

“…A series of Fe/SiO2 catalysts with varying Fe loading in the range between 25 wt% and 100 wt% were synthesized by the solution combustion synthesis (SCS) method. …”
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Job Satisfaction and Intention to Leave the Current Job among Expatriate Teachers in Three Private Schools of Dubai by Khan, Humera

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SARS‐CoV‐2 infection and effects of age, sex, comorbidity, and vaccination among older individuals: A national cohort study by Mai A. Mahmoud (9620657)

“…Risk of infection varied minimally by age and sex but increased significantly with coexisting conditions. …”

Risk factors for extubation-related complications in morbidly obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery: a retrospective cohort study by Ayten Saracoglu (8075222)

“…Logistic regression analysis, adjusted for age and sex, was performed to evaluate the associations. The significance level was adjusted by applying the Bonferroni correction (0.05/16 = 0.0031), and a p-value < 0.0031 was interpreted as statistically significant.…”

Association of genetic polymorphisms in FTO with Overweight/Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes in the Lebanese Population by Maroun, Veronica

“…No significant association was observed between rs17817499 and rs1421085 and T2DM. …”
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Innovation by Mergers and Acquisitions: Paradox of Acquired Organization’s Leadership Teams Commitment to Internal Innovation by Hassan, Samia Mohamood

“…Especially, the influence the merger process has on the managers of the merging organizations with the significant increased size, diversification, behavioural procedural controls and increased use of leverage, all leading to the absorption of the managers time. …”
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Factors Affecting Internal Audit Effectiveness: Evidence from GCC Region by ABDELRAHIM, AYMAN ABDELLATIF

“…The results revealed that IA independence, IA size, IA staff competence, adopting a quality assurance and improvement program by IA, and the role of IA in leading combined assurance implementation were factors that positively and significantly affected IA effectiveness. Whereas, the relationship between IA and the audit committee, adopting a risk-based audit by IA, cooperation between IA and external auditor, and senior management support were factors that did not significantly affect IA effectiveness. …”
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Genetic Variation in CCL5 Signaling Genes and Triple Negative Breast Cancer: Susceptibility and Prognosis Implications by Jingxuan Shan (4711089)

“…High expression of <i>CCL5</i> in breast tumors was significantly associated with an increased OVS in all BC patients, but particularly in TNBC/Basal-like patients. …”

Efficacy of lower arch leveling, lower incisors’ root resorption, and pain associated with the correction of curve of Spee using different orthodontic archwires: a randomized clini... by Yousef H. Nasrawi (14146809)

“…The mean differences of 0.65 mm between groups 1 and 2 and 0.62 mm between groups 2 and 3 were significant at P < 0.05. …”

Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of candida albicans Lebanese hospital isolates resistant and sensitive to caspofungin. (c2018) by Toutounji, Maggie Nazih

“…Our results demonstrate an inverse correlation between resistance and virulence whereby resistance is due to thickening of the cell wall preventing the cell from gaining virulence attributes, while a more susceptible cell wall increases susceptibility to drugs but allows increased virulence.…”
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Analysis of Synergy of Information Technology and Engineering Departments in a Telecommunication Company in United Arab Emirates and Middle East by ALMUHIRI, RASHID

“…The objective of this study is to reveal the links between the synergy between IT and Engineering departments and important organizational factors, comprising of approval processes, employee motivation, and outdated interfaces costs. …”
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The predictors of successful methotrexate treatment of tubal ectopic pregnancy by Eiman Abdelfattah-Arafa (18184966)

“…Age, pre-treatment β-hCG levels, sonographic presence of yolk sac, presence of foetal cardiac activity, and pelvic pain were significantly different between patients with successful and unsuccessful outcomes. …”

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. …”

Complete resection of the alar folds in eight standing horses with a bipolar dividing and vessel‐sealing device by Airina Kallmyr (18622924)

“…</p> <h3>Methods</h3> <p>Horses in which alar fold collapse had been diagnosed between 2017 and 2018 were included in this study. …”

Choice of specimen’s extraction site affects wound morbidity in laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery by Mahmood Al Dhaheri (21406826)

“…The choice of incision for extraction site is an independent predicative factor for significantly higher IH and increased SSI rates.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00423-022-02701-7" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00423-022-02701-7</a></p>…”

Nurse-Led System-wide Unit-based Hospital Acquired Pressure Injury (HAPI) Reduction Project by Mariam Al-Mutawa (18505317)

“…HAPI is a significant patient safety issue in hospitalized patients and can lead to increased healthcare costs and a decreased quality of life for patients . …”

Does Ultrasound Really Good Enough to Evaluate the Pneumothorax in the Emergency Department by Atilla Temel (17788481)

“…Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital between January 30, 2015, and June 30, 2015. Ultrasonographic examinations were performed before thoracic computed tomography in all patients for whom a thorax computed tomography was indicated based on the clinical examination by the emergency room physician. …”

Voiding function improves under long-term testosterone treatment (TTh) in hypogonadal men, independent of prostate size by Aksam Yassin (14779204)

“…</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">Prior to TTh interruption, it was observed that testosterone stimulation improved the men’s IPSS, AMS and post-voiding residual bladder volume, while their prostate volume significantly increased. During the TTh interruption, there was a significant worsening in these parameters, although the increase in prostate volume continued. …”