Mutational landscape of aggressive cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma by Saade, Rami E.

“…Conclusions: The mutational spectrum of cSCC is similar to that of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and dominated by tumor suppressor genes. These results improve the foundation for understanding this disease and should aid in identifying and treating aggressive cSCC.…”
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Total hip arthroplasty: Evolution of the use of dual mobility cups in Lebanon by Assi, Chahine

“…Recurrent dislocation, being a major reason for revision total hip arthroplasty (THA), was found to decrease significantly using dual mobility cup (DMC) compared to standard cups (SC), and that in both primary and revision THA. …”
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Effect of consanguinity on birth weight for gestational age in a developing country by Wakim, Gerard

“…No significant difference was observed in the decrease in birth weight between the first- and second-cousin marriages. …”
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Clinical and Prognostic Implications of Plasma Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Kaseb, Ahmed O.

“…The study objective was to improve prognostic stratification of patients with HCC. …”
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Phosphorus supplement alters postprandial lipemia of healthy male subjects by Bassil, Maya

“…Background Epidemiological studies have found a U-shaped relationship between serum phosphorus and cardiovascular disease (CVD). The mechanism(s) behind such a relationship are poorly understood. …”
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Transglutaminase inhibition protects against oxidative stress-induced neuronal death downstream of pathological ERK activation by Sleiman, Sama F.

“…Molecular deletion of transglutaminase 2 (TG2) has been shown to improve function and survival in a host of neurological conditions including stroke, Huntington's disease, and Parkinson's disease. …”
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Using Data Mining and Text Mining Techniques in Predicting the Price of Real Estate Properties in Dubai by Khashan, Deena Younis Abo

“…It is found that the results of linear regression prediction have been improved significantly after adding text mining to the experiments. …”
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I-CLIP by Kaseb, A.O.

“…Conclusions: Our preliminary results indicate that I-CLIP significantly improved prognostic stratification of patients with advanced HCC. …”
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Health conditions, health literacy, access to care, and health care experiences among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer adults in Lebanon by Khatoun, Wassim Daoud

“…Adequate health literacy level was significantly associated with STI testing (t = 3.34, p < 0.01) and chronic disease (t = 3.76, p < 0.01). …”
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Artificial Intelligence for Detecting and Quantifying Fatty Liver in Ultrasound Images: A Systematic Review by Fahad Muflih Alshagathrh (18427950)

“…<div><p>Background: Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is growing more prevalent worldwide. …”

A customised fetal growth and birthweight standard for Qatar: a population-based cohort study by Thomas Farrell (3933833)

“…</p><h3>Methods</h3><p dir="ltr">The PEARL registry data on women delivering in Qatar (2017–2018) was used to develop a multivariable linear regression model predicting optimal birthweight. …”

Transfer learning for genotype–phenotype prediction using deep learning models by Feng, Samuel

“…If the large population data is extensive compared to small population data, expect transfer learning results to improve significantly. We show that Transfer learning is capable to create powerful models for genotype-phenotype predictions in large, well-studied populations and fine-tune these models to populations were data is sparse.…”
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Do near-bedtime usage of smartphones and problematic internet usage really impact sleep? A study based on objectively recorded usage data by Aftab Alam (5158601)

“…Regarding sleep distraction, multivariate linear regression analysis revealed that two hours before sleep was a significant and positive predictor of sleep distraction (β = 0.197, p = 0.003), whereas PIU was not significant. …”

Impact of COVID-19 on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and functional status by Farhana Shora (18505123)

“…Secondary outcomes, PCFS and mMRC showed a significant improvement (Figure 2). We studied the effect of variables such as age, gender, severity of the disease, presence of comorbidities, obesity, vaccination status and need for ventilatory support on EQ5L, PCFS and mMRC. …”

Sitagliptin/Simvastatin by Ramadan, Wijdan H.

“…In addition, when compared with insulin glargine, sitagliptin was less effective in decreasing glycosylated hemoglobin, but was associated with significantly lower rates of hypoglycemia. Further, trials have shown a beneficial effect of using statins in patients with diabetes mellitus with regard to decreasing cardiovascular risk, regardless of baseline lipid levels or the presence of a cardiac disease. …”
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Sleeping habits during COVID-19 induced confinement: A study from Jordan by Mahmoud A. Alomari (14780446)

“…Intervention programs and strategies are warranted to further improve sleep during the current and future disease-induced confinement.…”

Quality of life, Knowledge and Access to Treatment in Times of Economic crisis in Lebanon by Ismail, Ghida

“…Background Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a degenerative disease of the central nervous system that can lead to lifelong disabilities, and thus, significantly impacts patient's quality of life. …”
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Total and segmental liver volume variations by Abdalla, Eddie

“…Similarly, extended resections of up to 80% of the functional hepatic parenchyma can be performed with acceptable complication rates in patients with primary and metastatic hepatobiliary malignancies in the absence of chronic liver disease.4., 13., 14., 15. and 16. Indeed, improvement in outcome and decrease in complications after extended hepatic resections of increasing complexity have been linked to preservation of adequate functional parenchyma.17 There are few studies in the literature describing the relative contributions of the anatomic hepatic segments to the TLV. …”
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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. …”

Living donor liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma by Di Sandro, Stefano

“…However, some reports show a worse long term survival and disease free survival among patients treated by LDLT for HCC than deceased donor liver transplantation (DDLT) recipients. …”
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