Support for smallholder farmers through Islamic instruments by Ishrat Hossain (18090535)

“…<h3>Purpose</h3><p dir="ltr">In societies with strong presence of Islam, Islamic instruments with more scope for fairness and equity can be innovatively harnessed to play an increasing role in the development process and poverty alleviation schemes. …”

Cost-Benefit Analysis of Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Maturity in Adult Surgical Ward Settings: A Retrospective Study in Qatar by Nurhan Elshafey (18472387)

“…</p><h3> Results</h3><p dir="ltr">The study included 108 patients in the premature ASP period and 88 in the mature ASP period. There was an increase in total costs for DDDs and resource utilization, amounting to QAR 163,002. …”

Harnessing Waste for Emission Cuts: the Anaerobic Digestion Potential in Qatar by Sophia Ghanimeh (17787575)

“…<p dir="ltr">The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are on the verge of a significant shift in waste management, with governments increasingly focused on reforming the waste sector. …”

Thermal challenges in lithium-ion battery technology: Investigating performance and thermal stability by Kenza Maher (22803425)

“…This study investigates the thermal challenges in LiB technology, focusing on the performance and degradation of lithium <u>cobalt oxide</u> (LCO) and graphite full cells under prolonged cycling at elevated temperatures of 55 °C. Results show a significant reduction in discharge capacity, decreasing from 38.12 mAh in the first cycle to 24.36 mAh after 350 cycles at 55 °C, corresponding to a 36.1 % capacity loss. …”

Assessment of High-resolution Local Emissions and Land-use in Air Quality Forecasting at an Urban, Coastal, Desert Environment by Christos Fountoukis (4722963)

“…The overall forecast error decreased from –51% to 8% for PM2.5 and from –88% to 20% for NOx while a significant improvement was observed in the diurnal profile of predicted ozone. …”

Voluntary Adoption of Integrated Reporting in an Emerging Market: The Case of UAE by KURDY, DANIA MAHMOUD

“…Results The findings indicated that profitability, firm size, and board size significantly influenced IR disclosure quality, with profitability being a consistent determinant across all clusters. …”
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Metabolic and nutritional aspects of acute renal failure in critically Ill patients requiring continuous renal replacement therapy by Wooley, Jennifer A.

“…As such, concomitant clinical conditions significantly affect patient outcome. Poor nutritional status is a major factor in increasing patients' morbidity and mortality. …”
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Habitat Complexity Influences the Microhabitat Choices of Desert Beetles by Bartholomew, Aaron

“…The model also predicts that prey survivorship increases with increasing cover (Ct/At), which interferes with predators' ability to detect prey. …”
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Exploring Household Food Dynamics During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Morocco by Hamid El Bilali (15864930)

“…The findings show that consumers' diet, shopping behavior, and food interactions have changed significantly. Indeed, the survey outcomes indicated (i) an increase in the consumption of local items owing to food safety concerns; (ii) an increase in online grocery shopping; (iii) a rise in panic buying and food hoarding; and (iv) an increase in culinary capabilities. …”

Computed tomography-detected hemothorax after blunt chest trauma: Does everyone need an intervention? A retrospective analysis by Ismail Mahmood (14150352)

“…Patients with larger hemothorax volumes were significantly more likely to require tube thoracostomy (<i>p</i> = 0.001) and had significantly longer hospital stays (<i>p</i> = 0.021). …”

Orofacial Clefts by El Baba, Nada

“…We also found an increased RhoA activation in these cells which could be causative of the observed increase in focal adhesions as well as a decreased Cdc42 activation which could further explain the loss in cell polarity. …”
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Eating habits and obesity among Lebanese university students by Rizk, Sandra

“…As a consequence, the dietary habits of young adults have been affected; thus, overweight and obesity are increasingly being observed among the young. The purpose of this study is to assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity on a sample of students from the Lebanese American University (in Beirut) and to examine their eating habits. …”
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Enterprise risk management in healthcare organizations by SAJWANI, REHAB

“…Main findings from the literature indicating that there is a fundamental gap on the implementation of ERM in the UAE healthcare sector. …”
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Flexural strengthening of reinforced concrete beams with CFRP laminates and spike anchors by Assad, Maha

“…Results indicated that larger diameter anchors provide strengthening effect similar to increasing the number of FRP layers instead of providing anchorage to the FRP sheet. …”
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Stability and thermophysical properties test of carbide-derived carbon thermal fluid; a comparison between functionalized and emulsified suspensions by Ismail W. Almanassra (14151321)

“…Increasing the CDC loading was found to increase the viscosity and decrease the specific heat of the suspensions. …”

The Moderating Role of Training in the Relationship between Knowledge Management and Innovation by Fadel, Reem

“…On the other hand, this study indicated that training had no significant moderating effect in the relationship between knowledge protection and behavior innovation. …”
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Novel thiazolones for the simultaneous modulation of PPARγ, COX-2 and 15-LOX to address metabolic disease-associated portal inflammation by Mai S., El-Shoukrofy

“…As well, the expression levels of 20-HETE, Il-1β and TNF-α were decreased in LPS-challenged RAW264.7 macrophages upon treatment with compound 2a. …”
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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). …”

Exposure to Toxic Metals from the Consumption of Cornflakes in Lebanon by El Khoury, Celine

“…Estimated Daily Intake (EDI) and Hazard Quotient (HQ) calculations indicated no significant health risk for adults. Nevertheless, the frequent detection of contaminated samples and the increasing consumption of ready-to-eat cereals raise concerns about cumulative exposure, particularly among children. …”
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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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