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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Behavior of axially loaded drilled shaft foundations with symmetric voids outside and inside the caging by Abishdid, Caesar

“…Anomalies throughout the length can significantly reduce the axial load capacity of the drilled shaft. …”
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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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Aneurysm ostium angle by Yasuda, R.

“…Inclusion of MOA with the rest of the parameters significantly increased the predictive performance regarding the need for stent-assisted coiling (P = .005). …”
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Assessment of water quality variations on pretreatment and environmental impacts of SWRO desalination by Abdulrahman Al-Kaabi (17075194)

“…In comparison, renewable energy in the form of wind provided large reductions in certain significant impact categories, but provided a large increase in MAETP compared to natural gas.…”

Infectious complications with nondaily versus daily infusion of intravenous fat emulsions in non–critically ill adults by Btaiche, Imad F.

“…Conclusions: Nondaily vs daily IVFE infusion did not have a significant effect on the risk of infection or time to development of infection; however, results are limited due to the small sample size. …”
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Hybrid effect of carbon nanotubes and polypropylene microfibers on fire resistance, thermal characteristics and microstructure of cementitious composites by Mohammad R., Irshidat

“…Residual fracture energy is improved by adding small dosage of PP microfibers and CNTs. The improvement was less significant in the case of exposure temperatures greater than melting point of the fibers. …”
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Impact of timing and severity of COVID-19 infection in pregnancy on intrauterine fetal growth- a registry-based study from Doha-Qatar by Fathima Minisha (16475100)

“…<h3>Background</h3> <p>The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted pregnant women, increasing maternal and neonatal morbidity. The placenta is a potential target for the pathophysiological processes due to the increased thrombotic inflammatory activation and inadequate uteroplacental perfusion and oxygenation, potentially causing intrauterine growth restriction. …”

Hybrid effect of carbon nanotubes and polypropylene microfibers on fire resistance, thermal characteristics and microstructure of cementitious composites by Mohammad R. Irshidat (8047913)

“…Residual fracture energy is improved by adding small dosage of PP microfibers and CNTs. The improvement was less significant in the case of exposure temperatures greater than melting point of the fibers. …”

A Multi-Channel Convolutional Neural Network approach to automate the citation screening process by Raymon van Dinter (10521952)

“…Multi-Channel CNNs perform best on large datasets of over 2500 samples with few abstracts missing.…”

Influence of hosting the world’s most popular football competition on Response and Transport Time of Ground Emergency Ambulances in Qatar by Reem Bassam Tluli (18505131)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Qatar was anticipating approximately 1.2 million visitors during the FIFA World Cup 2022TM, significantly increasing the population, road traffic1 , and the number of emergency calls received,2 which could potentially affect the response and transportation times of emergency ambulances. …”

The Interplay of E-commerce, Resilience and Exports in the Context of COVID-19 by Emmanuel Onjewu, Adah-Kole

“…Besides, e-commerce significantly increases resilience which, in turn, accelerates direct exports. …”
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Disrupted harvests: how Ukraine – Russia war influences global food systems – a systematic review by Hamid El Bilali (15864930)

“…The decrease in food availability led to increased food prices and inflation, which, combined with the disruption of agri-food trade, markets, and supply chains, affected food access, especially for the poor and vulnerable people and groups. …”

Acoustically activated release of estrone-targeted liposomes used for breast cancer treatment by Mohammad, Najla

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CFD modeling of particle settling in drilling fluids: Impact of fluid rheology and particle characteristics by Abdelrahman M. Awad (16932519)

“…Ellipsoidal cuttings exhibited significantly greater resistance to settling as compared to spherical particles, mainly due to the increased drag force. …”

Turkronicles: diachronic resources for the fast evolving Turkish language by Togay Yazar (22828175)

“…Specifically, we show that vocabulary divergence increases over time, as expected. Due to such significant vocabulary change in Turkish over time, similarity between the periods 1920–1929 and 2010–2019 is 57%. …”

Water quality problems associated with intermittent water supply by Tokajian, Sima

“…The mean bacterial count increased significantly after 7 d storage in both tank types. …”
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Impact of the positive pressure valve on vascular access device occlusions and bloodstream infections by Btaiche, Imad

“…This leads to interruptions and delays in therapy administration and to the need for VAD replacement, associated with increased risk of complications to the patient and increased costs (Stephens, Haire, & Kotulak, 1995; Hoch, 1997). …”
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Why do some countries produce more capital intensive output than others? by Toukan, Amjad

“…Based on my model I offer an explanation for the variation in physical capital intensity across countries where the model predictions show that a lower quality of governance in a country results in a decrease in the output of capital-intensive goods and an increase in the output of labor-intensive goods. …”
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Two-surgeon technique of parenchymal transection contributes to reduced transfusion rate in patients undergoing major hepatectomy by Palavecino, Martin

“…On multivariate analysis, factors that significantly predicted increased red cell transfusion rates were female sex, pre-operative hematocrit <30%, platelet count <100,000/mm3, simultaneous resection of other organs, major hepatic resection, use of the Pringle maneuver, and tumors >10 cm. …”
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