Shear behavior of green concrete beams reinforced with basalt FRP bars and stirrups by Abathar Al-Hamrani (16494884)

“…Comparing the experimental results of the current study with the current design codes and guidelines provisions, the CSA-S806-12 has shown the best predictions with a mean experimental to predicted shear (<i>V</i>_<em>exp</em><i>/V</i>_<em>pre</em><i>)</i> ratio of 1.43 ± 0.29.…”

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

“…The researchers recruited 191 participants with no record of T2D, measured their glycated haemoglobin levels and used a questionnaire to obtain socio-demographic information about them, such as age, gender, ethnicity and level of educational attainment. 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. …”

Crunching the numbers of food poisoning in Qatar by Nature Research (16552612)

“…Three-fourths of the cases in that same year were non-Qataris, with Indians, Egyptians and Pakistanis forming a large bulk of those affected. The highest incidence of cases was between May and September, which can be attributed to a known increased risk of gastrointestinal diseases when temperatures rise.…”

Tackling diabetes through lifestyle changes by Nature Research (16552612)

“…Although there are some genetic factors, this is attributed largely to rapid economic growth and the increased adoption of Western lifestyle habits, especially an increased intake of calorie-rich foods and physical inactivity. …”

Comparative Study of Several Energy Dissipating Devices by Abdul-Latif, Akrum

“…Based on the obtained experimental results, the features of each device in dissipating the energy during the large plastic collapse are investigated. It is concluded that the energy absorbed for a given system decreases with the increase of the R ratio. …”
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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. …”

A memristive all-inclusive hypernetwork for parallel analog deployment of full search space architectures by Bo Lyu (16522643)

“…Inspired by this, and beginning with the <i>DARTS</i> search space, we study the memristive hardware design of primitive operations and propose the memristive all-inclusive hypernetwork that covers 2 × 1 0 ²⁵ network architectures. …”

The effects of needleless connectors on catheter-related bloodstream infections by Btaiche, Imad F.

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Exergames versus self-regulated exercises with instruction leaflets to improve adherence during geriatric rehabilitation: a randomized controlled trial by Peter Oesch (3572426)

“…Benefits favoring the CG were also observed for enjoyment (<i>p</i> = 0.001, ES 0.88, 0.32 – 1.44) and motivation (<i>p</i> = 0.046, ES 0.59, 0.05–1.14)). …”

Information Technology Disaster Recovery Plan (IT DRP) Framework – A study on IT Continuity for Smart City in Abu Dhabi Smart Government by AL HASSAN, LINDA KHALED MOHAMMED

“…Over the years, technology application in various fields of business has increased, with one such concept been seen in the form of smart cities. …”
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A new method for broad‐scale modeling and projection of plant assemblages under climatic, biotic, and environmental cofiltering by Alessandro Ferrarini (3951098)

“…<p></p><div> <p>There is increasing interestin broad-scale analysis, modeling, and prediction of the distribution and composition of plant species assemblages under climatic, environmental, and biotic change, particularly for conservation purposes. …”

Annona cherimola Seed Extract Activates Extrinsic and Intrinsic Apoptotic Pathways in Leukemic Cells by Haykal, Tony

“…Annona cherimola Mill is a large green fruit with black seeds widely known to possess toxic properties due to the presence of Annonaceous acetogenins. …”
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Experimental Assessment of Microbial Fuel Cells for Treatment and Nutrient Recovery from Different Wastewaters by Abdalla, Hadeer

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Basel II and securitising bank holdings of foreign currency government debt by Shahin, Wassim

“…The Basel II Accord on capital standard, which will take effect in 2007 in many countries, requires banks to hold a larger amount of capital than was specified in Basel I against their holdings of certain categories of assets, one of which is foreign currency government debt. …”
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Probing deposition temperature effects and computational analysis of DC-sputtered tungsten (W) thin films for CZTS based solar cells by M.I. Hossain (22303861)

“…Later, a novel heterojunction solar cell design incorporating a p-type CZTS absorber layer is analyzed in terms of absorber layer thickness with tungsten metal contact where the metal contact thickness was kept at 100 nm. …”

Ervilia castanea (Mollusca, Bivalvia) populations adversely affected at CO₂ seeps in the North Atlantic by Marta Martins (69128)

“…<p dir="ltr">Sites with naturally high CO₂ conditions provide unique opportunities to forecast the vulnerability of coastal ecosystems to ocean acidification, by studying the biological responses and potential adaptations to this increased environmental variability. In this study, we investigated the bivalve <i>Ervilia castanea</i> in coastal sandy sediments at reference sites and at volcanic CO₂ seeps off the Azores, where the pH of bottom waters ranged from average oceanic levels of 8.2, along gradients, down to 6.81, in carbonated seawater at the seeps. …”

A Numerical Study of Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow in a Channel with an Array of Pin Fins in Aligned and Staggered Configurations by Issa, Johnny

“…Fin array configurations with large spacing ratio, S*, showed a better performance than smaller spacing ones. …”
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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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Impacts of COVID-19 on the Use of Digital Technology in Construction Projects in the UAE by Elrefaey, Omar

“…In addition, a marked difference was observed between the “small” project organizations and the “large” ones. Unsurprisingly, both usage and investment in digital technology, in smaller organizations, indicated higher extent of increase in during and post-pandemic periods when compared to the larger organizations.…”
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A Multi-Channel Convolutional Neural Network approach to automate the citation screening process by Raymon van Dinter (10521952)

“…<p dir="ltr">The systematic literature review (SLR) process is separated into several steps to increase rigor and reproducibility. The selection of primary studies (i.e., citation screening) is an important step in the SLR process. …”