Submissions from 2019
0917 Assessing The Relationship Between Sleep Quality, Anger And Aggression, Fatima Al Beshr and Teresa Arora
Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults, Honor Bixby, James Bentham, Bin Zhou, Mariachiara Di Cesare, Christopher J. Paciorek, James E. Bennett, Cristina Taddei, Gretchen A. Stevens, Andrea Rodriguez-Martinez, Rodrigo M. Carrillo-Larco, Young Ho Khang, Maroje Sorić, Edward W. Gregg, J. Jaime Miranda, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, Stefan Savin, Marisa K. Sophiea, Maria L.C. Iurilli, Bethlehem D. Solomon, Melanie J. Cowan, Leanne M. Riley, Goodarz Danaei, Pascal Bovet, Adela Chirita-Emandi, Ian R. Hambleton, Alison J. Hayes, Nayu Ikeda, Andre P. Kengne, Avula Laxmaiah, and Yanping Li
Bioprospecting desert plant Bacillus endophytic strains for their potential to enhance plant stress tolerance, Ameerah Bokhari, Magbubah Essack, Feras F. Lafi, Cristina Andres-Barrao, Rewaa Jalal, Soha Alamoudi, Rozaimi Razali, Hanin Alzubaidy, Kausar H. Shah, Shahid Siddique, Vladimir B. Bajic, Heribert Hirt, and Maged M. Saad
A positive Living-in-History effect: the case of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Christin Camia, Christina Menzel, and Annette Bohn
Bootstrapping the empirical distribution of a stationary process with change-point, Farid El Ktaibi and B. Gail Ivanoff
Stages of change, smoking behavior and acceptability of a textmessaging intervention for tobacco cessation among cigarette, dokha and shishasmokers: A qualitative research study, Yusra Elhidaia Elobaid, Andrea Leinberger Jabari, Aisha Al Hamiz, Abdul Rizzak Al Kaddour, Sherif Bakir, Heba Barazi, Elisa Kazim, Scott Sherman, and Raghib Ali
Using mobile learning tools in higher education: A UAE Case, Jenny Eppard, Zeina Hojeij, Pinar Ozdemir-Ayber, Marlieke Rodjan-Helder, and Sandra Baroudi
The Effects of Dietary Mobile Apps on Nutritional Outcomes in Adults with Chronic Diseases : A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Cosette Fakih El Khoury, Mirey Karavetian, Ruud J.G. Halfens, Rik Crutzen, Lama Khoja, and Jos M.G.A. Schols
Imaging of hydrothermal altered zones in Wadi Al-Bana, in southern Yemen, using remote sensing techniques and very low frequency–electromagnetic data, Karam S.I. Farag, Fares M. Howari, and Karim W. Abdelmalik
A review of the nutritional guidelines for children at nurseries and schools in Middle Eastern countries, Malin Garemo, Amal Elamin, and Anzelle Van De Venter
Cationic antimicrobial peptides: Alternatives and/or adjuvants to antibiotics active against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Regina Geitani, Carole Ayoub Moubareck, Lhousseine Touqui, and Dolla Karam Sarkis
Calculation of the natural frequencies and mode shapes of a Euler–Bernoulli beam which has any combination of linear boundary conditions, Paulo J.Paupitz Gonçalves, Michael J. Brennan, Andrew Peplow, and Bin Tang
The impact of behavioural skills training on the knowledge, skills and well-being of front line staff in the intellectual disability sector: a clustered randomised control trial, L. Gormley, O. Healy, B. O'Sullivan, D. O'Regan, I. Grey, and M. Bracken
Variations in 25-hydroxyvitamin d in countries from the middle east and europe: The roles of uvb exposure and diet, William B. Grant, Hana M.A. Fakhoury, Spyridon N. Karras, Fatme Al Anouti, and Harjit P. Bhattoa
Parental satisfaction with early intensive behavioral intervention, Ian Grey, Barry Coughlan, Helena Lydon, Olive Healy, and Justin Thomas
National Identity, Implicit In-Group Evaluation, and Psychological Well-Being Among Emirati Women, Ian Grey and Justin Thomas
Neutrosophic cubic Heronian mean operators with applications in multiple attribute group decision-making using cosine similarity functions, Muhammad Gulistan, Mutaz Mohammad, Faruk Karaaslan, Seifedine Kadry, Salma Khan, and Hafiz Abdul Wahab
Association between β-amino-isobutyric acid (BAIBA) and cardiometabolic risk factors, Suzan A. Haidar, Nanne K. De Vries, Mirey Karavetian, Alessandro Laviano, and Mohammad Rached
University Lebanese students are not immune to the metabolic syndrome, Suzan A. Haidar, Mirey Karavetian, Hadia Radwan, and Nanne K.De Vries
Assessment of Bottle-Feeding Practices in Kassala, Eastern Sudan: A Community-Based Study, Ahmed A. Hassan, Zainab Taha, Mohamed A. Abdulla, Abdel Aziem A. Ali, and Ishag Adam
Are there paternal components in human milk?, Ahmed Hassan, Zainab Taha, Abdullah Nafeesah, and Ishag Adam
The Use of Differential Reinforcement of Other Behaviours to Establish Inhibitory Stimulus Control for the Management of Vocal Stereotypy in Children with Autism, Olive Healy, Sinéad Lydon, Thérèse Brady, Mandy Rispoli, Jennifer Holloway, Leslie Neely, and Ian Grey
Orthographic and root frequency effects in Arabic: Evidence from eye movements and lexical decision, Ehab W. Hermena, Simon P. Liversedge, Sana Bouamama, and Denis Drieghe
Hyperspectroscopic and microtopographic analyses of salt crust forms on arid, silty clay loam desert soils, Fares M. Howari, Fatima Al Aydaroos, Yousef Nazzal, Jibran Iqbal, and Nadine Bou Orm
Environmental service-learning in the United Arab Emirates: Is it mediated by the effects of biographical and demographical variables?, Fares Howari, Nida Qafisheh, and Yousef Nazzal
Ecosystems as Commodity Frontiers - Challenges Faced by Land Set Aside as Protected Areas (PAs) in the Dubai Emirate, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Brigitte Howarth, Tamer Khafaga, Greg Simkins, and Sabrina Joseph
Contraction and Intracellular Calcium Transport in Epicardial and Endocardial Ventricular Myocytes from Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rat, Frank Christopher Howarth, Manal M. A. Smail, Muhammad Anwar Qureshi, Anatoliy Shmygol, Jaipaul Singh, and Lina Al Kury
Development and validation of a prediction model for fat mass in children and adolescents: Meta-analysis using individual participant data, Mohammed T. Hudda, Mary S. Fewtrell, Dalia Haroun, Sooky Lum, Jane E. Williams, Jonathan C.K. Wells, Richard D. Riley, Christopher G. Owen, Derek G. Cook, Alicja R. Rudnicka, Peter H. Whincup, and Claire M. Nightingale
Clinical and Demographic Predictors of Interdisciplinary Chronic Pain Rehabilitation Program Treatment Response, Kelly L. Huffman, Darcy Mandell, Jennifer K. Lehmann, Xavier F. Jimenez, and Brittany R. Lapin
COSMO-RS predictions, hydrogen bond basicity values and experimental evaluation of amino acid-based ionic liquids for lignocellulosic biomass dissolution, Jibran Iqbal, Nawshad Muhammad, Abdur Rahim, Amir Sada Khan, Zahoor Ullah, Girma Gonfa, and Pervaiz Ahmad
Synergistic effects of activated carbon and nano-zerovalent copper on the performance of hydroxyapatite-alginate beads for the removal of As3+ from aqueous solution, Jibran Iqbal, Noor S. Shah, Murtaza Sayed, Muhammad Imran, Nawshad Muhammad, Fares M. Howari, Sara A. Alkhoori, Javed Ali Khan, Zia Ul Haq Khan, Amit Bhatnagar, Kyriaki Polychronopoulou, Issam Ismail, and Mohammad Abu Haija
Individual variations in intestinal microbiota were higher in preterm infants with necrotising enterocolitis than healthy controls, Tarek Itani, Carole Ayoub Moubareck, Irène Mangin, Marie José Butel, and Dolla Karam Sarkis
Perceptions of Health and Safety among Workers in the Automotive Repair Industry in Dubai (United Arab Emirates): A Cross-sectional Exploratory Study, Mona El Kouatly Kambris, Sarah Khan, and Shatha Nabil Al Falasi
SP414EXPLORING THE CONCORDANCE OF MALNUTRITION ASSESSMENT TOOLS WITH THE GLIM CRITERIA AMONG HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS: RESULTS FROM A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY, Mirey Karavetian
Malnutrition-inflammation score VS phase angle in the era of GLIM criteria: A cross-sectional study among hemodialysis patients in UAE, Mirey Karavetian, Nada Salhab, Rana Rizk, and Kalliopi Anna Poulia
Bacterial community structure in anaerobic digesters of a full scale municipal wastewater treatment plant - Case study of dubai, united arab emirates, Munawwar A. Khan, Noorun N. Ashar, Arpitha G. Ganesh, Naushad Rais, Sultan M. Faheem, and Shams T. Khan
Online assessments: Exploring perspectives of university students, Sarah Khan and Rashid Azim Khan
Mitigating risks in managing cloud-based IT controls, Shafaq Khan
Calculating three thermal coefficients from one data set, A. Kharab, F. M. Howari, and R. B. Guenther
Dietary application for the management of patients with hemodialysis: A formative development study, Cosette Fakih El Khoury, Mirey Karavetian, Ruud J.G. Halfens, Rik Crutzen, Dayana El Chaar, and Jos M.G.A. Schols
A Phenomenographic Exploration of Female Arab Second Language Writers’ Experiences with Information in an EAP Writing Course, Mehtap Kocatepe
On-chip solid phase extraction and in situ optical detection, Long Li, Jibran Iqbal, Hui Li, Yuan Zhang, Lin Sun, Ying Zhu, Wanchao Chen, Yongqing Xi, Ting Wu, and Yiping Du
Consecutive dual-vortex interactions between quadruple Typhoons Noru, Kulap, Nesat and Haitang during the 2017 North Pacific Typhoon season, Yuei An Liou, Ji Chyun Liu, Chung Chih Liu, Chun Hsu Chen, Kim Anh Nguyen, and James P. Terry
Learning human anatomy using ARA mobile application, Samia Loucif, Murad Al-Rajab, Reem Salem, Abdullah Hesham, Doaa Mahely, and Mhd Alaa Ajlouni
MHD boundary layer flow of Carreau fluid over a convectively heated bidirectional sheet with non-fourier heat flux and variable thermal conductivity, Dianchen Lu, Mutaz Mohammad, Muhammad Ramzan, Muhammad Bilal, Fares Howari, and Muhammad Suleman
A thin film flow of nanofluid comprising carbon nanotubes influenced by Cattaneo-Christov heat flux and entropy generation, Dianchen Lu, Muhammad Ramzan, Mutaz Mohammad, Fares Howari, and Jae Dong Chung
Solving Galbrun’s Equation with a Discontinuous galerkin Finite Element Method, Marcus Maeder, Andrew Peplow, Maximilian Meindl, and Steffen Marburg
God, information and the world: The metaphysics of william Dembski and al-ghazālī, Shoaib Ahmed Malik
A trial sequential meta-analysis of TNF-α –308G>A (rs800629) gene polymorphism and susceptibility to colorectal cancer, Raju K. Mandal, Munawwar Ali Khan, Arif Hussain, Naseem Akhter, Arshad Jawed, Sajad A. Dar, Mohd Wahid, Aditya K. Panda, Mohtashim Lohani, Bhartendu N. Mishra, and Shafiul Haque
Association of MBL2 gene polymorphisms with pulmonary tuberculosis susceptibility: Trial sequence meta-analysis as evidence, Raju K. Mandal, Munawwar Ali Khan, Arif Hussain, Sajad A. Dar, Sultan Aloufi, Arshad Jawed, Mohd Wahid, Aditya K. Panda, Mohtashim Lohani, Naseem Akhter, Saif Khan, Bhartendu Nath Mishra, and Shafiul Haque
Fragmentation of production: New challenges for big data–a complex network approach, Giulia De Masi and Giorgio Ricchiuti
The Role of Skeletal Muscle in Maintaining Vitamin D Status in Winter, Rebecca S. Mason, Mark S. Rybchyn, Myriam Abboud, Tara C. Brennan-Speranza, and David R. Fraser
Liposomal quercetin potentiates maxi-K channel openings in smooth muscles and restores its activity after oxidative stress, Mariia I. Melnyk, Dariia O. Dryn, Lina T. Al Kury, Alexander V. Zholos, and Anatoly I. Soloviev
C60 fullerenes selectively inhibit BKCa but not Kv channels in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells, Mariia I. Melnyk, Irina V. Ivanova, Dariia O. Dryn, Yuriy I. Prylutskyy, Vasyl V. Hurmach, Maxim Platonov, Lina T. Al Kury, Uwe Ritter, Anatoly I. Soloviev, and Alexander V. Zholos
GCC labor market, education and Generation y females: A match or mismatch?, Cameron Mirza and Magdalena Karolak
A numerical solution of fredholm integral equations of the second kind based on tight framelets generated by the oblique extension principle, Mutaz Mohammad
Biorthogonal-wavelet-based method for numerical solution of volterra integral equations, Mutaz Mohammad
On the gibbs effect based on the quasi-affine dual tight framelets system generated using the mixed oblique extension principle, Mutaz Mohammad
Lignin and lignin based materials for the removal of heavy metals from waste water - An overview, Ayesha Naseer, Anum Jamshaid, Almas Hamid, Nawshad Muhammad, Moinuddin Ghauri, Jibran Iqbal, Sikander Rafiq, Shahzad Khuram, and Noor Samad Shah
New insights on sand dust storm from historical records, UAE, Yousef Nazzal, Alina Barbulescu, Fares Howari, Ahmad Yousef, Ahmed A. Al-Taani, Fatima Al Aydaroos, and Muhammad Naseem
Investigating aquifer vulnerability and pollution risk employing modified DRASTIC model and GIS techniques in Liwa area, United Arab Emirates, Yousef Nazzal, Fares M. Howari, Jibran Iqbal, Izrar Ahmed, Nadine Bou Orm, and Ahmad Yousef
Vulnerability of Vietnam to typhoons: A spatial assessment based on hazards, exposure and adaptive capacity, Kim Anh Nguyen, Yuei An Liou, and James P. Terry
Relative sea-level highstands in Thailand since the Mid-Holocene based on 14C rock oyster chronology, G. J.H. Oliver and J. P. Terry
Mining biosynthetic gene clusters in Virgibacillus genomes, Ghofran Othoum, Salim Bougouffa, Ameerah Bokhari, Feras F. Lafi, Takashi Gojobori, Heribert Hirt, Ivan Mijakovic, Vladimir B. Bajic, and Magbubah Essack
Comparative genomics study reveals Red Sea Bacillus with characteristics associated with potential microbial cell factories (MCFs), G. Othoum, S. Prigent, A. Derouiche, L. Shi, A. Bokhari, S. Alamoudi, S. Bougouffa, X. Gao, R. Hoehndorf, S. T. Arold, T. Gojobori, H. Hirt, F. F. Lafi, J. Nielsen, V. B. Bajic, I. Mijakovic, and M. Essack
Consumption of Raw Orange, 100% Fresh Orange Juice, and Nectar- Sweetened Orange Juice-Effects on Blood Glucose and Insulin Levels on Healthy Subjects, Dimitrios Papandreou, Emmanouella Magriplis, Myriam Abboud, Zainab Taha, Eleftheria Karavolia, Christos Karavolias, and Antonis Zampelas
Surface ground vibration from a strip–load acting over elastic layers: A uniform approach, Andrew T. Peplow
Collective decision making in dynamic environments, Judhi Prasetyo, Giulia De Masi, and Eliseo Ferrante
Estimation of the mean in partially observed branching processes with general immigration, I. Rahimov
Impact of nonlinear chemical reaction and melting heat transfer on an MHD nanofluid flow over a thin needle in porous media, Muhammad Ramzan, Hina Gul, Seifedine Kadry, Chhayly Lim, Yunyoung Nam, and Fares Howari
Magnetized suspended carbon nanotubes based nanofluid flow with bio-convection and entropy generation past a vertical cone, Muhammad Ramzan, Mutaz Mohammad, and Fares Howari
Entropy analysis of carbon nanotubes based nanofluid flow past a vertical cone with thermal radiation, Muhammad Ramzan, Mutaz Mohammad, Fares Howari, and Jae Dong Chung
Bullying in Schools in the United Arab Emirates and the Personal Safety of Students, Ken Rigby, Dalia Haroun, and Essam Ali
Effect of intradialytic exercise on hyperphosphatemia and malnutrition, Nada Salhab, Mona Alrukhaimi, Jeroen Kooman, Enrico Fiaccadori, Harith Aljubori, Rana Rizk, and Mirey Karavetian
Effects of intradialytic aerobic exercise on hemodialysis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Nada Salhab, Mirey Karavetian, Jeroen Kooman, Enrico Fiaccadori, and Cosette F. El Khoury
Attitudes and Barriers to Physical Activity in Hemodialysis Patients: Could Intradialytic Exercise Modify These Factors?, Nada Salhab, Jeroen Kooman, Enrico Fiaccadori, Harith Aljubori, and Mirey Karavetian
Individual-level determinants of waterpipe smoking demand in four Eastern-Mediterranean countries, Ramzi G. Salloum, Rima Nakkash, Niveen M.E. Abu-Rmeileh, Randah R. Hamadeh, Muhammad W. Darawad, Khalid A. Kheirallah, Yahya Al-Farsi, Afzalhussein Yusufali, Justin Thomas, Aya Mostafa, Mohamed Salama, Lama El Kadi, Sukaina Alzyoud, Nihaya Al-Sheyab, and James F. Thrasher
Inhibition of protease-activated receptor 1 ameliorates behavioral deficits and restores hippocampal synaptic plasticity in a rat model of status epilepticus, Marharyta Semenikhina, Ruslan Bogovyk, Mykhailo Fedoriuk, Oksana Nikolaienko, Lina T. AlKury, Alina Savotchenko, Oleg Krishtal, and Elena Isaeva
Polydatin attenuates neuronal loss via reducing neuroinflammation and oxidative stress in rat MCAO models, Fawad Ali Shah, Lina Al Kury, Tao Li, Alam Zeb, Phil Ok Koh, Fang Liu, Qiang Zhou, Ishtiaq Hussain, Arif Ullah Khan, Yuhua Jiang, and Shupeng Li
Pathological Comparisons of the Hippocampal Changes in the Transient and Permanent Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion Rat Models, Fawad Ali Shah, Tao Li, Lina Tariq Al Kury, Alam Zeb, Shehla Khatoon, Gongping Liu, Xifei Yang, Fang Liu, Huo Yao, Arif Ullah Khan, Phil Ok Koh, Yuhua Jiang, and Shupeng Li
Melatonin protects MCAO-induced neuronal loss via NR2A mediated prosurvival pathways, Fawad Ali Shah, Gongping Liu, Lina T. Al Kury, Alam Zeb, Muzaffar Abbas, Tao Li, Xifei Yang, Fang Liu, Yuhua Jiang, and Shupeng Li
Further Evidence for Using Online Discussion Boards in the Classroom, Mercedes Sheen, Hajar Aman Key Yekani, and Timothy R. Jordan
Relationships between teamwork and suicidal behavior in Juvenile detention facilities using Bayesian networks, Ginger Silvera and Linda Smail
Emirati women’s attitudes towards menopause: Implications for health care policy, Linda Smail, Ghufran A. Jassim, Qasim M. Al-Shboul, and Afaaf Saeed Hattawi
Separation coordinates in Hénon-Heiles systems, Nicola Sottocornola
A comparative study of magnetic chitosan (Chi@Fe3O4) and graphene oxide modified magnetic chitosan (Chi@Fe3O4GO) nanocomposites for efficient removal of Cr(VI) from water, Nabin Subedi, Anna Lähde, Emmanuel Abu-Danso, Jibran Iqbal, and Amit Bhatnagar
Genistein modulates signaling pathways and targets several epigenetic markers in hela cells, Madhumitha Kedhari Sundaram, Sreepoorna Unni, Pallavi Somvanshi, Tulika Bhardwaj, Raju K. Mandal, Arif Hussain, and Shafiul Haque
Prevalence and associated factors of caesarean section and its impact on early initiation of breastfeeding in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Zainab Taha, Ahmed Ali Hassan, Ludmilla Wikkeling-Scott, and Dimitrios Papandreou
Risk Factors Associated with Initiation of Breastfeeding among Mothers with Low Birth Weight Babies: A Cross-sectional Multicenter Study in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates., Zainab Taha, Ahmed Ali Hassan, Ludmilla Wikkeling-Scott, and Dimitrios Papandreou
Preparation of cellulosic Ag-nanocomposites using an ionic liquid, Zuhra Tayyab, Sher Zaman Safi, Abdur Rahim, Amir Sada Khan, Faiza Sharif, Zia Ul Haq Khan, Fozia Rehman, Zahoor Ullah, Jibran Iqbal, and Nawshad Muhammad
Temporal and Effort cost Decision-making in Healthy Individuals with Subclinical Psychotic Symptoms, Damiano Terenzi, Elena Mainetto, Mariapaola Barbato, Raffaella Ida Rumiati, and Marilena Aiello
Quantitative observations on tropical cyclone tracks in the Arabian Sea, James P. Terry and Gennady Gienko
Strongly aligned coastal boulders on Ko Larn island (Thailand): a proxy for past typhoon-driven high-energy wave events in the Bay of Bangkok, James P. Terry and James Goff
Short communication: Recognising the perils of landslide-generated tsunamis in the Asia–Pacific region, James P. Terry, James Goff, Nigel Winspear, and Vena Pearl Bongolan
We tweet Arabic; I tweet English: self-concept, language and social media, Justin Thomas, A. Al-Shehhi, M. Al-Ameri, and Ian Grey
The sacred and the profane: social media and temporal patterns of religiosity in the United Arab Emirates, Justin Thomas, Aamna Al Shehhi, and Ian Grey
Secret Shisha: A Qualitative Study of Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking among Emirati College Women, Justin Thomas, Adam Jeffers, Ludmilla Scott, and Ramzi Salloum
Data on thermal sensation, perception and microclimatic parameters in a city with Mediterranean climate, Areti Tseliou, Ioannis Tsiros, and Spyridon Lykoudis
Incense Burning is Associated with Human Oral Microbiota Composition, Yvonne Vallès, Claire K. Inman, Brandilyn A. Peters, Laila Abdel Wareth, Abdishakur Abdulle, Habiba Alsafar, Fatme Al Anouti, Ayesha Al Dhaheri, Divya Galani, Muna Haji, Aisha Al Hamiz, Ayesha Al Hosani, Mohammed Al Houqani, Abdulla Aljunaibi, Marina Kazim, Tomas Kirchhoff, Wael Al Mahmeed, Fatma Al Maskari, Abdullah Alnaeemi, Naima Oumeziane, Ravichandran Ramasamy, Ann Marie Schmidt, Henri Vallès, Eiman Al Zaabi, Scott Sherman, Raghib Ali, Jiyoung Ahn, and Richard B. Hayes