Submissions from 2019
Cross-Cultural Validation of the Perceptions of Stigmatization by Others for Seeking Help (PSOSH) Scale, David L. Vogel, Patrick J. Heath, Kelsey E. Engel, Rachel E. Brenner, Haley A. Strass, Fatima Rashed Al-Darmaki, Patrick I. Armstrong, Niall Galbraith, Victoria Galbraith, Makilim Nunes Baptista, Marta Gonçalves, Hsin-Ya Liao, Corey Mackenzie, Mark Rubin, Mark Rubin, Nursel Topkaya, Ying-Fen Wang, and Alina Zlati
Health literacy research in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: an integrative review, Ludmilla F. Wikkeling-Scott, Rahma Jamea Yousef Ajja, and Robert Vann Rikard
Global lightning activity and the hiatus in global warming, Earle Williams, Anirban Guha, Robert Boldi, Hugh Christian, and Dennis Buechler
Nonenzymatic amperometric dopamine sensor based on a carbon ceramic electrode of type SiO2/C modified with Co3O4 nanoparticles, Abdur Rehman Younus, Jibran Iqbal, Nawshad Muhammad, Fozia Rehman, Muhammad Tariq, Abdul Niaz, Syed Badshah, Tawfik A. Saleh, and Abdur Rahim
Submissions from 2018
1,25-Dihydroxycholecalciferol (calcitriol) modifies uptake and release of 25-hydroxycholecalciferol in skeletal muscle cells in culture, M. Abboud, M. S. Rybchyn, Y. J. Ning, T. C. Brennan-Speranza, C. M. Girgis, J. E. Gunton, D. R. Fraser, and R. S. Mason
The UAE healthy future study: a pilot for a prospective cohort study of 20,000 United Arab Emirates nationals, Abdishakur Abdulle, Abdullah Alnaeemi, Abdullah Aljunaibi, Abdulrahman Al Ali, Khaled Al Saedi, Eiman Al Zaabi, Naima Oumeziane, Marina Al Bastaki, Mohammed Al-Houqani, Fatma Al Maskari, Ayesha Al Dhaheri, Syed M. Shah, Tom Loney, Mohamed El-Sadig, Abderrahim Oulhaj, Leila Abdel Wareth, Wael Al Mahmeed, Habiba Alsafar, Benjamin Hirsch, Fatme Al Anouti, Jamila Yaaqoub, Claire K. Inman, Aisha Al Hamiz, Ayesha Al Hosani, Muna Haji, Teeb Alsharid, Thekra Al Zaabi, Fatima Al Maisary, Divya Galani, and Tim Sprosen
Harm perceptions of waterpipe tobacco smoking among university students in five Eastern Mediterranean Region countries: A cross-sectional study, Niveen M.E. Abu-Rmeileh, Ola Alkhuffash, Khalid Kheirallah, Aya Mostafa, Muhammad Darawad, Yahya Al-Farsi, Afzalhussein Yusufali, Justin Thomas, Mohamed Salama, Randah R. Hamadeh, Rima Nakkash, and Ramzi G. Salloum
Groundwater pollution risk mapping using modified DRASTIC model in parts of hail region of Saudi Arabia, Izrar Ahmed, Yousef Nazzal, and Faisal Zaidi
Patterns of tobacco use in the United Arab Emirates healthy future (UAEHFS) pilot study, Mohammed Al-Houqani, Andrea Leinberger-Jabari, Abdullah Al Naeemi, Abdullah Al Junaibi, Eiman Al Zaabi, Naima Oumeziane, Marina Kazim, Fatima Al Maskari, Ayesha Al Dhaheri, Leila Abdel Wareth, Wael Al Mahmeed, Habiba Alsafar, Fatme Al Anouti, Abdishakur Abdulle, Claire K. Inman, Aisha Al Hamiz, Muna Haji, Jiyoung Ahn, Tomas Kirchhoff, Richard B. Hayes, Ravichandran Ramasamy, Ann Marie Schmidt, Omar El Shahawy, Michael Weitzman, Raghib Ali, and Scott Sherman
Voltage dependence of the Ca2+ transient in endocardial and epicardial myocytes from the left ventricle of Goto–Kakizaki type 2 diabetic rats, Lina Al Kury, Vadym Sydorenko, Manal M.A. Smail, Muhammad Anwar Qureshi, Anatoliy Shmygol, Murat Oz, Jaipaul Singh, and Frank Christopher Howarth
Natural negative allosteric modulators of 5-HT3 receptors, Lina T. Al Kury, Mohamed Mahgoub, Frank Christopher Howarth, and Murat Oz
Calcium signaling in the ventricular myocardium of the Goto-Kakizaki type 2 diabetic rat, L. Al Kury, M. Smail, M. A. Qureshi, V. Sydorenko, A. Shmygol, M. Oz, J. Singh, and F. C. Howarth
Genetic Research Using Archival Tissue: Ethical, Social, and Legal Considerations in the United Arab Emirates, Saeeda Almarzooqi and Carol Campbell
Seasonal impact to air qualities in industrial areas of the arabian gulf region, Ahmed A. Al-Taani, Fares M. Howari, Yousef Nazzal, and Ahmad Yousef
Adenine-thymine tautomerization under the influence of strong homogeneous electric fields, Alya A. Arabi and Chérif F. Matta
Effects of Intense Electric Fields on the Double Proton Transfer in the Watson-Crick Guanine-Cytosine Base Pair, Alya A. Arabi and Chérif F. Matta
The Prospective Association Between Electronic Device Use Before Bedtime and Academic Attainment in Adolescents, Teresa Arora, Afnan Albahri, Omar M. Omar, Ahmad Sharara, and Shahrad Taheri
The associations among objectively estimated sleep and obesity indicators in elementary schoolchildren, Teresa Arora, Hoda Gad, Omar M. Omar, Sopna Choudhury, Odette Chagoury, Javaid Sheikh, and Shahrad Taheri
Education and Supplementation to OvercomeMalnutrition in Pregnant Mothers for ImprovingOffspring Development, Teresa Arora and Ayesha Salem-Al Murry
Clonal emergence of Klebsiella pneumoniae ST14 co-producing OXA-48-type and NDM carbapenemases with high rate of colistin resistance in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Carole Ayoub Moubareck, Shaimaa F. Mouftah, Tibor Pál, Akela Ghazawi, Dalal H. Halat, Anju Nabi, Mouza A. AlSharhan, Zulfa O. AlDeesi, Christabel C. Peters, Handan Celiloglu, Manjunath Sannegowda, Dolla K. Sarkis, and Ágnes Sonnevend
New model for inorganic pollutants dissipation on the northern part of the romanian black sea coast, A. Barbulescu, L. Barbes, and Y. Nazzal
Statistical analysis and estimation of the regional trend of aerosol size over the Arabian Gulf Region during 2002-2016, Alina Barbulescu, Yousef Nazzal, and Fares Howari
Teach Students How To Learn: Strategies You Can Incorporate Into Any Course To Improve Student Metacognition, Study Skills, And Motivation, Shashidhar Belbase, Hilda Horemans, Hemali Makhija, and Janice Kaur Munster
Determination of the Global-Average Charge Moment of a Lightning Flash Using Schumann Resonances and the LIS/OTD Lightning Data, Robert Boldi, Earle Williams, and Anirban Guha
TiO2-based hybrid nanocomposites modified by phosphonate molecules as selective PAH adsorbents, Nadine Bou Orm, Quoc An Trieu, and Stephane Daniele
The impact of trauma exposure characteristics on post-traumatic stress disorder and psychiatric co-morbidity among Syrian refugees, Man Cheung Chung, Nowf AlQarni, Mariam AlMazrouei, Shamsa Al Muhairi, Mudar Shakra, Britt Mitchell, Sara Al Mazrouei, and Shurooq Al Hashimi
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Psychiatric Co-morbidity among Syrian Refugees of Different Ages: the Role of Trauma Centrality, Man Cheung Chung, Nowf AlQarni, Mariam AlMazrouei, Shamsa Al Muhairi, Mudar Shakra, Britt Mitchell, Sara Al Mazrouei, and Shurooq Al Hashimi
Posttraumatic Stress Among Syrian Refugees: Trauma Exposure Characteristics, Trauma Centrality, and Emotional Suppression, Man Cheung Chung, Mudar Shakra, Nowf AlQarni, Mariam AlMazrouei, Sara Al Mazrouei, and Shurooq Al Hashimi
The dark side of dialog, Justin J. Couchman, Gwenievere A. Birster, and Mariana V.C. Coutinho
Impacts of environmental change on agroecosystems and livelihoods in Annapurna Conservation Area, Nepal, Mohan B. Dangi, Ram P. Chaudhary, Kedar Rijal, Peter D. Stahl, Shashidhar Belbase, Kenneth G. Gerow, Deanna Fernandez, and Binod Pyakurel
C60 fullerenes disrupt cellular signalling leading to TRPC4 and TRPC6 channels opening by the activation of muscarinic receptors and G-proteins in small intestinal smooth muscles, Dariia O. Dryn, Mariia I. Melnyk, Lina T. Al Kury, Yuriy I. Prylutskyy, Uwe Ritter, and Alexander V. Zholos
Desert plant bacteria reveal host influence and beneficial plant growth properties, Abdul Aziz Eida, Maren Ziegler, Feras F. Lafi, Craig T. Michell, Christian R. Voolstra, Heribert Hirt, and Maged M. Saad
Dental caries and their association with socioeconomic characteristics, oral hygiene practices and eating habits among preschool children in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - the NOPLAS project, Amal Elamin, Malin Garemo, and Andrew Gardner
Bio-regeneration of activated carbon: A comprehensive review, Maisa El Gamal, Hussein A. Mousa, Muftah H. El-Naas, Renju Zacharia, and Simon Judd
Assessment of potential usability and reliability of an Arabic dietary mobile application (KELA.AE) for hemodialysis patients: a qualitative analysis of user and healthcare professionals’ feedback, C. ElKhoury Fakih, M. Karavetian, R. Crutzen, R.J. Halfens, and J.M. Schols
Contributions of mean and shape of blood pressure distribution to worldwide trends and variations in raised blood pressure: A pooled analysis of 1018 population-based measurement studies with 88.6 million participants, Majid Ezzati, Bin Zhou, James Bentham, Mariachiara Di Cesare, Honor Bixby, Goodarz Danaei, Kaveh Hajifathalian, Cristina Taddei, Rodrigo M. Carrillo-Larco, Shirin Djalalinia, Shahab Khatibzadeh, Charles Lugero, Niloofar Peykari, Wan Zhu Zhang, James Bennett, Ver Bilano, Gretchen A. Stevens, Melanie J. Cowan, Leanne M. Riley, Zhengming Chen, Ian R. Hambleton, Rod T. Jackson, Andre Pascal Kengne, Young Ho Khang, Avula Laxmaiah, Jing Liu, Reza Malekzadeh, Hannelore K. Neuhauser, Maroje Sorić, and Gregor Starc
Weight status and food habits of preschool children in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: NOPLAS project, Malin Garemo, Amal Elamin, and Andrew Gardner
Children's meals at restaurants in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, have poor nutritional quality, Malin Garemo and Afnan Al Naimi
Exact expressions for numerical evaluation of high order modes of vibration in uniform Euler-Bernoulli beams, Paulo J.Paupitz Gonçalves, Andrew Peplow, and Michael J. Brennan
Forensic psychology and Islamic jurisprudence, Ian Grey, Amraim AlMazrouei, Justin Thomas, and Patrick Randall
The relationship between shame and guilt: cultural comparisons between Ireland and the United Arab Emirates, Ian Grey, Rebecca Daly, Justin Thomas, and Walaa Marassas
An evaluation of positive behavioural support for children with challenging behaviour in community settings, Ian Grey, Maryann Mesbur, Helena Lydon, Olive Healy, and Justin Thomas
Do lebanese freshman students gain weight?, S. Haidar, M. Karavetian, and N. De vries
The freshman weight gain phenomenon: Does it apply to Lebanese students?, Suzan A. Haidar, Nanne K. de Vries, Dimitrios Papandreou, Rana Rizk, and Mirey Karavetian
Stress, Anxiety, and Weight Gain among University and College Students: A Systematic Review, Suzan A. Haidar, N.K. de Vries, Mirey Karavetian, and Rola El-Rassi
Vitamin D status among the juvenile population: A retrospective study, Afrozul Haq, Jitka Svobodová, Nighat Y. Sofi, Andrea Jindrová, Bohumil Kába, Jaishen Rajah, Fatme Al Anouti, Laila Abdel-Wareth, Sunil J. Wimalawansa, and Mohammed S. Razzaque
Clinical practice guidelines for vitamin D in the United Arab Emirates, Afrozul Haq, Sunil J. Wimalawansa, Pawel Pludowski, and Fatme Al Anouti
Metabolic syndrome among adolescents in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is attributable to the high prevalence of low HDL levels: A cross-sectional study, Dalia Haroun, Rola Mechli, Razan Sahuri, Safa Alkhatib, Omar Obeid, Carla El Mallah, Lesley Wood, and Khulood Alsuwaidi
Assessment of initiation of breastfeeding practice in Kassala, Eastern Sudan: A community-based study, Ahmed A. Hassan, Zainab Taha, Mohammed Ahmed A. Ahmed, Abdel Aziem A. Ali, and Ishag Adam
A qualitative study of airborne minerals and associated organic compounds in southeast of Cairo, Egypt, Kamal T. Hindy, Ashraf R. Baghdady, Fares M. Howari, and Ahmed S. Abdelmaksoud
Hapke-based computational method to enable unmixing of hyperspectral data of common salts, Fares M. Howari, Gheorge Acbas, Yousef Nazzal, and Fatima AlAydaroos
P75Shortening and calcium transport in epicardial and endocardial ventricular myocytes from the streptozotocin-induced diabetic rat, F C Howarth, L Al Kury, V Sydorenko, MMA Smail, M A Qureshi, A Shmygol, M Oz, and J Singh
Short-term CO2 exposure and temperature rise effects on metazoan meiofauna and free-living nematodes in sandy and muddy sediments: Results from a flume experiment, Jeroen Ingels, Giovanni dos Santos, Natalie Hicks, Yirina Valdes Vazquez, Patricia Fernandes Neres, Leticia Pereira Pontes, Mayara Nataly Amorim, Sara Romain, Yongfen Du, Henrik Stahl, Paul J. Somerfield, and Stephen Widdicombe
Ionic liquid as a potential solvent for preparation of collagen-alginate-hydroxyapatite beads as bone filler, Bushra Iqbal, Zenab Sarfaraz, Nawshad Muhammad, Pervaiz Ahmad, Jibran Iqbal, Zia Ul Haq Khan, Girma Gonfa, Farasat Iqbal, Arshad Jamal, and Abdur Rahim
Hydrochemical processes determining the groundwater quality for irrigation use in an arid environment: The case of Liwa Aquifer, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Jibran Iqbal, Yousef Nazzal, Fares Howari, Cijo Xavier, and Ahmad Yousef
Preterm infants with necrotising enterocolitis demonstrate an unbalanced gut microbiota, Tarek Itani, Carole Ayoub Moubareck, Imad Melki, Clotilde Rousseau, Irène Mangin, Marie José Butel, and Dolla Karam-Sarkis
Fabrication and Evaluation of Cellulose-Alginate-Hydroxyapatite Beads for the Removal of Heavy Metal Ions from Aqueous Solutions, Anum Jamshaid, Jibran Iqbal, Almas Hamid, Moinuddin Ghauri, Nawshad Muhammad, Asma Nasrullah, Sikander Rafiq, and Noor Samad Shah
Almost Hermitian Manifold with Quarter Symmetric Non-Metric Connection, Manisha Kankarej
Patient education for hyperphosphatemia management: Improving outcomes while decreasing costs?, Mirey Karavetian and Rana Rizk
Effect of intradialytic-aerobic exercise on clinical outcomes of hemodialysis patients in the United Arab Emirates, M. Karavetian, N. Salhab, M. Alrukhaimi, J. Kooman, E. Fiaccadori, H. Muthana, and R. Rizk
An investigation into the urban water cycle in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Rashed Karkain, Moetaz El Sergany, and Evan Diamadopoulos
In situ immobilization of CuO on SiO2/graphite matrix, modified with benzimidazolium-1-acatate ionic liquid: Application as catechol sensor, Bilal Khalid, Abdur Rahim, Mazhar Amjad Gilani, Nawshad Muhammad, Abdur Rehman Younus, Sobia Tabassum, Jibran Iqbal, and Abdulrahman I. Alharthi
An overview of real-time quantitative PCR: Principles and formats for environmental microbiology studies, M. A. Khan, A. G. Ganesh, and Naushad Rais
Applications of real-time quantitative PCR for environmental microbiology studies, M. A. Khan, A. G. Ganesh, and Naushad Rais
Archaeal community structure in the anaerobic sludge digesters of a full-scale municipal wastewater treatment plant in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, M.A. Khan, A.G. Ganesh, N. Rais, S.M. Faheem, and S.T. Khan
Assessing methanogenic archaeal community in full scale anaerobic sludge digester systems in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Munawwar A. Khan, Poojabahen G. Patel, Arpitha G. Ganesh, Naushad Rais, Sultan M. Faheem, and Shams T. Khan
Matching experimental and three dimensional numerical models for structural vibration problems with uncertainties, P. Langer, K. Sepahvand, C. Guist, J. Bär, A. Peplow, and S. Marburg
Boulder emplacement and remobilisation by cyclone and submarine landslide tsunami waves near Suva City, Fiji, A. Y.Annie Lau, James P. Terry, Alan Ziegler, Arti Pratap, and Daniel Harris
Chitosan/Ag-hydroxyapatite nanocomposite beads as a potential adsorbent for the efficient removal of toxic aquatic pollutants, Long Li, Jibran Iqbal, Ying Zhu, Peng Zhang, Wanchao Chen, Amit Bhatnagar, and Yiping Du
Defining Atheism and the Burden of Proof, Shoaib Ahmed Malik
Gibbs effects using Daubechies and Coiflet tight framelet systems, Mutaz Mohammad and En Bing Lin
Gibbs phenomenon in tight framelet expansions, Mutaz Mohammad and En Bing Lin
Development and application of artificial neural network models to estimate values of a complex human thermal comfort index associated with urban heat and cool island patterns using air temperature data from a standard meteorological station, Konstantinos Moustris, Ioannis X. Tsiros, Areti Tseliou, and Panagiotis Nastos
The Cytokinin-Activating LOG-Family Proteins Are Not Lysine Decarboxylases, Muhammad Naseem, Elena Bencurova, and Thomas Dandekar
Curcumin potentiates the function of human α 7 -nicotinic acetylcholine receptors expressed in SH-EP1 cells, Eslam El Nebrisi, Lina T. Al Kury, Keun Hang Susan Yang, Petrilla Jayaprakash, Frank C. Howarth, Nadine Kabbani, and Murat Oz
Strategies for Promoting Social Justice in the Math Classroom, Ram Krishna Panthi, Bal Chandra Luitel, and Shashidhar Belbase
Teachers' Perception of Social Justice in Mathematics Classrooms, Ram Krishna Panthi, Bal Chandra Luitel, and Shashidhar Belbase
The association of physical activity to blood cholesterol levels and blood pressure, Christiana Philippou, Dimitrios Papandreou, Photos Hadjigeorgiou, Evelina Charidemou, Evridiki Georgaki, Costas Andreou, Christoforos Christoforou, Rebecca Kokkinofta, Christos Dioghenous, Antonios Zampelas, and Eleni Andreou
Non-technical skills assessment scale in nursing: Construction, development and validation, Sara Martins Pereira Pires, Sara Otília Marques Monteiro, Anabela Maria Sousa Pereira, Joana Novaes Machado Stocker, Daniela de Mascarenhas Chaló, and Elsa Maria de Oliveira Pinho de Melo
The epidemiology and economic burden of obesity and related cardiometabolic disorders in the United Arab Emirates: A systematic review and qualitative synthesis, Hadia Radwan, Rami A. Ballout, Hayder Hasan, Nader Lessan, Mirey Karavetian, and Rana Rizk
Cost-effectiveness of dedicated dietitians for hyperphosphatemia management among hemodialysis patients in Lebanon: Results from the nutrition education for management of osteodystrophy trial, R. Rizk, M. Karavetian, M. Hiligsmann, and S. Evers
Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms among Emirati patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, Habiba Al Safar, Sarah El Hajj Chehadeh, Laila Abdel-Wareth, Afrozul Haq, Herbert F. Jelinek, Gehad ElGhazali, and Fatme Al Anouti
Intradialytic Aerobic Exercise in the United Arab Emirates: a Descriptive Study, Nada Salhab, Mirey Karavetian, Jeroen Kooman, and Enrico Fiaccadori
Toxicities, kinetics and degradation pathways investigation of ciprofloxacin degradation using iron-mediated H2O2 based advanced oxidation processes, Noor S. Shah, Allah Ditta Rizwan, Javed Ali Khan, Murtaza Sayed, Zia Ul Haq Khan, Behzad Murtaza, Jibran Iqbal, Salah Ud Din, Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Nadeem, Ala'a H. Al-Muhtaseb, Nawshad Muhammad, Hasan M. Khan, Moinuddin Ghauri, and Gohar Zaman
Data from: Investigating the effect of wearing the hijab: Perception of facial attractiveness by Emirati Muslim women living in their native Muslim country, Mercedes Sheen, Hajar Aman Key Yekani, and Timothy R. Jordan
Investigating the effect of wearing the hijab: Perception of facial attractiveness by Emirati Muslim women living in their native Muslim country, Mercedes Sheen, Hajar Aman Key Yekani, and Timothy R. Jordan
Waste Moringa oleifera seed pods as green sorbent for efficient removal of toxic aquatic pollutants, Zahra Shirani, Chella Santhosh, Jibran Iqbal, and Amit Bhatnagar
American universities in the middle east: A student’s perspective, Linda Smail and Ginger Silvera
Cell shortening and calcium dynamics in epicardial and endocardial myocytes from the left ventricle of Goto-Kakizaki type 2 diabetic rats, Manal Smail, Lina Al Kury, Muhammad Anwar Qureshi, Anatoliy Shmygol, Murat Oz, Jaipaul Singh, and Frank Christopher Howarth
Personal conceptions of competence and academic achievement: Longitudinal study in Portuguese secondary school, Joana Stocker and Luisa Faria
The role of diet and lifestyle in women with breast cancer: An update review of related research in the Middle East, Zainab Taha and Sakina E. Eltom
Predictors of glucose control in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes: Results of a cross-sectional study in Khartoum, Sudan, Zainab Taha, Zeinab Eltoum, and Sidiga Washi
Patterns of breastfeeding practices among infants and young children in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Zainab Taha, Malin Garemo, and Joy Nanda
Parthenolide inhibits tumor-promoting effects of nicotine in lung cancer by inducing P53 - dependent apoptosis and inhibiting VEGF expression, Wamidh H. Talib and Lina T. Al Kury
Major typhoon phases in the upper Gulf of Thailand over the last 1.5 millennia, determined from coastal deposits on rock islands, James P. Terry, James Goff, and Kruawun Jankaew
The Delhi ‘gas chamber’: smog, air pollution and the health emergency of November 2017, James P. Terry, Gensuo Jia, Robert Boldi, and Sarah Khan
Magnitudes of nearshore waves generated by tropical cyclone Winston, the strongest landfalling cyclone in South Pacific records. Unprecedented or unremarkable?, James P. Terry and A. Y.Annie Lau
Sun Exposure and Behavioral Activation for Hypovitaminosis D and Depression: A Controlled Pilot Study, Justin Thomas and Fatme Al-Anouti
Macbeth Arabia: moral threat and cleansing-related construct accessibility in Arab women, Justin Thomas, Ian Grey, and Salama Al-Romaithi
Acculturation, out-group positivity and eating disorders symptoms among Emirati women, Justin Thomas, Lily O’Hara, Susanne Quadflieg, and Sophia Christin Weissgerber