Modeling Pan Evaporation for Kuwait by Multiple Linear Regression by Jaber Almedeij

“…This paper constitutes the first study conducted in Kuwait to obtain empirical relations for the estimation of daily and monthly pan evaporation as functions of available meteorological data of temperature, relative humidity, and wind speed. …”
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Epidemiology and Outcomes from Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Kuwait by Dalal Al Hasan, Ameen Yaseen, Mazen El Sayed

“…This is the first study to describe characteristics and outcomes of patients with OHCA treated by emergency medical services (EMS) in regions of Kuwait. Objectives. To describe characteristics and outcomes of adult patients affected with OHCA in regions of Kuwait. …”
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The Epidemiology of Depression and Diabetes Distress in Type 2 Diabetes in Kuwait by Ebaa Al-Ozairi, Abdulla Al Ozairi, Clare Blythe, Etab Taghadom, Khalida Ismail

“…The setting was the Dasman Diabetes Institute, Kuwait. The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) was used to measure the prevalence of depression, defined as a score≥10 (depression caseness). …”
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Evaluating the fairness of a high-stakes college entrance exam in Kuwait by Fajer Shamsaldeen, Jue Wang, Soyeon Ahn

“…Discussion and implications on the fairness issues of college entrance tests in Kuwait are provided.…”
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On writing about illness in Kuwait. A discussion with Shahd Al Shammari by Marion Breteau

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Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection in a paediatric cohort in Kuwait by Mohammad Alghounaim, Saadoun Bin-Hasan, Fatemah Alhaddad, Ali Abdulkareem, Danah Alsharrah, Abdullah Alkandari, Mona Al-Ahmad, Hashem Al Hashemi

“…Clinical data were obtained from the Pediatric COVID-19 Registry in Kuwait.Primary and secondary outcome measures The primary measure is to estimate SARS-CoV-2 PCR repositivity rate. …”
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Modeling Rainfall Variability over Urban Areas: A Case Study for Kuwait by Jaber Almedeij

“…This study examines the spatial and temporal variability of monthly total rainfall data obtained from weather stations located in the urban areas of Kuwait. The rainfall data are analyzed by considering statistics on a seasonal basis and by means of periodogram technique to reveal the periods responsible for the variable pattern. …”
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Correction: Evaluating the fairness of a high-stakes college entrance exam in Kuwait by Fajer Shamsaldeen, Jue Wang, Soyeon Ahn

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Business Owners’ Feedback toward Adoption of Open Data: A Case Study in Kuwait by Nayef Alawadhi, Imad Al Shaikhli, Abdulrahman Alkandari, Siba Kalaie Chab

“…However, in the Arab world and especially in Kuwait, there is no solid structured attention about the technology in both sectors. …”
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A Review of Adult Obesity Prevalence, Trends, Risk Factors, and Epidemiologic Methods in Kuwait by Stalo Karageorgi, Osama Alsmadi, Kazem Behbehani

“…Objective. Kuwait is among the countries with the highest obesity rates worldwide; however, little is known about the state of obesity epidemiology research in Kuwait. …”
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Monitoring and Modelling the Trends of Primary and Secondary Air Pollution Precursors: The Case of the State of Kuwait by S. M. Al-Salem, A. R. Khan

“…In this communication, we review recent activities and trends of primary and secondary air pollutants in the state of Kuwait, a country associated with petroleum, petrochemical, and other industrial pollution. …”
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Decoding the Luxury Brand Attachment: The Power of Social Media in Driving Consumer Action in Kuwait by Marsela Thanasi-Boçe, Syed Faizan Hussain Zaidi, Selma Kurtishi-Kastrati, Mujtaba Momin

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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Work-Related Lower Back Pain among Radiographers in the State of Kuwait by Hesham N. Alrowayeh, Musaed Z. Alnaser, Talal A. Alshatti, Raed S. Saeed

“…Work-related lower back pain (WrLBP) is a global health issue and a rising concern in the State of Kuwait. The prevalence and the risk factors of WrLBP among radiographers are not well documented. …”
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Nutrition Knowledge among College of Basic Education Students in Kuwait: A Cross-Sectional Study by Wafaa Husain, Fatemah Ashkanani, Maryam A. Al Dwairji

“…This study was designed to evaluate the level of general nutrition knowledge and demographic variations in knowledge in a sample of students attending the College of Basic Education in Kuwait. A cross-sectional study was conducted using a modified and validated revised version of the General Nutrition Knowledge Questionnaire (GNKQ-R) for UK adults. …”
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Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Fetomaternal Outcomes of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Kuwait: A Cross-Sectional Study by Zainab Groof, Ghadeer Garashi, Hamid Husain, Shaikhah Owayed, Shaima AlBader, Hawra’a Mouhsen, Anwar Mohammad, Ali H. Ziyab

“…This cross-sectional study enrolled 947 mothers living in Kuwait, who had given birth within the previous four years. …”
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Assessment of Food Safety and Food Handling Practice Knowledge among College of Basic Education Students, Kuwait by Fatemah Ashkanani, Wafaa Husain, Maryam A Al Dwairji

“…The aim of this study is to assess the overall food safety knowledge of students at the College of Basic Education in Kuwait and to explore the relationship between their knowledge and demographic characteristics. …”
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Early Infant Feeding Practices as Possible Risk Factors for Immunoglobulin E-Mediated Food Allergies in Kuwait by Dalal Alkazemi, Munirah Albeajan, Stan Kubow

“…FA is highly prevalent among children in Kuwait, and our data indicate that early nutrition-related and antibiotic exposures are associated with FA risk.…”
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Knowledge about Epilepsy and Attitudes toward Students with Epilepsy among Middle and High School Teachers in Kuwait by Eman Al-Hashemi, Abdullatif Ashkanani, Haneen Al-Qattan, Asmaa Mahmoud, Majd Al-Kabbani, Abdulaziz Al-Juhaidli, Ahmad Jaafar, Zahraa Al-Hashemi

“…Conclusion. School teachers in Kuwait have relatively poor knowledge about epilepsy but have positive attitudes toward students with epilepsy. …”
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Simulation modeling of student enrolment to solve operations problems: A case of the Saad Al- Abdullah Academy in Kuwait by Rashed M.F. Al-Therwah, Mahmoud Heshmat, Mahmoud El-Sharief, Ibrahim Mohamed Hassab -Allah

“…It focuses on a case study of the new student registration procedure at Kuwait's Saad Al-Abdullah Academy for Security Sciences. …”
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Applying Deep Learning Methods on Time-Series Data for Forecasting COVID-19 in Egypt, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia by Nahla F. Omran, Sara F. Abd-el Ghany, Hager Saleh, Abdelmgeid A. Ali, Abdu Gumaei, Mabrook Al-Rakhami

“…Long short-term memory (LSTM) and gated recurrent unit (GRU) have been applied on time-series data in three countries: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait, from 1/5/2020 to 6/12/2020. The results show that LSTM has achieved the best performance in confirmed cases in the three countries, and GRU has achieved the best performance in death cases in Egypt and Kuwait.…”
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