Enhanced Solar Still Efficiency Using Water Film Cooling of the Glass by A.K Abu-Hijleh, Bassam

“…The results of this investigation indicate that proper use of film cooling parameters can increase the still efficiency by as much as 6 percent, but poor combinations of film cooling parameters can lead to significant reductions in still efficiency. …”
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Effect of Crude Oil Products on the Geotechnical Properties of Sandy Soil by Shaheen, Ehab Taher

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The Influence of Transformational and Transactional Leadership on Employee Performance and Organizational Commitment A Case Study in the UAE Public Sector by Abdalla, Hani Gawdat

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Evaluation of nutrition support practices: Results from a nationwide survey by Abi Saleh, Wajdy

“…The majority of the hospitals (92.6%) do not systematically use a screening system for malnutrition. Seventy six percent of hospitals reported less than 5% of their patients are kept for more than 7 days with no nutrition support. …”
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Prescription patterns of benzodiazepines in the Lebanese adult population by Ramadan, Wijdan H.

“…Among those using BDZs for at least 1 month, 35.5% increased the dose with time. Thirty-three percent reported having experienced side effects. …”
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Dexmedetomidine for improved quality of emergence from general anesthesia by Aoud, MT

“…The respective incidences for the groups D 1, D 0.5, and D 0.25 versus group C were 48%, 64%, and 64% vs 84% for cough-corrected P < .003 between groups D 1 and C; 33%, 34%, and 33% vs 72% for agitation-corrected P < .003 between group C and each of the study groups; and 4%, 2%, and 7% vs 22% for shivering-corrected P = .03 and corrected P = .009 between groups D 1 and D 0.5 versus group C, respectively. The percent increase from baseline blood pressure on extubation for the 3 treatment groups was significantly lower than group C. …”
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Herbal Products and Dietary Supplements by El Khoury, Ghada

“…There has been a marked increase in use of herbal products and dietary supplements (HP/DS) in many developed and developing countries. …”
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The Russia-Ukraine war, soaring food prices, and the Turkish economy: insights from computable general equilibrium by Ozcan Ozturk (14606326)

“…Finally, the war-led price shock resulted in an estimated income loss of 0.2 or 0.8 percent of real GDP depending on the utility function, and a significant welfare loss. …”

Adherence to international guidelines for the treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections in Lebanon by Kabbara, Wissam K.

“…The prescribed antibiotic was appropriate in 35 percent of the patients. Age (more than 50 years) did not significantly affect the appropriateness of the prescribed antibiotic (p=0.508). …”
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The effect of indoor air quality on health and performance of labors in joinery factories by Sadeghi, Hengameh

“…In addition, the foundation of development has a significant rise since 2013 when EXPO 2020 awarded to Dubai. …”
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Kefir induces cell-cycle arrest and apoptosis in HTLV-1-negative malignant T-lymphocytes by Rizk, Sandra

“…Results: The maximum cytotoxicity recorded after 48-hours treatment with 80 μg/μL kefir was only 42% and 39% in CEM and Jurkat cells, respectively. The percent reduction in proliferation was very significant, and was dose-, and time-dependent. …”
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Reasons behind the non-application of the activity based costing system in developing countries, case of Lebanon by ElGammal, Walid

“…With the service industry contributing to more than seventy percent of the GDP in Lebanon, this makes it a subject of interest to justify the non-application of the ABC system in this sector. …”
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Rising mortality related to cardiovascular disease and prostate cancer amongst older men across the United States by Abdul Ahad (545575)

“…<h3>Objective</h3><p dir="ltr">There is a significant association between cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and prostate cancer (PCa), leading to high mortality. …”

Asphalt modification with polyphosphoric acid by Bazi, Gabriel

“…No adverse adhesion effects were found by the use of the polyphosphoric acid together with commercially available anti-strip agents. Another significant finding is that binders treated with polyphosphoric acid show increased resistance to oxidative aging, as measured by the pressure-aging vessel. …”
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Predictors of Arab American adolescent tobacco use by Kulwicki, Anahid

“…Cigarette smoking in past 30 days was 6.9%. This increased from 1% at age 14 to 14% at age 18. Twenty-nine percent of the youths reported ‘ever cigarette smoking.’ …”
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Trends in Necrotizing Fasciitis‐Associated Mortality in the United States 2003–2020: A CDC WONDER Database Population‐Based Study by Saad Khan (296295)

“…Temporal trends were assessed using the joinpoint regression, providing annual percent change (APC) in mortality rates.</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">From 2003 to 2020, a total of 19,158 NF‐related deaths were recorded, marking a 120.6% increase, rising from 824 deaths in 2003 to 1842 in 2020. …”

Investigating the acoustic release of doxorubicin from targeted micelles by Husseini, Ghaleb

“…The results showed that the percent drug release increases as the power intensity of ultrasound increases. …”
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Local arterial vasoconstriction induced by octreotide in patients with cirrhosis by Chatila, Rajaa

“…FBF in the control arm was unchanged despite a significant decrease in systemic glucagon levels. Methacholine infusion increased FBF around 300%, which was not altered by the concomitant infusion of octreotide. …”
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Radiation treatment outcomes for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma by Skinner, Heath

“…Results. Eighty three percent of all patients had either stable disease or a partial response to radiation, based on RECIST criteria. …”
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Prevalence, correlates and management of hyperglycemia in diabetic non-critically Ill patients at a tertiary care center in Lebanon by El Khoury, Ghada

“…Results: A total of 235 medical charts were reviewed. Seventy percent of participants suffered from hyperglycemia during their hospital stay. …”
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