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Evaluating the degree of difficulty of laparoscopic colorectal surgery
Published 2008“…These concerns have now been addressed in randomized controlled trials that have shown that the laparoscopic approach is associated with the same significant short-term benefits without a compromise in oncological long-term outcomes.7- 10 It is therefore anticipated that there will be an increased demand for laparoscopic colorectal procedures in the future, with many surgeons entering this field. …”
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Proteomic Characterization Of Clinical Candida glabrata Isolates With Varying Degrees Of Virulence And Resistance To Fluconazole
Published 2024“…Candida glabrata, an opportunistic fungal pathogen, is a significant contributor to mortality among individuals with weakened immune systems. …”
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The Role of Project Management Soft Skills in Increasing Project Success
Published 2017“…As the world economy shifts towards an increasingly globalised market, the degree of competition becomes a more significant challenge which organisations face. …”
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Optimisation of PV Cleaning Practices: Comparison Between Performance Based and Periodic Based Approaches
Published 2018“…Higher relative humidity, drier desert climates, larger dust particles/concentration, and lower PV panel tilt angle are all examples of how soiling or its effects are increased. The losses resulting from this can lead to significant losses, especially in a place like Dubai, UAE which meet many of these factors. …”
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Effect of consanguinity on birth weight for gestational age in a developing country
Published 2007“…No significant difference was observed in the decrease in birth weight between the first- and second-cousin marriages. …”
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A Cross-cultural study of pragmatically requestive speech act realization patterns
Published 2014“…It also looks at the types of politeness strategies, which could increase or decrease the degree of the imposion on the hearer(s), employed by the two groups in terms of the aforementioned sociolinguistic variables. …”
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Spatial and temporal assessment of metal pollution in the sediments of the Qaraoun reservoir, Lebanon
Published 2016“…Total metal concentrations and the environmental indices indicated increased pollution with time. Total organic carbon data showed a remarkable and significant increase in the organic fraction in 2013 relative to previous years. …”
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The effect of building height diversity on outdoor microclimate conditions in hot climate. A case study of Dubai-UAE
Published 2020“…Previous studies focused on traditional methods of increasing the shading effect, e.g. buildings' height/canyon width (H/W) ratio. …”
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Elemental distributions in the marine sediments off Doha, Qatar: role of urbanisation and coastal dynamics
Published 2024“…The Geoaccumulation Index resulted in a slight pollution of Cd, while other elements are unpolluted. The Degree of Contamination reveals low degree of contamination of sediments, and the Pollution Load Index illustrates no significant pollution in the sediments off Doha.…”
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Chemotherapy With Bevacizumab Does Not Affect Liver Regeneration After Portal Vein Embolization in the Treatment of Colorectal Liver Metastases
Published 2008“…Similarly, there was no statistically significant difference in degree of FLR hypertrophy among patients treated without (mean, 10.1%) or with chemotherapy, with or without bevacizumab (8.8% and 6.8%) (P = .11). …”
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Snow runoff modelling in the upper Indus River Basin and its implication to energy water food nexus
Published 2024“…The results indicated a significant increase in the annual and seasonal runoff under both RCP4.5 and RCP8.5 scenarios, suggesting more water availability for hydropower and irrigation. …”
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Stemming cardiovascular diseases in Qatar
Published 2015“…“Both Qatari nationals and expatriates should adopt healthier lifestyles to reduce the prevalence of these risk factors,” says Christos. Diabetes was the largest preventable risk factor to decrease heart attacks and strokes.…”
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Multilayer Reversible Data Hiding Based on the Difference Expansion Method Using Multilevel Thresholding of Host Images Based on the Slime Mould Algorithm
Published 2022“…In the DE-based RDH method, finding spaces that create less distortion in the marked image is a significant challenge, and has a high insertion capacity. …”
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Students' honesty in evaluating their teachers
Published 2014“…However, when seniority was highlighted, a significant difference appeared: sophomore students show less frankness in filling the evaluations than junior and senior students. …”
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Student support in higher education: campus service utilization, impact, and challenges
Published 2022“…<p dir="ltr">Worldwide, university student support services facilitate student performance, contribute to students' success, and increase students' chances of degree completion. Student support services programs' success depends on students' help-seeking behavior. …”
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The Impact of the 2019 Lebanese Multidimensional Crisis on Young Adults’ Political Attitudes and Behavior
Published 2022“…To gauge the impact of this multidimensional crisis, this study employs a qualitative analysis of focus group discussions with Lebanese young adults aged between 21 and 27 who hold a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent. Findings show that the 2019 multidimensional crisis had a significant negative impact on young adults’ political attitudes and behavior, affecting their affiliations, political interest, and trust. …”
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Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization of Candida parapsilosis complex isolates from a Lebanese Hospital
Published 2023“…Our results showed that resistant isolates had no increased ergosterol content, or chitin deposition, no significant difference in virulence, but exhibited an increase in biofilm content compared with sensitive isolates. …”
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Implementation of corporate governance rules and procedures in lebanese firms
Published 2014“…This study aims to evaluate the degree of disclosure implementation of corporate governance rules in developing/emerging nations by studying the Lebanese case. …”
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Design, Implementation, and Performance Analysis of Actively
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