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Optimisation of PV Cleaning Practices: Comparison Between Performance Based and Periodic Based Approaches
Published 2018“…Although the biggest costs involved in this technology is the installation/capital costs, the subsequent running costs (although less than traditional sources of energy) such as cleaning and maintenance can increase or decrease the feasibility of these panels. …”
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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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Clinical correlates of white-matter abnormalities on head magnetic resonance imaging
Published 2001“…All three measurements of white matter in each of the three study groups were significantly below values for control children. The children with white-matter abnormalities and decreased tone had significantly less signal intensity abnormality than the other study groups. …”
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Portal vein embolization before major hepatectomy and its effects on regeneration, resectability and outcome
Published 2007“…Overall, major and liver-related complications, hepatic dysfunction or insufficiency, hospital stay and 90-day mortality rate were significantly greater in patients with a sFLR of 20 per cent or less or DH of not more than 5 per cent compared with patients with higher values. …”
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Adapting to Climate Risk? Local Population Dynamics in the United States
Published 2024“…Last, we provide evidence of <i>microretreat</i> in the case of <i>coastal flooding</i>: tracts with high levels of this risk have grown significantly less than other tracts in the same county, suggesting that residents are willing to relocate within short distances to avoid predictably risky locations.…”
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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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A national study on nurses’ retention in healthcare facilities in underserved areas in Lebanon
Published 2013“…Regression analysis revealed that nurses less likely to report intent to stay were younger, unmarried, with less years of work experience and were not working towards a higher degree. …”
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Shear Behavior of One-Way Reinforced Concrete Hollow Slabs Voided with PET Void Formers
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The Pathway to Academic Performance: The Role of Motivation, Competence and Socio-familial Risk Factors in Lebanese Medical Students
Published 2013“…While cognitive abilities are known to have a certain degree of predictive value for academic performance, it is now well-established that motivation and emotion-related variables, along with environmental variables such as socio-economic status and family support, also significantly contribute to the academic success of university students. …”
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Cross-Cultural Awareness and Attitudes Toward Threatened Animal Species
Published 2022“…Interestingly, the Arabian Gulf group demonstrated significantly less liking and protection endorsement for animals, including those animals which play an important role in their culture. …”
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PROSPECTS OF MEDIATION AS AN ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION MECHANISM IN THE UAE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
Published 2018“…Parties to a construction contract want a dispute resolution method that is speedy, less costly, flexible and preserves the business relationship between the parties. …”
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Public sector HRM reform: a multi-nation perspective
Published 2009“…Information on emerging economies is less available, but shows that some developing regions retain traditional patterns. …”
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A cross‐sectional study of the impact of COVID‐19 pandemic on the physical activity of Jordanian population
Published 2022“…Moreover, 282 (25.6%) respondents started doing some form of exercise during the pandemic. Those significantly were less than 18‐year‐old, male gender, were single, were non‐smokers, and had a diploma or bachelor's degree in a health‐related major. …”
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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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Safety and effectiveness of black tattoo clearance in a pig model after a single treatment with a novel 758 nm 500 picosecond laser
Published 2010“…Results After a single treatment, picosecond-domain pulses at 758 nm produced a significantly greater degree of carbon tattoo clearance compared to nanosecond-domain pulses at 755 nm. …”
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Potential Medical Applications of Chitooligosaccharides
Published 2022“…<p dir="ltr">Chitooligosaccharides, also known as chitosan oligomers or chitooligomers, are made up of chitosan with a degree of polymerization (DP) that is less than 20 and an average molecular weight (MW) that is lower than 3.9 kDa. …”
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Processing Effects on the Oxytetracycline and Tylosin Antibiotic Residues in Middle Eastern Dairy Products
Published 2020“…Pressing and salting did not have any significant effect on OTC and TYL, while cheese boiling in making Halloum significantly decreased the concentration of both antibiotics. …”
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Assessing the Built Environment’s Reflectivity, Flexibility, Resourcefulness, and Rapidity Resilience Qualities against Climate Change Impacts from the Perspective of Different Sta...
Published 2023“…Furthermore, there is a belief in the importance of the task forces within the community as part of an emergency response plan, and a less reflective system would have less recovery speed. …”
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Association of oral parafunctional habits with anxiety and the Big-Five Personality Traits in the Saudi adult population
Published 2021“…Participants who reported conscientiousness and emotional stability were significantly less associated with TMD (P = 0.007, P < 0.001). …”
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An Investigation into the factors influencing Arabic speaking students’ proficiency in the Arabic language in Dubai British School
Published 2022“…However, those Arabic-speaking students attending non-Arabic schools become less proficient in the Arabic language and continually fall behind their peers in Arabic schools. …”
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