Global, regional, and national burden of household air pollution, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Fiona B, Bennitt

“…InterpretationAlthough the burden attributable to HAP has decreased considerably, HAP remains a substantial risk factor, especially in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia. …”
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EQUITY INCOME OF ENERGY FIRMS: EXAMINATION OF NON-CASH INCOME by McCarthy, Mark

“…Reported accounting profits, however, can include amounts that do not necessarily result in an increase in cash flow to a firm. One such amount that is a material component of die earnings of some energy firms is that of equity income, a proportion of an investee's earnings required to be included m investor earnings (Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 323). …”
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A Study on Restrictions on Financing Entrepreneurs’ Startup Companies & Reasons Behind Limiting UAE National Entrepreneurs To A Certain Type Of Business by El Ghattis, Fadi

“…The United Arab Emirates economy is considered one of the highest in the Arab world due to the oil industry. …”
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EVALUATION OF MATERIAL NONLINEARITY IN FATIGUED SAMPLES USING AN IMPROVED LAMB-WAVE NONLINEAR PARAMETER by A. Masurkar, Faeez

“…It is found that for a pristine state, the peak of amplitude-based parameter equals the physics based one and for a fatigued state, the amplitude-based parameter keeps increasing with an increase in fatigue damage. …”
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The Use of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in Construction: An exploration of current challenges for collaborative construction by SABRI, MAEN

“…The Construction market represents more than 10% of the global economy, and the demand for infrastructure project is increasing due to population increase. Particularly, in the UAE, the construction market is considered one of the best markets compared to other Middle Eastern countries due to the availability of international companies involved in the construction activity. …”
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Effects of visual field impairment on driving by Jan Andersson (218600)

“…Reaction time for double stimuli trials was 15% longer (1,68s vs. 1.46s) and hit rate was 27% less (69% vs. 88%). When the results from a secondary trial for drivers visual impairments were compared the normal sighted drivers’ first try the differences decreased but were still statistical significant. …”

Wild carrot pentane-based fractions suppress proliferation of human HaCaT keratinocytes and protect against chemically-induced skin cancer by Shebaby, Wassim N.

“…Results All fractions exhibited significant cytotoxicity, with HaCaT cells being 2.4–3 times less sensitive than HaCaT-ras A5 (benign tumorigenic), and HaCaT-ras II4 (malignant) cells. …”
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A Study on Impact of Change in Contractor’s Project Organization Structure on Project Performance by Sarhan, Sameh Said Mohammed

“…Moreover, introducing change in project organization structure during the project life cycle for any reasons whether in response to internal or external influences is perceived as one of the critical processes that influence on the project performance. …”
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Systemic Chemotherapy and Two-Stage Hepatectomy for Extensive Bilateral Colorectal Liver Metastases by Chun, Yun Shin

“…Median number of metastases in groups I and II were two (range 1–20) and seven (range 2–20). …”
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An Evaluation of Short-Term Effects of Different Soil Management Systems on Soil Physical, Structural and Hydraulic Properties and an Estimation and Optimization of Water Infiltrat... by Merheb, Caroline

“…In both soils, tillage application decreased the densities, the aggregate mean weight diameter, the residual moisture content, and the fine pore volumes while increased the organic matter content, the porosity, the saturated hydraulic conductivity, and the amount of large pores of undisturbed soil. …”
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Teaching the novel in a university english as a foreign language (EFL) context by Bacha, Nahla Nola

“…The aim of the present study is to explore the preliminary  effect of selected novels combined with film and student oral presentations on L1 Arabic EFL learners  use of vocabulary in one 20th Century American Novel course at an English medium university in Lebanon. Two literary essay tests were administered to 25 students, one at the beginning and another at the end of the semester, holistically scored and qualitatively analyzed for vocabulary variety. Main findings indicated that although the holistic scores did not significantly increase, there was use of a more diverse and use of vocabulary on Test 2. Recommendations are made for classroom practice and future research.…”
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Effect of blood viscosity on the atherosclerotic plaque by Zgheib, Yara

“…Simulations show that the Newtonian model where the viscosity is constant overestimates the recirculation of the blood, underestimates the displacement of the plaque and the stress over it in comparison with the non-Newtonian one. In addition, it shows also that the increase in the viscosity of the blood in a COVID 19 patient overestimates the distribution of the stress over the plaque that will lead to its rupture.…”
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Sentiment analysis for Arabic by Siddiqui, Sanjeera

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An experimental study to measure the impact of a short-term disability awareness campaign on attitudes of primary school learners towards peers with physical disabilities by RAD, ELAHE NASERI

“…In order to achieve successful inclusion, one prerequisite that must be in place is peer education and training to increase acceptance of students with physical disabilities. …”
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Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization of Candida parapsilosis complex isolates from a Lebanese Hospital by El Hady, Reine Clement

“…The opportunistic fungal pathogen C. parapsilosis is one of the major causative agents of candidosis in immunocompromised individuals. …”
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Evaluation of waterpipe smoke toxicity in C57BL/6 mice model by Abi-Gerges, Aniella

“…Mice were daily subjected to either one (single exposure, SE) or two sessions (double exposure, DE) of waterpipe-generated smoke (two-apple flavor) for a period of two months. …”
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Over‐the‐counter access to emergency contraception without age restriction by Rafie, Sally

“…Family planning remains a high priority area for the United States, with goals to increase the proportion of pregnancies that are intended, reduce pregnancy rates among adolescents, and increase contraceptive use prioritized in the Healthy People 2020 objectives. …”
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Malva sylvestris water extract by Daher, CF

“…The present study investigates the role of the aqueous extract of its aerial part upon lipemia, glycemia, inflammation and gastric ulcer using rats as a model. After one month of extract intake via drinking water (100, 400 and 800mg/kg body weight) the 400 and 800mg/kg body weight doses resulted in significant increase in serum triglyceride, while other lipid and glycemic parameters and liver enzyme activities (AST, ALT, LDH, ALP) were unaffected. …”
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A cafeteria diet modifies the response to chronic variable stress in rats by Zeeni, N.

“…To study the possible relationships between stress and dietary intake, male Sprague-Dawley rats were fed one of three diets for 6 weeks: high carbohydrate (HC), high fat (HF), or “Cafeteria” (CAF) (Standard HC plus a choice of highly palatable cafeteria foods: chocolate, biscuits, and peanut butter). …”
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A review of prospects and current scenarios of biomass co-pyrolysis for water treatment by Shifa Zuhara (14150862)

“…<p>With ever-growing population comes an increase in waste and wastewater generated. There is ongoing research to not only reduce the waste but also to increase its value commercially. …”