Rescue cerclage by Khoury, Alfred

“…Women who required rescue cerclage after failed prophylactic cerclage (n = 12) were 50% less likely to reach 28 weeks. Advanced dilation of 3 cm and/or prolapsed membranes (n = 18) did not decrease the likelihood of reaching 28 weeks. …”
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Catalytic Transformation Of C-7-C9 Methyl Benzenes Over USY-Based FCC Zeolite Catalyst by Al-Khattaf, S

“…The sequence of reactivity of the three alkyl benzenes was found to decrease as the number of methyl group per benzene ring decreases, as follows: 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene > m-xylene > toluene. …”
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Solar water heating in Lebanon by Houri, Ahmad

“…Simplified initial estimates indicate a payback period of 4–5 years while advanced mathematical models (RETScreen) indicate that the most advanced evacuated tube technology has a payback period of less than 9 years at current market prices. With decreasing cost per square meter of installed collectors, payback periods are expected to rapidly decrease. …”
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Empiric antibiotic therapy of community-acquired Pneumonia at the American University of Beirut Medical Center. (c2001) by Cherfan, Antoine

“…Special attention should be given to decrease hospitalization rate, to preserve fluoroquinolones, and to improve microbiological studies outcome.…”
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Renal Function Decline in Recipients and Donors of Kidney Grafts by Bahous, Sola Aoun

“…Results: Decline in renal function was estimated at 1-year post-transplantation and annually thereafter (median follow-up 8 years, range 3.6-18.3), as the mean of the annualized decrease in the glomerular filtration rate. …”
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Modeling circadian clock–cell cycle interaction effects on cell population growth rates by El Khatib, N.

“…Particularly, we show that Cry 1, Cry 2 mutations decrease the growth rate of cells, Per 2 mutation enhances it and Bmal 1 knockout increases it for autonomous periods of the cell cycle less than 21 h and decreases it elsewhere. …”
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Effects of hydroxycut ingestion on the lipid profile & lipoproteine metabolism in the rat model. (c2004) by Khajag, Koulajian

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The protective role of lidocaine in surgeries involving trigeminal nerve manipulation: a meta-analysis of trigeminocardiac reflex prevention by Almonzer Al-Qiami (22393303)

“…Additionally, the lidocaine group had a relatively small change in HR, with a mean difference of -10.56 (95% CI -13.30 to -7.83 beat per minute, <i>P</i> = 0.00001). …”

Predictors of prolonged hospitalization among geriatric trauma patients using the modified 5-Item Frailty index in a Middle Eastern trauma center: an 11-year retrospective study by Husham Abdelrahman (768893)

“…The female/male ratio was 17.5%/82.5%, and the mean injury severity score was 13 ± 9. The injury rate for age ≥ 65 was 24 per 10,000 compared to 10 per 10,000 in the younger group age (≥ 55–64). 35% of injuries occurred at home due to falls. …”

"Development of Authentic Annual and Seasonal Lightning Thunderstorms Day Maps for Saudi Arabia" by Shwehdi, M. H.

“…Annual thunderstorms are most frequent over the southwestern parts of the country, and generally decrease towards the west and east. Due to its low latitude and less temporal change, the west coast of the Red Sea recorded the lowest Td/yr. …”
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"Thunderstorm distribution and frequency in Saudi Arabia" by Shwehdi, M. H.

“…Annual thunderstorms are most frequent over the southwestern parts of the country, and generally decrease towards the west and east. Due to its low latitude and less temporal change, the west coast of the Red Sea recorded the lowest Td/yr. …”
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The effect of foeniculum vulgare seeds on lipidemia, glycemia & liver enzymes. (c2009) by Bitar-Chamas, Rita

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Effect of Hydroxycut Intake on Fasted and Postprandial Lipemia in Rats by Daher, Costantine F.

“…The drug did not affect the number and composition of secreted very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) particles except for a decrease in VLDL TAG when the fat content in the diet was high. …”
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Peripherally injected cholecystokinin-induced neuronal activation is modified by dietary composition in mice by Zeeni, N.

“…In addition, a significant interaction was found between CCK administration and the HF diet, shown by an increased activation in the PVN, which suggests a decrease the inhibiting action of CCK. …”
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Characterizing the dynamics of climate and native desert plants in Qatar by Meshal Abdullah (17746950)

“…These findings suggest a continued decrease in vegetation coverage, leading to more drought seasons and impacting water and food security. …”

Dietary protein level alters gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity in rats by Zeeni, N.

“…Also, chow feeding and the 20% casein diet were found to be more protective against gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity than the 55% casein diet. …”
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Dietary Curcumin Nanoparticles Improve Growth Performance, Oxidative Status and Immune Response of European Seabass (<i>Dicentrarchus Labrax</i>) by Albandari Bin-Ammar (16381128)

“…Fish (n = 300, initial body weight = 10.02 g ± 0.11 g) received supplementary CURNPs at rates of 0 (control; CURNPs0), 50 (CURNPs50), 100 (CURNPs100) and 150 (CURNPs150) mg/kg diet for 90 days. Growth performance (final body weight (FBW), daily weight gain (DWG), weight gain (WG), relative growth rate (RGR), and protein efficiency ratio (PER)) and feed uptake (feed conversion rate (FCR)) were improved significantly in CURNPs (100 and 150 mg/ kg)-supplemented groups. …”

Women’s empowerment as a determinant of neonatal mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa: a narrative review focused on Nigeria by Joel-Medewase Victor Idowu (22155178)

“…Notably, SSA and South Asia are the regions most lagging behind the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3.2, aiming for <12 neonatal deaths per 1,000 live births by 2030. Within SSA, Nigeria, the most populous country, records the highest number of neonatal deaths annually. …”

Analyzing the effectiveness of various coatings to mitigate photovoltaic modules soiling in desert climate by Alaa Elsafi (22282354)

“…The results indicate a decrease in light transmittance and an increase in surface coverage area over time due to dust accumulation. …”

Trade Flow and Nation Brand Distance: A Structural Gravity Model Approach by AL BESHER, HUDA ISMAIL

“…The results on the impact of NBD on FTA and trade flows provides some interesting insights as the there is a negative and significant moderation impact of NBD on the relationship between FTA and both export and import volume which suggest that a decrease of NBD will increase the effect of FTA on trade flow. …”
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