Association of coronary artery disease and chronic kidney disease in Lebanese population by Milane, Aline

“…We observed a steady increase in the CADSS mean as eGFR declined and a progressive reduction in renal function with the worsening of CAD (P < 0.05). …”
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Free-space-optical communications over turbulent channels. (c2009) by Bkassiny, Mario

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Will they take this offer? A machine learning price elasticity model for predicting upselling acceptance of premium airline seating by Saravanan Thirumuruganathan (11038038)

“…A simulation of 64.3 million flight bookings and 14.1 million email offers over three years mirroring actual data indicates that PREM implementation results in approximately 1.12 million (7.94%) fewer non-relevant customer email messages, a predicted increase of 72,200 (37.2%) offers accepted, and an estimated $72.2 million (37.2%) of increased revenue. …”

Polysulfone/halloysite composite membranes with low fouling properties and enhanced compaction resistance by Nagla Kamal (17092960)

“…The incorporation of 0.2 wt% Hal resulted in a 140% increase in the top surface Young's modulus of the composite membrane, and a notably reduced adhesion of hydrophobic foulants compared to the pristine PSF membrane. …”

Techno-Economic Analysis of Autotrophic Microalgae for Biofuel Production in India by Krishnan, Nithya Srinath

“…The energy requirements are estimated to grow by 55% between 2005 and 2030, according to The International Energy Agency (2011). …”
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Auto Mechanism International Cleaning System Project Management of Cleaning Panels Opportunity in the Exterior Design Approach to Achieve Design Growth in the Built Environment by ALGARMOOUZI, SALA ESSAM HUSSEIN

“…Due to covid-19 pandemic and the extremely needs for a healthier environment, weather from the exterior elevations or from the interior materials, the auto mechanism cleaning system came to improve the sustainability through the cleaning system, to improve the lifestyle & the health of human-beings, and to increase the culture motivation between us in create an easier life, in addition to enhance the technological orientation as well as the sustainable orientation from worldwide, due to the move toward a technological sustainable environment. …”
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Energy Efficient Refurbishment for Existing Office Building in UAE by Kalkura, Subraya

“…The building was simulated using IES-VE 6.2 (Integrated Environmental Solution) tool and annual energy consumption was estimated. Accuracy of the simulation of determined by comparing estimated energy consumption with actual as-measured utility bills. …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of hepatitis B, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 by Brittney S Sheena (9715568)

“…This included estimates for 194 WHO member states, for which we compared our estimates to WHO elimination targets.…”

Burden of Transport-Related Injuries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 by Saeid Safiri (3713035)

“…Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), which quantify the total burden of years lost due to premature death or disability, were also estimated per 100000 population. All estimates were reported along with their corresponding 95% uncertainty intervals (UIs).…”

Total and segmental liver volume variations by Abdalla, Eddie

“…Indeed, improvement in outcome and decrease in complications after extended hepatic resections of increasing complexity have been linked to preservation of adequate functional parenchyma.17 There are few studies in the literature describing the relative contributions of the anatomic hepatic segments to the TLV. …”
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Energy markets restructure beyond 2022 and its implications on Qatar LNG sales strategy: Business forecasting and trend analysis by Noor Yusuf (15748120)

“…Initially, projections of the most dominant pricing systems used for pricing Qatari LNG (i.e., brent, Henry Hub, Title Transfer Facility, and Japan Korea Marker) were estimated between 2023 and 2040. While Qatar has been relying on long-term oil-indexed contracts, the second step estimated annual LNG revenues under different combinations of selling strategies (i.e., long-term and spot sales). …”

Many meta-analyses of rare events in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews were underpowered by Pengli Jia (753872)

“…<h3>Background and Objective</h3><p dir="ltr">Meta-analysis is a statistical method with the ability to increase the power for statistical inference, while it may still face the problem of being underpowered. …”

Vectors and Vector-borne diseases in Qatar: epidemiology and key challenges by Devendra Bansal (255958)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Vector-borne diseases (VBDs) account for 17% of the estimated global burden of all infectious diseases and seriously threaten global public health. …”

Association of Diabetes Duration and Diabetes Treatment with the Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Hassan, Manal

“…CONCLUSIONS: Diabetes appears to increase the risk of HCC, and such risk is correlated with a long duration of diabetes. …”
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Distribution and predictors of emergency department charges by Dimassi, Hani

“…Background: As health care costs continue to increase worldwide, health care systems, and more specifically hospitals are facing continuous pressure to operate more efficiently. …”
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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. …”

Optimal scheduling algorithm for residential building distributed energy source systems using Levy flight and chaos-assisted artificial rabbits optimizer by M. Premkumar (12757280)

“…<p>The increase in demand for MicroGrids (MGs) is a significant factor in the provision of electricity in the future, mainly due to the use of renewable energy sources, which reduces the release of hazardous gases. …”

The impact of board gender diversity on the Gulf Cooperation Council’s reporting on sustainable development goals by Saeed Alshaiba (21401030)

“…<p dir="ltr">The topic of gender diversity on corporate boards is becoming increasingly significant globally, particularly in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. …”

Comparative techno-economic investigation of hybrid energy systems for sustainable energy solution by Laveet Kumar (11460088)

“…The research findings suggest that utilizing PV/biomass/FC/electrolyzer/battery is a more feasible and economical strategy due to system benefits. The estimated increase in the LCOE was caused by the rising discount rate and fuel prices.…”

Synthesis, characterization, surface analysis, optical activity and solvent effects on the electronic absorptions of Schiff base-functionalized amino thiophene derivatives: Experim... by Kifah S.M. Salih (17269120)

“…Using optical absorption spectra, a value of ‒ 3.801 eV was estimated following Tauc approach, while ‒ 3.720 eV was resulting from TD-DFT simulation.…”