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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Two-surgeon technique of parenchymal transection contributes to reduced transfusion rate in patients undergoing major hepatectomy by Palavecino, Martin

“…Background Blood transfusions are an independent risk factor for adverse outcomes after hepatectomy. …”
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Prehospital plasma transfusion versus standard of care following traumatic injury: a review of the systematic reviews and a meta-analysis by Ayman El-Menyar (440103)

“…Observational studies were mostly of good quality, with two studies showing a moderate risk of bias. In contrast, RCTs had some concerns but were generally at a low risk for most domains.…”

Maternal Body Mass Index and Recommended Gestational Weight Gain in a Middle Eastern Setting by Tawa Olukade (11619453)

“…In line with IOM recommendations, we found that higher BMI was correlated with decreased GWG and BMI was significantly associated with GWG even after adjusting for maternal age, parity, and infants’ gestational age at birth. …”

Modeling the influence of daily temperature and precipitation extreme indices on vegetation dynamics in Katsina State using statistical downscaling model (SDM) by Mohammad, Hadi Ahmad

“…All the scenarios present increasing minimum and maximum temperatures and decreasing precipitation, except for RCP8.5, which predicted a more adverse trend. …”
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The Pros and Cons of Use of Handheld Electronic Devices During Ward Rounds and the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic by Shireen Suliman (13554986)

“…However, the challenges and risks of carrying these devices during ward rounds and their impact on postgraduate trainees’ (PGTs’) training in general and more specifically during the COVID-19 pandemic need to be explored.…”

Effects of ethanol addition to diesel–biodiesel blends on the CI engine characteristics by Fakher Hamdi (21225134)

“…All blends show an increase in brake mean effective pressure (BMEP) compared to B0, with the maximum enhancement observed in B10 with an average increase of 13% across all speeds. …”

Towards secure private and trustworthy human-centric embedded machine learning: An emotion-aware facial recognition case study by Muhammad Atif Butt (10849980)

“…Since the success of AI is to be measured ultimately in terms of how it benefits human beings, and that the data driving the deep learning-based edge AI algorithms are intricately and intimately tied to humans, it is important to look at these AI technologies through a human-centric lens. …”

Release of colloids in saturated porous media under transient hydro-chemical conditions: A pore-scale study by Safna Nishad (16932474)

“…The intensity of colloid deposition and release decreases as the favorability of colloids decreases and as the ionic strength decrease for unfavorable colloids. …”

Prophylactic and therapeutic antibiotic patterns of lebanese dentists for the management of dentoalveolar abscesses by Mokhbat, J.

“…The use of antibiotics for the management of dentoalveolar infections should be considered only in the presence of an increased risk of a systemic involvement or to prevent metastatic infections. …”
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Occupational Violence at Lebanese Emergency Departments by Dimassi, Hani

“…Emergency departments (EDs) workers are at increased risk of exposure to occupational violence. The prevalence of occupational violence is potentially higher and consequences are more serious in areas with poor security conditions. …”
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Diabetes-related cardiovascular and economic burden in patients hospitalized for heart failure in the US: a recent temporal trend analysis from the National Inpatient Sample by Menatalla Mekhaimar (14103708)

“…In patients with HF and DM, mean (SD) age slightly decreased from 71 (13) to 70 (13) years, in which 47.5% were males in 2005 as compared with 52% in 2014 (p trend < 0.001 for both). …”

Host Genetic Variants Potentially Associated With SARS-CoV-2: A Multi-Population Analysis by Maria K. Smatti (4675852)

“…Inter-population analysis showed that the distribution of risk alleles among Europeans differs substantially from Africans and EASs. …”

Double versus triple arthrodesis for adult-acquired flatfoot deformity due to stage III posterior tibial tendon insufficiency: a prospective comparative study of two cohorts by Amr A. Fadle (14150298)

“…The mean Hibbs angle decreased from 153.07 to 142.32° (MD = 10.54°, p < 0.001). …”

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. …”

Using primary healthcare facilities and patients’ expectations about triage system: Patients’ perspective from multisite Jordanian hospitals by Mohammad Minwer Alnaeem (19143733)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr"> Using primary healthcare facilities can decrease the tension and workload in emergency departments (EDs). …”

Blockchain implementations. (c2019) by Sabbagh, Ahmad Al

“…Within this paradox, the risk to adopt blockchain within the wave of enthusiasm, without objectively assessing its real added value is very high. …”
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Social Media Use and Body Checking Among Lebanese Adults by Korkomaz, Aya

“…That being said, interventions regulating social media content to limit the spread of unrealistic beauty standards and media literacy campaigns educating people may be helpful to decrease body checking behaviors thus decreasing the risk of body image dissatisfaction and disordered eating.…”
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Changes in Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Amid Confinement: The BKSQ-COVID-19 Project by Mahmoud A Alomari (12150939)

“…Among the participants who were regularly involved in PA, the majority (41.8–42.2%) of the participants reported a “decrease” (p<0.05) in walking, jogging, and sports while the majority (46.3–53.1%) reported a “no change” (p<0.05) in swimming, cycling, and weight lifting. …”

An Analysis of Thermal Comfort at the School Outdoor Spaces: A Case Study of the American School of Creative Science, Dubai, UAE by ABU-QULBAIN, LANA

“…The enhanced outcome was evaluated against the initial one, using PET (physiological equivalent temperature), revealing that shade separately had the highest impact on its corresponding location with a decrease of up to 16% in PET, but no decrease to the overall PET of the microclimate. …”
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