Assessment of Brain Function After 240 Days Confinement Using Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy by Yahya, Fares

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A Multidecadal Assessment of Drought Intensification in the Middle East and North Africa: The Role of Global Warming and Rainfall Deficit by Ahmed El Kenawy (7510103)

“…The SPEI, which incorporates the effects of evapotranspiration, demonstrated a more pronounced increase in drought frequency and severity than the SPI, reflecting the growing impact of rising temperatures in the most recent decades. …”

The Sustainability (Environmental and Economical) impact of upgrading Bahrain building regulations for affordable housing units: Case study in Bahrain by Al-Saffar, May

“…According to World Population Review, Bahrain population is estimated to be around 1,336,250 people and it’s expected to grow further till 2100. The rapid increase of population and continues growth of cities in Bahrain leads to significant pressure on the ministry of housing to expand their housing development projects to serve the present and future population needs. …”
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Metabolomics of Dynamic Changes in Insulin Resistance Before and After Exercise in PCOS by Anna Halama (545988)

“…Exercise improved VO2 max (p < 0.01) but did not alter weight. Amino acid profiles were unaffected by an acute increase in IR induced by the lipid infusion. …”

Phase transitions of nanoemulsions using ultrasound: Experimental observations by Singh, Ram

“…As expected, perfluorohexane emulsions require greater intensity to form cavitating bubbles than perfluoropentane emulsions.…”
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Cyclosporine lymphocyte maximum level by Kilani, Halal E.

“…Conclusions: CsA LTmL appears to correlate better than CsA Cmax with rejection-free outcome and LC. …”
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The Relationship between Lifestyle Factors and Obesity Indices among Adolescents in Qatar by Abdelhamid Kerkadi (10724304)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Physical inactivity, sedentary behaviour and an unhealthy diet are factors that may increase weight and general and/or abdominal obesity. …”

Global time differences in road traffic injuries among children and adolescents between and 1990 and 2013: Regional and economical perspectives from global burden of diseases study by Uzma Rahim Khan (19794408)

“…Mortality rates for VRUs and nVRUs also decreased remarkably except among non-VRUs from LICs where the mortality rates increased by 16%. For VRUs, the reduction in mortality rates was more than twice as high in HICs (58%) and LICs (43%) than in UMICs (20%) or LMICs (23%). …”

Urban Geometry: The Effect of Height Diversity and Buildings Configuration on Thermal Performance and Cooling Load at Urban Scale. A Case Study in Dubai / UAE by SHAREEF, SUNDUS LUAY

“…However, the previous studies have primarily focused on traditional methods of increasing the shading effect, such as by increasing buildings height / canyon width H/W ratio to provide the required compactness for desired solar access and energy saving target. …”
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Macular ultrastructural features in amblyopia using high-definition optical coherence tomography by Al-Haddad, Christiane Elias

“…Also, amblyopic eyes demonstrated a shallow foveal pit compared with normal fellow eyes. Mean foveal thickness was significantly increased in amblyopic (228.56 µm) versus fellow eyes (221.72 µm), p=0.03. …”
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Minocycline and riluzole brain disposition by Milane, Aline

“…The objective of our workwas to study the interactions between RLZ, MNC and theefflux pump p-glycoprotein (p-gp) at the blood–brain barrier.We investigated these two drugs as: (i) p-gp substrates bycomparing their brain uptake in CF1 mdr1a ()/)) and mdr1a(+/+) mice, (ii) p-gp modulators by studying their effect onthe cerebral uptake of digoxin. mdr1a ()/) ) mice showedhigher brain uptake of MNC and RLZ than mdr1a (+/+) (in a1.6- and 1.4-fold, respectively); and in mdr1a (+/+) micepre-treated with repeated doses of MNC, brain uptake ofdigoxin was increased. …”
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The performance of banks in post-war Lebanon by Raad, Elias

“…Although we find that Lebanese banks are profitable, most of them had accounting return on assets (ROA) greater than one percent over most of our test period, they are not as profitable as a control group of banks from five other countries located in the Middle East. …”
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Cafeteria diet-fed mice is a pertinent model of obesity-induced organ damage by Zeeni, Nadine

“…Conclusion Functional and structural damage in CAF were higher than HF of similar macronutrient composition. This study provides a novel dietary model in mice that mimics multi-organ physiologic alterations in humans secondary to obesity.…”
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Revisiting leishmaniasis in the time of war by Jaber, Amani

“…Conclusions This new outbreak of leishmaniasis in Lebanon is the first of its kind for more than a decade. The sudden increase in Leishmania cases in Lebanon in 2013 is attributed to the increasing numbers and wide distribution of Syrian refugees in Lebanon. …”
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Who Cares About Environmental Quality in the MENA Region? by Dibeh, Ghassan

“…Third, the fact that females demand more environmental quality than males allows us to forecast a general increase in such awareness as females across the region participate more in the economy, society and politics leading to what we can call ‘female environmental stewardship’.…”
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White lies telling in lebanese discourse. (c2011) by Nakkouzi, Rania

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Herbal Products and Dietary Supplements by El Khoury, Ghada

“…There has been a marked increase in use of herbal products and dietary supplements (HP/DS) in many developed and developing countries. …”
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Effect of technology integration in teaching quadratic functions .... (c2011) by Jiryes, Hala Adib

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The use of household budget surveys to estimate the availability of fruits and vegetables for consumption in Swiss households after deduction of food waste by Bouclaous, Carmel

“…Families with children are less likely to meet the recommendations than other types of households. Conclusions This paper reveals a need to improve the availability and accessibility to fruits and vegetables, particularly in households with children. …”
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Towards safe driving: The relation between driving vehicles and drug addiction behaviour by Abdullah Al-Otaibi (4968325)

“…On the one hand, official statistics in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia reveal that up to 2014, traffic accidents had increased by @0 in the previous ten years, and in the past 23 years more than half a million people were injured and sixty thousand died. …”