Benefit and risk analysis of an automatic meter reading system for electricité du Liban by Ghajar, Raymond F.

“…Like all economic evaluations, there are uncertainties associated with the estimated costs and benefits which could increase the value of the payback period. …”
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Public motives and willingness to participate in first-in-human clinical trials in Saudi Arabia: A new era in the making by Almutairi, Adel F.

“…Results Study participants who were invited and completed the survey were 657. The percentage mean score of participants’ attitudes and concern was 70.1 ± 16.4 and 58.3 ± 15.3 respectively. …”
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Rapid mercury removal using living indigenous microalgal communities for water treatment applications by Amr Nasr Fekry (22521185)

“…Comprehensive isotherm analysis revealed the Dubinin-Radushkevich model provided the best fit (R² = 0.998), indicating physical adsorption as the predominant mechanism, as the calculated mean free energy (E = 5.00 kJ/mol) falls within the 1–8 kJ/mol range characteristic of physical adsorption. …”

An experimental and numerical study of the effect of cryogenic cooling on the surface integrity of drilled holes in AZ31B Mg alloy by Ammouri, A. H.

“…Using an expression that relates Z-parameter to grain size, average values of the latter were estimated. Surface hardness values were also estimated from a Hall–Petch-like relation. …”
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Urban planning impact on summer human thermal comfort in Doha, Qatar by Shikha, Patel

“…The findings reveal a notable increase in the built-up area of Doha municipality, predominantly at the expense of desert land and water bodies. …”
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Novel methodology to couple decline curve analysis with CFD reservoir simulations for complex shale gas reservoirs by Syed Oubee Khadri (21842867)

“…The new methodology also tests fracture characteristics. It shows that increased porosity and permeability will increase the recoverable reserves but will have varying effects on the decline rate. …”

A study on Implementation of classification techniques to predict students’ results for Institutional Analysis by Gorikhan, Naseem Akhtar

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Effect of location of thickened concrete slabs and type of material on the seismic behavior of structure buildings by EL-FEQY, KHALED HAMED ABD ELHADY

“…This research covers the results of increasing the slab thicknesses to obtain a good comparison between all models. …”
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Dual-labeled trastuzumab-based imaging agent for the detection of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 overexpression in breast cancer by Sampath, Lakshmi

“…The tumor-to-muscle ratio decreased in mice pretreated with trastuzumab and in mice injected with IRDye 800CW and (111In-DTPA)p-IgG-(IRDye800)q. …”
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Changes in Blood microRNA Expression and Early Metabolic Responsiveness 21 Days Following Bariatric Surgery by Stephen L. Atkin (6684368)

“…</p><p dir="ltr"><br></p><h3>Methods: </h3><p dir="ltr">Twenty-nine type 2 patients with severe obesity (mean BMI 46.2 kg/m²) and diabetes underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery. …”

Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life Years for 29 Cancer Groups From 2010 to 2019 by Jonathan M. Kocarnik (7512677)

“…Since 2010, these represented a 26.3% (95% UI, 20.3%-32.3%) increase in new cases, a 20.9% (95% UI, 14.2%-27.6%) increase in deaths, and a 16.0% (95% UI, 9.3%-22.8%) increase in DALYs. …”

Improvement of the Superconducting Properties of GdBa2Cu3O7-δ with Nano-Sized Ferrite Addition by Malaeb, W.

“…The magnetic Jc was estimated using the extended Bean model. While a clear increase in Jc values with the addition of (CoFe2O4)x nano-sized ferrites is observed, a less clear positive effect on the Jc values is observed with the addition of (ZnFe2O4)x nano-sized ferrites. …”
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Optimal scheduling algorithm for residential building distributed energy source systems using Levy flight and chaos-assisted artificial rabbits optimizer by D., Sathish Kumar

“…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. …”
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Two-Stage Deep Learning Solution for Continuous Arabic Sign Language Recognition Using Word Count Prediction and Motion Images by Shanableh, Tamer

“…The sentence is then temporally segmented accordingly and each segment is represented in a single image using a novel solution that entails summation of frame differences using motion estimation and compensation. This results in a single image representation per sign language word referred to as a motion image. …”
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One Hundred Years After “Carcinoid” by Yao, James

“…Conclusion We observed increased reported incidence of NETs and increased survival durations over time, suggesting that NETs are more prevalent than previously reported. …”
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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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