Financial Performance of Islamic and Conventional Banks in Oman: A Comparative Analysis حسب Zamzam Ismail Al Tubi (20741477)

"…Results of the table show that with the increase in bank size, the CAMEL rating decreases. …"

Effect of Optimizing Oxygen Saturation Targets on the Incidence of Retinopathy of Prematurity in a Quaternary NICU حسب Dr. Naveed Ur Rehman Durrani (18262147)

"…Using a multivariate model, odds of ROP development decreased with gestational age (25%) while increasing with PDA requiring treatment (4.33 times) and glucose ≥10 mg/dL (4.15 times), considering one variable at a time, keeping others constant. …"

Examining time-to-transport decisions in Emergency Medical Services حسب Hassan Farhat (9000509)

"…As the time spent on scene increases (due to various reasons, among them: spending more time providing clinical treatment and health education because the patient decided not to go to the hospital, or the crew spending more time convincing the patient to go to the hospital by explaining the potential complications of their condition and the potential outcomes of a refusal to go to hospital), the probability of transporting the patient decreases. …"

Solar Technology and District Cooling System in a Hot Climate Regions: Optimal Configuration and Technology Selection حسب Rabah Ismaen (18387189)

"…<div><p>With the increasing need for cooling and the concerns for pollution due to fossil fuel-based energy use, renewable energy is considered an add-on to cooling technologies. …"

Geomorphological changes in the coastal area of Farasan Al-Kabir Island (Saudi Arabia) since mid Holocene based on a multi-proxy approach حسب Pavlopoulos, Kosmas

"…The mid Holocene evolution of the borehole area is resulted from the detailed analysis of five sedimentary units detected along the core Matar-1, and includes three distinct stages: (a) from 5253 ± 223 y cal BP to 3138 ± 223 y cal BP, carbonate coarse-grained material consisting of coral fragments, molluscs, calcareous algae and benthic foraminifera are deposited on a shallow marine fringing reefal platform, which becomes progressively a nearshore backreef (around 3675 ± 215 y cal BP), and later (around 3138 ± 223 y cal BP) a reef ramp; (b) since 3040 ± 220 y cal BP the borehole area obtains the characteristics of a high-energy beach that receives increasing inputs of terrigenous material; (c) subsequently, a supratidal backshore setting is established influenced mostly by terrestrial processes and occasionally by marine processes, as it is indicated by the decreasing and sometimes sporadic presence of benthic foraminifera, and recently, a sedimentary veneer consisting of terrigenous, carbonate and evaporite material is formed by terrestrial, mainly wadi and aeolian, processes. © 2018 Elsevier Ltd and INQUA…"
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Enhancing the corrosion resistance of reinforcing steel under aggressive operational conditions using behentrimonium chloride حسب A. Bahgat Radwan (9631720)

"…., CO₂ can increase the corrosion rate of reinforcing steel. Accordingly, the necessity to protect the steel under the above conditions without affecting the mechanical properties of the concrete is growing. …"

Road safety and traffic medicine in Iran: Achievements and challenges حسب A. Motevalian (19807242)

"…The number of annual fatalities, which had been on the rise for several decades, reached to the maximum number of over 27500 deaths in 2005. The number decreased to 23000 in 2010 and less than 18000 in 2013. …"

Effect of AlN nanoparticle concentration in the electrolyte on corrosion resistance and mechanical properties of the electrodeposited composite coatings حسب M.S. Khan (22047413)

"…<p>The impact of corrosion is widespread, affecting structures, equipment, and infrastructure across various industries increasing the maintenance cost and thereby decreasing profit and efficiency. …"

Addressing Challenges of Distance Learning in the Pandemic with Edge Intelligence Enabled Multicast and Caching Solution حسب Kashif Bilal (16896357)

"…While exploring the opportunities of EI-enabled distance learning, we demonstrate a significant reduction in network operator resource utilization and an increase in user QoE for VNF based multicast transmission.…"

Effect of Intravenous Mannitol on Intraocular Pressure Changes in Vitrectomized and Non-Vitrectomized Eyes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis حسب HASHEM ABU SERHAN (19737499)

"…In vitrectomized eyes, notable decreases were observed: at 30 min, the Ratio of Means (ROM) was 0.81 (95% CI: 0.53; 1.24), indicating a 19% reduction; at 60 min, the ROM of 0.833 (95% CI: 0.77; 0.89) showed a 16.7% reduction; at 90 min, the ROM of 0.757 (95% CI: 0.755; 0.758) corresponded to a 24.3% reduction; at 2 h, the ROM of 0.726 (95% CI: 0.642; 0.820) reflected a 27.4% reduction; at 3 h, the ROM of 0.692 (95% CI: 0.600; 0.797) resulted in a 30.8% reduction; and at 4 h, the ROM of 0.700 (95% CI: 0.363; 1.350) indicated a 30% reduction. …"

Assessment of treatment burden and its impact on quality of life in dialysis-dependent and pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease patients حسب Asmaa Al-mansouri (16931739)

"…There was a strong negative correlation between TBQ score and KDQOL-36™ score [rs (251) = −0.616, p < 0.001], signifying that HR-QOL decreases as treatment burden increases.</p><h3>Conclusions</h3><p dir="ltr">This study suggests that a considerable proportion of CKD patients suffered from treatment-related burden and deterioration in HR-QOL at a varying degree of seriousness. …"

Stability enhancement of Al₂O₃, ZnO, and TiO₂ binary nanofluids for heat transfer applications حسب Ans Ahmed Memon (21633692)

"…In the case of (Al₂O₃ + TiO₂), zeta potential decreases slightly from −47.7 to −44.9 mV with the addition of surfactant.…"

Influence of co-current vapor flow on falling film over horizontal tube حسب Furqan Tahir (14429547)

"…In addition, the minimum film thickness decreases by 23.1% for 0.02 kg/(m·s). The high decrement in film thickness can lead to dry patches and scale deposition in case of evaporation.…"

Does a Smile Matter if the Person Is Not Real?: The Effect of a Smile and Stock Photos on Persona Perceptions حسب Joni Salminen (7434770)

"…The results from structural equation modeling, supplemented by a qualitative analysis, show that a smile enhances the perceived similarity with the persona, similar personas are more liked, and that likability increases the willingness to use a persona. In contrast, the use of stock photos decreases the perceived similarity with the persona as well as persona credibility, both of which are significant predictors to a willingness to use a persona. …"

Co-doped zigzag graphene nanoribbon based gas sensor for sensitive detection of H₂S: DFT study حسب Ehab Salih (17075206)

"…Moreover, the adsorption distance (D) between H₂S and Cu/Zn-ZGNR decreased remarkably to 2.23 Å and an S–Cu bond was generated. …"

Gut microbiome and Parkinson's disease: Perspective on pathogenesis and treatment حسب Safa Salim (9186786)

"…We highlight various mechanisms increasing/decreasing the risk of PD development. Based on the previous supporting evidence, we suggest how early interventions could protect against PD development and how controlling specific factors, including our diet, could modify our perspective on disease mechanisms and therapeutics. …"

A systematic review on the impact of alcohol warning labels حسب Kayla M. Joyce (17916935)

"…Real-world studies highlighted an increase in AWL awareness, alcohol-related risk perceptions (limited findings), and AWL recall/recognition post-AWL implementation; these findings have decreased over time. …"

XPS and material properties of raw and oxidized carbide-derived carbon and their application in antifreeze thermal fluids/nanofluids حسب Ismail W. Almanassra (14151321)

"…At first, the raw CDC was oxidized with oxygen by acid treatment and the Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy results revealed an increase in the oxygen content and oxygen functional groups in oxidized CDC. …"

Prediction of water adsorption isotherm on 13X zeolite in different temperatures and investigating the effect of non-framework cations using dynamic simulation حسب Hojatollah Moradi (22390702)

"…Water Adsorption capacity on 13X zeolite for all non-framework cations decreased by increasing the temperature and reducing pressure. …"

Towards Industry 4.0 and Sustainable Manufacturing Applying Environmentally Friendly Machining of a Precipitation Hardened Stainless Steel Using Hot Turning Process حسب Mohammadjafar Hadad (17541345)

"…Moreover, it has been shown that by increasing preheating temperature in hot turning, the hardness of the carbides in the workpiece decreases more than the hardness of the tool substrate and reduces coating materials, consequently reducing cutting tool abrasion wear phenomenon.…"