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Experimental and Analytical Investigations of the Use of Groove-Epoxy Anchorage System for Shear Strengthening of RC Beams Using CFRP Laminates
Published 2020“…The developed models predicted the experimental shear-strength of the tested RC beams with a good level of accuracy, with an average mean absolute percent error (MAPE) = 3.31% and 6.68%, normalized mean square error (NMSE) = 0.072, 0.523, and coefficient of determination R2 = 0.964, 0.691, for plates and sheets, respectively.…”
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Trends of the Dementia Burden in South Asia: An Analysis of 2021 Global Burden of Disease Study
Published 2025“…</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">A slight decrease in incidence rates from 80.57 to 79 per 100,000 was observed, alongside a significant increase in mortality rates from 14.11 to 17.2 per 100,000. …”
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Empiric antibiotic therapy of community-acquired Pneumonia at the American University of Beirut Medical Center. (c2001)
Published 2001“…Special attention should be given to decrease hospitalization rate, to preserve fluoroquinolones, and to improve microbiological studies outcome.…”
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Hydrogen energy systems: Technologies, trends, and future prospects
Published 2024“…Presently, electrolysis efficiencies range between 60 % and 80 %, with hydrogen production costs around $5 per kilogram. Strategic advancements are necessary to reduce these costs below $2 per kilogram and push efficiencies above 80 %. …”
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Renal Function Decline in Recipients and Donors of Kidney Grafts
Published 2015“…Background/Aims: Renal function decreases over time as a result of reduction in the number of functioning nephrons with age. …”
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A positive change in energy balance modulates TrkB expression in the hypothalamus and nodose ganglia of rats
Published 2009“…More precisely, TrkB expression is more responsive to energy states than to diet composition. An increment in energy stores thus triggers decreased BDNF anorexigenic signaling at the receptor level in the hypothalamus and nodose ganglia, but not in the DVC.…”
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Insights on the effect of water content in carburizing gas mixtures on the metal dusting corrosion of iron
Published 2022“…<p dir="ltr">Constituents of syngas, such as water, carbon monoxide and sulfides, can cause the degradation of the steel pipes they move through, leading to carbon dusting and corrosion. …”
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The Gulf Cooperation Council states: Crystallization of the regional cooperation and alliances amid dwindling resources
Published 2021“…<p dir="ltr">The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states can be divided into two main camps in terms of hydrocarbon endowment per capita which can partially account for differences in policy directions. …”
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Editorial of Harnessing the Power of T Cells: The Promising Hope for a Universal Influenza Vaccine
Published 2020“…<p dir="ltr">The global burden of influenza-associated respiratory mortality is higher than previous estimates, with over 0.6 million deaths per year and additional mortality rates attributed to non-respiratory but influenza-related illnesses [1]. …”
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Intraocular pressure trends following intravitreal injections of anti-VEGF agents for diabetic macular edema
Published 2013“…The majority of eyes (13/17 eyes [76%]) showedan IOP elevation above 20% from baseline, ranging from 16 to 32 mmHg (mean 22.41). Although there was no significant difference in the baseline IOPs betweenthe IOP rise group (mean 15.76 ; SD=3.18) vs. the rest of the eyes (mean 17.34 (SD= 3.48), p: 0.071), final IOP was significantly higher in the IOP rise group (mean 18.65 vs.16.81, p 0.047). …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of upper respiratory infections and otitis media, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
Published 2024“…The mortality rate of URIs in 2021 was 0·2 per 100 000 (0·1 to 0·5), a decrease of 64·2% (–84·6 to –43·4) from 1990, when the mortality rate was 0·7 per 100 000 (0·2 to 1·1). …”
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Catalytic Transformation Of C-7-C9 Methyl Benzenes Over USY-Based FCC Zeolite Catalyst
Published 2020“…The sequence of reactivity of the three alkyl benzenes was found to decrease as the number of methyl group per benzene ring decreases, as follows: 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene > m-xylene > toluene. …”
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Solar water heating in Lebanon
Published 2006“…Simplified initial estimates indicate a payback period of 4–5 years while advanced mathematical models (RETScreen) indicate that the most advanced evacuated tube technology has a payback period of less than 9 years at current market prices. With decreasing cost per square meter of installed collectors, payback periods are expected to rapidly decrease. …”
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The global, regional, and national burden of colorectal cancer and its attributable risk factors in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global B...
Published 2019“…Globally, colorectal cancer accounted for 896 000 (876 300–915 700) deaths in 2017, with an age-standardised death rate of 11·5 (11·3–11·8) per 100 000 person-years, which decreased between 1990 and 2017 (−13·5% [–18·4 to −10·0]). …”
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Does technological progress make OECDcountries greener? New evidence from panel CS-ARDL
Published 2023“…CommonCorrelated Effects Mean Group (CCEMG) and Augmented Mean Group (AMG) estimators are used to test for robustness of results. …”
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Mining government tweets to identify and predict citizens engagement
Published 2019“…Governments and policy makers always aim to increase such participation not only to utilize public expertise and experience, but also to increase the transparency, trust, and acceptability of government decisions. …”
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