Response of cauliflower (<i>Brassica oleracea</i> L.) to nitric oxide application under cadmium stress by Jing Ma (24574)

“…Our results illustrated that the increasing levels of Cd in the sand, significantly (P < 0.05) decreased shoot length, root length, shoot fresh weight, root fresh weight, shoot dry weight, root dry weight, germination percentage, germination index, mean germination time, time to 50% germination, chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, total chlorophyll and carotenoid contents in all genotypes of B. oleracea. …”

Blockchain implementations. (c2019) by Sabbagh, Ahmad Al

“…The results also show that the use of smart contracts in the implementation of the blockchain technology in the insurance sector leads to increase in efficiency and decrease in the costs, fraud and processing time.…”
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Candida albicans identification and microsatellite DNA genotyping of Lebanese clinical isolates. (c2007) by Barada, Ghyda Ali

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Walking around the preferred speed: examination of metabolic, perceptual, spatiotemporal and stability parameters by Lina Majed (7485380)

“…While metabolic, perceptual and spatiotemporal values were sensitive to the smallest change in speed (i.e., 0.5 km·h⁻¹⁾, a significant increase in the rate of carbohydrate oxidation and decrease in % fat oxidation were only observed at speeds above PWS. …”

Operation optimization of propane pre-cooled mixed refrigerant LNG Process: A novel integration of knowledge-based and constrained Bayesian optimization approaches by Roba Shady (22048043)

“…In addition, the optimized SEC in this study is 14.5 % to 38.6 % lower than those reported in the literature. …”

Effect of anions on the structural, morphological and dielectric properties of hydrothermally synthesized hydroxyapatite nanoparticles by Lakshmanaperumal Sundarabharathi (14152482)

“…For the particles obtained from nitrate, acetate, chloride and egg shell precursors respectively give dielectric constant (εʹ) values of 9.96, 13.22, 9.92 and 10.86 at 5 MHz. The εʹ and dielectric loss (εʹʹ) values for the HA nanoparticles decrease with increase in the applied frequency as well. …”

Hydrogen energy systems: Technologies, trends, and future prospects by Abdellatif M. Sadeq (16931841)

“…Adoption at scale could decrease global <i>CO</i>_<em>2</em>emissions by up to 830 million tonnes annually. …”

A Machine Learning Approach on Chest X-Rays for Pediatric Pneumonia Detection by Barakat, Natali Imad

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Energy Efficient Refurbishment for Existing Office Building in UAE by Kalkura, Subraya

“…Upon preliminary screening a B+G+5 storey office building built in mid nineties was chosen as base building for the study. …”
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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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Salesperson moral identity and value co-creation by Itani, Omar S.

“…This process facilitates the mechanisms for salesperson moral identity centrality to decrease selling orientation and increase customer orientation and value co-creation, leading to higher sales performance. …”
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A clustering metaheuristic for large orienteering problems by Almiqdad Elzein (13141038)

“…We have validated the effectiveness of the proposed metaheuristic design through a set of computational experiments. …”

Removal of phenols and dyes from aqueous solutions using graphene and graphene composite adsorption: A review by Abdulrahman Abu-Nada (17280628)

“…Amongst the different technologies used to decrease pollutant levels in water, adsorption technology is highly effective even at low pollutant concentrations. …”

Colloid retention and mobilization mechanisms under different physicochemical conditions in porous media: A micromodel study by Safna Nishad (16932474)

“…<p dir="ltr">Clear understanding of pore-scale mechanisms that control transport and retention of colloids in porous media at different physicochemical conditions is critical to improve design and efficient cleanup methodologies of filter beds. …”

The effects of long-term testosterone treatment on endocrine parameters in hypogonadal men: 12-year data from a prospective controlled registry study by Aksam Yassin (14779204)

“…We observed an increase in TT of 15.5 nmol/L (<i>p</i> < 0.0001), a reduction in SHBG of 10.5 nmol/L (<i>p</i> < 0.0001) and an increase in calculated free T of 383.04 pmol/L (<i>p</i> < 0.0001) over the study period. …”

Influenza prevalence and vaccine efficacy among diabetic patients in Qatar by Swapna, Thomas

“…Among the typed IVA-positive cases, 33.4% were H1N1, and 7.7% were H3N2. A significant decrease in influenza infections was reported in vaccinated DM patients (14.5%) when compared to non-vaccinated patients (18.9%) (p-value = 0.006). …”
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Shear Strength Behaviors of Tire Shred-Dune Sand Admixtures by Elmootassem, Ruba A.

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10-Day structured initiation protocol from multiple daily injection to hybrid closed-loop system in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes by Goran Petrovski (129836)

“…The participants used the sensor for a median of 92% of the time and spent a median of 89% in Auto Mode. The mean HbA1c decreased from 8.2 ± 1.4% (66 ± 15.3 mmol/mol) at baseline to 6.7 ± 0.5% (50 ± 5.5 mmol/mol) at the end of the study (p = 0.017). …”

Wales’ tourists not a burden for local healthcare by Nature Research (16552612)

“…<p>Researchers in southern Wales reviewed nine-years-worth of hospital data and found non-Welsh residents accounted for only 0.5% of unintentional injuries presenting to an emergency department.…”

Effect of speed and gradient on plantar force when running on an AlterG® treadmill by Athol Thomson (6651008)

“…Gradient made little difference except for a downhill grade of − 5% decreasing force peaks as compared to level or uphill running.…”