Differential water quality in confined and free-flowing water bodies, Lebanon by Korfali, Samira Ibrahim

“…This emphasises the importance of assessing surface water quality as a projected means to increase water availability. This study involves two different water bodies, the freely flowing Nahr-Ibrahin River and the Qaraaoun Reservoir, an impoundment of the Litani River. …”
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Testing and Evaluation of a Smart Irrigation System towards Smart landscaping in UAE by ALSULAIMANI, FATMA

“…The outcomes of the use of SMS have shown a better results in water conservation and a decrease in water flow in the month of September by 21% and 26% in October. …”
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Teachers’ Job Satisfaction in Instructional Delivery Modalities, and the Role of School Leaders: a Study among Selected Private Schools in Abu Dhabi. by YAHYA, AHMAD

“…For example, the interviews recommended that school leaders are invited to build an active channel of communication with their teachers, share the decision-making process with them, decrease the workload, raise the teachers’ autonomy, and establish a remuneration system.…”
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Adopting Geophysical Testing Techniques in Geotechnical Investigation and Shallow Foundation Design by Amer, Mohammad

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Dietary protein level alters gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity in rats by Zeeni, N.

“…Results showed that chronic gentamicin treatment leads to a decrease in food intake and flattening of the rhythms of food ingestion. …”
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Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Performance Adaptations to High-Intensity Interval Training: Are There Differences Between Men and Women? A Systematic Review with Meta-Analyses by Merilyn Lock (9440240)

“…Data were sub-grouped for men and women, baseline training level, mean age, intervention type, and intervention length. …”

Dietary Calcium Intake of 1200 mg/d May Have Negative Correlation on Percent Body Fat by Dimassi, Hani I.

“…The high-calcium group (intake ≥1200 mg/d) had a significantly higher mean caloric intake (P ≤ .01) and significantly lower percent body fat (P ≤ .05) than the low-calcium group (intake <1200 mg/d). …”
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A hybrid model for the optimum integration of renewable technologies in power generation systems by Poullikkas, Andreas

“…Also, the procedure enables the estimation of the optimum feed-in-tariff to be offered to future RES-E systems. …”
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Energy saving by using Double Skin Façade for office buildings in the UAE by Ashour, Mohamed

“…There is more demand on glazed façades for high-rise buildings which, increase cooling loads especially in hot and arid climate. …”
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The Ricardian equivalence by Jachi, Ahmad M.

“…A dollar of tax reduction causes the national debt to increase by one dollar which must be repaid later. …”
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Assessing the risk of angiotensin receptor blockers on major cardiovascular events: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Yara Wanas (8744844)

“…</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">Forty-five RCTs comprising of 170,794 participants were included in the analysis. The pooled estimates revealed that ARBs do not increase the risk of all-cause mortality (RR 1.00; 95%CI 0.97–1.04), myocardial infarction (RR 1.01; 95%CI 0.96–1.06), and stroke (RR 0.92; 95%CI 0.83–1.01). …”

Revisiting the economic theory of crime A state-level analysis in India by Pranav Raj (17933381)

“…From an economic perspective, criminals are rational economic agents who weigh the likelihood of being arrested and apprehended before committing a crime. An increase in the likelihood of arrest and apprehension should deter criminals as it increases the expected costs of committing crimes. …”

Driving simulation sickness and the sense of presence: Correlation and contributing factors by Mustafa Almallah (17280568)

“…Importantly, designing buildings that replicate a real-world environment could increase SP and decrease SS. Moreover, designing high quality and resolution scenarios could also increase SP, thus decreasing the severity of SS symptoms. …”

An investigation into links between UAE STI Policy and the Federal Universities STEM Majors’ Enrolments, Graduates and Research Development: an evidence-based exploration of the im... by Khreibi, Rima Abou

“…In terms of United Arab Emirates University (UAEU), there has been a decrease in STEM programs enrolment, while STEM graduates in UAEU has stayed steady at 1/3 STEM majors compared to 2/3 non-STEM programs. …”
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Strain response of hot-mix asphalt overlays for bottom-up reflective cracking by Ghauch, Ziad G.

“…Moreover, the rate of horizontal strain accumulation increases with higher overlay thickness. Although initial strain values were higher at positive pavement temperature distributions, the corresponding rate of strain increase were higher at negative pavement temperatures. …”
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Central air conditioning, air pollution and housing location: evidence from Lebanon by Al Gharib, Fairouz

“…Findings This study finds that local air pollution positively and significantly affects the presence of central air conditioning in dwellings. The estimated increase in the probability of having central air conditioning for a one microgram per cubic meter increase in Particulate Matter 2.5 concentration is 6.4%. …”
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The Impact of Sporting Events on Air Pollution: An Empirical Examination of National Football League Games by Nicholas Watanabe (19450285)

“…From this, multiple regression analysis was utilized to estimate whether the number of fans was related to changes in air pollution. (3) Results: The regression models found that Ozone and Nitrogen Dioxide levels increased as more individuals attended NFL games. …”

Effect of temperature on the rheological properties of neat aqueous Wyoming sodium bentonite dispersions by Vryzas, Zisis

“…The Bingham yield stress, from the low shear rate data, increased linearly with temperature, while the plastic viscosity decreased with temperature, in a manner very similar to the decrease of water viscosity with temperature. …”
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A Quadratic Non-Isolated High Step-Up Single-Input Dual-Output DC–DC Topology Based on Coupled Inductors with Low Input Current Ripple by Vafa Marzang (17347048)

“…The proposed converter produces high DC output voltages at a low value of duty cycles and low voltage stress across the power MOSFETs. The CIs’ turn ratios give another freedom factor to increase the output voltages and decrease the switches’ stress. …”

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

“…The εʹ and dielectric loss (εʹʹ) values for the HA nanoparticles decrease with increase in the applied frequency as well. …”