Essays on the effect of excess compensation and governance changes on firm value by Dah, Mustafa A.

“…We also demonstrate that, after SOX, a board dominated by independent directors is less likely to remove a CEO due to poor performance. …”
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Small molecule inhibition of stat3 enhances survival in mice with intracerebral melanoma by Abou-Ghazal, Mohamed

“…Melanoma is a common and deadly tumor that upon metastasis to the brain, survival is less than one year. Development of new, effective therapies for metastatic melanoma that target novel pathways associated with the genesis of metastatic disease is a major unmet clinical need. …”
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A CFD- RSM study of cuttings transport in non-Newtonian drilling fluids: Impact of operational parameters by Abdelrahman M. Awad (16932519)

“…As the drill pipe rotational speed increased, the pressure drop decreased slightly until a critical rotatory speed was reached, thereafter, the pressure drop increased markedly. …”

Composite hydrogels from carrageenan-cl-carboxymethyl chitosan–PVA incorporated ZiF-8 as dressing material for wound healing applications by Tooba Yasin (19131382)

“…It was found that increasing ZiF-8 decreases the swelling in different media and increases degradation in PBS media. …”

Investigation of the Effect of Imatinib and Hydroxyurea Combination Therapy on Hematological Parameters and Gene Expression in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) Patients by Esraa K. Al-Amleh (16023071)

“…</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">The BCL2 gene was found to be less expressed in both IM and (HU + IM) treatments as compared to the HU group alone, while PP2A gene expression was raised. …”

An Investigation into the factors influencing Arabic speaking students’ proficiency in the Arabic language in Dubai British School by AL AHMAD, ALAAEDDIN MEHY

“…However, those Arabic-speaking students attending non-Arabic schools become less proficient in the Arabic language and continually fall behind their peers in Arabic schools. …”
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Achieving low-density lipoprotein cholesterol treatment goals among dyslipidemic individuals in the Levant by Ghanem, Georges

“…Smoking, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, history of cardiovascular disease, increased waist circumference, and elevated pre-treatment LDL-C level were all associated with not reaching LDL-C goals. …”
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Modeling of student academic achievement in engineering education using cognitive and non-cognitive factors by Bothaina A. Al-Sheeb (18069379)

“…<h3>Purpose</h3><p dir="ltr">The retention and success of engineering undergraduates are increasing concern for higher-education institutions. …”

Three-dimensional evaluation of pulp chamber volume and dimensions across skeletal and dental malocclusions using CBCT: a retrospective cross-sectional study by Raidan Ba-Hattab (17773230)

“…</p><h3 dir="ltr">Materials and methods</h3><p dir="ltr">A retrospective, cross-sectional analysis was conducted using CBCT scans from 184 Jordanian adults(mean age 24.22 ± 7.50 years). Subjects were categorized according to vertical facial pattern(short, average, and long face) and molar interdigitations (cusp-to-fossa, CFM; cusp-to-cusp, CCM). …”

Modeling of photovoltaic soiling loss as a function of environmental variables by Wasim Javed (6105866)

“…The daily ΔCI was examined among a number of three-dimensional intervals of the daily mean of the environmental variables (i.e., the intervals of two environmental variables were presented on x and y dimensions, and average values of daily ΔCI on the third dimension), in order to qualitatively establish the relations that might help to develop improved PV soiling prediction models. …”

Deep learning-based cross-device standardization of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy for enhanced bacterial recognition by Sakib Mahmud (22652357)

“…Quantitative results show that SERS-D2DNet reduced mean absolute error to 0.01 and increased R² to over 98 % across devices, while SuperRaman achieved up to 100 % classification accuracy post-transformation. …”

Microbiome‐modulating nutraceuticals ameliorate dyslipidemia in type 2 diabetes: A systematic review, meta‐analysis, and meta‐regression of clinical trials by Ridhima Kaul (12485902)

“…Data were pooled using random‐effects meta‐analysis and reported as mean differences with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). …”

Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of chewing tobacco use in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Diseas... by Parkes J Kendrick (9714851)

“…<h3>Background </h3><p dir="ltr">Chewing tobacco and other types of smokeless tobacco use have had less attention from the global health community than smoked tobacco use. …”

The impact of metformin therapy for gestational diabetes on fetal growth in women with risk factors for fetal growth restriction- a registry-based study from Qatar by Komal Rafique (17075074)

“…The use of metformin in these women should be judicious and increased fetal surveillance during pregnancy is warranted.…”

Efficacy and safety of aldafermin in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Mohamed Mahmoud Marey (18560902)

“…NASH prevalence is increasing exponentially and carries a high risk for disease progression, cirrhosis, and liver-related mortality. …”

Brain microstructural changes support cognitive deficits in HIV uninfected children born to HIV infected mothers by Yadav, Santosh K.

“…HIC showed decreased FA and increased MD in multiple brain sites as compared to both CHNM and HUC. …”
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Gastroesophageal Cancer After Gastric Bypass Surgeries by Chemaly, Rodrigue

“…This resulted in an odds ratio of 0.38 (p-value = 0.26), which failed to prove an increase in cancer occurrence in the gastric tube after LGB-MGB/OAGB compared to RYGB. …”
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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

“…As such, two deep learning models are generated; one for predicting the number of words per sentence and the other for recognizing the meaning of the sign language sentences. The proposed solution of predicting the number of words per sentence and thereafter segmenting the sentence into equal segments worked well. …”
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Machine Learning Models for Scheduling On-Demand Fog Placement and Optimizing Container Deployment by Farhat, Peter

“…Second, we propose a K-Means based clustering model embedded within a multi-objective optimization scheme for fog and container placement. …”
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Explainable persuasion for interactive design: The case of online gambling by Deniz Cemiloglu (17150980)

“…<p>Persuasive technology refers to digital means that influence attitude behaviour, and decisions. …”