Achieving thermal comfort by applying passive cooling strategies to courtyard houses in Dubai (UAE) by Feroz, Sheikh Mehreen

“…A passive design approach is centered upon integrating the microclimatic requests into the design to accomplish advanced comfort levels with lower energy depletion. …”
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Performance analysis of a small-scale Orthopter-type Vertical Axis Wind Turbine by ElCheikh, A.

“…Increasing solidity was achieved by either decreasing the blade aspect ratio or increasing the number of blades, both resulting in a higher peak power coefficient (Cp,max) of the VAWT. …”
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Predictive Power of Random Forests in Analyzing Risk Management in Islamic Banking by Ahmet Faruk Aysan (11902115)

“…Findings reveal that larger banks provide more consistent survey responses, driven by their confidence and larger survey budgets. Moreover, a positive link is established between a country’s development, characterized by high GDPs and low inflation and interest rates, and the precision of Islamic banks’ survey responses. …”

Comparative Study of Several Energy Dissipating Devices by Abdul-Latif, Akrum

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Saudis compliant with ethical research guidelines by Nature Research (16552612)

“…The study surveyed 78 healthcare professionals working at King Abdullah International Medical Research Center and King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh. …”

Blockchain, climate damage, and death: Policy interventions to reduce the carbon emissions, mortality, and net-zero implications of non-fungible tokens and Bitcoin by Jon Truby (14153022)

“…</p><p dir="ltr">Nonetheless, many popular types of blockchain have resisted the pressure to decrease their environmental impact, including Bitcoin, whose attributed 2021 annual emissions will produce emissions responsible for around 19,000 future deaths. …”

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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eIF4A inhibition prevents the onset of cytokine-induced muscle wasting by blocking the STAT3 and iNOS pathways by Zvi Cramer (10742876)

“…Furthermore, we show that hippuristanol perturbs the activation of the STAT3 pathway and expression of STAT3-gene targets such as IL-6. The decreased activation of STAT3, which resulted from a decrease in STAT3 protein expression, was due to the inhibition of STAT3 translation as there were no changes in STAT3 mRNA levels. …”

Significance of microscopically incomplete resection margin after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer by Markar, Sheraz R.

“…Methods: Data were collected from 30 European centers from 2000 to 2010. Patients with an R1 resection margin (n = 242) were compared with those with an R0 margin (n = 2573) in terms of short- and long-term outcomes. …”
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Optical coherence tomography findings in autoimmune retinopathy by Abazzari, Azin

“…Macular OCT showed reduced central macular and foveal thicknesses in 6 patients (mean thickness 143 ± 30 μm and 131 ± 29 μm respectively). …”
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The Integration of WoT and Edge Computing: Issues and Challenges by Tayyaba Anees (15373043)

“…The intent behind WoT applications is to increase sustainable development for reducing resource consumption. …”

Reducing terrorism with development ; the United Nations' new path. (c2009) by Kassis, Maria-Rita

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PD-L1 Expression in Human Breast Cancer Stem Cells Is Epigenetically Regulated through Posttranslational Histone Modifications by Pramod Darvin (153341)

“…Recent studies revealed that enhanced PD-L1 expression in cancer stem cells is linked to immune evasion. Understanding the mechanisms behind this PD-L1 overexpression in cancer stem cells is critical for developing more effective strategies for preventing immune evasion and increasing the efficacy of anti-PD-1/PD-L1 therapy. …”

Total hip arthroplasty: Evolution of the use of dual mobility cups in Lebanon by Assi, Chahine

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Polymer chain dynamics in epoxy based composites as investigated by broadband dielectric spectroscopy by Hassan, Mohammad K.

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Ratio between positive lymph nodes and total excised axillary lymph nodes as an independent prognostic factor for overall survival in patients with nonmetastatic lymph node-positiv... by Dimassi, Hani

“…We conducted a single-center retrospective review of 669 patients with nonmetastatic lymph nodepositive BC. …”
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Risk of post-ERCP pancreatitis with placement of self-expandable metallic stents by Azar, Riad R.

“…Setting: Tertiary-care medical center. Patients: This study involved patients undergoing ERCP for malignant biliary obstruction between January 2005 and October 2008. …”
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Patterns of pain medication use in older individuals with cardiovascular disease by Kabbara, Wissam K.

“…Background: Pain is common in older adults and clinicians are often faced by many challenges when selecting appropriate treatment due to age-related changes in pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, increased comorbidities, and polypharmacy. Methods: This study assessed the patterns of pain medications used at home among older adults admitted to the cardiology service in a tertiary care teaching center in the US from March to May 2016. …”
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Prospective, randomized, crossover study to evaluate the benefit of human chorionic gonadotropin-timed versus urinary luteinizing hormone-timed intrauterine inseminations in clomip... by Zreik, Tony

“…Setting: Yale University Reproductive Medicine Center. Patient(s): Infertile couples undergoing IUI because of unexplained infertility, anovulation, or male factor infertility. …”
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Body surface area and body weight predict total liver volume in Western adults by Vauthey, Jean-Nicolas

“…Computed tomography (CT) is used increasingly to measure liver volume in patients undergoing evaluation for transplantation or resection. …”
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