Causes of Delay in Construction Projects in Oil and Gas Construction Industry حسب FANOUSSE, MARWA IMAD

"…With regard to design, the contractor’s need to decrease construction costs through a cheaper design was found to be a factor in design changes. …"
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Reply to Comments by Kakkar and Dahiya حسب Chahine, Elias B.

"…TO THE EDITOR: Chahine, Karaoui, and Mansour1 reviewed the efficacy and safety of bedaquiline in the treatment of adults with pulmonary multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and generally agree with the comments made by Kakkar and Dahiya.2 Bedaquiline was approved by the Food and Drug Administration based largely on results from phase 2 studies using sputum conversion as a surrogate marker for efficacy rather than long-term mortality data.2 Bedaquiline was shown to be associated with an unfavorable side effect profile, including an unexplained increased risk of mortality, QT prolongation, and elevated liver function tests.2 However, it is important to acknowledge that bedaquiline is the first novel drug to be approved for the treatment of TB in more than 4 decades and the communities devastated by MDR-TB are in desperate need for more options to manage their patients. …"
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Histopathologic analysis of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts حسب El-Khoury, Joe

"…Specimens were collected after autopsy in 6 patients and after liver transplantation in 11 patients; the time from shunting ranging from 4 to 385 days. …"
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Journalism and media studies in Lebanon حسب Melki, Jad

"…Student demographic analysis revealed a stable increase in broadcast journalism and public relations (PR) enrolments but a decrease in print journalism; advertising and marketing were the most popular subjects, followed by broadcast journalism and PR; females outnumbered males; and the Lebanese University, the only public university, remained the most prestigious and popular program despite its dire financial situation. …"
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COPE for adolescent Syrian refugees in Lebanon: a brief cognitive–behavioral skill-building intervention to improve quality of life and promote positive mental health حسب Doumit, Rita

"…Lebanon has the highest per-capita concentration of refugees worldwide. …"
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Post-materialistic values and entrepreneurial intention– the case of Saudi Arabia حسب Alammari, Khalid

"…An online survey returned 405 valid questionnaires, representing a 27 per cent response rate. The data were analysed using partial least structural equation modelling. …"
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Waterpipe Tobacco Smoke Nicotine Mediates Resilience to Chronic Stress by Activating BDNF Signaling حسب Khalifeh, Mohamad Rabieh

"…The purpose of this study was to investigate how nicotine in the context of waterpipe tobacco smoking (WTS) affects depression and anxiety-like behaviors associated with chronic social defeat stress (CSDS) in a male C57BL/6J animal model. The mice were exposed to WTS or received intraperitoneal injections of nicotine for thirty days, before being subjected to CSDS for ten days. …"
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To What Extent is Humanistic Language Teaching Incorporated in the Instructional Practices of the Foundation Teachers in Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT)-Fujairah, UAE? A Case S... حسب Abu Khait, Baha Eddin Hussein Shukri

"…The respondents were 13 male and 15 female Foundation teachers who were mostly from Western countries. 26 surveys were completed and returned. …"
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Writing and publishing language studies in the Arab region [Khitabaat Journal] حسب Emad Abdul-latif (21841985)

"…Klein starts from an implicit assumption that writing and reading are individual activities and suggests that (individual) writers must decrease their production to enable their (individual) readers to read it. …"

Grid electricity demand reduction through applying passive and active strategies for a house in Baghdad, Iraq حسب Al-Badri, Nadia Rashid

"…By adopting 1Pearl, it provided 4.33% energy reduction while 2 Pearls can achieve about 4.37% decrease in energy. This means that roof insulation should take priority when considering the passive solutions for conserving energy. …"
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Research on the potential of photovoltaic technologies in reducing energy consumption in an urban mixed use residential community. A Case study for net zero energy community in Dub... حسب SUGATHAN, SANAL

"…Therefore, the key challenge is to reduce the consumption of fossil fuels which decreases the production of greenhouse gases such as CO2 and CH4 by using renewable energy technologies to provide clean carbon free energy that can combat future energy security challenges. …"
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Differential water quality in confined and free-flowing water bodies, Lebanon حسب 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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Brain Connectivity Analysis Under Semantic Vigilance and Enhanced Mental States حسب Yahya, Fares

"…The quantification of mental states was performed by means of statistical analysis of indexes based on GTA, behavioral responses of time-on-task (TOT), and Brunel Mood Scale (BRMUS). …"
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Testing and Evaluation of a Smart Irrigation System towards Smart landscaping in UAE حسب 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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A framework for implementing Green Supply Chain Management: The Case of Petco Gulf حسب HASSAN, HUDA YOUSIF ALI AHMED

"…From this research, it was found that as Petco gulf is present in the U.A.E. it can take advantage of this and by applying the GSCM strategies against each of its components this will help the company by, increased overall gross profit with the decrease in cost since going green in its supply chain means reducing the overheads. …"
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Custom foot orthoses improve performance, but do not modify the biomechanical manifestation of fatigue, during repeated treadmill sprints حسب Olivier Girard (409080)

"…Regardless of footwear condition, mean horizontal forces, step frequency, vertical and leg stiffness decreased from sprint 1 to sprint 8 (all <i>P</i> < 0.001). …"

Diabetes-related cardiovascular and economic burden in patients hospitalized for heart failure in the US: a recent temporal trend analysis from the National Inpatient Sample حسب Menatalla Mekhaimar (14103708)

"…In patients with HF and DM, mean (SD) age slightly decreased from 71 (13) to 70 (13) years, in which 47.5% were males in 2005 as compared with 52% in 2014 (p trend < 0.001 for both). …"

Hypospadias Reconstruction Training: Development of an Ex-Vivo Model for Objective Evaluation of Surgical Skills حسب Abbas, Tariq

"…However, EMG measurements showed significant reductions in average EMG power, total time, dominant frequency, and cumulative muscle workload after training. Additionally, the mean power spectral density of the EMG signal decreased notably post-training. …"
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Emergency ultrasound training needs review حسب Nature Research (16552612)

"…Residents’ level of confidence also increased with increased years of experience for all types of sonography except for scanning first trimester pregnancies. …"

Solar syngas production via methanothermal reduction of strontium oxide حسب Rahul R. Bhosale (6467102)

"…Application of heat recuperation considerably decreased the requirement of solar energy input, and hence the process efficiency is further amplified. …"