Urban Geometry: The Effect of Height Diversity and Buildings Configuration on Thermal Performance and Cooling Load at Urban Scale. A Case Study in Dubai / UAE حسب SHAREEF, SUNDUS LUAY

"…However, the previous studies have primarily focused on traditional methods of increasing the shading effect, such as by increasing buildings height / canyon width H/W ratio to provide the required compactness for desired solar access and energy saving target. …"
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The efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation in patients with medication overuse headaches secondary to chronic migraines (P4.128) حسب Ahdab, Rechdi

"…Conclusions: Our results show that cathodal tDCS over the visual cortex and anodal tDCS over the left DLPFC have a significant analgesic effect in MOH and effectively decrease the number of severe migraine days. There was also a significant decrease in the consumption of analgesic medications in the DLPFC group and in the pain intensity in the Occipital group. …"
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Macular ultrastructural features in amblyopia using high-definition optical coherence tomography حسب Al-Haddad, Christiane Elias

"…Also, amblyopic eyes demonstrated a shallow foveal pit compared with normal fellow eyes. Mean foveal thickness was significantly increased in amblyopic (228.56 µm) versus fellow eyes (221.72 µm), p=0.03. …"
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Minocycline and riluzole brain disposition حسب Milane, Aline

"…The objective of our workwas to study the interactions between RLZ, MNC and theefflux pump p-glycoprotein (p-gp) at the blood–brain barrier.We investigated these two drugs as: (i) p-gp substrates bycomparing their brain uptake in CF1 mdr1a ()/)) and mdr1a(+/+) mice, (ii) p-gp modulators by studying their effect onthe cerebral uptake of digoxin. mdr1a ()/) ) mice showedhigher brain uptake of MNC and RLZ than mdr1a (+/+) (in a1.6- and 1.4-fold, respectively); and in mdr1a (+/+) micepre-treated with repeated doses of MNC, brain uptake ofdigoxin was increased. …"
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The performance of banks in post-war Lebanon حسب Raad, Elias

"…Although we find that Lebanese banks are profitable, most of them had accounting return on assets (ROA) greater than one percent over most of our test period, they are not as profitable as a control group of banks from five other countries located in the Middle East. …"
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Cafeteria diet-fed mice is a pertinent model of obesity-induced organ damage حسب Zeeni, Nadine

"…Conclusion Functional and structural damage in CAF were higher than HF of similar macronutrient composition. This study provides a novel dietary model in mice that mimics multi-organ physiologic alterations in humans secondary to obesity.…"
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Revisiting leishmaniasis in the time of war حسب Jaber, Amani

"…Conclusions This new outbreak of leishmaniasis in Lebanon is the first of its kind for more than a decade. The sudden increase in Leishmania cases in Lebanon in 2013 is attributed to the increasing numbers and wide distribution of Syrian refugees in Lebanon. …"
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Who Cares About Environmental Quality in the MENA Region? حسب Dibeh, Ghassan

"…Third, the fact that females demand more environmental quality than males allows us to forecast a general increase in such awareness as females across the region participate more in the economy, society and politics leading to what we can call ‘female environmental stewardship’.…"
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White lies telling in lebanese discourse. (c2011) حسب Nakkouzi, Rania

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Herbal Products and Dietary Supplements حسب El Khoury, Ghada

"…There has been a marked increase in use of herbal products and dietary supplements (HP/DS) in many developed and developing countries. …"
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Effect of technology integration in teaching quadratic functions .... (c2011) حسب Jiryes, Hala Adib

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The use of household budget surveys to estimate the availability of fruits and vegetables for consumption in Swiss households after deduction of food waste حسب Bouclaous, Carmel

"…Families with children are less likely to meet the recommendations than other types of households. Conclusions This paper reveals a need to improve the availability and accessibility to fruits and vegetables, particularly in households with children. …"
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Towards safe driving: The relation between driving vehicles and drug addiction behaviour حسب Abdullah Al-Otaibi (4968325)

"…On the one hand, official statistics in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia reveal that up to 2014, traffic accidents had increased by @0 in the previous ten years, and in the past 23 years more than half a million people were injured and sixty thousand died. …"

Centralized, Distributed, and Module-Integrated Electric Power System Schemes in CubeSats: Performance Assessment حسب Bayan Hussein (16904856)

"…This work proposes a module-integrated (MI) scheme for EPS architectures to increase the reliability through modularity and redundancy. …"

Carbon Nanotube Effect on the Ductility, Flexural Strength, and Permeability of Concrete حسب Mohamed O. Mohsen (14590765)

"…The results indicated that concrete prepared using high CNT contents of 0.15 and 0.25 wt.% increased the flexural strength by more than 100% in comparison with 0% CNT concrete. …"

OSRA Grant Cycle 5 Public Reports : Project Title: Comprehensive Parenting Program to Enhance Preterm Infants’ Health and Development A Randomized Controlled Trial حسب Lama Charafeddine (6843536)

"…<p dir="ltr">This original research addresses the critical challenges faced by preterm infants born at less than 32 weeks, who are at high risk of developmental delays and disabilities. …"

An unusual case of ureteric stricture post robotic partial nephrectomy of a renal mass managed by Memokath insertion حسب Ahmed Haroon (22046756)

"…Ureteric stricture is a rare but serious complication that significantly increase the morbidity and worsens the quality of life for cancer patients. …"

A simplified sliding‐mode control method for multi‐level transformerless DVR حسب Hasan Komurcugil (16388513)

"…The inherent advantages of SMC (fast dynamic response and high robustness) are combined with FCS concept to increase the effectiveness of the method in achieving the desired control objectives. …"

An Advanced Hierarchical Identity-Based Security Mechanism by Blockchain in Named Data Networking حسب Bing Li (43671)

"…Especially, the average response delay of the AHISM-B scheme is less by 8% than that of the classic NDN scheme. With the increase of the average arrival rate of Interest packets, the advantage of the AHISM-B could be enhanced further to 11%.…"

Performance investigation of solar photovoltaic panels using mist nozzles cooling system حسب Syed Ali Raza Naqvi (12428586)

"…Therefore, it is necessary to find a way to mitigate the efficiency loss due to rise in temperature as well as to increase life span of solar photovoltaics by lowering its cell temperature. …"