Calibration of building model based on indoor temperature for overheating assessment using genetic algorithm: Methodology, evaluation criteria, and case study by Mutasim Baba, Fuad

“…With the increased severity, intensity, and frequency of “heatwaves” due to climate change, it has become imperative to study the overheating risks in existing buildings. …”
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Between a rock and a hard place by Itani, Omar S.

“…The major aim of this paper is to examine how frontline employees — investment account managers — deal with the ongoing increase in customer demandingness. To address this, we draw on adaptability performance theory to test the facilitating effect of frontline employees' post-transaction service behaviors (SBs) — diligence, inducements, information communication, sportsmanship, and empathy — as a means of adaptation to higher levels of customer demand. …”
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Psychological and Coping Strategies Related to Home Isolation and Social Distancing in Children and Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-sectional Study by Abduljaleel Abdullatif Zainel (18055382)

“…The mean score varied little with increasing reported vulnerability to the virus. …”

Angiotensin II AT1 receptor internalization, translocation and de novo synthesis modulate cytosolic and nuclear calcium in human vascular smooth muscle cells by Sleiman, S.

“…The present study was designed to verify if human (h) Angiotensin II (Ang II) type-1 receptor (hAT1R) undergoes internalization, nuclear translocation, and de novo synthesis in primary culture of human aortic vascular smooth muscle cells (hVSMCs) and if overexpression of this receptor modulates sustained free cytosolic ([Ca]c) and nuclear ([Ca]n) calcium. 3-dimensional (3-D) confocal microscopy was used to monitor free intracellular Ca2+ and hAT1R-green fluorescence protein (GFP) fusion protein in cultured hVSMCs. …”
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High phosphorus diet mitigates impairments in lipid and glucose metabolism associated with diet-induced obesity in male sprague dawley rats by Bassil, Maya

“…Thirty Sprague-Dawley adult male rats (mean weight = 201±3g) were allocated into 3 equal groups receiving either a balanced diet (control), high fat diet with regular P concentration of 0.3% (HF) or high fat, high P (0.9%) diet (HFHP). …”
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Factors behind the fragmentation of the Lebanese Maronites after the 1975 Civil War by Rowayheb, Marwan George

“…Third, to what extent would divergences of opinion about the meaning and outcomes of defeat contribute to loss of cohesion? …”
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Empirical evaluation of change in crash risk due to lane marking reallocation: A case study in Kochi City, Japan by Hiroaki, Nishiuchi

“…In addition, the results indicate that the PICUD value tends to decrease (i.e., the crash risk tends to increase) with increasing speed of the following vehicle relative to the leading vehicle. …”
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STARD 13 in prostate cancer. (c2018) by Saab, Sahar S.

“…Knocking down StarD13 by siRNA led to an increase in cell proliferation and adhesion yet a decrease in cell motility and cell speed in prostate cancer. …”
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Association between sources of sexuality education, sexual beliefs and behaviours in Lebanese young adults by Bouclaous, Carmel H.

“…This study assessed the association between sources of sexuality education, sexual beliefs and behaviour among Lebanese youth. 451 unmarried students at a private university, mean age 20.25 (±1.41) years, participated in the study. …”
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Determinants of Disordered Eating Patterns among an LGTBQ Community in Lebanon by Harb, Hana

“…Generally, the LBGTQ population in this study scored higher than cisgender and heterosexual individuals for the mean and global scores of the EDE-Q, indicating an increased risk for disordered eating behaviors and attitudes. …”
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Patterns of pain medication use in older individuals with cardiovascular disease by Kabbara, Wissam K.

“…Among the admitted patients, 64.2% of the females received at least one pain medication, as compared to 49% of the males (p = 0.002). Participants had a mean age of 76.34 ± 7.43 years, and received a mean of 1.81 ± 0.83 pain medications. …”
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The effect of Dopamine Agonists on patients with advanced Parkinson's disease subjected to subthalamic deep brain stimulation. (c2000) by Jabre, Mazen Gerges

“…Dyskinesias, motor fluctuations, and levodopa-equivalent daily dose requirements decreased by 82.35%,82.14%, and 77%, respectively (p<O.OI). The mean levodopa dose was reduced by 90% (p < 0.01), while the mean dopamine agonist dose was increased by 15% from preoperative level. …”
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Suboptimal dietary knowledge predicts lower diet quality for cancer prevention among university students in Beirut by Jabbour, Jana

“…The sample included 300 participants (55% females, mean age: 20 years). The mean knowledge score was 49.5%. …”
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Identification of Cancer Stem Cells in Human Gastrointestinal Carcinoid and Neuroendocrine Tumors by Gaur, Puja

“…Results By using the Aldefluor assay, aldehyde dehydrogenase–positive (ALDH+) cells comprised 5.8% ± 1.4% (mean ± standard error of the mean) of cells from 19 patient samples. …”
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Teaching Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo to Emergency Medicine Residents by Using Gagne’s Nine Steps of Instructional Design by Khalid Bashir (9300293)

“…Pre-intervention MCQs mean score was 15.2 (14.4– 16.1), which increased to 18.0 (17.4– 18.6). …”

Changing life expectancy in European countries 1990–2021: a subanalysis of causes and risk factors from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Nicholas, Steel

“…The rate of improvement was lower in 2011–19 than in 1990–2011 in all countries except for Norway, where the mean annual increase in life expectancy rose from 0·21 years (95% UI 0·20 to 0·22) in 1990–2011 to 0·23 years (0·21 to 0·26) in 2011–19 (difference of 0·03 years). …”
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Co‐operative learning for Children with an Autistic Spectrum disorder (ASD) in mainstream and special class settings by Grey, Ian M.

“…Active task engagement was found to remain relatively stable and passive task engagement was found to decrease for one child and remain stable for the other. …”
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A GRASP Approach for Solving Large-Scale Electric Bus Scheduling Problems by Raka Jovanovic (17947838)

“…The results of the conducted computational experiments indicate that an increase in infrastructure investment through high speed chargers can significantly decrease the size of the necessary fleets. …”

Impact of timing and severity of COVID-19 infection in pregnancy on intrauterine fetal growth- a registry-based study from Doha-Qatar by Fathima Minisha (16475100)

“…<h3>Background</h3> <p>The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted pregnant women, increasing maternal and neonatal morbidity. The placenta is a potential target for the pathophysiological processes due to the increased thrombotic inflammatory activation and inadequate uteroplacental perfusion and oxygenation, potentially causing intrauterine growth restriction. …”

A Comprehensive Overview of the COVID-19 Literature: Machine Learning–Based Bibliometric Analysis by Alaa Abd-Alrazaq (17430900)

“…This led to a rapid increase in the number of COVID-19–related publications. …”