Mortality and socio-economic outcomes among patients hospitalized for stroke and diabetes in the US: a recent analysis from the National Inpatient Sample by Aya Tabbalat (14150019)

“…In those patients, the mean (SD) age slightly decreased from 70 (13) years to 69 (13) years (p-trend < 0.001). …”

Awareness and education are the most significant elements for safe driving behavior and better life quality by Amal Abdul Aziz Sabri (19772844)

“…It is necessary to handle it properly by means of prediction, planning and management. This is especially true for the rapid development of road networks in the country and the exponential increase in the number of drivers, vehicles and the related industry development. …”

Using Text Mining and Cluster Analysis to Improve Customers Complaints System by HASAN, SALMA

“…The goal of Customer relationship management in all organizations, regardless of the type of industry and service provided, is to increase customer’s satisfaction and achieve retention. …”
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The Effect of High Dose Isoflavone Supplementation on Serum Reverse T3 in Euthyroid Men With Type 2 Diabetes and Post-menopausal Women by Thozhukat Sathyapalan (704787)

“…Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) serum concentrations increased while free thyroxine (fT₄) concentrations decreased with 3 months of SPI compared to SP supplementation for both men and women. rT₃ correlated with TSH in both studies (<i>p</i> = 0.03) but not with either fT₃ or fT₄. fT₃ levels did not differ between the SPI and SP preparations.…”

Caloric restriction reduces trabecular bone loss during aging and improves bone marrow adipocyte endocrine function in male mice by Charlotte Rinne (18766966)

“…Cortical bone, however, was decreased in young mice on CR and remained reduced in aged mice, irrespective of dietary intervention. …”

Novel proteins implicated in lipid metabolism disorders by Nature Research (16552612)

“…</p><p>ANGPTL4 is a protein that is activated during fasting, decreasing the release of free fatty acids from circulating triglyceride-rich lipoproteins. …”

Distribution network line protection in the presence of distributed generation by Margossian, Harag

“…Conversely, if they are connected upstream of the device, the device sees a higher current than before. This means that the reliability, selectivity and speed of the protection devices can be negatively or positively affected. …”
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Comparison of the Effects of 15 and 60 ,ug/kg Fentanyl Used for Induction of Anesthesia in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease by Abi Nader, Elie

“…At 3 min the heart rate (HR) in patients given 15 [mu]/kg increased by 6; whereas the HR in those given 60 [mu]g/kg increased by 14 (P < 0.01). …”
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Using Data Mining and Text Mining Techniques in Predicting the Price of Real Estate Properties in Dubai by Khashan, Deena Younis Abo

“…Also, the linear correlation between regular features and the price feature has increased noticeably. For example, the correlation coefficient metric has increased by 206.08% for the dataset that holds the records of the apartments that are offered for selling. …”
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Parliamentary consociationalism in Lebanon: equal citizenry vs. quotated confessionalism by Salamey, Imad

“…The realisation of consociational democracy in Lebanon, the article argues, would require the eventual adoption of proportional representation as a means of moving the country from a 'confessionally quotated' to 'equal citizenry' based representation.…”
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The importance of child car seat safety by Tawfeeq A. Khoja (19772931)

“…The safety belt in the vehicle is the first means of safety while driving. The 1998 Saudi Law on the use of safety belts defines the device as that part which holds the user's body firmly on the seat. …”

An empirical evaluation of the technology cycle time indicator as ameasure of the pace of technological progress in superconductortechnology by Kayal, A.A.

“…This study found the trend in TCT changed abruptly from gradually increasing (slowing in cycle time) to steadily decreasing (speeding up in cycle time) following the discovery of high-temperature superconductors. …”
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The Impact of Internal Dynamic Facades on Energy Saving by BADAWIEH, SARA AHMAD

“…As the world’s environment is suffering from excessive problems people are facing nowadays, increase in levels of CO2 is one of these problems. …”
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Phase state of secondary organic aerosol in chamber photo-oxidation of mixed precursors by Yu Wang (12152)

“…Although less important than RH and MR_org/inorg, the SOA composition plays a second-order role, with differences in the liquid-to-nonliquid transition at moderate MR_org/inorg of ∼ 1 observed between biogenic-only (anthropogenic-free) and anthropogenic-containing VOC systems. Considering the combining role of the RH and chemical composition in aerosol phase state, the BF decreased monotonically with increasing hygroscopic growth factor (GF), and the BF was ∼ 0 when GF was larger than 1.15. …”

Assessing continuing education practices and preferences amongst Lebanese hospital pharmacists by Iskandar, Katia

“…Descriptive statistics were calculated for all study variables. This includes the mean and standard deviation for continuous measures, counts and percentages for categorical variables Results: A total of 107 (53.5%) participants completed the questionnaires. …”
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Recombinant Adeno-Associated Virus-Mediated In Utero Gene Transfer Gives Therapeutic Transgene Expression in the Sheep by Abi Nader, Khalil

“…Plasma hFIX levels then dropped as fetal liver and lamb weights increased, although low levels were detected 6 months after late gestation injection (75 and 52.5 ng/ml, n = 2). …”
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Trace element removal during in vitro and in vivo continuous haemodialysis by Btaiche, Imad F.

“…Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) increasingly is being used to treat critically ill patients with renal disease. …”
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Assessing the perceptions of pharmacists working in Lebanese hospitals on the continuing education preferences by Iskandar, Katia

“…Descriptive statistics were calculated for all study variables. This includes the mean and standard deviation for continuous measures, counts and percentages for categorical variables Results: A total of 107 (53.5%) participants completed the questionnaires. …”
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A novel phosphorylated STAT3 inhibitor enhances T cell cytotoxicity against melanoma through inhibition of regulatory T cells by Abou-Ghazal, Mohamed K.

“…The activation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) has been identified as a key mediator that drives the fundamental components of melanoma malignancy, including immune suppression in melanoma patients. Increasing evidence also suggests that regulatory T cells (Tregs) are important in suppressing anti-tumor immunity and play a dominant role in negating efficacious immunotherapy approaches. …”
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On-demand mobile sensing framework for traffic monitoring. (c2017) by Abdul Rahman, Sawsan

“…With the increased need for mobility and the overcrowding of cities, the area of Intelligent Transportation aims at improving the efficiency, safety, and productivity of transportation systems by relying on communication and sensing technologies. …”
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