IMPROVING BER PERFORMANCE OF LDPC CODES BASED ON INTERMEDIATE DECODING RESULTS by Alghonaim, Esa

“…Simulation results with a rate ½ (1024,512) progressive edge-growth (PEG) LDPC code show that the proposed modification can decrease the BER by as much as 10-to-40%, particularly for high SNR values.…”
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FESP. (c1995) by Haidar, Kamal

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Waste materials utilization in 3D printable concrete for sustainable construction applications: a review by Mohammad Irshidat (16494152)

“…<p dir="ltr">Three dimensionally printed concrete (3DPC) is an interesting topic that has attracted increasing attention during the last few years. This paper offers a comprehensive review of the utilization of waste materials in 3DPC. …”

Nanoporous graphene monolith for hydrogen storage by Romanos, J.

“…Monolith has been synthesized with a packing density of 0.7 g/cm3 using MSC30 and Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA). …”
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Can Leadership-coaching Mind-set Substitute that of Crisis Management in Higher Education? by Chaika, Oksana

“…Identified decrease in performance excellence in the times of pandemic in higher education proves a burning need for changing styles in leading an educational institution, teaching and learning modes. …”
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Immunohistochemical profiling of the heat shock response in obese non-diabetic subjects revealed impaired expression of heat shock proteins in the adipose tissue by Ali Tiss (437068)

“…Physical exercise reduced the expression of various HSPs in obese to normal levels observed in lean subjects with a parallel decrease in the endogenous levels of IL-6, TNF-α, and RANTES. …”

Water Footprint Assessment and Virtual Water Trade in the Globally Most Water-Stressed Country, Qatar by Nayla Higazy (17679453)

“…In contrast, virtual water imports fluctuated over the years, in 2016 and 2018 substantial rises in virtual water imports were apparent followed by a steady decrease. Looking at the national water consumption, virtual water imports and exports, it is evident that Qatar’s water imports and exports are drastically higher than its local consumption. …”

Investigating the causes and drivers of food waste in the hospitality sector in Dubai-UAE. Toward implementing food waste prevention strategies.” by SADEH, REHAM ZEYAD

“…Saving natural resources to protect the planet and help sustain a better future for the generations requires focusing mainly on the three pillars of a sustainable society that are important for humans to live and interact. …”
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Dietary Calcium Intake of 1200 mg/d May Have Negative Correlation on Percent Body Fat by Dimassi, Hani I.

“…The high-calcium group (intake ≥1200 mg/d) had a significantly higher mean caloric intake (P ≤ .01) and significantly lower percent body fat (P ≤ .05) than the low-calcium group (intake <1200 mg/d). …”
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StarD13 by Jaafar, Leila

“…As such, and through the dysregulation of Rho GTPases, this affects adhesion dynamics, actin dynamics, and leads to an increase or a decrease in tumor metastasis depending on the tumor grade and type. …”
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Palliative Tumor Control by Trabectedin in Pediatric Advanced Sarcoma by Nasser, Soumana C.

“…The patient's quality of life improved as noted by a significant decrease in opiate requirements and ability to tolerate oral intake. …”
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The economics of oil, biofuel and food commodities by Bahel, Eric

“…It is shown that, with a highly inelastic demand for food, an increase in the productivity of land in agriculture will decrease the price of food in the short-run, only to increase it in the long-run as the stock of fossil fuel is depleted.…”
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Confidence in Public Institutions and the Run up to the October 2019 Uprising in Lebanon by Fakih, Ali

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Effect of lubricant rheology on friction in coated elastohydrodynamic lubricated contacts by Habchi, W.

“…The first coating type consists of a soft material with a low thermal inertia while the second is a hard material with a high thermal inertia. …”
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Non-linear relationship between real commodity price volatility and real effective exchange rate: The case of commodity-exporting countries by Boubakri, Salem

“…However, for periods when a country is better integrated financially, we observe a decrease in the impact of real commodity price volatility on REER, especially for the two panels of food and beverages as well as energy. …”
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Doppler broadening spectroscopy of carbon black and carbon black-filled rubbers by Semaan, Mars E.

“…The S parameter decreases as carbon black is added to the rubber. The decrease in the S parameter depends on the type and morphology of the carbon black. …”
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Improvement Algorithm for Limited Space Scheduling by Zouein, Pierrette

“…Selecting construction methods, scheduling activities, and planning the use of site space are key to constructing a project efficiently. Site layout and activity scheduling have been tackled as independent problems. …”
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Where do jobs go when oil prices drop? by Karaki, Mohamad B.

“…In this paper, we estimate a factor augmented vector autoregressive (FAVAR) model to investigate the effect of oil price shocks on total private job flows as well as on industry-level job creation and destruction. …”
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Production and properties of thermostable proteases from bacillus thermoleovorans strain HSR by Tokajian, Sima

“…The proteases show higher activity towards short synthetic peptides while a decrease in specificity was observed with longer peptides.…”
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Shear behavior of green concrete beams reinforced with basalt FRP bars and stirrups by Abathar Al-Hamrani (16494884)

“…Three beams were transversely reinforced with steel stirrups to serve as a control. Experimental results indicated that the ultimate shear capacity was significantly increased at higher reinforcement ratios. …”