Developing Dynamic Daylighting Metric for Dynamic Facades in Office Buildings in Dubai by THALOOB, AFRA BAKHIT

“…Such considerations provide various benefits in terms of increasing visual comfort and decreasing energy demands. The purpose of this study is to develop a new daylight performance metric that is suitable for dynamic facades. …”
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An empirical study on measuring operating efficiency and revenue of real estate assets in the UAE using data envelopment analysis by Alafifi, Abdulrahman

“…Result also shows that 95% of the building assets in the sample are by and large operating at decreasing returns to scale. This implies that managers need to considerably reduce the operational resources (input) to improve the levels of revenue. …”
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Efficient multi-objective neural architecture search framework via policy gradient algorithm by Bo Lyu (16522643)

“…This approach eliminates the need for a sampling controller to be learned and enables the encompassment of non-differentiable metrics. …”

Epstein–Barr Virus Epidemiology, Serology, and Genetic Variability of LMP-1 Oncogene Among Healthy Population: An Update by Maria K. Smatti (4675852)

“…In addition, symptoms of EBV infection are not distinguishable from other viral infections, and therefore, it remains questionable whether there is a need to screen for EBV prior to blood transfusion. …”

An Experimental Investigation of the Effects of Dressing and Grinding Parameters on Sustainable Grinding of Inconel 738 Used for Automated Manufacturing by Mohammadjafar Hadad (17541345)

“…<p dir="ltr">The significant effect of the dressing process on the surface of the grinding wheel (GW) and the need to provide an optimal dressing condition are the requirements of reduction machining time and energy consumption in the sustainable grinding process. …”

A case of cat-scratch disease with unusual ophthalmic manifestations by Ghazi, Nicola G.

“…A 12-year-old healthy male presented with three weeks history of decreased visual acuity in the right eye. …”
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Pharmacist Role in Hypertension Management in the Community Setting: Questionnaire Development, Validation, and Application by Lama Soubra (11666333)

“…Pharmacists can play a substantial role in decreasing the burden of the disease.</p><h3>Purpose</h3><p dir="ltr">The primary aim of this study was to develop and validate a scale assessing the pharmacist role in hypertension management in the community pharmacy setting. …”

Heavy Metals Removal Using Activated Carbon, Silica and Silica Activated Carbon Composite by Kabbani, Ahmad

“…SEM pictures were taken for the three particles under test.…”
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A comparison of peer, teacher and self-feedback on the reduction of language errors in student essays by Diab, Nuwar Mawlawi

“…This quasi-experimental study examined the effect of different sources of corrective feedback (teacher, peer, self) on reducing pronoun agreement and lexical errors in student essays. Three Lebanese university student groups sat for a pre-test, received instruction on the errors under study, and practiced correcting them in response to their respective source of feedback. …”
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Prevalence and Phylogenetic Analysis of Parvovirus (B19V) among Blood Donors with Different Nationalities Residing in Qatar by Doua Abdelrahman (17280667)

“…B19V DNA prevalence statistically decreased with age (p = 0.03). Anti-B19V IgG was detected in 60.3% (561/930) of the tested samples, while only 2.1% (20/930) were IgM-positive and 1.2% (11/930) were both IgM- and IgG-positive. …”

Effectiveness of Intravenous Iron Therapy in the Management of Severe Iron Deficiency Anemia: A Retrospective Study by Obaidullah Zafar (17910572)

“…The study included 84 patients, with 89.3% being women and 10.7% men, and an average age of 35.1 years. …”

Kinetic and thermodynamic study of phosphate removal from water by adsorption onto (Arundo donax) reeds by Abdelhay, Arwa

“…The experimental adsorption data were analyzed using three kinetic models: pseudo-first order, pseudo-second order, and intra-particle diffusion model. …”
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Optimal management, prevalence, and clinical behavior of saddle pulmonary embolism: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Fateen Ata (12217764)

“…Female sex (61.5 % vs. 41.3 %, p = 0.019), hypoxemia (90 % vs. 59.2 %, p < 0.001), massive PE features (89.7 % vs. 30.1 %, p < 0.001), associated chronic kidney disease (CKD) (10.3 % vs. 1.4 %, p = 0.002), and the need for mechanical ventilation (28.2 % vs. 13.1 %, p = 0.02) were significantly associated with increased mortality. …”

Application of an empirical transport model to simulate retention of nanocrystalline titanium dioxide in sand columns by Choy, Christine Chin

“…Past usage of this material as an ex situ pilot scale treatment filter has shown that it has a high adsorption capacity for a number of heavy metals and therefore would be a good candidate for injection technology. Three suspension concentrations (50, 75 and 100 mg l−1) were pumped through packed sand columns at different flow velocities (3.0, 6.8 and 14.1 cm min−1). …”
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The impact of bank liquidity on the Lebanese banks’ risk taking behavior by El Khoury, Rim

“…To achieve this objective, this study includes control variables and time dummy variables. Three models were tested depending on the definition of risk using the fixed effect model. …”
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EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF HYBRID LIQUID DESICCANT BASED VAPOR COMPRESSION COOLING SYSTEM by Al-Farayedhi, A.

“…Results show that the ratio of the outlet-to-inlet absolute humidity reaches a steady state value of about 0.6 and the temperature of air decreased from 48 to 38o C in the dehumidifier of the hybrid system. …”
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Effect of Intravenous Mannitol on Intraocular Pressure Changes in Vitrectomized and Non-Vitrectomized Eyes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by HASHEM ABU SERHAN (19737499)

“…In vitrectomized eyes, notable decreases were observed: at 30 min, the Ratio of Means (ROM) was 0.81 (95% CI: 0.53; 1.24), indicating a 19% reduction; at 60 min, the ROM of 0.833 (95% CI: 0.77; 0.89) showed a 16.7% reduction; at 90 min, the ROM of 0.757 (95% CI: 0.755; 0.758) corresponded to a 24.3% reduction; at 2 h, the ROM of 0.726 (95% CI: 0.642; 0.820) reflected a 27.4% reduction; at 3 h, the ROM of 0.692 (95% CI: 0.600; 0.797) resulted in a 30.8% reduction; and at 4 h, the ROM of 0.700 (95% CI: 0.363; 1.350) indicated a 30% reduction. …”

Effect of acute and chronic grapefruit, orange, and pineapple juice intake on blood lipid profile in normolipidemic rat. by Daher, Costantine F.

“…In the chronicstudy, only grapefruit significantly decreased plasma and VLDL TAG concentrations and relative VLDL particlesize with respect to other groups. …”
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Hygienic quality of chlorinated city water stored in household tanks in Byblos, Lebanon. (c2004) by Abi Chedid, Najib

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Phase II National Study: Job Satisfaction and Workplace Environment Among Community Pharmacists in Lebanon: Pre and Post Economic Crisis by Salaheddin, Amira Talaat

“…Average weekly working hours decreased from 59.2 hours in Phase 1 to 49.8 hours in Phase II. …”
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