Does standalone phacoemulsification lower intraocular pressure in glaucomatous eyes? A systematic review and meta-analysis by Osama Hussein (21301202)

“…For OAG patients, the pooled effect showed an IOPR% of 18.94% with a significant absolute change of −4.35 mmHg, <i>p</i> < 0.001 at 12 months, and IOPR% of 16.95% with an absolute IOP change of −3.83 mmHg, <i>p</i> < 0.001 at 24 months. In ACG patients, medication use decreased by 67.13% at 12 months and 51.58% at 24 months (<i>p</i> < 0.001 for both), while in OAG patients, the reduction was 45.52% at 12 months and 50.19% at 24 months (<i>p</i> < 0.001). …”

Investigating vulnerability for developing eating disorders in a multi-confessional population by Doumit, Rita

“…Results showed that anxiety had the greatest effect on increasing the predisposition to ED, followed by stress level, BID, depression and restrained eating. …”
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Zirconium phytate-based proton conductors for high-temperature fuel cell applications by Nimir, Wessam Ahmed Mohamed

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Confinement Effectiveness in Rectangular Concrete Columns with Fiber Reinforced Polymer Wraps by Tabbara, Mazen

“…Results showed an increase in corner stresses with sharper corner radii, a localization of failure at the corners, and a decrease in confinement effectiveness with an increase in the rectangularity of the cross section or an increase in corner sharpness. …”
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A numerical study of friction in isothermal EHD rolling-sliding sphere-plane contacts with spinning by Dormois, H.

“…Moreover in the transverse direction spinning favors large shear stresses of opposite signs, decreasing the fluid viscosity by non-Newtonian effects. …”
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Intravenous administration of gold nanoparticles in rats exhibit alterations in sphingomyelins, bile acids, sphingolipids, and cholesterol esters levels by Haya Al-Sulaiti (5449256)

“…Rats (n = 14) were divided into three groups: control (<i>n</i>= 2), AuNPs (<i>n</i>= 6) and AgNPs (<i>n</i>= 6), to mimic potential biomedical exposure scenarios. …”

Impact of birth weight to placental weight ratio and other perinatal risk factors on left ventricular dimensions in newborns: a prospective cohort analysis by Ashraf Gad (17040114)

“…Chi-squared and one-way analysis of variance were used to compare BW/PW groups and the best regression model was selected using a genetic and backward stepwise algorithm.</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">We analyzed 827 neonates in three BW/PW groups: small (n=16), normal (n=488), and large (n=323). …”

IS security menace by Balozian, Puzant

“…It is widely believed in IS security literature that enforcing IS security policy compliance on employees through various means is the solution for security effectiveness. …”
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The efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation in patients with medication overuse headaches secondary to chronic migraines (P4.128) by 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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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). The presence of the pyrolyzed binder decreased the excess adsorption by 34 % and the gravimetric storage capacity by 48%. …”
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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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Confidence in Public Institutions and the Run up to the October 2019 Uprising in Lebanon by Fakih, Ali

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Palliative Tumor Control by Trabectedin in Pediatric Advanced Sarcoma by Nasser, Soumana C.

“…We report the case of an eight year old boy with non metastatic alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma of the right forearm (Group 3, Stage III). After treatment failure of several chemotherapeutic regimens and progression of his disease, Trabectedin was administered at 1.3 mg/m2/dose intravenously over 24 hours for two cycles. …”
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Dietary Calcium Intake of 1200 mg/d May Have Negative Correlation on Percent Body Fat by Dimassi, Hani I.

“…Based on our findings, there may be association between daily ingestion of at least 1200 mg of calcium and decreased percent body fat…”
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The effects of needleless connectors on catheter-related thrombotic occlusions by Btaiche, Imad F.

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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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Buckling Analysis of Functionally Graded Materials (FGM) Thin Plates with Various Circular Cutout Arrangements by Alashkar, Adnan

“…The normalized buckling load was also calculated to compare the buckling performance of FGM plates with various dimensions. Moreover, von Mises stress analysis was examined to understand the yield capability of the FGM plates in addition to the buckling modes that show the stress distribution of the critical buckling stress. …”
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Communication-Based Adaptive Overcurrent Protection for Distribution Systems with DistributedGenerators by Sulaiman, Mohamad

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Fiber-matrix interfacial area reduction in fiber reinforced cements and concretes at moderate to high fiber volume fractions by Karam, Gebran N.

“…Fiber-fiber interaction and overlap of fibers with fibers, voids and aggregates can dramatically decrease the efficiency of the reinforcement by reducing this interfacial area. …”
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The downsides of information systems security policy compliance efforts by Balozian, Puzant

“…It is widely believed in IS security literature that enforcing IS security policy compliance on employees through various means is the solution for security effectiveness. …”
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