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Shear behavior of green concrete beams reinforced with basalt FRP bars and stirrups
Published 2021“…In addition, the BFRP stirrups were effective in reducing the diagonal shear crack width and increasing the ultimate shear capacities of the tested beams. …”
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Emerging trends in direct air capture of CO<sub>2</sub>: a review of technology options targeting net-zero emissions
Published 2023“…In order to keep the global mean temperature at approximately 1.5 °C above the preindustrial era, the world needs increased deployment of negative emission technologies. …”
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Demographic characteristics and clinical and laboratory features of patients with Clostridiodes difficile infection: A retrospective study in Qatar
Published 2025“…ResultsOf the 595 patients, 308 (51.8%) were men with a mean age of 58 ± 19.9 years. The median duration of symptoms was 2 days, with an interquartile range values of 2-4 days. …”
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Sleeve Gastrectomy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Anthropometric and Cardiometabolic Improvements at 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 years—Are the Initial Benefits Sustained?
Published 2025“…Fasting blood glucose decreased significantly across the five time points, from 9.27 ± 4.11preop to 7.06 ± 2.70 <sub>year9 </sub>mmol/L. …”
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Application of Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub> magnetite nanoparticles grafted in silica (SiO<sub>2</sub>) for oil recovery from oil in water emulsions
Published 2021“…The MD was characterized using various analytical techniques (XRD, FTIR, TGA, TEM, VSM, etc.) and employed to recover oil from O/W emulsion, which were then regenerated and recycled several times. The effects of magnetic demulsifier dosage (MD<sub>dose</sub>), the concentration of oil (C<sub>oil</sub>), pH, the concentration of the surfactant (C<sub>sur</sub>), and separation time (t<sub>sep</sub>) on the demulsification efficiency (%<sub>hdem</sub>), and the percentage of oil recovered (%R<sub>oil</sub>) were evaluated. …”
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Biomarkers show promise for treatment of heart valve disease
Published 2015“…The researchers suggest that patients with increased pro- or decreased anti-calcific factors in their serum should avoid replacement with a bioprosthesis. …”
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Business Continuity Management Maturity Model for Banks in UAE
Published 2008“…They are faced with increasing levels of global competition, demanding customers and employees, shrinking product lifecycles and decreasing acceptable response times (Lockamy & McCormack, 2004) They have employees and deal with clients, suppliers & vendors from all over the world. …”
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Inclusive Education-Perception of Parents of Students with Special Needs in Segregated Settings in Dubai
Published 2017“…Triangulation method was used to increase the validity and reliability of the study. …”
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The impact of parental involvement on academic student achievement
Published 2012“…The results obviously display the way by which schools must travel to increase student’s achievement throughout effective parental involvement.…”
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SYSTEM DYNAMICS APPROACH FOR WHOLE LIFE CYCLE COST MODELLING OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PROJECTS IN UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Published 2020“…This is achieved by applying adjusting risks on project's initial cost at the preconstruction stage with respect to cost and risk behaviours at each time step. Cost impact is following an increasing S-Curve behaviour during CAPEX time and risk impact is following a decreasing S-Curve behaviour during CAPEX lifetime. …”
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Health-related quality of life as a predictor of tuberculosis treatment outcomes in Iraq
Published 2015“…MethodsThe Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy – Tuberculosis (FACIT-TB), a new TB-specific quality of life instrument derived from the internationally recognized FACIT measurement system for the assessment of HRQL, was administered. The mean total and subscale scores of the FACIT-TB at baseline, end of the intensive phase, and end of TB treatment were compared. …”
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Surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in Lebanese hospitals
Published 2016“…Antimicrobial resistance increases healthcare costs substantially in many countries, including Lebanon. …”
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Prediction of biogas production from chemically treated co-digested agricultural waste using artificial neural network
Published 2020“…The chemical treatment with NaHCO<sub>3</sub> improved the biodegradability of the substrate and increased the CMP by at least 43% with reference to the untreated substrate. …”
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Adsorptive Removal of Azithromycin Antibiotic from Aqueous Solution by Azolla Filiculoides-Based Activated Porous Carbon
Published 2021“…The lower mean square energy of 0.07 to 0.845 kJ/mol confirms the process’ physical nature. …”
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Neural network based predistortion of radio frequency power amplifiers
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Job satisfaction and organizational climate in the UAE work context
Published 2009“…This obvious change in the UAE job environment has led to an increase in emphasis on effective human resource management especially in ensuring employees’ job satisfaction as a means of maintaining high levels of motivation and increased input. …”
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Rapid mercury removal using living indigenous microalgal communities for water treatment applications
Published 2025“…Kinetic studies showed superior correlation with the pseudo-second-order model (R<sup>2</sup> > 0.996), with rate constants decreasing systematically from 767.5 to 216.0 g/mg·min as concentration increased, suggesting secondary chemical interactions may also contribute to the overall mechanism. …”
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Inappropriate Medication Use in Elderly Lebanese Outpatients
Published 2006“…More than half (59.6%) of the patients taking drugs at the time of the study were taking at least one inappropriate medication. …”
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A kinetic evaluation of nutrient and organic matter removal in greywater for green Walls: Assessing the performance of Mineral-Based, Organic, and Waste-Derived plant support media
Published 2024“…However, when accounting for leaching, which was significant in some organic media but expected to decrease with time, most organic media (SCG, date seeds, coco coir and bone) achieved around 80 % TOC removal. …”