Investigating energy savings due to implementing green roof on existing residential buildings in UAE by Alnaqbi, Athari Khamis

“…Green roof has been used on building roofs since ancient times. A widespread use of roof vegetation as a refurbishing technique has significantly increased in recent years. …”
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Tailoring motivational health messages for smoking cessation using an mHealth recommender system integrated with an electronic health record: a study protocol by Santiago Hors-Fraile (5950823)

“…The usage of tailored health messages to support quitting has been proved to increase quitting success rates. Technology can provide convenient means to deliver tailored health messages. …”

A Low-Cost Closed-Loop Solar Tracking System Based on the Sun Position Algorithm by E. H. Chowdhury (545276)

“…<p>Sun position and the optimum inclination of a solar panel to the sun vary over time throughout the day. A simple but accurate solar position measurement system is essential for maximizing the output power from a solar panel in order to increase the panel efficiency while minimizing the system cost. …”

A Fully Optical Laser Based System for Damage Detection and Localization in Rail Tracks Using Ultrasonic Rayleigh Waves: A Numerical and Experimental Study by Masurkar, Faeez

“…First, the noise and unwanted wave packets increase with the increase in the time window and the inspection length. …”
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Polymer chain dynamics in epoxy based composites as investigated by broadband dielectric spectroscopy by Hassan, Mohammad K.

“…The Vogel–Fulcher–Tammann–Hesse equation fitted well to relaxation time vs. temperature data and comparison of Vogel temperatures suggests lower free volume per mass for the 3,3′-based network. …”
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Predicting infarction growth rate II using ANFIS-based binary particle swarm optimization technique in ischemic stroke by Afnan Al-Ali (16888695)

“…One such promising technique, the Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS), has shown potential, but it faces the 'curse of dimensionality' and long training times as the number of features increased. This paper introduces an innovative, automatic method that combines Binary Particle Swarm Optimization (BPSO) with ANFIS architecture, achieves reduction in dimensionality by reducing the number of rules and training time. …”

Optimizing chemisorption based direct air capture unit efficiency in HVAC systems: A study on the impact of DAC location and adsorption conditions as a response to the climate cris... by Yasser M. Abdullatif (16500945)

“…., positioning the DAC unit after the exhaust fan in AHU) in comparison to a stand-alone unit, the efficiency of the DAC system is improved at varying times through the summer season in Qatar. Specifically locating DAC unit at Position 6 increases DAC efficiency from 5.3% to 27.19% for 8th of June 2022 at 11:00 am in Qatar. …”

Short-Term Load Forecasting in Active Distribution Networks Using Forgetting Factor Adaptive Extended Kalman Filter by Mena S. ElMenshawy (17983807)

“…The forgetting factor improves the estimation accuracy and increases the system convergence when compared with the AEKF. …”

Exploring the Potential of Metaverse Technology in Healthcare: Applications, Challenges, and Future Directions by Hidayat Ullah (2330719)

“…<p dir="ltr">In recent times, the emergence of the Metaverse has garnered worldwide attention as an innovative digital space that holds immense potential to provide a wide range of health services to medical professionals and patients. …”

First principles investigation of CO and CO₂adsorption on graphene nanoribbon modified by ZrO_x by Ahmad I. Ayesh (10188469)

“…In particular, the Zr doped GNR has the highest capacity for both gases' adsorption, where the adsorption energy for CO and CO₂ increases 18.4 and 16.5 times, respectively, reference to the pristine GNR. …”

Selective ROCK Inhibitor Enhances Blood Flow Recovery after Hindlimb Ischemia by Hend Salah Fayed (17732622)

“…We found that GSK429286 was ten times more potent in enhancing endothelial tube formation than Fasudil, a classic ROCK inhibitor. …”

Transient Modeling of a New Solar Distillation Unit for Remote Areas by Iqbal, Muhammad Mustafa Muhammad

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In vitrocomparison of natural tooth-whitening remedies and professional tooth-whitening systems by Randa F., Abidia

“…BackgroundAn increasing number of patients are using natural homemade remedies such as strawberries, banana peels, coconut oil rinse, basil, lemon, activated charcoal, apple cider vinegar, baking soda, and turmeric to obtain whiter teeth. …”
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Decreased phosphodiesterase activities in cardiac hypertrophy by Abi-Gerges, A.

“…The transient increase in ICa,L elicited by a 15 s application of Iso (100 nM) was similar in both groups. …”
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An examination of how climate change could affect the future spread of Fusarium spp. around the world, using correlative models to model the changes by Muhammad Riaz, Ejaz

“…In this study, we hypothesize that crop diseases caused by Fusarium spp. will increase across all four corners of the world by 2050 and 2070 in response to future climate conditions. …”
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ROS-Mediated Autophagic Death in Glioblastoma Cells Upon Treatment by Human Recombinant Arginase I (Co)- PEG5000 [HuArgI (Co)-PEG5000] by Abdel Khalek, Maya

“…Secondly, the results also showed in both U251 and A172 cells, an increase in the percentage of the survival of cells co-treated with HuArgI (Co)-PEG5000 and chloroquine; indicating that autophagy is contributing to cell death at late time points in GBM cells. …”
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Sternbergia Clusiana Bulb Ethanolic Extracts Induce Apoptosis in MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cells by Elias, Nazira

“…A dose-dependent increase in apoptosis via induced DNA fragmentation was revealed via Cell Death ELISA as well as an increase in cellular fragmentation using flow cytometry. …”
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Project manager perceptions factors influencing the delivery of successful innovation in construction projects by DIAB, MOHAMED EL SAYED

“…There has been an increase in the adoption of innovation in the construction industry over time. …”
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Developing Nationals in UAE Government Organizations by Alyammahi, Jemeiah Rashed Mohammed

“…The dissertation addresses the factors affecting talent management and activities to increase talented employees’ motivation, productivity and loyalty to their organizations. …”
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Acute intense fatigue does not modify the effect of EVA and TPU custom foot orthoses on running mechanics, running economy and perceived comfort by Ken Van Alsenoy (14150559)

“…Two-way repeated measures ANOVA [condition (CON, EVA, and TPU) × fatigue (fresh and fatigued)] were conducted. Flight time shortened (P = 0.026), peak braking (P = 0.016) and push-off (P = 0.032) forces decreased and vertical stiffness increased (P = 0.014) from before to after the repeated-sprint exercise, independent of footwear condition. …”