Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2... by Michael, Brauer

“…Estimates reported represent the mean value across 500 draws from the estimate's distribution, with 95% uncertainty intervals (UIs) calculated as the 2·5th and 97·5th percentile values across the draws. …”
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Total Quality Implementation on Marine Transportation Association Under Natural Disruption of COVID-19 Pandemic by ASAD, NUHA JAMAL

“…The spread of COVID-19 infections has brought about remarkable measures confining travel and action interest in all countries. Social distancing, i.e., decreasing collaborations between people to dial back the spread of the infection, has turned into the new standard. …”
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Reactions, Adsorption and Diffusion in FCC Catalysts by Mahaly, Wafa

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Global fertility in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2021, with forecasts to 2100: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Natalia V, Bhattacharjee

“…Background Accurate assessments of current and future fertility—including overall trends and changing population age structures across countries and regions—are essential to help plan for the profound social, economic, environmental, and geopolitical challenges that these changes will bring. …”
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Light at the end of the tunnel by Itani, Omar S.

“…Our analyses demonstrate that visitor-perceived threat severity, response efficacy, and self-efficacy raise social distancing behavior. In turn, social distancing increases (decreases) visitors' intent to use virtual reality (in-person) tours during the pandemic. …”
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Coping mechanisms among Lebanese first-time college students by Doumit, Rita

“…These six variables included stress related to self, resilience, uncertainty, social support, religiosity, withdrawal coping and gender. …”
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Waterpipe Tobacco Smoke Nicotine Mediates Resilience to Chronic Stress by Activating BDNF Signaling by Khalifeh, Mohamad Rabieh

“…The reported results indicated that WTS promoted resilience to stress and rescued social avoidance in the used mice model. Even though initially, WTS decreased anxiety-like behaviors it was found that prolonged exposure after the completion of CSDS significantly induced anxiety-like behaviors. …”
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Machine Learning Models for Scheduling On-Demand Fog Placement and Optimizing Container Deployment by Farhat, Peter

“…Second, we propose a K-Means based clustering model embedded within a multi-objective optimization scheme for fog and container placement. …”
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Fraud by Jizi, Mohammad

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Screening the growth inhibition mechanism of sulfate reducing bacteria by chitosan/lignosulfonate nanocomposite (CS@LS) in seawater media by Kashif Rasool (2542492)

“…Similarly, the specific organic uptake rate (SOUR) decreased from 0.082 to 0.039 0.036 g-TOC/g-VSS*day giving a relative co-substrate oxidation inhibition of 52.19% as compared to that of control. …”

A Qualitative Investigation of University Students’ Experience of the Beirut Port Explosion by Issa, Elio

“…The collective’s role in fostering social support was evident through decreased fearful reactions. …”
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Nanospace-engineered carbons for reversible storage of natural gas and hydrogen by Romanos, J.

“…Langmuir and Ono-Kondo analysis of CH4 excess isotherms at 295 K gives surface area (2400-2700 m2/g, agree with BET area), film thickness (~0.4 nm), saturated film density (320-440 g/cm3), and average binding energy (8-9 kJ/mol). 6.Briquetting can increase volumetric storage capacity by factor of 2 if surface area remains constant.…”
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Quantitative Elastohydrodynamic Film-Forming for an Oil/ Refrigerant System by Bair, Scott

“…It seems that only central film thicknesses have been experimentally measured for oil/refrigerant systems leaving these calculations as the only means of assessing the minimum.…”
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Morphology Control of TiO₂ Nanorods Using KBr Salt for Enhancing the Photocatalytic Activity of TiO₂ and MoS₂/TiO₂ Heterostructures by Zeineb A. Thiehmed (15945042)

“…Enhancing the free spaces between the adjacent nanorods gives rise to remarkable increase in the internal surface area, with more exposure side surface. …”

Channel Network Control on Seasonal Lake Area Dynamics in Arctic Deltas by Tejedor, Alejandro

“…This shrinkage signal, easily extracted from remote sensing observations, may offer the means to constrain estimates of lacustrine methane emissions and to develop process-based estimates of depth to permafrost on arctic deltas.…”
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Do Older Adults with Multimorbidity Meet the Recommended Levels of Physical Activity? An Analysis of Scottish Health Survey by Ahmad Salman (3173418)

“…Adherence to PA guidelines seems to be more related to age, BMI, gender (i.e. higher PA adherence in men vs. women), social support (i.e. social deprivation), dietary habits (i.e. fruit and vegetable intake) and social isolation among the elderly. …”

The Effects of Online Formative and Summative Assessment on Test Anxiety and Performance: A Study Among First-Year Undergraduate Students at A Higher Education Institution in Abu D... by ALSUWAIDI, MUNA

“…This confidence resulted in decreased instances of test anxiety and scores all around improved on the second test. …”
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Frugal innovation for sustainable rural development by Mokter, Hossain

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Student perceptions towards interprofessional education by Zeeni, Nadine

“…The Lebanese American University Interprofessional Education (LAU IPE) Steps Framework consists of a five-step workshop-based series that is offered throughout the curriculum of health and social care students at an American university in Lebanon. …”
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Tranexamic Acid Application in Facial Aesthetic Surgery: An Umbrella Review by Mohamed Badie Ahmed (10223510)

“…This review focuses on giving readers a comprehensive overview regarding the use of TXA in facial aesthetic surgeries. …”