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Priority-Driven Area Optimization in High-Level Synthesis
Published 2011“…The simulation environment "Eridanus" has been developed in order to support implementation and testing. Several benchmarks were tested and the numerical results consisting of the execution time along with the best solution were recorded to illustrate the performance of the proposed technique. …”
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Teaching behaviour change skills to undergraduate medical students
Published 2013“…This study investigates the effects of a three-week student project where students selected a healthbehaviour and implemented a self-management program to increase or decrease that behavior. Behaviours were (1) smoking reduction, (2) caffeine reduction, (3) reduction in consumption of saturated fats, (4) increasing physical activity and (5) increasing consumption of fruit and vegetables. 121 first year medical students conducted a seven day baseline assessment of the selected behavior. …”
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Tragopogon porrifolius improves serum lipid profile and increases short-term satiety in rats
Published 2013“…Body weight, food intake and intra-abdominal fat were also lower in animals given the plant extract (100 and 250 mg/kg). …”
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Exploring the potential of applying Sustainable Retrofitting Policies & Regulations for existing low-rise small-scale Residential Buildings (Villas) in Dubai, UAE
Published 2020“…The highest energy savings were achieved from changing the AC set point 5.61%. …”
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Exploring the dynamics of algae-associated microbiome during the scale-up process of Tetraselmis sp. microalgae: A metagenomics approach
Published 2023“…Microbial profiling of each successive stage revealed lower abundance of eukaryotic organisms, whereas bacterial abundance increased notably resulting in a significant decrease in Tetraselmis sp. abundance. Furthermore, several bacteria with algae growth-promoting properties were found throughout the various culture stages including Balneola, Roseovarius, and Marinobacter. …”
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Foreign currency borrowing by small firms in emerging markets
Published 2013“…Less opaque firms with easily verifiable collateral and higher net worth are more likely to access dollar credit. Firms reliant on formal financing (banks and supplier credit) are more likely to contract dollar debt than firms reliant on informal financing (family, friends and moneylenders). …”
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Impact of COVID-19 restrictions on health and well-being in the United Arab Emirates
Published 2023“…Alarmingly, sedentary behavior dramatically increased with 71% of participants spending an average of 4–8 h per day sitting and over 54% of participants spending more than 4 h watching TV on an average day during lockdown. …”
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Genetic Deletion of DNAJB3 Using CRISPR-Cas9, Produced Discordant Phenotypes
Published 2023“…We hypothesized that mice lacking DNAJB3 would be more prone to high-fat (HF)-diet-induced increase in body weight and body fat, inflammation, glucose intolerance and insulin resistance as compared with wild-type (WT) littermates. …”
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An experimental study of a collector and diffuser system on a small demonstration wind turbine
Published 2008“…This paper investigates the possible improvement of a DAWT system by adding a collector fuselage to increase its augmentation ratio. Testing using a small experimental unit shows that adding a collector increases the power augmentation of the DAWT by more than 50%, and increases the mass flow rate through the turbine by increasing the effective upstream area of the wind that enters it. …”
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Virtual Museums Technology: A Case Study in the UAE Museums
Published 2017“…Along with the technological progressions, and the increase of mobile users, the need of keeping up with the times and developing a strong online presence is on the raise. …”
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Types of PMO and their roles in the UAE Oil & Gas Production Companies
Published 2014“…Some researchers argued that this failure might be due to the increase in the concurrent projects number in big organizations which were increasing the project management complexity while competing, and in the same time depleting the organization resources. …”
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Global imbalances
Published 2014“…We show that the increase in US consumption would indeed cause a rise in capital ows towards the US (fact 1), but interest rates would rise rather than decrease (fact 2), and the share of american assets in global portfolios would not be a ected (fact 3).…”
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Confinement Effectiveness in Rectangular Concrete Columns with Fiber Reinforced Polymer Wraps
Published 2005“…Rectangular and square cross sections of variable corner radii were investigated with reference to a circular cross section. …”
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Revealing the Adoption Factors of Electric Vehicles in Dubai
Published 2024“…Hence, it is critical to consider public views regarding environmental concerns in the transportation industry. There were many factors related to the adoption of EVs, and this study specifically investigates the impact of economic factors, performance, and charging infrastructure on the willingness to adopt EVs. …”
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A Cross-cultural study of pragmatically requestive speech act realization patterns
Published 2014“…It also looks at the types of politeness strategies, which could increase or decrease the degree of the imposion on the hearer(s), employed by the two groups in terms of the aforementioned sociolinguistic variables. …”
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Coping strategies, optimism, and resilience factors associated with mental health outcomes among medical residents exposed to coronavirus disease 2019 in Qatar
Published 2023“…The coping mechanisms were assessed with the Brief-COPE, and resilience was measured by the Brief Resilience Scale.…”
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Life Cycle Assessment of Wastewater Treatment Plant Varying Electricity Power Sources
Published 2020“…Wastewater treatment is an essential life process that enhances water quality as population and urbanization are increasing proportionally. The increase in population alongside the increase of wastewater treatment plants’ significance, lead to an increase in electricity demand to power the plants. …”
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