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Evaluation of the Surface Integrity and Recast Layer in Electrical Discharge Turning of WC-Co Composites
Published 2024“…Therefore, the effect of rotational speed on three different machining regimes, including roughing, semi-finishing, and finishing, was investigated using energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), SEM, and roughness tests. …”
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The Gulf Cooperation Council states: Crystallization of the regional cooperation and alliances amid dwindling resources
Published 2021“…Kuwait, Qatar, and the UAE have been effectively using their excess wealth in the form of investment for domestic economic diversification and overseas investments through their sovereign wealth funds (SWFs). …”
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Utilizing Blockchain Technology in the UAE’s Construction Industry: Contract Administration and Management of Disputes and Claims
Published 2023“…A thematic analysis strategy has been used combined with deductive reasoning of secondary data to validate or reject the hypothesis.…”
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Basin of Attraction through Invariant Curves and Dominant Functions
Published 2015“…We study a second-order difference equation of the form ₙ₊₁= ₙ(ₙ₋₁) + ℎ, where both () and () are decreasing. We consider a set of invariant curves at ℎ = 1 and use it to characterize the behaviour of solutions when ℎ > 1 and when 0 < ℎ < 1.The case ℎ > 1 is related to the Y2K problem. …”
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Tragopogon porrifolius improves serum lipid profile and increases short-term satiety in rats
Published 2013“…Tragopogon porrifolius (white salsify) is an edible plant commonly used in folk medicine in Lebanon and neighbouring countries. …”
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Dietary Calcium Intake of 1200 mg/d May Have Negative Correlation on Percent Body Fat
Published 2006“…The high-calcium group (intake ≥1200 mg/d) had a significantly higher mean caloric intake (P ≤ .01) and significantly lower percent body fat (P ≤ .05) than the low-calcium group (intake <1200 mg/d). …”
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Investigation of an integrated hydrogen production system based on nuclear and renewable energy sources: a new approach for sustainable hydrogen production via copper-chlorine ther...
Published 2011“…An environmental impact assessment is conducted and compared with conventional methods using fossil fuels and other options. The CO2 emissions for hydrogen production are negligibly small from renewables, 38 kg/kg H2 from coal, 27 kg/kg H2 from oil, and 18 kg/kg H2 from natural gas. …”
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A cooperative watchdog model based on Dempster–Shafer for detecting misbehaving vehicles
Published 2014“…In this paper, we address the problem of detecting misbehaving vehicles in Vehicular Ad Hoc Network (VANET) using Quality of Service Optimized Link State Routing (QoS-OLSR) protocol. …”
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RHO A versus RHO C. (c2014)
Published 2016“…In this study we aim to look at the role both Rho A and Rho C play in protrusion formation where we found that upon RhoA knockdown protrusions are no longer formed, using 2D time lapse microscopy that shows the depletion of RhoA and RhoC leads to the decrease in 2D motility, RhoA knockdown decreases adhesion of cells in contrast RhoC knockdown increases adhesion of astrocytoma, and FRET based biosensors. …”
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Priority-Driven Area Optimization in High-Level Synthesis
Published 2011“…Scheduling, allocation, and binding are performed and the optimal solution based on area reduction is obtained by using simulated annealing with a priority function. …”
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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“…Six recommended retrofit measures were collected and interviews conducted to investigate the impact of applying them in an old villa using the IES software. A simple payback period was calculated to compare the energy saving with the time of the payback period to know if it is economically feasible. …”
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Project Portfolio Management for Successful Major IT Projects in Global Telecommunication Organization
Published 2011“…Human resource function is vital to develop the required skills according to the new requirements of the organization projects.Mainly, it is suggested by this paper that the association of these factors should be investigated in future studies using a larger sample of questionnaire respondents and to different telecommunication organizations.…”
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Infliximab versus ciclosporin in steroid resistant acute severe ulcerative colitis: a model-based cost-utility analysis of data from CONSTRUCT pragmatic trial
Published 2023“…Using short-term trial data, a Markov model (MM) was then developed and evaluated over further 18 years. …”
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The relationship between Determinants of Risk Governance assurance and efficacy of the Public projects in the Government of Dubai from the perspective of Internal Audit Function
Published 2018“…The success of these public initiatives may create the course for the government to decrease its reliance on other sectors. However, not all of these projects are completed on time and adhering to the predetermined budget. …”
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Tragopogon porrifolius water extract. (c2010)
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Pharmacological evaluation of aqueous extract of Althaea officinalis flower grown in Lebanon
Published 2011“…(Malvaideae) flower is commonly used in folk medicine in Lebanon and neighboring countries. …”
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The antioxidant and anticancer effects of Wild Carrot oil extract
Published 2012“…Daucus carota L. ssp. carota (Apiacea) is used in traditional medicine in Lebanon and in different regions throughout the world. …”
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An Improved Genghis Khan Optimizer based on Enhanced Solution Quality Strategy for Global Optimization and Feature Selection Problems
Published 2024“…Feature selection (FS) is the activity of defining the most contributing feature subset among all used features to improve the superiority of datasets with a large number of dimensions by selecting significant features and eliminating redundant and irrelevant ones. …”
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Ultra-Low Energy CNFET-Based Ternary Combinational Circuits Designs
Published 2021“…The target of this work is to decrease energy consumption by (1) using Multiple-valued logic (MVL) that shows notable enhancements regarding energy consumption over binary circuits and (2) using carbon nanotube field-effect transistors (CNFET) that show better performance than CMOS. …”
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Reactive Extrusion of Polyethylene Terephthalate Waste and Investigation of Its Thermal and Mechanical Properties after Treatment
Published 2017“…<p dir="ltr">This study investigates treating polyethylene terephthalate (PET) waste water bottles with different mass of ethylene glycol (EG) using reactive extrusion technique at a temperature of 260°C. …”