Enhancing the Main Contractor-Subcontractor trusting relationship in the United Arab Emirates: A strategic approach to rebuilding trust in complex construction projects حسب ISSA, RAMAZ SELMAN

"…The oil price drop has significantly affected complex construction projects in the United Arab Emirates. After this crisis, adversarial relationships and trust issues between subcontractors and main contractors have increased, therefore, it has become necessary to rebuild trust between them. …"
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Critical Document Analysis of Equivalency Decree 4443 (2001) and Decree 848 (2018): An examination of equivalency criteria for upper secondary school qualifications in the UAE حسب Salibi-Hachem, Souzan

"…After nearly 20 years of implementation, Decree 4443 can no longer serve its purpose for a number of reasons, including its numerous shortcomings and the rapid advancements happening on the curricular fronts in international schools. …"
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Seismic strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Structures using External Lateral Post Tensioning حسب Murugesan, Usha

"…Design codes now consist of seismic provisions, and those buildings which are constructed in the future are earthquake-resistant structures. Surveys after earthquakes have been analysed to interpret the collapsed structures to study and learn the possible failure causes and mechanisms. …"
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Epibenthic communities from offshore platforms in the Arabian Gulf are structured by platform age and depth حسب Felipe, Torquato

"…A step further is now required to determine whether these platform foundations should be converted to reefs after their decommissioning (i.e., Rigs to Reefs approach).…"
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The Effect of Atorvastatin (and Subsequent Metformin) on Adipose Tissue Acylation-Stimulatory-Protein Concentration and Inflammatory Biomarkers in Overweight/Obese Women With Polyc... حسب Thozhukat Sathyapalan (704787)

"…In pro-inflammatory states such as PCOS, spontaneous activation of the alternative pathway of complement results in increased generation of acylation stimulating protein (ASP) from adipocytes irrespective of body mass index.…"

The transition behaviour of self-employed in the UK and the role of unionisation during 2008 economic downturn حسب Haj Youssef, Moustafa

"…Purpose This study aims to examine the transitions of workers between paid employment and self-employment before and after the 2008 financial crisis, focusing on the drivers behind increased self-employment in the UK and the role of trade union membership in these transitions. …"
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Competition, regulation, and systemic risk in dual banking systems حسب Ernaningsih, Indria

"…We also show that banks with greater market power after the GFC are more exposed to systemic risk.…"
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Comparative effectiveness of one versus two doses of COVID-19 vaccines in Qatar: Evidence of converging protection over time حسب Hiam Chemaitelly (439114)

"…In contrast to the gradual buildup of protection against infection, single-dose effectiveness against severe, critical, or fatal COVID-19 increased rapidly for all three vaccines, exceeding 85 % by day 21 and closely matching the protection achieved after two doses.…"

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... حسب Michael, Brauer

"…We separated risk factors into three groups according to trajectory over time: those with a decreasing attributable burden, due largely to declining risk exposure (eg, diet high in trans-fat and household air pollution) but also to proportionally smaller child and youth populations (eg, child and maternal malnutrition); those for which the burden increased moderately in spite of declining risk exposure, due largely to population ageing (eg, smoking); and those for which the burden increased considerably due to both increasing risk exposure and population ageing (eg, ambient particulate matter air pollution, high BMI, high FPG, and high SBP). …"
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Measuring the effects of stormwater mitigation on beach attendance حسب Atiyah, Perla

"…This study uses a 10-year time series of data to conduct a statistical analysis of attendance at beaches with and without diversions and before and after the diversions were installed, while controlling for all observable, confounding factors. …"
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Bariatric surgery: a potential cure for asthma? حسب Chaaban, Toufic A.

"…Asthma incidence and severity are increased in obese populations. Systematic reviews have shown benefit from weight-loss interventions on asthma outcomes, but the role of bariatric surgery is still unclear. …"
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Bifurcation and stability of structures with interacting propagating cracks حسب Tabbara, Mazen

"…This is also true for hardening response if the fracture toughness increases as described by an R-curve. For hardening response and constant fracture toughness, on the other hand, the response path with both cracks propagating symmetrically is stable up to a certain critical crack length, after which snapback occurs. …"
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Computing ripple effect for web applications. (c2007) حسب Baba, Nabil

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Examining the effectiveness of the visualizing and verbalizing program for language comprehension and thinking© on two bilingual students with Asperger syndrome. (c2013) حسب Fakhreddine, Siham A.

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The printing industry growth in the Lebanese economy. (c1995) حسب Ballout, Rola

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The effect of guided reading on reading ability and motivation. (c2010) حسب Abu Shakra, Amal

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Changes in Blood microRNA Expression and Early Metabolic Responsiveness 21 Days Following Bariatric Surgery حسب Stephen L. Atkin (6684368)

"…</p><p dir="ltr"><br></p><h3>Methods: </h3><p dir="ltr">Twenty-nine type 2 patients with severe obesity (mean BMI 46.2 kg/m²) and diabetes underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery. …"

The impact of metformin therapy for gestational diabetes on fetal growth in women with risk factors for fetal growth restriction- a registry-based study from Qatar حسب Komal Rafique (17075074)

"…</p> <h3>Conclusion</h3> <p>The results of this study suggest that in women with additional risk factors for FGR, the concurrent use of metformin significantly decreases the birthweight and increases the risk for LBW, SFD, PTB and admission to NICU. …"

SYSTEM DYNAMICS APPROACH FOR WHOLE LIFE CYCLE COST MODELLING OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PROJECTS IN UNITED ARAB EMIRATES حسب Sadek, Ahmed

"…The applied adjusting risks are comprising three value levels. Minimum, mean, and maximum cost risks. Simulated costs under adjusting risks' levels can be presented in the same exported data sheet. …"
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The strength of the Lebanese banking system in the face of political instability. (c2008) حسب Hobeika, Maya T.

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