HIV epidemiology among female sex workers and their clients in the Middle East and North Africa: systematic review, meta-analyses, and meta-regressions by Hiam Chemaitelly (439114)

“…There was strong evidence for increasing prevalence post-2003; the odds increased by 15% per year (AOR = 1.15, 95% CI = 1.09–1.21). …”

Optimal design of a new vibration absorber setup for randomly forced systems by Issa, Jimmy

“…White noise excitation is assumed and the objective function is the mean square value of the primary system response function. …”
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Efficacy of Lebanese Cannabis Oil Extract in the Treatment of Folic Acid-Induced Renal Fibrosis in Rats by Bylan, Diana

“…The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of Cannabis oil extract in the management of renal fibrosis in Folic acid-induced renal injury model in Sprague Dawley rats. …”
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Crisis Communication Management Model in the Public Sector of Dubai by Ali, Budoor Hussain

“…Communication is at the heart of our lives. It is our means of conveying information and understanding facts, of enabling us to prepare for a predicted event, deal with that event and to be informed. …”
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A discrete-time stochastic iterative learning control algorithm for a class of nonlinear systems by Saab, S. S.

“…The state disturbance, reinitialization errors, and measurement errors are considered to be zero-mean white processes. It is shown that the input error covariance matrix converges to zero in presence of uncorrelated disturbances. …”
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Minimizing Traffic Congestion through V2V Communication by Alqawasmeh, Suhieb

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Optimizing the Cleaning Frequency of Solar Photovoltaic (PV) systems Using Numerical Analysis by Kaiss, El-Cheikh Amer Kais

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A Machine Learning Approach on Chest X-Rays for Pediatric Pneumonia Detection by Barakat, Natali Imad

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Structural Hole Theory, Audit Committee Member Gender, and Financial Restatements by Radaideh, Farah Ghazi

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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. …”

Enhanced glucose uptake in phenylbutyric acid-treated 3T3-L1 adipocytes by Fakhoury, H.

“…Treating differentiated adipocytes with PBA did not alter their differentiation status, but decreased the leptin to adiponectin ratio. Conclusion: this study showed that PBA enhances adipocyte glucose uptake potentially through its effect on glucose transporter expression and/or trafficking via the PI3K signaling pathway; suggesting PBA as a possible candidate for the ancillary management of diabetes.…”
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Essays on the effect of excess compensation and governance changes on firm value by Dah, Mustafa A.

“…Our results suggest that an increase in director excess compensation decreases the likelihood of CEO turnover, reduces the turnover-performance sensitivity, and increases managerial entrenchment. …”
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Characterizing the dynamics of climate and native desert plants in Qatar by Meshal Abdullah (17746950)

“…These findings suggest a continued decrease in vegetation coverage, leading to more drought seasons and impacting water and food security. …”

Changes in Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Amid Confinement: The BKSQ-COVID-19 Project by Mahmoud A Alomari (12150939)

“…Among the participants who were regularly involved in PA, the majority (41.8–42.2%) of the participants reported a “decrease” (p<0.05) in walking, jogging, and sports while the majority (46.3–53.1%) reported a “no change” (p<0.05) in swimming, cycling, and weight lifting. …”

Using Data Mining in CRM to Understand the Insurance Market by Qadadeh, Wafa

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Quality of palliative care. Perspective of Lebanese patients with cancer by Doumit, Myrna

“…The number of cancer patients in Lebanon is increasing, and patients are living longer due to early detection and enhanced methods of treatment. …”
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Comparison between Nonlinear Analysis and ACI Simplified Effective Stiffness Analysis Methods for Reinforced Concrete Frames Under Lateral Load by ELMUTASHY, HAJER

“…Conversely, employing the non-linear analysis method result in higher effective stiffness than simplified method by mean value of 1.36, 1.44 and 1.57 for frames with compressive strength 40,80 and 120mpa respectively. …”
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Adapted arithmetic optimization algorithm for multi-level thresholding image segmentation: a case study of chest x-ray images by Abu Zitar, Raed

“…Particularly in recent years, there has been increased interest in determining the ideal thresholding for picture segmentation. …”
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Diagnosing type 2 diabetes using Hemoglobin A1c: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the diagnostic cutpoint based on microvascular complications by Alexandra E. Butler (6189536)

“…</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">Pooled mean prevalence was: 4.0%(95% CI: 3.2–5.0%) for retinopathy, 10.5% (95% CI: 4.0–19.5%) for nephropathy, 2.5% (95% CI: 1.1–4.3%) for neuropathy. …”

Analyzing the Influence of Climate and Anthropogenic Development on Vegetation Cover in the Coastal Ecosystems of GCC by Abhilash Dutta Roy (22466830)

“…Our findings underscore the need for integrated coastal management strategies balancing economic development with environmental conservation. …”