A SENSITIVE APPROACH TO DETERMINE THE HEALTH STATUS OF I-BEAMS BY MEASURING ITS NONLINEARITY THROUGH THE USE OF RAYLEIGH WAVES حسب Tse, Peter

"…The present study focusses on evaluating the health status of a 1018 steel I-beam using a new nonlinearity parameter defined for Rayleigh waves. …"
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Shear Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Beams Using CFRP Wraps حسب Mhanna, Haya H.

"…The need to retrofit existing reinforced concrete (RC) structures have increased over the decades due to corrosion of steel reinforcement inside the concrete, neglect and overuse, and increased loading. …"
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Are wars detrimental to the environment? Evidence from air pollution and land use حسب Marrouch, Walid

"…We compare the airborne emissions of countries that have experienced war after World War II (WWII) before and after the occurrence of the war event with the emissions of countries that did not experience any war after WWII. …"
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Environmental and Economic Life Cycle Analysis of Primary Construction Materials Sourcing Under Geopolitical Uncertainties: A Case Study of Qatar حسب Shaikha Al-Nuaimi (18623737)

"…The results showed that the mode of transport plays a significant role in terms of carbon dioxide emissions as opposed to distance traveled. However, the increase in distance coupled to the majority shift from land to sea-based transport resulted in an overall increase in carbon emissions and costs post-crisis. …"

A combined experimental and computational study of the effect of electron irradiation on the transport properties of aromatic and aliphatic molecular self-assemblies حسب Y. Tong (18394389)

"…The current rectification also reduces after the electron bombardment. In order to interpret the experimental results and give right diagnostics behind the decrease of the current through the junction after electron irradiation, we supplement the experiment with quantum transport calculations using Green's functional formalism in combination with density functional theory. …"

Self-reported awareness and attitude of cancer patients towards clinical nurse coordinators حسب Deeb, Ahmad

"…Responses on Likert scales were converted to percentage mean scores. Results: The overall percentage mean scores ± standard deviation of knowledge was 59 ± 17, perception towards clinical nurse coordinators (79 ± 14) and attitude towards seeking their services (69 ± 16). …"
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Effect of clinical hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism on patent diabetes. 59 cases حسب Hirbli, K.

"…Following treatment of the hyperthyroidism, control was improved in 63%, with an 11-83% (mean 44%) decrease in insulin dosage in 59% of them. …"
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Food safety knowledge attitude and practices of oncology nurses, in Lebanese hospitals حسب Angy, Mallah

"…Knowledge scores were higher among nurses holding a graduate degree (mean = 85; p < 0.05), and those who attended a training course (mean = 79; p < 0.05). …"
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Environmental impacts of using recycled plastics in concrete حسب Furqan Tahir (14429547)

"…<p>The urbanization process adds to the increase in solid waste generation, increased environmental impacts, and solid waste management failures. …"

Advanced Composites as Reinforcement for Concrete حسب Alsamaraie, Ibrahim

"…Recently, the demand for building concrete structures reinforced with steel rebars is gradually increasing worldwide. The serviceability of these reinforced concrete structures is affected by multiple factors, one of which is exposure to extreme weather conditions. …"
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Insulin detemir in combination with oral antidiabetic drugs improves glycemic control in persons with type 2 diabetes in Near East countrie حسب Echtay, Akram

"…The percentage of persons who achieved the target of HbA1c<7% increased from .7% at baseline to 39% at week 24. Mean FPG decreased significantly from 213.7 ± 60.1 mg/dL to 120.3 ± 25.7 mg/dL (P<.001), and mean PPG from 271 ± 65.3 mg/dL to 158.1 ± 36.4 mg/dL (P<.0001). …"
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Nonlinear Finite Element Modeling of the Load-Carrying and Energy Dissipation Capacities for Buckling-Restrained Braces حسب Mostafa, Abdulwahab Ahmad

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Comparative Effect of Sodium Butyrate and Sodium Propionate on Ovarian Cancer Migration, Invasion, and Epithelial-To-Mesenchymal Transition حسب Sleem, Reem

"…Unlike SKOV-3 cells, which demonstrated a decrease in E-cadherin and an increase in N-cadherin after treatment, the E-cadherin/N-cadherin profile in PA-1 treated cells exhibited an inverse pattern. …"
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Performance of Different Concrete Types Exposed to Elevated Temperatures: A Review حسب Alhamad, Amjad

"…Most of the concrete types show a moderate and steady decrease in the strength up until 400 °C. However, the decrease is more rapid until the concrete reaches 800 °C or 1000 °C at which it spalls or cannot take any applied load. …"
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Sleeve Gastrectomy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Anthropometric and Cardiometabolic Improvements at 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 years—Are the Initial Benefits Sustained? حسب Wahiba Elhag (5245547)

"…Mean HbA1c significantly decreased from 8.1%preop to 6.77%_{year 9}. …"

Which factor explains the life‐history of <i>Xanthium strumarium</i> L., an aggressive alien invasive plant species, along its altitudinal gradient? حسب Rafi Ullah (8146836)

"…Among climatic variables, mean yearly temperature, mean annual yearly humidity, and mean day length in hours, while in soil variables, organic matter and nitrogen percentage significantly affect the phenological and morphological stages. …"

Fourier Transform Infrared Imaging—A Novel Approach to Monitor Bio Molecular Changes in Subacute Mild Traumatic Brain Injury حسب Fazle Rakib (5768069)

"…<div><p>Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can be defined as a disorder in the function of the brain after a bump, blow, or jolt to the head, or penetrating head injury. …"

Performance of Structures Exposed to Extreme High Temperature - An Overview حسب Yehia, Sherif

"…Recommendations from different design codes to increase fire resistance of structures are introduced. …"
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Forecast of the outbreak of COVID-19 using artificial neural network: Case study Qatar, Spain, and Italy حسب Moayyad Shawaqfah (17280637)

"…The model sensitivity was analyzed using the root mean square error (RMSE), the mean absolute percentage error and the regression coefficient index R2, which yielded highly accurate values of the predicted correlation for the infected and dead cases of 0.99 for the dates considered. …"

Bond Stress-Slip Models and Behavior of Aluminum Alloys-Concrete Interface حسب Mirghani, Ahmed

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