Economic load dispatch using memetic sine cosine algorithm by Abu Zitar, Raed

“…The results show that the performance of the SCA-βHC algorithm is increased by tuning its parameters in proper value. …”
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Management assessment in the leading Lebanese broadcasting television stations. (c1995) by Al-Arab, Mona Ahmad

“…This can be solved by increasing the budget of the programs' department. 9. …”
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Factors Affecting Internal Audit Effectiveness: Evidence from GCC Region by ABDELRAHIM, AYMAN ABDELLATIF

“…The role of the internal audit (IA) function in companies has evolved dramatically over the last two decades, and has become increasingly important to support audit committees and senior management. …”
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Maternal depressiveness and infant growth outcomes: Findings from the MAASTHI cohort study in India by Prafulla, Shriyan

“…We took infant anthropometric measurements at birth and one year. We used chi-square tests, and calculated an unadjusted odds ratio using univariate logistic regression. …”
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Visitors off the trail: Impacts on the dominant plant, bryophyte and lichen species in alpine heath vegetation in sub-arctic Sweden by Monika, Rawat

“…Alpine ecosystems are under increasing pressure due to tourism and recreational activities. …”
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Nrf-2-dependent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects underlie the protective effect of esculeoside A against retinal damage in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats by Nasser A., Alsabaani

“…The protective effect of ESA against diabetic retinopathy is not well-investigated and was the core objective of this study. In addition, we tested if such protection involves the activation of Nrf2 signaling. …”
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Reply to Comments by Kakkar and Dahiya by Chahine, Elias B.

“…TO THE EDITOR: Chahine, Karaoui, and Mansour1 reviewed the efficacy and safety of bedaquiline in the treatment of adults with pulmonary multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and generally agree with the comments made by Kakkar and Dahiya.2 Bedaquiline was approved by the Food and Drug Administration based largely on results from phase 2 studies using sputum conversion as a surrogate marker for efficacy rather than long-term mortality data.2 Bedaquiline was shown to be associated with an unfavorable side effect profile, including an unexplained increased risk of mortality, QT prolongation, and elevated liver function tests.2 However, it is important to acknowledge that bedaquiline is the first novel drug to be approved for the treatment of TB in more than 4 decades and the communities devastated by MDR-TB are in desperate need for more options to manage their patients. …”
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In vitro regulation of quorum sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa using synthetic autoinducers By Hrag Dilabazian A thesis by Dilabazian, Hrag

“…The inducing ability of OdDHL and BHL on the lasB gene was tested under different conditions: by increasing cell density or manipulating the concentration of or time of exposure to autoinducers, revealed that induction was not possible in elastase negative strains and had no detectable effect on the elastase positive strains. …”
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Assessing intracellular and extracellular antibiotic resistance gene proliferation during the treatment of municipal wastewater by an anaerobic membrane bioreactor by ElKhoury, Charbel

“…As water scarcity is emerging as a great threat nowadays, water reuse is a critical component of the solution. Among many tested wastewater treatment technologies, anaerobic membrane bioreactors (AnMBRs) have proven their unique treatment capabilities for producing high quality effluents and recovering energy. …”
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Knowledge sharing by Hejase, Hussin J.

“…However; how these factors influence employees' motivation for knowledge sharing has not been carefully tested within Lebanese organizations. Objectives: Given the increasing importance of knowledge capital and deployment of information technology to facilitate knowledge transfer in organizations, this paper aims: 1) To examine knowledge sharing attitudes within Lebanese organizations so as to study the factors that influence motivation for knowledge sharing; 2) To analyze how organizational and human factors influence the knowledge sharing behavior within these organizations. …”
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Image-Based Air Quality Estimation Using Convolutional Neural Network Optimized by Genetic Algorithms: A Multi-Dataset Approach by Arshad Ali Khan (23152516)

“…<p dir="ltr">Air pollution poses significant threats to human health and the environment, making effective monitoring increasingly essential. Traditional methods using fixed monitoring stations have challenges related to high costs and limited coverage. …”

Do detection-based warning strategies improve vehicle yielding behavior at uncontrolled midblock crosswalks? by Qinaat Hussain (15294164)

“…., advance variable message sign (VMS) and LED lights, and road markings with pedestrian encircled. Each condition was tested with a yield/stop controlled marked crosswalk for two situations, i.e. with vs. without a pedestrian present. …”

Protocol for “Genetic composition of sickle cell disease in the Arab population: A systematic review” by Fateen Ata (12217764)

“…Eligible studies should report findings on the genetic testing of Sickle Cell disease in the 22 Arab countries. …”

A review of Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) studies of Mediterranean catchments: Applications, feasibility, and future directions by Sarra Aloui (17337901)

“…A total of 260 articles have been identified since the earliest documented use of the model in a Mediterranean catchment back in 2002; of which 62% were carried out in Greece, Italy, or Spain. SWAT applications increased significantly in recent years since 86% of the reviewed papers were published in the past decade. …”

Crunching the numbers of food poisoning in Qatar by Nature Research (16552612)

“…</p><p>Interestingly, the team found more than 40% of the <i>Salmonella</i> strains tested in 2012 to be resistant to five different antibiotics. …”

Toward a holistic model of sustainable investment decision-making in SMEs: a structural approach in a developing economy by Dedrix Stephenson Bindeeba (21243596)

“…<p dir="ltr">Sustainable investment practices are increasingly recognized globally, yet their uptake among Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in developing economies is insufficiently understood. …”

Omega-3 fatty acid-rich fish oil supplementation prevents rosiglitazone-induced osteopenia in aging C57BL/6 mice and in vitro studies by Chiara Cugno (3441302)

“…<p>Rosiglitazone is an effective insulin-sensitizer, however associated with bone loss mainly due to increased bone resorption and bone marrow adiposity. …”

Phase-separated polyvinylidene fluoride/ZnO composite microspheres as sunlight-driven photocatalysts by Hayarunnisa Anwar (21792884)

“…The incorporation of 1–3 wt% ZnO increases the decomposition temperature to approximately 480 °C. …”

Enhancing photocatalytic partial oxidation of methane to methanol: Experimental investigation of 2D/metal oxide composite catalysts by Amira Chebbi (19756983)

“…Among the three catalysts tested, the composite W₁₈O₄₉/g-C₃N₄ demonstrated remarkable catalytic activity of 62.3 μmol g−1 h−1 under visible light, nearly 4-fold higher than pristine W₁₈O₄₉ and 5-fold higher than g-C₃N₄. …”

Fuzzy Logic Adaptive Crow Search Algorithm for MPPT of a Partially Shaded Photovoltaic System by Mohamed Ali Zeddini (22047920)

“…In fact, a more search process variety is the outcome of increasing the fl. Furthermore, a higher value of the fl is preferred to guide the optimization process in the direction of global search, whilst a lower fl value directs the algorithm in the direction of local search. …”