Insulin detemir in combination with oral antidiabetic drugs improves glycemic control in persons with type 2 diabetes in Near East countrie by 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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Full Film, Boundary Lubrication and Tribochemistry in Steel Circular Contacts Lubricated with Glycerol by Habchi, W.

“…In fact, water produced in the lubricant decreases traction forces due to the drastic decrease of the viscosity of glycerol with water addition.…”
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Causes of Delay in Construction Projects in Oil and Gas Construction Industry by FANOUSSE, MARWA IMAD

“…With regard to design, the contractor’s need to decrease construction costs through a cheaper design was found to be a factor in design changes. …”
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The global burden of cancer attributable to risk factors, 2010–19: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 by Christopher J L Murray (18278781)

“…We analysed results from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2019 to inform cancer control planning efforts globally.</p><h3>Methods</h3><p dir="ltr">The GBD 2019 comparative risk assessment framework was used to estimate cancer burden attributable to behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risk factors. …”

Long-Haul Northeast Travel Disrupts Sleep and Induces Perceived Fatigue in Endurance Athletes by Christopher J. Stevens (3391547)

“…Nap duration was likely increased on the first day after arrival (36 ± 65 min; 3.90; ±3.70). There was also a likely increase in self-reported fatigue upon waking after the first night in the new destination (1.1 ± 1.6 AU; 0.54; ±0.41) and there were three athletes (25%) who developed symptoms of illness 3–5 days after arrival. …”

Effect of clinical hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism on patent diabetes. 59 cases by 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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Redox Homeostasis and Inflammation Responses to Training in Adolescent Athletes: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Evdokia Varamenti (8154642)

“…</p><h3>Methods</h3><p dir="ltr">A PRISMA-compliant systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted. …”

Grid electricity demand reduction through applying passive and active strategies for a house in Baghdad, Iraq by Al-Badri, Nadia Rashid

“…By adopting 1Pearl, it provided 4.33% energy reduction while 2 Pearls can achieve about 4.37% decrease in energy. This means that roof insulation should take priority when considering the passive solutions for conserving energy. …”
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Excess pCO2 and carbonate system geochemistry in surface seawater of the exclusive economic zone of Qatar (Arabian Gulf) by Connor, Izumi

“…The tracer Alk*, defined as the deviation of potential alkalinity (AP) (where AP = TA + 1.26 [NO3]) from conservative potential alkalinity ((ApC), (ApC = S Ap′S′ where A'P and S′ are mean values for the whole surface ocean) has values primarily determined by CaCO3 precipitation and dissolution. …”
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Modulation of Chronic Stress Outcomes by Dietary Sweeteners: A Comparative Study of Sucrose and Aspartame in Mice by Akil, Shaymaa

“…It has been suggested that sucrose consumption attenuates stress-induced cortisol secretion, whereas aspartame has been reported to increase activity of glucocorticoids and anxiety-like behavior in rodents Aim: The present study aimed to assess the differential effects of sucrose and aspartame on the physiological and behavioral response in chronic stress in mice. Method: Female C57BL/6J mice (n > 275, aged 8–10 weeks) were given plain water, 12.3% sucrose, or 0.03% aspartame for two weeks, then half of each group underwent a 3-week chronic variable stress (CVS) protocol using mild unpredictable stressors. …”
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Differential water quality in confined and free-flowing water bodies, Lebanon by Korfali, Samira Ibrahim

“…Measured water parameters were temperature, pH, conductivity, BOD, HCO3-, Ca2+, Mg2+, Cl-, SO42-, PO43-, NO3-, NH3, Fe, Mn, Zn, Pb, and Cd. …”
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Production of flexible nanocomposite membranes for x-ray detectors by Ahmad I., Ayesh

“…Nanoparticles of an average size of 6.3∓2.4nm are produced by a solvothermal method and added to the PVA + GL solution with different concentrations. …”
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Communication Network for Ultrasonic Acoustic Water Leakage Detectors by Awwad, Ameen

“…This paper presents a method of expanding the sensing component of acoustic detectors by connecting acoustic sensors through a digital communication system using the 3G/4G networks to a monitoring center with an acoustic spectrum analyzer. …”
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Brain Connectivity Analysis Under Semantic Vigilance and Enhanced Mental States by Yahya, Fares

“…BRMUS factors, such as fatigue, depression, and anger, significantly decrease in the enhancement group compared to vigilance group. …”
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Forecast of the outbreak of COVID-19 using artificial neural network: Case study Qatar, Spain, and Italy by 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. …”

The Protective Effects of Daucus carota L. ssp. carota and Cannabis sativa L. Extracts against Cisplatin Induced Nephrotoxicity in Animal Models by Al Toufaily, Sahar

“…All used doses of COE showed significant decrease in serum urea; however, a significant decrease in serum creatinine was observed only at 20 mg/kg COE. …”
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Portfolio Selection Problem Using CVaR Risk Measures Equipped with DEA, PSO, and ICA Algorithms by Abdelouahed Hamdi (14158899)

“…It was found that when solving the Mean-CVaR model with evolutionary algorithms, the risk decreased. …”

Stability and thermophysical properties test of carbide-derived carbon thermal fluid; a comparison between functionalized and emulsified suspensions by Ismail W. Almanassra (14151321)

“…The results demonstrated that the thermal conductivity enhancement was independent of temperature, decreases with gum-Arabic concentration, and significantly enhanced with CDC loading with a maximum enhancement of 26.1% for 0.3 wt% functionalized CDC. …”

Pharmacological evaluation of aqueous extract of Althaea officinalis flower grown in Lebanon by Hage-Sleiman, Rouba

“…Increasing the dose to 500 mg/kg body weight caused a significant decrease in stool water content. No adverse effect on liver enzymes was observed. …”
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Production of flexible nanocomposite membranes for x-ray detectors by Ahmad I. Ayesh (10188469)

“…Nanoparticles of an average size of 6.3 ∓ 2.4nm are produced by a solvothermal method and added to the PVA + GL solution with different concentrations. …”