A nonlinear PID servo controller for computer hard disk drives by Hawwa, M.A.

“…A nonlinear PID scheme is proposed as an efficient hard disk drive servo controller, reducing the settling time and lowering the required control effort. The controller is capable of increasing (decreasing) damping effect when the system output is moving away from (towards) the desired track. …”
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Molecular Mechanisms of Adiponectin-Induced Attenuation of Mechanical Stretch-Mediated Vascular Remodeling by Crystal M. Ghantous (14571292)

“…Mechanically stretching the RPV significantly decreased APN protein expression after 24 hours and APN mRNA expression in a time-dependent manner in VSMCs. …”

The effect of Hydrogen Peroxide treatments on dental enamel porosity and protein structure and its long-term implications on tooth hardness and optical properties by Jelena Eric (21015107)

“…Hardness analysis revealed significant decreases in microhardness in the bleached group compared to the control group (<i>p </i> < 0.05). …”

Optoelectronic properties of highly porous silver oxide thin film by Ahmad Al-Sarraj (17151007)

“…The Ag₂O phase of silver oxide appears after 300 s of oxidation under the same conditions, while the optical transparency of the thin film decreases as plasma etching time increases. The sheet resistance of the final film is influenced by the oxidation time and the plasma application periodicity.…”

The Sources of Variance in the Helsinki Stock Exchange by Ben Sita, Bernard

“…Furthermore, inserting the ratio of volume expectation to duration expectation in the ARMA model and the vector error correction (VEC) model, we find that the short-term variance increases (decreases) when more (less) than 1 unit share is traded for 1 unit time.…”
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Processing Effects on the Oxytetracycline and Tylosin Antibiotic Residues in Middle Eastern Dairy Products by Saidy, Liz

“…OTC and TYL were not homogenously distributed between the dairy products. Skimming decreased significantly (p=0.015) TYL concentration by 68.6%. …”
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Nicotine induces resilience to chronic social defeat stress in a mouse model of water pipe tobacco exposure by activating BDNF signaling by Khalifeh, Mohamad

“…Even though WTS initially decreased anxiety-like behaviors, prolonged exposure after the completion of CSDS significantly induced anxiety-like behaviors. …”
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Disrupting the α-synuclein-ESCRT interaction with a peptide inhibitor mitigates neurodegeneration in preclinical models of Parkinson’s disease by Satra Nim (11540447)

“…Conversely, the peptide inhibitor restores endolysosomal function and thereby decreases α-synuclein levels in multiple models, including female and male human cells harboring disease-causing α-synuclein mutations. …”

Throughput of ARQ protocols over Rician, Nakagami and MIMO block fading channels by Zummo, Salam A.

“…Keywords: ARQ, throughput, error probability, fading channels, space-time, multiple antennas, transmit diversity, MIMO, Rician, Nakagami.…”
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PROACT: Parallel multi-miner proof of accumulated trust protocol for Internet of Drones by Mershad, Khaleel

“…In addition, we propose a new blockchain consensus mechanism in which several miners produce their blocks in parallel, which decreases the time needed to add transactions securely to the blockchain and meets the requirements of delay-sensitive applications. …”
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Indwelling pleural catheters in hepatic hydrothorax by Diab, Khalil

“…IPC use may lead to small decreases in BMI and serum albumin levels in patients over time.…”
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Effects of Different Processing Methods on the Antibiotic Enrofloxacin Residues Occurrence in Middle Eastern Dairy Products by Haddad, Rita

“…Results showed that pasteurization (Holder and High Temperature Short Time) significantly decreased ENF concentration. …”
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A Comprehensive Method of Ion Exchange Resins Regeneration and Its Optimization for Water Treatment by Al-Asheh, Sameer

“…Water conductivity, as an indicator of regeneration efficiency, was monitored over time at the different conditions and scenario. In general, it was observed that the conductivity decreases with time until one point is reached and then starts to increase as a result of resin saturation. …”
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Efficiency of commercial banks in Lebanon by Djoundourian, Salpie

“…The stochastic production and cost function estimates show that bank level inefficiency effects decreases with time and increases with number of branches, employees per branch, and ratio of staff to operating expenses.…”
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Evaluation of Workability and Structuration Rate of Locally Developed 3D Printing Concrete Using Conventional Methods by Ahmed, Sara

“…However, for printed specimens, the compressive strength decreased with the increase in a/b ratio due to increased thixotropy. …”
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Effects of Operating Conditions on Water Absorption Capacity of Superabsorbent Hydrogels by Abdelwahab, Noun

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The Impact of Acute and Chronic Exercise on Immunoglobulins and Cytokines in Elderly: Insights From a Critical Review of the Literature by Maha Sellami (4351159)

“…We additionally identified that short-term endurance training at moderate intensities and the combination of endurance, strength, balance, and flexibility training increase plasma IL-10 and reduce plasma IL-6 and TNF-α in healthy elderly adults and male patients with chronic heart failure. Strength training for 6-12 weeks did not alter plasma IL-1β, IL-2, IL-6 and TNF-α concentration in healthy elderly adults and patients with chronic-degenerative diseases, while 12 weeks of resistance training decreased muscle TNF-α mRNA in frail elderly individuals. …”

Do Older Adults with Multimorbidity Meet the Recommended Levels of Physical Activity? An Analysis of Scottish Health Survey by Ahmad Salman (3173418)

“…Independent predictors of meeting the recommended levels of PA include male gender [odds ratio (OR) 2.00 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.58–2.54)], living in the least deprived areas [OR 1.79 (95% CI 1.20–2.69)]; being a non-smoker [OR 2.22 (95% CI 1.48–3. 34)]. …”

Relationship between Asymmetry Indices, Anthropometric Parameters, and Physical Fitness in Obese and Non-Obese High School Students by Monoem Haddad (5345357)

“…The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between age, anthropometric measurement, and asymmetry index (AI) in an adolescent high school population. Twenty-six male students (15 ± 1.0 years) were randomly selected. …”

Microstructure–properties relationship in ethylene-propylene diene monomer (EPDM)/nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR)/halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) nanocomposites by Seyed Mohamad Reza Paran (17541846)

“…The crosslinking rate increased by HNTs loading, but the scorch time decreased. Moreover, a 45% rise in tensile strength was observed for systems containing 10 wt% HNTs. …”