Re-Examining the Technical Efficiency of Australian Banks: A Bootstrap DEA Approach by Moradi-Motlagh, Amir

“…The aim is to improve the choice of variables of the core profit efficiency model which is commonly used in earlier Australian banking efficiency studies. After we introduce the "interest income" over "net interest income" variable in the core profit efficiency model, the proportion of fully pure technical efficient banks decreased to 23% which is significantly lower than 81% which was reported in a recent study. …”
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Textile-Reinforced Mortar (TRM) System as a Strengthening Technique on Reinforced Concrete Beams by Afzal, Muhammad Shekaib

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Experimental study of exhaust emissions and performance of a dual fuel IDI diesel engine by Badr, O.

“…Dual fuel engines of the compression ignition type provide an alternative approach for I.C. engines to improve economy, reduce exhaust emissions and achieve a greater power. The present contribution is an experimental investigation to evaluate such a statement using a modified Ricardo E6 indirect injection diesel engine. …”
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Development and in Vitro Testing of a Nitric Oxide Nanoparticle Carrier for Acute Lung Injury by Kordi, Haya

“…Also NO secretion was shown to decrease stiffness in various tissue types which can aid as a treatment of conditions like ARDS.One issue with using NO is that the life-time is too short so the treatment is not very effective. …”
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EFFECT OF PHENOL AS A CONTAMINANT ON THE WILD PEARL OYSTER PINCTADA IMBRICATA RADIATA IN QATAR: ECOTOXICOLOGICAL APPROACH AND USE OF OYSTER SHELL STRUCTURE AS A POTENTIAL MITIGATIO... by BARAH, FARAHNAZ GHOLAMREZA

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Development of a Mechanistic and Data-Driven Model for Multiphase Flow Leak Detection in Pipeline by Barooah, Abinash

“…The effect of different pressure constraints, pipe length, pipe diameter, two-phase fluid rheology, leak diameter, leak location, outlet liquid volume fraction, and flowing liquid hold-up on leak size, pressure, and flow rate is analyzed. Decreasing the liquid fraction in the outlet section of the leak leads to a slight increase (6% average) in the inlet mass flow rate and a significant decrease (50% average) in the outlet mass flow rate for fixed pressure constraints, resulting in an increased leak flow rate, pressure, and density. …”
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A New Detection Function Model for Distance Sampling Based on the Burr XII Model by Alanzi, Ayed R. A.

“…In this paper, we provide a new flexible parametric model based on the Burr XII distribution. …”
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A kernelized sparsity-based approach for best spectral bands selection for face recognition by Bouchech, H.J.

“…Second, we propose to enhance the performance of the four mentioned algorithms, which has been drastically decreased upon the day lighted face images provided by IRIS-M3 face database. …”
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A vector quantization based k-NN approach for large-scale image classification by Ozan, Ezgi Can

“…In this paper we propose a vector quantization (VQ) based k-NN classifier, which has improved efficiency for both storage requirements and computational costs. …”
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Mechanical Behavior of a Novel Nanocomposite Polysulphone - Carbon Nanotubes Membrane for Water Treatment by Wang, Kui

“…The commercial CNTs had a lengths of 1 ?m to 10 ?m and outer diameters of 10 nm to 20 nm (corresponded aspect ratios ranging from 50 to 1000), with purity >95% and BET surface area of 156 m2/g. …”
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A dynamic MOPSO algorithm for multiobjective optimal design of hybrid renewable energy systems by Sharafi, Masoud

“…Additionally, the set coverage metric value shows that at least 67% of Pareto solutions obtained by DMOPSO dominate the solutions resulted by other reported algorithms. By using a sensitivity analysis for the case study, it is found that if the PV panel and wind turbine capital cost are decreased by 50%, the total NPC of the system would be decreased by 18.8 and 3.7%, respectively.…”
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Urology Residents' Perspectives on the In-House On-Call Systems: A Study in an Accredited Academic Center by Khalil, Ibrahim A. and Ibrahim, Tarek and Aldeeb, Maya and Mohamed, Ahmed and Ben Salah, Rym and Aboumarzouk, Omar M. and Al-Naimi, Abdulla

“…Quality of life and education: We adopted a validated survey based on a 5-point Likert scale to assess the residents' perception of the transition to a 12-hour on-call system on their quality of life and education. …”
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Corrosion behavior of API X100 steel material in a hydrogen sulfide environment by Okonkwo, Paul C.

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Dietary patterns and the risk of coronary heart disease among Jordanians: A case-control study. by Tayyem, R F

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Mn-ferrite based solar thermochemical water splitting cycle: A thermodynamic evaluation by Bhosale R.R.

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Anticancer activity of Neosetophomone B, A Fungal Secondary Metabolite, against Hematological Malignancies by Kuttikrishnan, Shilpa

“…We tested a panel of leukemic cell lines with different doses of NSP-B. …”
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Bordetella pertussis risA, but not risS, is required for maximal expression of Bvg-repressed genes by Stenson, Trevor H.

“…Here, we show that mutation of B. pertussis risA does not affect Bvg-activated genes or proteins. …”
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A LASSO-BASED DEA FOR ECO-EFFICIENCY PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT FOR THE GLOBAL FOOD AND BEVERAGES INDUSTRY by SALAMEH, DOA'A MOHAMMAD FUAD

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Juvenile Hyaline Fibromatosis: Literature Review and a Case Treated With Surgical Excision and Corticosteroid. by Braizat, Omar

“…In our paper, we present a literature review and case presentation for 28-year-old women with JHF, treated with surgical excision and corticosteroid therapy. …”
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A QoE-Aware Joint Resource Allocation and Dynamic Pricing Algorithm for Heterogeneous Networks by Trakas, Panagiotis

“…Under these circumstances, the MNOs need to guarantee the users' Quality of Experience (QoE) requirements, while ensuring the sustainability of HetNet investments. To this end, we consider a HetNet deployment where MNOs offer a multitude of services with diverse pricing. …”
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