Results from the first culturally tailored, multidisciplinary diabetes education in Lebanese adults with type 2 diabetes: effects on self-care and metabolic outcomes by Sukkarieh-Haraty, Ola

“…This pilot-study tested the effect of culturally-tailored education targeting diabetes selfcare on glycemia and cardiovascular risk factors of Lebanese with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) (n = 27; Age: 61 ± 10 yrs, 59% males, HbA1c: 8.98 ± 1.38%). Results: Diabetes self-care (Diet, Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose and foot care) improved after 6 months, which was reflected in a significant drop in glycemic levels (HbA1c:-0.5%; FPG: − 38 mg/dl), and cholesterol/HDL ratio (4.45 ± 1.39 vs. 4.06 ± 1.29). …”
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Investigation of the effect of polyelectrolyte structure and type on the electrokinetics and flocculation behavior of bentonite dispersions by Shaikh S.M.R.

“…The results showed that PAM structure has a great influence on the dispersion turbidity and zeta potential. …”
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Kappa-Distributed Electrons in Solar Outflows: Beam-Plasma Instabilities and Radio Emissions by Lazar, M.

“…The frequency downshift, also revealed by the observations, clearly tends to increase in the presence of a Kappa-distributed beam. Particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations confirm the inhibiting effects of (initially) Kappa-distributed electrons, but these minor effects in the linear and quasi-linear phases unexpectedly lead to significant decreases in the wave energy levels of the (primary) ES fluctuations near the plasma frequency and higher harmonics. …”
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The investigation of treatment design parameters on carbon integration networks by Alnouri, Sabla Y.

“…The cost of the carbon network increases when the solvent temperatures are increased. However, there was a noticeable linear trend at lower temperatures compared to higher temperatures, where the increase became non-linear. …”
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Natural aging of shape stabilized phase change materials based on paraffin wax by Krupa, Igor

“…The addition of 15 wt% of EG to shape stabilized phase change materials (SSPCMs) containing 50 wt% of wax caused a decreasing in the leakage of wax by 50% over 210 days of natural aging. …”
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Numerical investigation of steady air injection flow to control rotating stall in centrifugal compressors by Halawa, Taher

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Assessing Desalination Governance and the Promise of Technology in the Arabian Peninsula by Al-Saidi, Mohammad

“…Sustainable desalination should address environmental problems across the entire lifecycle of desalination plants, and embed desalination activities within a larger good governance view. This chapter maps out solutions and best practices relevant for the desalination industry using the case study of the Arabian Peninsula. …”
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Sea water salinity detection using circular fringes formation based on diffraction of laser light by Ali H.

“…The proposed system has more than 98% accuracy and 99% linearity. ? 2017 IEEE.…”
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Time Delay and Cost Overrun in Qatari Public Construction Projects by Senouci, Ahmed

“…On the other hand, cost overruns for drainage projects decreased with increasing contract prices. A significant effort was spent in collecting data on cost overruns and delays in public construction projects. …”
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The Rise of Shale oil and Gas and the Renewables and the Prospects for the Future of GCC Energy Sector by Dorraj, Manochehr

“…The rise of shale oil and gas, particularly in the United States, and its emergence as the largest producer of oil and an exporter of natural gas and a modest amounts of oil, has transformed the US as the net importer of oil and gas to an exporter in a short span of time. …”
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Visible Light Photocatalytic Activity of Ag/WO3 Nanoparticles and its Antibacterial Activity Under Ambient Light and in The Dark by Maha, Matalkeh

“…Ultraviolet–visible spectra analysis observed a large redshift in the absorbing band edge and decreased bandgap energy from 2.6 to 2.1 eV. …”
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Theoretical insight into effect of cation–anion pairs on CO2 reduction on bismuth electrocatalysts by Sun Hee, Yoon

“…The adsorption energy (Eads) and work function (Wf) of the anions increases with decreasing anion size (i.e., Cl− > Br− > I−). On the other hand, the larger the cation size is, the higher is the Eads (i.e., Li+ < K+ < Cs+) but the lower is the Wf (i.e., Cs+ < K+ < Li+). …”
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Spectrofluorometric investigations on the solvent effects on the photocyclization reaction of diclofenac by Abdulilah Dawoud, Bani-Yaseen

“…The solvent effects were qualitatively and quantitatively assessed employing various solvatochromic models, including multi-parameter linear regression analysis (MLRA). Interestingly, the MLRA results (R = 0.99) revealed that the photoconversion rate increases with increasing solvent polarizability (π*) and H-bond donor capability (α), whereas the rate decreases with increasing hydrogen-bond acceptor capability (β). …”
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Outcomes of critically ill COVID-19 patients boarding in the emergency department of a tertiary care center in a developing country: a retrospective cohort study by Zahran, Tharwat El

“…Data on patients who boarded in the emergency from January 1, 2020, till January 31, 2021, was gathered and studied. …”
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Enhancing oil removal from water using ferric oxide nanoparticles doped carbon nanotubes adsorbents by Fard, Ahmad Kayvani

“…The loading of Fe2O3 nanoparticles on the negative surface of CNT decreases the negative sign and magnitude of the zeta potential by overcoming the repulsive effects of the electrical double layers to allow the finely sized oil droplets to form larger droplets through coalescence. …”
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Spectrofluorometric investigations on the solvent effects on the photocyclization reaction of diclofenac by Abdulilah Dawoud, Bani-Yaseen

“…The solvent effects were qualitatively and quantitatively assessed employing various solvatochromic models, including multi-parameter linear regression analysis (MLRA). Interestingly, the MLRA results (R = 0.99) revealed that the photoconversion rate increases with increasing solvent polarizability (π*) and H-bond donor capability (α), whereas the rate decreases with increasing hydrogen-bond acceptor capability (β). …”
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Optimal operation of hybrid electrical and thermal energy storage systems under uncertain loading condition by Mehrjerdi H.

“…This paper presents a hybrid model of an energy storage system including thermal and electrical energy storage systems in the building with thermal and electrical loads. …”
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Simulation and experimental study of underwater dissimilar friction-stir welding between aluminium and steel by Eyvazian, Arameh

“…0.2-m. The formation of a curved interface due to enhanced materials mixing atthe advancing side is noted with a linear hardness gradient across the dissimilar weldment.Superior mechanical strength of ?…”
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Phospholipase C zeta profiles are indicative of optimal sperm parameters and fertilisation success in patients undergoing fertility treatment. by Kashir, Junaid

“…PLCζ profiles were examined within a general population of males attending a fertility clinic (65 patients; aged 29-53), examining PLCζ throughout various fractions of sperm viability. …”
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Vertical zonation and functional diversity of fish assemblages revealed by ROV videos at oil platforms in The Gulf by Ben-Hamadou, Radhouan

“…About one third of the oil and gas extracted worldwide comes from offshore sources. …”
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