A comparison of metals in sediments and water in the River Nahr-Ibrahim, Lebanon by Korfali, Samira Ibrahim

“…However, recently a warming in temperature and a drop in precipitation has occurred, thus causing low water levels in rivers. …”
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Turning solid waste incineration ashes into a usable material in construction by Chatila, Jean G.

“…This paper describes a largely experimental investigation for turning solid waste incineration ashes into a usable material in concrete construction. …”
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Testing and Evaluation of a Smart Irrigation System towards Smart landscaping in UAE by ALSULAIMANI, FATMA

“…Less water is required to irrigate when the soil is saturated enough causing a healthier plants growth. The outcomes of the use of SMS have shown a better results in water conservation and a decrease in water flow in the month of September by 21% and 26% in October. …”
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Oxygen targets following cardiac arrest: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Huzaifa Ahmad Cheema (16328980)

“…</p> <h3>Conclusions</h3> <p>Conservative oxygen therapy did not decrease mortality, improve neurologic recovery, or decrease ICU LOS as compared to a liberal oxygen regimen. …”

Environmental Footprint and Economics of a Full-Scale 3D-Printed House by Abdalla, Hadeer

“…This study assesses the eco-efficiency of 3D printing compared to conventional construction methods in large-scale structural fabrication. A single-storey 3D-printed house was selected in the United Arab Emirates to conduct the comparative assessment against traditional concrete construction. …”
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The Effects of Online Formative and Summative Assessment on Test Anxiety and Performance: A Study Among First-Year Undergraduate Students at A Higher Education Institution in Abu D... by ALSUWAIDI, MUNA

“…The current study was carried out using a qualitative, case study approach, in which 24 students and one instructor in a first year, undergraduate social sciences general education class at a large Higher Education Institution in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. …”
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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>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">Following a short training session or performance test, an extremely large increase in protein carbonyls (PC) (ES 4.164; 95% CI 1.716 to 6.613;Z= 3.333,<i>p</i>= 0.001), a large increase in thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) (ES 1.317; 95% CI 0.522 to 2.112;<i>Z</i>= 3.247,<i>p</i>= 0.001), a large decrease in glutathione (GSH) (ES − 1.701; 95% CI − 2.698 to − 0.705;<i>Z</i>= − 3.347,<i>p</i>= 0.001), and a moderate increase of total antioxidant capacity (TAC) level (ES 1.057; 95% CI − 0.044 to 2.158;<i>Z</i>= 1.882, <i>p</i>= 0.060) were observed. …”

Entropy generation due to Laminar Natural Convection over a Heated Rotating Cylinder by A.K. Abu-Hijleh, Bassam

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A numerical study of friction in isothermal EHD rolling-sliding sphere-plane contacts with spinning by Dormois, H.

“…Moreover in the transverse direction spinning favors large shear stresses of opposite signs, decreasing the fluid viscosity by non-Newtonian effects. …”
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Board changes and CEO turnover by Dah, Mustafa A.

“…We find that the majority of compliant firms (approximately 56%) add independent directors following SOX. However, we find a nontrivial number of firms (approximately 26%) actually decrease the number of independent directors to move closer to the stated 50% requirement. …”
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Building A Passive Thermal Management System Using Phase Change Material Embedded In Porous Media by Azzam, Mohammed H. A.

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Integration of Wind Catchers in Modern Residential Buildings in the UAE as a Means of Providing Thermal Comfort by Riza, Raashid

“…Though this research involves a residence in Abu Dhabi as a case study, it stresses that the results obtained can be used for other regions with similar climates and in most instances are largely applicable. …”
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Removal of phenols and dyes from aqueous solutions using graphene and graphene composite adsorption: A review by Abdulrahman Abu-Nada (17280628)

“…The need to recycle/reuse wastewater after pollution treatment is a major concern worldwide for ensuring water security at the national level. …”

CO₂ enhanced gas recovery and sequestration in depleted gas reservoirs: A review by Ahmed Hamza (7224470)

“…</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2020.107685" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2020.107685</a></p>…”

Disrupted harvests: how Ukraine – Russia war influences global food systems – a systematic review by Hamid El Bilali (15864930)

“…Consequently, conducting extensive research into the conflict’s medium- and long-term consequences is crucial, especially in the context of developing countries, which have hitherto been largely overlooked in prior research.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Policy Studies<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01442872.2024.2329587" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01442872.2024.2329587</a></p>…”

Effect of cycling and thermal control on the storage and dynamics of a 40-L monolithic adsorbed natural gas tank by Prosniewski, Matthew

“…In this work, the effect of large hydrocarbons on the storage and dynamics of a 40-L adsorbed natural gas system, containing 20.5 kg of monolithic carbon adsorbent, produced by the University of Missouri, is reported. …”
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A stochastic dominance test under survey nonresponse with an application to comparing trust levels in Lebanese public institutions by Fakih, Ali

“…Stochastic dominance comparisons of distributions based on ordinal data arise in many areas of economics. This paper develops a testing procedure for such comparisons under survey sampling from large finite populations with nonresponse using the worst-case bounds of the distributions. …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sexually transmitted infection testing and diagnosis in Lebanon: A retrospective chart review by Sunji, Nadine

“…We explore the impact of the pandemic on SHS delivery and the diagnosis rate of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among attendees of a large sexual health clinic in Beirut, Lebanon. …”
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Coats disease in Saudi Arabia by Alqahtani, Abdullah A.

“…The reason for presentation was decreased vision in 11 cases (55 %), strabismus in 4 (20 %), leukocoria in 2 (10 %), and others in 3 (15 %) . …”
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A new method for broad‐scale modeling and projection of plant assemblages under climatic, biotic, and environmental cofiltering by Alessandro Ferrarini (3951098)

“…We applied our model to a large set of plant communities in the Swiss Alps. …”