The Combined Effect of Loading Frequency, Temperature, and Stress Level on the Fatigue Life of Asphalt Paving Mixtures Using the IDT Test Configuration حسب Al-Khateeb, Ghazi

"…The IDT fatigue test was conducted in the stress-controlled mode of loading using five stress levels: 288, 360, 432, 504, and 576 kPa (approximately in the range of 42-84 psi loading) representing truck or heavy traffic loadings in real-life conditions, two intermediate temperatures: 20 and 30C, and four loading frequencies: 3, 5, 8, and 10 Hz representing truck speeds of about 12.5-45 km/h. …"
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Effect of dietary protein level on gentamicininduced nephrotoxicity in rats and on the circadian rhythms of food ingestion حسب Zeeni, Nadine

"…In a second study, rats were fed the same diets, however, the treatment given was a sham injection. Results suggest that chronic gentamicin treatment leads to a decrease in food intake and flattening of the rhythms of food ingestion. …"
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"Development of Authentic Annual and Seasonal Lightning Thunderstorms Day Maps for Saudi Arabia" حسب Shwehdi, M. H.

"…The southern region in general, and especially the cities of Abha, Taif and Al-Baha, has shown greater numbers of thunderstorm days all year round. …"
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"Thunderstorm distribution and frequency in Saudi Arabia" حسب Shwehdi, M. H.

"…The southern region in general, and especially the cities of Abha, Taif and Al-Baha, has shown greater numbers of thunderstorm days all year round. …"
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Rebound effects undermine carbon footprint reduction potential of autonomous electric vehicles حسب Nuri C. Onat (14779093)

"…<p dir="ltr">Autonomous vehicles offer greater passenger convenience and improved fuel efficiency. …"

An investigation into links between UAE STI Policy and the Federal Universities STEM Majors’ Enrolments, Graduates and Research Development: an evidence-based exploration of the im... حسب Khreibi, Rima Abou

"…Zayed University-Dubai had greater STEM majors’ enrolments compared to Zayed University-Abu Dhabi. …"
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Challenges and Motivators associated with treated wastewater reuse in the United Arab Emirates حسب ALSHAMSI, FATMA

"…The recommendations focused on the top five factors of each group and the five most important factors in the cause category. …"
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Environmental and Economic Life Cycle Analysis of Primary Construction Materials Sourcing Under Geopolitical Uncertainties: A Case Study of Qatar حسب Shaikha Al-Nuaimi (18623737)

"…In addition, the analysis of the environmental and economic impact assessment using the average CO₂ equivalent (CO₂-e) per kilogram and the unit price of the five primary construction materials has shown a significant, 70.68% increase in global warming potentials (GWP) after the crisis, coupled with an increase in the overall cost. …"

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... حسب ALSUWAIDI, MUNA

"…The presented study was conducted to provide greater insight into the potential positive, neutral and/or negative effects of online formative and summative assessment on test anxiety and performance. …"
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Spatiotemporal mapping of groundwater salinity in Al-Batinah, Oman حسب Ammar, Abulibdeh

"…The results show that water salinity increases over time due to the increase in urbanization and over-pumping of water from these wells. …"
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The prevalence of internationalization of higher education in the Middle East and North Africa: challenges and opportunities حسب Wael Yousef (11890850)

"…The author gathered data using Qualtrics online survey measuring the aforementioned five dimensions of internationalization followed by supplementary interviews with administrators. …"

Behavior of normal and recycled aggregates beams strengthened with different types of externally bonded shear reinforcement حسب Abdalla, Jamal

"…For comparison purposes, an additional five normal aggregate concrete (NAC) beams were cast, three of which are strengthened with similar CFRP schemes as that of the RAC, and one was left unstrengthened. …"
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The differential impact of IFRS adoption on aspects of seasoned equity offerings in the UK and France حسب Harakeh, Mostafa

"…Accordingly, we find that, following IFRS adoption, earnings management activities decrease among high-divergence firms prior to issuing SEOs. …"
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The Antioxidant and Pro-apoptotic effects of Sternbergia clusiana Bulb Ethanolic Extract on Breast Cancer Cells in vitro حسب El Samarji, Mona

"…Among the various Amaryllidaceae species, Sternbergia clusiana has been recently given a great amount of attention in the medicinal field due to its richness in small chemical molecules, namely Amaryllidaceae alkaloids; these have been reported to possess an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory role, in addition to a prominent anti-cancer effect on different types of cancer cell lines. …"
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Modulation of Chronic Stress Outcomes by Dietary Sweeteners: A Comparative Study of Sucrose and Aspartame in Mice حسب Akil, Shaymaa

"…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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A cooperative watchdog model based on Dempster–Shafer for detecting misbehaving vehicles حسب Abdel Wahab, Omar

"…As a solution, we propose a two-phase model that is able to motivate nodes to behave cooperatively during clusters’ formation and detect misbehaving nodes after clusters are formed. Incentives are given in the form of reputation and linked to network’s services to motivate vehicles to behave cooperatively during the first phase. …"
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Tragopogon porrifolius improves serum lipid profile and increases short-term satiety in rats حسب Zeeni, Nadine

"…Body weight, food intake and intra-abdominal fat were also lower in animals given the plant extract (100 and 250 mg/kg). In addition, T. porrifolius extract preload produced a dose dependent decrease in food intake observed over 24 h. …"
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Pore-scale simulation of fine particles migration in porous media using coupled CFD-DEM حسب Ahmed Elrahmani (17128837)

"…<p dir="ltr">Transport of fine particles in porous media has attracted a considerable interest over the past several decades given its importance to many industrial and natural processes. …"

Strategy Engineering as an Emergent Phenomenon for Successful Organisations حسب Matar, Badih

"…The research methods and data collection included ten interviews, five focus groups and ten observation sessions, designed to maximize variation as well as to increase validity and reliability.…"
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The relation between motivational and behavioral cultural intelligence and the three dimensions of cross-cultural adjustment among Arabs working in the USA حسب Dagher, Grace K.

"…For a number of years the number of businesses going internationally has increased. With the increase of international businesses, an increase of cross-cultural interaction at the different levels and aspects of our life around the world took place. …"
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