Prevalence and attributable health burden of chronic respiratory diseases, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 by Joan B Soriano (6458528)

“…However, when accounting for ageing and population growth, declines were observed in age-standardised prevalence (14·3% decrease), age-standardised death rates (42·6%), and age-standardised DALY rates (38·2%). …”

Stress induced immunomodulation and the risk of infections during major sporting events: Implications for the FIFA World Cup 2022 by Muna T. Abed Alah (17863853)

“…Having such chronic diseases with immunosuppressing characteristics might further increase the susceptibility of patients to stress induced immunosuppression. …”

A Stackelberg Game Inspired Model of Real-Time Economic Dispatch with Demand Response by Shakrina, Youssef

“…Especially with the variety of electrical loads and their applications like the residential and industrial consumers and their different sensitivity to prices. …”
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Seasonal variations of trace metal chemical forms in bed sediments of a karstic river in Lebanon by Korfali, Samira Ibrahim

“…Sediment was derived from catchment soils and limestone. Total sediment Fe increased in winter at all sites following deposition of eroded soil from upstream. …”
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The E-learning evolution education & business. (c2004) by Wahoud, Reem

“…In the 21st century the world is rapidly changing into the Information Technology; global communication through new technology like computers has been increasing drastically. The Internet, in partirular, has emerged as a prominent new technology that has pervaded all aspects of educational, business, economic and social sectors of the present world. …”
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Proteomic analyses of the cell walls of candida albicans PGA1 and PIR32 null mutants. (c2017) by Khoury, Pamela Milad El

“…Major virulence proteins like Hsp70 and Mp65 were not detected in the pga1 null strain. …”
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UniBFS: A novel uniform-solution-driven binary feature selection algorithm for high-dimensional data by Behrouz Ahadzadeh (19757022)

“…Despite its importance, the constantly increasing search space of high-dimensional datasets poses significant challenges to FS methods, including issues like the "curse of dimensionality," susceptibility to local optima, and high computational and memory costs. …”

Super Neurons by Serkan Kiranyaz (3762058)

“…., the generative neurons that yield an elegant level of diversity; however, like its predecessor, conventional Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), they still have a common drawback: localized (fixed) kernel operations. …”

Effect of anions on the structural, morphological and dielectric properties of hydrothermally synthesized hydroxyapatite nanoparticles by Lakshmanaperumal Sundarabharathi (14152482)

“…The εʹ and dielectric loss (εʹʹ) values for the HA nanoparticles decrease with increase in the applied frequency as well. The alternating current conductivity values confirm that the as-synthesized HA samples exhibit insulating behavior. …”

Sustainability Assessment Indicators in Higher Education: Stakeholders' Perception and Challenges by Basheer, Najihath

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Characterization of the dynamic flow response in microfluidic devices by Elgack, Mohammed Elmahdi

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Energy Management of a Multi-Source Power System by Salah, Omar Wasseem

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Friction Reduction in Elastohydrodynamic Contacts by Thin Layer Thermal Insulation by Björling, M.

“…The results of the investigation show that the addition of thin insulating layers could lead to substantial performance increases in many applications. On a component level, the contact friction coefficient in some common machine components like gears, rolling element bearings, and cam followers can potentially be reduced by more than 40 %. …”
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Surgical Strategies for Synchronous Colorectal Liver Metastases in 156 Consecutive Patients by Bouquet, Antoine

“…Median numbers of CLMs per patient were 1 in the combined, 3 in the classic, and 4 in the reverse strategy group (p = 0.01 classic vs reverse; p < 0.001 reverse vs combined). …”
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Supplementation of retrobulbar block with clonidine in vitreoretinal surgery by Abi Nader, Elie

“…The median number of postoperative analgesic requests per patient during the first 24 hours was higher in the control group than the clonidine group [2 (0-3) vs. 1 (0-3); P < 0.001]. …”
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The Influence of Loneliness and Living Alone on the Quality of Life of the Elderly: Evidence from Europe by Ammari, Lora

“…This research indicates a positive correlation between living alone and loneliness, with a greater effect on males, and identifies loneliness as an independent factor decreasing QoL. …”
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New susceptibility loci associated with type 2 diabetes. (c2011) by Mastouri, Nadine A.

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Mergers & acquisitions in the Lebanese banking Industry. (c2002) by Hajj, Rania El

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High-power handheld blue laser-induced maculopathy by Alsulaiman, Sulaiman

“…Only 4 eyes (29%) improved spontaneously with increase in vision, whereas 10 eyes (71%) required intervention. …”
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Qatar’s success story during FIFA world Cup 2022: Role of travel demand management and impact on travel behavior by Anas Mohammed (19236680)

“…The findings indicate that 66% of respondents expressed a willingness to maintain their travel changes post-FWC2022 if TDM measures, like lower fares and extended public transport hours, continue. …”