An Ant Colony Optimization approach for test pattern generation by Harmanani, Haidar M.

“…Test pattern generation is a challenging problem that has an exponential complexity that is aggravated with the continuos increase in circuits size. This paper deals with automatic test pattern generation (ATPG) for combinational circuits, and proposes a new approach based on Ant Colony Optimization (ACO). …”
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Cross-cultural Training by Kassar, Abdul-Nasser

“…The global expansion of commerce inevitably brings an increase in expatriate employees. While "expats" can provide continuity, valuable expertise, and other skills, they must acclimatize successfully and remain in the job a reasonable time. …”
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Changes in Blood microRNA Expression and Early Metabolic Responsiveness 21 Days Following Bariatric Surgery by Stephen L. Atkin (6684368)

“…<h3>Background: </h3><p dir="ltr">Early metabolic responses following bariatric surgery appear greater than expected given the initial weight loss and coincide with improvement in diabetes. …”

Understanding the phenomenon of saltwater intrusion sourced from desalination plants at coastal aquifers by Farhat Abbas (5480)

“…Column Peclet numbers from the two analyses were identical for potassium ions but those for bromide ions were c. 60% greater from the two-region model than from the convective–diffusion equation. …”

The chemical analysis of Lebanese olive oil and the influence of oil enriched diet on Plasma Lipid profile in rats. (c2002) by Zarikian, Karen Awadis

“…There was a decrease in clotting time in the group fed the automated olive oil compared to the control and an increase in the clotting time in the group fed cold press olive oil compared to the automated. …”
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Status of female teachers in the Middle East and North Africa Region by Ayyash-Abdo, Huda

“…In light of this assessment, implications are drawn to dramatically increase the time committed to in-service and pre-service training as well as mentor programs. …”
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Reactivation cytomegalovirus leading to acute myocardial infarction—A first reported case in an immunocompetent patient by Zohaib Yousaf (9617058)

“…<p dir="ltr">Reactivation of cytomegalovirus (CMV) in immunocompetent patients may lead to increase morbidity and mortality. A clinical suspicion allows timely diagnosis, treatment, and favorable outcome. …”

ON-LINE MEASUREMENTS OF OXIDATION OF CARBON USING VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY by Khan, M. A.

“…An interesting observation is an exponential increase in the evolution of CO typically after about 10 minutes from the initiation of the discharge. …”
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Effectiveness of communication processes in Agile Project Management Approach in the UAE Utility Sector by AFIFI, MUTASIM ABDALLA HASSAN

“…Team members should have a voice in the agile project management process, maintain open lines of communication with stakeholders, and discuss problems in a timely manner to increase tolerance and acceptance.…”
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The Anti-Cancer Effect of Strained Photoactivatable Polypyridyl Ruthenium(II) Complexes on Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer and Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cells by Fayad, Christelle

“…Flow cytometry using Annexin/PI staining revealed a significant increase in early and late apoptotic MDA-MB-231 cells upon treatment with C3. …”
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Water Footprint Assessment and Virtual Water Trade in the Globally Most Water-Stressed Country, Qatar by Nayla Higazy (17679453)

“…Therefore, understanding water consumption and use through space and time becomes paramount. By employing advanced methodologies, including Water Footprint Assessment (WFA) and analysis of Virtual Water Trade (VWT), this research comprehensively examines Qatar's water consumption patterns both domestically and internationally on a sectorial level (Agricultural, Industrial and urban sectors) between 2006 and 2021.The agricultural WF showed a steady increase through the years, with a few notable jumps in 2013 and 2018. …”

A Parallel Algorithm for Inverse Halftoning and its Hardware by Siddiqi, Umair F.

“…The parallelization can increase the speed of inverse halftoning by up-to 4 times while the total entries in all smaller Look-Up Tables (sLUTs) remains equal to the entries in the single LUT of LUT method for inverse halftoning. …”
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Bureaucratic Management as an Obstacle to Implementation of Recommendations Resulting from Customer Satisfaction Survey by Al Braiki, Layla Salem Saleh Fadhel

“…The relation is directly proportional to bureaucracy where as the number of managers’ increase, the time taken to implement a new project / change increases. …”
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Cigarette smoke extract induces p38-mediated expression and ROS/rho-mediated translocation of alpha 2C adrenoceptor in human microvascular smooth muscle cells by Manal M. Fardoun (22303813)

“…This increase is associated with the activation of <u>p38 MAPK</u>, as pretreatment with SB-202190, a p38 specific inhibitor, attenuated CSE-induced α₂_C-AR expression. …”

Burden of thyroid cancer in North Africa and Middle East 1990–2019 by Seyed Aria Nejadghaderi (11651651)

“…The ASIR of thyroid cancer in region was about 2.5 times higher among women, which had a positive association with increasing age. …”

The Effects of New Public Management on Managers’ Work-Life Balance and Behavior by AL HEBSI, AHMED

“…In addition, the participants maintained positive attitudes to the increase in job responsibility, often stating that an increased scope of work was a natural phenomenon that came with the job. …”
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Effects and challenges in teaching robotics for elementary students by Addas, Alaa

“…The programming assessments conducted three times during robotics course to show the progress of the students’ programming skills. …”
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Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific burden of diarrhoeal diseases, their risk factors, and aetiologies, 1990–2021, for 204 countries and territories: a systematic analy... by Hmwe Hmwe, Kyu

“…The most pronounced decline was in children younger than 5 years, with a 79·2% (72·4–84·6) decrease in diarrhoeal deaths. Global YLLs also decreased substantially, from 186 million (147–221) in 1990 to 51·4 million (39·9–65·9) in 2021. …”
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A Novel Connection Setup Management Approach for Optical WDM Networks by Fawaz, Wissam

“…In view of this, we propose to consider the connection setup time requirement as a (timely increasing) priority indicator during optical connection provisioning. …”
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Virtual topologies for massively parallel computations. (c2015) by Jahed, Karim A.

“…This communication overhead will only increase as we scale-up the computation, up to the point where adding new cores negatively affects the computational time. …”
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