Efficiency of commercial banks in Lebanon by Djoundourian, Salpie

“…The stochastic production and cost function estimates show that bank level inefficiency effects decreases with time and increases with number of branches, employees per branch, and ratio of staff to operating expenses.…”
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Investigating the Themes and Perceptions of the Formal and Informal STEM Education Programs, STEM Career Development, and their Connections to the Triple Helix Component in the UAE by HUSAIN, FATIMA YOUSUF

“…The findings showed that there is a need for the Triple Helix components to play a larger role in STEM education to improve its implementation in the governmental schools and to increase the number of students pursuing STEM careers. …”
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The lack of physical exercise in Arab states by Nature Research (16552612)

“…According to recent studies, however, only 40% of men and 27% of women in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries reported being physically active for that amount of time. In Qatar, nearly half of 18- to 19-year-olds have insufficient levels of physical activity, and this rate increases substantially with age. …”

Comparison of the clinical outcomes of non-invasive ventilation by helmet vs facemask in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome by Mohamad Y. Khatib (11659459)

“…The primary and secondary outcomes will be measured by the number of patients requiring endotracheal intubation after application of helmet device, Improvement of oxygenation defined as PaO2/FiO2 ≥ 200 or increase from baseline by 100, duration of mechanical ventilation via an endotracheal tube, intensive care unit length of stay, death from any cause during hospitalization at the time of enrolment, need for proning during the hospital stay, intensive care unit mortality, and the degree to which overt adverse effects of a drug can be tolerated by a patient including feeding tolerance.…”

Multi-Objective Task Allocation Via Multi-Agent Coalition Formation by Amer, Noha Tarek

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Feast Your Eyes by Malli, Dana

“…The results shed light on the need for interventions to increase community awareness such as social media literacy programs that provide technical, cognitive, and emotional competencies for mindful SNS use and reduce the negative impact of certain types of social media content.…”
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Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Sacubitril/Valsartan for Reducing the Use of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) and the Risk of Death in ICD-Eligible Heart Failure Patient... by Rasha Kaddoura (12506936)

“…Sacubitril/valsartan resulted in a relative increase of 0.04 quality-adjusted life year (QALY) and 0.67 years of life lived (YLL)/person, with an incremental cost increase of QAR13,952 (USD3,832). …”

Prioritizing health promotion in Saudi Arabia by Nature Research (16552612)

“…</p><p>But, “little is known about the practice of health promotion in Saudi Arabia at a time where there’s an increasing rate of communicable and non-communicable chronic diseases in the country,” says diagnostic radiologist Samar AlTamimi, currently with King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center in Saudi Arabia.…”

Total hip arthroplasty: Evolution of the use of dual mobility cups in Lebanon by Assi, Chahine

“…Recurrent dislocation, being a major reason for revision total hip arthroplasty (THA), was found to decrease significantly using dual mobility cup (DMC) compared to standard cups (SC), and that in both primary and revision THA. …”
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Life cycle assessment of compressed air, vanadium redox flow battery, and molten salt systems for renewable energy storage by Manal AlShafi (14778373)

“…The global warming potentials of compressed air and vanadium redox flow battery decrease by 0.599 and 0.420 kg CO₂ eq,/kWh, respectively in case photovoltaic electricity is stored instead of grid electricity. …”

Characterizing the dynamics of climate and native desert plants in Qatar by Meshal Abdullah (17746950)

“…Optimal rainfall events per year ranged from 10 to 15, with 70 mm being the threshold for healthy vegetation growth. …”

Board Characteristics and Bank Stock Performance: Empirical Evidence from the MENA Region by Antoine B. Awad (21591401)

“…However, we found that having frequent board meetings per year and separate roles for the CEO and chairman have no impact on bank stock performance. …”

Three essays on French colonial trade by El Kallab, Tania

“…Statistics also emphasize that the event of colonization was followed by an increase in trade between France and its own colonies, while colonization from Britain and other metropolis did not impact trade between France and British/ other colonies. …”
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The global, regional, and national burden of inflammatory bowel disease in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 20... by Sudabeh Alatab (11257335)

“…The age-standardised death rate decreased from 0·61 (0·55–0·69) per 100 000 population in 1990 to 0·51 (0·42–0·54) per 100 000 population in 2017. …”

The impact of parental involvement on academic student achievement by Eldeeb, Ayman Mokhtar Zaher

“…As long as there is an educational system, there is always a need to improve that system along with its outcomes. …”
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Spatial and temporal assessment of metal pollution in the sediments of the Qaraoun reservoir, Lebanon by Wazne, Mahmoud

“…Total metal concentrations and the environmental indices indicated increased pollution with time. Total organic carbon data showed a remarkable and significant increase in the organic fraction in 2013 relative to previous years. …”
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Electrochemical response in ionic polymer transducers by Akle, Barbar J.

“…The charge density accumulated at the electrode also increases with the dielectric permittivity. An increase of the diffusion coefficient increases the peak current and results in a smaller time decay constant. …”
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Cyclic Production Scheduling with Remanufacturing by Aminipour, Armin

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Lean management adoption level in middle eastern manufacturing facilities by El-Khalil, Raed

“…The lean dimensions that the survey examined include” the 7 wastes, 5S’s, standardization, total productivity maintenance (TPM), supplier related (performance), problem-solving, statistical process control (SPC), Total quality management (TQM), setup time improvement or reduction, pull system (based on demand), and customer requirement or need. …”
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An optimized approach to video traffic splitting in heterogeneous wireless networks with energy and QoE consideration by Abbas, Nadine

“…In this work, we aim at devising real-time traffic splitting strategies between WiFi and cellular networks to maximize user experience, reduce delay, and balance the needed energy consumption. …”
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