Urban Geometry: The Effect of Height Diversity and Buildings Configuration on Thermal Performance and Cooling Load at Urban Scale. A Case Study in Dubai / UAE by SHAREEF, SUNDUS LUAY

“…However, the previous studies have primarily focused on traditional methods of increasing the shading effect, such as by increasing buildings height / canyon width H/W ratio to provide the required compactness for desired solar access and energy saving target. …”
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Internet Searches for Medical Symptoms Before Seeking Information on 12-Step Addiction Treatment Programs: A Web-Search Log Analysis by George Nitzburg (18614989)

“…In addition to highlighting severe long-term consequences, brief interventions could be restructured to highlight how increasing substance misuse can worsen discomfort from common medical symptoms in the short term, as well as how these worsening symptoms could exacerbate social embarrassment or decrease physical attractiveness.…”

Valorization of Gas-To-Liquid Sludge as a Sustainable Soil Organic Amendment for Cotton Cultivation by Oumaima Mabrouk (17679435)

“…Accordingly, plants grown on GTL sludge-amended soils showed lower antioxidant activity despite a significant salinity increase. In addition, the concentrations of detected heavy metals in soil were within the standards’ limits, which did not pose environmental issues under the described experimental conditions. …”

Effect of Construction Void Defects on Flexural and Axial Load Capacity of Reinforced Concrete Members by Al Moukdad, Mohammad Mustafa

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A 5-year trend in the use of sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors and other oral antidiabetic drugs in a Middle Eastern country by Nancy Zaghloul (14147865)

“…</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">SGLT2is prescriptions increased from 1045 (2.13%) in 2017 to 8375 (12.39%) in 2020, while sulfonylureas prescriptions declined from 10,436 (21.25%) to 9158 (13.55%) during the same period. …”

Parallel multi-voltage power minimization in VLSI circuits. (c2013) by Younes, Rabih Halim

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Molecular typing of staphylococcus aureus and investigation of biofilm formation of isolates collected from jordan. (c2010) by Bazzoun, Dana A.

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Executive turnover and firm performance. (c2018) by Mehio, Khaled J.

“…Our results suggest an increase in executive turnover during the early years of a CEO’s tenure. …”
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The Grid Iron Patterns & Detached Villas as the Main Drivers of Sharjah City’s Urban Sprawl by MOHAMED, SHAMSELDIN SAEED

“…On the other hand, the same study proved that the grid system and the villa model are the main reason behind the urban sprawl of the city. …”
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Thermodynamic analysis of a novel integrated geothermal based power generation-quadruple effect absorption cooling-hydrogen liquefaction system by Ratlamwala, Tahir Abdul Hussain

“…Moreover, increasing the temperature of geothermal source degrades the performance of the quadruple effect absorption system (QEAS), but at the same time it affects the liquefaction production rate of hydrogen gas in a positive way. …”
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Phenotypic and Proteomic characterization of Clinical Candida albicans isolates resistant to Fluconazole by Geukgeuzian, Giovanni

“…Our results showed that resistant isolates had increase ergosterol content, and a slight increase in chitin deposition leading to resistance, but were on average attenuated in virulence compared with sensitive isolates. …”
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The impact of maternal care on child development by Sayour, Nagham

“…The reform increased the time mothers spent with their newborns by 3 months. …”
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Effect of heating rate on the pyrolysis of camel manure by Prakash Parthasarathy (10159511)

“…At the same time, the increase in heating rates improved the char yield from 22.50 to 31.51%. …”

Turning solid waste incineration ashes into a usable material in construction by Chatila, Jean G.

“…Furthermore, the dissolution of these ashes in water and acetic acid was checked and did not pose a problem within the applicable standards.…”
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Hippocampal Programmed Cell Death after Status Epilepticus by Abi-Habib, Ralph J.

“…Ceramide did not increase after KA-induced SE in P7 pups, which also did not manifest any DNA fragmentation. …”
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Experimental study of a solar still with sponge cubes in basin by A/K Abu-Hijleh, Bassam

“…The performance of a solar still with different size sponge cubes placed in the basin was studied experimentally. The increase in distillate production of the still ranged from 18% to 273% compared to an identical still without sponge cubes under the same conditions. …”
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Functional fatigue of Ni50.3Ti25Hf24.7 - Heterogeneities and evolution of local transformation strains by Abuzaid, Wael

“…No homogenization of the transformation strain field was observed as a result of either stress increase or thermal cycling. The transformation strains were localized and the global evolution in their magnitudes was associated with local changes, either increasing or decreasing local strains, in spatially the same regions. …”
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Serviceability and Flexural Behavior of Concrete Beams Reinforced with Basalt Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (BFRP) Bars Exposed to Harsh Conditions by Alkhraisha, Hakem

“…Test results also indicate that increasing the reinforcement ratio did not result in a directly proportional increase in the moment capacity. …”
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Comparative Study of Several Energy Dissipating Devices by Abdul-Latif, Akrum

“…They are: (1) two geometrically identical cylinders made of superplastic tin-lead alloy can freely expand along their sides and lengths; (2) two cylinders are the same as in (1) but not allowed to expand along their sides and lengths; (3) one cylinder is made from superplastic and the other made from steel and free to deform along its sides and length; (4) the same as in (3) but the cylinder is not allowed to expand along its sides and length. …”
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Eight Weeks of Plyometric Training Improves Ability to Change Direction and Dynamic Postural Control in Female Basketball Players by Yosser Cherni (18174172)

“…In summary, the addition of 8 weeks plyometric training to the usual in-season basketball regimen of top-level female basketball players enhanced their ability to change direction and reduced the risk of falls and injuries by improving postural control, but did not increase the H/Q measure of knee stability.…”