-
181
Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of fall-related injuries: a retrospective study
Published 2020“…</p> <h2>Results</h2> <p>A total of 4040 patients with fall-related injuries were identified in the study duration which corresponds to the rate of 2.34 per 10,000 population. Although the rate of fall-related injuries decreased over the years, the average number of patients per year remained high accounting for 32% of the hospitalized patients with moderate to severe injuries. …”
-
182
Are wars detrimental to the environment? Evidence from air pollution and land use
Published 2024“…We find that, although wars decrease per capita CO2 emissions, they increase CO2 intensity. …”
Get full text
Get full text
Get full text
Get full text
article -
183
The distribution of toxic sources in Louisiana
Published 1993“…A distance gradient analysis indicates that as distance from the nearest toxic source increases, the mean percentage of blacks in the community decreases and the mean percentage of whites increases. …”
Get full text
Get full text
Get full text
masterThesis -
184
Colloid retention and mobilization mechanisms under different physicochemical conditions in porous media: A micromodel study
Published 2021“…However, hydrophilic colloids redeposited on gas-water-solid interfaces or thin water films because of their greater capillary potential. Therefore, greater filtration efficiency is achieved with the hydrophilic colloids compared to the hydrophobic colloids for which the efficiency can be improved by changing the solution chemistry. …”
-
185
Targeting arginine auxotrophy in pancreatic cancer cells using human recombinant arginase I-induced arginine deprivation. (c2017)
Published 2017“…It is one of the deadliest cancer types since its mortality rate per year is nearly equal to its incidence rate. …”
Get full text
Get full text
Get full text
masterThesis -
186
-
187
Trends of the Dementia Burden in South Asia: An Analysis of 2021 Global Burden of Disease Study
Published 2025“…</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">A slight decrease in incidence rates from 80.57 to 79 per 100,000 was observed, alongside a significant increase in mortality rates from 14.11 to 17.2 per 100,000. …”
-
188
Empiric antibiotic therapy of community-acquired Pneumonia at the American University of Beirut Medical Center. (c2001)
Published 2001“…Special attention should be given to decrease hospitalization rate, to preserve fluoroquinolones, and to improve microbiological studies outcome.…”
Get full text
Get full text
masterThesis -
189
Hydrogen energy systems: Technologies, trends, and future prospects
Published 2024“…Presently, electrolysis efficiencies range between 60 % and 80 %, with hydrogen production costs around $5 per kilogram. Strategic advancements are necessary to reduce these costs below $2 per kilogram and push efficiencies above 80 %. …”
-
190
Corporate governance and quality of accounting information
Published 2012“…Throughout this paper, we examine four characteristics of both the audit committee and the board of directors and we try to test whether these characteristics help in increasing the quality of accounting information. …”
Get full text
Get full text
Get full text
article -
191
Carotid artery revascularization through a radiated field
Published 2003“…Radiation-induced accelerated atherosclerosis has been recognized for some time.1, 2, 3 and 4 Because of the prolonged survival of patients treated with radiation,5 the frequency of this long-term side effect is expected to increase. …”
Get full text
Get full text
Get full text
article -
192
Effect of Construction Void Defects on Flexural and Axial Load Capacity of Reinforced Concrete Members
Published 2018Get full text
doctoralThesis -
193
Parallel multi-voltage power minimization in VLSI circuits. (c2013)
Published 2013Get full text
Get full text
masterThesis -
194
-
195
The Gulf Cooperation Council states: Crystallization of the regional cooperation and alliances amid dwindling resources
Published 2021“…<p dir="ltr">The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states can be divided into two main camps in terms of hydrocarbon endowment per capita which can partially account for differences in policy directions. …”
-
196
Editorial of Harnessing the Power of T Cells: The Promising Hope for a Universal Influenza Vaccine
Published 2020“…<p dir="ltr">The global burden of influenza-associated respiratory mortality is higher than previous estimates, with over 0.6 million deaths per year and additional mortality rates attributed to non-respiratory but influenza-related illnesses [1]. …”
-
197
Global, regional, and national burden of upper respiratory infections and otitis media, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
Published 2024“…The mortality rate of URIs in 2021 was 0·2 per 100 000 (0·1 to 0·5), a decrease of 64·2% (–84·6 to –43·4) from 1990, when the mortality rate was 0·7 per 100 000 (0·2 to 1·1). …”
Get full text
Get full text
Get full text
article -
198
Catalytic Transformation Of C-7-C9 Methyl Benzenes Over USY-Based FCC Zeolite Catalyst
Published 2020“…The sequence of reactivity of the three alkyl benzenes was found to decrease as the number of methyl group per benzene ring decreases, as follows: 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene > m-xylene > toluene. …”
Get full text
article -
199
Solar water heating in Lebanon
Published 2006“…Simplified initial estimates indicate a payback period of 4–5 years while advanced mathematical models (RETScreen) indicate that the most advanced evacuated tube technology has a payback period of less than 9 years at current market prices. With decreasing cost per square meter of installed collectors, payback periods are expected to rapidly decrease. …”
Get full text
Get full text
Get full text
article -
200
Prevalence and attributable health burden of chronic respiratory diseases, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
Published 2020“…Deaths due to chronic respiratory diseases numbered 3 914 196 (95% UI 3 790 578–4 044 819) in 2017, an increase of 18·0% since 1990, while total DALYs increased by 13·3%. …”