Should the Outsiders be Left Out? Director Stock Options, Expectations and Earnings Management حسب Boumosleh, Anwar

"…This is reflected in initial forecast errors that are smaller, contain less variance, and have a greater probability of being accurately revised to meet actual earnings in a timely manner, regardless of whether the initial forecasts are positively or negatively biased. …"
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Expanding the donor pool حسب Ramos, Emilio

"…These measures may be beneficial in terms of increasing the number of donors and decreasing the waiting time. …"
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Analysis of performance of asphalt pavements in Qatar using mechanistic-empirical approaches حسب K. Lakshmi Roja (14159028)

"…<p dir="ltr">Qatar roads are experiencing heavy traffic loads due to the rapid increase in the country’s population and construction projects over the past two decades. …"

Evaluation of pretreatment and membrane configuration for pressure-retarded osmosis application to produced water from the petroleum industry حسب Dareen Dardor (17052381)

"…PRO is typically considered with seawater/river water pairings however greater energy can be recovered from hypersaline solutions including produced water (PW) from the petroleum industry. …"

Graphite and metal nitrate-infused HDPE composites for enhanced thermal performance in energy-efficient building envelopes حسب Mohammad Amir Khan (23770803)

"…Analysis such as Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), and dielectric spectroscopy analyses further revealed extensive interaction between filler matrices, a decrease in phonon scattering, and a positive increase in crystallinity which led to the improved thermal performance.The TGA results showed that the composite exhibited greater thermal stability, and the residue mass after the decomposition process was 9%, indicating increased carbonization and structural integrity. …"

Western diet induces mild metabolic impairment and aggravates neuropathology in an experimental mouse model of traumatic brain injury حسب Judith, Nwaiwu

"…Individuals with TBI have a greater risk of mortality from associated chronic diseases than the general population. …"
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A Comparative study of DAB and Arbitration as methods of resolving Construction Disputes حسب AL KHAWAJA, DANA JAMAL

"…It is concluded that while the cost of international arbitration may be 15% of a project’s value and may take years to resolve, DAB takes less time. Although time limits increase efficiency relative to arbitration, the ICC rules set time limits for the tribunal’s formation and for submission of rejoinders, but not for the issuance of an award. …"
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The Colonial impacts on French trade patterns حسب El Kallab, Tania

"…Controlling for the main gravity model factors, our results suggest that higher French settlement increase the French imports and exports of all goods except the imports of agricultural raw materials which increase with less settlement meaning that “Extractivist” policies do not need to settle. …"
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Construction workforce management strategies to reduce absenteeism حسب Lattouf, M. Ghayth

"…The results also serve to highlight the significance of basic management techniques in reducing absenteeism: adopting training programs to increase the skill level of workers, providing incentives to increase the tenure of workers onsite, and arranging the working schedule to favor less overtime.…"
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Testing and Evaluation of a Smart Irrigation System Towards Smart Landscaping in UAE حسب Al Sulaimani, Fatma

"…The population is growing drastically causing an increase in urban development and landscape expansion, which as a result increase the demand for water. …"
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Effect of Basalt Microfiber on the Shear Response of RC Short Beams حسب Sabbagh, Mohamad Kusay Ahmad Rabee

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High-level synthesis from purely behavioral descriptions حسب Youssef, H.

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Carotid artery revascularization through a radiated field حسب Lesèche, Guy

"…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. …"
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The downside of cardiac devices insertion حسب Nature Research (16552612)

"…<p>In the past decade, there has been a significant worldwide increase in the implantation of cardiac devices such as permanent pacemakers, cardiac defibrillators, and biventricular pacemakers, and this trend is likely to continue because of increasing life expectancy. …"

Optimal scheduling algorithm for residential building distributed energy source systems using Levy flight and chaos-assisted artificial rabbits optimizer حسب D., Sathish Kumar

"…The efficiency of LFCARO is compared with other algorithms, and the results show that LFCARO performs better than other algorithms. The execution time of the proposed LFCARO is less than 1 sec. for 10 numerical problems and less than 1.5 sec. for the resource scheduling of residential distribution systems. …"
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Characterization of heavy vehicle headways in oversaturated interrupted conditions: Towards development of passenger car equivalency factors حسب Ghanim, Mohammad Shareef

"…The simulation results suggest that PCE increases nonlinearly with increase in congestion level and with percentage of trucks; PCE's increase becomes less marked once sever congestion (stop-and-go with increasing queue lengths) conditions set in.…"
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Home Automation Awareness in United Arab Emirates حسب AL SUWAIDI, MUNIRA ABDULLA

"…This research will highlight the importance of adopting smart technologies in this phase of time into your home. With the aim of conserving electrical power and water as well as increase comfort and security level, it will closely survey the user’s opinion by analyzing the smart home automation technology and the ways of selecting the right energy saving appliances, lighting fixture and water saving tools.…"
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Strength and Ductility of Axially Loaded RC Short Columns Confined with CFRP and GFRP Wraps حسب Al-Karaghool, Haider Osamah

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Phase transitions of nanoemulsions using ultrasound: Experimental observations حسب Singh, Ram

"…Additionally, as the size of the emulsion droplet increased, the intensity required for bubble formation decreased. As expected, perfluorohexane emulsions require greater intensity to form cavitating bubbles than perfluoropentane emulsions.…"
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An Efficient Network-on-Chip Architecture Based on the Fat-Tree (FT) Topology حسب Bouhraoua, A.

"…The adopted topology increases performance without a substantial increase in the routing cost. …"
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