Impact of inter-relay cooperation on the performance of FSO systems with any number of relays. (c2015) by Noun, Zeina K.

“…Finally, chapter five summarizes this work and the gives some insights as to how we can further develop and ameliorate the FSO systems.…”
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Strengthening of reinforced concrete beams in shear using different steel reinforced grout techniques by Tadesse G. Wakjira (14779165)

“…The average increase in the shear strength of the EB-SRG strengthened beam was 54% and 105% for the continuous and discontinuous SRG strips, respectively. …”

Composite hydrogels from carrageenan-cl-carboxymethyl chitosan–PVA incorporated ZiF-8 as dressing material for wound healing applications by Tooba Yasin (19131382)

“…The biocompatibility of the composite hydrogels has been evaluated using fibroblast cell lines (<i>3T3</i>) after different time intervals (24–72 h), and it was found that increasing ZiF-8 caused the mature and spread cell morphology with increasing cell viability and proliferation under controlled in vitro conditions. …”

The SREBP-dependent regulation of cyclin D1 coordinates cell proliferation and lipid synthesis by Arwa Aldaalis (13355328)

“…Consequently, inactivation of SREBP1 in human liver and breast cancer cell lines reduces the expression of cyclin D1 and attenuates Rb phosphorylation. …”

Optimizing microgrid efficiency: Coordinating commercial and residential demand patterns with shared battery energy storage by Mohammadreza Gholami (17032317)

“…In response to the increasing integration of BESS in modern energy systems, this study investigates the implications of incorporating BESS within connected residential-commercial Microgrids (MGs). …”

Developing a Hybrid Model for Network Planning in Abu Dhabi Distribution Company Subsidiary of Adwea by Al Haddabi, Aseya Mohammed

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Effect of nickel loading on hydrogen production and chemical oxygen demand (COD) destruction from glucose oxidation and gasification in supercritical water by Youssef, Emhemmed A.

“…Results also showed that the presence of Ni increased the total gas yield increased in the 7.5–18 wt Ni/Al2O3 catalyst. …”
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Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Automated Risk Detection Based on UAE National Health Survey Data: A Framework for the Construction and Optimization of Binary Classification Machine Learn... by Mohamed, AlShuweihi

“…This research motivated by the unprecedented increase in diabetes and specifically Type 2 Diabetes Miletus (T2DM), proposes two significant contributions. …”
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Associating learning technology to sustain the environment through green mobile applications by Haraty, Ramzi A.

“…With “quality education” a major issue for the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, it is a must that we loop together the “quality education” with education per se. It is imperative that we engage the youth in attaining this objective, for it is not enough that we empower them with the tools, we must encourage them to look at the current issues outside the box, through a worldwide view, where the focus nowadays is on the environment, be it in reducing fuel usage, decreasing air and water pollution, and recycling, in brief, being environment friendly. …”
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Acute pain management and assessment by Zeitoun, Abeer A.

“…Appropriateness of pain management was determined as per World Health Organization guidelines. Institutional Review Board approvals were obtained from each hospital. …”
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Crosstalk between aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) and BCL-2 pathways suggests the use of AhR antagonist to maintain normal differentiation state of mammary epithelial cells during... by Abdullah, Al-Dhfyan

“…ResultsActivation of the AhR/CYP1A1 pathway in mice increased EpCAMHigh/CD49fLow CD61+ luminal progenitor-like cells in early tumor formation but not in advanced tumors. …”
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Mortality and socio-economic outcomes among patients hospitalized for stroke and diabetes in the US: a recent analysis from the National Inpatient Sample by Aya Tabbalat (14150019)

“…In those patients, the mean (SD) age slightly decreased from 70 (13) years to 69 (13) years (p-trend < 0.001). …”

Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization of Candida parapsilosis complex isolates from a Lebanese Hospital by El Hady, Reine Clement

“…Our results showed that resistant isolates had no increased ergosterol content, or chitin deposition, no significant difference in virulence, but exhibited an increase in biofilm content compared with sensitive isolates. …”
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The effect of StarD13 on colorectal cancer proliferation and invasion. (c2013) by Nasrallah, Anita I.

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Sternbergia Clusiana Bulb Ethanolic Extracts Induce Apoptosis in MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cells by Elias, Nazira

“…Treatment of MCF-7 cells with SbBEE showed a dose- and time-dependent anti-proliferative effect along with the occurrence of numerous apoptotic hallmarks. A dose-dependent increase in apoptosis via induced DNA fragmentation was revealed via Cell Death ELISA as well as an increase in cellular fragmentation using flow cytometry. …”
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Expanding the donor pool by Ramos, Emilio

“…In 1990, one-year graft survival rates were about 70%; by 2000, they were greater than 90% (United States Renal Data System, 2001). …”
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Phase II National Study: Job Satisfaction and Workplace Environment Among Community Pharmacists in Lebanon: Pre and Post Economic Crisis by Salaheddin, Amira Talaat

“…Average weekly working hours decreased from 59.2 hours in Phase 1 to 49.8 hours in Phase II. …”
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Driving and hypoglycemia by Stephen Beer (5480411)

“…Hypoglycemia has been associated with cardiac arrhythmia, a decreased ability to drive and driving mishap. Recent meta-analysis of 15 studies showed a risk road traffic collisions (RTC) of 12-19% greater than general populations. …”

A Case Study to Identify the Hindrances to Widespread Adoption of Electric Vehicles in Qatar by Amith Khandakar (14151981)

“…<p dir="ltr">The adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) have proven to be a crucial factor to decreasing the emission of greenhouse gases (GHG) into the atmosphere. …”

Loss of the TRPM4 channel in humans causes immune dysregulation with defective monocyte migration by Fang Yu (156838)

“…Inhibition of TRPM4 in <u>T cells</u> and the THP-1 monocyte cell line reduces migration. More importantly, primary <u>T cells</u> and <u>monocytes</u> from TRPM4 patients migrate poorly. …”