Applying morpho-emergent theory to the evolution of public buildings: new design strategies for the building envelopes by Jaheen, Noha

“…The versatility and vicissitudes of nature highlight survival abilities as a main feature of the adaptation and development of organisms through time. Concurrent environmental hazards and the increasing size of construction projectshasraised the importance of buildings in terms of creating healthy conditions for users. …”
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Business Continuity Management Maturity Model for Banks in UAE by Mahal, Ashish

“…They are faced with increasing levels of global competition, demanding customers and employees, shrinking product lifecycles and decreasing acceptable response times (Lockamy & McCormack, 2004) They have employees and deal with clients, suppliers & vendors from all over the world. …”
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Epigenetic alteration of the dopamine transporter gene in alcohol-dependent patients is associated with age by El Maarri, Osman

“…Recent studies have suggested that DNA methylation patterns may change over time. However, few data are available concerning the rate of these changes in specific genes. …”
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Determinants of non-resident deposits in commercial banks: empirical evidence from Lebanon by Kanj, Olga

“…This paper investigates empirically the main determinants of non-residents deposits in Lebanese commercial banks using monthly time series data covering January 2002 to January 2013 (131 observations). …”
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Association between sources of sexuality education, sexual beliefs and behaviours in Lebanese young adults by Bouclaous, Carmel H.

“…Respondents wished for increased involvement of fathers and doctors in their sexuality education. …”
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Development and validity of the ‘Modified Mediterranean Prime Screen’ to assess dietary intake among women of reproductive age in Lebanon by Assaad, Mariam

“…The Mediterranean Region registers an increasing prevalence of obesity. The region lacks a diet screener to assess obesogenic nutrients. …”
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Effect of structural remodeling (retraction and recoil) of the pipeline embolization device on aneurysm occlusion rate by Jou, L.-D.

“…The diameter and length of the Pipeline Embolization Device were measured at both time points and compared for determination of the device changes. …”
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Afghanistan's ethnic groups share a Y-chromosomal heritage structured by historical events by Haber, Marc

“…In this study we have analyzed, for the first time, the four major ethnic groups in present-day Afghanistan: Hazara, Pashtun, Tajik, and Uzbek, using 52 binary markers and 19 short tandem repeats on the non-recombinant segment of the Y-chromosome. …”
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Identifying genomic regions determining shoot and root traits related to nitrogen uptake efficiency in a multiparent advanced generation intercross (MAGIC) winter wheat population... by Laura, Schmidt

“…In the context of a continuously increasing human population that needs to be fed, with environmental protection in mind, nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) improvement is becoming very important. …”
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Impact of nanoparticle-based fuel additives on biodiesel combustion: An analysis of fuel properties, engine performance, emissions, and combustion characteristics by Mofijur, M.

“…Nanoparticles (NPs) are becoming increasingly crucial in academic as well as industrial applications. …”
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Experimental and modeling analysis of p-type Bi₀.₄Sb₁.₆Te₃ and graphene nanocomposites by Aicha S. Lemine (17148352)

“…This highlighted the crucial rule of graphene addition time on its structure and morphology of the synthesized nanocomposites. …”

Drying kinetics and thermo-environmental analysis of a PV-operated tracking indirect solar dryer for tomato slices by Abdallah Elshawadfy Elwakeel (19852263)

“…The obtained results showed that the drying time (DT) isn’t significantly change with increasing air speeds from 1 to 2 m/s, this may be due to many reasons such as short DT, high temperature inside drying room, and little difference between the exanimated air speeds. …”

Exercise training-induced speeding of VO₂kinetics is not intensity domain-specific or correlated with indices of exercise performance by Erin Calaine Inglis (7042334)

“…</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">There was a significant time effect for the time constant (τ VO₂ ) between PRE (31.6 ± 10.4 s) and MID (22.6 ± 6.9 s) (p < 0.05) and PRE and POST (21.8 ± 6.3 s) (p < 0.05), but no difference between MID and POST (p > 0.05) and no group or interaction effects (p > 0.05). …”

The problematic of the war on terrorism through American unilateralism & European multilateralism in the Middle East. (c2007) by Badruddin, Sybille

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OSRA Grant Cycle 3 Public Reports : Project Title: Family Characteristics, Parenting Styles, and Youth Mental Health in Qatar by Livia L. Gilstrap (17425469)

“…Emotional closeness to the maid predicted increased mental health concerns (SDQ) in a representative community-based sample of Arabic speaking youth. …”

Transfer function analysis between arterial pressure and renal sympathetic nerve activity at cardiac pacing frequencies in the rat by Kanbar, Roy

“…Cardiac pacing slightly increased mean AP (0.8 ± 0.2 mmHg/Hz) and decreased pulse pressure (−3.6 ± 0.3 mmHg/Hz) while leaving the mean level of RSNA essentially unaltered (P = 0.680, repeated-measures ANOVA). …”
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Associating learning technology to sustain the environment through green mobile applications by Haraty, Ramzi A.

“…Thus, it presents a stepping stone towards linking learning technology while at the same time sustaining the environment.…”
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Development and modeling of novel extensional ionic polymer transducers by Akle, Barbar

“…In this work novel extensional IPT actuators are developed for the purpose of increasing the overall displacement of the actuator. …”
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Vibration suppression through stiffness variation and modal disparity by Issa, Jimmy

“…The tension in the cables has two effects on the structure; it increases the stiffness of the structure and applies an external load on the structure. …”
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Optical coherence tomography findings in persistent diabetic macular edema by Ghazi, Nicola G.

“…OCT in general was 1.94 times more sensitive than traditional techniques combined in detecting VMIA (P = .00003). …”
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