A Parallel Algorithm for Inverse Halftoning and its Hardware by Siddiqi, Umair F.

“…Lookup Table (LUT) method for inverse halftoning is computation less, fast and also yields goods results. This paper proposes a parallel algorithm for inverse halftoning by parallelizing the LUT method of inverse halftoning. …”
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Emotional Reactions to Unequal Payment: The Impact of Meritocratic Ideology and Salary Negotiability by Maitner, Angela

“…However, learning that a system is non-negotiable violates expectations associated with meritocratic beliefs, and may therefore increase negative emotion. In two experiments investigating participants’ emotional reactions to payment systems, the more participants endorsed meritocratic ideologies, the less anger they felt when unequal treatment appeared negotiable. …”
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Global, regional and national burden of bladder cancer and its attributable risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of... by Saeid Safiri (3713035)

“…Age-standardised death rate decreased by 15.7% (8.6 to 21.0), during the period 1990–2019. …”

Effect of Acute and Chronic Moderate Red or White Wine Consumption on Fasted and Postprandial Lipemia in the Rat by Daher, Costantine F.

“…In the chronic study, a wine–fat load resulted in increased high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol concentration and less pronounced postprandial hypertriglyceridemia and hyperchylomicronemia. …”
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Brain and plasma riluzole pharmacokinetics by Milane, Aline

“…The combination was then tested in humans in phase II and phase III studies with less beneficial effects and a faster decline of the disease in the group treated with minocycline. …”
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Cooling Energy and Climate Change Nexus in Arid Climate and the Role of Energy Transition by Ammar M. Khourchid (19420621)

“…The study found that the cooling demand could increase by 13–53% and 19–67% in 2071 and 2100, respectively, with buildings having higher thermal insulation and lower window-to-wall ratio being less affected by climate change. …”

Mitigating undercooling and overheating risk in existing desert schools under current and future climate using validated building simulation model by Mutasim Baba, Fuad

“…Passive winter measures, including high insulation and airtightness level, and using double glass windows, reduce undercooling to less than 40 h but increase overheating to 180 h. …”
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THE USE OF AN OPEN CYCLE ABSORPTION SYSTEM IN AUTOMOBILES AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO CFCS by Al-Aqeeli, N.

“…Also, some suggestions are given to minimize the power loss like making use of the exhaust gas to pre-heat the weak desiccant. …”
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An Investigation into Teachers’ Perceptions Regarding Cyberbullying Policies and Practices in UAE Schools by Hamad, Hanan Ahmad

“…Inconsistent schools’ attempts to increase this awareness and spreading it through training, classroom activities and parental discussions were noticed. …”
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Follow‐Up and Comparative Assessment of SARS‐CoV‐2 IgA, IgG, Neutralizing, and Total Antibody Responses After BNT162b2 or mRNA‐1273 Heterologous Booster Vaccination by Salma Younes (6424865)

“…</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">Homologous primary vaccination with ChAdOx1 not only showed less potent NTAb, TAb, anti‐S‐RBD IgG, and anti‐S1 IgA immune responses compared to primary BNT162b2 or mRNA‐1273 vaccination regimens (<i>p</i> < 0.05) but also showed ~3‐fold less anti‐S1 IgA response compared to infection‐induced immunity (<i>p</i> < 0.001). …”

Unsustainability in emergent systems by Haddad, Marc

“…In this paper we present a detailed case study of the passenger road transport system in the Greater Beirut Area (GBA) where we identify the root causes of the major problems facing the system today and over the long-term. …”
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Particle size and pH effects on remediation of chromite ore processing residue using calcium polysulfide (CaS5) by Moon, Deok Hyun

“…Ettringite formation, due to pH increase over time in the samples, where the initial pH was adjusted to 9, was verified by XRPD and SEM-EDX analyses, indicating that a pH less than 9 should be maintained to avoid ettringite formation.…”
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Assessing the Built Environment’s Reflectivity, Flexibility, Resourcefulness, and Rapidity Resilience Qualities against Climate Change Impacts from the Perspective of Different Sta... by Mohammed M. Al-Humaiqani (18325554)

“…<p dir="ltr">The frequency and severity of climate change are projected to increase, leading to more disasters, increased built environment system (BES) vulnerability, and decreased coping capacity. …”

Optimal scheduling algorithm for residential building distributed energy source systems using Levy flight and chaos-assisted artificial rabbits optimizer by M. Premkumar (12757280)

“…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. …”

Addressing Challenges of Distance Learning in the Pandemic with Edge Intelligence Enabled Multicast and Caching Solution by Kashif Bilal (16896357)

“…However, the existing 5G architecture does not support service-less multi-cast. In this article, we advance the case of Virtual Network Function (VNF) based service-less architecture for video multicast. …”

Sustainable urban development strategies to enhance outdoor thermal comfort and promote walkability in the United Arab Emirates by ALTENEIJI, AHMED SALIM AHMED SAIF

“…Moreover, individuals can walk less than 10 min in summertime before the feel very uncomfortable. while this duration significantly increases if the street is shaded. …”
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Joint analysis of diet quality, inflammatory potential of diet and ultra-processed food exposure in relation to chronic respiratory diseases and lung cancer mortality by Tefera Chane, Mekonnen

“…Adjusting for DII attenuated UPF-related mortality risks by 39 % (CRD), 11 % (COPD), and 18 % (lung cancer), while HEI-2015 adjustment showed less attenuation. Additionally, the DII-mortality associations were less attenuated after adjusting for UPF intake but were offset after adjusting for HEI-2015. …”
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Posterior microphthalmos and papillomacular fold-associated cystic changes misdiagnosed as cystoid macular edema following cataract extraction by Albar, Ahmad A.

“…We report a case that underscores this scenario aiming to increase awareness of this entity among ophthalmologists. …”
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Applications of bioconvection for tiny particles due to two concentric cylinders when role of Lorentz force is significant by Lei Zhang (38117)

“…This outcome indicates that the flow velocity can be controlled externally through the magnetic field. Also, the increase in the Schmidt numbers increases the nanoparticle concentration and the motile density.…”

An examination of how climate change could affect the future spread of Fusarium spp. around the world, using correlative models to model the changes by Muhammad Riaz, Ejaz

“…The plant pathogenic fungus Fusarium is known for causing crop diseases like blight, root and stem rots, and wilts, making it the most significant mycotoxigenic genus in weeds and food across various climatic zones worldwide. …”
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