The Ricardian equivalence by Jachi, Ahmad M.

“…A dollar of tax reduction causes the national debt to increase by one dollar which must be repaid later. …”
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Adopting Geophysical Testing Techniques in Geotechnical Investigation and Shallow Foundation Design by Amer, Mohammad

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Removal of bacterial contaminants and antibiotic resistance genes by conventional wastewater treatment processes in Saudi Arabia: Is the treated wastewater safe to reuse for agricu... by Al-Jassim, Nada

“…Among them, Pseudomonas spp. had the highest approximated cell number in the influent but decreased to less than 30 cells/100 mL in both types of effluent. …”
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Urtica dioica extract and its impact on blood lipids, glycemia & inflammation in the rat model. (c2005) by Baroudy, Karmen George

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Essays on the effect of excess compensation and governance changes on firm value by Dah, Mustafa A.

“…Our results suggest that an increase in director excess compensation decreases the likelihood of CEO turnover, reduces the turnover-performance sensitivity, and increases managerial entrenchment. …”
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Functional disability of road traffic injury patients admitted to the National Hospital of Sri Lanka on admission and three months after discharge from the hospital by Roshan Chaminda Sampath (19774524)

“…At three months after the injury significant increase proportion of functional disability was observed with increase number of body regions injured (p=0.000) and with increase injury severity (p=0.000). …”

A geoenvironmental application of burned wastewater sludge ash in soil stabilization by AI-Sharif, Munjed M.

“…The results show that the addition of 7.5 % of the burned sludge ash by the dry weight of the soil will increase the unconfined compressive strength and maximum dry density and also decrease the swelling pressure and the swell potential of the soil. …”
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Personnel contributions to UN and non-UN peacekeeping missions A public goods approach by Gaibulloev, Khusrav

“…The analysis shows that UN missions are much less responsive to personnel spillovers, derived from other contributors' peacekeepers, than is the case of non-UN missions. …”
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Energy Performance of Public Housing Buildings in Sao Paulo, Brazil An Evaluation of the Current Design Process by Leister, Alexandra Maria Aguiar

“…On the other hand, the worldwide population increase forced the implementation of mass production constructions to solve housing deficits. …”
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Influence of natural gas composition on adsorption in calcite Nanopores: A DFT study by Elkhansa Elbashier (14152815)

“…The results of the simulation calculations showed that as the nanopore diameter decreases, the adsorption energy increases exponentially due to the geometry of the smallest pore that increases the affinity of the molecules to the surface. …”

A Novel Connection Setup Management Approach for Optical WDM Networks by Fawaz, Wissam

“…An increase in the available bandwidth is promoting at the same time the introduction of new services, each having different Quality of Service (QoS) requirements. …”
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The impact of COVID‐19 pandemic lockdown on smoking habits and lifestyle: A cross‐sectional study by Almu'atasim Khamees (11875640)

“…While those who had a decrease in their smoking level experienced a somehow healthier lifestyle regarding nutrition and other aspects.…”

Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants by Bin, Zhou

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Thermodynamic Analysis of Integrated Fuel Cell and Solar Energy Systems by Ratlamwala, Tahir Abdul Hussain

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A novel connection setup management approach for optical wdm networks by Fawaz, Wissam

“…An increase in the available bandwidth is promoting at the same time the introduction of new services, each having different Quality of Service (QoS) requirements. …”
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SYSTEM DYNAMICS APPROACH FOR WHOLE LIFE CYCLE COST MODELLING OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PROJECTS IN UNITED ARAB EMIRATES by Sadek, Ahmed

“…This is achieved by applying adjusting risks on project's initial cost at the preconstruction stage with respect to cost and risk behaviours at each time step. Cost impact is following an increasing S-Curve behaviour during CAPEX time and risk impact is following a decreasing S-Curve behaviour during CAPEX lifetime. …”
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Unveiling the Nexus Between Land Use, Land Surface Temperature, and Carbon Footprint: A Multi-Scale Analysis of Building Energy Consumption in Arid Urban Areas by Ammar Abulibdeh (15785928)

“…CF hotspots are expected in areas with higher LST and less green space. The findings reveal significant correlations between higher LST, reduced green spaces, and increased CF in residential and commercial sectors. …”

Automated inferior vena cava distensibility index for assessing fluid responsiveness in ventilated patients after cardiac surgery: a prospective pilot comparative study by Amr Salah Omar (17151028)

“…FR was defined as an increase in cardiac output (CO) by more than 10% after receiving a fluid challenge. …”

Law enforcement role in reducing road crashes by Jamil Mujahed (19807251)

“…To result in general deterrence, enforcement should be: accompanied by publicity, unpredictable and difficult to avoid, a mix of highly visible and less visible activities, and continued over a long period of time. …”

The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Undergraduate Students’ Stress and Anxiety in a University in the UAE by Alfalasi, Khulood

“…The key findings showed that the xenophobia factor (the fear of strangers) causes the highest stress levels, and students reported that workload and time constraint factors were top stressors. Also, A-range students (students with a GPA of 3.7 and above) were generally significantly less stressed than B-range students (GPA of 2.7–3.3). …”
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