Univariate modeling and forecasting of energy consumption by Saab, Samer

“…In Lebanon, electric power is becoming the main energy form relied upon in all economic sectors of the country. Also, the time series of electrical energy consumption in Lebanon is unique due to intermittent power outages and increasing demand. …”
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A Hardware Model of an Expandable RSA Cryptogrsphic System by Gutub, Adnan

“…If the key size is to be increased, the hardware design should be fully replaced. …”
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A probabilistic characterization of adhesive wear in metals by Qureshi, F.S.

“…Scatter parameters and median life of wear are explored for various velocities as time progresses; the median life characteristics are mathematically modeled. …”
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Perceived Work climate and Performance in security Organizations The Case of ABU DHABI POLICE by Al Harethi, Bader

“…In this dissertation, self-managed questionnaires were distributed at random way to a sample of 500 full-time employees with the intention of collecting the required data. …”
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Greywater reuse in the water-scarce Gulf Region by Canal Forgues, Eric

“…Regulations for greywater reuse are, by and large, not in place and quality standards for different types of application are in evolution. At the same time constructed wetlands as stand-Alone or as part of the wastewater treatment system have shown promise as a way to improve wastewater effluent, while upgrading ecosystem and aesthetic aspects of a site. …”
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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). …”

Leishmania major by Daher, Costantine F.

“…Infected rats received daily injections of rIL-13 for eight consecutive days which resulted in increased pain perception for the first week post-infection assessed by thermal pain tests. …”
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Money and credit policies in small open less-developed economies by Shahin, Wassim Naim

“…The same results held in the case of increasing budget deficits and changing policy instruments to promote a market for government securities. …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of respiratory tract cancers and associated risk factors from 1990 to 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 by Hedyeh Ebrahimi (7321358)

“…Global age-standardised incidence rates of tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer decreased by 7·4% (−16·8 to 1·6) and age-standardised incidence rates of larynx cancer decreased by 3·0% (−10·5 to 5·0) in males over the past decade; however, during the same period, age-standardised incidence rates in females increased by 0·9% (−8·2 to 10·2) for tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer and decreased by 0·5% (−8·4 to 8·1) for larynx cancer. …”

Two-surgeon technique of parenchymal transection contributes to reduced transfusion rate in patients undergoing major hepatectomy by Palavecino, Martin

“…Further, we evaluated the effect of the increasing use of the 2-surgeon technique for parenchymal transection on the blood transfusion rate.…”
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Leading Insights Point of Care Ultrasound Education in Neurocritical Care: A Call to Action by Subramaniam, Thanujaa

“…Beyond its adaptation for procedural guidance, bedside ultrasound assessments can provide critical diagnostic information in a timely manner to guide real-time decision making for the acutely ill patient. …”
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Spillovers between Twitter uncertainty indexes and sector indexes: evidence from the US by El Khoury, Rim

“…Our methodology is twofold: a time-varying parameter vector autoregression (TVP-VAR) to explore the dynamic connectedness among sectoral returns and a regression, mainly ordinary least squares (OLS) and quantile, to explore the role of TUI in explaining the total connectedness and the net connectedness of each sector. …”
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Prediction of Propulsion Kinematics and Performance in Wheelchair Rugby by David S. Haydon (13011048)

“…Although this would come at an increased cost, developments would provide opportunities for more suitable set-ups earlier in an athlete's career, increasing performance and reducing injury risk.…”

Sincalide in patients with parenteral nutrition—Associated gallbladder disease by Btaiche, Imad F.

“…Sincalide at intravenous doses of 0.04 μg/kg 3 times daily increased bile flow and improved serum bilirubin levels. …”
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Enhanced mechanical and corrosion protection properties of pulse electrodeposited NiP-ZrO₂ nanocomposite coatings by Mostafa H. Sliem (6316958)

“…Similarly, the electrochemical results show a gradual increase in corrosion protection behavior of the NiP-ZrO₂ coatings with increasing ZONP concentration, reaching an eventual value ~5.8 kΩ cm⁻² at NiP-1.0 ZrO₂ coating composition, which is six times greater than the pure NiP coatings. …”

Biochar from food waste: a sustainable amendment to reduce water stress and improve the growth of chickpea plants by Snigdhendubala Pradhan (9872262)

“…The biochar application also increased key soil nutrients K, Mn, S, and P by a factor of 2–9 times. …”

Diabetic Sensorimotor Polyneuropathy Severity Classification Using Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference System by Fahmida Haque (16896489)

“…Early detection and intelligent classification tools for DSPN can allow correct diagnosis and treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy as well as a timely intervention to prevent foot ulceration, amputation, and other diabetic complications. …”

Mitigation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Agricultural Fields through Bioresource Management by Rimsha Khan (17542128)

“…However, the BD plots had the least emissions of CO₂ followed by BC plots, and the emissions increased with an increase in atmospheric/soil temperature. …”

Analysis of Innovative Vapor Compression and Thermal Energy Storage Systems Using Alternative Refrigerants by Morad, Bahaa

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Global Oil Prices and the Impact of China by Beirne, John

“…We find that China's excessive growth adds a premium to the price of oil which increases over time. The results have policy implications in terms of the sustainability of the Chinese faster growth rate from the perspective of its negative externalities to the world.…”
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