Efficiency of commercial banks in Lebanon by Djoundourian, Salpie

“…In fact, the prevalence of Lebanese treasury bills in the banks' asset portfolio indicates that commercial banks during this period did not play their traditional role of financing the private sector initiatives; instead, the bulk of their funds financed the public sector. …”
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Adsorptive removal of emulsified crude oil from produced water using modified biowaste; its kinetics and thermodynamic study by R. Al-Muhtaseb (22282453)

“…The surface area and the surface volume of the treated CB increased from 3.4 m²/g to 11.8 m²/g and 6.8 nm to 15.1 nm respectively. …”

Optimization of the Consolidation Parameters for Enhanced Thermoelectric Properties of Gr-Bi₂Te_2.55Se_0.45 Nanocomposites by Farah El-Makaty (19198006)

“…On the contrary, increasing pressure mainly causes improvements in densification. …”

Modulation of gut microbiota: The effects of a fruits and vegetables supplement by Arun Prasath Lakshmanan (6807152)

“…The antioxidant capacity, measured by using the oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) method, was also slightly higher in the FVS group than in the PLA group but did not reach statistical significance. The dietary intake, assessed by 24-h recalls, did not show any significant changes after the supplementation in both the groups. …”

Soluble Neuropilin-1 Response to Hypoglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes: Increased Risk or Protection in SARS-CoV-2 Infection? by Abu Saleh Md Moin (6189512)

“…SEMA3A was not different at baseline; at hypoglycemia, SEMA3A decreased in controls only. Post-hypoglycemia, SEMA3A levels were higher in T2D versus controls. sNRP1 did not correlate with ACE2, REN or AGT. …”

Harnessing plastic waste for sustainable membrane filtration with trimodal structure through acid-catalyzed oxidation by Saleem, Junaid

“…The obtained results were compared with commercial membranes, revealing a flow rate of 43 ml/min, a retention capacity of 261 mg, and an oil removal efficiency ranging from 84–94 %. …”
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Harnessing plastic waste for sustainable membrane filtration with trimodal structure through acid-catalyzed oxidation by Junaid Saleem (14670322)

“…The obtained results were compared with commercial membranes, revealing a flow rate of 43 ml/min, a retention capacity of 261 mg, and an oil removal efficiency ranging from 84–94 %. …”

Adsorptive Removal of Azithromycin Antibiotic from Aqueous Solution by Azolla Filiculoides-Based Activated Porous Carbon by Davoud Balarak (18421452)

“…The prepared AFAC is very effective in removing AZM with 87% and 98% removal after the treatment of 75 min, at 303 and 333 K, respectively. The Langmuir, Temkin, Freundlich, and Dubinin–Radushkevich isotherm models were used to analyze the adsorption results. …”

A component analysis of positive behaviour support plans by Grey, Ian

“…Conclusion Only treatment acceptability was found to be related to decreases in behavioural frequency. No single intervention component was found to have a greater association with reductions in challenging behaviour…”
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PGE2 induces COX-2 expression in podocytes via the EP4 receptor through a PKA-independent mechanism by Faour, Wissam

“…Time course experiments carried out in conditionally-immortalized mouse podocytes revealed that PGE2 transiently increased phosphorylated p38 MAPK levels at 10 min, and induced COX-2 protein expression at 4 h. siRNA-mediated knockdown of EP4 receptor expression, unlike treatment with the EP1 receptor antagonist SC 19220, completely abrogated PGE2-induced p38 phosphorylation and COX-2 upregulation suggesting the involvement of the EP4 receptor subtype. …”
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Effects of natural organic matter on aggregation kinetics of boron nanoparticles in monovalent and divalent electrolytes by Liu, Xuyang

“…However, the attachment efficiency kept increasing in the presence of CaCl2 and alginate with the increase in the electrolyte concentration and was greater than unity at >4 mM CaCl2. The destabilization was attributed to bridging of the nanoparticles by the alginate–Ca2+ system. …”
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Optimum sizing of steam turbines for concentrated solar power plants by Poullikkas, Andreas

“…Finally, although the cost of electricity of a CSP plant with capacities greater than 1MWe is significantly reduced to less than 1US$/kWh, currently such technology can only become economically viable through supporting schemes.…”
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Mechanical stretch and prostaglandin E2 modulate critical signaling pathways in mouse podocytes by Faour, Wissam

“…Podocytes treated for 20 min with H2O2 (10−4 M), which mimics reactive oxygen species generation by cells challenged by hyperglycemic or enhanced Pgc conditions, significantly increased the levels of active p38 MAPK, AKT, JNK and ERK1/2. …”
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Levels and indoor–outdoor relationships of PM10 and soluble inorganic ions in Beirut, Lebanon by Saliba, N.A.

“…In this study, 78 PM10 samples were collected on Teflon filters using an active sampler at a flow rate of 5 L/min. PM10 mass concentrations were determined by gravimetric analysis, and inorganic chemical speciation was carried out using ion chromatography. …”
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Aluminium doped ZnO nanostructures for efficient photodegradation of indigo carmine and azo carmine G in solar irradiation by Abhishek R. Bhapkar (17726418)

“…The reduction in crystallite size, band gap and increased lattice strain for the 4% AZO was the primary reason for the degradation in visible irradiation, degrading 97 and 99% equimolar concentrations of indigo carmine and azo carmine G in 140 min. …”

Evaluation of the efficiency of ionic liquids in the demulsification of oil-in-water emulsions by Wamda Faisal Elmobarak (17058024)

“…The D% achieved within 20 min of treatment with HILs-1, HILs-2, and Non-HIL was found to be ∼97.7%, 88.2%, and 85.2%, respectively. …”

Acute intense fatigue does not modify the effect of EVA and TPU custom foot orthoses on running mechanics, running economy and perceived comfort by Ken Van Alsenoy (14150559)

“…Eighteen well-trained, males ran on an instrumented treadmill for 6 min at the speed corresponding to their first ventilatory threshold (13.8 ± 1.1 km/h) in three footwear conditions (CON, EVA, and TPU). …”

Cognitive Vigilance Enhancement using Audio Stimulation of Pure Tone at 250 Hz by Yahya, Fares

“…Besides, we found that 30 min of audio stimulation has reduced the RT by 32% from the beginning to the end of VE phase of the experiment. …”
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A control algorithm to increase the efficient operation of wind energy conversion systems under extreme wind conditions by Nyam Jargalsaikhan (17380429)

“…<p dir="ltr">This paper aims to increase the power production of gearless permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG) based wind energy conversion systems (WECS) in strong (greater than 25 m/s) wind speed regions. In general, most wind turbines cut off when wind speed is over the cut-out rate; as a result, the power generation of the wind farm decreases. …”

Risk of venous thromboembolism outweighs post-hepatectomy bleeding complications by Tzeng, Ching-Wei

“…Other factors independently associated with VTE were aspartate aminotransferase (AST) 27 (P = 0.022), American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) class 3 (P < 0.001), operative time >222 min (P = 0.043), organ space infection (P < 0.001) and length of hospital stay 7 days (P = 0.004). …”
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