Performance characteristics of an ammonia-water absorption heat pump system by Gadalla, Mohamed

“…At ξ=0.9000 and saturation pressures of 75 and 0.5bar, the temperature glides are 64.4°C and 81.21°C, respectively, whereas these glides are 0°C and 16.1°C at ξ=0.9999 and at the same pressures. This mixture property considerably affects the absorption system performance and the design of the rectifier as well as other absorption components. …”
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Two-Stage Deep Learning Solution for Continuous Arabic Sign Language Recognition Using Word Count Prediction and Motion Images by Shanableh, Tamer

“…The experiments revealed that the proposed solution resulted in a word and sentence recognition rates of 97.3% and 92.6% respectively. The percentage increase over the best results reported in the literature for the same dataset are 1.8% and 9.1% for both word and sentences recognitions respectively.…”
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Remote Thermal Water Leakage Sensor With a Laser Communication System by Awwad, Ameen

“…The proposed system detects water leakages by comparing the readings of two analog active temperature sensors, one at the surface at a depth of 2 cm of a sand layer covering a buried water pipeline and the other is adjacent to the first sensor at the same depth in a thermally insulated portion by a polystyrene barrier. …”
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In-Between Projection Interpolation in Cone-Beam CT Imaging using Convolutional Neural Networks by Dweek, Samaa

“…In this work, an interpolation method based on Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) is proposed to generate new in-between projections to increase the overall number of projections used in 4D-CBCT reconstruction. …”
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DNA damage induced by micellar-delivered doxorubicin and ultrasound: comet assay study by Husseini, Ghaleb

“…However, when cells were incubated with 10 μg/ml free DOX for up to 9 h, DNA damage increased with incubation time (P=0.0011). Exposure of cells to the same concentration of DOX in the presence of 10-wt% P-105 showed no significant DNA damage for up to 9 h of incubation. …”
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FE modeling of concrete beams and columns reinforced with FRP composites by Abed, Farid

“…It was also shown that Increasing the number of bars while keeping the same reinforcement ratio enhanced the stiffness of the RC beam.…”
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The Impact of Arts Integration on the Learning and Social Abilities of Students with Disabilities: An Approach to an Inclusive Classroom by Shouma, Madiha

“…Moreover, a printed survey was distributed to the teachers and the Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO) from the same school to measure their awareness and attitudes towards AI in their classrooms. …”
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The Next Generation Teams: Technology Adoption to Eliminate the Boundaries of Space through Building an Integrated Effective Virtual Team Platform by ALQUDAH, ADI AHMAD ALI

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Gene selection for microarray data classification based on Gray Wolf Optimizer enhanced with TRIZ-inspired operators by Abu Zitar, Raed

“…Moreover, the results of MGWO are compared with seven state-of-art gene selection methods using the same datasets based on classification accuracy and the number of selected genes. …”
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A Qualitative Investigation of University Students’ Experience of the Beirut Port Explosion by Issa, Elio

“…Thematic analysis of 1,044 data items revealed four themes: (1) Experiencing emotional upheaval, (2) Realizing the fragility of life, (3) Overcoming adversity, and (4) Changing one’s outlook on life. …”
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Corporate governance and quality of accounting information by Elgammal, Walid

“…After studying several global models of governance taking into consideration the laws of corporate governance in some Asia countries, the authors concluded that the same criteria cannot be applied to all countries present in Asia. …”
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Enhancing Bifaciality Factor for Building Integrated Bifacial PV in a Double Skin Façade System by WRIEKAT, TAQWA FAWAZ

“…It was noticed that across the same façade material increasing the gap distance reduced the Bifaciality factor, that reduction was the highest between gap distance of 1m and 2m, almost half for all façade materials.…”
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Multivariate epidemiologic analysis of type 2 diabetes mellitus risks in the Lebanese population by Ghassibe-Sabbagh, Michella

“…People with T2DM showed a significant decrease in HDL-C levels. A strong correlation of overall hyperlipidemia with the diabetes affection status was shown (p < 0.0001). …”
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Infliximab versus ciclosporin in steroid resistant acute severe ulcerative colitis: a model-based cost-utility analysis of data from CONSTRUCT pragmatic trial by Mohammed Fasihul Alam (6832217)

“…Beyond 2-year trial follow-up, Markov model predicted a decrease in colectomy rate, but it remained slightly higher for ciclosporin. …”

The current status of anatomy knowledge by Yammine, Kaissar

“…Looking to the current status of anatomical teaching, there is worldwide unanimity regarding the steady decline in the provision of contact hours of this basic science in a crowded undergraduate curriculum. The same could apply at the postgraduate level for specialties where surgical anatomy is essential. …”
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Annexin A3 in sepsis: novel perspectives from an exploration of public transcriptome data by Mohammed Toufiq (7251596)

“…<p dir="ltr">According to publicly available transcriptome datasets, the abundance of Annexin A3 (ANXA3) is robustly increased during the course of sepsis; however, no studies have examined the biological significance or clinical relevance of ANXA3 in this pathology. …”

Communication-efficient hierarchical federated learning for IoT heterogeneous systems with imbalanced data by Alaa Awad Abdellatif (17151163)

“…Specifically, our numerical results highlight the effectiveness of our approach and its ability to provide 4–6% increase in the classification accuracy, with respect to hierarchical FL schemes that consider distance-based user assignment. …”

Fourier Transform Infrared Imaging—A Novel Approach to Monitor Bio Molecular Changes in Subacute Mild Traumatic Brain Injury by Fazle Rakib (5768069)

“…Significant decrease in methyl content and a significant increase in olefinic content were observed in Co and CC regions of mTBI rat brain tissues. …”

Effect of COVID-19 on the Generation of Waste in Marrakech, Morocco by Abdellah Ouigmane (18460623)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">The production of solid waste continues to increase as the population and standard of living increases. …”

Characterization of the dynamic flow response in microfluidic devices by Elgack, Mohammed Elmahdi

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