Efficiency of commercial banks in Lebanon حسب Djoundourian, Salpie

"…The stochastic production and cost function estimates show that bank level inefficiency effects decreases with time and increases with number of branches, employees per branch, and ratio of staff to operating expenses.…"
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Enhanced glucose uptake in phenylbutyric acid-treated 3T3-L1 adipocytes حسب Fakhoury, H.

"…Baseline and insulin-induced adipocyte glucose uptake were assayed with and without PBA treatment. Expression of GLUT1, GLUT4, PIP3, pAkt, pPTEN, and PARK-7 was examined by western blot. …"
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Effect of acute and chronic moderate alcohol consumption on fasted and postprandial lipemia in the rat حسب Daher, Costantine F.

"…In the chronic study, animals received, for a period of 10 weeks, 3% alcohol in drinking water in the form of ethanol, beer or whisky. Blood samples were collected from animals in either the fasted state or after being loaded with the fat load as described above. …"
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Application of hierarchical oligonucleotide primer extension (HOPE) to assess relative abundances of ammonia- and nitrite-oxidizing bacteria حسب Scarascia, Giantommaso

"…Results The method was tested against biomass obtained from a laboratory-scale biofilm-based trickling reactor, and the findings were validated against those obtained by 16S rRNA gene-based amplicon sequencing. …"
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Association between sources of sexuality education, sexual beliefs and behaviours in Lebanese young adults حسب Bouclaous, Carmel H.

"…Main sources of information were teachers, mothers, internet and friends. Respondents wished for increased involvement of fathers and doctors in their sexuality education. …"
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Effect of StarD13 on colorectal cancer proliferation, motility and invasion حسب Nasrallah, Anita

"…When overexpressed, StarD13 was found to lead to a decrease in cell proliferation in colon cancer cells. …"
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Understanding the progress and challenges in the fields of thermo-catalysis and electro-catalysis for the CO₂ conversion to fuels حسب V. S. K. Yadav (17727660)

"…Several studies have been reported in both the processes with a desire to decrease the atmospheric CO₂ concentration by stopping CO₂ emissions at the site of generation itself. …"

eIF4A inhibition prevents the onset of cytokine-induced muscle wasting by blocking the STAT3 and iNOS pathways حسب Zvi Cramer (10742876)

"…Furthermore, we show that hippuristanol perturbs the activation of the STAT3 pathway and expression of STAT3-gene targets such as IL-6. The decreased activation of STAT3, which resulted from a decrease in STAT3 protein expression, was due to the inhibition of STAT3 translation as there were no changes in STAT3 mRNA levels. …"

Food purchase and eating behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional survey of Russian adults حسب Tarek Ben Hassen (15742605)

"…<p dir="ltr">The Russian government took strong containment measures to prevent the spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) with rigid hygiene protocols and restrictions on daily living, such as social distancing and closing businesses and schools. While these measures were crucial to stop the diffusion of SARS-CoV-2, numerous voices highlighted their disorderly psychological, social, and economic impacts on food consumption behavior and lifestyle. …"

Effect of anions on the structural, morphological and dielectric properties of hydrothermally synthesized hydroxyapatite nanoparticles حسب Lakshmanaperumal Sundarabharathi (14152482)

"…The εʹ and dielectric loss (εʹʹ) values for the HA nanoparticles decrease with increase in the applied frequency as well. …"

Data-Efficient Wheat Disease Detection Using Shifted Window Transformer: Enhancing Accuracy, Sustainability, and Global Food Security حسب Muhammad Khubaib (22927822)

"…<p dir="ltr">Wheat is an essential crop that plays a vital role in global food security, but is susceptible to a variety of diseases, which have the potential to drastically decrease crop productivity. Detection of disease at an early stage and in an accurate manner is crucial to minimize crop losses. …"

Job Satisfaction and Intention to Leave the Current Job among Expatriate Teachers in Three Private Schools of Dubai حسب Khan, Humera

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CEO gender and managerial entrenchment حسب Dah, Mustafa A.

"…We find that the presence of female CEO decreases the turnover-performance sensitivity, increases the E-index, and inflates CEO compensation. …"
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Masked phenomenon: renal and cardiovascular complications; review and updates حسب Elmukhtar Habas (14777677)

"…The masked phenomenon (MP) (MHTN and MUHTN) increases susceptibility to end-organ damage (a two-fold greater risk for cardiovascular events and kidney dysfunction). …"

The Effect of Auditor Characteristics on the Quality of Segment Disclosures of Diversified Firms حسب Elkelani, Sarah Ahmed

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The role of IT governance in enhancing the competitiveness of for-profit private schools' business حسب Jasim, Alaa H

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Soluble ACE2 and angiotensin II levels are modulated in hypertensive COVID-19 patients treated with different antihypertension drugs حسب Mohamed A. Elrayess (21398687)

"…Angiotensin II and ACE2 levels were determined using standard ELISA kits. ACE2, angiotensin II, and other clinical indices were evaluated by linear regression models.…"

Clotted blood samples in the neonatal intensive care unit: A retrospective, observational study to evaluate interventions to reduce blood sample clotting حسب Matheus F. P. T. van Rens (17993767)

"…In 427 (3.8%) cases, the samples were clotted requiring repeat collection. The overall rate of clotted specimens decreased from 4.8% in 2017 and 2018 to 2.4% in 2019, with odds ratios of 1.42 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.13–1.78, p = .002), 1.46 (95% CI 1.17–1.81, p < .001) and 0.49 (95% CI 0.39–0.63, p < .001), respectively. …"

BCL-2 Inhibitor Venetoclax Induces Autophagy-Associated Cell Death, Cell Cycle Arrest, and Apoptosis in Human Breast Cancer Cells حسب Ali Alhoshani (3720718)

"…In addition, the percentage of MDA-MB-231 cells underwent apoptosis, expressed higher oxidative stress levels, and the changes in the cell cycle phases were determined by flow cytometry.</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">Treatment of human breast cancer cells with increasing concentrations of VCX caused a significant decrease in cells growth and proliferation. …"

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sexually transmitted infection testing and diagnosis in Lebanon: A retrospective chart review حسب Sunji, Nadine

"…Post-COVID-19 onset, a total of 1350 VCT services and 406 medical consultations were provided, an overall 45 % decrease compared with pre-COVID-19 onset. …"
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