The July war and its effects on Lebanon’s power-sharing by Fakhoury, Tamirace

“…This paper examines Lebanon’s fragile politics of accommodation in the wake of the Hezbollah-Israeli war in July 2006. After drawing attention to the dangerous emergence of a bipolar and unstable power-sharing model between Lebanese dissenting factions, it shows how a flimsy elite consensus, divergent perceptions of external threat, the republic’s entanglement in the regional and international orbits as well as the increase of foreign pressures since the 2005 Beirut Spring could impede the pacification of a divided society. …”
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The effects of a change in the point system on immigration by Chemin, Matthieu

“…The explicit objective was to increase the number of French-speaking immigrants, with no deterioration in overall labor market performance. …”
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Clustering records in information retrieval systems. (c1995) by Al-Saffar, Maisaa

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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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The effects of Ramadan fasting on clinical and biochemical markers among hemodialysis patients: A prospective cohort study by Emad Khazneh (4901830)

“…RPFG also had slight increase in mean IDWG than RNFG by 0.35 kg (95% CI 0.11, 0.60). …”

Effect of Heterogeneity and Innovation on Decision Making – “A study of a telecom service provider in UAE" by Kumar, Ashwin Ajith

“…Secondly, to investigate how diversity can enhance or hinder decision making is discussed followed by how diversity influences different innovation ideas that the service provider can provide is investigated. The section after this shows the change in the 3 MS Project Management ID NO: 2014203093 consumption of sms, phone calls and internet services that have increased. …”
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The impact of the activities of the Beirut port Free Zone on balance of trade, marine traffic and unemployment in Lebanon (1975-1984). (c1987) by Assaad, Jean Georges

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Effect of Acute and Chronic Moderate Red or White Wine Consumption on Fasted and Postprandial Lipemia in the Rat by Daher, Costantine F.

“…Blood samples were collected from animals in either the fasted state or after fat–wine loading. Postprandially, wine delayed gastric emptying, reduced lymph triacylglycerol (TAG) secretion concomitantly with increased number and decreased chylomicron (CM) size, and increased plasma TAG and CM concentrations. …”
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Over‐the‐counter access to emergency contraception without age restriction by Rafie, Sally

“…Family planning remains a high priority area for the United States, with goals to increase the proportion of pregnancies that are intended, reduce pregnancy rates among adolescents, and increase contraceptive use prioritized in the Healthy People 2020 objectives. …”
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Malva sylvestris water extract by Daher, CF

“…The present study investigates the role of the aqueous extract of its aerial part upon lipemia, glycemia, inflammation and gastric ulcer using rats as a model. After one month of extract intake via drinking water (100, 400 and 800mg/kg body weight) the 400 and 800mg/kg body weight doses resulted in significant increase in serum triglyceride, while other lipid and glycemic parameters and liver enzyme activities (AST, ALT, LDH, ALP) were unaffected. …”
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The effect of malva sylvestris on inflammation, gastric damage, lipemia, glycemia and microbial growth. (c2006) by Sleiman, Na'ama Hassan

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Symptoms of depression and anxiety in anorexia nervosa by Mattar, Lama

“…We speculate that enhanced TRP availability during re-feeding, as a result of the increase in the TRP/LNAA ratio, could restore serotonin neurotransmission and lead to a decrease in depressive symptoms. …”
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A cafeteria diet modifies the response to chronic variable stress in rats by Zeeni, N.

“…In addition, increases in body weight, food intake, and intra-abdominal fat were observed in the CAF group compared with the other dietary groups. …”
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Valorization of Gas-To-Liquid Sludge as a Sustainable Soil Organic Amendment for Cotton Cultivation by Oumaima Mabrouk (17679435)

“…As such, there was a significant dose-dependent increase of soil organic matter (4.01% and 4.54%), phosphorus (534 and 1090 mg kg-1 ), and cumulative fiber yield (4.68 and 5.67 t ha-1 ) for GTL sludge application rates of 1.5% and 3%, respectively. …”

Experimental Investigation Into the Fire Performance of GFRP-Reinforced Concrete Beams by Al Dawood, Mohammed

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Performance of Different Concrete Types Exposed to Elevated Temperatures: A Review by Alhamad, Amjad

“…It was evident that utilizing fibers can improve the tensile capacity of concrete after exposure to higher temperatures. However, there is an increased risk of spalling due to the induced internal stresses. …”
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An Analysis of Student’s Engagement During Distance Learning in Abu Dhabi Schools by SAIF, FATIMA SHAKER ABDULLA

“…The results of this research will help to map out how to increase student and teacher satisfaction and productivity with distance learning during and after the epidemic. …”
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Project manager perceptions factors influencing the delivery of successful innovation in construction projects by DIAB, MOHAMED EL SAYED

“…There has been an increase in the adoption of innovation in the construction industry over time. …”
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Pt-doped armchair graphene nanoribbon as a promising gas sensor for CO and CO2: DFT study by Ehab, Salih

“…To enhance the sensing performance, both H-AGNR and N-AGNR systems were doped with platinum (Pt) forming another two systems: Pt–H-AGNR, and Pt–N-AGNR. After doping, the results revealed a significant increase in the adsorption energy to almost 9 times than the non-doped systems for the cases of CO on Pt–N-AGNR as well as CO2 on both Pt–H-AGNR and Pt–N-AGNR. …”
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Internet Searches for Medical Symptoms Before Seeking Information on 12-Step Addiction Treatment Programs: A Web-Search Log Analysis by George Nitzburg (18614989)

“…Second, we examined symptom queries preceding queries on the 12-step program at time lags of 0-7 days, 7-14 days, and 14-30 days, where the probability of asking about a medical symptom was greater in the 30-day time window preceding 12-step program information-seeking as compared to all previous times that the symptom was queried.…”