Balanced scorecard in the hospitality and tourism industry: Past, present and future by Tahniyath, Fatima

“…After its introduction in 1992, the balanced scorecard (BSC) has attracted considerable interest from both scholars and practitioners. …”
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The potential impact data of Tylosin and Enrofloxacin veterinary antibiotics on germination and accumulation in barley seed as a forage crop and good dietary sources using LC/MS-MS by Ahmed Abou, Elezz

“…The germination percentage was significantly inhibited with the increasing Enrofloxacin dose concentrations, while, it was to some extent on the contrary in the case of Tylosin, where seed germination was enhanced as a result of increasing Tylosin concentrations.Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry LC/MS-MS was used to detect and quantify the uptake dosage after drying and extracting the antibiotic compounds from the seedling.…”
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Oil prices and state unemployment by Karaki, Mohamad B.

“…I find no evidence against the null of symmetry after accounting for data mining. Second, I use a symmetric structural VAR model to analyze the effect of oil supply shocks, aggregate demand shocks and oil-specific demand shocks on state unemployment. …”
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Economic Production Lot-Sizing For An Unreliable Machine Under Imperfect Age-Based Maintenance Policy by El-Ferik, S

“…The manufacturing system is assumed to deteriorate while in operation, with an increasing failure rate. The system undergoes PM either upon failure or after having reached a predetermined age, whichever of them occurs first. …”
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An unusual etiology of bilateral pulmonary nodules: Another challenge of hide and seek by Anam M. Elarabi (17269198)

“…As the patient was asymptomatic, only the increased uptake in the penile shaft base on the whole-body PET-CT study yielded a diagnosis of primary penile chondrosarcoma after biopsy. …”

Enhancing the Main Contractor-Subcontractor trusting relationship in the United Arab Emirates: A strategic approach to rebuilding trust in complex construction projects by ISSA, RAMAZ SELMAN

“…The oil price drop has significantly affected complex construction projects in the United Arab Emirates. After this crisis, adversarial relationships and trust issues between subcontractors and main contractors have increased, therefore, it has become necessary to rebuild trust between them. …”
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Critical Document Analysis of Equivalency Decree 4443 (2001) and Decree 848 (2018): An examination of equivalency criteria for upper secondary school qualifications in the UAE by Salibi-Hachem, Souzan

“…After nearly 20 years of implementation, Decree 4443 can no longer serve its purpose for a number of reasons, including its numerous shortcomings and the rapid advancements happening on the curricular fronts in international schools. …”
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Seismic strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Structures using External Lateral Post Tensioning by Murugesan, Usha

“…Design codes now consist of seismic provisions, and those buildings which are constructed in the future are earthquake-resistant structures. Surveys after earthquakes have been analysed to interpret the collapsed structures to study and learn the possible failure causes and mechanisms. …”
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The Effect of Atorvastatin (and Subsequent Metformin) on Adipose Tissue Acylation-Stimulatory-Protein Concentration and Inflammatory Biomarkers in Overweight/Obese Women With Polyc... by Thozhukat Sathyapalan (704787)

“…In pro-inflammatory states such as PCOS, spontaneous activation of the alternative pathway of complement results in increased generation of acylation stimulating protein (ASP) from adipocytes irrespective of body mass index.…”

The transition behaviour of self-employed in the UK and the role of unionisation during 2008 economic downturn by Haj Youssef, Moustafa

“…Purpose This study aims to examine the transitions of workers between paid employment and self-employment before and after the 2008 financial crisis, focusing on the drivers behind increased self-employment in the UK and the role of trade union membership in these transitions. …”
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Competition, regulation, and systemic risk in dual banking systems by Ernaningsih, Indria

“…We also show that banks with greater market power after the GFC are more exposed to systemic risk.…”
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Comparative effectiveness of one versus two doses of COVID-19 vaccines in Qatar: Evidence of converging protection over time by Hiam Chemaitelly (439114)

“…In contrast to the gradual buildup of protection against infection, single-dose effectiveness against severe, critical, or fatal COVID-19 increased rapidly for all three vaccines, exceeding 85 % by day 21 and closely matching the protection achieved after two doses.…”

Effects of the addition of a high energy density fuel, adamantane to diesel on its cetane number, sooting propensity, and soot nanostructural properties by Al Zaabi, Alanood

“…Soot particles, released during diesel combustion, adversely affect human health and the environment. Some studies suggest blending diesel with oxygenated fuels to reduce soot emissions, though it also reduces fuel economy and may produce new pollutants such as aldehydes. …”
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Measuring the effects of stormwater mitigation on beach attendance by Atiyah, Perla

“…This study uses a 10-year time series of data to conduct a statistical analysis of attendance at beaches with and without diversions and before and after the diversions were installed, while controlling for all observable, confounding factors. …”
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Bariatric surgery: a potential cure for asthma? by Chaaban, Toufic A.

“…Asthma incidence and severity are increased in obese populations. Systematic reviews have shown benefit from weight-loss interventions on asthma outcomes, but the role of bariatric surgery is still unclear. …”
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An Evaluation of Short-Term Effects of Different Soil Management Systems on Soil Physical, Structural and Hydraulic Properties and an Estimation and Optimization of Water Infiltrat... by Merheb, Caroline

“…However, the addition of organic matter enhanced such qualities with some limitations. The advantage of tilled layers over undisturbed soils is the better conductivity of water due to larger and better sorted pores. …”
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Bifurcation and stability of structures with interacting propagating cracks by Tabbara, Mazen

“…This is also true for hardening response if the fracture toughness increases as described by an R-curve. For hardening response and constant fracture toughness, on the other hand, the response path with both cracks propagating symmetrically is stable up to a certain critical crack length, after which snapback occurs. …”
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Computing ripple effect for web applications. (c2007) by Baba, Nabil

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Examining the effectiveness of the visualizing and verbalizing program for language comprehension and thinking© on two bilingual students with Asperger syndrome. (c2013) by Fakhreddine, Siham A.

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The printing industry growth in the Lebanese economy. (c1995) by Ballout, Rola

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