Digital Image Watermarking Using Balanced Multiwavelets by Ghouti, L.

“…Therefore, considerable reduction in computational complexity is possible, making this transform a good candidate for real-time watermarking implementations such as audio broadcast monitoring and DVD video watermarking. …”
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Discourse and Multicultural Social Activity in Postwar Lebanon by Bahous, Rima

“…Lively multilingual exchanges increase awareness and understanding as participants influence and are influenced by engagement in open and critical conversations over an extended period of time. …”
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Traumatic inferior epigastric vessel haemorrhage by Dimassi, Hani

“…Facilities for embolization didn't exist in the hospital at the time. The bleeding was life threatening which required an emergency laparotomy. …”
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The impact of bank liquidity on the Lebanese banks’ risk taking behavior by El Khoury, Rim

“…Our results support the view that bank liquidity increases the bank total risk but decreases the bank lending risk. …”
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Do interleukin-6 and macrophage-migration inhibitory factor play a role during sex-associated susceptibility in murine cysticercosis? by Kabbani, Ahmad

“…However, in wild-type strains, females have twice as many parasites as males. At the same time, there is a decrease of 80% in testosterone and dihydrotestosterone serum levels, and a 100-fold increase in the levels of estradiol in infected male mice. …”
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Microbiological Quality and Genotypic Speciation of Heterotrophic Bacteria Isolated from Potable Water Stored in Household Tanks by Tokajian, Sima

“…Upon storage, a statistically significant increase in heterotrophic plate count (HPC) was detected in samples from household tanks. …”
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Validating a new model for rapid multi-dimensional combined heat and air infiltration building energy simulation by Abi Shdid, Caesar

“…It reduces error versus CFD analysis to less than 4.5% while requiring less than 1% of the time required for a complex hygrothermal analysis. …”
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Molecular pattern of acquiring upper respiratory infection by Mohamed A. Hendaus (9401919)

“…Traditionally, it has been believed that cold and flu viruses thrive in winter mainly because falling temperatures lead to people spending more time indoors, which facilitates easier transmission. …”

Review on Triggered Liposomal Drug Delivery with a Focus on Ultrasound by Moussa, Hesham Gamal

“…Liposomes can be chemically modified to increase their circulation time, their stability, and their sensitivity to specific stimulus. …”
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Optimal Operation of Virtual Charging Systems for Plug-In Electric Vehicles by Mokhtar, Mohamed

“…A new formulation for implementing this novel concept is presented to allow interaction between various VCSs to maximize the profit gained by each VCS as well as minimize the transit charging time and cost for each customer as a measure representing customer satisfaction. …”
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Design and simulation of a UOIT copper-chlorine cycle for hydrogen production by Orhan, Mehmet Fatih

“…In contrast, larger capacity oxy-decomposition reactors with longer residence times are preferable to allow enough time for the copper oxychloride to decompose. …”
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Implications on Educational Management During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Alfalasi, Khulood

“…The key findings showed that the xenophobia factor (the fear of strangers) causes the highest stress levels, and students reported that workload and time constraint factors were top stressors. Also, A-range students (students with a GPA of 3.7 and above) were significantly less stressed than B-range students (GPA of 2.7–3.3). …”
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3- DIMENSIONAL CONCRETE PRINTING TECHNOLOGY by ABDULJAWAD, NORAN AMER

“…Taking under consideration that every complex structure gives complex loads and dynamic nature, in addition to that it will increase time and cost which is very critical points in the construction stage. …”
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Redox Homeostasis and Inflammation Responses to Training in Adolescent Athletes: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Evdokia Varamenti (8154642)

“…Following more extended training periods, GSH showed moderate increases (ES 1.131; 95% CI 0.350 to 1.913;<i>Z</i>= 2.839,<i>p</i>= 0.005) while TBARS displayed a small decrease (ES 0.568; 95% CI − 0.062 to 1.197;<i>Z</i>= 1.768,<i>p</i>= 0.077). …”

Follow up and comparative assessment of IgG, IgA, and neutralizing antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 between mRNA-vaccinated naïve and unvaccinated naturally infected individuals ov... by Salma Younes (6424865)

“…At the 7th month, there was a significant decline in antibody responses among VN individuals, but not NI individuals, with a minimum decrease of 3.7-fold (p < 0.001). Among VN individuals, anti-S1 IgA levels began to decrease significantly (1.4-fold; p = 0.007) after two months, and both NtAb and S-RBD IgG levels began to decline significantly (NtAb: 2.0-fold; p = 0.042, S-RBD IgG: 2.4-fold; p = 0.035) after three months. …”

Grid electricity demand reduction through applying passive and active strategies for a house in Baghdad, Iraq by Al-Badri, Nadia Rashid

“…The integration of passive and active strategies can achieve a decrease of 50.6% in the need of electricity consumption. The production time of the PV should be observed to find out if it corresponds with the demand time or needs to be stored either in a battery or connected to the main grid. …”
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A 5-year trend in the use of sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors and other oral antidiabetic drugs in a Middle Eastern country by Nancy Zaghloul (14147865)

“…The trend among SGLT2is suggests greater preference for empagliflozin over dapagliflozin.…”

Kefir exhibits anti‑proliferative and pro‑apoptotic effects on colon adenocarcinoma cells with no significant effects on cell migration and invasion by Khoury, Nathalie

“…To assess the effect of kefir on cancer metastasis, wound‑healing and time‑lapse movies, in addition to collagen‑based invasion assay, were used. …”
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Reasons behind the non-application of the activity based costing system in developing countries, case of Lebanon by ElGammal, Walid

“…The questionnaires are self-administered in order to increase the response rate, given the fact that the direct contact in the Lebanese culture proves to generate more efficient and effective data than the indirect contact. …”
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The lack of physical exercise in Arab states by Nature Research (16552612)

“…According to recent studies, however, only 40% of men and 27% of women in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries reported being physically active for that amount of time. In Qatar, nearly half of 18- to 19-year-olds have insufficient levels of physical activity, and this rate increases substantially with age. …”