Durability of the bond between CFRP plates and concrete exposed to harsh environment حسب Al-Tamimi, Adil

"…It was observed that the specimens exposed to the sun and saline environments experienced an increase in both the bond strength and attained peak loads because exposure of the adhesive to elevated temperature increased the bond because of greater polymer crosslinking, thus creating complex interactions in the polymer matrix. …"
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Con-Detect: Detecting adversarially perturbed natural language inputs to deep classifiers through holistic analysis حسب Hassan, Ali

"…Even in the worst case, we note a 100% increase in the required number of queries and a 50% increase in the number of words perturbed, suggesting that Con-Detect is hard to evade.…"
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Coping mechanisms among Lebanese first-time college students حسب Doumit, Rita

"…As the usage of withdrawal coping strategies, being exposed to stress related to self and uncertainty increased, the well-being of Lebanese first-time college students decreased. …"
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Risk at the margins حسب Pollock, William

"…In light of these issues, we quantitatively assess the landslide risk profile of Lebanon, finding a 75% increase in landslide risk since the start of the Syrian crisis. …"
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Engaging with readers: Students’ metalinguistic understanding of the use of pronouns in building reader-writer relationships حسب Debra Myhill (12042048)

"…<p>Students’ metalinguistic understanding of the written academic argument is important both to increase writer independence and inform writing instruction. …"

Survival Misperceptions, Time Inconsistency, and Implications for Life-cycle Saving and Welfare حسب Gahramanov, Emin

"…In general equilibrium, however, such time inconsistent behavior with survival misperception is conducive to aggregate capital accumulation and greater equilibrium bequest income. The latter effects can produce substantial welfare gains. …"
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Evidence-based safety education and training for traffic injury prevention حسب Abbas Motevalian (338825)

"…Bicycle skill training for children and youth may increase their safety knowledge, but not necessarily improve their behavior or decrease their injury rates. …"

Initial risk assessment for pulmonary hypertension in patients with COPD حسب Yammine, Joe

"…Diffusion capacity was lower but did not reach statistical significance (P = 0.07). …"
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Managing Endothelial Dysfunction in COVID-19 حسب Matli, Kamal

"…Conclusion Among patients hospitalized with mild, moderate, or severe COVID-19 infection, targeting endothelial dysfunction by administering Nicorandil, L-arginine, Folate, Nebivolol, and Atorvastatin on top of optimal medical therapy did not decrease time to recovery. However, this treatment protocol was associated with an excellent safety profile. …"
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Alterations in blood Lipoprotein & Apolipoprotein B profile induced by moderate acute & chronic alcohol intake in the rat model. (c2002) حسب Berberi, Rania

"…On the other hand, a 3% alcohol consumption (as beer or whisky) maintained for a two months period did not have an effect on fasting plasma TAG concentration while total and LDL cholesterol concentrations showed a significant decrease and HDL cholesterol concentration was moderately increased. …"
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The impact of water table fluctuation and salinity on LNAPL distribution and geochemical properties in the smear zone under completely anaerobic conditions حسب Reem Elfatih Ismail (14151663)

"…In fluctuating columns, pore water sulfate decreased in the middle, but in stable columns, it decreased in the first 40 days, which suggested that sulfate was the primary electron donor and sulfate-reducing bacteria were present. …"

Sestrin2 suppression aggravates oxidative stress and apoptosis in endothelial cells subjected to pharmacologically induced endoplasmic reticulum stress حسب Munazza T. Fatima (17280679)

"…We found that SESN2 silencing, though did not specifically induce ER stress, it aggravated the effects of thapsigargin-induced ER stress on oxidative stress and cell survival. …"

Tranexamic Acid for Traumatic Injury in the Emergency Setting: A Systematic Review and Bias-Adjusted Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials حسب Pieter Francsois, Fouche

"…Previous reviews suggested potential TXA benefits but did not consider the latest trials. MethodsA systematic review and bias-adjusted meta-analysis were performed to assess TXA’s effectiveness in emergency traumatic injury settings by pooling estimates from randomized controlled trials. …"
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Long-Haul Northeast Travel Disrupts Sleep and Induces Perceived Fatigue in Endurance Athletes حسب Christopher J. Stevens (3391547)

The performance of banks in post-war Lebanon حسب Raad, Elias

"…Although we find that Lebanese banks are profitable, most of them had accounting return on assets (ROA) greater than one percent over most of our test period, they are not as profitable as a control group of banks from five other countries located in the Middle East. …"
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A review of cleaner alternative fuels for maritime transportation حسب Ahad Al-Enazi (19541737)

"…<p>Environmental regulations have always been an essential component in the natural gas supply chain, with recent and greater emphasis on shipping operations. Recently more stringent regulations have been imposed by the International Maritime Organization on global maritime shipping operations. …"

Insight into Faculty Open Access Perceptions: A Quantitative Analysis among UAE Faculty حسب Lusk, Jeniece

"…While there is a variety of extant literature broaching these perceptions, there are few quantitative analyses with an n greater than 100 respondents, and a notable lack of research in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). …"
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Arab women: No longer silent, but can they guarantee rights for themselves حسب Sayed, Sana

"…I will then discuss how political upheaval in the Arab region demonstrates a greater need for women/gender recognition and study. …"
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Targeting Breast Cancer Using Hyaluronic Acid-Conjugated Liposomes Triggered with Ultrasound حسب Ben-Daya, Mohamed

"…These modifications allow nannocarriers to achieve greater targeting specificity through binding to specific receptors overexpressed on the surface of the tumor cells. …"
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THE UTILIZATION OF DIGITAL ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES IN K-12 EDUCATION حسب ALAKALEEK, WAFAA SULEMAN IRSHED

"…The study found that technology-based assessments boost students' adherence to learning, boost their motivation for learning, increase their self-regulation, lower costs for schools, and promote greater equity for the student learning process. …"
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