Evaluating impact of electrified vehicles on fuel consumption and CO2 emissions reduction in Lebanese driving conditions using onboard GPS survey by Mansour, Charbel

“…This growth is mainly attributed to the raise of daily passenger trips and the increase of car ownership. Moreover, this increase in mobility demand results in severe congestion, mostly in Greater Beirut Area (GBA), which leads to chaotic traffic conditions. …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on lifestyle behaviors and their association with personality among adults in Qatar: A cross-sectional study by Tamara Al-Abdi (8710488)

“…This study aimed to identify changes in adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD) and physical activity (PA) and associations with personality during lockdown. …”

Context-Tailored Food-Based Nutrition Education and Counseling for Pregnant Women to Improve Birth Outcomes: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial in Rural Malawi by Kamudoni, Penjani Rhoda

“…Intervention infants had greater birth length (P = 0.043) and abdominal circumference (P = 0.007) compared to controls, whereas other birth outcomes did not differ significantly. …”
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Civil Unrest and the Poaching of Rhinos in the Kaziranga National Park, India by Lopes, Adrian

“…This paper accounts for a period of civil unrest in Assam, India, which saw a marked increase in rhino poaching. Census data on the greater one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) in the Kaziranga National Park in Assam are used to estimate a population growth function. …”
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Impact of Plant Life on Formaldehyde Levels in an Existing Office Setting In the UAE by AbuZayed, Isra Ibrahim

“…Recommendations for future research: 1) Conduct the research in a more controlled environment for optimized results. 2) Increase to plant / space ratio in order to achieve greater results.…”
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Local arterial vasoconstriction induced by octreotide in patients with cirrhosis by Chatila, Rajaa

“…Percent change in flow (%triangle up) was obtained by comparing the flow during drug administration to that during the preceding saline infusion. Saline infusion did not alter FBF, but octreotide infusion resulted in a 34% +/- 7.7 (P <.005) reduction in FBF in the infused arm. …”
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Rescue cerclage by Khoury, Alfred

“…Advanced dilation of 3 cm and/or prolapsed membranes (n = 18) did not decrease the likelihood of reaching 28 weeks. …”
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Daucus carota pentane-based fractions arrest the cell cycle and increase apoptosis in MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells by Shebaby, Wassim N.

“…The increase in apoptosis in response to treatment was also apparent in the increase in BAX and the decrease in Bcl-2 levels as well as the proteolytic cleavage of both caspase-3 and PARP as revealed by Western blot. …”
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Impact of aluminium acetate particles size on the gelation kinetics of polyacrylamide‐based gels: Rheological and molecular simulation study by Ahmed Hamza (7224470)

“…The addition of bentonite at low crosslinker concentrations (0.5–1 wt.%) did not decrease the gel strength of 7 wt.% PAM/1 wt.% AlAc significantly. …”

Critical Review of Steel Column Base Plate Design Codes and Their Relevance to United Arab Emirates by SREENIVASAN, SREEJU

“…In the United Arab Emirates where the country is home to all the high rise structures will need this aspect as the cost involved is at high steak. …”
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Total hip arthroplasty: Evolution of the use of dual mobility cups in Lebanon by Assi, Chahine

“…Recurrent dislocation, being a major reason for revision total hip arthroplasty (THA), was found to decrease significantly using dual mobility cup (DMC) compared to standard cups (SC), and that in both primary and revision THA. …”
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Life cycle assessment of compressed air, vanadium redox flow battery, and molten salt systems for renewable energy storage by Manal AlShafi (14778373)

“…The global warming potentials of compressed air and vanadium redox flow battery decrease by 0.599 and 0.420 kg CO₂ eq,/kWh, respectively in case photovoltaic electricity is stored instead of grid electricity. …”

Characterizing the dynamics of climate and native desert plants in Qatar by Meshal Abdullah (17746950)

“…Optimal rainfall events per year ranged from 10 to 15, with 70 mm being the threshold for healthy vegetation growth. …”

Board Characteristics and Bank Stock Performance: Empirical Evidence from the MENA Region by Antoine B. Awad (21591401)

“…However, we found that having frequent board meetings per year and separate roles for the CEO and chairman have no impact on bank stock performance. …”

Adsorption studies on the removal of coloring agent phenol red from wastewater using waste materials as adsorbents by K. Gupta, Vinod

“…Different thermodynamic parameters such as free energy, enthalpy, and entropy have been calculated and it was concluded that with the increase in temperature adsorption increases, indicating the endothermic nature of the process for both adsorbent materials. …”
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Corporate SDG adoption, share price synchronicity, and the role of incentive-compatible contracts in India by Sharma, Rajat

“…Using data from Indian firms, the analysis demonstrates that SDG adoption reduces share price synchronicity by enhancing stock market liquidity and attracting greater analyst coverage. The effect is stronger in non-state-owned firms and those with high institutional ownership. …”
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Personnel contributions to UN and non-UN peacekeeping missions A public goods approach by Gaibulloev, Khusrav

“…The positive response to the population variable supports this conjecture for UN missions, because a greater population base provides the recruits for peacekeeping operations. …”
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Integrated Water Resources Management Plan for the UAE by ALSHAIKH, SHAIKHA AHMAD

“…Increased human populations, rapid economic developments, and climate change have driven many countries in the Middle East to suffer acute water shortages. …”
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Engaging with readers: Students’ metalinguistic understanding of the use of pronouns in building reader-writer relationships by Debra, Myhill

“…Students’ metalinguistic understanding of the written academic argument is important both to increase writer independence and inform writing instruction. …”
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The global, regional, and national burden of inflammatory bowel disease in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 20... by Sudabeh Alatab (11257335)

“…The age-standardised death rate decreased from 0·61 (0·55–0·69) per 100 000 population in 1990 to 0·51 (0·42–0·54) per 100 000 population in 2017. …”