Salvia libanotica improves glycemia and serum lipid profile in rats fed a high fat diet حسب Bassil, Maya

"…Additionally, the plant extract intake produced a significant improvement in serum HDL (34.4 ± 2.4 in GIII vs. 27.2 ± 1.9 mg/dl in controls) and HDL/LDL cholesterol ratio (2.79 ± 0.32 in GII and 3.02 ± 0.31 in GIII vs. 1.74 ± 0.18 in controls), as well as a decrease in abdominal fat. …"
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Conceptual Skills in Leading Change: A Competence Approach to Public Sector Leadership حسب JASIM, ARIF FADHEL AHMED

"…A substantial amount of advice is available on how top management should lead, but less is known about how leaders conceptualise their leadership of change. …"
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The differential impact of IFRS adoption on aspects of seasoned equity offerings in the UK and France حسب Harakeh, Mostafa

"…Given that equity financing becomes less costly, we find that the propensity to issue new SEOs increases among high-divergence firms after IFRS adoption. …"
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Exploring the potential of applying Sustainable Retrofitting Policies & Regulations for existing low-rise small-scale Residential Buildings (Villas) in Dubai, UAE حسب Albedwawi, Khulood

"…Green retrofit for existing buildings has now become as one of the effective options to decrease energy consumption worldwide. It is crucial to develop sustainable retrofitting policies and regulations for the existing old villas since there is lack of regulations to retrofit old existing low scale residential buildings like villas in Dubai. …"
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Self-Reported Sleep and Exercise Patterns in Patients with Schizophrenia: a Cross-Sectional Comparative Study حسب Nancy Kiwan (12451992)

"…Arabic versions of sleep, exercise, socio-demographic, and clinical questionnaires were administered as well as the validated scales to measure psychopathology, depression, and suicidality in these participants.</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">The majority of patients with schizophrenia slept more than 8 h per day and exercised less when compared with controls. …"

Improving the Performance Measurement Using Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) in Borouge حسب ALMUTAWA, MUBARAK

"…Moreover, breakdown losses were 2.2% for first extruder and 6.06% for second extruder, and decreased quality losses were 1.28% for first extruder and 2.8% for second extruder for the study of six significant losses (which became three big losses due to speed losses and set up/adjustment do not exist).…"
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Combined bronchodilators (tiotropium plus olodaterol) for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease حسب Ramadan, Wijdan H.

"…The combination of olodaterol and tiotropium provided additional improvements in lung function greater than monotherapy with each drug alone. Several well-designed randomized trials confirmed that the synergistic effect of both drugs in combination was able to improve lung function and health-related quality of life without a significant increase in adverse effects. …"
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Evaluating impact of electrified vehicles on fuel consumption and CO2 emissions reduction in Lebanese driving conditions using onboard GPS survey حسب 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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Context-Tailored Food-Based Nutrition Education and Counseling for Pregnant Women to Improve Birth Outcomes: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial in Rural Malawi حسب 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 حسب 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 حسب 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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Characterisation of Pga1, a putative Candida albicans cell wall protein necessary for proper adhesion and biofilm formation حسب Malouf, Katia

"…It was observed that the mutant strain showed less oxidative stress tolerance and an increased susceptibility to calcofluor white, a cell surface disrupting agent that inhibits chitin fibre assembly which translated as a 40% decrease in cell wall chitin content. …"
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Performance of Monofacial and Bifacial Silicon Heterojunction Modules under Desert Conditions and the Impact of PV Soiling حسب Amir A. Abdallah (11183642)

"…Moreover, the bifacial module was found to be less sensitive to the PV soiling than the monofacial module. …"

Testing and Evaluation of a Smart Irrigation System towards Smart landscaping in UAE حسب ALSULAIMANI, FATMA

"…The outcomes of the use of SMS have shown a better results in water conservation and a decrease in water flow in the month of September by 21% and 26% in October. …"
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Sequential therapy in patients receiving Fluoroquinolones at the American University of Beirut Medical Center. (c2001) حسب Homsi, Maria

"…While the mean time to switch was similar in the three groups, ciprofloxacin patients had a slightly longer duration of treatment at home. …"
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Journalism and media studies in Lebanon حسب Melki, Jad

"…The Q-analysis of 29 instructors revealed three groups of opinions towards journalism studies: one advocated a professional approach, one preferred a communication arts focus, and one pushed for a theoretical and research-intensive orientation. …"
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Thermo-economic analysis of an integrated solar power generation system using nanofluids حسب Alashkar, Adnan

"…After comparing the three modes of operation, it is established that the existence of a storage system leads to a higher power generation, and a lower LEC; however, the efficiency of the cycle drops. …"
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Isothermal Crystallization Kinetics and Morphology of Double Crystalline PCL/PBS Blends Mixed with a Polycarbonate/MWCNTs Masterbatch حسب Thandi P. Gumede (18112762)

"…For the nanocomposites, three phases were formed: (i) The matrix (either PCL- or PBS-rich phase depending on the composition), (ii) dispersed polymer droplets of small size (either PCL- or PBS-rich phase depending on the composition), and (iii) dispersed aggregates of tens of micron sizes identified as PC/MWCNTs masterbatch. …"

The Effects of Local Aggregates on the Mechanical Properties of Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC) حسب Obied, Michel

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Board Characteristics and Bank Stock Performance: Empirical Evidence from the MENA Region حسب 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. …"