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Crystallization properties of arsenic doped GST alloys
Published 2019“…Optical band gap (E<sub>opt</sub>) values of the as-deposited films show a clear increasing trend; 0.6 eV for GST to 0.76 eV for (GST)<sub>0.85</sub>As<sub>0.15</sub>. The decreases in E<sub>opt</sub> for the samples annealed at higher temperatures shows significant optical contrast between the as-deposited and annealed samples. …”
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Economics of hydrogen production and liquefaction by geothermal energy
Published 2012“…The results show that the cost of hydrogen production and liquefaction decreases as the geothermal water temperature increases. Also, capital costs for the models involving hydrogen liquefaction are greater than those for the models involving hydrogen production only.…”
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Channel Network Control on Seasonal Lake Area Dynamics in Arctic Deltas
Published 2020“…This pattern of shrinkage is predominantly attributed to a deeper active layer enhancing near-surface connectivity and storage and greater vegetation density closer to the channels leading to increased evapotranspiration rates. …”
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Soluble ACE2 and angiotensin II levels are modulated in hypertensive COVID-19 patients treated with different antihypertension drugs
Published 2022“…Angiotensin II and ACE2 levels were determined using standard ELISA kits. ACE2, angiotensin II, and other clinical indices were evaluated by linear regression models.…”
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Clotted blood samples in the neonatal intensive care unit: A retrospective, observational study to evaluate interventions to reduce blood sample clotting
Published 2023“…In 427 (3.8%) cases, the samples were clotted requiring repeat collection. The overall rate of clotted specimens decreased from 4.8% in 2017 and 2018 to 2.4% in 2019, with odds ratios of 1.42 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.13–1.78, p = .002), 1.46 (95% CI 1.17–1.81, p < .001) and 0.49 (95% CI 0.39–0.63, p < .001), respectively. …”
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The Effect of Auditor Characteristics on the Quality of Segment Disclosures of Diversified Firms
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sexually transmitted infection testing and diagnosis in Lebanon: A retrospective chart review
Published 2024“…Post-COVID-19 onset, a total of 1350 VCT services and 406 medical consultations were provided, an overall 45 % decrease compared with pre-COVID-19 onset. …”
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Application of eggplant peels powder for the removal of oil from produced water
Published 2016“…The results showed that the removal efficiency increases with increasing adsorbent dosage, salinity, and pH. …”
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Fixed Shading Scenarios to Optimize Lighting Performance and Energy Efficiency in Office Buildings Case Study of Dubai Design District
Published 2021“…The second-best method was the Horizontal Louvers, where it achieved a reduction in energy consumption by 7.7% compared to the base case, and in daylight, it achieved a decrease of 50% in Both selected months. Horizontal louvers were generally more effective than vertical louvers. …”
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Masked phenomenon: renal and cardiovascular complications; review and updates
Published 2024“…The masked phenomenon (MP) (MHTN and MUHTN) increases susceptibility to end-organ damage (a two-fold greater risk for cardiovascular events and kidney dysfunction). …”
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CEO gender and managerial entrenchment
Published 2020“…We find that the presence of female CEO decreases the turnover-performance sensitivity, increases the E-index, and inflates CEO compensation. …”
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Assessing Struvite Formation Potential at Wastewater Treatment Plants
Published 2012“…The three locations investigated all has a supersaturation value greater than unity; this indicated that struvite formation potential was high. …”
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Role of intravitreal antivascular endothelial growth factor injections for choroidal neovascularization due to choroidal osteoma
Published 2014“…BCVA improved by 3.3 lines at 6 months after therapy (n = 26; P = 0.003 ), 2.8 lines (n = 20; p less than 0.001 ) at 1 year, and 3.1 lines ( n = 20; P = 0.01) at 2 years. …”
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Reduction of laboratory utilization in the intensive care unit
Published 2016“…The percentage of patients who have daily laboratory test orders decreased from 100% to an average of 11.94% (P <. 001). …”
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Organizational climate and its effects on the employees commitment
Published 2011“…The research reports the results of 214 survey questionnaires. Participants were individuals working in medium and large sized organizations located in Lebanon. …”
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3D Concrete Printing Sustainability: A Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Four Construction Method Scenarios
Published 2020“…This paper investigates the environmental tradeoff of utilizing 3DCP over conventional construction by conducting a detailed cradle-to-gate life cycle assessment (LCA) study of four case-scenarios (conventional concrete construction, 3DCP with reinforcement elements, 3DCP without any reinforcement, and 3DCP without any reinforcement and utilizing a lightweight printable concrete material.) These case-scenarios were carefully selected to quantify the environmental impact of 3DCP while emphasizing the importance of the material composition. …”
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Theoretical and experimental insights into the C-steel aqueous corrosion inhibition at elevated temperatures in 1.0 M HCl via multi-carbonyl Gemini cationic surfactants
Published 2023“…In theoretical investigations, DFT parameters and Mont Carlo simulation were run to predict the adsorption affinity and reactive sites of the LAPG and MAPG molecules. …”
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Intelligent route to design efficient CO<sub>2</sub> reduction electrocatalysts using ANFIS optimized by GA and PSO
Published 2022“…<p dir="ltr">Recently, electrochemical reduction of CO<sub>2</sub> into value-added fuels has been noticed as a promising process to decrease CO<sub>2</sub> emissions. The development of such technology is strongly depended upon tuning the surface properties of the applied electrocatalysts. …”
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Mitigating soil water deficit using organic waste compost and commercial water retainer: a comparative study under semiarid conditions
Published 2023“…<p dir="ltr">Semiarid regions have particularly been confronted with climate change effects reflected by the consistent decrease of rainfall and increase of evapotranspiration. …”