Should the Outsiders be Left Out? Director Stock Options, Expectations and Earnings Management حسب Boumosleh, Anwar

"…A comparison of director and CEO stock options reveals that CEO options only increase the likelihood of lowering overly optimistic expectations; we find no evidence consistent with CEO options increasing the likelihood of walking up pessimistic expectations. …"
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Finite Element Analysis of Machining Lightweight Syntactic Foams حسب Thomas, Kevin Koshy

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Cost-effectiveness of novel treatment of hepatitis C virus in Lebanese patients حسب Nasser, Soumana C.

"…Sensitivity analysis showed that a 25% decrease in the cost of dual drug option resulted in a decrease of incremental cost to 16,982 euro per QALY gained at first year of treatment with DAAs upon early HCV diagnosis. …"
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Exploring urban growth–climate change–flood risk nexus in fast growing cities حسب Salah Basem Ajjur (14150967)

"…To this end, this study overviews the main stages of Doha’s urban growth and influencing climatic factors during this period. …"

The Photocatalytic Degradation of 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-Dioxin in the Presence of Silver–Titanium Based Catalysts حسب Samara, Fatin

"…Byproducts of degradation were evaluated using Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC–MS), resulting in 2,3,7-trichlorodibenzo-p-dioxin, a lower chlorinated congener and less toxic, as the main degradation product. Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) was used to evaluate the relative toxicity of the degradation byproducts were a decrease in optical density indicated that some products of degradation could be potentially more toxic than the parent TCDD. …"
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What drives cryptocurrency pump and dump schemes: Coin versus market factors? حسب Lanouar Charfeddine (10705000)

"…These include lower market capitalization, lower trading volume, greater social media popularity, increased developer activity, and fewer exchanges trading them. …"

Influenza prevalence and vaccine efficacy among diabetic patients in Qatar حسب Swapna, Thomas

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Distribution and predictors of emergency department charges حسب Dimassi, Hani

"…Results: Findings revealed that the professional fee (40.9 %) followed by facility fee (26.1 %) accounted for the majority of the ED charges. While greater than 80 % of visit charges went to physician and facility fee for low acuity cases, these contributed to only 52 and 54 % of the high acuity presentations where ancillary services and solutions’ contribution to the total charges increased. …"
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Morphological changes in amblyopic eyes in choriocapillaris and Sattler’s layer in comparison to healthy eyes, and in retinal nerve fiber layer in comparison to fellow eyes through... حسب Masri, Oussama Samer

"…Observation procedures: SD-OCT and ImageJ. Main outcome measure: mean reflectivity of retinal and choroid layers. …"
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Exploring Sustainable Strategies for Shelter Design at Refugee Camps: The Case of Domiz 1 Refugee Camp in Iraq حسب AL AMEEN, FARAH

"…As a result, the proposed strategy provides an opportunity for personalization and deepens the refugees’ sense of belonging and dignity. Furthermore, a 42% decrease in cooling loads, and 31% decrease in heating loads was achieved by using the proposed wall panel, the sunspace during winter, and the roof canopy during winter, in comparison to the baseline case, the UNHCR tent.…"
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Influenza prevalence and vaccine efficacy among diabetic patients in Qatar حسب Swapna Thomas (17337925)

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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Rebound effects undermine carbon footprint reduction potential of autonomous electric vehicles حسب Nuri C. Onat (14779093)

"…<p dir="ltr">Autonomous vehicles offer greater passenger convenience and improved fuel efficiency. …"

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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Cooperative Caching Policy in Fog Computing for Connected Vehicles حسب Ghazleh, Ali

"…This paved the road for the integration of Fog Computing, which is an extension of the Cloud. Fog Computing’s main advantage is the increased quantity in which it can be deployed while in close vicinity of the end-users, thus enhancing their Quality of Experience (QoE). …"
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The Assessment of Wind Power for Electricity Generation in Lebanon حسب Elkhoury, Michel

"…Promising results were obtained, especially in Beirut and Zahleh, where wind turbines could be installed to complement the main grid with electric power during the peak hours. …"
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Organizational Behaviour and Teacher Burnout in KG Schools in Sharjah حسب Nasab, Riaan Mohammad Raghib

"…It is aimed at designing a leadership model that could contribute to low teacher’s burnout levels. Three main elements were explored through this study, teacher’s burnout levels, organizational behaviours (organizational norms, school culture and teacher’s attitudes) and leadership practices of the school principal. …"
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