Differential water quality in confined and free-flowing water bodies, Lebanon by Korfali, Samira Ibrahim

“…Measured water parameters were temperature, pH, conductivity, BOD, HCO3-, Ca2+, Mg2+, Cl-, SO42-, PO43-, NO3-, NH3, Fe, Mn, Zn, Pb, and Cd. Statistical analysis of the data revealed significant differences in water quality. …”
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Development of an integrated model for environmentally and economically sustainable and smart cities by Azzam Abu-Rayash (22282462)

“…The assessment methodology employs multi-criteria decision-making and <u>principal component</u> analysis to quantify results and visualize a helpful outcome. …”

Causes of Delay in Construction Projects in Oil and Gas Construction Industry by FANOUSSE, MARWA IMAD

“…With regard to design, the contractor’s need to decrease construction costs through a cheaper design was found to be a factor in design changes. …”
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Integrated epigenome, whole genome sequence and metabolome analyses identify novel multi-omics pathways in type 2 diabetes: a Middle Eastern study by Noha A. Yousri (1392577)

“…Methylome-metabolome analysis identified 66 significant CpG-metabolite pairs among which 61 pairs were novel. …”

Addressing Language Errors in L2 Students' Writing: Can Corpora Help? by Baghestani, Shireen

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The differential impact of IFRS adoption on aspects of seasoned equity offerings in the UK and France by Harakeh, Mostafa

“…Accordingly, we find that, following IFRS adoption, earnings management activities decrease among high-divergence firms prior to issuing SEOs. …”
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The risk of chromium picolinate supplementation in normolipidemic rats fed regular or high fat diet. (c2005) by Bou Farah, Helena

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Genome-Wide Association Study Reveals a Novel Association Between MYBPC3 Gene Polymorphism, Endurance Athlete Status, Aerobic Capacity and Steroid Metabolism by Fatima Al-Khelaifi (4741026)

“…The aims of this study were to investigate the association of common single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with endurance athlete status in a large cohort of elite European athletes using GWAS approach, followed by replication studies in Russian and Japanese elite athletes and functional validation using metabolomics analysis.</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">The association of 476,728 SNPs of Illumina DrugCore Gene chip and endurance athlete status was investigated in 796 European international-level athletes (645 males, 151 females) by comparing allelic frequencies between athletes specialized in sports with high (<i>n</i> = 662) and low/moderate (<i>n </i>= 134) aerobic component. …”

Effects of deck transverse cracks on the temperature distribution in composite bridges. (c2014) by Masri, Omar Youssef El

“…These thermal stresses are relatively high when compared to service load stresses, leading to significant damage that manifest itself in terms of crack development in the concrete deck. …”
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Genome-Wide Association Study in a Lebanese Cohort Confirms PHACTR1 as a Major Determinant of Coronary Artery Stenosis by Hager, Jorg

“…The association was replicated in an additional 2,547 individuals (OR = 1.31, p = 8.85×10−6), leading to genome-wide significant association in a combined analysis (OR = 1.34, p = 8.02×10−10). …”
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Digital Construction led Growth Asymmetries in Europe: The need for Collaborative Culture by Georgios Kapogiannis (16654971)

“…As a foundational tool for our empirical analysis, we perform Quantile via Moments regression, thus introducing this novel methodology to digital construction research. …”

Non-Linear Programming-Based Energy Management for a Wind Farm Coupled with Pumped Hydro Storage System by Jannet Jamii (21383663)

“…A random forest (RF) method is used to perform the power forecasting after the extraction of the weather data features using a kernel principal component analysis (KPCA) technique. Then, a nonlinear programming (NLP)-based optimization technique is proposed to define the day-ahead optimal energy of the PHES. …”

A Comprehensive Review on Conventional and Machine Learning-Assisted Design of 5G Microstrip Patch Antenna by Nupur Chhaule (21224987)

“…<p dir="ltr">A significant advancement in wireless communication has occurred over the past couple of decades. …”

Reliability and validity of the Arabic version of coach-athlete relationship questionnaire: ACART-Q by Hilmi Jelleli (21633206)

“…Gender and type of sport showed significant differences for the complementarity dimension. …”

In-Vehicle Performance Validation of the Semi-Active Hybrid Energy Storage System by Rehman, Habib-ur

“…The UCs supply the dynamic component of the load current which decreases the battery size, limits the battery peak current, and extends its life. …”
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Protecting Smart Homes: A study on AI approaches to Detect Malwares and Developing a Two Factor Authentication System Based on SRAM PUF For Smart Home Users in UAE by ALSHAMSI, OMAR KHALIFA ALI ALREZI

“…Due to the rapid adoption of smart technologies in smart homes, the Open Web Application Security Project has identified weak or easily guessable passwords as a significant vulnerability in IoT devices, based on real-world incidents. …”
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Educational Leaders’ Perceptions of the Implementation of Formative Assessment Strategies on Enhancing Students’ Results in the MAP Exams in American Private Schools in the United... by Radhwan, Mina

“…Assessments are considered as a significant component in the process of improving education all over the world. …”
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Antibacterial Properties of Polysulfone Membranes Blended with Arabic Gum by Souhir Sabri (9553808)

“…These changes were due to the amphiphilic properties of AG macromolecules that contained negatively charged hydrophilic residues. …”

Hemodynamics of small aneurysm pairs at the internal carotid artery by Jou, Liang-Der

“…The maximum wall shear stress increases for serial aneurysms, but decreases for parallel aneurysms. Interaction between parallel aneurysms is not significant; however, the proximal aneurysm in serial aneurysms may be subject to a greater rupture risk.…”
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Behavioral Determinants of Leadership Engagement in Health Profession Students: A Cross-Sectional Study Using the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) by Alla El-Awaisi (13987947)

“…The survey was developed using the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) and analyzed using principal component analysis (PCA) to identify key behavioral components. …”