From Integrity to Inflation: Ethical and Unethical Citation Practices in Academic Publishing by Vagelis Plevris (14158863)

“…However, the pressure to increase these counts has led to unethical practices such as citation inflation through manipulation. …”

Insight into Faculty Open Access Perceptions: A Quantitative Analysis among UAE Faculty by Lusk, Jeniece

“…We find statistically significant findings regarding the relationship between one’s position on OA and length of publishing career and professorial rank. …”
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From Waste Reduction to Worker Comfort: Leveraging Lean Manufacturing and Ergonomics in Textiles Sewing Industries in UAE by ALAM, SAUD AMIR

“…Lean manufacturing has a huge impact on raising productivity. Lean principles are designed to identify and eliminate waste, which can result in significant productivity gains. …”
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Combined experimental and computational investigations of the fluorosolvatochromism of chromeno[4,3-b]pyridine derivatives: Effect of the methoxy substitution by Mohanad Shkoor (3768385)

“…The results obtained revealed a significant positive fluorosolvatochromism, with a bathochromic shift in the fluorescence spectrum as the solvent polarity increased. …”

Sustainable Solution for Plastic Pollution: Upcycling Waste Polypropylene Masks for Effective Oil-Spill Management by Junaid Saleem (14670322)

“…<p dir="ltr">The use of Polypropylene PP in disposable items such as face masks, gloves, and personal protective equipment has increased exponentially during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, contributing significantly to microplastics and nanoplastics in the environment. …”

Influence of Cognitive Bias on Decision Making in Mega Projects by ALNUAIMI, WALEED

“…Since mega projects are increasing in size and number, and their poor performance has been consistent despite various proposals suggested based on project management best practices that have mainly focused on the technical element of implementing mega projects, the performance in mega projects has not improved prompting this study to focus on optimism bias and strategic misrepresentation where if optimism is exceeded, it is termed as over optimism and leads to cost overrun due to significant underestimation of costs. …”
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Upgrading co-pyrolysis products from ternary biomass: An investigative study of commercial and locally-made catalysts by Sabah Mariyam (14150859)

“…At higher temperatures, secondary decompositions become prominent, leading to increased gas yields and decreased char and liquid oil yields. …”

Hepatitis serology predicts tumor and liver-disease characteristics but not prognosis after resection of hepatocellular carcinoma by Abdalla, Eddie

“…The presence of hepatitis did not significantly affect the survival rate, but hepatic fibrosis and vascular invasion predicted a decreased survival rate. …”
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Mobile-banking adoption by Farah, Maya F.

“…Findings The results of the study show that most of the predictors of intention, including perceived value, performance expectancy, habit, social influence, effort expectancy, hedonic motivation (except for facilitating condition), perceived risk and trust, are significant. All predictors of usage behavior are significant. …”
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A Framework for Sustainability-Oriented Innovation in Healthcare by Elabed, Salma Sami

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Framework for Mapping Internal Stakeholder Dynamics in Driving Green Innovation Strategies in the UAE Oil & Gas Sector by BASIONI, AHMED ALI

“…Global population and economic growth placed increasing pressure on natural resources, creating urgent environmental and sustainability challenges for resource-intensive industries. …”
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Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus methicillin-sensitive and methicillin-resistant nasal and pharyngeal colonization in outpatients in Lebanon by Sfeir, Maroun

“…Conclusions The prevalence of MRSA is still low in our study population within the Lebanese community. The only significant risk factors playing a role in increasing the carriage of S aureus were related to health care exposure.…”
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Influence of co-current vapor flow on falling film over horizontal tube by Furqan Tahir (14429547)

“…First, the liquid load is varied between 0.02 and 0.05 kg/(m·s), and its effects on the film thickness and the wetting time are calculated, presented and discussed. Afterwards, the impact of co-current vapor flow on film distribution, wetting time, minimum thickness and its location are quantified and examined by increasing the vapor velocity up to 6 m/s with 2 m/s intervals. …”

A green route to the synthesis of highly porous activated carbon from walnut shells for mercury removal by Albatrni, Hania

“…This highlights the significance of both chemical and physical adsorption in the overall phenomenon.…”
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Association of coronary artery disease and chronic kidney disease in Lebanese population by Milane, Aline

“…ANOVA and the Tukeytestswere used to compare subgroups of patients and to assess the impact of each disease on the severity of the other. …”
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The potential of technology in education. (c2016) by Zain, Farah

“…A quasi-experimental design was deployed to assess the impact of tablet use on the performance of students and to check whether this technology integration in teaching results in significant differences in the students‟ learning outcomes. …”
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Application of Tools of Quality Function Deployment and Modified Balanced Scorecard for Optimal Allocation of Pavement Management Resources by Okan Sirin (14603304)

“…Many traditional methods were and are still being used by entities related to pavement management to increase the efficiency of management in decision-making and in coordinating the different activities that have a direct impact on pavement systems. …”

Photocatalytic removal of nitrate from water using activated carbon-loaded with bimetallic Pd-Ag nanoparticles under natural solar radiation by Ahmed M. Soliman (7406576)

“…<p>The increase of nitrate contamination of surface and groundwater has raised a concern, because of its impact on both environment and human health. …”

Re-examining post-acceptance model of information systems continuance: A revised theoretical model using MASEM approach by Anubhav Mishra (17380600)

“…The results confirm the significance of all the relationships proposed in the original model. …”

Analysis of Partial Discharges in Oil-Impregnated Transformer Paper Insulation and PET-G Insulation by Sayed Mohammad Kameli (22467040)

“…Experiments demonstrate that a significant increase in PD activity was observed for PET-G-based cylindrical voids with heights exceeding 1 mm.…”