Students' conceptual understanding of derivatives in freshmen calculus. (c2015) by Shatila, Hana Ghassan

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Genetic diversity of Staphylococcus aureus in Lebanon. (c2012) by Harastani, Houda Haitham

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Machine learning and discriminant function analysis in the formulation of generic models for sex prediction using patella measurements by Mubarak A. Bidmos (14158851)

“…Some bones like the skull and pelvis display distinct morphological traits that are based on shape. These morphological traits which are sexually dimorphic across different population groups have been shown to provide an acceptably high degree of accuracy in the prediction of sex. …”

Application of Wearables to Facilitate Virtually Supervised Intradialytic Exercise for Reducing Depression Symptoms by He Zhou (224270)

“…Depression symptoms were assessed at baseline and the fourth week using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. Both groups showed a significant reduction in depression score (37%, p < 0.001, Cohen’s effect size d = 0.69 in EG vs. 41%, p < 0.001, d = 0.65 in SG) with no between-group difference for the observed effect (p > 0.050). …”

Instructors’ and Students’ Perceptions of Clinical Evaluation Programmes of Nursing Colleges in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by DAGAMSEH, MOHAMMAD SUHAIL

“…Despite these positive scores, both students and instructors noted significant challenges in the current evaluation processes. …”
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Impact of the positive pressure valve on vascular access device occlusions and bloodstream infections by Btaiche, Imad

“…These types of devices have been shown to significantly decrease VAD occlusion rates by 8.2%, when compared to a standard connector device (Jacobs et al., 2004). …”
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ROS-Mediated Autophagic Death in Glioblastoma Cells Upon Treatment by Human Recombinant Arginase I (Co)- PEG5000 [HuArgI (Co)-PEG5000] by Abdel Khalek, Maya

“…Addition of N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC); being a reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenger, led to a significant decrease in the cytotoxicity of arginine deprivation to U251 and A172 cells, indicating that ROS generation reversed the cytotoxicity of arginine deprivation to GBM cells. …”
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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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Implementation of corporate governance rules and procedures in lebanese firms by Elgammal, Walid

“…A developing nation’s environment and economy are mostly characterized by a fragile legal system, state ownership, inefficient pool of human capitals, limited resource institutions, and small family owned businesses (Mensah, 2002; Young et al., 2008).…”
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Therapeutic Impact of P-PENT, P-HEX and 5CLSS (IV) Platinum (IV) complexes on Acute Myeloid Leukemia in vitro and in vivo by Bou Chacra, Joelle

“…Platinum (II)-based complexes, such as cisplatin and carboplatin, are widely known for their anticancer activity against various types of cancers. …”
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The Impact of Digital Technology on Creating Virtual Environment in the AEC Industry by Elrefaey, Omar

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Ratings of Perceived Exertion Misclassify Intensities for Sedentary Older Adults During Graded Cycling Test: Effect of Supramaximal High-Intensity Interval Training by Georges Jabbour (754884)

“…For both groups, RPE decreases with SCE at 10 min following graded test correlated significantly to V˙O₂ (r = 0.61, p < 0.01). …”

Fashionable stereotypes and evolving trends in the United Arab Emirates by Ramadan, Zahy B.

“…Abayas, predominantly stereotyped as religious and conservative outfits, have experienced a significant transformation in the last few years in the Middle East, shifting from a plain and demure garment that signified tradition, to a style statement symbolizing grace, elegance, and charm. …”
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Stemming cardiovascular diseases in Qatar by Nature Research (16552612)

“…Expatriates, who make up more than 70% of the population of the small Gulf state, made up the rest.</p><p>About 40% of the study participants were overweight and an additional 30% were obese. …”

Are family and nonfamily tourism businesses different? An examination of the entrepreneurial self-efficacy–entrepreneurial performance relationship by Assaker, Guy

“…The study also examined if the causal model was invariant (equivalent) between family and nonfamily entrepreneurs to identify key differences between these two groups. Results support the validity of the models, with tourism business owners’ ESE having a significant positive effect on enterprise performance. …”
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Molecular Characterization of Carbapenem Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and Klebsiella quasipneumoniae Isolated from Lebanon by Arabaghian, Harout

“…The plasmid diversity was assessed by PCR-based replicon typing to detect the plasmid incompatibility (Inc) groups. …”
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Challenges in child and adolescent health across the Arab Gulf countries—Focus on metabolic health by Basma Haris (12040355)

“…Children and adolescents lack access to specialised professionals for disease management across all healthcare services in the region, with a lack of multidisciplinary teams and support groups. The development of culturally acceptable and community‐based strategies to promote healthy lifestyles at home and in schools will be essential to achieve sustainable change in these countries to reduce the health and economic burden of metabolic health diseases in children and adolescents in the region.…”

The bus sightseeing problem by Qian Hu (205735)

“…The BSP calls for determining bus tours for transporting different groups of tourists with different preferences on touristic attractions. …”

Impact of on-hours versus off-hours admission on outcome in pediatric patients with testicular torsion by Zvizdic, Zlatan

“…On-hours vs. off-hours admission had no impact on the clinical outcome (p = 0.25). However, significant differences in the duration of symptoms (DoS) between the orchidopexy and orchidectomy groups were observed (p < 0.001). …”
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Immunoprofile of childhood diabetes by Meritxell Espino-Guarch (15430868)

“…</p> <p>Results: No significant differences between the absolute proportions of Treg and Tcon subsets present was observed in any of the groups studied. …”