A comprehensive review of oil residues in the world oceans: types, characteristics, sources and distribution by Kaiprath Puthiyapurayil Haseeba (21392966)

“…<p>The increasing industrialization and extensive utilization of petroleum products, resulting in the emergence of its residues, contribute to the formation of tar. …”

Airflow dynamics in an emergency department: A CFD simulation study to analyse COVID-19 dispersion by Odi Fawwaz Alrebi (19499188)

“…<p>Emergency departments (EDs) in hospitals are hotspots for highly transmissible infectious diseases and pose the most significant risk of viral infection spreading. With the recent COVID-19 outbreak, it became clear that emergency department design must evolve in order to be adequately prepared to handle the epidemic. …”

Seizure-like behavior and hyperactivity in <i>napb</i> knockout zebrafish as a model for autism and epilepsy by Kyung Chul Shin (13913556)

“…We observed that napb crispants (CR) show shorter motor neuron axons length together with altered locomotion behavior, including significant increases in larvae total distance traveled, swimming velocity, and rotation frequency, indicating that these behavioral changes effectively mimic the human epileptic phenotype. …”

Redefining Luxury in the Circular Economy by Alalwani, Ulla

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Hygienic quality of chlorinated city water stored in household tanks in Byblos, Lebanon. (c2004) by Abi Chedid, Najib

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Factors Affecting Internal Audit Effectiveness: Evidence from GCC Region by ABDELRAHIM, AYMAN ABDELLATIF

“…The results revealed that IA independence, IA size, IA staff competence, adopting a quality assurance and improvement program by IA, and the role of IA in leading combined assurance implementation were factors that positively and significantly affected IA effectiveness. Whereas, the relationship between IA and the audit committee, adopting a risk-based audit by IA, cooperation between IA and external auditor, and senior management support were factors that did not significantly affect IA effectiveness. …”
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Development of an innovative clinical pharmacy service in a urology surgical unit: a new initiative from Qatar by Lina Naseralallah (14146465)

“…<h3>Purpose</h3><p dir="ltr">To provide an insight into the role of a clinical pharmacy initiative in a surgical urology unit through evaluating the nature, significance, associated medications, and acceptance rate of pharmacist interventions. …”

Implementing CYP2C19 Pharmacogenetic Testing for Personalized Antiplatelet Therapy: Findings From the QPGx-CARES Initiative by Rania Abdel-latif (18295396)

“…<h3 dir="ltr">Purpose</h3><p dir="ltr">CYP2C19 loss-of-function (LoF) alleles are associated with increased cardiovascular risk in clopidogrel-treated percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) patients. …”

Mechanisms underlying the effects of caloric restriction on hypertension by Ahmad A. Al Attar (17563152)

“…<p>Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) as well as a major contributor to all-cause mortality and disability worldwide. …”

Metabolic signature of obesity-associated insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes by Haya Al-Sulaiti (5449256)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Obesity is associated with an increased risk of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). …”

Strong association of common variants in the IGF2BP2 gene with type 2 diabetes in Lebanese Arabs by Nemr, Rita

“…Taking the common rs4402960/rs1470579 GA haplotype as reference, multivariate analysis confirmed the positive association of TC (P = 0.009; OR, 1.43; 95%CI, 1.09–1.87), and TA (P < 0.001; OR = 5.49; 95%CI = 2.09–14.39) haplotypes with increased T2DM risk. These differences remained significant after applying the Bonferroni correction for multiple testing. …”
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Suboptimal dietary knowledge predicts lower diet quality for cancer prevention among university students in Beirut by Jabbour, Jana

“…University students are at a pivotal stage of shaping cancer risk factors. Little is known about their dietary behavior in Lebanon, a country heavily burdened by cancer. …”
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Impact of seafood and fruit consumption on bone mineral density by Zalloua, Pierre A.

“…Multiple regression models were used to assess the relationships among dietary variables and BMD, after adjusting for age, BMI (body mass index), weight, occupation, smoking status, and alcohol consumption. Results Increasing seafood consumption was significantly associated with greater BMD in women (p < 0.001), especially those consuming more than 250 g per week of seafood. …”
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Image-Based Air Quality Estimation Using Convolutional Neural Network Optimized by Genetic Algorithms: A Multi-Dataset Approach by Arshad Ali Khan (23152516)

“…<p dir="ltr">Air pollution poses significant threats to human health and the environment, making effective monitoring increasingly essential. …”

Beware of covert enemies: Candida orthopsilosis malignant otitis externa with base of the skull osteomyelitis, a case report and review of literature by Junais Koleri (17280586)

“…Patients with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus or immunosuppression are at increased risk of developing such critical infection for multiple local and systemic factors. …”

Electric Grid Resilience Enhancement During Natural Disasters: An Optimization-Based UAV Inspection and Dynamic Crew Dispatch Model by Serag, Yousef

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Social determinants of depression among mid-to-older aged Australians: A prospective study of the effects of neighbourhood disadvantage and crime by Vincent, Learnihan

“…ResultsNeighbourhoods in the highest quartile of crimes against the person had an increased risk of individuals reporting depression at all periods of follow-up. …”
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The Effect of Atorvastatin (and Subsequent Metformin) on Adipose Tissue Acylation-Stimulatory-Protein Concentration and Inflammatory Biomarkers in Overweight/Obese Women With Polyc... by Thozhukat Sathyapalan (704787)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Atorvastatin has been shown to improve cardiovascular risk (CVR) indices in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). …”

Total and segmental liver volume variations by Abdalla, Eddie

“…This reproducible, noninvasive procedure is necessary because significant interpatient variation is believed to exist in the relative contributions of the hepatic segments to TLV.11 CT volumetry accurately predicts TLV on the basis of body surface area or body weight,12 which may achieve the true goal of preoperative CT volumetry of the liver, that is to estimate the individual patient's hepatic metabolic demands after resection or transplantation.7 Complications associated with technical aspects of liver surgery are decreasing, and focus has concurrently shifted to analysis of postoperative complications after major hepatic resection and liver transplantation on the basis of liver remnant volume and graft volume.3., 4., 6., 7., 8. and 13. …”
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The political determinants of the cost of equity: Evidence from Privatization by Bennasr, Hamdi

“…We find robust evidence that the cost of equity is increasing in government ownership. We also show that the cost of equity is significantly related to political orientation and the extent of government expropriation. …”
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