Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization of Candida parapsilosis complex isolates from a Lebanese Hospital by El Hady, Reine Clement

“…Our results showed that resistant isolates had no increased ergosterol content, or chitin deposition, no significant difference in virulence, but exhibited an increase in biofilm content compared with sensitive isolates. …”
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The use of multi-task learning in cybersecurity applications: a systematic literature review by Shimaa Ibrahim (22155739)

“…<p dir="ltr">Cybersecurity is crucial in today’s interconnected world, as digital technologies are increasingly used in various sectors. The risk of cyberattacks targeting financial, military, and political systems has increased due to the wide use of technology. …”

Diabetes mellitus and renal failure by Aoun, S.

“…Diabetes mellitus and end-stage renal disease are two pathologic entities associated with increased cardiovascular risk. Several studies have shown that arterial stiffness is increased in both cases and contributes to the increased risk. …”
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Osteopontin: A Promising Therapeutic Target in Cardiac Fibrosis by Iman Abdelaziz Mohamed (18102700)

“…In the adult heart under physiological conditions, basal levels of OPN are expressed. Increased expression of OPN has been correlated with the progression of cardiac remodeling and fibrosis to heart failure and the severity of the condition. …”

An investigation into the impact of COVID-19 on school leadership in Dubai by Abukhalaf, Siham

“…In order to collect meaningful data, semi-structured interviews were conducted with school principals (Cohen, Manion &amp; Morrison 2017); their responses were transcribed, and a thematic analysis of their comments led to several key findings, which are presented and discussed in this paper.…”
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Techno-Economic Analysis of Autotrophic Microalgae for Biofuel Production in India by Krishnan, Nithya Srinath

“…Modern society relies on non-renewable sources of energy which is the dominant source of energy, which accounts for nearly 84% of the overall increase in demand between 2005 and 2030 (Khan et al., 2009). …”
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A Cross-cultural study of pragmatically requestive speech act realization patterns by Elsayed, Elsayed Mahmoud

“…It looks at how the speech acts’ requesting strategies differ across different cultures in terms of the social distance, size of imposition and power. It also looks at the types of politeness strategies, which could increase or decrease the degree of the imposion on the hearer(s), employed by the two groups in terms of the aforementioned sociolinguistic variables. …”
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Extraction and characterization of biofunctional lignocellulosic fibers from Pulicaria undulata plant and the effect of alkali treatment on their bio-physicochemical properties by Mohammed, Alsafran

“…In contrast, alkali-treated fibers showed a significant decrease in radical scavenging activity (almost 7–8 fold) and reducing power potential (6-fold) and exhibited no antifungal activity, potentially due to the loss of bioactive components such as lignin and essential oils. …”
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Combined bronchodilators (tiotropium plus olodaterol) for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Ramadan, Wijdan H.

“…Long-acting inhaled bronchodilators, such as long-acting β2 agonists (LABAs) or long-acting muscarinic antagonists (LAMAs), are the cornerstone of maintenance therapy for patients with moderate-to-very-severe COPD. For patients not sufficiently controlled on a single long-acting bronchodilator, a combination of different bronchodilators has shown a significant increase in lung function. …”
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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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Adaptive Effects of Seeing Green Environment on Psychophysiological Parameters When Walking or Running by Walid Briki (688845)

“…Study 2 showed that running in a green environment was associated with an increased level of perceived exertion at similar speeds (compared to other color conditions), while exposure to red induced a significant decrease in the level of tension. …”

Privacy-Preserving Fog Aggregation of Smart Grid Data Using Dynamic Differentially-Private Data Perturbation by Fawaz Kserawi (16904859)

“…<p>The edge of the smart grid has a massive number of power and resource-constrained interconnected devices. …”

Nonlinear effects in locally resonant nanostrip phononic metasurface at GHz frequencies by Feng Gao (3548)

“…Due to the nonlinearity, the resonance frequency of the device decreases with the increase in stimulation power. The underlying mechanism of the nonlinearity is found to be the power-dependent coupling of the adjacent nanostrips. …”

Hybrid deep learning based threat intelligence framework for Industrial IoT systems by Jahanzaib Malik (23718816)

“…A significant challenge currently confronting the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is the increasing prevalence of sophisticated IoT malware threats and attacks. …”

The association between tobacco use and COVID-19 in Qatar by Ahmad AlMulla (10654461)

“…Smokeless tobacco use, older age (aged 55 + ), being male, non-Qatari, previously diagnosed with heart disease and diabetes were significant risk factors for severe COVID-19. Our data suggests that only smokeless tobacco users may be at an increased risk for severe disease, yet this requires further investigation as other studies have reported smoking to be associated with an increased risk of greater disease severity.…”

Kinetics of ultrasonic release of doxorubicin from pluronic P105 micelles by Husseini, Ghaleb

“…Above this threshold, the amount of release was shown to increase as the pulse length increased up to 0.6 s. …”
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Geopolymer concrete incorporating recycled aggregates: A comprehensive review by Thomas, Blessen Skariah

“…However, the addition results in increased water absorption and sorptivity.…”
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Exploring the dynamics of algae-associated microbiome during the scale-up process of Tetraselmis sp. microalgae: A metagenomics approach by Hoda, Hosseini

“…Microbial profiling of each successive stage revealed lower abundance of eukaryotic organisms, whereas bacterial abundance increased notably resulting in a significant decrease in Tetraselmis sp. abundance. …”
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The effect of a sand surface on physical performance responses of junior male handball players to plyometric training by Mehrez Hammami (14153331)

“…</p><h2>Results</h2><p dir="ltr">After the intervention, PS showed significant increases of sprint speed relative to P and C. …”

Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus methicillin-sensitive and methicillin-resistant nasal and pharyngeal colonization in outpatients in Lebanon by Mokhbat, Jacques E.

“…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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