Short Term Fluctuations in the CEO Effect: Evidence from the 2008 Financial Crisis by Haj Youssef, Moustafa

“…Using mixed effect modeling with crossed and nested factors, we find that the CEO effect significantly drops from the pre-crisis to the crisis period, but increases again to pre-crisis levels in the post-crisis period. …”
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Factors associated with functional disability among Lebanese elderly living in rural areas by Zgheib, Elias

“…Chronic diseases, nutrition, and socioeconomic status also had a large effect on disability. Skin ulcer (ORa = 8.569; CI 5.330-14.823), followed by dementia (ORa = 3.667; CI 1.167-8.912), and anti-gout drugs (ORa = 3.962; CI 1.290-7.622) were found to be significantly associated with increased odds of disability the most. …”
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Struvite Recovery from Anaerobically Digested Dairy Manure: A Review of Application Potential and Hindrances by Tao, Wendong

“…Continuous generation of large amounts of dairy manure plus increasing global interest in anaerobic digestion of dairy manure suggest a huge market for struvite production with anaerobically digested dairy manure. …”
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Antioxidant Activity Mediates Pirfenidone Antifibrotic Effects in Human Pulmonary Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Exposed to Sera of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Patients by Alessandro Giuseppe Fois (2901365)

“…Although molecular and cellular determinants involved in the onset and progression of this devastating disease are largely unknown, an aberrant remodeling of the pulmonary vasculature appears to have implications in IPF pathogenesis. …”

Shear behavior of green concrete beams reinforced with basalt FRP bars and stirrups by Abathar Al-Hamrani (16494884)

“…Experimental results indicated that the ultimate shear capacity was significantly increased at higher reinforcement ratios. …”

Performance and durability of anti-soiling and anti-reflective coatings for photovoltaic systems in desert climates by Alaa Elsafi (22282354)

“…<p>The efficiency of photovoltaic (PV) systems is significantly hindered by soiling, especially in desert climates where dust accumulation on PV surfaces is prevalent and reduces light transmission and increases maintenance costs. …”

Friction stir extrusion of ultra-thin wall biodegradable magnesium alloy tubes — Microstructure and corrosion response by Vasanth C. Shunmugasamy (10474766)

“…<p dir="ltr">Magnesium alloys are increasingly being considered for structural systems across different industrial sectors, including precision components of biomedical devices owing to their high specific strength and stiffness, biodegradability. …”

An Overview of Membrane Based NO_x Removal Technologies and Dinitrification Fitlers by Ahmed T. Yasir (17302753)

“…<p dir="ltr">Air pollution has emerged as a significant global issue, largely due to the increasing demand for energy and industrial processes that release harmful gases into the atmosphere. …”

Managing change process: A case study of a private school in Sharjah by AL BAKRI, NADA RAFEA ASAAD

“…Due to the fact that most school administrations face a lot of difficulties and challenges concerning the management process, it becomes necessary for them to adopt a real change and work on the possible ways to achieve this change. The significance of change process management increases as the modern world trends of education and learning require a change. …”
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Thermo-economic analysis of a novel P2X polygeneration system for hydrogen, ammonia, and methanol production with near-zero emissions by Laveet Kumar (11460088)

“…The system's levelized cost of hydrogen (LCOH) decreases significantly from $1.70/kg to $0.80/kg, and the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) decreases from 4.30 ¢/kWh to 3.30 ¢/kWh. …”

Identification of Candida albicans from clinical specimens obtained from Lebanese hospitals by fluorescence resonance energy transfer and probe melting curves. (c2005) by Yazbeck, Soha N.

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Sustainable food development for societies in hot arid regions: Thermoeconomic assessment of passive-cooled soil-based and hydroponic greenhouses by Omer Abedrabboh (17346847)

“…Moreover, heat waves and increasing average ambient temperatures have significantly increased plants' dehydration and death. …”

The Impact of Arabic Part of Speech Tagging on Sentiment Analysis: A New Corpus and Deep Learning Approach by Munem Nerabie, Abdul

“…Indeed, social media texts (e.g. posts, comments, and replies) differ significantly from MSA texts in terms of vocabulary and grammatical structure. …”
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VisioDECT: a novel approach to drone detection using CBAM-integrated YOLO and GELAN-E models by Md. Sakib Bin Islam (22828181)

“…This improvement in spatial and channel attention significantly boosts detection performance, particularly for small and occluded drones. …”

The rising danger of heat waves by Nature Research (16552612)

“…According to the model, heat waves are most likely to occur in Qatar’s northern coastal region, largely because of increased humidity and temperature as a result of air pollution from expansion of the oil and gas industries. …”

Do detection-based warning strategies improve vehicle yielding behavior at uncontrolled midblock crosswalks? by Qinaat Hussain (15294164)

“…The results showed that both the LED and VMS conditions were helpful in increasing yielding rates up to 98.4 % and reducing the vehicle-pedestrian conflicts significantly. …”

The effects of attitudes, norms, and perceived control on the adaptation of elderly individuals and individuals with chronic health conditions to heatwaves by Kaddour Mehiriz (3129189)

“…</p><h3>Methods</h3><p dir="ltr">Three phone surveys were conducted in 2015 and 2016 to collect data on a large sample of individuals with increased vulnerability to heatwaves in the city of Longueuil, Canada. …”

PermGuard: A Scalable Framework for Android Malware Detection Using Permission-to-Exploitation Mapping by Arvind Prasad (19997799)

“…The increasing reliance on mobile devices significantly raises the risk of malware attacks, especially for non-technical users who often grant permissions without thorough evaluation, leading to potentially devastating effects. …”

The Effect of Ultrasound on the Drug Delivery of RGD-Targeted Liposomes by Mahmoud, Mohamad

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Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of smoking tobacco use and attributable disease burden in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis... by Marissa B Reitsma (8674341)

“…Although prevalence of smoking had decreased significantly since 1990 among both males (27·5% [26·5–28·5] reduction) and females (37·7% [35·4–39·9] reduction) aged 15 years and older, population growth has led to a significant increase in the total number of smokers from 0·99 billion (0·98–1·00) in 1990. …”