Effect of Diverse Seismic Hazard Estimates on Performance and Overall Cost of RC Shear Wall Buildings in Dubai, UAE by Aly, Nader Essam

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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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Implementation of corporate governance rules and procedures in lebanese firms by Elgammal, Walid

“…Consequently, the purposes of this study are: 1) Present a summary of the most significant changes and framework of corporate governance of firms in developing/emerging countries. 2) Provide a summary of the most significant developments in Lebanon concerning corporate governance, including disclosure and framework. 3) Assess the outcomes obtained on the level of corporate governance disclosure practices and scores among 30 of the leading enterprises in Lebanon. …”
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Association Between Three-Months Vitamin D Supplementation and Depressive Symptomatology incidence among Saudi Arabian Adults by Khaddaj, Rashel

“…Furthermore, the change between both groups was significantly different (-7.61 ±4.03 in the Vitamin D group, -3.50±1.54 in the control group; p=<0.001) Conclusion: The present study shows thata 50.000 IU/week dose of vitamin D supplementation for 3 months was enough to increase vitamin D levels beyond sufficient and decrease depression symptoms in Saudi Arabian Adults. …”
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A novel hybrid methodology for fault diagnosis of wind energy conversion systems by Khaled Dhibi (16891524)

“…In the second step, we applied a wrapper technique called equilibrium optimizer to get optimized features and better classification accuracy. The main idea behind using a hybrid feature selection step is to select a small subset from original data that can achieve maximum classification accuracy and reduce the computational complexity of the RF technique. …”

Effect of acute and chronic grapefruit, orange and pineaple juice consumption upon blood lipoprotein synthesis and metabolism in the rat. (c2004) by Abou-Khalil, Jamil

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The Effect of Treated Waste-Water on Compaction and Compression of Fine Soil by Attom, Mousa

“…It was found that the use of treated waste water affects all of these properties. The maximum dry unit weight increased for both soils and the optimum water content decreased as much as 13.6% for highly plastic soil. …”
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Redox Homeostasis and Inflammation Responses to Training in Adolescent Athletes: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Evdokia Varamenti (8154642)

“…Following more extended training periods, GSH showed moderate increases (ES 1.131; 95% CI 0.350 to 1.913;<i>Z</i>= 2.839,<i>p</i>= 0.005) while TBARS displayed a small decrease (ES 0.568; 95% CI − 0.062 to 1.197;<i>Z</i>= 1.768,<i>p</i>= 0.077). …”

A customised fetal growth and birthweight standard for Qatar: a population-based cohort study by Thomas Farrell (3933833)

“…The main pathological factors were preexisting diabetes (increase by +175.7 g) and smoking (decrease by −190.9 g). …”

The effects of Salvia Officinalis leave on hyperlipidemia, glycemia, ulcer, inflammation, and bactericidal activity. (c2006) by Alayan, Iman

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An Analysis of Thermal Comfort at the School Outdoor Spaces: A Case Study of the American School of Creative Science, Dubai, UAE by ABU-QULBAIN, LANA

“…Additionally, the addition of vegetation alone had an impact on the microclimate decreasing it by 5%. Thus, combining the strategies of vegetation, shade, green facades/roofs and small water features resulted in 5% to 25% reduction in PET depending on the corresponding location being analyzed. …”
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Revealing the Adoption Factors of Electric Vehicles in Dubai by BIN HUMAID, HUDA

“…Electric vehicles (EVs) have gained interest in the last decades, as a significant amount of people in Dubai depend on private vehicles. …”
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Environmental and Economic Life Cycle Analysis of Primary Construction Materials Sourcing Under Geopolitical Uncertainties: A Case Study of Qatar by Shaikha Al-Nuaimi (18623737)

“…In addition, the analysis of the environmental and economic impact assessment using the average CO₂ equivalent (CO₂-e) per kilogram and the unit price of the five primary construction materials has shown a significant, 70.68% increase in global warming potentials (GWP) after the crisis, coupled with an increase in the overall cost. …”

Exploring urban growth–climate change–flood risk nexus in fast growing cities by Salah Basem Ajjur (14150967)

“…To this end, this study overviews the main stages of Doha’s urban growth and influencing climatic factors during this period. …”

Clinical characteristics and outcomes of care in patients hospitalized with diabetic ketoacidosis by Mohsen S. Eledrisi (17542464)

“…</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p dir="ltr">In this national cohort of patients hospitalized with DKA, those with T2DM had a 7-fold increase in inpatient mortality associated with older age and admission to the intensive care unit.…”

Investigating The Efficacy of Ruxolitinib and CHIR-99021 in Targeting Pediatric Neuroblastoma Stem Cells by Al Sayyed, Fatima

“…Western blot analysis showed significant decrease in stem cell markers SOX-2 and Oct-4, and tumorigenic protein HMGA1, whereas it showed significant increase in apoptotic markers cleaved PARP and cleaved caspase-3. …”
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Efficacy of Antimicrobial-Impregnated Catheters in Preventing Sepsis Post Peripherally Inserted Central Venous Catheter (PICC) Removal in Neonates: A Retrospective Study by Mohammad Ayman Al Khateeb (17045509)

“…<h3>Background</h3> <p>Peripherally inserted central venous catheters (PICCs) are commonly used to deliver total parenteral nutrition and medication to newborn infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Sepsis after PICC removal has been reported in several studies and can increase the incidence of late-onset sepsis and length of stay. …”

Effects of Different Processing Methods on the Antibiotic Enrofloxacin Residues Occurrence in Middle Eastern Dairy Products by Haddad, Rita

“…Results showed that pasteurization (Holder and High Temperature Short Time) significantly decreased ENF concentration. A significant increase in ENF by 3.5 folds was reported upon curding milk into Baladi, and by 1.9 folds upon acidifying/boiling the whey into Double Crème. …”
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Improving the Performance Measurement Using Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) in Borouge by ALMUTAWA, MUBARAK

“…This study was conducted in Al Borouge company is a prominent petrochemical firm that offers unique and new polyolefin solutions for the energy, mobility, advanced packaging, infrastructure, healthcare, and agricultural industries. The main issue found relating to the two extruder production lines productivity was where availability and quality show a significant decrease. …”
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Hydroxyurea Use in Lebanese Patients With [beta]-Thalassemia Intermedia by Taher, Ali

“…Hematologic toxicity was defined as a decrease in the absolute neutrophil count to below 1.5 × 103/mm3 or a decrease in the platelet count to below 100 × 103. …”
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