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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The chemical analysis of Lebanese olive oil and the influence of oil enriched diet on Plasma Lipid profile in rats. (c2002) by Zarikian, Karen Awadis

“…There was a decrease in clotting time in the group fed the automated olive oil compared to the control and an increase in the clotting time in the group fed cold press olive oil compared to the automated. …”
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Impact of Classroom Plants on Students’ Comfort and Performance in UAE by Al-Bustami, Hadil

“…Since the psychological impact on the student was significant, the researcher recommended that green-wall should be part of each classroom in order to improve the sense of comfort among students and more than one green-wall should be placed in each classroom to make a difference in the parameters that increase the level of comfort.…”
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Willingness to Pay for Clean Air: Evidence from the UK by Maarraoui, Giorgio

“…The willingness to pay for clean air is also significant and increases with level of education. These measurements derived can be used as benchmarks for pollution abatement subsidies or pollution taxes and can help in projecting a more comprehensive assessment of costs and benefits.…”
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Myeloid Cells in Circulation and Tumor Microenvironment of Colorectal Cancer Patients with Early and Advanced Disease Stages by Salman M. Toor (8854751)

“…Lastly, we found that levels of GMCs decreased, while IMCs increased in the TME with tumor budding. …”

Online Feedback in a Visible Learning School: An Investigation to Study the Effect of Online Feedback during Online Sessions Conducted through Nearpod by QANDEEL, KIFAH

“…Classroom observations qualitatively collected the data about the characteristics of online feedback, which are summarized as being 1) immediate 2) frequent 3) able to increase the students’ awareness of each other’s mistakes 4) able to allow the students to think critically 5) balanced 6) able to foster equity and establish a sense of community 7) having 3 levels, which are task level, process level and self-regulatory level. …”
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Synthetic Cannabinoid AB-FUBINACA Negatively Impacted the Male Fertility and Induced Testicular Toxicity by Ayman Alzu’bi (13162392)

“…AB-FUBINACA treatment also causes a significant dose related decrease in sperm viability. …”

Enhancing Thermal Comfort for the Revitalization of Pedestrian-Friendly Shopping Arcades in Dubai, UAE by RAJEEV, ANN MARIA

“…Using ENVI-met software, simulations are conducted in three stages: urban materials, building facade materials, and vegetation and landscaping, encompassing thirteen different combinations to examine four key aspects: temperature, humidity, wind speed, and PMV value, which significantly affect outdoor thermal comfort. The most favorable cases are selected from each phase, and the final reduction in temperature and PMV values of the optimized case indicates a substantial decrease of 3.76 degrees Celsius in air temperature post-implementation of passive design strategies. …”
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Cognition and physical functioning in patients with schizophrenia: any role for vitamin D? by Azar, Jocelyne

“…Severe VD deficiency was significantly associated with an increase in MRSS score after adjusting for covariates (Beta = 2.44), however, no significant association was found with the BCRS score. …”
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Acute exposure to cigarette smoking followed by myocardial infarction aggravates renal damage in an In vivo mouse model by Kobeissy, Firas

“…Finally, reactive oxygen species (ROS) production was significantly accentuated in S+MI group concomitant with a significant increase in NOX-4 protein levels. …”
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Comparative Study on Beneficial Effects of Hydroxytyrosol- and Oleuropein-Rich Olive Leaf Extracts on High-Fat Diet-Induced Lipid Metabolism Disturbance and Liver Injury in Rats by Ines Fki (14571855)

“…Equally, it showed a rise of the apoptotic markers (a decrease in the expression of the Bcl-2 and an increase of the P53). …”

PD-L1 Expression in Human Breast Cancer Stem Cells Is Epigenetically Regulated through Posttranslational Histone Modifications by Pramod Darvin (153341)

“…The active demethylation of PD-L1 promoter was confirmed by the increase in the distribution of 5hmC and decrease in 5mC levels and the upregulation of TET3 and downregulation of DNMTs enzymes in MCF-7 tumorspheres, compared with the cell line. …”

The Moderating Role of Training in the Relationship between Knowledge Management and Innovation by Fadel, Reem

“…Specifically, as levels of training increase, the effect of knowledge acquisition and knowledge application on behavior innovation decreases. …”
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Sternbergia Clusiana Bulb Ethanolic Extracts Induce Apoptosis in MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cells by Elias, Nazira

“…On a molecular level, western blot analysis showed an upregulation of pro-apoptotic proteins such as poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP), Bax/Bcl-2 ratio and caspase-9, with no alterations in caspase-8 levels, revealing the activation of the intrinsic apoptotic pathway. …”
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Immunomodulatory effects of tumor Lactate Dehydrogenase C (LDHC) in breast cancer by Adviti Naik (673163)

“…Following <i>LDHC</i> knockdown, we observed an increase in the secretion of tumor-derived pro-inflammatory cytokines (IFN-γ, GM-CSF, MCP-1, CXCL1), a decrease in the soluble levels of tumor-derived immunosuppressive factors (IL-6, Gal-9) and reduced tumor cell surface PD-L1 expression. …”

Social Media Use and Body Checking Among Lebanese Adults by Korkomaz, Aya

“…Background: The recent increase in social media use has been associated with body checking and body image dissatisfaction. …”
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Why do some countries produce more capital intensive output than others? by Toukan, Amjad

“…Based on my model I offer an explanation for the variation in physical capital intensity across countries where the model predictions show that a lower quality of governance in a country results in a decrease in the output of capital-intensive goods and an increase in the output of labor-intensive goods. …”
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Organizational climate and its effects on the employees commitment by El-Kassar, Abdul-Nasser

“…Organizational commitment can be one of many aspects that can be studied in order to measure workforce attachment to an organization within a certain climate. Nowadays, firms tend to create comfortable atmosphere and suitable working environment to enhance performance, increase job satisfaction, decrease employees’ turnover and absenteeism and to improve workers’ involvement and attachment to the organization as a whole entity. …”
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IL-1 stimulates ceramide accumulation without inducing apoptosis in intestinal epithelial cells by Homaidan, Fadia R.

“…They also caused a slight but significant increase in the G2/M phase. …”
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Processing Effects on the Oxytetracycline and Tylosin Antibiotic Residues in Middle Eastern Dairy Products by Saidy, Liz

“…Curding step had a significant (p=0.028) effect on OTC only with the concentration increasing by almost 1.5 folds. …”
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