In-Vehicle Performance Validation of the Semi-Active Hybrid Energy Storage System by Rehman, Habib-ur

“…The passive, semi-active, and active HESS configurations have gained significant attention. The semi-active topology is the preferred choice due to its reduced circuit complexity and price compared to the active hybrid configuration, and for its better performance when compared with the passive hybrid configuration. …”
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Natural resource dependence and war nexus: new insights by Al Shami, Farah

“…Using a panel probit model, we find that natural resources rents, military expenditures, and the presence of a common law tradition significantly increase the probability of war occurrence. …”
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Voluntary Adoption of Integrated Reporting in an Emerging Market: The Case of UAE by KURDY, DANIA MAHMOUD

“…The study assessed firm-level factors such as profitability, leverage, size, age, and industry, alongside board-level factors including independence, gender diversity, and size. …”
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Dynamics of Neisseria gonorrhoeae transmission among female sex workers and clients: A mathematical modeling study by Houssein H., Ayoub

“…In high-partner-number HSWNs, prevalence among FSWs saturates at a high level, and the vast majority of incidence occurs among clients and their spouses, with a limited impact of incremental increases in interventions. …”
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Sitagliptin/Simvastatin by Ramadan, Wijdan H.

“…However, caution is needed when coadministering with any drug that may increase simvastatin levels to reduce the risk of myopathy and rhabdomyolysis. …”
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Lewy body-like alpha-synuclein inclusions trigger reactive microgliosis prior to nigral degeneration by Megan F. Duffy (5713772)

“…The rat α-syn PFF model provides an opportunity to examine the innate immune response to accumulation of pathological α-syn in the context of normal levels of endogenous α-syn and provides insight into the earliest neuroinflammatory events in PD.…”

Association between Healthy Lifestyle Index and Cognitive decline In Community- Dwelling Lebanese Older Adults by Ezzeddine, Maha

“…One third were cognitively declined and they were more likely to be females (p=0.002), older in age (p=0.002), had lower levels of education (p=0.008), took more medications (p=0.027), were less socially active (p=0.02) and in general they followed a less healthy lifestyle. …”
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Assessment of sustainable construction in Lebanon by Awwad, Rita

“…The main purpose of this research is to explore the Lebanese construction industry in order to evaluate sustainability achievements on both design and construction levels. This research also studies sustainability standards and practices implemented in some developed countries and in the surrounding region in order to better assess the current status of sustainability development and corresponding public awareness in the Lebanese construction market with respect to foreign industries. …”
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Analysis of Diabetes Apps to Assess Privacy-Related Permissions: Systematic Search of Apps by José Javier Flors-Sidro (18518946)

“…</p><h3>Objective</h3><p dir="ltr">The aim of this study was to assess the levels of privacy of mobile apps for diabetes to contribute to the raising of awareness of privacy issues for app users, developers, and governmental data protection regulators.…”

Smart food supply chain management: A bibliometric and systematic review by Mona Jabor Al-Thani (22928782)

“…<p>The food supply chain (FSC) faces increasing pressure due to rising global demand, inefficiencies, food safety concerns, and sustainability challenges. …”

Giving cancer patients the support they need by Nature Research (16552612)

“…This percentage is expected to increase ten-fold by 2050, which could have significant implications for cancer care.…”

The role of ulnar nerve subcutaneous anterior transposition during open reduction and internal fixation of distal humerus fractures: a retrospective cohort study by Abdulaziz F. Ahmed (14150082)

“…</p> <h2>Conclusion</h2> <p>We do not recommend performing routine subcutaneous ulnar nerve anterior transposition during ORIF of distal humerus fracture as it was associated with a significant 5-fold increase in ulnar nerve neuropathy.…”

Teaching the novel in a university english as a foreign language (EFL) context by Bacha, Nahla Nola

“…The aim of the present study is to explore the preliminary  effect of selected novels combined with film and student oral presentations on L1 Arabic EFL learners  use of vocabulary in one 20th Century American Novel course at an English medium university in Lebanon. Two literary essay tests were administered to 25 students, one at the beginning and another at the end of the semester, holistically scored and qualitatively analyzed for vocabulary variety. Main findings indicated that although the holistic scores did not significantly increase, there was use of a more diverse and use of vocabulary on Test 2. Recommendations are made for classroom practice and future research.…”
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Investigating vulnerability for developing eating disorders in a multi-confessional lebanese sample by Khazen, Georges

“…Results: Results showed that anxiety had the greatest effect on increasing the predisposition to ED, followed by stress level, BID, depression and restrained eating. …”
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The Interactions of Business Environment, Generic Strategy, Operations Strategy, and Business Performance in the Lebanese Industries by Ghazal, Ziad

“…The results confirmed the significance of the direct effects at the aggregate level. …”
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Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Performance Adaptations to High-Intensity Interval Training: Are There Differences Between Men and Women? A Systematic Review with Meta-Analyses by Merilyn Lock (9440240)

“…Data were sub-grouped for men and women, baseline training level, mean age, intervention type, and intervention length. …”

Digital Predistortion Using Relaxed Sampling Rates by Ahmed, Serien

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An Evaluation of Short-Term Effects of Different Soil Management Systems on Soil Physical, Structural and Hydraulic Properties and an Estimation and Optimization of Water Infiltrat... by Merheb, Caroline

“…The advantage of tilled layers over undisturbed soils is the better conductivity of water due to larger and better sorted pores. …”
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Changes in the burden and underlying causes of heart failure in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2019: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 by Razieh, Hassannejad

“…This study provides a systematic analysis of the burden and underlying causes of HF in the EMR, including at the country level, between 1990 and 2019. MethodsWe used the 2019 Global Burden of Disease (GBD) data for estimates of prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), and underlying causes of HF in the EMR. …”
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Job Satisfaction and Intention to Leave the Current Job among Expatriate Teachers in Three Private Schools of Dubai by Khan, Humera

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