Clinical relevance of aortic stiffness in end-stage renal disease and diabetes : implication for hypertension management by Bahous, Sola Aoun

“…Aortic stiffness represents a marker of structural but also functional arterial damage associated with increased pressure pulsatility. Carotid–femoral pulse wave velocity (cf-PWV), as a marker of aortic stiffness, may provide a readily available information for the effectiveness of risk reduction strategies. …”
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Application of Tools of Quality Function Deployment and Modified Balanced Scorecard for Optimal Allocation of Pavement Management Resources by Okan Sirin (14603304)

“…Consequently, the outcome of QFD-BSC analysis is studied in the Fishbone Diagram and Cause-Effect Analysis to graphically present how significant factors in four perspectives will lead to better financial goals in the pavement management industry. …”

Modeling of Friction Stirring by Badreldin, Mohamed Anass Abdalla

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Waste Separation Behavior Among UAE Students: An Exploratory Study by Ahammed, Aaliya

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Assessment of Disinfection By-Product Formation in Polymeric Pipe Distribution Systems by Shabani, Sina

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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. …”

Burden and disease pathogenesis of influenza and other respiratory viruses in diabetic patients by Swapna Thomas (17337925)

“…<p dir="ltr">Over the past two decades, diabetes mellitus (DM) has been receiving increasing attention among autoimmune diseases. The prevalence of type 1 and <u>type</u><u> </u><u>2 diabetes</u> has increased rapidly and has become one of the leading causes of death worldwide. …”

Strengthening of thin reinforced concrete slabs with CFRP laminates by Hawileh, Rami

“…However, for the second group, the flexural capacity of the strengthened slab was increased by 48% of that of the control specimen. The preliminary results from this study have shown that, the thin RC slabs can carry significantly higher loads in buildings if externally strengthened with CFRP laminates. …”
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Optimal scheduling algorithm for residential building distributed energy source systems using Levy flight and chaos-assisted artificial rabbits optimizer by D., Sathish Kumar

“…The increase in demand for MicroGrids (MGs) is a significant factor in the provision of electricity in the future, mainly due to the use of renewable energy sources, which reduces the release of hazardous gases. …”
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Dietary patterns in cardiovascular diseases prevention and management by Dimassi, Hani

“…Only the Western pattern was associated with increased risk of obesity (abdominal obesity), hyperglycemia and the metabolic syndrome. …”
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Prescription patterns of benzodiazepines in the Lebanese adult population by Ramadan, Wijdan H.

“…Among those using BDZs for at least 1 month, 35.5% increased the dose with time. Thirty-three percent reported having experienced side effects. …”
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The Impact of a Computerized Potassium Alert on Adverse Drug Events and Pharmacists' Interventions by Mansour, Hanine

“…Conclusions: Implementation of a computerized pharmacy alert resulted in a statistically significant decrease in adverse drug events related to hyperkalemia in our institution. …”
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Photocatalytic removal of nitrate from water using activated carbon-loaded with bimetallic Pd-Ag nanoparticles under natural solar radiation by Ahmed M. Soliman (7406576)

“…<p>The increase of nitrate contamination of surface and groundwater has raised a concern, because of its impact on both environment and human health. …”

FE modeling of concrete beams and columns reinforced with FRP composites by Abed, Farid

“…The results resembled the experimental observations that indicate significant effect of the FRP bar diameter and type ont he flexural capacity of the RC beams. …”
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Breast cancer cells and bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells by Faour, Wissam H.

“…While co-culture assays with SaOS-2 increased the expression of osteoblastic markers in MCF-7 cells, SaOS-2 cell conditioned medium increased the expression of RANKL, PTHrP, VEGF and NOGGIN in MCF-7 cells. …”
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Characterization of MXene as a Cancer Photothermal Agent Under Physiological Conditions by Samar Shurbaji (9938696)

“…Interestingly, dynamic culture alone did not result in a significant increase in uptake suggesting the need for surface modifications for enhanced cellular uptake under shear stress. …”

Re-examining post-acceptance model of information systems continuance: A revised theoretical model using MASEM approach by Anubhav Mishra (17380600)

“…The results confirm the significance of all the relationships proposed in the original model. …”

Fault Diagnosis Based Machine Learning and Fault Tolerant Control of Multicellular Converter Used in Photovoltaic Water Pumping System by B. Rouabah (17947820)

“…Simulation results with MATLAB show the effectiveness and practicability of the proposed structure and control to isolate the faulty capacitor, increase the sustainability of the system, assure the supply of water under faulty conditions, minimize the mechanical vibrations in electric DC motors, and avoid PV system shutdown.…”

A novel hybrid methodology for fault diagnosis of wind energy conversion systems by Khaled Dhibi (16891524)

“…<p>This paper proposes effective Random Forest (RF)-based fault detection and diagnosis for wind energy conversion (WEC) systems. …”

A Real-Time Energy Management System Across Diverse Energy Sectors in Smart Cities by Alshamsi, Aisha Rashid

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