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New pyridyl-based dyes for co-sensitization in dye sensitized solar cells by El Bitar Nehme, Vanessa A., El Bitar Nehme, Melissa A., Ghaddar, Tarek H.

“…•The synthesis of six new pyridyl-based dyes is described.•The experimental and theoretical TD-DFT optical properties are presented.•The photovoltaic…”
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Evaluating soil moisture retrievals from ESA's SMOS and NASA's SMAP brightness temperature datasets by Al-Yaari, A., Wigneron, J.-P., Kerr, Y., Rodriguez-Fernandez, N., O'Neill, P.E., Jackson, T.J., De Lannoy, G.J.M., Al Bitar, A., Mialon, A., Richaume, P., Walker, J.P., Mahmoodi, A., Yueh, S.

“…Two satellites are currently monitoring surface soil moisture (SM) using L-band observations: SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity), a joint ESA (European…”
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Global-scale comparison of passive (SMOS) and active (ASCAT) satellite based microwave soil moisture retrievals with soil moisture simulations (MERRA-Land) by Al-Yaari, A., Wigneron, J.-P., Ducharne, A., Kerr, Y.H., Wagner, W., De Lannoy, G., Reichle, R., Al Bitar, A., Dorigo, W., Richaume, P., Mialon, A.

“…Global surface soil moisture (SSM) datasets are being produced based on active and passive microwave satellite observations and simulations from land surface…”
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Overview of SMOS performance in terms of global soil moisture monitoring after six years in operation by Kerr, Y.H., Al-Yaari, A., Rodriguez-Fernandez, N., Parrens, M., Molero, B., Leroux, D., Bircher, S., Mahmoodi, A., Mialon, A., Richaume, P., Delwart, S., Al Bitar, A., Pellarin, T., Bindlish, R., Jackson, T.J., Rüdiger, C., Waldteufel, P., Mecklenburg, S., Wigneron, J.-P.

“…The Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity satellite (SMOS) was launched in November 2009 and started delivering data in January 2010. The commissioning phase ended…”
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Global-scale evaluation of two satellite-based passive microwave soil moisture datasets (SMOS and AMSR-E) with respect to Land Data Assimilation System estimates by Al-Yaari, A., Wigneron, J.-P., Ducharne, A., Kerr, Y., de Rosnay, P., de Jeu, R., Govind, A., Al Bitar, A., Albergel, C., Muñoz-Sabater, J., Richaume, P., Mialon, A.

“…Global Level-3 surface soil moisture (SM) maps derived from the passive microwave SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) observations at L-band have recently…”
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Trade‐Offs Between 1‐D and 2‐D Regional River Hydrodynamic Models by Fleischmann, A. S., Paiva, R. C. D., Collischonn, W., Siqueira, V. A., Paris, A., Moreira, D. M., Papa, F., Bitar, A. A., Parrens, M., Aires, F., Garambois, P. A.

“…Recent years have seen the development of 1‐D and 2‐D regional‐scale hydrological‐hydrodynamic models, which differ greatly from reach‐scale applications in…”
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A retrospective observational cohort study evaluating the postoperative outcomes of intracapsular coblation tonsillectomy in children by Bitar, Mohamad A., Nazir, Tanvir, Abd-Ul-Salam, Hani

“…Coblation intracapsular tonsillectomy (ICT) is becoming popular due to its decreased postoperative complications. However, a concern exists about the need for…”
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SMOS disaggregated soil moisture product at 1 km resolution: Processor overview and first validation results by Molero, B., Merlin, O., Malbéteau, Y., Al Bitar, A., Cabot, F., Stefan, V., Kerr, Y., Bacon, S., Cosh, M.H., Bindlish, R., Jackson, T.J.

“…The SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) mission provides surface soil moisture (SM) maps at a mean resolution of ~50 km. However, agricultural applications…”
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Evaluation of microwave remote sensing for monitoring live fuel moisture content in the Mediterranean region by Fan, Lei, Wigneron, J.-P., Xiao, Qing, Al-Yaari, A., Wen, Jianguang, Martin-StPaul, Nicolas, Dupuy, J.-L., Pimont, François, Al Bitar, A., Fernandez-Moran, R., Kerr, Y.H.

“…Live fuel moisture content (LFMC) is an important factor in fire risk management in the Mediterranean region. Drawing upon a large network of stations (the…”
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SMOS soil moisture assimilation for improved hydrologic simulation in the Murray Darling Basin, Australia by Lievens, H., Tomer, S.K., Al Bitar, A., De Lannoy, G.J.M., Drusch, M., Dumedah, G., Hendricks Franssen, H.-J., Kerr, Y.H., Martens, B., Pan, M., Roundy, J.K., Vereecken, H., Walker, J.P., Wood, E.F., Verhoest, N.E.C., Pauwels, V.R.N.

“…This study explores the benefits of assimilating SMOS soil moisture retrievals for hydrologic modeling, with a focus on soil moisture and streamflow…”
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Population Effects of Influenza A(H1N1) Pandemic among Health Plan Members, San Diego, California, USA, October-December 2009 by Bitar, Roger A

“…Lacking population-specific data, activity of seasonal and pandemic influenza is usually tracked by counting the number of diagnoses and visits to medical…”
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Forecasting sunflower grain yield using remote sensing data and statistical models by Debaeke, P., Attia, F., Champolivier, L., Dejoux, J.-F., Micheneau, A., Bitar, A. Al, Trépos, R.

“…Forecasting crop production a few weeks before harvest is of strategical interest for the cooperatives which collect, store and market grains. The recent…”
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ESTIMATION OF SCATTERED NEUTRONS CONTRIBUTION IN A NEUTRON CALIBRATION BUNKER USING A MONTE CARLO SIMULATION by Obeid, M H, Ismail, A, Bitar, A, Shweikani, R

“…Abstract The contribution of scattered neutrons is inevitable in neutron calibration facilities. This contribution complicates the measurements of neutron…”
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P8 Cognitive Impairment Associated With Cortical and Hippocampal Microglia Activation and Altered Synaptic Function in a Rat Model of Chronic Hepatic Encephalopathy by El-Mansoury, B., El khiat, A., Smimih, K., Aimrane, A., Draoui, A., Ferssiwi, A., Bitar, A., Jayakumar, AR, El Hiba, O.

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Contribution of intraoperative electrical stimulations in surgery of low grade gliomas: a comparative study between two series without (1985–96) and with (1996–2003) functional mapping in the same institution by Duffau, H, Lopes, M, Arthuis, F, Bitar, A, Sichez, J-P, Van Effenterre, R, Capelle, L

“…Objectives: Despite the growing use of intraoperative functional mapping in supratentorial low grade glioma (LGG) surgery, few studies have compared series of…”
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ASSESSMENT OF INTAKE ACCORDING TO IDEAS GUIDANCE: CASE STUDY by Bitar, A, Maghrabi, M

“…Estimation of radiation intake and internal dose can be carried out through direct or indirect measurements during routine or special monitoring program. In…”
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Differentiation of Andean and Mesoamerican accessions in a proposed core collection of grain amaranths by Blair, Matthew W, Londoño, Jorge M, Buitrago-Bitar, María A, Wu, Xingbo, Brenner, David M

“…Grain amaranths are made up of three New World species of pseudo-cereals with C photosynthesis from the dicotyledonous family Amaranthaceae and the genus …”
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Effect of time to operative repair within twenty-four hours on visual acuity outcomes for open globe injuries by Makhoul, Kevin G., Bitar, Racquel A., Armstrong, Grayson W., Weinert, Marguerite C., Ivanov, Alexander, Kahale, Francesca, Ta, Thong, Lorch, Alice C.

“…Purpose Convention is to perform open globe injury (OGI) repair within 24 h to minimize risk of endophthalmitis. However, there are limited data assessing how…”
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Comparison of SMOS and AMSR-E vegetation optical depth to four MODIS-based vegetation indices by Grant, J.P., Wigneron, J.-P., De Jeu, R.A.M., Lawrence, H., Mialon, A., Richaume, P., Al Bitar, A., Drusch, M., van Marle, M.J.E., Kerr, Y.

“…The main objectives of this study were to provide a proxy “validation” of the Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission's vegetation optical depth…”
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A multi-center analysis of visual outcomes following open globe injury by Greenfield, Jason A., Malek, Davina A., Anant, Shruti, Antonietti, Michael, Jammal, Alessandro, Casella, Alicia, Miller, Sarah C., Wang, Kristine, Momenaei, Bita, Lee, Karen, Mansour, Hana A., Justin, Grant A., Makhoul, Kevin G., Bitar, Racquel A., Lorch, Alice C., Armstrong, Grayson W., Wakabayashi, Taku, Yonekawa, Yoshihiro, Woreta, Fasika, Cavuoto, Kara

“…The purpose of this study was to examine how demographics, etiology, and clinical examination findings are related to visual outcomes in subjects with open…”
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