Publications by authors named "J P Achkar"
This study investigates, for the first time, the anaerobic digestion of food waste in Kuwait to optimize methane production through a combination of artificial neural network (ANN) modelling and continuous reactor experiments. The ANN model, utilizing eight hidden neurons and a 70-20-10 split for training, validation and testing sets, yielded mean squared error values of 0.0056, 0.
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- The study examines the relationship between the type of surgical approach (primary anastomosis vs. intended temporary diversion) and the risk of recurrence in patients with Crohn's disease after surgery.
- The research involved 793 Crohn's disease patients over a median follow-up of 44 months, revealing a high postoperative recurrence rate of 83.3%.
- It also analyzes the impact of timing for biologic treatment on recurrence, specifically in patients who underwent temporary diversion, highlighting factors such as sex, disease characteristics, and previous treatment history that influenced outcomes.