HbA1c over 8.5% is not predictive of increased infection rate following penile prosthesis implant surgery in diabetic patients with erectile dysfunction by Raidh Talib (14779198)

“…Limitations include retrospective single-centre design and low-infection rates reducing sample number. Penile prosthesis implantation infection rate in a large series of diabetic patients was low with no significant association between haemoglobinA1c level and penile prosthesis implantation infection observed.…”

Phosphorus supplementation increases thermic response to glucose solution in healthy lean subjects by Bassil, Maya

“…We hypothesised that the addition of P to a glucose load would enhance ATP production resulting in an increase in TEF. …”
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A BRET-based Mpro biosensor containing a nanobody and tandem cleavage sites shows an increased cleavage rate by Geethakumari, Anupriya M

“…Further, mutational analysis revealed a requirement for both cleavage sites to be intact for increased cleavage rate. …”
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The Association of Hypertension with Increased Mortality Rate During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Update with Meta-analysis by Ahmad R. Al-Qudimat (17337808)

“…Pooled results show that the mortality rate of COVID-19 among the included studies ranges from a minimum of 0.39 (95% CI 0.13–1.12) to a maximum of 5.74 (95% CI 3.77–8.74). …”

Numerical simulation of large deformations of amorphous polymer with finite element method: Application to normal impact test by C.A. Bernard (19680085)

“…However, their mechanical behaviour is difficult to predict due to a strong sensitivity to the strain rate and the temperature. …”

Preoperative Bevacizumab Does Not Significantly Increase Postoperative Complication Rates in Patients Undergoing Hepatic Surgery for Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases by Kesmodel, Susan

“…Purpose Although bevacizumab (BV) increases survival rates when used with chemotherapy (CTX) in patients who have metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC), an increase in wound complications has been observed in patients who undergo surgery while receiving BV. …”
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Exploring students’ understanding of the second derivative within the context of a differential equations course by Habre, Samer

“…The teaching of this course emphasizes a qualitative approach and therefore a solid understanding of the first and second derivatives is critical to determine the increase/decrease of solutions as well as their rate of increase/decrease. …”
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A GRASP Approach for Solving Large-Scale Electric Bus Scheduling Problems by Raka Jovanovic (17947838)

“…The results also show that high speed chargers have a more significant impact than an increase in battery sizes of the EBs.…”

When Should a Brain MRI Be Performed in Children with New-Onset Seizures? Results of a Large Prospective Trial by Hourani, R.

“…Univariate analysis showed a significant increase in the frequency of epileptogenic lesions with decreasing age, the presence of developmental delay, and the number and types of seizures at presentation. …”
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Clustered Random Beamforming and Hierarchical Modulation for Large Multi-User MIMO Downlinks by Hamidreza Khakzad (23073979)

“…We demonstrate that the proposed scheme not only increases the number of served users but also enhances the sum-rate capacity of the system. …”

Potential of horizontal louvers in increased energy savings in a commercial building in Dubai by BORDAWEKAR, SANIYA

“…The payback period of this is considerably more due to the highly subsidized rates of electricity tariff in UAE. The dissertation creates a benchmark for horizontal louver configuration and its role in increasing the energy savings. …”
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Surgical Management of Hepatic Benign Disease: Have the Number of Liver Resections Increased in the Era of Minimally Invasive Approach? Analysis from the I Go MILS (Italian Group o... by Ardito, Francesco

“…Although an evident growth of the use of MILS was observed during the time period analysis in Italy, this trend did not correspond to an increased number of MILS for BD, and the overall rate of resected BD was comparable to that reported in previous large open series.…”
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Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2019: a comprehensive demographic anal... by Haidong, Wang

“…Independent estimates of HIV-specific mortality generated by an epidemiological analysis of HIV prevalence surveys and antenatal clinic serosurveillance and other sources were incorporated into the estimates in countries with large epidemics. Annual and single-year age estimates of net migration and population for each country and territory were generated using a Bayesian hierarchical cohort component model that analysed estimated age-specific fertility and mortality rates along with 1250 censuses and 747 population registry years. …”
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Large-scale triaxial and box testing on railroad ballast: a review by Yahia Alabbasi (14158929)

“…The target of this paper is to present a concise review of the extensive literature presented on the mechanical behavior of railroad ballast using large scale triaxial and box testing. …”

A 62-year-old man with hypotension and a large chest fluid collection by Diab, Khalil

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MEFood: A Large-Scale Representative Benchmark of Quotidian Foods for the Middle East by Mohammed Yusuf Ansari (16904523)

“…To make food recognition systems feasible for the Middle Eastern region, we present a large-scale dataset (MEFood) of commonly consumed food items in the Middle East, thereby providing a dataset for current development and establishing a benchmark for future research. …”

Autism spectrum disorder in Qatar: Profiles and correlates of a large clinical sample by Fouad Alshaban (6176771)

Effect of the stretch rate during uniaxial testing on the mechanical properties of prolene by Ammouri, A.H.

“…For extension (%) at peak load, a decreasing trend was found vs. stretch rate (R2 = 0.81; two-tailed p value = 0.037) where increasing the displacement rate from 1 mm/min to 500 mm/min corresponds to a 22% decrease in the relative elongation of the mesh. …”
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Development of a Rating System for Implementing Health Impacting Features of Transport Facilities by Abdelrahman, Bassant Essam

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Increased Fracture Risk After Bariatric Surgery: a Case-Controlled Study with a Long-Term Follow-Up by Omar Suhail Alsaed (14151861)

“…This study aimed to investigate whether bariatric surgery increases fracture risk.</p> <h2>Material and Methods</h2> <p>It was a case-controlled study. …”