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)

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). …”

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. Importantly, the inclusion of an Mpro-binding, but non-inhibiting, NB2E3 nanobody at the N-terminal further increased the cleavage rate of the 2× cleavage sequence-containing Mpro biosensor. …”
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A clustering metaheuristic for large orienteering problems by Almiqdad Elzein (13141038)

“…The metaheuristic aims to dramatically improve the computation time of a given Orienteering Problem algorithm without a significant decrease in the solution quality of that algorithm, especially for large Orienteering Problems. …”

A GRASP Approach for Solving Large-Scale Electric Bus Scheduling Problems by Raka Jovanovic (17947838)

“…To be able to solve large problem instances corresponding to real-world applications of the model, a metaheuristic approach is investigated. …”

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

“…Global annual livebirths increased from 134·5 million (131·5–137·8) in 2000 to a peak of 139·6 million (133·0–146·9) in 2016. …”
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On the effects of user ratings on the profitability of cloud services by Taghavi, Mona

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

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

“…Addition of P was associated with higher increase in VO2 (959±315 vs. 534±274 mL/60min; p= 0.03) which corresponded to higher TEF (5.7±1.6 vs. 3.6and±1.3kcal/60min; p=0.03 equivalent to 8% vs. 5% increase from RMR) during the first 60 min. …”
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The Effect of the Variation of the Modulus of Subgrade Reaction on the Design of Large Shallow Foundations by Al Kaaby Al Zoaby, Hassan

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Shear Strength Behaviors of Tire Shred-Dune Sand Admixtures by Elmootassem, Ruba A.

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Old subjects with sepsis in the emergency department: trend analysis of case fatality rate by Andrea Fabbri (356760)

“…Over time the incidental admission rate (no. of sepsis-related admissions per 100 total admissions) increased from 4.1% (2009–2010) to 5.4% (2015–2016); P < 0.001, accompanied by a reduced CFR (from 38.0 to 18.4%; P < 0.001). …”

Breaking the barriers towards large-scale microalgae-based bio-hydrogen production by Isra Koko (22631396)

An optimal formulation for test scheduling network-on-chip using multiple clock rates by Harmanani, Haidar M.

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Burnout increased among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Amit Abraham (5534822)

Repeat hepatectomy for recurrent colorectal liver metastases is associated with a high survival rate by Andreou, Andreas

“…At the time of recurrence, patients had a median of 1 (1–3) lesions and the median tumour size was 2 (0.5–8.7) cm. The post-operative morbidity and mortality rates were 12% and 0%, respectively. …”
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Monitoring the variation of soil quality with sewage sludge application rates in absence of rhizosphere effect by Rahma Inès, Zoghlami

“…Accordingly, soil structural stability increased by 13.3%, 28.8% and 59.4% for treatments SS-40, SS-80 and SS-120 respectively as compared to unamended control. …”
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Neither Neoadjuvant nor Adjuvant Therapy Increases Survival After Biliary Tract Cancer Resection with Wide Negative Margins by Glazer, Evan

“…Neoadjuvant therapy delayed surgical resection on average for 6.8 months (p < 0.0001). Immediate resection increased median survival from 42.3 to 53.5 months (p = 0.01). …”
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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)

“…The mean duration of follow-up was 8.6 years. The fracture rate was higher in the surgical group as compared to the controls (9.4% vs 3.5%) with a crude odds ratio of 2.71 (95% CI 1.69–4.36). …”

A comprehensive design and rating study of evaporative coolers and condensers. Part II. Sensitivity analysis by QURESHI, BILAL AHMED

“…For evaporative condenser design, it was seen that, for a 53% increase in the inlet relative humidity, the normalized sensitivity of the surface area increased 1.8 times in value and, for a 15 8C increase in the condenser temperature, the sensitivity increased by 3.5 times. …”
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