Global, regional, and national burden of upper respiratory infections and otitis media, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Sirota, Sarah Brooke

“…The mortality rate of URIs in 2021 was 0·2 per 100 000 (0·1 to 0·5), a decrease of 64·2% (–84·6 to –43·4) from 1990, when the mortality rate was 0·7 per 100 000 (0·2 to 1·1). …”
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Food purchase and eating behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional survey of Russian adults by Tarek Ben Hassen (15742605)

“…Indeed, the survey results suggested (i) a change in the modality of acquiring food, consumers reduced the number of shopping trips and buying more on each trip to minimize store visits; (ii) a surge of stockpiling of non-perishable food items; (iii) a shift toward healthier diets; (iv) an increase in culinary capabilities; (v) a decrease of food waste. The results are expected to inform current emergency plans as well as long-term food-related strategies in Russia.…”

Increased leptin expression in mice with bacterial peritonitis is partially regulated by tumor necrosis factor alpha by Abdalla, Eddie

“…Plasma leptin and ob gene mRNA levels were increased in mice following bacterial peritonitis, and blocking an endogenous tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) response blunted the increase. …”
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Flexural strengthening of one-way reinforced concrete slabs using near surface-mounted BFRP bars by Omar Aljidda (17823488)

“…Compared to the control slabs, the ultimate loads were increased by 51‐123% and 21‐44% for slabs with 0.48 and 0.95% steel reinforcement ratios, respectively, while the ductility indices were increased by 10‐53% and 29‐79%. …”

The effects of a change in the point system on immigration by Chemin, Matthieu

“…To achieve this, points for French and education (specifically bachelor’s degrees) were increased. In parallel, points for a subjective assessment of “adaptability” were decreased. …”
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Analysis of fatalities involving amphetamine in Jazan, Saudi Arabia by Ibraheem M., Attafi

“…The fatalities associated with the use of amphetamine and other drugs were increased from 18% in 2018to 52% in 2019 and to 80% in 2020 compared to all fatalities associated with amphetamine alone. …”
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PSYCHOLOGICAL EMOTION RECOGNITION OF STUDENTS USING MACHINE LEARNING BASED CHATBOT by Khalil Assayed, Suha

“…Anxiety and depression can have a significant impact on students’ academic performance, however, these mental health impacts were increased during the Covid-19 pandemic, and accordingly students and parents need some people to share their feelings together; however, there are different types of social media apps and platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, Instagram, and others. …”
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Produced Water Treatment Using Naturally Abundant Pomegranate Peel by Ibrahim, Taleb

“…The results showed that as the adsorbent dosage, pH, and salinity of SPW were increased, the removal efficiency increased. The adsorption of crude oil by PPP was found to follow the Langmuir adsorption isotherm, with adsorption capacity of 555 mg/g. …”
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The Impact of Absenteeism and Islamic Work Ethics on Project Delivery in Public Projectized Organizations in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by ALKEAIBI, NOORA RASHED

“…As the modern world demands a lot from the employees so the stress levels of the employees were increased and are not able to balance the work and the personal life where the individual is affected physically and psychologically that leads to employee’s absenteeism. …”
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An investigation into the impact of COVID-19 on school leadership in Dubai by Abukhalaf, Siham

“…School leaders were caught in these chaotic circumstances and their leadership roles were increased exponentially as they were required to adapt school policies, protocols, and procedures in order to provide a safe, compliant, and satisfactory educational experience for their students (Harris & Jones 2020; Masoud & Bohra 2020 in Moussa 2021). …”
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Types of PMO and their roles in the UAE Oil & Gas Production Companies by Mohamed, Walid Ramadan Ibrahim

“…Some researchers argued that this failure might be due to the increase in the concurrent projects number in big organizations which were increasing the project management complexity while competing, and in the same time depleting the organization resources. …”
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Gold-Conjugated Curcumin as a Novel Therapeutic Agent against Brain-Eating Amoebae by Mungroo, Mohammad Ridwane

“…After conjugation with gold nanoparticles, amoebicidal activities of the drugs were increased by up to 56 and 37% against B. mandrillaris and N. fowleri, respectively. …”
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PSYCHOLOGICAL EMOTION RECOGNITION OF STUDENTS USING MACHINE LEARNING BASED CHATBOT by Khalil Assayed, Suha

“…Anxiety and depression can have a significant impact on students’ academic performance, however, these mental health impacts were increased during the Covid-19 pandemic, and accordingly students and parents need some people to share their feelings together; however, there are different types of social media apps and platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, Instagram, and others. …”
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Interactions between riluzole and ABCG2/BCRP transporter by Milane, Aline

“…After repeated doses of riluzole, BCRP activity was increased in CF1 mdr1a (−/−) mice, riluzole uptake was decrease and both BCRP expression and activity were increased in BeWo cells. In conclusion, we report in this study that riluzole is transported by BCRP at the BBB level and can enhance its function. …”
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Exploratory risk prediction of type II diabetes with isolation forests and novel biomarkers by Yousef, Hibba

“…The second model outperformed the first across all evaluation metrics, particularly for F1 score and recall, which were increased from 0.61 ± 0.05 to 0.81 ± 0.05 and 0.57 ± 0.06 to 0.81 ± 0.08, respectively. …”
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“They live in a state of Nomadism and Savagery” by Deringil, Selim

“…As the nineteenth century approached its last quarter, these rules were increasingly determined by the successful and aggressive world powers, Britain, France, and after 1870, Germany. …”
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Effect of Acute and Chronic Moderate Red or White Wine Consumption on Fasted and Postprandial Lipemia in the Rat by Daher, Costantine F.

“…Phospholipid and cholesterol contents of CM, but not very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL), were increased, indicating enhanced liver bile secretion; however, a significant increase in plasma VLDL concentration was observed. …”
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Transforming growth factor-β1 and phosphatases modulate COX-2 protein expression and TAU phosphorylation in cultured immortalized podocytes by Abdallah, Maya S.

“…Levels of phosphorylated AKT were further reduced and levels of phosphorylated p38 were increased when PGE2 was added to the culture media. …”
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Phosphodiesterase 4B in the cardiac L-type Ca2+ channel complex regulates Ca2+ current and protects against ventricular arrhythmias in mice by Leroy, Jerome

“…Under β-AR stimulation, Ca2+ transients, cell contraction, and spontaneous Ca2+ release events were increased in Pde4b–/– and Pde4d–/– myocytes compared with those in WT myocytes. …”
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An additive manufacturing approach based on electrohydrodynamic printing to fabricate P3HT:PCBM thin films by Zulfikre Esa (19457344)

“…As the annealing temperature and the flow rate were increased, discernible alterations in the PCBM clusters were consequently observed in the blends of the film and the size of the PCBM clusters has decreased by 3% while the distance between them was highly reduced by as much as 82%.…”