HIV epidemiology among female sex workers and their clients in the Middle East and North Africa: systematic review, meta-analyses, and meta-regressions by Hiam Chemaitelly (439114)

“…There was strong evidence for increasing prevalence post-2003; the odds increased by 15% per year (AOR = 1.15, 95% CI = 1.09–1.21). …”

Optimal design of a new vibration absorber setup for randomly forced systems by Issa, Jimmy

“…White noise excitation is assumed and the objective function is the mean square value of the primary system response function. …”
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Effect of temperature on the rheological properties of neat aqueous Wyoming sodium bentonite dispersions by Vryzas, Zisis

“…The Bingham yield stress, from the low shear rate data, increased linearly with temperature, while the plastic viscosity decreased with temperature, in a manner very similar to the decrease of water viscosity with temperature. …”
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A Quadratic Non-Isolated High Step-Up Single-Input Dual-Output DC–DC Topology Based on Coupled Inductors with Low Input Current Ripple by Vafa Marzang (17347048)

“…The proposed converter produces high DC output voltages at a low value of duty cycles and low voltage stress across the power MOSFETs. The CIs’ turn ratios give another freedom factor to increase the output voltages and decrease the switches’ stress. …”

Effect of anions on the structural, morphological and dielectric properties of hydrothermally synthesized hydroxyapatite nanoparticles by Lakshmanaperumal Sundarabharathi (14152482)

“…The εʹ and dielectric loss (εʹʹ) values for the HA nanoparticles decrease with increase in the applied frequency as well. …”

Testing and Evaluation of a Smart Irrigation System towards Smart landscaping in UAE by ALSULAIMANI, FATMA

“…It is clear that the population is growing drastically causing an increase in urban development and landscape expansion which as a result increase the demand for water. …”
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Crisis Communication Management Model in the Public Sector of Dubai by Ali, Budoor Hussain

“…Communication is at the heart of our lives. It is our means of conveying information and understanding facts, of enabling us to prepare for a predicted event, deal with that event and to be informed. …”
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A discrete-time stochastic iterative learning control algorithm for a class of nonlinear systems by Saab, S. S.

“…The state disturbance, reinitialization errors, and measurement errors are considered to be zero-mean white processes. It is shown that the input error covariance matrix converges to zero in presence of uncorrelated disturbances. …”
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A single-institution review of 157 patients presenting with benign and malignant tumors of the ampulla of Vater by Azar, Riad

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Tailoring motivational health messages for smoking cessation using an mHealth recommender system integrated with an electronic health record: a study protocol by Santiago Hors-Fraile (5950823)

“…The usage of tailored health messages to support quitting has been proved to increase quitting success rates. Technology can provide convenient means to deliver tailored health messages. …”

Burden of disease scenarios for 204 countries and territories, 2022–2050: a forecasting analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Stein Emil, Vollset

“…The total DALY burden measured in counts, however, will increase in every super-region, largely a function of population ageing and growth. …”
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A potential therapeutic agent for sickle cell anaemia by Nature Research (16552612)

“…They also found increased levels of ROS that were associated with decreased levels of antioxidant enzymes and their co-factors.…”

Protein Glycation in Plants—An Under-Researched Field with Much Still to Discover by Naila Rabbani (291722)

“…Further research to decrease protein glycation in plants may lead to improved plant growth and assist the breeding of plant varieties resistant to environmental stress and senescence—including plants of commercial ornamental and crop cultivation value.…”

Using Data Mining in CRM to Understand the Insurance Market by Qadadeh, Wafa

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Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2... by Michael, Brauer

“…Estimates reported represent the mean value across 500 draws from the estimate's distribution, with 95% uncertainty intervals (UIs) calculated as the 2·5th and 97·5th percentile values across the draws. …”
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Quality of palliative care. Perspective of Lebanese patients with cancer by Doumit, Myrna

“…The number of cancer patients in Lebanon is increasing, and patients are living longer due to early detection and enhanced methods of treatment. …”
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Comparison between Nonlinear Analysis and ACI Simplified Effective Stiffness Analysis Methods for Reinforced Concrete Frames Under Lateral Load by ELMUTASHY, HAJER

“…Conversely, employing the non-linear analysis method result in higher effective stiffness than simplified method by mean value of 1.36, 1.44 and 1.57 for frames with compressive strength 40,80 and 120mpa respectively. …”
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Adapted arithmetic optimization algorithm for multi-level thresholding image segmentation: a case study of chest x-ray images by Abu Zitar, Raed

“…Particularly in recent years, there has been increased interest in determining the ideal thresholding for picture segmentation. …”
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Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 co... by Alize J, Ferrari

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Diagnosing type 2 diabetes using Hemoglobin A1c: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the diagnostic cutpoint based on microvascular complications by Alexandra E. Butler (6189536)

“…</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">Pooled mean prevalence was: 4.0%(95% CI: 3.2–5.0%) for retinopathy, 10.5% (95% CI: 4.0–19.5%) for nephropathy, 2.5% (95% CI: 1.1–4.3%) for neuropathy. …”