Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 by Christopher J L Murray (13580635)

“…Methods GBD 2019 estimated attributable mortality, years of life lost (YLLs), years of life lived with disability (YLDs), and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 87 risk factors and combinations of risk factors, at the global level, regionally, and for 204 countries and territories. …”

The effects of texting on students' spelling skills. (c2014) by Daccache, Jamayna Georges

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Generalized and pregnancy-related anxiety prevalence and predictors among pregnant women attending primary health care in Qatar, 2018–2019 by Sarah Naja (9954737)

“…Tailored interventional studies could focus on increasing resilience and social support to decrease the burden of antenatal anxiety.…”

Measuring universal health coverage based on an index of effective coverage of health services in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Bur... by Rafael Lozano (234333)

“…We constructed the UHC effective coverage index by weighting each effective coverage indicator relative to its associated potential health gains, as measured by disability-adjusted life-years for each location-year and population-age group. …”

Topical treatments for atopic dermatitis (eczema): Systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized trials by Derek K., Chu

“…These interventions did not increase harm. Crisaborole and difamilast were intermediately effective, but with uncertain harm. …”
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The global, regional, and national burden of oesophageal cancer and its attributable risk factors in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global... by Farin Kamangar (63964)

“…Oesophageal cancer caused 9·78 million (9·53–10·03) DALYs, with an age-standardised rate of 120 (117–123) per 100 000 population. Between 1990 and 2017, age-standardised incidence decreased by 22·0% (18·6–25·2), mortality decreased by 29·0% (25·8–32·0), and DALYs decreased by 33·4% (30·4–36·1) globally. …”

Trends of the Dementia Burden in South Asia: An Analysis of 2021 Global Burden of Disease Study by Shubham Chauhan (21334742)

“…</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">A slight decrease in incidence rates from 80.57 to 79 per 100,000 was observed, alongside a significant increase in mortality rates from 14.11 to 17.2 per 100,000. …”

Empiric antibiotic therapy of community-acquired Pneumonia at the American University of Beirut Medical Center. (c2001) by Cherfan, Antoine

“…Special attention should be given to decrease hospitalization rate, to preserve fluoroquinolones, and to improve microbiological studies outcome.…”
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The protective role of lidocaine in surgeries involving trigeminal nerve manipulation: a meta-analysis of trigeminocardiac reflex prevention by Almonzer Al-Qiami (22393303)

“…Additionally, the lidocaine group had a relatively small change in HR, with a mean difference of -10.56 (95% CI -13.30 to -7.83 beat per minute, <i>P</i> = 0.00001). …”

Predictors of prolonged hospitalization among geriatric trauma patients using the modified 5-Item Frailty index in a Middle Eastern trauma center: an 11-year retrospective study by Husham Abdelrahman (768893)

“…The female/male ratio was 17.5%/82.5%, and the mean injury severity score was 13 ± 9. The injury rate for age ≥ 65 was 24 per 10,000 compared to 10 per 10,000 in the younger group age (≥ 55–64). 35% of injuries occurred at home due to falls. …”

Investigating the Food Waste Status in the Hospitality Sector of the Emirate of Dubai-UAE by Sadeh, Reham Zeyad

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Global, regional and national burden of bladder cancer and its attributable risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of... by Saeid Safiri (3713035)

“…Although there was a clear global decrease in the age-standardised death, and DALY rates, some countries experienced an increase in these rates. …”

Investigating the causes and drivers of food waste in the hospitality sector in Dubai-UAE. Toward implementing food waste prevention strategies.” by SADEH, REHAM ZEYAD

“…Goal number 12 of these 17 SDGs focuses on making consumption and production reasonable to lower the use of natural resources and decrease the waste generated consequently. The food loss and waste problem have been the focus of individuals and governments in the late few years; this is referred to as its effects on the sustainable vision of the countries as well as its impact on the social, economic and environmental sides of them. …”
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Forecast of the outbreak of COVID-19 using artificial neural network: Case study Qatar, Spain, and Italy by Moayyad Shawaqfah (17280637)

“…The model sensitivity was analyzed using the root mean square error (RMSE), the mean absolute percentage error and the regression coefficient index R2, which yielded highly accurate values of the predicted correlation for the infected and dead cases of 0.99 for the dates considered. …”

Cost-effectiveness of novel treatment of hepatitis C virus in Lebanese patients by Nasser, Soumana C.

“…Sensitivity analysis showed that a 25% decrease in the cost of dual drug option resulted in a decrease of incremental cost to 16,982 euro per QALY gained at first year of treatment with DAAs upon early HCV diagnosis. …”
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1787 evaluation of transperineal prostatic administration of a PSA-activasted protoxin (PRX302) in men with luts secondary to BPH by Elhilali, Mostafa

“…In the Phase I study, mean IPSS showed a decrease of 6.5 points (34%), mean QoL a decrease of 2 points (44%) and mean prostate volume a decrease of 5.5 cc (13%) at 12-months compared to screening. …”
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Growth hormone treatment modulates active ghrelin levels in rats by Haddad, Haytham

“…Consequently, under such treatment, determination of active ghrelin concentration per tissue mass rather than per tissue protein is favored. …”
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Performance assessment of an integrated absorption cooling-hydrogen liquefaction system using geothermal energy by Gadalla, Mohamed

“…The results show that the mass of hydrogen gas pre-cooled by the absorption system per unit mass flow rate of geothermal water flowing through the system (n) and the amount of hydrogen liquefied per unit mass flow rate of geothermal water flowing through the system (y) increase with an increase in the geothermal source temperature. …”
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Trends and levels of the global, regional, and national burden of appendicitis between 1990 and 2021: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Letourneau, Ian D

“…YLLs and YLDs were summed to estimate disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs). FindingsIn 2021, the global age-standardised mortality rate of appendicitis was 0·358 (95% uncertainty interval [UI] 0·311–0·414) per 100 000. …”
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An improved non-dimensional model of wet-cooling towers by QURESHI, BILAL AHMED

“…The first method shows a maximum decrease of 4.4 per cent in error, whereas in the second method, the maximum error was found to be 3.3 and 6.8 per cent when the inlet air was unsaturated and saturated, respectively. …”
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