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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Global, regional, and national burden of hepatitis B, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 by Brittney S Sheena (9715568)

“…HBV-related death rates also decreased, but HBV-related death counts increased as a result of population growth, ageing, and <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/cohort-effect" target="_blank">cohort effects</a>. …”

Global, regional, and national prevalence of child and adolescent overweight and obesity, 1990–2021, with forecasts to 2050: a forecasting study for the Global Burden of Disease St... by Jessica A, Kerr

“…From 2022 to 2050, global increases in overweight (not obesity) prevalence are forecasted to stabilise, yet the increase in the absolute proportion of the global population with obesity is forecasted to be greater than between 1990 and 2021, with substantial increases forecast between 2022 and 2030, which continue between 2031 and 2050. …”
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Injury burden in individuals aged 50 years or older in the Eastern Mediterranean region, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 by Samar Al-Hajj (8967641)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Injury poses a major threat to health and longevity in adults aged 50 years or older. The increased life expectancy in the Eastern Mediterranean region warrants a further understanding of the ageing population's inevitable changing health demands and challenges. …”

Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3663 population-representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults by Nowell H, Phelps

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Rising blood pressure in Bangladesh by Nature Research (16552612)

“…Hypertension and cardiovascular diseases have recently increased in South-East Asia as a result of rapid urbanization, increased life expectancy, and lifestyle changes. …”

Country of birth affects blood pressure in the French hypertensive diabetic population by Bahous, Sola Aoun

“…In a population of 56,242 individuals living in France, we showed that individuals born in France have significantly different levels of blood pressure (BP) and cardiovascular (CV) risk factors than African and Asian populations born in their own country but living long-term in France (average duration of stay, 5–10 years). …”
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Investigation of infiltration rates under different experimental conditions by Maani, Mariam S.

“…The study also determined the initial moisture content of the soil and classified the soil in accordance with American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). Infiltration characteristics were measured for two different scenarios: Before Irrigation (BI) and After Irrigation (AI). …”
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Correlating process parameters to thrust forces and torque in the friction stir processing of AZ31B by Ammouri, Ali

“…The thrust force increased while the torque decreased as the tool rotational speed increased. Copyright © (2014) by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers All rights reserved.…”
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Machine Learning Models for Scheduling On-Demand Fog Placement and Optimizing Container Deployment by Farhat, Peter

“…Second, we propose a K-Means based clustering model embedded within a multi-objective optimization scheme for fog and container placement. …”
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Can bitcoin’s volatility be tamed? by Ammous, Saifedean

“…As Bitcoin begins to attract attention as an investment asset, major questions remain about its volatility, whether that volatility can be reduced, and whether or not it could stand in the way of Bitcoin gaining a monetary role in society. This article explains Bitcoin’s volatility as a consequence of its completely inflexible and constantly decreasing supply growth, and describes why that is a design feature necessary for Bitcoin to operate successfully. …”
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Control of the Speed of a Light-Induced Spin Transition through Mesoscale Core-Shell Architecture by Slimani, Ahmed

“…The presence of a shell decreases the activation energy, which is associated with the elastic properties of the core. …”
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'Ashura in Sydney by Tabar, Paul

“…Along with its highly dramatic content, 'Ashura in Sydney is transformed into a practice where the ethnic identity of Shi'i migrants is reproduced and at the same time modified to come to terms with the conditions of living in a new urban environment. In an increasingly globalised world, local and global factors are appropriated in the very process of celebrating 'Ashura and producing the Shi'i identity.…”
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Basin of Attraction through Invariant Curves and Dominant Functions by Al-Sharawi, Ziyad

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Linear Domesticity: The Hong Kong Single Occupancy Strip by Carlow, Jason

“…In reaction to the increasing cost and shrinking size of Hong Kong housing units, the HK:SOS project explores the challenges and limitations of living in minimally sized spaces by producing a linear apartment for a single individual. …”
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Quantitative Elastohydrodynamic Film-Forming for an Oil/ Refrigerant System by Bair, Scott

“…It seems that only central film thicknesses have been experimentally measured for oil/refrigerant systems leaving these calculations as the only means of assessing the minimum.…”
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Basin of Attraction through Invariant Curves and Dominant Functions by Alsharawi, Ziyad

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Exploring differences in work values among multigenerational workforce: Leadership approaches in selected higher educational institutions in the UAE by AL MARZOOQI, LOLOWA

“…A similar picture was observed when comparing Generation X-ers with Baby Boomers: salary raise (M=2.99 and M=3.28, p=0.00), pay increases to balance cost of living (M=2.99 and M=3.41, p=0.00) and being paid well (M=2.98 and M=3.41, p=0.00). …”
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Assessment of aged biodegradable polymer-coated nano-zero-valent iron for degradation of hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) by Wazne, Mahmoud

“…CMC, AA, and guar gum coating improved nZVI rates of degradation of RDX but these rates decreased upon aging. The best suspension stability upon aging was achieved by CMC and AA. …”
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Deep Reinforcement Learning Powered IRS-Assisted Downlink NOMA by Muhammad Shehab (16904880)

“…As the imperfection increases by ten times, the rate decreases by more than 10%.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ojcoms.2022.3165590" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ojcoms.2022.3165590</a></p>…”