Measuring routine childhood vaccination coverage in 204 countries and territories, 1980–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2020, Release 1 by Natalie C Galles (9715361)

“…Robust estimates of routine vaccine coverage are needed to identify past successes and persistent vulnerabilities. …”

Essays on international environmental policy by Marrouch, Walid

“…With the growing talk about the need to establish a new framework to deal with international environmental governance, it becomes relevant to shed some light on the interconnected landscape that characterizes environmental policy making. …”
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Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Alters Neuropilin-1, PlGF, and SNAI1 Expression Levels and Predicts Breast Cancer Patients Response by Noura Al-Zeheimi (5177066)

“…These observations support the need to consider anti-NRP-1 as a potential targeted therapy for breast cancer patients who are identified with high NRP-1 levels. …”

Global, regional, and national burden of household air pollution, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Fiona B, Bennitt

“…We first estimated the mean fuel type-specific concentrations (in μg/m3) of fine particulate matter (PM2·5) pollution to which individuals using solid fuels for cooking were exposed, categorised by fuel type, location, year, age, and sex. …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of HIV/AIDS, 1990–2021, and forecasts to 2050, for 204 countries and territories: the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Austin, Carter

“…Therefore, there is a crucial need to evaluate current epidemiological trends and monitor global progress towards HIV incidence and mortality reduction goals. …”
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Small molecule inhibitors of α-synuclein oligomers identified by targeting early dopamine-mediated motor impairment in C. elegans by Kevin S. Chen (9201767)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Parkinson’s disease is a disabling neurodegenerative movement disorder characterized by dopaminergic neuron loss induced by α-synuclein oligomers. There is an urgent need for disease-modifying therapies for Parkinson’s disease, but drug discovery is challenged by lack of in vivo models that recapitulate early stages of neurodegeneration. …”

Optimal management, prevalence, and clinical behavior of saddle pulmonary embolism: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Fateen Ata (12217764)

“…Female sex (61.5 % vs. 41.3 %, p = 0.019), hypoxemia (90 % vs. 59.2 %, p < 0.001), massive PE features (89.7 % vs. 30.1 %, p < 0.001), associated chronic kidney disease (CKD) (10.3 % vs. 1.4 %, p = 0.002), and the need for mechanical ventilation (28.2 % vs. 13.1 %, p = 0.02) were significantly associated with increased mortality. …”

Mitigating the impact of cultural diversity on the innovation process in the private sector in Dubai by HAJI, HASSAN

“…The author further noted that cultural diversity has formed a paramount issue in business arena that need to be investigated to pave a clear way in order to accommodate people from various backgrounds. …”
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The burden of unintentional drowning: global, regional and national estimates of mortality from the Global Burden of Disease 2017 Study by Richard Charles Franklin (9154052)

“…The results reinforce the need for continued and improved policy, prevention and research efforts, with a focus on low- and middle-income countries.…”

Mapping geographical inequalities in access to drinking water and sanitation facilities in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–17 by Aniruddha Deshpande (4377094)

“…More than 253 000 people did not have access to sewer or septic sanitation facilities in the city of Harare, Zimbabwe, despite 88·6% (95% UI 87·2–89·7) access overall. …”

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)

“…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. …”

Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of smoking tobacco use and attributable disease burden in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis... by Marissa B Reitsma (8674341)

“…Timely and comprehensive estimates of the prevalence of smoking tobacco use and attributable disease burden are needed to guide tobacco control efforts nationally and globally.…”

Global fertility in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2021, with forecasts to 2100: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Natalia V, Bhattacharjee

“…Estimates and projections of fertility are necessary to inform policies involving resource and health-care needs, labour supply, education, gender equality, and family planning and support. …”
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Global, regional, and national mortality among young people aged 10–24 years, 1950–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 by Joseph L Ward (9715619)

“…Since 1950, deaths in this age group decreased by 30·0% in females and 15·3% in males, and sex-based differences in mortality rate have widened in most regions of the world. …”

A Case Study in Qatar for Optimal Energy Management of an Autonomous Electric Vehicle Fast Charging Station with Multiple Renewable Energy and Storage Systems by Abdulla Al Wahedi (17115613)

“…This interest has focused mainly on reducing the reliance on fossil fuel-based means of transportation and decreasing the harmful emissions produced from this sector. …”

Effect of Intravenous Mannitol on Intraocular Pressure Changes in Vitrectomized and Non-Vitrectomized Eyes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by HASHEM ABU SERHAN (19737499)

“…In vitrectomized eyes, notable decreases were observed: at 30 min, the Ratio of Means (ROM) was 0.81 (95% CI: 0.53; 1.24), indicating a 19% reduction; at 60 min, the ROM of 0.833 (95% CI: 0.77; 0.89) showed a 16.7% reduction; at 90 min, the ROM of 0.757 (95% CI: 0.755; 0.758) corresponded to a 24.3% reduction; at 2 h, the ROM of 0.726 (95% CI: 0.642; 0.820) reflected a 27.4% reduction; at 3 h, the ROM of 0.692 (95% CI: 0.600; 0.797) resulted in a 30.8% reduction; and at 4 h, the ROM of 0.700 (95% CI: 0.363; 1.350) indicated a 30% reduction. …”

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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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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Channel Network Control on Seasonal Lake Area Dynamics in Arctic Deltas by Tejedor, Alejandro

“…This shrinkage signal, easily extracted from remote sensing observations, may offer the means to constrain estimates of lacustrine methane emissions and to develop process-based estimates of depth to permafrost on arctic deltas.…”
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A nonlinear PID servo controller for computer hard disk drives by Hawwa, M.A.

“…The controller is capable of increasing (decreasing) damping effect when the system output is moving away from (towards) the desired track. …”
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