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 حسب 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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Women’s empowerment as a determinant of neonatal mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa: a narrative review focused on Nigeria حسب Joel-Medewase Victor Idowu (22155178)

"…Notably, SSA and South Asia are the regions most lagging behind the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3.2, aiming for <12 neonatal deaths per 1,000 live births by 2030. Within SSA, Nigeria, the most populous country, records the highest number of neonatal deaths annually. …"

Effects of ethanol addition to diesel–biodiesel blends on the CI engine characteristics حسب Fakher Hamdi (21225134)

"…However, adding ethanol helps mitigate this increase, especially at low and medium speeds, with an average decrease of 32% for a 2.5% ethanol blend compared to B0. …"

Aortic valve function post-replacement of severe aortic stenosis by transcatheter procedure versus surgery: a systematic review and metanalysis حسب Charbel Abi Khalil (14150028)

"…TAVR was associated with 37% (95% CI [0.51–0.78) mean RR reduction of post-procedural PPM, a decrease that was not affected by the surgical risk at inclusion, neither by the transcatheter heart valve system. …"

Hyper-Hypo study: A Retrospective Observational Study of Neonatal Hypoglycemia Related to Maternal Hypertension حسب Thiruveni Ramkumar (17075051)

"…However, a sub-group comparison of neonates (with initial blood glucose <2.6 mmol/L) showed methyldopa to be marginally associated with a 2 mmol/L decrease from the mean initial blood glucose, mean 1.6 ± 0.5 mmol/L, and methyldopa (1.4 ± 0.5 mmol/L; p= .045). …"

Operation optimization of propane pre-cooled mixed refrigerant LNG Process: A novel integration of knowledge-based and constrained Bayesian optimization approaches حسب Roba Shady (22048043)

"…At large-scale LNG production (10,000 tons per day), the reduction in the SEC is translated into an 18 MW decrease in compression power, saving approximately 4.7 million $ per year for each C3MR train. …"

Evapotranspiration and water availability response to climate change in the Middle East and North Africa حسب Salah Basem Ajjur (14150967)

"…Outcomes reveal that the MENA region is indeed vulnerable to a surge in temperature, which can increase evapotranspiration losses and decrease water availability. Under the shared socioeconomic pathway (SSP2-4.5), the potential evapotranspiration (PET) has been projected to increase throughout the MENA region by up to 0.37 mm per year during the middle of the twenty-first century (2021–2050) and by up to 0.51 mm per year during the end of the twenty-first century (2071–2100). …"

Driving simulation sickness and the sense of presence: Correlation and contributing factors حسب Mustafa Almallah (17280568)

"…Data was collected by means of self-reported questionnaires, which were conducted after the participants have driven the simulation scenarios in a fixed-base medium-fidelity driving simulator. …"

Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants حسب Bin, Zhou

"…Global age-standardised prevalence of raised blood pressure was 24·1% (21·4–27·1) in men and 20·1% (17·8–22·5) in women in 2015. Mean systolic and mean diastolic blood pressure decreased substantially from 1975 to 2015 in high-income western and Asia Pacific countries, moving these countries from having some of the highest worldwide blood pressure in 1975 to the lowest in 2015. …"
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Trends of the Dementia Burden in South Asia: An Analysis of 2021 Global Burden of Disease Study حسب 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. …"

BRET-based biosensors for SARS-CoV-2 oligonucleotide detection حسب Asfia Sultana (19170880)

"…<p dir="ltr">The need for the early detection of emerging pathogenic viruses and their newer variants has driven the urgent demand for developing point-of-care diagnostic tools. …"

The Gulf Cooperation Council states: Crystallization of the regional cooperation and alliances amid dwindling resources حسب Evren Tok (14779270)

"…<p dir="ltr">The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states can be divided into two main camps in terms of hydrocarbon endowment per capita which can partially account for differences in policy directions. …"

Sleeve Gastrectomy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Anthropometric and Cardiometabolic Improvements at 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 years—Are the Initial Benefits Sustained? حسب Wahiba Elhag (5245547)

"…Mean HbA1c significantly decreased from 8.1%preop to 6.77%_{year 9}. …"

Forecast of the outbreak of COVID-19 using artificial neural network: Case study Qatar, Spain, and Italy حسب 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. …"

Machine Learning and Carbonate Reservoirs : A Production Data Perspective on Permeability Modelling حسب Mohamad Faysal Baalbaki (21547373)

"…</p><p dir="ltr">The ANN was rigorously tested, showing remarkable accuracy with the highest mean squared error (MSE) being 7.02 and the lowest MSE being 1.19, demonstrating its capability of modeling permeability. …"

Central and peripheral muscle fatigue following repeated‐sprint running in moderate and severe hypoxia حسب Nathan Townsend (14779642)

"…No significant differences between conditions for mean distance occurred in set 2. There was a decrease in maximal voluntary contraction torque (Δ = −31.4 ± 18.0 N m, <i>P</i> < 0.001) and voluntary activation (%VA; Δ = −7.1 ± 5.1%, <i>P</i> = 0.001) from Pre- to Post-set 1, but there was no effect of hypoxia. …"

Investigating the impact of remittance outflows and oil price on economic growth in Gulf Cooperation Council countries حسب Mouyad Alsamara (17823668)

"…This study utilizes the nonlinear augmented mean group method to explore the possible asymmetric impact of remittance outflows on economic growth in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries for the period of 2000–2019. …"

Investigating the impact of remittance outflows and oil price on economic growth in Gulf Cooperation Council countries حسب Mouyad, Alsamara

"…This study utilizes the nonlinear augmented mean group method to explore the possible asymmetric impact of remittance outflows on economic growth in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries for the period of 2000–2019. …"
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Adult appendicitis score versus Alvarado score: A comparative study in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis حسب Mohamed Said Ghali (16810713)

"…In addition, AAS is found to decrease the need for radiological images and NA rate more than Alvarado</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Surgery Open Science<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sopen.2023.07.007" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sopen.2023.07.007</a></p>…"

Credit bureaus and financial constraints do corruption matter? حسب Mohamed Sami Ben Ali (14152038)

"…Our findings remain robust with different corruption indices and with the addition of new control variables such as firms’ sales and size, government and exporting firms, and per-capita GDP, inflation, trade, population and human capital.…"