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

“…Additionally, we introduced two new metrics to our reporting: prevalence of unsuppressed viraemia (PUV), which represents the proportion of the population without a suppressed level of HIV (viral load <1000 copies per mL), and period lifetime probability of HIV acquisition, which quantifies the hypothetical probability of acquiring HIV for a synthetic cohort, a simulated population that is aged from birth to death through the set of age-specific incidence rates of a given time period. FindingsGlobal new HIV infections decreased by 21·9% (95% UI 13·1–28·8) between 2010 and 2021, from 2·11 million (2·02–2·25) in 2010 to 1·65 million (1·48–1·82) in 2021. …”
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Trueness and precision of facial scan and virtual patient representation workflow by Khaled Q. Al Hamad (21768251)

“…Both TEM and REM were lowest for the perioral region and increased with increasing measurement distance.</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p dir="ltr">Error in face scanning increased with increased distance and intricate details. …”

Achieving low-density lipoprotein cholesterol treatment goals among dyslipidemic individuals in the Levant by Ghanem, Georges

“…Smoking, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, history of cardiovascular disease, increased waist circumference, and elevated pre-treatment LDL-C level were all associated with not reaching LDL-C goals. …”
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Modeling of student academic achievement in engineering education using cognitive and non-cognitive factors by Bothaina A. Al-Sheeb (18069379)

“…<h3>Purpose</h3><p dir="ltr">The retention and success of engineering undergraduates are increasing concern for higher-education institutions. …”

Three-dimensional evaluation of pulp chamber volume and dimensions across skeletal and dental malocclusions using CBCT: a retrospective cross-sectional study by Raidan Ba-Hattab (17773230)

“…</p><h3 dir="ltr">Materials and methods</h3><p dir="ltr">A retrospective, cross-sectional analysis was conducted using CBCT scans from 184 Jordanian adults(mean age 24.22 ± 7.50 years). Subjects were categorized according to vertical facial pattern(short, average, and long face) and molar interdigitations (cusp-to-fossa, CFM; cusp-to-cusp, CCM). …”

Modeling of photovoltaic soiling loss as a function of environmental variables by Wasim Javed (6105866)

“…The daily ΔCI was examined among a number of three-dimensional intervals of the daily mean of the environmental variables (i.e., the intervals of two environmental variables were presented on x and y dimensions, and average values of daily ΔCI on the third dimension), in order to qualitatively establish the relations that might help to develop improved PV soiling prediction models. …”

Deep learning-based cross-device standardization of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy for enhanced bacterial recognition by Sakib Mahmud (22652357)

“…Quantitative results show that SERS-D2DNet reduced mean absolute error to 0.01 and increased R² to over 98 % across devices, while SuperRaman achieved up to 100 % classification accuracy post-transformation. …”

Microbiome‐modulating nutraceuticals ameliorate dyslipidemia in type 2 diabetes: A systematic review, meta‐analysis, and meta‐regression of clinical trials by Ridhima Kaul (12485902)

“…Data were pooled using random‐effects meta‐analysis and reported as mean differences with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). …”

Multivariate epidemiologic analysis of type 2 diabetes mellitus risks in the Lebanese population by Ghassibe-Sabbagh, Michella

“…Results: The prevalence of T2DM significantly increased with increasing BMI (p < 0.0001). Exercise activity level negatively correlated with the disease (p = 0.002), whereas the prevalence of T2DM (p < 0.0001) and CAD family history (p = 0.006) positively correlated with the affection status. …”
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Efficacy and safety of aldafermin in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Mohamed Mahmoud Marey (18560902)

“…NASH prevalence is increasing exponentially and carries a high risk for disease progression, cirrhosis, and liver-related mortality. …”

Dynamic Change in Insulin Resistance Induced by Free Fatty Acids Is Unchanged Though Insulin Sensitivity Improves Following Endurance Exercise in PCOS by Myint Myint Aye (6404327)

“…Skewed data were log transformed and expressed as mean ± SEM.</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">Before exercise, women with PCOS had a higher HOMA-IR and lower VO2 max than controls. …”

SYSTEM DYNAMICS APPROACH FOR WHOLE LIFE CYCLE COST MODELLING OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PROJECTS IN UNITED ARAB EMIRATES by Sadek, Ahmed

“…The applied adjusting risks are comprising three value levels. Minimum, mean, and maximum cost risks. Simulated costs under adjusting risks' levels can be presented in the same exported data sheet. …”
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Brain microstructural changes support cognitive deficits in HIV uninfected children born to HIV infected mothers by Yadav, Santosh K.

“…HIC showed decreased FA and increased MD in multiple brain sites as compared to both CHNM and HUC. …”
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Chronic reduction of store operated Ca²⁺ entry is viable therapeutically but is associated with cardiovascular complications by Fang Yu (156838)

“…<p>Loss of function mutations in store-operated Ca²⁺ entry (SOCE) are associated with severe paediatric disorders in humans, including combined immunodeficiency, anaemia, thrombocytopenia, anhidrosis and muscle hypotonia. Given its central role in immune cell activation, SOCE has been a therapeutic target for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. …”

Pore-scale simulation of fine particles migration in porous media using coupled CFD-DEM by Ahmed Elrahmani (17128837)

“…<p dir="ltr">Transport of fine particles in porous media has attracted a considerable interest over the past several decades given its importance to many industrial and natural processes. …”

An Investigation into the factors influencing Arabic speaking students’ proficiency in the Arabic language in Dubai British School by AL AHMAD, ALAAEDDIN MEHY

“…This is despite the fact that both groups of students are native Arabic speakers, and that both groups of students attend Arabic classes that use the same curriculum and textbooks. Given the high number of British as well as other non-Arabic schools in Dubai, this is a significant issue as many Arabic-speaking students are failing to achieve proficiency in their native language. …”
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Gastroesophageal Cancer After Gastric Bypass Surgeries by Chemaly, Rodrigue

“…This resulted in an odds ratio of 0.38 (p-value = 0.26), which failed to prove an increase in cancer occurrence in the gastric tube after LGB-MGB/OAGB compared to RYGB. …”
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Two-Stage Deep Learning Solution for Continuous Arabic Sign Language Recognition Using Word Count Prediction and Motion Images by Shanableh, Tamer

“…As such, two deep learning models are generated; one for predicting the number of words per sentence and the other for recognizing the meaning of the sign language sentences. The proposed solution of predicting the number of words per sentence and thereafter segmenting the sentence into equal segments worked well. …”
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Explainable persuasion for interactive design: The case of online gambling by Deniz Cemiloglu (17150980)

“…<p>Persuasive technology refers to digital means that influence attitude behaviour, and decisions. …”

The effect of sperm DNA fragmentation on intracytoplasmic sperm injection outcome by Kareim Khalafalla (14148807)

“…The patient's medical records were reviewed, and patient's demographic, laboratory data including semen analysis, sperm DNA fragmentation determined by means of sperm chromatin dispersion, hormonal profile and data regarding intracytoplasmic sperm injection cycle were collected. …”