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Assessment of resin systems as solution for well integrity challenge in carbonate reservoirs
Published 2023“…Additionally, the transit time showed a 26–42% range decrease in the travel period, indicating that the cement was stronger under increased pressure and temperature. …”
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Clotted blood samples in the neonatal intensive care unit: A retrospective, observational study to evaluate interventions to reduce blood sample clotting
Published 2023“…When blood samples clot before analysis, they are rejected, which delays treatment decisions and necessitates repeated sampling.</p><h3>Aims</h3><p dir="ltr">To decrease the incidence of rejected blood samples taken for laboratory investigation as a result of clotted sample.…”
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Predictors of mortality and morbidity in critically ill COVID‐19 patients: An experience from a low mortality country
Published 2022“…Factors independently associated with mortality included older age ([OR]; 2.3 [95% CI; 1.92–2.75] for each 10-year increase in age, <i>p</i> < 0.001), chronic kidney disease (OR; 1.9 [95% CI; 1.02–3.54], <i>p</i> = 0.04), active malignancy (OR; 6.15 [95% CI; 1.79–21.12], <i>p</i> = 0.004), lower platelet count at ICU admission (OR; 1.41 [95% CI; 1.13–1.75] for each 100 × 103/µl decrease, <i>p</i> = 0.002), higher neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio at admission (OR; 1.01 [95% CI; 1–1.02] for each 1- point increase, <i>p</i> = 0.016), higher serum ferritin level at admission (OR; 1.05 [(95% CI; 1.02–1.08] for each 500 µg/L increase, <i>p</i> = 0.002), and higher serum bilirubin level at admission (OR; 1.19 [95% CI; 1.04–1.36] for each 10 μmol/L increase, <i>p</i> = 0.01). …”
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Soluble ACE2 and angiotensin II levels are modulated in hypertensive COVID-19 patients treated with different antihypertension drugs
Published 2022“…The length of hospital stay is correlated with ACE2 levels (<i>r </i>= 0.3, <i>p </i>= 0.003). Angiotensin II levels decreased with severity (<i>p</i> = 0.04). …”
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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...
Published 2021“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Ending the global tobacco epidemic is a defining challenge in global health. …”
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Deletion of <i>RFX6</i> impairs iPSC-derived islet organoid development and survival, with no impact on PDX1<sup>+</sup>/NKX6.1<sup>+</sup> progenitors
Published 2024“…<h3>Aims/hypothesis</h3><p dir="ltr">Homozygous mutations in <i>RFX6</i> lead to neonatal diabetes accompanied by a hypoplastic pancreas, whereas heterozygous mutations cause MODY. …”
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Prehospital plasma transfusion versus standard of care following traumatic injury: a review of the systematic reviews and a meta-analysis
Published 2025“…<h3 dir="ltr">Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Individual studies suggest that administering prehospital blood products such as plasma to injured patients is feasible, may lower mortality, and improve coagulation. …”
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Peripheral inflammatory and metabolic markers as potential biomarkers in treatment-resistant schizophrenia: Insights from a Qatari Cohort
Published 2024“…Multivariate analysis highlighted significant differences in platelet count, mean platelet volume (MPV), TG, HbA1c, BMI, neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR), monocyte/lymphocyte ratio (MLR), and ferritin among the groups. …”
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Finite-element solution of monopolar corona on bundle conductors
Published 1999“…A finite-element iterative-based method is developed to analyze the monopolar ionized field and, hence, compute the associated corona power loss on bundle conductors (bundles two, three, and four are considered). The effect of the number of bundles, and the bundle spacing on the corona current and ground-plane current density profiles is investigated. …”
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Finite element solution of monopolar corona on bundle conductors
Published 1997“…A modified finite element iterative based method (FEM) is developed to analyze the monopolar ionized field and hence compute the associated corona power loss on bundle conductors (bundles two, three and four are considered). The effect of the number of bundles, and the bundle spacing on the corona current and ground plane current density profiles is investigated. …”
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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
Published 2024“…BackgroundAs set out in Sustainable Development Goal 3.3, the target date for ending the HIV epidemic as a public health threat is 2030. …”
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Two-surgeon technique of parenchymal transection contributes to reduced transfusion rate in patients undergoing major hepatectomy
Published 2010“…On multivariate analysis, factors that significantly predicted increased red cell transfusion rates were female sex, pre-operative hematocrit <30%, platelet count <100,000/mm3, simultaneous resection of other organs, major hepatic resection, use of the Pringle maneuver, and tumors >10 cm. …”
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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...
Published 2021“…Bladder cancer accounted for 4.39 million (4.09 to 4.70) DALYs in 2019, and the age-standardised DALY rate decreased significantly by 18.6% (11.2 to 24.3) during the period 1990–2019. …”
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Phase transitions of nanoemulsions using ultrasound: Experimental observations
Published 2012“…The ultrasound-induced transformation of perfluorocarbon liquids to gases is of interest in the area of drug and gene delivery. In this study, three independent parameters (temperature, size, and perfluorocarbon species) were selected to investigate the effects of 476-kHz and 20-kHz ultrasound on nanoemulsion phase transition. …”
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A CFD- RSM study of cuttings transport in non-Newtonian drilling fluids: Impact of operational parameters
Published 2022“…The current article provides a theoretical study of the impact of three operational parameters on cuttings transport in non-Newtonian drilling fluids. …”
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Differences in protein expression, at the basal state and at 2 h of insulin infusion, in muscle biopsies from healthy Arab men with high or low insulin sensitivity measured by hype...
Published 2023“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Skeletal muscle is the main site for insulin-dependent glucose disposal. …”
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Optimisation of PV Cleaning Practices: Comparison Between Performance Based and Periodic Based Approaches
Published 2018“…Periodic based automatic cleaning showed decreases in improvement of between 164.64% to 245.34%. …”
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