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... حسب Marissa B Reitsma (8674341)

"…We completed systematic reviews and did Bayesian meta-regressions for 36 causally linked health outcomes to estimate non-linear dose-response risk curves for current and former smokers. …"

Determinants of dividend payout ratio حسب Elgammal, Walid

"…The study focuses only on the cement and construction industry within the MENA region in an attempt to isolate any incoherent behavior. …"
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Prevalence and Phylogenetic Analysis of Parvovirus (B19V) among Blood Donors with Different Nationalities Residing in Qatar حسب Doua Abdelrahman (17280667)

"…Furthermore, 1000 selected samples were tested to determine the seroprevalence of B19V antibodies using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Genotyping was performed on 65 DNA positive samples by sequencing of nested PCR fragments (NS1-VP1u region, 927 nt). …"

The burden of prostate cancer in North Africa and Middle East, 1990–2019: Findings from the global burden of disease study حسب Mohsen Abbasi-Kangevari (9714440)

"…The death rate and DALYs rate attributable to smoking have decreased 12% and 10%, respectively. The DALYs rate attributable to smoking was 37.4 (15.9-67.8) in Lebanon and 5.9 (2.5-10.6) in Saudi Arabia, which were the highest and lowest in the region, respectively.…"

Seroprevalence of camel brucellosis in Qatar حسب Hashim Alhussain (9167136)

"…Camels below breeding age (i.e., < 4 years old) showed decreased seropositivity (3.4%, 95% CI, 0.1–17.8), compared to (22.8%, 95% CI, 17.4–29.0) seropositivity in camels ≥ 4 years of age, with a significant association between age groups and seropositivity (<i>P</i> = 0.02). …"

Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2019: a comprehensive demographic anal... حسب Haidong, Wang

"…FindingsThe global TFR decreased from 2·72 (95% uncertainty interval [UI] 2·66–2·79) in 2000 to 2·31 (2·17–2·46) in 2019. …"
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COPE for adolescent Syrian refugees in Lebanon: a brief cognitive–behavioral skill-building intervention to improve quality of life and promote positive mental health حسب Doumit, Rita

"…Feasibility and acceptability findings indicated that the COPE program was a positive experience for teens. Significant decreases in depression and anxiety, and increases in QOL were also reported. …"
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Genetic Variation in CCL5 Signaling Genes and Triple Negative Breast Cancer: Susceptibility and Prognosis Implications حسب Jingxuan Shan (4711089)

"…<i>CCL5</i> variants (<b>rs2107538</b> and <b>rs2280789</b>) were linked to CCL5 serum and mRNA levels. In the TCGA TNBC/Basal-like cohort the <b><i>MAP3K21</i></b><b> </b><b>rs1294255-G</b> allele was associated with a decreased OVS. …"

Machine Learning Models for Scheduling On-Demand Fog Placement and Optimizing Container Deployment حسب 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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Nanophthalmos and hemiretinal vein occlusion حسب Albar, Ahmad A.

"…Many risk factors have been linked to retinal vein occlusions (RVOs) whether central or branch retinal vein occlusion. …"
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Sulforaphane Delays Fibroblast Senescence by Curbing Cellular Glucose Uptake, Increased Glycolysis, and Oxidative Damage حسب Florence Hariton (18629764)

"…SFN delayed senescence by decreasing glucose metabolism on the approach to senescence, exhibiting a caloric restriction mimetic-like activity and thereby decreased oxidative damage to cell protein and DNA. …"

Unraveling the impaired incretin effect in obesity and type 2 diabetes: Key role of hyperglycemia-induced unscheduled glycolysis and glycolytic overload حسب Naila Rabbani (291722)

"…Incretin effect impairment is characterized by decreased secretion of incretins from enteroendocrine cells and incretin resistance of pancreatic β-cells. …"

Global pattern, trend, and cross-country inequality of early musculoskeletal disorders from 1990 to 2019, with projection from 2020 to 2050 حسب Yingzhao, Jin

"…The disease burden of gout, LBP, and OA attributable to high BMI and gout attributable to kidney dysfunction increased, while the contribution of smoking to LBP and RA and occupational ergonomic factors to LBP decreased. Between 1990 and 2019, the slope index of inequality increased for six MSK disorders, and the relative concentration index increased for gout, NP, OA, and OMSKDs but decreased for LBP and RA. …"
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Basin of Attraction through Invariant Curves and Dominant Functions حسب Al-Sharawi, Ziyad

"…For 0 < ℎ < 1, we study the stability of the equilibrium solutions and find an invariant region where solutions are attracted to the stable equilibrium. …"
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Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations are inversely associated with body adiposity measurements but the association with bone mass is non-linear in postmenopausal women حسب Vijay, Ganji

"…Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to increased adiposity and decreased bone density. …"
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Fraud حسب Jizi, Mohammad

"…It indicates that the existence of fraud in the Middle East is not linked to auditors' misunderstanding of their responsibilities, but might be attributed to the corporate culture and environment.…"
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Essays on international environmental policy حسب Marrouch, Walid

"…However, since countries are linked via trade, tying-in environmental and trade agreements generates negative spillovers over defectors. …"
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Self-Organization and Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning for Taxi Dispatch حسب Alshamsi Omran, Aamena Ali Ahmed

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Quantitative Elastohydrodynamic Film-Forming for an Oil/ Refrigerant System حسب 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 حسب Alsharawi, Ziyad

"…For 0 < h < 1, we study the stability of the equilibrium solutions and find an invariant region where solutions are attracted to the stable equilibrium. …"
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