Financial Performance of Islamic and Conventional Banks in Oman: A Comparative Analysis by Zamzam Ismail Al Tubi (20741477)

“…The performance assessment of banks aims to ensure that the resources at their disposal are used effectively. It is a systematic process in which all the records, accounting, and other data are taken into account. …”

Phase state of secondary organic aerosol in chamber photo-oxidation of mixed precursors by Yu Wang (12152)

“…With the use of comparable initial ammonium sulfate seed concentration, the SOA production rate of the VOC systems determines the MR_org/inorg and, consequently, the change in the phase behaviour. …”

Immunoprofile of childhood diabetes by Meritxell Espino-Guarch (15430868)

“…</p> <p>Conclusion: Data generated phenotyping this cohort is currently being further integrated and investigated in order to better understand the immunopathology of T2D progression in children, with the future goal of modulating T cell functionality for therapeutic use.</p>…”

Direct Oral Anticoagulants Compared to Warfarin in Patients with Intermediate‐ to High‐Risk Pulmonary Embolism: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis by Mohamed Nabil Elshafei (9960500)

“…Pooled odds ratios were derived from the included studies using the random‐effects model. The primary outcomes were the rate of venous thromboembolism recurrence and all‐cause mortality. …”

Appropriateness of gentamicin therapeutic drug monitoring at a Middle Eastern tertiary hospital setting: a retrospective evaluation and quality audit by Fatima Khalifa Al-Sulaiti (14152056)

“…<h3>Introduction</h3><p dir="ltr">The use of gentamicin in the treatment of infectious diseases requires frequent monitoring to attain the best treatment outcomes.…”

Breaking the barriers towards large-scale microalgae-based bio-hydrogen production by Isra Koko (22631396)

“…Results showed that cultivation dominates the process cost: typical biomass costs are $3.54–$5.78/kg in tubular PBRs versus $3.42–$4.13/kg in ORPs; an automation/modularization case decreased microalgae production cost from $89 to $16/kg at ∼200 t/yr. …”

Glycemic outcomes of Advanced Hybrid Closed Loop system in children and adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes, previously treated with Multiple Daily Injections (MiniMed 780G system in... by Goran Petrovski (129836)

“…The paired student t-test was used for statistical analysis and a value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. …”

Understanding the phenomenon of saltwater intrusion sourced from desalination plants at coastal aquifers by Farhat Abbas (5480)

“…The objective of this exercise was to understand the phenomenon of saltwater intrusion using an existing set of data analyzed with the convective–diffusion equation and the two-region mobile–immobile solution model. …”

Postmicturition dribble in men with no previous urogenital surgery: Systematic review and meta‐analysis of treatment modalities by Ahmed Albakr (14058051)

“…Study quality and risk of bias were evaluated using established tools. We extracted a range of variables including treatment modality used and its effectiveness on PMD volume and patient complaint. …”

Therapeutic targeting of the TPX2/TTK network in colorectal cancer by Hibah Shaath (5599658)

“…</p><h3>Methods</h3><p dir="ltr">RNA-Seq was conducted using the illumina platform, while bioinformatics analyses were conducted using CLC genomics workbench and iDEP.951. …”

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. The use of TT was significantly associated with increased survival (27.1 % vs. 12.5 %, p < 0.001). …”

Global, regional, and national burden of hepatitis B, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 by Brittney S Sheena (9715568)

“…We used mortality-to-incidence ratios modelled with spatiotemporal Gaussian process regression to estimate the incidence of liver cancer. …”

Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3663 population-representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults by Nowell H, Phelps

“…FindingsFrom 1990 to 2022, the combined prevalence of underweight and obesity in adults decreased in 11 countries (6%) for women and 17 (9%) for men with a posterior probability of at least 0·80 that the observed changes were true decreases. …”
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Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2019: a comprehensive demographic anal... by Haidong, Wang

“…We computed healthy life expectancy (HALE) using years lived with disability (YLDs) per capita, life tables, and standard demographic methods. …”
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Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2019: a comprehensive demographic anal... by Haidong Wang (47381)

“…We computed healthy life expectancy (HALE) using years lived with disability (YLDs) per capita, life tables, and standard demographic methods. …”

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

“…., shrinkage) on two deltas over the past 20 years, using Landsat-derived water masks. We find that monthly shrinkage rates have a pronounced structured variability around the channel network with the shrinkage rate systematically decreasing farther away from the channels. …”
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Mapping geographical inequalities in access to drinking water and sanitation facilities in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–17 by Aniruddha Deshpande (4377094)

“…Many units were able to transition from the least safe facilities in 2000 to safe facilities by 2017; for units in which populations primarily practised open defecation in 2000, 686 (95% UI 664–711) of the 1830 (1797–1863) units transitioned to the use of improved sanitation. Geographical disparities in access to improved water across units decreased in 76·1% (95% UI 71·6–80·7) of countries from 2000 to 2017, and in 53·9% (50·6–59·6) of countries for access to improved sanitation, but remained evident subnationally in most countries in 2017. …”

Temporal patterns of cancer burden in Asia, 1990–2019: a systematic examination for the Global Burden of Disease 2019 study by Rajesh, Sharma

“…The current study can serve as a useful resource for policymakers and researchers in Asia for devising interventions for cancer management and control. …”
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The Immunophenotyping Changes of Peripheral CD4+ T Lymphocytes and Inflammatory Markers of Class III Obesity Subjects After Laparoscopic Gastric Sleeve Surgery – A Follow-Up Study... by Nasser M Rizk (18810328)

“…LGS intervention significantly decreased CD4+ T-lymphocytes and effector memory (TEM) cells but increased T-regulatory (Treg), naïve, and central memory (TCM) cells, with all p values < 0.05. …”

Biochar from food waste: a sustainable amendment to reduce water stress and improve the growth of chickpea plants by Snigdhendubala Pradhan (9872262)

“…<p>The application of biochar in agriculture is a developing means to improve soil water retention, fertility, and crop yield. …”