Changing life expectancy in European countries 1990–2021: a subanalysis of causes and risk factors from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Nicholas, Steel

“…The rate of improvement was lower in 2011–19 than in 1990–2011 in all countries except for Norway, where the mean annual increase in life expectancy rose from 0·21 years (95% UI 0·20 to 0·22) in 1990–2011 to 0·23 years (0·21 to 0·26) in 2011–19 (difference of 0·03 years). …”
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Electrochemical and thermodynamic study on the corrosion performance of API X120 steel in 3.5% NaCl solution by Khuram Shahzad (575887)

“…The overall results revealed that PEI significantly decreases the corrosion rate of API X120 steel with inhibition efficiency of 94% at a concentration of 100 μmol L⁻¹. …”

HbA1c over 8.5% is not predictive of increased infection rate following penile prosthesis implant surgery in diabetic patients with erectile dysfunction by Raidh Talib (14779198)

“…A total of 599 diabetic patients with erectile dysfunction had penile prosthesis implantation. Mean age was 59.69 ± 31.19. Penile prosthesis implantation infection rate was 0.83% (5/599), while the mean haemoglobinA1c level was 7.58 ± 1.45 mmol/l (range: 4.1–12.6). …”

Joint Transmitter / Receiver Optimization for Cognitive Radio Applications by Vameghestahbanati, Monirosharieh

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Influence of temperature on tire-pavement noise in hot climates: Qatar case by Okan Sirin (14603304)

“…There is an apparent trend of decreasing temperature coefficient with increasing mean texture depth of dense graded asphalt pavements. …”

Effect of Girder Damage on the Structural Behavior of Slab-on-Girder Bridges by Elozn, Ahmed E.

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Efficient experimental design for uncertainty reduction in gene regulatory networks by Roozbeh Dehghannasiri (5725805)

“…The experimental design method utilizes the concept of mean objective cost of uncertainty (MOCU). MOCU quantifies the expected increase of cost resulting from uncertainty. …”

Part II.: Dissimilar friction stir welding of nickel titanium shape memory alloy to stainless steel – microstructure, mechanical and corrosion behavior by Parker West (17268946)

“…<p dir="ltr">In the present work, nickel-titanium (NiTi) shape memory alloys (SMAs) is joined to 304 stainless steel (SS) using friction stir welding (FSW) using process parameters of 400 rpm and a constant tool translation speed of 75 mm/min. …”

Percutaneous coronary intervention can be safely performed with left ventricular thrombus without increasing stroke risk: A 5-year retrospective review using real-world data by Mohanad Shehadeh (17860691)

“…<h3>Introduction</h3><p dir="ltr">Left ventricular thrombus (LVT) increases the risk of ischemic stroke. However, it remains uncertain if the percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in the confirmed LVT setting further augments the stroke risk. …”

Biodegradable polysaccharide grafted polyacrylamide inhibitor for corrosion in CO₂- saturated saline solution by Rem Jalab (11715205)

“…Lastly, potentiostatic testing of steel with AGGPAM at an applied potential of 50 mV illustrated surface protection and decreased current over a prolonged time. …”

Exendin-4 promotes GSIS without increasing β-cell number through upregulation of glucose-sensing apparatus and mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation machinery genes in hPSC-deriv... by Abdoulaye Diane (14152749)

“…Gene expression in cell clusters was determined by RT-PCR. Data are mean ± SEM (n=6)</p> <p>Results: Flow cytometry data for relevant stage-specific markers showed 96 % OCT4 positive, 89% SOX17 and 83% PDX1 positive cells, indicating good pluripotency, high definite endoderm and pancreatic progenitor induction, respectively.  …”

Towards Industry 4.0 and Sustainable Manufacturing Applying Environmentally Friendly Machining of a Precipitation Hardened Stainless Steel Using Hot Turning Process by Mohammadjafar Hadad (17541345)

“…In this research, the conventional and hot turning of AISI630 hardened stainless steel have been investigated using PVD-(Ti,Al)N/(Al,Cr)₂O₃ coated carbide cutting tools at various feed rates and cutting speeds. …”

Theoretical and experimental insights into the C-steel aqueous corrosion inhibition at elevated temperatures in 1.0 M HCl via multi-carbonyl Gemini cationic surfactants by Nasser M. El-Basiony (18021631)

“…We aimed to evaluate these surfactants as potential corrosion inhibitors for carbon steel (CS) in 1 M HCl at temperatures of 25–55 ± 0.1 °C. …”

Experimental Verification of Low-Pressure Kinetics Model for Direct Synthesis of Dimethyl Carbonate Over CeO₂ Catalyst by G. Ibrahim (7601063)

“…The kinetic model predictions closely aligned with experimental data, demonstrating a 17% mean absolute percentage error and indicating a high level of predictability. …”

The Use of Microwave Tomography in Bone Healing Monitoring by Alkhodari, Mohanad Ahmed

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Short-Term Load Forecasting in Active Distribution Networks Using Forgetting Factor Adaptive Extended Kalman Filter by Mena S. ElMenshawy (17983807)

“…The forgetting factor improves the estimation accuracy and increases the system convergence when compared with the AEKF. …”

Novel Wire Gripper for Robotics Picking of Small Green Parts From Powder Bed of Binder Jet Metal Additive Manufacturing by Abdulhamid Mathkur (22467373)

“…A combination of 304 stainless steel wires integrated with a PLA body allows the device to achieve precise handling and control together with versatile operation. …”

The Effect of the Variation of the Modulus of Subgrade Reaction on the Design of Large Shallow Foundations by Al Kaaby Al Zoaby, Hassan

“…With the use of variable coefficient across the mat foundation, a significant decrease in the steel reinforcement is witnessed and an optimized/ more adapted steel distribution is observed.…”
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Exploring Sustainable Strategies for Shelter Design at Refugee Camps: The Case of Domiz 1 Refugee Camp in Iraq by AL AMEEN, FARAH

“…In the third phase, a wall panel composed of layers of steel mesh, tarpaulin, and sand is proposed in two different configurations as a cost-effective sustainable replacement of the standard tent and the corrugated steel shelters. …”
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Flexural Response of Reinforced Concrete One-Way Slabs Embedded with Pet Bottles by Alhomsi, Chahed Abdulsatir

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