Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on smoking (waterpipe and cigarette) and participants' BMI across various sociodemographic groups in Arab countries in the Mediterranean Region by Al Sabbah, Haleama

“…Descriptive and regression analyses were conducted to examine the association between smoking practices and the participant's country of origin, sociodemographic characteristics, and BMI (kg/m2). RESULTS: Overall, the prevalence rate of smoking decreased significantly during the lockdown from 29.8% to 23.5% (p<0.05). …”
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Modeling of mass transport of aqueous solutions of multi-solute organics through reverse osmosis membranes in case of solute–membrane affinity: Part 1. Model development and simula... by Mehdizadeh, H.

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Investigation of the structural, optical and gas sensing properties of PANI coated Cu-ZnS microsphere composite by Parangusan H.

“…Polyaniline (PANI)/Cu-ZnS composites with porous microspheres are prepared by a hydrothermal and in situ polymerization method. …”
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Impacts of CO2-induced seawater acidification on coastal Mediterranean bivalves and interactions with other climatic stressors by Range, P.

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Burden and trend of diet-related non-communicable diseases in Australia and comparison with 34 OECD countries, 1990-2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. by Melaku, Yohannes Adama

“…In 2015, the estimated number of deaths attributable to dietary risks was 29,414 deaths [95% uncertainty interval (UI) 24,697 - 34,058 or 19.7% of NCD deaths] and 443,385 DALYs (95% UI 377,680-511,388 or 9.5% of NCD DALYs) in Australia. Young (25-49 years) and middle-age (50-69 years) male adults had a higher PAF of diet-related NCD deaths and DALYs than their female counterparts. …”
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Co2 Removal Using Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquid -Aspen Plus Modelling Study by Qureshi, Tooba Ishtiaq

“…Despite the fact that ionic liquids have yet to be used on a wide scale and that the industry is still trailing behind mid-term expectations, their advantages suggest that they might one day become a commercial success. …”
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Utilization of Emergency Services by Children with Asthma in Qatar by Arafah, Dima

“…Background: Asthma is a leading chronic disease in children worldwide, which if left untreated or poorly controlled, can lead to altered lung function and poor quality of life. 1 Early detection and improved control of asthma are recommended to decrease utilization of emergency services and hospitalizations. …”
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Barriers and Motivators of Appropriate Antibiotic Prescription at PHCC in Qatar: Perspective of Physicians and Pharmacists by Sharaf, Nahla

“…Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a serious public health problem of global concern. …”
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Multifunctional self-healing polymeric nanocomposite coatings for corrosion inhibition of steel by Bahgat, Ahmed

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Evaluation of Apoptotic, Antiproliferative, and Antimigratory Activity of Origanum syriacum against Metastatic Colon Cancer Cells by Aldisi S.S.

“…OSEE showed a concentration-dependent apoptotic and antiproliferative effect on LoVo and SW620 cells at 500 μg mL−1 or higher after 48 h of exposure. Additionally, OSEE inhibited the migration of both LoVo and SW620 cells by decreasing (50–75%) wound-healing capacity at 500 and 1,000 μg mL−1. …”
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Allelopathic Effects of the Invasive Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC. on Native Plants: Perspectives toward Agrosystems by Bibi, Shazia

“…The seed germination and radicle length of S. aegyptica and H. perfoliata were significantly decreased at 2 mg mL−1 of extract of P. juliflora. …”
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Development of Inorganically Cross-Linked Sulfonated Polyacrylamide Preformed Particle Gels for Conformance Control: Impact of Anionic Groups by Elaf, Reem

“…Notably, aluminum-based PPGs exhibit slow swelling kinetics, taking over 5 h. Furthermore, results showed that high cross-linker concentrations and increased salinity are associated with decreased PPG swelling ratios but enhanced mechanical strength. …”
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Intermediate ozonation to enhance biogas production in batch and continuous systems using animal dung and agricultural waste by Almomani, F.

“…Continuous AD with organic loading rate (OLR) of 4 kgVSm−1d−1 showed a %ADefficiency of 62%, an average specific methane production in the range of 98–230 LkgVS−1 and a volumetric methane production rate in the range of 1.94–2.35 m3 m−3d−1. …”
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Driver Drowsiness Detection Study using Heart Rate Variability analysis in Virtual Reality Environment by Chowdhury, Muhammad E.H.

“…The LF/HF ratio reflects the differences between awake and drowsy states while the ratio was decreasing gradually from the awake state to drowsy state [5-6].Method A portable wireless BioRadio (Fig.2 A) (Great Lakes NeuroTechnologies, Inc.) …”
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Orthodontic camouflage versus orthodontic-orthognathic surgical treatment in borderline class III malocclusion: a systematic review. by Alhammadi, Maged S

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Thermochemical splitting of CO2 using solution combustion synthesized lanthanum-strontium-anganese perovskites by Takalkar, G.

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Phospholipase C zeta profiles are indicative of optimal sperm parameters and fertilisation success in patients undergoing fertility treatment. by Kashir, Junaid

“…Male recruitment criteria required a minimum sperm count of 5 × 10 spermatozoa/mL, while all female patients included in this study yielded at least five oocytes for treatment. …”
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STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL APPROACHES TOWARD ACTIVITY RESTORATION OF NOVEL CYSTATHIONINE BETA-SYNTHASE MUTATIONS by AL-SADEQ, DUAA WALID

“…This study investigates the impact of five pathogenic CBS missense mutations [c.1006C>T (p.R336C), c.689T>A (p.L230Q), 215A>T (p.K72I), c.707C>A (p.T236N), and c.457G>A (p.G153R)] identified in homocystinuria patients and appeared to be resistant to pyridoxine treatment on the biochemical and biophysical properties of CBS protein. …”
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Global, regional, and national stillbirths at 20 weeks' gestation or longer in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2021: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Comfort, Haley

“…The estimated number of stillbirths occurring at 20 weeks' gestation or longer decreased from 5·08 million (95% UI 4·07–6·35) in 1990 to 3·04 million (2·61–3·62) in 2021, corresponding to a 39·8% (31·8–48·0) reduction, which lagged behind a global improvement in neonatal deaths of 45·6% (36·3–53·1) for the same period (down from 4·03 million [3·86–4·22] neonatal deaths in 1990). …”
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Amlexanox-loaded nanoliposomes showing enhanced anti-inflammatory activity in cultured macrophages: A potential formulation for treatment of oral aphthous stomatitis by Abouzid, Afaf

“…Notably, %TNF-α dramatically decreased to 57 ± 4.05% of control, for cells treated with drug-free liposomes (500 μg/mL total lipid) indicating the anti-inflammatory activity of SPC lipid component per se, which led to synergistic effect as evident from the augmentation of AMX anti-inflammatory activity in D-L1 formulation. …”
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