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

“…In 2019–21, there was an overall decrease in mean annual life expectancy across all countries (overall mean –0·18 years [95% UI –0·22 to –0·13]), with all countries having an absolute fall in life expectancy except for Ireland, Iceland, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, which showed marginal improvement in life expectancy, and Belgium, which showed no change in life expectancy. …”
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Demographic characteristics, laboratory features and complications in 346 cases of brucellosis: A retrospective study from Qatar by Varikkodan, Irfan

“…Results: Of the 346 patients 299 were males. The mean age was 39.62 years. 120 patients had history of drinking raw milk and 116 had a history of contact with animals. …”
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Dynamic stretching alone can impair slower velocity isokinetic performance of young male handball players for at least 24 hours by Haddad, Monoem

“…Eight young male, elite handball players (age: 16.1�5.1 years) were tested prior to-, 3-minutes and 24-hours following the three conditions (DS, SS, Control) in a randomized and counterbalanced order. …”
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Bio-Inspired Fabrication of Ultrafiltration Membranes incorporating Polydopamine Functionalized Graphene Oxide Nanoparticles by Alkhouzaam, Abedalkader Ibraheem

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Production and Determination of Bioavailable Iron in Sorghum and White bean Noodles by Elobeid, Tahra

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Trends of use of SGLT2 inhibitors in Qatar by Zaghloul, Nancy

“…The trend among SGLT2is suggests greater preference for empagliflozin over dapagliflozin.…”
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Textile-Reinforced Mortar (TRM) System as a Strengthening Technique on Reinforced Concrete Beams by Afzal, Muhammad Shekaib

“…The average values of energy absorption for using carbon as strengthening material were 1.8 × , 1.2 × and 1.6 × for “ρ” _“s” ^“1” “ = 0.5%,” “ρ” _“s” ^“2” “ = 0.72% and “ “ρ” _“s” ^“3” “ = 1.27%” beam specimens respectively to that of the control specimen. …”
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Response of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea L.) to nitric oxide application under cadmium stress by Jing, Ma

“…Our results illustrated that the increasing levels of Cd in the sand, significantly (P < 0.05) decreased shoot length, root length, shoot fresh weight, root fresh weight, shoot dry weight, root dry weight, germination percentage, germination index, mean germination time, time to 50% germination, chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, total chlorophyll and carotenoid contents in all genotypes of B. oleracea. …”
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The Effects of Class IV Hemorrhagic Hypotensive Shock and Its Resuscitation with Fluids and Adjuvant Vasopressors or Cellular Energy Replenishment on the Splanchnic Microcirculatio... by Zakaria, El Rasheid

“…The transected organ was returned to the abdominal cavity for free arterial and venous bleeding until class IV hemorrhage is achieved [defined by persistent mean arterial pressure, MAP < 40 mmHg, and a shock index (ratio of heart rate and systolic arterial pressure), SI ≥ 5 for successive 10 minutes during the period of active uncontrolled bleeding]. …”
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Effects of covid-19 lockdown on physical activity, sedentary behavior, and satisfaction with life in Qatar: A preliminary study by Hermassi, Souhail

“…The largest reduction was detected for the sum parameter all physical activity (minutes per week, ηp2 = 0.67, p < 0.001; MET (metabolic equivalent of task)-minutes/week, ηp2 = 0.69, p < 0.001). Life satisfaction decreased, with the score for “I am satisfied with my life” (ηp2 = 0.76, p < 0.001) decreasing from 28.1 ± 4.81 to 14.2 ± 6.41 arbitrary units (AU). …”
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Methane production enhancement from Tetraselmis biomass co-digestion using frying oil residue as co-substrate and ultrasonication as pretreatment by Firas, Feki

“…Interestingly, compared to untreated Tetraselmis biomass, sonication pretreatment using specific energy of 1.6 kJ/g VS significantly improved specific methane production by 60.5%. …”
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Methane production enhancement from Tetraselmis biomass co-digestion using frying oil residue as co-substrate and ultrasonication as pretreatment by Firas, Feki

“…Interestingly, compared to untreated Tetraselmis biomass, sonication pretreatment using specific energy of 1.6 kJ/g VS significantly improved specific methane production by 60.5%. …”
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Freezing-Based Acid Gas Removal and Its Integration with the Cold Section in an LNG Plant by Pal, Ajinkya

“…The results showcase that the proposed integration and structural design changes lower the total energy requirement by 16.6% and increase the production rate by 60 kt/a (1.76%). …”
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Mechanical Behavior of a Novel Nanocomposite Polysulphone - Carbon Nanotubes Membrane for Water Treatment by Wang, Kui

“…A novel polysulphone (PSF) based nanocomposite membrane incorporated with the produced high aspect ratio CNTs was then casted via phase inversion method, at a wide range of CNTs loading (0-5 wt. %), in polysulphone-dimethylformamide solutions using the Philos casting system. …”
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Fabrication of Selective Sensors for Hg2+ Traces in Water Using Graphene Decorated with Metal Nanoclusters by Ayesh, Ahmad I.

“…Nevertheless, previous studies estimated the allowed amount of inorganic Hg2+ in water to 0.5 ppb [5]. Therefore, the development of sensitive, selective, reliable, and cost effective Hg2+ sensors is needed for medical diagnostic, quality control of food industry, as well as water and environment quality monitoring. …”
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Low electro-synthesis potentials improve permselectivity of polymerized natural phenols in biosensor applications by Monti, Patrizia

“…Polymers were obtained by means of constant potential amperometry, instead of cyclic voltammetry, in order to achieve multiple polymerizations, hence decreasing the time of realization and variability. …”
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CO2 methanation using sugarcane bagasse biochar/nickel sustainable catalysts by Gamal, Ahmed

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In patients with Chronic Heart Failure Which Polypharmacy Pheno-groups are associated with adverse health outcomes? (Polypharmacy Pheno-groups and Heart failure outcomes) by Mohammed Ibn-Mas'ud, Danjuma

“…Patient cohorts with excessive polypharmacy (≥9 medications) had the highest probability of survival up to 1.6 years compared to those with lower medication thresholds (≤4); the mortality rate decreased by 18% for patients with excessive polypharmacy [HR=0.82, 95% CI: 0.71 – 0.94]). …”
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Metabolic consequences of obesity on the hypercoagulable state of polycystic ovary syndrome. by Moin, Abu Saleh Md

“…When matched for BMI < 25 (16 PCOS, 53 controls) HOMA-IR remained elevated (p < 0.05) and heparin cofactor-II was increased (p < 0.05). …”
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Experimental and Theoretical Investigation on Bond Behavior of Tensile Lap Spliced Basalt Fiber Reinforced Polymer Bars in High Strength Concrete Beams by Eltantawi, Islam Reda Mohamed

“…Three bar diameters were used in this study i.e. (10, 12 and 16 mm). The bars were tested to obtain their tensile strength, ultimate strain, and modulus of elasticity. …”
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