Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of chewing tobacco use in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: A systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Diseas... by Kendrick, Parkes J

“…Although global age-standardised prevalence of smoking tobacco use decreased significantly between 1990 and 2019 (annualised rate of change: –1·21% [–1·26 to –1·16]), similar progress was not observed for chewing tobacco (0·46% [0·13 to 0·79]). …”
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Caffeine use or napping to enhance repeated sprint performance after partial sleep deprivation: Why not both? by Romdhani, Mohamed

“…Postexercise creatine kinase increased whenever caffeine was added, that is, after CAF (P < .001, d = 1.19) and CAF+N (P < .001, d = 1.36). Postexercise uric acid increased whenever participants napped, that is, after N20 (P < .001, d = 2.19) and CAF+N (P < .001, d = 2.50) and decreased after CAF (P < .001, d = 2.96). …”
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Carbon nanotube effect on the ductility, flexural strength, and permeability of concrete by Mohsen, Mohamed O.

“….% CNTs were prepared using a mixing method that consisted of a 30-minute solution sonication and a 60-minute batch mixing. …”
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A Review of Pharmacogenetics of Antimalarials and Associated Clinical Implications by Elewa, Hazem

“…Adverse effects of amodiaquine were more common in patients with decreased CYP2C8 metabolism. CYP2C19 variants influenced the metabolism of proguanil but no differences in efficacy outcomes were observed. …”
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Wound healing potential of quercetin-3-O-rhamnoside and myricetin-3-O-rhamnoside isolated from Pistacia lentiscus distilled leaves in rats model by Elloumi, Wiem

“…Moreover, MM, and QM induced a good elastase inhibition at 100 µg/ml compared to the standard epigallocatechin gallate. …”
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Correlation of multiple time-scale and uncertainty modelling for renewable energy-load profiles in wind powered system by Mehrjerdi H.

“…But they increase the simulation time about 100, 200, and 300%, respectively. As a result, 15-min time-scale is considered as the best case because it keeps both simulation time and model accuracy on the acceptable level. …”
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Modified zno nanoparticles using iron ions (Fe3+) for photo-catalytic degradation of toxic pollutants under sunlight by Ba-Abbad, Muneer M.

“…As the Fe3+ concentration increased from 0.25 to 1.00 wt. %, the crystal size decreased in comparison with the undoped ZnO. …”
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Synthesis and electrochemical properties of nickel oxide/carbon nanofiber composites by Al-Enizi, Abdullah M.

“…The EDLC increased from 0.144 F g−1 at a calcination temperature of 100 °C to 485 F g−1 at a calcination temperature of 500 °C.…”
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Centrifugal Compressor Spiral Dry Gas Seal Simulation Working at Reverse Rotation by Ibrahim, Shahin

“…The open force corresponding to reverse rotation increased with a value 1.5kN for both the 100 overlap and 50% forward overlap seal faces, but using seal face with 50% backward overlap failed to enhance the open force at reversal condition.…”
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Thermochemical splitting of CO2 using solution combustion synthesized lanthanum-strontium-anganese perovskites by Takalkar, G.

“…Redox reactivity of La(1-x)SrxMnO3 (LSM) perovskites towards a solar thermochemical CO2 splitting (CS) cycle is investigated. …”
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Tandem osmotic engine based on hydrogel particles with antipolyelectrolyte and polyelectrolyte effect fuelled by both salinity gradient modes by Padmanabhan, Anjali Cheeramthodi

“…Exchange of sulfobetaine with methacrylamide (SBAm), the main polymer backbone, revealed a positive increase in energy recovery of 670 J kg−1 with a mean power of 0.19 W kg−1 for the tandem system operating under the same parameters (SPA@SBAm). …”
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The Effect of Experimental Recuperative and Appetitive Post-lunch Nap Opportunities, With or Without Caffeine, on Mood and Reaction Time in Highly Trained Athletes by Romdhani, Mohamed

“…However, after NSN, only N20 reduced POMS (p < 0.001; d = 1.05; Δ% = 78.65) and ESS (p < 0.01; d = 0.71; Δ% = 19.11). …”
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Do older adults with multimorbidity meet the recommended levels of physical activity? An analysis of Scottish health survey by Salman A.

“…Also, meeting recommended PA decreased with age [OR 0.92 (95% CI 0.90–0.94)] and body mass index [OR 0.93 (95% CI 0.91–0.95]; but increased per additional portion of fruit and vegetables taken [OR 1.19 (95% CI 1.12–1.25)] and with increase in well-being scale score [OR 1.05 (95% CI 1.03 to 1.06)]. …”
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Olive Leaves Extract and Oleuropein Improve Insulin Sensitivity in 3T3-L1 Cells and in High-Fat Diet-Treated Rats via PI3K/AkT Signaling Pathway by Hadrich, F.

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Flexural behavior of reinforced concrete beams prepared with treated Wastewater, recycled concrete Aggregates, and fly ash by Abushanab, Abdelrahman

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Effect of electroless bath composition on the mechanical, chemical, and electrochemical properties of new NiP-C 3 N 4 nanocomposite coatings by Fayyad E.M.

“…The results indicated that the alkaline electroless bath produced a NiP–C3N4 NCC with a microhardness 250 HV200 higher than that produced from the acidic one. …”
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The Separation of Emulsified Water/Oil Mixtures through Adsorption on Plasma-Treated Polyethylene Powder by Abdulkareem, Asma

“…This work addresses the preparation and characterization of efficient adsorbents for tertiary treatment (oil content below 100 ppm) of oil/water emulsions. Powdered low-density polyethylene (LDPE) was modified by radio-frequency plasma discharge and then used as a medium for the treatment of emulsified diesel oil/water mixtures in the concentration range from 75 ppm to 200 ppm. …”
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Salvia fruticosa Induces Vasorelaxation in Rat Isolated Thoracic Aorta: Role of the PI3K/Akt/eNOS/NO/cGMP Signaling Pathway by Anwar, M. Akhtar

“…Pretreatment of endothelium-intact rings with L-NAME (a non-selective inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase, 100 µM), or ODQ (an inhibitor of soluble guanylyl cyclase, 10 µM) significantly diminished SF-mediated vasorelaxation. …”
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Nitrogen Transformations As Affected By Some Factors at Cultivated Soils In Saudi Arabia by Al Falih, Abdullah M. [عبد الله مساعد خلف الفالح]

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Improved properties of Al-Si3N4 nanocomposites fabricated through a microwave sintering and hot extrusion process by Matli, Penchal Reddy

“…Overall, hot extruded Al–1.5 vol% Si3N4 nanocomposites exhibited the best combination of tensile, compressive, hardness, Young's modulus and thermal properties of 191 ± 4 MPa, 412 ± 3 MPa, 16.3 ± 0.8 GPa, 94 ± 2 GPa and 19.3 μ K−1, respectively. …”
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