EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN: SYSTEMATIC REVIEW, META-ANALYSES, AND META-REGRESSIONS by ABU-EL-RUZ, RASHA

“…We conducted random-effects meta-regressions to identify sources of heterogeneity and possible predictors of high prevalence. Results: The pooled-mean urogenital CT prevalence was 8.2% (95% CI: 7.5-9.1) for general populations, 14.0% (95%CI: 12.7-15.4) for female sex workers, 10.8% (95% CI: 8.4-13.4) for men who have sex with men, male sex workers, and transgenders, 16.1% (95% CI: 12.6-19.8) for symptomatic women, 25.4 (95% CI: 18.6-38.5) for symptomatic men, 9.7% (95%CI: 6.1-14) for HIV-positive individuals and individuals in HIV-discordant couples, and 11.9% (95 CI: 8.5-15.8) for STI clinic attendees. …”
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Effect of Hyperglycemia on eNOS function in EPCs by Elshiekh, Duaa Ibnomer

“…Results showed that both acute and chronic hyperglycemia showed a trend towards decrease in phosphorylation of eNOS and Akt. …”
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Inter-annual variability and distribution of aerosols during winters and aerosol optical thickness over Northeastern Pakistan by Shahid, M. Z.

“…ir pollution during winters over north-eastern (NE) Pakistan (71–74.5 E, 28–34 N) is a major challenge that affects human health, climate and daily life. …”
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Development of Internally Pressurized Composite/Metallic/Composite Hybrid Pipes by Alabtah, Fatima Ghassan

“…The testing results showed significant improvement in the internal pressure capacity compared to the conventional steel pipes. Fourth, a detailed evaluation of fiber type’s effect on the electrochemical corrosion aspects in different highly corrosive solutions, 0.5 M NaCl, 0.5 M HCl, and 0.5 M H2SO4, was presented. …”
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Is there truly an increase in risk of cardiovascular and hematological adverse events with vascular endothelial growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors? by Furuya-Kanamori L.

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High-Rate Anaerobic Digestion of Waste Activated Sludge by Integration of Electro-Fenton Process by Feki, Emna

“…Production of biogas was also found to improve during semi-continuous fermentation of EF-pretreated sludge conducted in a lab-scale reactor. In comparison to raw sludge, EF-pretreated sludge produced the highest biogas yield (0.81 L biogas/g VS) with a high COD removal rate, reaching 96.6% at an organic loading rate (OLR) of 2.5 g VS/L. d. …”
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Recycled Concrete Used in Subbase in Potential Use for Road Base and Cement Bounded Material (CBM) by Ahmad, Hassan Haidar

“…This paper will focus on the fine recycled concrete (FRC) 0-5 mm as a fine aggregate material in the mix design for constructing the base road layers under the Asphalt layers and how using crushed concrete can increase the quality and change the classification of the base aggregate mixes. …”
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Forecast of the outbreak of COVID-19 using artificial neural network: Case study Qatar, Spain, and Italy by Shawaqfah M.

“…The model sensitivity was analyzed using the root mean square error (RMSE), the mean absolute percentage error and the regression coefficient index R2, which yielded highly accurate values of the predicted correlation for the infected and dead cases of 0.99 for the dates considered. …”
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The effects of tart cherry juice with whey protein on the signs and symptoms of exercise-induced muscle damage following plyometric exercise by Hillman, Angela R.

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Undrained interface shear strength of fine-grained soils for near-shore marine pipelines by Eid, Hisham T.

“…The peak and residual interface shear strengths for a variety of normally consolidated soils were measured using a torsional ring shear apparatus modified to suit soil and interface testing under the undrained condition, which is usually prevalent at soil-marine pipeline interfaces. …”
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Brine management strategies, technologies, and recovery using adsorption processes by Al-Absi R.S.

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Alveolar bone changes following bi-maxillary vertical molars' movements using clear aligners by Al-Warafi, Leena Ali

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Dynamic Imaging of Hydrate Specific Area Evolution during Xenon Hydrate Formation by Jarrar, Zaher

“…During hydrate formation and dissociation, full 3D images are acquired at a time resolution of 45 seconds and a spatial resolution of 5.38 ?…”
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Pharmacologic inhibition of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-hydroxylases ameliorates allergic contact dermatitis by Manresa M.C.

“…Background When an immune cell migrates from the bloodstream to a site of chronic inflammation, it experiences a profound decrease in microenvironmental oxygen levels leading to a state of cellular hypoxia. …”
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Development of pH-Controlled Aluminum-Based Polymeric Gel for Conformance Control in Sour Gas Reservoirs by Shamlooh M.

“…The results reveal that aluminum acetate, among the screened salts, has a controllable gelation time at pH conditions between 3.5 and 8.5 and is the most stable in the temperature range 25–100 °C. …”
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Influenza prevalence and vaccine efficacy among diabetic patients in Qatar by Swapna, Thomas

“…Among the typed IVA-positive cases, 33.4% were H1N1, and 7.7% were H3N2. A significant decrease in influenza infections was reported in vaccinated DM patients (14.5%) when compared to non-vaccinated patients (18.9%) (p-value = 0.006). …”
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Influenza prevalence and vaccine efficacy among diabetic patients in Qatar by Swapna, Thomas

“…Among the typed IVA-positive cases, 33.4% were H1N1, and 7.7% were H3N2. A significant decrease in influenza infections was reported in vaccinated DM patients (14.5%) when compared to non-vaccinated patients (18.9%) (p-value = 0.006). …”
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Reinforcement of polyacrylamide-co-tert-butyl acrylate base gel using nanosilica for conformance control at low and high reservoir temperatures by Shamlooh M.

“…Therefore, this study introduces a new polymeric formulation that serves as a water shut-off agent for reservoirs at low and high temperatures. …”
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Caffeine use or napping to enhance repeated sprint performance after partial sleep deprivation: Why not both? by Romdhani, Mohamed

“…Purpose: To compare the effect of a 20-minute nap opportunity (N20), a moderate dose of caffeine (CAF; 5 mg·kg-1), or a moderate dose of caffeine before N20 (CAF+N) as possible countermeasures to the decreased performance and the partial sleep deprivation-induced muscle damage. …”
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Calmodulin Mutations Associated with Congenital Cardiac Disease Display Novel Biophysical and Biochemical Characteristics by Nomikos, Michail

“…In contrast, in the presence of Ca2+, there was a significant decrease in the stability of the five proteins following the order CaMWT> CaMN98I > CaMD132E > CaMQ136P > CaMD134H. …”
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