Adiposity indicators exhibit depot- and sex-specific associations with multimorbidity onset: A cohort study of the UK Biobank by Ma, Lu

“…Results Cox proportional hazard regression analyses of general obesity indices revealed that for every one-unit increase in body mass index, the risk of incident multimorbidity increased by 5.2% (95% confidence interval 5.0%-5.4%). A dose-response relationship was observed between general obesity degrees and incident multimorbidity. …”
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Cobalt phthalocyanine as a novel molecular recognition reagent for batch and flow injection potentiometric and spectrophotometric determination of anionic surfactants by El-Nemma, Eman M.

“…Under batch mode of operation, the sensor displays a near-Nernstian slope of −56.5 mV decade−1, wide response linear range of 7.8 × 10−4 to 8.0 × 10−7 mol L−1, lower detection limit of 2.5 × 10−7 mol L−1 and exhibits high selectivity for anionic surfactants in the presence of many common ions. …”
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Enhanced photovoltaic performance with co-sensitization of a ruthenium(ii) sensitizer and an organic dye in dye-sensitized solar cells by Mehmood, Umer

“…Upon optimization, the device made of 0.3 mM N3 + 0.2 mM RK-1 yielded Jsc = 18.1 mA cm2, Voc = 888 mV, FF = 57.44, and ? = 9.23%. …”
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Proliposome tablets manufactured using a slurry-driven lipid-enriched powders: Development, characterization and stability evaluation by Khan I.

“…Volume median diameter (VMD) and zeta potential significantly changed from 5.90 � 0.70 �m to 14.79 � 0.79 �m and from ?3.08 � 0.26 mV to ?…”
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Severe vegetation degradation associated with different disturbance types in a poorly managed urban recreation destination in Iran by Erfanian, Mohammad Bagher

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Spectral and Structural Properties of High-Quality Reduced Graphene Oxide Produced via a Simple Approach Using Tetraethylenepentamine by Alkhouzaam A.

“…GO nanosheets, produced using a modified Hummers? method, were functionalized using two different GO:TEPA ratios (1:5 and 1:10). …”
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A model for capacitated green vehicle routing problem with the time-varying vehicle speed and soft time windows by Xu Z.

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Electrically conductive composites based on an elastomeric matrix filled with expanded graphite as a potential oil sensing material by Krupa, Igor

“…Slightly stretched films (by 4% of the original length) showed a response that was 12.5 times faster with respect to oil absorption than an un-stretched film. …”
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Association Between Serum Bicarbonate Levels and Prediabetes and Subclinical Inflammation in Young Healthy Adults: A Cross-sectional Study by Omar, Abeer A.

“…Prediabetes was defined using HbA1c between 5.7 and 6.4% and subclinical inflammation was defined using monocyte to high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol ratio (MHR). …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on lifestyle behaviors and their association with personality among adults in Qatar: A cross-sectional study by Al-Abdi, Tamara

“…There was an increase in olive oil (9% vs. 12%; p < 0.001), vegetables (54.3% vs. 58.7%; p = 0.005), legumes (11.8% vs. 15.3%; p = 0.007), sofrito (70.9% vs. 77.3%; p < 0.001) and fat (45.9% vs. 53.8%; p < 0.001) consumption and a decrease in fresh fruit (39.4% vs. 15.8%; p < 0.001) and fish/seafood (5.9% vs. 3.9%; p = 0.0035) consumption during lockdown. …”
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Changes in dietary habits and eating behaviors during COVID-19 induced confinement: A study from Jordan by Alomari, Mahmoud A.

“…Among these changes, they have increased (p < 0.05) the prevalence of fruit and vegetable, immune boosters, water, and hot beverage consumption, as well as decreased (p < 0.05) eating in restaurants and fatty food consumption, indicating a positive change. …”
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Topiramate monotherapy for weight reduction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Paravattil, Bridget

“…Results: Of the 284 studies identified, 5 studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Topiramate decreased weight by a mean difference of 3.4 kg (95% CI, -3.79 to -3.04) compared to placebo. …”
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Impact of pharmacist-involved collaborative care on diabetes management in a primary healthcare setting using real-world data by Abdulrhim, Sara

“…Results After 17 months of follow-up, pharmacist-involved collaborative care compared to usual care resulted in a significant decrease in HbA1c (6.8 ± 1.2% vs. 7.1 ± 1.3%, p < 0.01). …”
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Usefulness of In-Situ Synchrotron Study on Scale Formation during CO2 Corrosion of Mild Steel: A Review by Sk, Mobbassar Hassan

“…There is a clear peak in the current transient, with the XRD results showing FeCO3 formation during the increasing portion of this transient and then a rapidly decreasing rate of FeCO3 formation as the anodic current decreases towards the end of the test, indicating the growth of a protective surface scale. …”
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Association between Lebanese Mediterranean Diet and Frailty in Community-Dwelling Lebanese Older Adults—A Preliminary Study by Daou, Tracy

“…The results showed that a higher LMD adherence was associated with a significantly decreased frailty prevalence (OR = 0.123, 95% CI: 0.022–0.676, p = 0.016 when categorical and OR = 0.773, 95% CI 0.608–0.983, p = 0.036). …”
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Choice of Antimicrobials in Surgical Prophylaxis - Overuse and Surgical Site Infection Outcomes from a Tertiary-Level Care Hospital by Vippadapu, Prasanna

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MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL STRATEGY FOR LEAKAGE CURRENT REDUCTION IN PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS: A STUDY ON PUC AND CSC INVERTER TOPOLOGIES by ABU-HUMAID, AHMED TEYSEER JABER

“…In the case of a CSC inverter, it decreases from 360 mA to 140 mA, which is below 300 mA as per the DIN VDE 0126-1-1 standard. …”
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Solar-driven hydrogen production from a water-splitting cycle based on carbon-TiO2 nano-tubes by Almomani F.

“…The C-Ti-NTs were prepared using an alkaline hydrothermal method, characterized using different state of art techniques and tested for the S-DPOH via water splitting. Adding a carbon layer on the surface of TiO2 nano-tube with a thickness of ~1 nm reduced the bandgap of the C-Ti-NTs 0.88 eV, improved the quantum efficiency under UV light to 100%, enhanced the absorption capacity under VIS-light and extremely suppressed the charge recombination. …”
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Optimization of performance and emission characteristics of CI engine fueled with Jatropha biodiesel produced using a heterogeneous catalyst (CaO) by Singh, A.

“…The heterogeneous transesterification delivered a yield of 81.6% at 5 wt% catalyst concentration and 12:1 methanol to oil molar ratio. …”
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RIGOROUS SIMULATION AND OPTIMIZATION OF THE COLD SECTION IN A REAL LNG PLANT: UPFRONT NITROGEN REMOVAL AS PROCESS ENHANCING CONCEPT by MKACHER, HAJER

“…Qatar, as one of the largest LNG exporters with a 22% global share, announced in 2020 a plan to increase the production capacity by more than 60% over the next five years. …”
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