Trends of the Dementia Burden in South Asia: An Analysis of 2021 Global Burden of Disease Study by Shubham Chauhan (21334742)

“…</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">A slight decrease in incidence rates from 80.57 to 79 per 100,000 was observed, alongside a significant increase in mortality rates from 14.11 to 17.2 per 100,000. …”

Heat Transfer Coefficient Estimation of Falling Film for Horizontal Tube Multi-Effect Desalination Evaporator Using CFD by Furqan Tahir (14429547)

“…With the recent advances in antiscalants and vapor compression systems, the higher limit can be increased up to 85°C, and the lower limit can be reduced to 5°C. …”

On the evolution of sub- and super-saturated water uptake of secondary organic aerosol in chamber experiments from mixed precursors by Yu Wang (12152)

“…The sub- and super-saturated water uptake (in terms of both κHTDMA and κCCN) were mainly controlled by the SOA mass fraction, which depended on the SOA production rate of the precursors, and the SOA composition played a second-order role. For the reconciliation of κHTDMA and κCCN, the κHTDMA/κCCN ratio increased with the SOA mass fraction and this was observed in all investigated single and mixed VOC systems, independent of initial VOC concentrations and sources. …”

Epidemiological, Molecular, and Clinical Features of Norovirus Infections among Pediatric Patients in Qatar by Shilu Mathew (625826)

“…NoV infections occurred throughout the year, with a noticeable increase in summer (36.6%) and drop in winter (25.4%). …”

Combined nonmydriatic spectral-domain optical coherence tomography and nonmydriatic fundus photography for the detection of age-related macular degeneration changes by Salti, Haytham I.

“…Combined nonmydriatic FP and nonmydriatic SD-OCT increased sensitivity to 91.5%, specificity to 98.6%, and kappa to 0.91. …”
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Targeting solid tumor cells with novel photosensitive ruthenium-based metal-organic compounds. (c2016) by Farhat, Stephanie Roy

“…This study aims to find the most efficient Ru-based compounds on a set of 6 cell lines from different solid tumors. …”
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One-year experience of hybrid closed-loop system in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes previously treated with multiple daily injections: drivers to successful outcomes by Goran Petrovski (129836)

“…HbA1c decreased from 8.2 ± 1.4% (66 ± 15.3 mmol/mol) at baseline, to 6.7 ± 0.5% (50 ± 5.5 mmol/mol) at 3 months (p = 0.02) and remained stable to 7.1 ± 0.6 (54 ± 6.6 mmol/mol) at 12 months (p = 0.02). …”

Removal of bacterial contaminants and antibiotic resistance genes by conventional wastewater treatment processes in Saudi Arabia: Is the treated wastewater safe to reuse for agricu... by Al-Jassim, Nada

“…Quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) determined that only chlorinated effluent should be permitted for use in agricultural irrigation as it achieved an acceptable annual microbial risk lower than 10−4 arising from both P. aeruginosa and A. hydrophila. However, the proportion of bacterial isolates resistant to 6 types of antibiotics increased from 3.8% in the influent to 6.9% in the chlorinated effluent. …”
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Solar water heating in Lebanon by Houri, Ahmad

“…Regulatory support and tax breaks, if implemented, will have a positive effect on the market. The current increases in diesel prices are increasing demand on solar thermal water heaters.…”
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Hearing loss prevalence and years lived with disability, 1990–2019: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 by Lydia M Haile (9715382)

“…By 2050, a projected 2·45 billion (2·35–2·56) people will have hearing loss, a 56·1% (47·3–65·2) increase from 2019, despite stable age-standardised prevalence.…”

Selective optogenetic stimulation of the retrotrapezoid nucleus in sleeping rats activates breathing without changing blood pressure or causing arousal or sighs by Burke, Peter G. R.

“…Combined optogenetic activation of the retrotrapezoid nucleus (RTN; a CO2/proton-activated brainstem nucleus) with nearby catecholaminergic neurons (C1 and A5), or selective C1 neuron stimulation, increases blood pressure (BP) and breathing, causes arousal from non-rapid eye movement (non-REM) sleep, and triggers sighs. …”
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Age–sex differences in the global burden of lower respiratory infections and risk factors, 1990–2019: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 by Hmwe Hmwe Kyu (8674014)

“…The progress seen in children younger than 5 years was clearly a result of targeted interventions, such as vaccination and reduction of exposure to risk factors. …”

Liver resection for liver metastases from nondigestive endocrine cancer by Andreou, Andreas

“…Liver resection is currently the treatment of choice for patients with liver metastases from colorectal cancer; 5-year survival rates as high as 58% have been reported with this approach and establish surgery as a curative option in patients with this form of advanced malignant colorectal disease.1 and 2 Patients with liver metastases from neuroendocrine cancer also benefit from liver resection with 5-year survival rates of up to 74% and reduction of disease-specific symptoms justifying liver resection in this patient cohort.3, 4, 5 and 6 In contrast, the benefit of liver resection for patients with liver metastases from nondigestive endocrine cancer (hepatic nondigestive endocrine metastases [HNEM]) is controversial as most of these patients present with coexistent extrahepatic metastases.7, 8 and 9 Previously published data on outcomes after resection of HNEM suggest that surgery may improve survival in selected patients. …”
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Firm Investment Decisions, Dividend Policy, And Director Stock Options by Boumosleh, Anwar

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The Impact of Total Quality Management for achieving Sustainable Project Management by HUSSEIN, FUAD BASSAM FUAD

“…H5 (Operation Focus) shows that there is a 57.9% correlation between operation focus and sustainable project management. …”
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Reply to Comments by Kakkar and Dahiya by Chahine, Elias B.

“…Initial reports describing the use of bedaquiline in patients with MDR-TB and extensively drug-resistant TB are promising.3,4 Fortunately, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recently issued an interim policy guidance recommending that bedaquiline may be added to a WHO-recommended regimen in adult patients with MDR-TB when an effective regimen containing 4 second-line drugs in addition to pyrazinamide cannot be designed, and when there is documented evidence of resistance to any fluoroquinolone in addition to multidrug resistance.5 Similarly, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has also issued provisional guidelines recommending that bedaquiline may be used for 24 weeks in adults with laboratory-confirmed pulmonary MDR-TB when an effective regimen cannot otherwise be provided; on a case-by-case basis in children, persons with HIV, pregnant women, persons with extrapulmonary MDR-TB, and patients with comorbidties when effective regimen cannot otherwise be provided; and on a case-by-case basis for durations longer than 24 weeks when an effective regimen cannot be provided.6 Both WHO and CDC emphasize the need for careful monitoring of patients on bedaquiline therapy for safety concerns.5,6 Until further data become available, the authors believe that patients who meet eligible criteria according to current guidelines may benefit from bedaquiline therapy with careful monitoring for potential side effects and drug interactions.…”
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Patterns of pain medication use in older individuals with cardiovascular disease by Kabbara, Wissam K.

“…Background: Pain is common in older adults and clinicians are often faced by many challenges when selecting appropriate treatment due to age-related changes in pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, increased comorbidities, and polypharmacy. Methods: This study assessed the patterns of pain medications used at home among older adults admitted to the cardiology service in a tertiary care teaching center in the US from March to May 2016. …”
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Sciatic nerve stimulation activates the retrotrapezoid nucleus in anesthetized rats by Kanbar, Roy

“…Sciatic nerve stimulation (SNstim, 1 ms, 0.5Hz) slightly increased blood pressure (6.6 ± 1.6 mmHg) and heart rate and, at low eeCO2 (<5.5%), entrained PND. …”
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Recent advances in the treatment and outcome of locally advanced rectal cancer by Abdalla, Eddie

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Meal pattern of male rats maintained on histidine-, leucine-, or tyrosine-supplemented diet. by Bassil, Maya S.

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