Trends in prevalence of blindness and distance and near vision impairment over 30 years: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study by Rupert Bourne (603842)

“…Globally, between 1990 and 2020, among adults aged 50 years or older, age-standardised prevalence of blindness decreased by 28·5% (–29·4 to −27·7) and prevalence of mild vision impairment decreased slightly (–0·3%, −0·8 to −0·2), whereas prevalence of moderate and severe vision impairment increased slightly (2·5%, 1·9 to 3·2; insufficient data were available to calculate this statistic for vision impairment from uncorrected presbyopia). …”

PROACT: Parallel multi-miner proof of accumulated trust protocol for Internet of Drones by Mershad, Khaleel

“…In addition, we propose a new blockchain consensus mechanism in which several miners produce their blocks in parallel, which decreases the time needed to add transactions securely to the blockchain and meets the requirements of delay-sensitive applications. …”
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Dividend policy and corporate investment under information shocks by Harakeh, Mostafa

“…To identify the treatment effect of the information shock, I employ a difference-in-differences research design using an international sample of 25 countries that spans the period 2000–2010. …”
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SAR and molecular mechanism studies of monoamine oxidase inhibition by selected chalcone analogs by Raed Shalaby (3756112)

“…The IC₅₀ values were found to be in the micromolar to submicromolar range. The <i>K</i>_<em>i</em> values of compound 16 were determined to be 0.047 and 0.020 μM for the inhibition of MAO-A and MAO-B, respectively. …”

Run Rules-Based EWMA Charts for Efficient Monitoring of Profile Parameters by Ali Yeganeh (16624998)

“…<p>In usual quality control methods, the quality of a process or product is evaluated by monitoring one or more quality characteristics using their corresponding distributions. …”

COVID-19 may have increased global support for universal health coverage: multi-country observational study by Claudia F. Nisa (11346055)

“…Trust in the government to deal with COVID-19 decreased over time, and this negative trajectory predicted a demand for better future government intervention in healthcare (ß = −0.10, <i>p</i> = 0.0003).…”

Hemodynamics of small aneurysm pairs at the internal carotid artery by Jou, Liang-Der

“…The maximum wall shear stress increases for serial aneurysms, but decreases for parallel aneurysms. Interaction between parallel aneurysms is not significant; however, the proximal aneurysm in serial aneurysms may be subject to a greater rupture risk.…”
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The effect of type and combination of fertilizers on eukaryotic microbiome of date palm rhizosphere by Sara H. Al-Hadidi (17821196)

“…The eukaryotic communities were sequenced using a next-generation sequencing method. A total of 2422 Operational Taxonomic Units (OTUs) were identified as belonging to 15 phyla, <i>Chlorophyta, Streptophyta, Imbricatea, Chytridiomycota, Ascomycota, Olpidiomycota</i>, being dominant. …”

Conflicts Employee-Employee by Al Ali, Fatma Jasim

“…The data was collected within a period of two weeks through one-to-one interview. …”
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Barriers of Additive Manufacturing Adoption in United Arab Emirates Automotive Supply Chain by ALI, ASMA ALI ABDULLA

“…The UAE government is strongly focusing on fostering innovation within the automotive supply chain of the country. AM offers a tremendous opportunity by improving adaptability and efficiency of the supply chain such as reducing lead times, decreasing the dependence on foreign suppliers, and promoting sustainability in manufacturing processes. …”
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Past and future climate effects on population structure and diversity of North Pacific surfgrasses by Ana I. Tavares (6942986)

“…</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">SDMs revealed southward range shifts during the LGM and potential poleward expansions in the future. Genetic diversity of <i>Phyllospadix torreyi </i>decreases from north to south, but in <i>Phyllospadix scouleri</i> the trend is variable. …”

Composite hydrogels from carrageenan-cl-carboxymethyl chitosan–PVA incorporated ZiF-8 as dressing material for wound healing applications by Tooba Yasin (19131382)

“…Similarly, increasing ZiF-8 improved the antibacterial activities against Gram-positive (<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (<i>S. aureus</i>)) and Gram-negative (<i>Escherichia coli</i> (<i>E. coli</i>)), which will provide an extra protective antibacterial shield to support wound healing. …”

Exogenous Contrast Agents in Photoacoustic Imaging: An In Vivo Review for Tumor Imaging by Farooq, Afifa

“…While current state-of-the-art oncology imaging techniques have decreased mortality rates, patients still face a diminished quality of life due to treatment. …”
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Exogenous Contrast Agents in Photoacoustic Imaging: An In Vivo Review for Tumor Imaging by Farooq, Afifa

“…While current state-of-the-art oncology imaging techniques have decreased mortality rates, patients still face a diminished quality of life due to treatment. …”
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Epibenthic communities from offshore platforms in the Arabian Gulf are structured by platform age and depth by Felipe, Torquato

“…A step further is now required to determine whether these platform foundations should be converted to reefs after their decommissioning (i.e., Rigs to Reefs approach).…”
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Development of eco-friendly coating for the fabrication of high performing loose nanofiltration membranes for dye-contaminated wastewater treatment by Abedalkader Alkhouzaam (15842647)

“…Utilizing a one-step co-deposition technique onto a polysulfone (PSF) substrate, the integration of TA and PVA has produced membranes with excellent functional capabilities. …”

Fluid-Structure-Acoustic coupling analysis for external laminar and turbulent fluid flows by Tohid, Adibi

“…Controlling noise pollution is one of the most crucial parameters in various industries. …”
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Fractionation and phytochemical composition of an ethanolic extract of Ziziphus nummularia leaves: antioxidant and anticancerous properties in human triple negative breast cancer c... by Rola Abdallah (22484130)

“…The anti-cancerous potential of ZNE and its fractions was tested<i>in vitro</i>in MDA-MB-231, a TNBC cell line. …”

Effect of Mg incorporation on the properties of PCL/Mg composites for potential tissue engineering applications by Sumama Nuthana Kalva (19206064)

“…However, the elastic modulus decreased by around 50% for the same composition. The thermal study revealed a significant reduction in the degradation temperature from above 400°C for pure PCL to around 300°C for PCL/Mg composite having 15% Mg. …”

Dynamic Performance Investigation of Solar‐Driven Vapor Absorption Cooling System for Urban Areas by Laveet Kumar (11460088)

“…The results of simulation showed that ETC would be a better choice regarding the selection of solar collector as the system with ETC achieved a higher SF and primary energy saving (<i>F</i>_{<em>saving,shc</em>}). …”