Global, regional, and national burden of upper respiratory infections and otitis media, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Sirota, Sarah Brooke

“…The global all-age incidence rate of URIs decreased by 10·1% (–12·0 to –8·1) from 1990 to 2019. …”
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Impact of composition and salinity on swelling and gel strength of poly (acrylamide-co-acrylic acid) preformed particle gel by Ben Ali, Ahmed

“…The effects of various material compositions and reservoir environments on the ultimate strength and swelling kinetics of a commercial preformed particle gel (PPG) have been investigated. …”
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Natural aging of shape stabilized phase change materials based on paraffin wax by Krupa, Igor

“…The addition of 15 wt% of EG to shape stabilized phase change materials (SSPCMs) containing 50 wt% of wax caused a decreasing in the leakage of wax by 50% over 210 days of natural aging. …”
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Dynamic stretching alone can impair slower velocity isokinetic performance of young male handball players for at least 24 hours by Haddad, Monoem

“…Two-way repeated measures ANOVAs revealed that 1) both the SS and control conditions exhibited knee extensor 60.s -1 (SS:-10.3%; p = 0.04, Control: -8.7%; p = 0.07) and 300.s -1 (SS: -12.9%; p = 0.005, Control: -16.3%; p = 0.02) isokinetic deficits at post-test, 2) DS impaired knee flexor 60.s -1 isokinetic work and power-related measures at post-test (Work: -10.1%; p = 0.0006; Power: -19.1%; p = 0.08) and at 24-hours' post-test (Work: 9.9%; p = 0.023; Power: -9.6%; p = 0.01), 3) DS (12.07% and 10.47%) and SS (13.7% and 14.6%) enhanced knee flexor 300.s -1 isokinetic force and power-related measures compared to control. …”
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An experimental study on achieving even-frosting for an air source heat pump using a novel dual-fan outdoor coil by Bai, Xiaoxia

“…Besides, as tTIAO values were decreased from 15 mins to 10 mins for both fans, and to 6 mins for Fan A and 8 mins for Fan B, heating/frosting operation duration was increased by 8.9% and 19.4%, respectively, at a higher and , as compared to those using the traditional single-fan outdoor coil. …”
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Awareness of disabilities in pharmacy program recruitment material: are we doing enough? by Hussain, Farhat Naz

“…Introduction: Targeted recruitment of students with disabilities is a novel area in pharmacy education and may help to attract qualified students in light of decreasing applicant numbers. …”
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HYPERTENSION MANAGEMENT AND PRESCRIBING PRACTICES IN PRIMARY HEALTHCARE SETTINGS IN QATAR: A MULTI-METHODS by ABDELKADER, NADA NABIL

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Mechanical and physical behavior of newly developed functionally graded materials and composites of stainless steel 316L with calcium silicate and hydroxyapatite by Ataollahi Oshkour, Azim

“…Compressive mechanical properties of SS-316L/HA decreased sharply with increasing of HA content up to 20. wt% and gradually with CS content up to 50. wt% for SS-316L/CS composites. …”
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Novel, selective EPO receptor ligands lacking erythropoietic activity reduce infarct size in acute myocardial infarction in rats by Kiss, K.

“…In study 4, AF43136 at 10 mg/kg decreased infarct size, similarly to the positive control CsA compared to the appropriate vehicle (39.4 ± 5.9% vs. 58.1 ± 5.4% and 45.9 ± 2.4% vs. 63.8 ± 4.1%, p < 0.05, respectively). …”
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Novel thiazolones for the simultaneous modulation of PPARγ, COX-2 and 15-LOX to address metabolic disease-associated portal inflammation by Mai S., El-Shoukrofy

“…Compound 2a activated PPARγ with an EC50 value of 3.4 μM in a Gal4-hybrid reporter gene assay, indicating partial agonistic action. …”
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Improving mechanical, thermal and damping properties of niti (Nitinol) reinforced aluminum nanocomposites by Matli, Penchal R.

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Biodegradable thermoplastic polyurethane composites as potential plating systems in pediatric facial fractures by ALANI, AYA AHMED

“…Due to the rapid growth of facial bone in the pediatric age group, the use of metallic plates would require a second surgical intervention to remove it. The alternative is biodegradable plating systems which are safe but not without complications, including learning curve, decreased stability, cost, and infection. …”
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Silk as a reinforcement in polymer matrix composites by Khanam, P. Noorunnisa

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Basin of Attraction through Invariant Curves and Dominant Functions by Alsharawi, Ziyad

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Ni-P-TiO2 Composite coatings on copper produced by sol-enhanced electroplating by Wang, Yuxin

“…Ni-P-TiO2 composite coatings were prepared on copper substrate by TiO2 sol-enhanced electroplating. A systematic study of Ni-P-X coatings with different sol concentrations (TiO2 concentration X from 0 to 50 mL/L) has been conducted in order to understand the effect of TiO2 sol addition and the strengthening mechanism. …”
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Ion beam modification of surface properties of polyethylene by Andrzej, Turos

“…In contrast, ion bombardment does not produce significant changes of tribological parameters in 50–50 blend and LDPE.…”
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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

“…Prevalence among young people aged 15–19 years was over 10% in seven locations in 2019. 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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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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Effect of coronavirus-19 restrictions in male handball players: Physical activity, sedentary behavior, and satisfaction with life by Hermassi, Souhail

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Effect of gamma irradiation on the microstructure and morphology of polyethylene oxide and polyvinyl alcohol blends by Al-Maadeed, M.

“…Thin films of a blend of 90, 75, 50 (wt/wt%) percentage of polyethylene oxide and polyvinyl alcohol were synthesized and irradiated with 5, 25, 50, 100 and 200 kGy. …”
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