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

“…Globally, the incidence rate of URIs was 162 484·8 per 100 000 population (144 834·0 to 183 289·4) in 2021, a decrease of 10·5% (–12·4 to –8·4) from 1990, when the incidence rate was 181 552·5 per 100 000 population (160 827·4 to 206 214·7). …”
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Assessing the effectiveness of a pharmacist-delivered smoking cessation program in the State of Qatar: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial by El Hajj, Maguy

“…The primary outcome of smoking cessation will be confirmed by an exhaled carbon monoxide test at 12 months. Secondary outcomes constitute quality-of-life adjustment as well as cost analysis of program resources consumed, including per case and patient outcome. …”
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Morphology and property changes in PLA/PHBV blends as function of blend composition by Kanda G.S.

“…A weak negative deviation in the mean size for low PHBV content possibly indicates some degree of partial miscibility. …”
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Rebound effects undermine carbon footprint reduction potential of autonomous electric vehicles by Onat, Nuri C.

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Population biology of sparid fishes in Qatari waters 2. Age, growth and mortality of black-banded bream, Mylio bifasciatus (forsskal) by El Sayed, Abdel Fattah M. [عبد الفتاح محمد السيد]

“…The relationship between total length and total weight was best fit by the following curvilinear equation: TW = 0.01727 TL3.01621 -j^g yon Bertalenffy growth equation was Lt = 47.12 (l-e"°-14 (t+l-69)) The back-calculated data indicated that the growth in length of faskar was highest at the end of the first year of life, followed by a gradual, continuous decrease throughout the fish life. …”
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The Impact of COVID-19 on the HIV Cascade of Care in Botswana – An Interrupted Time Series by Sehurutshi, Alice

“…In multivariable Poisson interrupted time series regression, the COVID-19 lockdown was associated with a 27% decrease in the monthly numbers of HIV tests (IRR 0.73, 95%CI 0.72–0.73), a 25% decrease in HIV positive tests (IRR 0.75, 95%CI 0.71–0.79), and a 43% reduction in ART initiations (IRR 0.57, 95%CI 0.55–0.60). …”
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Pharmacoeconomic evaluation of voriconazole vs. liposomal amphotericin B in empiric treatment of invasive fungal infections in Turkey by Turner, Stuart J.

“…Univariate sensitivity analysis highlighted that increasing the duration of voriconazole by >1.2 days or decreasing LAmB by >1.0 days changes the result. …”
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Complex-impedance response of an Ag/TeO2-V2O5/Ag structure by El-Muraikhi, M.

“…The ac conductivity of glass samples of composition 50 mol% TeO2 and 50 mol% V2O5 has been analyzed. …”
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Experimental studies on the biodiesel production parameters optimization of sunflower and soybean oil mixture and DI engine combustion, performance, and emission analysis fueled wi... by Elkelawy M.

“…70% biodiesel) were prepared to power a single cylinder diesel engine. The engine results as compared to diesel fuel, show a reduction in the rate of change of CO by 33.8% for D50B50. …”
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The impact of COVID-19 pandemic lockdown on smoking habits and lifestyle: A cross-sectional study by Khamees, Almu'atasim

“…Responses were collected starting from November 12, 2020, until November 24, 2020. Results: A total of 2511 respondents completed the survey, 77.3% were females. …”
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Unraveling the future productivity burden of cardiovascular disease in Qatar: Investigating the modifiable risk factors control in type 2 diabetes by Abushanab, Dina

“…The financial value of PALYs was determined based on the gross domestic product (GDP) per full-time worker (i.e. US$80,573). The base-case model estimated the productivity burden of CVD, and interventional scenarios were simulated to assess potential gains resulting from improved control of modifiable risk factors, including reduced incidence of T2D, lower systolic blood pressure (SBP), decreased number of smokers, and reduced total cholesterol. …”
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Trends in the global, regional, and national burden of oral conditions from 1990 to 2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Eduardo, Bernabe

“…Untreated dental caries of permanent teeth and severe periodontitis were the most common oral conditions, with a global age-standardised prevalence of 27 500 (24 000 to 32 000) per 100 000 population and 12 500 (10 500 to 14 500) per 100 000 population, respectively. …”
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Trilemma of life cycle carbon, employment, and costs of trucking industry's shift toward automation and electrification by Mandouri, Jafar

“…Autonomy and electrification combined could lead to a 50% decrease in emissions and 46% savings in life cycle costs. …”
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On the application of arabian gulf water in irrigation: A future possibility by Abu Sharar, Taleb [طالب ابو شرار]

“…Yield would decrease by 5% per each additional increment in water salinity beyond 12 dS m Thus, if Gulf water salinity was treated according to the model of plant response to time weighted salinity, then barley could alternatively be irrigated with fresh/Gulf water in a way that would save a minimum of 16% of the applied water. …”
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Optimal Proactive Resource Allocation at the Extreme Edge by El Khatib, Rawan F.

“…Extensive simulation results show that OPRA outperforms a reactive baseline by yielding a 50% decrease in the subtask dropping rate and 97% decrease in the service capacity.…”
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Impact of Pulsed Dielectrophoretic Supply on the Function of Microorganisms in Membrane Bioreactors by Larbi B.

“…A comparison between the continuous and intermittent voltage supply for the 50 V further proved the Joule heating impact on the bacteria viability.…”
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Effect of Magnetic Baffles and Magnetic Nanofluid on Thermo-Hydraulic Characteristics of Dimple Mini Channel for Thermal Energy Applications by Souayeh, Basma

“…Hence, with the increase in the magnetic field, there is a decrease in pressure drop for both the cases and the pitches. …”
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The Mechanical and Thermal Response of Shape Memory Alloy-Reinforced Aluminum Nanocomposites by Penchal, Reddy M.

“…YS], damping capacity (Q-1) and damping loss rate (L) was observed, with a concurrent decrease in the values of failure strain (?…”
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A techno-economic-environmental study evaluating the potential of oxygen-steam biomass gasification for the generation of value-added products by AlNouss A.

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Thermal characterization of phase change materials based on linear low-density polyethylene, paraffin wax and expanded graphite by Sobolciak, Patrik

“…A similar decrease in sensible heat with increased loading of EG was observed for PCMs containing 50 wt.% of EG. …”
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