Overconfident results with the bivariate random effects model for meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy studies by Furuya-Kanamori, Luis

“…Diaz found that the performance of the bivariate model deteriorates when between-study heterogeneity increases and the number of studies decrease.5 Our simulation studies found similar results—with moderate levels of heterogeneity (tau2 = 1), the coverage probabilities of Se, Sp, and the diagnostic odds ratio (DOR) with the bivariate model dropped below the nominal level.6 Diagnostic accuracy studies usually favor sensitivity over specificity, or vice versa leading to diagnostic 2 × 2 tables with one or more of the cells with low frequency or zero counts. …”
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Acute and chronic toxicity assessments of 17β-estradiol (E2) and 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2) on the calanoid copepod Acartia clausi: Effects on survival, development, sex-ratio and... by Emna, Djebbi

“…For N3, C1-C3, and C6, sensitivity to estrogens decreased with age and survival was affected at concentrations above those detected in the environment reflecting low estrogens acute toxicity for these life stages. …”
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Effects of the P20 protein from Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis on insecticidal crystal protein Cry4Ba by Jaoua, Samir

“…Cry4BLB crystals produced in the presence of P20 were much less soluble than those produced by the control strain lacking P20 at pH lower than or equal to 10.5. The observed toxicity perturbation correlates with a decrease of Cry4BLB inclusions solubility. …”
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Evacuated tube heat pipe solar collector for Encontech engine-driven reverse osmosis solar desalination by Takalkar, Gorakshnath

“…The maximum energetic efficiency of 52.5% is obtained for h vacuum (1 W/m2 K). Obtained results further demonstrate that the energetic and exergetic performances of the ETHPSC are higher at T i = 50°C. …”
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Investigational Study for the efficiency of Fe3O4@SiO2 nanoparticles in the Oil Recovery Process using glass micromodel by Elhaj, Wamda

“…Moreover, the results exhibited that the reservoir conditions are a crucial function for increasing the oil recovery rates, improving the emulsion stability, and is a substantial step for the oil recovery method that applies this particular technique.…”
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Reinforcement of polyacrylamide-co-tert-butyl acrylate base gel using nanosilica for conformance control at low and high reservoir temperatures by Shamlooh M.

“…At high temperature (130 C), 50 nm silica with PAtBA/PEI showed the highest storage modules compared to other sizes. …”
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Global Consumption Trend of Antifungal Agents in Humans From 2008 to 2018: Data From 65 Middle- and High-Income Countries by Pathadka, Swathi

“…Consumption of ketoconazole slowly declined, with 5.04% annual decrease, probably due to labelling changes in 2013 to reflect hepatotoxicity concerns. …”
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Development of CuAg/Cu2O nanoparticles on carbon nitride surface for methanol oxidation and selective conversion of carbon dioxide into formate by Nazir, Roshan

“…In a two-step process, the Cu NPs are synthesized first on CN surface by adsorbing Cu2+ precursors and reducing them by NaBH4. …”
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Application of magnetic nanoparticles for the removal of oil from oil-in-water emulsion: Regeneration/reuse of spent particles by Elmobarak W.F.

“…Up to 98.6% of the %Roil was attained for Coil in the range from 0 to 800 mg/L using only a DMNP of 10 mg/L. A lower DMNP of 5 mg/L recovered up to 55.6% of the oil, while increasing the DMNP > 50 mg/L did not significantly affect the %ηdem nor the %Roil. …”
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Hydrogen Production via Ethanol Decomposition over Bimetallic Catalyst by Ashok, Anchu

“…The reaction between NH3 and HNO3 released during decomposition of glycine and metal nitrate respectively produces the energy required for single step combustion synthesis. At higher value of φ, the reactive medium generates H2 rich reducing environment to convert metal oxide to metallic form Bimetallic CuCo were synthesized from the aqueous solution of cobalt nitrate (Co(NO3)2·6H2O), copper nitrate (Cu(NO3)2·6H2O) and glycine (C2H5NO2) in solution combustion synthesis (SCS) method using a fuel to oxidizer ratio of φ 0.5, 1, 1.75 and 2.5. …”
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Studies on growth and chemical composition of tobacco varieties. IV - comparative effects of various combinations of fertilizers on economic potentialities of tobacco plants by Younis, M. E. [محمود الباز يونس]

“…An increase in the dry weight associated with a decrease in the ash content in leaves were also observed. …”
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Nanoclay compatibilization of phase separated polysulfone/polyimide films for oxygen barrier by Ammar, Ali

“…Thermal decomposition (TGA) measurements of PSF/PI films showed a decrease in thermal stability upon adding C30B due to its surfactant modification, while film mechanical tensile modulus properties improved slightly by adding low concentration of C30B (~ 1 mass%), but higher nanoclay loading decreased tensile strength and elongation at break. …”
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Simulation-Based Parametric Study for the Hybrid Superplastic Forming of AZ31 by Al-Abtaha, Fatima Ghassan

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Utilization of Emergency Services by Children with Asthma in Qatar by Arafah, Dima

“…Background: Asthma is a leading chronic disease in children worldwide, which if left untreated or poorly controlled, can lead to altered lung function and poor quality of life. 1 Early detection and improved control of asthma are recommended to decrease utilization of emergency services and hospitalizations. …”
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Specific Bioactive Compounds from Ginger, Tea, and Apple Prevent Diabetes-Related Cataract Via Inhibition of Aldose Reducatse by Ahmedna, Mohamed

“…Results show that cell viability decreased to 93 ± 3%, 83 ± 6%, 65 ± 4% and 39 ± 3% at 10, 25, 50 and 100 mM of glucose on day 1 with further drastic decrease in cell viability to 73 ± 5%, 61 ± 3%, 35 ± 2%, and 11 ± 6%, respectively, on day 4 compared to the untreated cell. …”
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Mixed Solid Municipal Waste-Based Biochar for Soil Fertility and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation by Bansode, Rishipal

“…Municipal solid waste management is one of the major challenges facing Qatar with more than 2.5 million tons of municipal solid waste each year, a very high waste generation rate in a country with small land mass. …”
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Cold Plasma as Effective Tool for Aluminum Surface Cleaning by Popelka, Anton

“…A continuous amorphous oxide layer is formed immediately after rolling process due to the reaction of oxygen and air humidity and therefore new metal surface is produced [5]. …”
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Flight Scheduling in the Airspace by Msakni, Mohamed Kais

“…The mathematical model has been solved using CPLEX 12.6 and the scatter search has been coded using C language under Microsoft Visual Studio v12 environment. The tests were conducted under a Windows 7 machine with an Intel Core i7 and 8 GB of RAM. …”
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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 PPGs also demonstrated the ability to compete with other commercial PPGs as they have shown physical and thermal stability when aging at 50 °C, specifically those with high crosslinker content (PPG5).…”
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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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