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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sexually transmitted infection testing and diagnosis in Lebanon: A retrospective chart review
Published 2024“…ResultsMen who have sex with men (MSM) comprised 35 % and 40 % of attendees pre- and post- COVID-19 onset, respectively. Post-COVID-19 onset, a total of 1350 VCT services and 406 medical consultations were provided, an overall 45 % decrease compared with pre-COVID-19 onset. …”
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Dynamics of Neisseria gonorrhoeae transmission among female sex workers and clients: A mathematical modeling study
Published 2024“…Increasing asymptomatic treatment coverage among FSWs from 0 % to 50 % decreases prevalence from 8.2 % to 0.4 %, 0.6 % to 0.1 %, and 0.2 % to 0.0 %, respectively, with very low prevalence when coverage exceeds 50 %. …”
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Comprehensive thermoeconomic, exergoeconomic, and optimization analyses of direct oxy‐combustion supercritical CO<sub>2</sub> intercooled and reheated cycles under design and off‐d...
Published 2022“…At off‐design conditions with a power demand (PD) of 40% of the design load (50 MW), the thermal efficiency is decreased by 21.82% in DRC, 17.71% in ICC, 22.46% in PIC, and 13.60% in RHC. …”
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A Comprehensive Assessment of an Autonomous Electric Vehicle Fast Charging Station with Multiple Renewables and Energy Storage Systems
Published 2022“…The same cooling system is used to liquefy the NH<sub>3</sub>.Multiple optimization tools and methods inclusive of PVSyst, EES, Visual Basic, and HOMER PRO software are used to conclude that a 60 m hub height wind turbine, 450 kWp concentrated PV system, 500 kW electrolyzer, 100 kW H<sub>2</sub> and NH<sub>3</sub> FCs, 15 kW bio-generator, 200 kg chemical storage tank, 323 - 767 kW Li-ion battery storage, and 299 – 335 kW converter combination is the optimal configuration to produce the needed power to fast-charge 50 - 80 EVs daily. …”
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Efficacy and safety of the newer oral hypoglycemic agents in patients with T2DM during Ramadan: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Published 2020“…Glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1) agonist therapy was associated with a significant decrease in Hb<sub>A1c</sub> (%) (SMD -0.68) and a non-significant decrease in weight (kg) (SMD -2.57) and systolic blood pressure (SBP) (mmHg) (SMD -3.50) after Ramadan. …”
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The global burden of cancer attributable to risk factors, 2010–19: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Published 2022“…</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: The Lancet<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(22)01438-6" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(22)01438-6</a></p>…”
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Effects of polyphenol‐rich traditional herbal teas on obesity and oxidative stress in rats fed a high‐fat–sugar diet
Published 2023“…A significant decrease in the levels of serum TC, TG, LDL, and VLDL was observed in all the treatment groups in comparison with the HFSDC group. …”
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The impact of climatic conditions on the carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic risk of BTEX compounds: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Published 2024“…</p><h2>Other Information</h2> <p> Published in: Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances<br> License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hazadv.2024.100470" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hazadv.2024.100470</a></p>…”
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Regional variations in incidence of surgical site infection and associated risk factors in women undergoing cesarean section: A systematic review and Meta-Analysis
Published 2025“…The SSI incidence in LMICs was 8.0 % (95 % CI: 6.0 %–10.0 %) with moderate certainty, while the incidence in HICs was 5.0 % (95 % CI: 4.0 %–7.0 %) with low certainty. …”
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Burden of disease scenarios for 204 countries and territories, 2022–2050: a forecasting analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
Published 2024“…The largest shift of this kind was forecasted for sub-Saharan Africa, from 20·1% (15·6–25·3) of DALYs due to YLDs in 2022 to 35·6% (26·5–43·0) in 2050. In the assessment of alternative future scenarios, the combined effects of the scenarios (Safer Environment, Improved Childhood Nutrition and Vaccination, and Improved Behavioural and Metabolic Risks scenarios) demonstrated an important decrease in the global burden of DALYs in 2050 of 15·4% (13·5–17·5) compared with the reference scenario, with decreases across super-regions ranging from 10·4% (9·7–11·3) in the high-income super-region to 23·9% (20·7–27·3) in north Africa and the Middle East. …”
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Drying Studies of Purple Non-Sulphur Bacterial Biomass and Application as a Single-Cell Protein Feed for <i>Litopenaeus vannamei</i>
Published 2024“…</p><p dir="ltr">The results indicated a comparable growth of shrimps with the control for 15 and 30% PNSB blends having a growth rate between 0.50±0.08% to 0.53±0.07% by the end of the trial while the control had 0.49±0.04%. …”
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High flow nasal oxygen (HFNO) in the treatment of COVID-19 infection of adult patients from – An emergency perspective: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Published 2023“…HFNO was associated with a significant decrease in mortality and intubation rates (0.28 (95% CI; 0.19, 0.39) and 0.28 (95% CI; 0.18, 0.41), respectively). …”
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High flow nasal oxygen (HFNO) in the treatment of COVID-19 infection of adult patients from – An emergency perspective: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Published 2023“…HFNO was associated with a significant decrease in mortality and intubation rates (0.28 (95% CI; 0.19, 0.39) and 0.28 (95% CI; 0.18, 0.41), respectively). …”
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Global fertility in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2021, with forecasts to 2100: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
Published 2024“…To capture time-series trends in CCF50 not explained by these covariates, we used a first-order autoregressive model on the residual term. …”
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A Quadratic Non-Isolated High Step-Up Single-Input Dual-Output DC–DC Topology Based on Coupled Inductors with Low Input Current Ripple
Published 2025“…Finally, these features are proven based on a prototype at power rating and switching frequency of 500 W and 50 kHz, in which the highest efficiency is measured at 200 W and equals 96.4%.…”
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Hydrothermal and irreversibility numerical analysis of helical coil energy storage tank with nano-encapsulated PCMs: A comprehensive study with magnetic filled, Soret/Dufour, and m...
Published 2025“…The considered parameters are Rayleigh number (103–105), fusion temperature (0.1 ≤ θf ≤ 0.9), Stefan number (0.1 ≤ Ste ≤ 0.9), the volume concentration of nanoparticles (0 ≤ ϕ ≤ 0.035), Darcy number, (10–4 ≤ Da ≤ 10–1), bouncy ratio (1 ≤ Nz ≤ 5), Lewis number (0 ≤ Le ≤ 10) and Hartmann number (0 ≤ Ha ≤ 50). …”
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Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific burden of diarrhoeal diseases, their risk factors, and aetiologies, 1990–2021, for 204 countries and territories: a systematic analy...
Published 2024“…The most pronounced decline was in children younger than 5 years, with a 79·2% (72·4–84·6) decrease in diarrhoeal deaths. …”
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A Modification to Enhance the Survival of the Island FDMA Flap by Adding a Skin Bridge
Published 2021“…</p><h3>Methods</h3><p dir="ltr">This is a case series that includes 9 patients where we describe a technique that has the potential to enhance the survival of the first dorsal metacarpal artery (FDMA) flap and decreases the rate of distal necrosis via addition of a 5-mm skin bridge to the pedicle and by avoiding tunneling. …”
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Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2019: a comprehensive demographic anal...
Published 2020“…With extensions to age groups 10–14 and 50–54 years, the total fertility rate (TFR) was then aggregated using the estimated age-specific fertility between ages 10 and 54 years. 7417 sources were used for under-5 mortality estimation and 7355 for adult mortality. …”
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