Credit bureaus and financial constraints do corruption matter? by Ben Ali, Mohamed Sami

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Decomposition rate and stabilization across six tundra vegetation types exposed to >20 years of warming by Sarneel, Judith M.

“…Methods: In six vegetation types, rooibos and green tea bags were buried for 70–75 days at 8 cm depth inside warmed (by open-top chambers) and control plots that had been in place for 20–25 years. …”
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Simulation of thermal comfort and energy demand in buildings of sub-Himalayan eastern India - Impact of climate change at mid (2050) and distant (2080) future by Thapa, Samar

“…The results show an increasing trend in the indoor operative temperature during the future climatic scenario, with the condition inside the top roof-exposed floor deteriorating the most. A decrease of 59.8% and 81.2% in the annual heating energy and an increase of 221.9% and 467.0% in the annual cooling energy were predicted for the future climate of 2050 and 2080 compared to the present. …”
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The burden of ischemic heart disease and the epidemiologic transition in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: 1990-2019 by Sadeghi, Masoumeh

“…The age-standardized prevalence of IHD in the EMR increased from 5.0% to 5.5% between 1990 and 2019, while it decreased at the global level. In the EMR, the age-standardized rates of IHD mortality and DALYs decreased by 11.4% and 15.4%, respectively, during the study period, although both rates remained higher than the global rates. …”
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Smoking cessation counseling in Qatar: Community pharmacists' attitudes, role perceptions and practices by El Hajj, Maguy Saffouh

“…The top two perceived barriers for smoking cessation counseling were lack of time (65 % of respondents) and lack of patients' interest in smoking cessation (54 %). …”
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Garlic for cardiovascular disease: Prevention or treatment? by Alali, Feras Q.

“…Garlic (Allium sativum L.), a top-selling herbal dietary supplement, is renowned for its wide range beneficial effects, particularly in the treatment and prevention of CVD. …”
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A quality of experience-aware association algorithm for 5G heterogeneous networks by Trakas, Panagiotis

“…The rise of Over The Top (OTT) content providers and the introduction of numerous applications has been driving the growth of mobile data traffic in the past few years. …”
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Performance Of A Cool Thermal Store Filled With Balls Containing Water by Hariri, Abdulrahman Salih

“…The solution circulated through the store during charging and discharging processes at a speed of 0.417 kg/sec by entering the store at the top and leaving at the bottom. A chiller was used to charge the store with cool energy and an electric heater was used to discharge it. …”
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Superior photocatalytic activity of Cu doped NiWO4 for efficient degradation of benzene in air even under visible radiation by Tri N.L.M.

“…This was because Cu effectively acted as novel dopant, which not only affected valence band (VB) top and conduction band (CB) bottom of NiWO4 but also formed a medium energy level between CB and VB of the NiWO4 to decrease its energy band gap and electron-hole recombination rate. …”
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Sleeping habits during COVID-19 induced confinement: A study from Jordan by Alomari, Mahmoud A.

“…Majority of the participants (53-59%) reported an increase in most of the sleep parameters except a decrease (49.1%) in daytime sleep. …”
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Ocean Acidification and Carbonate System Geochemistry in the Arabian Gulf by Al-Thani, Jassem A.

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Effects of supervisor’s personality on the support, abuse, and feedback provided to junior accountants by Saadullah, Shahriar M.

“…Additional findings are that Extraversion and Conscientiousness increase support; Agreeableness and Conscientiousness decrease abuse; and Agreeableness increases feedback. …”
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Recycled Concrete Used in Subbase in Potential Use for Road Base and Cement Bounded Material (CBM) by Ahmad, Hassan Haidar

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Responses of lichen communities to 18 years of natural and experimental warming by Alatalo, Juha M.

“…Methods The effects of long-term passive experimental warming using open top chambers (OTCs) on lichens and total vascular plant cover, and the impact of plant cover on lichen community parameters, were analysed. …”
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ELECTRODE SUSPENSION FOR AQUEOUS SODIUM FLOW BATTERY by MESLAM, MENTALLAH MOHAMED HASSANIN MOHAMED HASSANIN

“…The branched micelle solution showed peculiar microstructure with wide working potential of 2.59 V enabled it to be an excellent dispersing medium for conductive KB. …”
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Concentration of sucrose solutions via vacuum membrane distillation by Al-Asheha, S.

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Flow and Fracture Behaviour of Tungsten Fiber Reinforced Superalloy Composites-Effect Of Specimen Geometry by Kandeil, A. Y.

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Effects of acute and chronic exercise on immunological parameters in the elderly aged: Can physical activity counteract the effects of aging? by Sellami M.

“…Moreover, these alterations decrease the response to pathogens, which leads to several age-related diseases including cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer's disease, and diabetes in older individuals. …”
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Climate change will seriously impact bird species dwelling above the treeline: A prospective study for the Italian Alps by Ferrarini, Alessandro

“…Overall, during the three climate periods the extent of suitable habitat for rock ptarmigan above the current treeline is projected to decrease by 28.12%, 38.43% and 49.11% respectively. …”
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Increased cellular protein modification by methylglyoxal activates endoplasmic reticulum-based sensors of the unfolded protein response by Xue, Mingzhan

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