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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Urology Residents' Perspectives on the In-House On-Call Systems: A Study in an Accredited Academic Center by Khalil, Ibrahim A. and Ibrahim, Tarek and Aldeeb, Maya and Mohamed, Ahmed and Ben Salah, Rym and Aboumarzouk, Omar M. and Al-Naimi, Abdulla

“…However, the total number of duty hours violations decreased in the 12-hour on-call system. Conclusion: The 12-hour system is a better alternative to the 24-hour system in terms of the resident's quality of life, education, surgical case volume, and compliance with duty hour rules.…”
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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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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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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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Do labor remittance outflows retard economic growth in Qatar? Evidence from nonlinear cointegration by Alsamara, Mouyad

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Rapid decline in family size in Oman: Untangling the puzzles and paradoxes by Islam, M Mazharul

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Understanding the mechanisms mediating cardio-renal benefit of empagliflozin in type 2 diabetes mellitus by Dimitrios, Patoulias

“…They have demonstrated1 that empagliflozin treatment resulted in a significant decrease in pulse pressure (PP), mean arterial pressure (MAP) and cardiac workload, compared with placebo; at week 12, placebo-adjusted mean changes from baseline were − 2.5 mmHg for PP, − 2.2 mmHg for MAP and − 315 mmHg x beats per minute (bpm) for cardiac workload (p < 0.0001 for all). …”
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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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Modeling of dual-metal Schottky contacts based silicon micro and nano wire solar cells by Rabbani, M. Golam

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A global multiregional life cycle sustainability assessment of national energy production scenarios until 2050 by Kucukvar M.

“…The results showed that in comparison of BAU with RED scenario, GHG emissions associated would be 84% less in RED, wages will be 23% less and taxes would decrease by 22.4% under RED plan by 2050. In addition, energy sources responsible for the highest GHG emissions per kilowatt-hour of electricity produced are found as biomass, coal, waste and oil. …”
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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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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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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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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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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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