Tobacco Use and Its Health Effects among Professional Athletes in Qatar by Chaabane, Zaina

“…The objective of the study was to determine the effects of tobacco use on selected markers of health and lung function in professional athletes. A total of 108 male professional athletes participated in the study from ten ball game teams in the same sport league in Qatar (age = 26.4 ± 5.1 yrs, height = 190.6 ± 11.9 cm, and weight = 91.5 ± 16.4 kg). …”
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Optimization of energy pile conductance using finite element and fractional factorial design of experiment by Ahmed K.

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Risk Management Assessments and Recommendations Among Students, Staffs, and Health Care Workers in Educational Biomedical Laboratories. by Rizk, Nasser M

“…Both chemical and ergonomic hazards account for almost a quarter of the hazards in both laboratories. …”
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An intelligent data uploading selection mechanism for offloading uplink traffic of cellular networks by Wang, Qian

“…In IDUSM, our proposed probability prediction model precisely predicts a participant’s mobility from spatial and temporal aspects, and we decrease data redundancy produced in the Wi-Fi offloading process to reduce waste of participants’ limited resources (e.g., storage, battery). …”
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Thermo-economic assessment of forward osmosis as pretreatment to boost the performance and sustainability of multi-effect distillation for seawater desalination by Ortega-Delgado, B.

“…This work presents the thermodynamic and techno-economic assessment of a forward osmosis – multi-effect distillation (FO-MED) system able to improve the thermal performance of the MED seawater desalination process and reduce its environmental impact. …”
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Is there truly an increase in risk of cardiovascular and hematological adverse events with vascular endothelial growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors? by Furuya-Kanamori, Luis

“…Specific VEGFR-TKIs; pazopanib, regorafenib, and nintedanib were associated with a decrease risk of remaining free of an arterial thrombotic event (RR 0.96; 95%CI:0.93-0.99), thrombocytopenia (RR 0.91; 95%CI:0.89-0.93), and bleeding (RR 0.96; 95%CI:0.93-0.99) respectively. …”
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Modeling of mass transport of aqueous solutions of multi-solute organics through reverse osmosis membranes in case of solute–membrane affinity: Part 1. Model development and simula... by Mehdizadeh, H.

“…A two-dimensional mathematical model is developed for transport of multi-solute liquid (aqueous) solutions through reverse osmosis membranes in which strong affinity may exist between the membrane polymer and the solutes. …”
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Effect of anions on the structural, morphological and dielectric properties of hydrothermally synthesized hydroxyapatite nanoparticles by Sundarabharathi L.

“…The effect of different anions on the dielectric properties and alternating conductivity of HA is investigated, as a polarized surface can trigger biological reactions. …”
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Influence of anionic surface modifiers on the thermal stability and mechanical properties of layered double hydroxide/polypropylene nanocomposites by Yang, J.H.

“…Organo-layered double hydroxide/polypropylene (LDH/PP) nanocomposites were successfully synthesized via a solution blending method. As an attempt to improve the compatibility with hydrophobic PP, the LDH surface was modified by the incorporation of various anionic surfactants via electrostatic interaction with LDH cationic layers. …”
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Evaluation of pretreatment and membrane configuration for pressure-retarded osmosis application to produced water from the petroleum industry by Dardor, Dareen

“…Pressure-retarded osmosis (PRO) is a promising membrane technology for harnessing the osmotic energy of saline solutions. …”
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Assessment of SnO2 nanoparticles' impact on the growth of Picochlorum maculatum algae by Bounnit, Touria

“…To determine the effect of SnO2 nanoparticles on Picochlorum maculatum - isolated from a Qatar marine environment, algal growth media are amended with different nanoparticle concentrations (1, 5, 25, 50, and 100 mg L−1) and the culture was observed for 72 h. …”
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Comparison of fosfomycin against fluoroquinolones for transrectal prostate biopsy prophylaxis: an individual patient-data meta-analysis by Roberts M.J.

“…Overtreatment associated with augmented prophylaxis approaches may be reduced as a result. Further prospective assessment and cost–benefit analyses are required before widespread implementation can be recommended. © 2018, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.…”
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Recent progress in reverse osmosis modeling: An overview by Mohd Muzammil, Zubair

“…This article provides a comprehensive assessment of current developments in the RO modeling. …”
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Effect of Hyperglycemia on eNOS function in EPCs by Elshiekh, Duaa Ibnomer

“…Results showed that both acute and chronic hyperglycemia showed a trend towards decrease in phosphorylation of eNOS and Akt. …”
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Phase change materials based on high-density polyethylene filled with microencapsulated paraffin wax by Krupa, Igor

“…The enthalpies of melting and crystallization are proportional to the amount of individual components in the material. The capsules have a strong plasticizing effect on the high density polyethylene, resulting in a significant decrease in the melting and crystallization temperatures. …”
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Effect of concentration of DOC loaded TiO 2 nanotubes on the corrosion behavior of smart coatings by Ubaid F.

“…TGA and FTIR analyses also indicate that different amounts of encapsulated TiO2 nanotubes dispersed into smart coatings do not degrade their structural and thermal properties. Moreover, a decrease in the corrosion rate of smart coatings with increasing amount of encapsulated TiO2 nanotubes in the EIS analysis confirms their superior anticorrosive performance. …”
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Adrenoceptor Desensitization: Current Understanding of Mechanisms by Maaliki, Dina

“…On the other hand, long-term desensitization occurs over hours to days and involves receptor downregulation or a decrease in cell surface receptor protein level. …”
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Degradation of 4-chlorophenol through cooperative reductive and oxidative processes in an electrochemical system by Yang, Kaichao

“…The increment of current density and reaction time could improve 4-CP degradation performance, but a high current density would decrease the cathode stability and a longer reaction time led to the generation of ClO4-. …”
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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.

“…The observed %Roil at a pH of 4 and Csur of 0.05 g/L was observed to be > 90 ± 0.1% and decreased by either rising the pH to 7 or increasing the Csur to 0.1 g/L. …”
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Strategic approaches in oral squamous cell carcinoma diagnostics using liquid biopsy by Kinane, Denis F.

“…Liquid biopsy is a noninvasive diagnostic technique used for monitoring cancer utilizing specific genetic biomarkers present in bodily fluids, such as blood, saliva, or urine. …”
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