Determination of the main factors contributing to increases in medicine expenditures for the National Health Insurance Fund in Sudan by Mousnad, M. A.

“…To assess the main factors that contributed to the increase in medicine expenditure of the National Health Insurance Fund in Sudan in the period 2006–2010. A time-series decomposition analysis was adopted for pharmaceutical expenditure increases characterized by trends and seasonality (time-series data per quarter). …”
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Pareto-front analysis of a monotonie PI control law for slip suppression in a robotic manipulator by Prach A.

“…To do this, we consider monotonic PI (MPI) control, which is a nonlinear extension of linear proportional-integral (PI) control. …”
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A novel index based on planktonic copepod reproductive traits as a tool for marine ecotoxicology studies by Mohamed Bakr, Hussain

“…Cadmium affects reproductive traits in Centropages ponticus, decreasing EPR and particularly HS. Furthermore, copper and chromium at high concentrations induce significant decreases in eggs per female in Notodiaptomus conifer. …”
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A rare loss-of-function genetic mutation suggest a role of dermcidin deficiency in hidradenitis suppurativa pathogenesis by Tricarico, Paola Maura

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Green handover with a hybrid satisfaction mechanism by Zorba, Nizar

“…Therefore, this paper will present a hybrid handover mechanism where two conflict objectives of load balancing and energy consumption are tackled, where the operator's objective is to balance the data load among its macroand small-cells, while the user equipment objective is to decrease the consumed energy in order to guarantee a larger battery life. …”
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Impact of the fear of Covid-19 infection on intent to breastfeed; a cross sectional survey of a perinatal population in Qatar by Reagu, Shuja Mohd

“…This study attempts to explore any relationship between the Covid-19 pandemic and perinatal obsessive-compulsive symptomatology and whether the Covid-19 pandemic has any impact on intent to breastfeed. Methods: A cross sectional survey of perinatal women attending largest maternity centre in Qatar was carried out during the months of October to December 2020. …”
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Enhancement of flocculation and dewaterability of a highly stable activated sludge using a hybrid system of organic coagulants and polyelectrolytes by Yousefi S.A.

“…This study investigates the influence of hybrid coagulation-flocculation system on the flocculation and dewaterability efficiency of a real highly stable activated sludge obtained from the membrane bioreactor tank of a petroleum industry. …”
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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

“…Secondary outcomes constitute quality-of-life adjustment as well as cost analysis of program resources consumed, including per case and patient outcome. Discussion: If proven to be effective, this smoking cessation program will be considered as a model that Qatar and the region can apply to decrease the smoking burden. …”
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Performance Evaluation Of A Msf Desalination Plant In Qatar by Okelah, M.R.S.

“…Drop in performance represented by the decrease in the gained output ratio and the increase in energy input per unit distillate as a function of time is evaluated. …”
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A Tailored, Bundle Care Intervention Strategy to Reduce Cardiac Mortality During the Hajj: A Population-Based, Before and After Study. by Al Faraidy, Khalid A

“…Hajj is the largest human gathering with over 2 million people. …”
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The mitochondria: A target of polyphenols in the treatment of diabetic cardiomyopathy by Bhagani, Humna

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Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950–2021, and the impact of the COVID-... by Schumacher, Austin E.

“…Excess mortality rates exceeded 150 deaths per 100 000 population during at least one year of the pandemic in 80 countries and territories, whereas 20 nations had a negative excess mortality rate in 2020 or 2021, indicating that all-cause mortality in these countries was lower during the pandemic than expected based on historical trends. …”
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The stabilizing effect of expanded graphite on the artificial aging of shape stabilized phase change materials by Sobol?iak P.

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Effects of a single dose of ivermectin on viral and clinical outcomes in asymptomatic sars-cov-2 infected subjects: A pilot clinical trial in lebanon by Samaha, Ali A.

“…Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted in 100 asymptomatic Lebanese subjects that have tested positive for SARS-CoV2. …”
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On the application of arabian gulf water in irrigation: A future possibility by Abu Sharar, Taleb [طالب ابو شرار]

“…Barley can tolerate 12 dS m water salinity without any apparent yeild decrement. 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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A Framework for Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing for Orthopedic Procedure by Holozada, Bayan Hani

“…This study used method of Time-Driven Activity-Based costing (TDABC) approach to examined cost reduction in healthcare sector, Knee Arthroplasty Department in Al-Emadi Hospital as case-study for delivering a primary knee arthroplasty consultation. The purpose of the study is to propose an optimization model that tends to determine significant and insignificant resources and cost uncertainties in a particular healthcare service. …”
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Phase change materials for thermal energy storage applications in greenhouses: A review by Nishad S.

“…Various systems integrated with PCMs provide a diurnal temperature decrease up to 7 �C and nocturnal temperature increase up to 9 �C compared to the ambient temperature and can cover up to 30% of the greenhouse heating demand. …”
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A quality of experience-aware association algorithm for 5G heterogeneous networks by Trakas, Panagiotis

“…Under these circumstances, the MNOs need to guarantee the users' Quality of Experience (QoE) requirements, while ensuring the sustainability of a 5G investment. To this end, we consider a 5G Heterogeneous Network (HetNet) deployment where MNOs use a QoE-based charging scheme. …”
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Techno-economic assessment of upfront nitrogen removal in a baseload LNG plant by Pal, Ajinkya

“…As the world's energy demand grows, the LNG industry is gaining popularity as a cleaner fossil fuel source. Studies on process enhancement have proposed that retrofitting upfront nitrogen removal (UNR) technologies like the lithium cycle to the cold section, increases the process efficiency, and plant capacity and decreases power consumption. …”
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Understanding the Scales Formation Inhibition Mechanism on C-Steel in a Sour Media by Al-Qahtani, Noora

“…The selection of a single (or a mixture of) CIs for a particular oil or gas production, transportation system or storage facility depends on its condition. …”
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