Quality improvement can decrease blood delivery turnaround time: Evidence from a single tertiary-care academic medical center by Hammad Y.A.

“…The transport time significantly decreased from an initial majority of > 15 mins duration, to a majority of < 15 mins transport time after the second audit; there was a 50% improvement in 30 mins response time; and the percentage of requests processed in < 10 mins were significantly higher after the second audit. …”
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Re-Examining the Technical Efficiency of Australian Banks: A Bootstrap DEA Approach by Moradi-Motlagh, Amir

“…After we introduce the "interest income" over "net interest income" variable in the core profit efficiency model, the proportion of fully pure technical efficient banks decreased to 23% which is significantly lower than 81% which was reported in a recent study. …”
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Decreased methylglyoxal-mediated protein glycation in the healthy aging mouse model of ectopic expression of UCP1 in skeletal muscle by Jinit, Masania

“…In aged HSA-mUCP1 mice, urinary MG-derived AGEs/FL ratio was decreased ca. 60% whereas there was no change in CML/FL ratio – a marker of oxidative damage. …”
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Decreased methylglyoxal-mediated protein glycation in the healthy aging mouse model of ectopic expression of UCP1 in skeletal muscle by Jinit, Masania

“…In aged HSA-mUCP1 mice, urinary MG-derived AGEs/FL ratio was decreased ca. 60% whereas there was no change in CML/FL ratio – a marker of oxidative damage. …”
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A LASSO-BASED DEA FOR ECO-EFFICIENCY PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT FOR THE GLOBAL FOOD AND BEVERAGES INDUSTRY by SALAMEH, DOA'A MOHAMMAD FUAD

“…Recently, food supply chains of global industries are encountering economic and environmental challenges, resulting in a significant decrease in their eco-efficiency performance. …”
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Serum Vitamin D Concentration ≥75 nmol/L Is Related to Decreased Cardiometabolic and Inflammatory Biomarkers, Metabolic Syndrome, and Diabetes; and Increased Cardiorespiratory Fitn... by Ganji, Vijay

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apoA2 correlates to gestational age with decreased apolipoproteins A2, C1, C3 and E in gestational diabetes. by Ramanjaneya, Manjunath

“…Apoproteins apoA2, apoC1, apoC3 and apoE are decreased in women with GDM and may have a role in inflammation, as apoA2 and C3 correlated with CRP. …”
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A comparative study of the growth of Tetraselmis sp. in large scale fixed depth and decreasing depth raceway ponds by Das, Probir

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Investigation of the Effect of Imatinib and Hydroxyurea Combination Therapy on Hematological Parameters and Gene Expression in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) Patients by Al-Amleh, Esraa K.

“…Platelet counts, on the other hand, dramatically decreased in both IM and (HU + IM). (4) Conclusion: Because the studied genes (BCL2, PP2A, CIP2A, and WT1) are participating in cell proliferation and death, the findings show that the examined genes are significant to understand the efficacy of various therapies. …”
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Decreasing the use of edible oils in China using WeChat and theories of behavior change: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. by Zhu, Rui

“…Accordingly, this study aims to design a pilot intervention to decrease the use of edible oils in Chinese households. …”
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A predictive strategy for lifetime maximization in selective relay networks by Mousavifar, S.A.

“…As the number of relays decreases, the method improves the lifetime under the condition of high initial energy levels at the relays. …”
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Portfolio Selection Problem Using CVaR Risk Measures Equipped with DEA, PSO, and ICA Algorithms by Hamdi, Abdelouahed

“…Evolutionary algorithms are a powerful tool to deal with these difficulties. …”
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Guests’ Happiness in Luxury Hotels in Jordan: The Role of Spirituality and Religiosity in an Islamic Context by Koburtay, Tamer

“…This warrants a range of future directions for further studies.…”
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Variability of Physical and Biogeochemical Parameters in the Exclusive Economic Zone of Qatar by Valliyil Mohammed, Aboobacker

“…The dissolved oxygen (DO) in the upper layer of the EEZ is on a reasonable range in both the seasons, while they gradually decrease with respect to depth in the mid and bottom layers during January. …”
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Dietary L-carnitine and vitamin-E; a strategy to combat ochratoxin-A induced immunosuppression by Bhatti S.A.

“…Histopathological and morphometric examination of the bursa of Fabricius exhibited a decrease in the severity and frequency of OA induced lesions in the presence of dietary LC and/or VE. …”
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A Reverse MultipleChoice Based mLearning System by Karkar, AbdelGhani

“…Using a knowledge base, a set of answer choices will be created for a multiple-choice question. …”
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Dietary Trichosporon mycotoxinivoron modulates ochratoxin-A induced altered performance, hepatic and renal antioxidant capacity and tissue injury in broiler chickens by Bhatti, Sheraz Ahmed

“…Ochratoxin A (OTA), an important fungal metabolite in foods and feeds has been shown to induce oxidative stress and cellular injuries to human and animal subjects. …”
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Involvement of caveolae in hyperglycemia-induced changes in adiponectin and leptin expressions in vascular smooth muscle cells by Ola, El Atab

“…Finally, hyperglycemia activated the RhoA/ROCK pathway and subsequently induced the polymerization of globular actin (G-actin) into filamentous actin (F-actin), decreasing the G/F-actin ratio. …”
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Apocynin and catalase prevent hypertension and kidney injury in Cyclosporine A-induced nephrotoxicity in rats. by Tan, Yong Chia

“…CsA increased blood pressure (by 46mmHg) and decreased creatinine clearance (by 49%, all P<0.05). …”
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The effect of acute ophiobolin A treatment on HO-mediated inflammatory processes by Posa, Aniko

“…We found that OPA caused a significant elevation in the concentrations of IL-6 and TNF-, increased MPO activity and decreased HO enzyme activity in the plasma. …”
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