The Influence of Loneliness and Living Alone on the Quality of Life of the Elderly: Evidence from Europe by Ammari, Lora

“…This research indicates a positive correlation between living alone and loneliness, with a greater effect on males, and identifies loneliness as an independent factor decreasing QoL. …”
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Hot and Hypoxic environments inhibit simulated soccer performance and exacerbate performance decrements when combined by Aldous, Jeffrey

“…Peak sprints peed, was 4% greater in HOT compared with CON and HYP and 7% greater in HH. …”
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Mental distress and its associations with behavioral outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic: a national survey of Chinese adults by L., Ma

“…ResultsAfter adjusting for covariates, greater mental distress was associated with increased smoking (odds ratio [OR] = 1.42, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.20–1.68 and OR = 1.54, 95% CI: 1.31–1.82 per one standard deviation [SD] increase in mental distress) and alcohol consumption (OR = 1.67, 95% CI: 1.45–1.92 and OR = 1.47, 95% CI: 1.24–1.75 per one SD increase in mental distress) among current smokers and drinkers and with both increased and decreased physical activity (ORs ranged from 1.32 to 1.56). …”
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Dolomite: Perspectives on a perplexing mineral by Al-Awadi, Mishari

“…Higher porosity and permeability tend to preserve in dolostone as the structure of dolomite crystals provides greater compressive strength.…”
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The effects of knee joint kinematics on anterior cruciate ligament injury and articular cartilage damage by Orsi, Alexander D.

“…This study provides a greater understanding of the various knee joint motion combinations leading to ACL injury and articular cartilage damage.…”
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Long-Distance Vowel-to-Vowel Coarticulation in Arabic: Influences of Intervening Consonant Pharyngealization and Length by Ahmed, Sarah

“…Analysis of the first and second formants of the recorded vowels revealed that (a) vowel-to-vowel coarticulatory effects could sometimes extend to a distance of three vowels before the context vowel; (b) the consonant-to-vowel effects associated with pharyngealization were consistently seen at similar distances, while also decreasing in magnitude at greater distances from the triggering consonant; and (c) effects related to intervening consonant length were idiosyncratic, and in particular did not lead to consistent blocking of vowel-to-vowel effects. …”
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Channel Network Control on Seasonal Lake Area Dynamics in Arctic Deltas by Tejedor, Alejandro

“…We find that monthly shrinkage rates have a pronounced structured variability around the channel network with the shrinkage rate systematically decreasing farther away from the channels. This pattern of shrinkage is predominantly attributed to a deeper active layer enhancing near-surface connectivity and storage and greater vegetation density closer to the channels leading to increased evapotranspiration rates. …”
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Conversion of Organic Municipal Wastes into Biochars and their Effect on Fertility Parameters of Normal and Sabkha Soils of Qatar by Ahmedna, Mohamed

“…This implies that biochars with greater liming capacity can provide greater benefit to arable soils that require liming. …”
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A control algorithm to increase the efficient operation of wind energy conversion systems under extreme wind conditions by Jargalsaikhan, Nyam

“…This paper aims to increase the power production of gearless permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG) based wind energy conversion systems (WECS) in strong (greater than 25 m/s) wind speed regions. In general, most wind turbines cut off when wind speed is over the cut-out rate; as a result, the power generation of the wind farm decreases. …”
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Trade Liberalization and Economic Diversification: A Dynamic CGE Model for The Economy of Qatar by Vellinga, Nico

“…Third, the issue of trade liberalization in view of WTO agreement, the custom union within the GCC block, the planned GCC bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) with the EU and the US and the Greater Arab FTA. The impact of oil is simulated by an increase in the world price of oil. …”
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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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Visual feedback training in young karate athletes by Vando, Stefano

“…The results showed that VFT improved COP in SG of the 83% (p<0.0001) and decreased of the 26% in the CG (p<0.001). Conclusions: performing VFT improve stability and balance control and therefore greater ability to acquire motor control of the body in young karate athletes.…”
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Bench-scale and packed bed sorption of methylene blue using treated olive pomace and charcoal by Banat, F.

“…The breakthrough time increased with increasing bed height, decreasing flow rate and decreasing influent concentration and methylene blue dye uptake. …”
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Use and assessment of “e-plastics” as recycled aggregates in cement mortar by Makri, Chrysanthi

“…The rest of the examined specimens’ physical properties measured (ρ, Φ, and WA) indicated, also, greater strength but lower ductility than the reference (standard) specimen. …”
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Experimental study of exhaust emissions and performance of a dual fuel IDI diesel engine by Badr, O.

“…Dual fuel engines of the compression ignition type provide an alternative approach for I.C. engines to improve economy, reduce exhaust emissions and achieve a greater power. The present contribution is an experimental investigation to evaluate such a statement using a modified Ricardo E6 indirect injection diesel engine. …”
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A 5-year trend in the use of sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors and other oral antidiabetic drugs in a Middle Eastern country by Zaghloul, Nancy

“…The trend among SGLT2is suggests greater preference for empagliflozin over dapagliflozin. 2022, The Author(s).…”
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Evidence by ac-conductivity for the higher mobility of boron (over aluminium)-associated Brønsted sites in boron-modified HZSM-5 by Sayed, Moein B.

“…Therefore, for this particular sample the electric data have been discussed in greater detail. Ruling out the perturbing role of dc-conduction, by analysis at both high frequencies and low temperatures where the dc-conduction is minimum, reveals conductivity increasing in the order: B1ZSM-5<B2ZSM-5<B3ZSM-5<B4ZSM-5 and activation energy decreasing in the order: B1ZSM-5>B2ZSM-5>B3ZSM-5>B4ZSM-5. …”
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Clinical characteristics and outcome of children with acute cryptorchid testicular torsion: A single-center, retrospective case series study by Zvizdic, Zlatan

“…Preoperative color Doppler ultrasonography revealed absent or decreased testicular blood flow in the affected testes in 7/8 of patients. …”
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Changes in Dietary Habits and Eating Behaviors during COVID-19 Induced Confinement by alnatsheh, reem bassim

“…Conversely, a greater (p<0.05) percentage of the participants reported an increase in high-calorie food consumption and late-night eating indicating a risky behavior for obesity and subsequent chronic complications. …”
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Investigation of Spatiotemporal Variability of Microplastics in Qatar's Cstal Environment by Ben-Hamadou, Radhouane

“…Microplastics are tiny plastic particles that seldom originate from fragmentation of large plastic debris or are produced to serve some specific purposes. Microplastics pose greater threats as they can be mistaken for food by filter-feeders and planktivorous fish, and can also adsorb large quantities of recalcitrant organic pollutants (OPs). …”
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