Global, regional and national burden of bladder cancer and its attributable risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of... by Saeid Safiri (3713035)

“…Age-standardised death rate decreased by 15.7% (8.6 to 21.0), during the period 1990–2019. …”

Unsustainability in emergent systems by Haddad, Marc

“…In this paper we present a detailed case study of the passenger road transport system in the Greater Beirut Area (GBA) where we identify the root causes of the major problems facing the system today and over the long-term. …”
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Effect of Urtica dioica extract intake upon blood lipid profile in the rats by Daher, Costantine F.

“…Aqueous (150 mg/kg/day) and to a lesser extent petroleum ether (20 mg/kg/day) extract of Urtica dioica given for 30 days to rats fed with normal or high-fat diet, improved the blood lipid profile. Significant decreases in total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, LDL / HDL cholesterol ratio and plasma total apo B were observed. …”
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Unraveling the future productivity burden of cardiovascular disease in Qatar: Investigating the modifiable risk factors control in type 2 diabetes by Dina Abushanab (10696501)

“…The financial value of PALYs was determined based on the gross domestic product (GDP) per full-time worker (i.e. US$80,573). The base-case model estimated the productivity burden of CVD, and interventional scenarios were simulated to assess potential gains resulting from improved control of modifiable risk factors, including reduced incidence of T2D, lower systolic blood pressure (SBP), decreased number of smokers, and reduced total cholesterol. …”

YOLO-DefXpert: An Advanced Defect Detection on PCB Surfaces Using Improved YOLOv11 Algorithm by Prabu Selvam (22330264)

“…Compared to the standard YOLOv11 model, the proposed YOLO-DefXpert attained an improvement of 9.3% and 13.2% in mAP50 and mAP95, an 11.25% increase in frames per second, and a 69.85MB decrease in model size. …”

Income Tax-Free to Taxed: Assessing the Socioeconomic Impacts of Potential Income Tax in the UAE by Munni, Syeda Mahbuba Ayesha

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The distribution of toxic sources in Louisiana by Djoundourian, Salpie Sarkis

“…Furthermore, the greater the percentage of blacks in a community, the greater the reductions in discharges. …”
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Genetic Deletion of DNAJB3 Using CRISPR-Cas9, Produced Discordant Phenotypes by Shadi Nejat (19457212)

“…We hypothesized that mice lacking DNAJB3 would be more prone to high-fat (HF)-diet-induced increase in body weight and body fat, inflammation, glucose intolerance and insulin resistance as compared with wild-type (WT) littermates. …”

Association Between Three-Months Vitamin D Supplementation and Depressive Symptomatology incidence among Saudi Arabian Adults by Khaddaj, Rashel

“…The analysis utilized Mann Whitney test, independent t-test, chi-square, Fisher’s exact, and ANOVA.Logistic regressions were performed to assess the relationship between vitamin D deficiency and prevalence of depression while adjusting for: age, gender, Body mass Index, Mediterranean Diet Adherence, and physical activity. Lastly, repeated measures were performed to check for the interaction between time and Vitamin D. …”
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Targeting arginine auxotrophy in pancreatic cancer cells using human recombinant arginase I-induced arginine deprivation. (c2017) by Khalil, Nathalie

“…It is one of the deadliest cancer types since its mortality rate per year is nearly equal to its incidence rate. …”
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The impact of COVID‐19 pandemic lockdown on smoking habits and lifestyle: A cross‐sectional study by Almu'atasim Khamees (11875640)

“…While those who had a decrease in their smoking level experienced a somehow healthier lifestyle regarding nutrition and other aspects.…”

Evidence-based safety education and training for traffic injury prevention by Abbas Motevalian (338825)

“…Stronger GDL programs achieve greater fatality reduction. A systematic review on the effects of post-license driver education, provides no evidence of its effects on preventing road traffic crashes or injuries. …”

The Economic Impact of Optimizing a COVID-19 Management Protocol in Pre-Existing Cardiovascular Disease Patients by Dina Abushanab (10696501)

“…In the critically ill patients, however, the cost increased from QAR202,094 (USD 55,505) to QAR292,856 (USD 80,433) per patient, with added cost of QAR90,762 (USD 24,928). …”

Performance analysis of a new PV array reconfiguration approach: Simulations and outdoor experiments under fixed and moving shadows by Abinisha Thiruchuthan (23073046)

“…<p dir="ltr">Partial shading can significantly impair photovoltaic (PV) array performance in large-scale systems, by reducing power output and increasing the complexity of wiring and maintenance. …”

Air pollution in Gaza during the post-october 7 era: a satellite and machine learning assessment by Ammar Abulibdeh (15785928)

“…UVAI and CO showed sharp and sustained increases linked to widespread combustion and infrastructure damage, while CH₄ concentrations exhibited a steady rise associated with the collapse of waste management. …”

Internet Searches for Medical Symptoms Before Seeking Information on 12-Step Addiction Treatment Programs: A Web-Search Log Analysis by George Nitzburg (18614989)

“…Second, we examined symptom queries preceding queries on the 12-step program at time lags of 0-7 days, 7-14 days, and 14-30 days, where the probability of asking about a medical symptom was greater in the 30-day time window preceding 12-step program information-seeking as compared to all previous times that the symptom was queried.…”

Fixed Shading Scenarios to Optimize Lighting Performance and Energy Efficiency in Office Buildings Case Study of Dubai Design District by Hamad, Khadije

“…The annual energy consumption of the optimal scenario is reduced from 1670 MWh to 1532MWh in the Egg-crate scenario three, which is a high reduction of 138MWh per year. Moreover, daylighting analysis shows decreased average illuminance levels from 407.8 to 154.97 Lux, equivalent to a 60% reduction in December and June. …”
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Biodegradable polysaccharide grafted polyacrylamide inhibitor for corrosion in CO₂- saturated saline solution by Rem Jalab (11715205)

“…Nevertheless, the AGGPAM-inhibited solution exhibited a corrosion rate of 26.7 mils per year at 50 °C, which is still lower than that of blank at 25 °C. …”

Location matters: spatial dynamics of tumor-infiltrating T cell subsets is prognostic in colon cancer by Hehuan Zhu (4808445)

“…We demonstrated an increase in immune cell density and a decrease in the distance of CD3⁺CD8⁺ T cells to the nearest tumor cell, in the immune active, ICR High, immune subtypes. …”

Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) in labor housing in Dubai and its impact on ccupants' health by Nazzal, Saja Bassam

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