National-level and state-level prevalence of overweight and obesity among children, adolescents, and adults in the USA, 1990–2021, and forecasts up to 2050 by Marie, Ng

“…The prevalence of obesity has outpaced the increase in overweight over time, especially among adolescents. …”
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Global, regional, and national prevalence of child and adolescent overweight and obesity, 1990–2021, with forecasts to 2050: a forecasting study for the Global Burden of Disease St... by Jessica A, Kerr

“…From 2022 to 2050, global increases in overweight (not obesity) prevalence are forecasted to stabilise, yet the increase in the absolute proportion of the global population with obesity is forecasted to be greater than between 1990 and 2021, with substantial increases forecast between 2022 and 2030, which continue between 2031 and 2050. …”
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Injury burden in individuals aged 50 years or older in the Eastern Mediterranean region, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 by Samar Al-Hajj (8967641)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Injury poses a major threat to health and longevity in adults aged 50 years or older. The increased life expectancy in the Eastern Mediterranean region warrants a further understanding of the ageing population's inevitable changing health demands and challenges. …”

Age–sex differences in the global burden of lower respiratory infections and risk factors, 1990–2019: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 by Hmwe Hmwe Kyu (8674014)

“…During the same period, LRI episodes and deaths in children younger than 15 years were estimated to have decreased, and the greatest decline was observed for LRI deaths in males younger than 5 years (–70·7% [–77·2 to –61·8]). …”

Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2019: a comprehensive demographic anal... by Haidong, Wang

“…We computed healthy life expectancy (HALE) using years lived with disability (YLDs) per capita, life tables, and standard demographic methods. …”
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Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2019: a comprehensive demographic anal... by Haidong Wang (47381)

“…We computed healthy life expectancy (HALE) using years lived with disability (YLDs) per capita, life tables, and standard demographic methods. …”

Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019 by Gregory A. Roth (6302315)

“…The global trends for disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) and years of life lost also increased significantly, and years lived with disability doubled from 17.7 million (95% UI: 12.9 to 22.5 million) to 34.4 million (95% UI:24.9 to 43.6 million) over that period. …”

New epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus infections in the Middle East by Tokajian, S.

“…Staphylococcus aureus is a bacterial pathogen that is distributed worldwide and represents an increasing problem, both in hospitals and in the community. …”
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Guns and butter? Military expenditure and health spending on the eve of the Arab Spring by Coutts, Adam

“…Using panel data from 1995 to 2011 – the eve of the Arab uprisings – we find no evidence that increased security needs as measured by the number of domestic terrorist attacks are complemented by increased military spending or more importantly ‘crowd out’ government expenditure on key public goods such as health care. …”
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Sensitivity analysis of work plane illuminance to room surface reflectance values by WAFI, RANA BASHIR

“…In this study , the researcher addressed the effects of the wall reflectance through a variety of simulations for the reflectance’s of ceiling , walls and floor , to demonstrate the effects of the surface reflectance on increasing the space illumination , which can play a role as an energy saving as well as cost saving while the high demand of lighting is needed .…”
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From student to global citizen by Zakka, Janine Saba

“…A survey and interviews with students and graduates of LAU were used to gather the data needed. While the majority of the responses approved that LAU’s liberal education program provides the characteristics and skills needed to form a global citizen, the researchers suggest that for a liberal education program to be applied and accepted in a developing country, it has to be adapted to the cultural, financial, and economical needs of that country…”
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In-Person and Online Learning in Communicative Language Teaching Classes: Interaction Levels and Parents’ Perspectives by Jbarah, Lara

“…What are ESL students' needs in distance learning methods? How can their needs be better met? …”
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Improving the Secure Socket Layer Protocol by modifying its Authentication function by El-Kassar, A. N.

“…If we double the key length in RSA to have more secure communication, then it is known that the time needed for the encryption and decryption will be increased approximately eight times. …”
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Improving Healthcare Services by Quality Function Deployment (QFD) by Al Memari, Ahmed Salem

“…The tools of the Total Quality Management (TQM) have gained high importance due to increasing competitions in the healthcare industry. …”
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Foreign aid and economic development in postwar Lebanon by Dibeh, Ghassan

“…The second phase from 1997 to the present witnessed a qualitative shift in foreign aid utilization from reconstruction needs towards financial stability and balance-of-payments equilibrium needs. …”
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Digital transformation framework by Tarhini, Abbas

“…In such firms, different forces are driving the business environment aiming at satisfying the public needs, controlling expenses, and maximizing the use of available assets. …”
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Developing a Sustainable Procurement Action Plan for Public Sector in Ajman by Al Abdooli, Aisha Mohamed

“…The concept of sustainability is formulated around meeting present generation needs without compromising future generation needs. …”
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A nonlinear PID servo controller for computer hard disk drives by Hawwa, M.A.

“…The controller is capable of increasing (decreasing) damping effect when the system output is moving away from (towards) the desired track. …”
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Thermal-aware test scheduling using network-on-chip under multiple clock rates by Harmanani, Haidar M.

“…The increasing trend in the number of cores on a single chip has led to scalability and bandwidth issues in bus-based communication. …”
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Application of Red Deer Algorithm in Optimizing Complex functions by Zitar, Raed

“…The findings are presented along with additional recommendations for increasing RDA performance based on the analysis. The readers of this paper will gain a grasp of the RD algorithm and its optimization ability to determine whether this algorithm is appropriate for their particular business, research, or industrial needs.…”
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