Global, regional, and national burden of upper respiratory infections and otitis media, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Sirota, Sarah Brooke

“…The mortality rate of URIs in 2021 was 0·2 per 100 000 (0·1 to 0·5), a decrease of 64·2% (–84·6 to –43·4) from 1990, when the mortality rate was 0·7 per 100 000 (0·2 to 1·1). …”
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Catalytic Transformation Of C-7-C9 Methyl Benzenes Over USY-Based FCC Zeolite Catalyst by Al-Khattaf, S

“…The sequence of reactivity of the three alkyl benzenes was found to decrease as the number of methyl group per benzene ring decreases, as follows: 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene > m-xylene > toluene. …”
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Solar water heating in Lebanon by Houri, Ahmad

“…Simplified initial estimates indicate a payback period of 4–5 years while advanced mathematical models (RETScreen) indicate that the most advanced evacuated tube technology has a payback period of less than 9 years at current market prices. With decreasing cost per square meter of installed collectors, payback periods are expected to rapidly decrease. …”
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Artificial neural network algorithms. (c1999) by Ramadan, Samer N.

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Modeling circadian clock–cell cycle interaction effects on cell population growth rates by El Khatib, N.

“…Particularly, we show that Cry 1, Cry 2 mutations decrease the growth rate of cells, Per 2 mutation enhances it and Bmal 1 knockout increases it for autonomous periods of the cell cycle less than 21 h and decreases it elsewhere. …”
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Successful Use of Intravenous B-blocker Therapy in Cardiogenic Shock Supported With Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Case Series by Alaa Rahhal (14150403)

“…<p dir="ltr">Tachycardia in cardiogenic shock (CS) might reduce the cardiac output (CO) by decreasing the ventricular filling time. Nevertheless, heart rate (HR) control with agents that possess negative inotropy might decrease the CO. …”

An atomistic molecular dynamic model to study the properties of LLDPE and wax by M. F. T. Mosoabisane (17725950)

“…After validation, the application of the model showed that the branch content of modelled LLDPE affected the glass transition temperature when the branch content was 70 per 1000 carbons for models with different branch lengths. …”

Solar hydrogen production via thermochemical magnesium oxide – Magnesium sulfate water splitting cycle by Rahul R. Bhosale (6467102)

“…As per the analysis, this cycle achieved the highest solar-to-fuel energy conversion efficiency (47.7%) at the molar flow rate of Ar = 1 mol/s, thermal reduction temperature = 1490 K, and water splitting temperature = 475 K. …”

Trends in the global, regional, and national burden of oral conditions from 1990 to 2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Eduardo, Bernabe

“…Untreated dental caries of permanent teeth and severe periodontitis were the most common oral conditions, with a global age-standardised prevalence of 27 500 (24 000 to 32 000) per 100 000 population and 12 500 (10 500 to 14 500) per 100 000 population, respectively. …”
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Water Footprint Assessment and Virtual Water Trade in the Globally Most Water-Stressed Country, Qatar by Nayla Higazy (17679453)

“…The virtual water exports gradually decreased over the years with the most notable decrease in 2018 following Qatar’s blockade. …”

Investigating the causes and drivers of food waste in the hospitality sector in Dubai-UAE. Toward implementing food waste prevention strategies.” by SADEH, REHAM ZEYAD

“…The UAE has one of the highest per capita amounts of food waste yearly, around 224kg. …”
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Dual-labeled trastuzumab-based imaging agent for the detection of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 overexpression in breast cancer by Sampath, Lakshmi

“…Nonspecific uptake in the SKBr3-luc tumors was analyzed by injecting the mice with IRDye 800CW and (111In-DTPA)p-IgG-(IRDye800)q, where “p” and “q” are the stoichiometric ratios of DTPA and IRDye 800CW bound per IgG antibody, respectively. Results: (DTPA)n-trastuzumab-(IRDye800)m showed significantly greater binding to SKBr3 cells than to MDA-MB-231 cells. …”
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The Impact of a Computerized Potassium Alert on Adverse Drug Events and Pharmacists' Interventions by Mansour, Hanine

“…Methods: An alert was built into the pharmacy computer system, which warned pharmacists about a potassium level greater than 5.1 mEq/L when processing an order that could increase potassium. …”
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An investigation into links between UAE STI Policy and the Federal Universities STEM Majors’ Enrolments, Graduates and Research Development: an evidence-based exploration of the im... by Khreibi, Rima Abou

“…Zayed University-Dubai had greater STEM majors’ enrolments compared to Zayed University-Abu Dhabi. …”
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Did the periodic intensification of routine immunisation strategy (Intensified mission Indradhanush) reduce the demand for pediatric antibiotic formulations in India? by Habib Hasan Farooqui (7861166)

“…Interestingly, Trimethoprim sales increased by 17.1% in the first month but decreased by 0.4% per month (IRR 0.959, 95%CI 0.945–0.973) post-intervention. …”

Predictors of prolonged hospitalization among geriatric trauma patients using the modified 5-Item Frailty index in a Middle Eastern trauma center: an 11-year retrospective study by Husham Abdelrahman (768893)

“…The injury rate for age ≥ 65 was 24 per 10,000 compared to 10 per 10,000 in the younger group age (≥ 55–64). 35% of injuries occurred at home due to falls. …”

The effect of IL-1RA and IL-13 on cutaneous leishmaniasis in BALB/C mice as to hyperalgesia and the levels of IL-1b and IL-6. (c2005) by Hamdan, Hamdan Ghazi

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Efficacy And Safety of Cannabidiol on Juvenile Diabetes Outcomes in Male Rats by Awkar, Nai

“…Thus, CBD has the potential to decrease HbA1C in diabetic patients (Diabetes Mellitus type 1) and improve their lives. …”
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Endocrine contribution to the sexual dysfunction in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease and the role of hyperprolactinemia by Haitham Elbardisi (14058048)

“…Patients with hyperprolactinemia received treatment with cabergoline 0.5 mg once per week for 6 months and were re-evaluated. A total of 102 patients were included in this study, 75 (73.53%) were on hemodialysis, 13 (12.75%) on peritoneal dialysis and 14 (13.73%) on medical treatment alone. …”

Unraveling the future productivity burden of cardiovascular disease in Qatar: Investigating the modifiable risk factors control in type 2 diabetes by Abushanab, Dina

“…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. …”
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