The global, regional, and national burden of pancreatic cancer and its attributable risk factors in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global B... by Akram Pourshams (63963)

“…There was a 2·1 times increase in DALYs due to pancreatic cancer, increasing from 4·4 million (4·3–4·5) in 1990 to 9·1 million (8·9–9·3) in 2017. …”

Burden of disease scenarios for 204 countries and territories, 2022–2050: a forecasting analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Stein Emil, Vollset

“…Forecasts for the reference scenario found that health will improve in the coming decades, with all-cause age-standardised DALY rates decreasing in every GBD super-region. The total DALY burden measured in counts, however, will increase in every super-region, largely a function of population ageing and growth. …”
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Absence of cardiac siderosis by MRI T2* despite transfusion burden, hepatic and serum iron overload in Lebanese patients with sickle cell disease by Inati, Adlette

“…TR was a much better predictor of iron burden (LIC, ferritin, NTBI) than TLT. In fact, TR less than 10 Units/yr did not produce significant iron overload reflecting spontaneous losses as high as 0.11 mg/kg/d. …”
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Comparative assessment of fracture risk among osteoporosis and osteopenia patients: a cross-sectional study by Snezana Tomasevic-Todorovic (5782682)

“…Results from FRAX index in osteoporotic patients showed that more than half (58.70%) of patients had a low risk of fracture; less than one-third of patients (30.43%) had an intermediate risk of major osteoporotic fracture, while almost four out of every 10 (39.96%) had a high risk of hip fracture. …”

Effect of Climate Change on the Energy Performance and Thermal Conditions of a Single-family Detached House in Canada by Mutasim Baba, Fuad

“…With the implementation of mitigation strategies such as natural ventilation, the overheating hours under future climate would be reduced to 7% of the summer time for Vancouver and to 21% of the summer time for Montreal. …”
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Global, regional, and national stillbirths at 20 weeks' gestation or longer in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2021: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Comfort, Haley

“…Findings: In 2021, the global stillbirth rate was 23·0 (95% uncertainty interval [UI] 19·7–27·2) per 1000 births (stillbirths plus livebirths) at 20 weeks' gestation or longer, compared to 16·1 (13·9–19·0) per 1000 births at 28 weeks' gestation or longer. …”
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Role of neoadjuvant treatment in clinical T2N0M0 oesophageal cancer by Markar, Sheraz R.

“…Nodal disease was observed in 50% of S-group at the time of surgery, with 20% pN2/N3. Utilisation of neoadjuvant therapy was associated with significant tumour downstaging as reflected by increases in pT0, pN0 and pTNM stage 0 disease, this effect was further enhanced with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy. …”
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Dynamic Change in Insulin Resistance Induced by Free Fatty Acids Is Unchanged Though Insulin Sensitivity Improves Following Endurance Exercise in PCOS by Myint Myint Aye (6404327)

“…The M value was significantly less in PCOS compared to controls for both saline (p < 0.01) and lipid (p < 0.05). …”

Technology, innovation and SMEs’ export intensity: Evidence from Morocco by Yacine Haddoud, Mohamed

“…The permutations of these variables in the fresh setting of Morocco summon scholars’ empirical attention at the same time as policymakers’ consideration.…”
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Full-fledged semantic indexing and querying model designed for seamless integration in legacy RDBMS by Tekli, Joe

“…We have conducted a battery of experiments to test the performance of SemIndex, evaluating its construction time, storage size, query processing time, and result quality, in comparison with legacy inverted index. …”
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An overview of cluster-based image search result organization: background, techniques, and ongoing challenges by Tekli, Joe

“…Digital photographs and visual data have become increasingly available, especially on the Web considered as the largest image database to date. …”
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Histopathologic analysis of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts by El-Khoury, Joe

“…This pseudo-intima extended with time as the myofibroblasts increased in number, as the collagen fibers thickened, and as the inflammatory cells grew more scarce. …”
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Radiation treatment outcomes for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma by Skinner, Heath

“…Median tumor size at the time of radiation was 5.2 cm (range 2 to 25 cm). …”
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Beauvericin potentiates the activity of pesticides by neutralizing the ATP-binding cassette transporters in arthropods by Charbel Al Khoury (13167975)

“…Moreover, we demonstrated, for the first time, using in silico techniques, the higher affinity of BEA to ABC transformers subfamilies when compared to xenobiotics; thus, elucidating the pathway of the mycotoxin.…”

Noise2Weight: On detecting payload weight from drones acoustic emissions by Omar Adel Ibrahim (18394779)

“…<p>The increasing popularity of autonomous and remotely-piloted drones has paved the way for several use-cases and application scenarios, including merchandise delivery, surveillance, and warfare, to cite a few. …”

Lifetime prevalence, risk, and treatment of mood and anxiety disorders in Qatar's national mental health study by Salma Mawfek Khaled (14159013)

“…Survival‐based discrete time models, lifetime morbid risk, and treatment projections were estimated.…”

D-Dimer, Fibrinogen, and IL-6 in COVID-19 Patients with Suspected Venous Thromboembolism: A Narrative Review by Islam Eljilany (14151588)

“…In contrast, late presentations show evidence of prolonged pro thrombin time (PT) and activated partial thromboplastin (aPTT), increased platelets, and fibrinogen levels. …”

Dynamic Properties of Water Confined in Graphene-Based Membrane: A Classical Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study by One-Sun Lee (1291293)

“…We also calculated the reorientational correlation time of the water molecules, and we found that the rotational motion of confined water inside the membrane is anisotropic and the reorientational correlation time of confined water is slower than that of bulk water. …”

Electric Grid Resilience Enhancement During Natural Disasters: An Optimization-Based UAV Inspection and Dynamic Crew Dispatch Model by Serag, Yousef

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Link between Transformational Leadership and Organizational Efficiency & Employee Performance by ALALI, ABDULLA HASSAN

“…Therefore, it is not surprising that the current evolution in leadership theory and practice has increased a lot of attention from researchers and practitioners in the context of organizational efficiency. …”
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