Global, regional, and national burden of HIV/AIDS, 1990–2021, and forecasts to 2050, for 204 countries and territories: the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Austin, Carter

“…Four of the seven GBD super-regions had a lifetime probability of less than 1% in 2021. In 2021, sub-Saharan Africa had the highest PUV of 999·9 (857·4–1154·2) per 100 000 population, but this was a 64·5% (58·8–69·4) reduction in PUV from 2003 to 2021. …”
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How does varying the number of personas affect user perceptions and behavior? Challenging the ‘small personas’ hypothesis! by Joni Salminen (7434770)

“…Our study results from eye-tracking and survey data suggest that when using interactive persona systems, the number of personas can be increased from the conventionally suggested ‘less than ten’, without significant negative effects on user perceptions or task performance, and with the positive effects of increasing engagement with the personas, having a more diverse representation of the end-user population, as well as users accessing personas from more varied demographic groups for a design task. …”

The US Public’s Views of Paradiplomacy, 1988–2024 by Paul Musgrave (12982827)

“…Gubernatorial and mayoral travel for cultural or economic purposes elicits less opposition than climate-related trips. Urban respondents view city council resolutions on international activities more favorably than suburban or rural residents. …”

Determinants of nurse absenteeism and intent to leave: An international study by Burmeister, Elizabeth A.

“…Implications for Nursing Management These findings suggest that regardless of country and hospital, by ensuring that units are adequately staffed and increasing job satisfaction, younger, less experienced nurses can be retained and absenteeism reduced.…”
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Size Increment During Surveillance in Papillary Thyroid Cancer: Evidence Synthesis and Dose–Response Meta‐Analysis by Mohamed Badie Ahmed (10223510)

“…</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p dir="ltr">It was concluded that progression over the threshold increases linearly over time at approximately less than 1% per year. …”

CEO gender and managerial entrenchment by Dah, Mustafa A.

“…We find that the presence of female CEO decreases the turnover-performance sensitivity, increases the E-index, and inflates CEO compensation. …”
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The present and future disease burden of hepatitis C virus infections with today's treatment paradigm – volume 3 by Mokhbat, J. E.

“…The total number, morbidity and mortality attributed to viraemic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections change over time making it difficult to compare reported estimates from different years. …”
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The Influence of Risks on the Cost Overrun of ICT Network Projects by AL NAUIMI, HAMAD KHALIFA SUWAIDAN

“…As the internet is becoming an increasingly inescapable part of our lives, which is being facilitated through a number of disruptive technologies, it has become mandatory for the government sector to operate in such a technologically advanced environment. …”
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Counterterrorism in the west and the challenges it presents to human rights. (c2017) by Rayes, Nour Asmat

“…It is in times of crises that states should most respect international law.…”
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The development of psychological and associated mental health disorders after road traffic crashes and other injuries by Anthony Joseph (3383735)

“…<p dir="ltr">Injury contributes approximately 12% of the world’s burden of injury and there is increasing evidence that injury results in the new onset of a range of psychiatric disorders. …”

Impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on lifestyle behaviors and their association with personality among adults in Qatar: A cross-sectional study by Tamara Al-Abdi (8710488)

“…Openness was positively associated with all PA (<i>p </i>= 0.027), including walking (<i>p </i> = 0.026), and negatively associated with sitting (<i>p </i> = 0.038) before lockdown, while participants with high scores for neuroticism were less likely to be sitting during lockdown (<i>p </i> = 0.042). …”

Thermodynamic Analysis of Integrated Fuel Cell and Solar Energy Systems by Ratlamwala, Tahir Abdul Hussain

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Modelling, analysis, and implementation of a switched‐inductor based DC/DC converter with reduced switch current stress by Shima Sadaf (16875999)

“…The proposed technique comes up with a low-cost design, high voltage conversion ratio with a less duty cycle value, and lower current stress without increasing the component count. …”

Education, democracy, and pollution a nonlinear and panel causality frameworks by Maroua Chaouachi (23739900)

“…Our results show that a higher level of school enrollment (EDU) increases the level of pollution. Also improvement in the political life of developing countries can have less pollution. …”

Environmentally-friendly replacement for mercurous nitrate test of copper alloys by Wazne, Mahmoud

“…The proposed replacement tests will be less hazardous to the environment and personnel, will reduce the cost of lot acceptance testing, and will comply with increasingly stringent environmental regulatory requirements.…”
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Exploring the Use of E-Portfolios in Madares Al-Ghad Schools in the United Arab Emirates by Tabib, Faiza

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The mechanism of action of kefir and its effect on the motility of breast and colorectal cancer cells. (c2013) by Khoury, Nathalie El

“…Western blot assay results confirmed the previously observed increase in apoptosis as it showed an increase in Bax:Bcl-2 expression upon kefir treatment. …”
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The burden of unintentional drowning: global, regional and national estimates of mortality from the Global Burden of Disease 2017 Study by Richard Charles Franklin (9154052)

“…Global age-standardised mortality rates decreased 57.4%, from 9.3 (8.5 to 10.0) in 1990 to 4.0 (3.8 to 4.1) per 100 000 per annum in 2017. …”

Transport demand management - Impacts on congestion alleviation and road safety enhancement in urban areas by Kim Jraiw (19807236)

“…Essential as the movements of people and goods are to the economic and social aspects of urban life, they present people and their surrounding with the ever-increasing problems. As a consequence, world's cities face traffic congestion associated with imbalance of the available road space and operation vehicles, slow traffic flow, poor access to main activity centers, high transport cost, waste of time, psychological effects, decline productivity and increase discomfort. …”

In‐hospital neonatal mortality and the role of consanguinity by Matar, Maroun

“…Abstract Background: Consanguinity which increases the risk of genetic disorders has been implicated at times in infant mortality. …”
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