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. …”

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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The performance of banks in post-war Lebanon by Raad, Elias

“…Although we find that Lebanese banks are profitable, most of them had accounting return on assets (ROA) greater than one percent over most of our test period, they are not as profitable as a control group of banks from five other countries located in the Middle East. …”
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A review of cleaner alternative fuels for maritime transportation by Ahad Al-Enazi (19541737)

“…<p>Environmental regulations have always been an essential component in the natural gas supply chain, with recent and greater emphasis on shipping operations. Recently more stringent regulations have been imposed by the International Maritime Organization on global maritime shipping operations. …”

Insight into Faculty Open Access Perceptions: A Quantitative Analysis among UAE Faculty by Lusk, Jeniece

“…While there is a variety of extant literature broaching these perceptions, there are few quantitative analyses with an n greater than 100 respondents, and a notable lack of research in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). …”
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Arab women: No longer silent, but can they guarantee rights for themselves by Sayed, Sana

“…I will then discuss how political upheaval in the Arab region demonstrates a greater need for women/gender recognition and study. …”
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Targeting Breast Cancer Using Hyaluronic Acid-Conjugated Liposomes Triggered with Ultrasound by Ben-Daya, Mohamed

“…These modifications allow nannocarriers to achieve greater targeting specificity through binding to specific receptors overexpressed on the surface of the tumor cells. …”
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THE UTILIZATION OF DIGITAL ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES IN K-12 EDUCATION by ALAKALEEK, WAFAA SULEMAN IRSHED

“…The study found that technology-based assessments boost students' adherence to learning, boost their motivation for learning, increase their self-regulation, lower costs for schools, and promote greater equity for the student learning process. …”
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Improving the effectiveness of public sector organizations to manage change by Iqbal, Arqam

“…More so manage change effectively so as to increase the competitiveness of the states; else the increased diversification and ambitious growth strategies pursued by states can be rendered futile. …”
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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. …”

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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Computed tomography-detected hemothorax after blunt chest trauma: Does everyone need an intervention? A retrospective analysis by Ismail Mahmood (14150352)

“…They also had larger hemothorax volumes (<i>p</i> = 0.001), a greater need for mechanical ventilation (<i>p</i> = 0.001), and prolonged hospitalization (<i>p</i>= 0.001). …”

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. …”

Towards secure private and trustworthy human-centric embedded machine learning: An emotion-aware facial recognition case study by Muhammad Atif Butt (10849980)

“…Since the success of AI is to be measured ultimately in terms of how it benefits human beings, and that the data driving the deep learning-based edge AI algorithms are intricately and intimately tied to humans, it is important to look at these AI technologies through a human-centric lens. …”

Release of colloids in saturated porous media under transient hydro-chemical conditions: A pore-scale study by Safna Nishad (16932474)

“…The intensity of colloid deposition and release decreases as the favorability of colloids decreases and as the ionic strength decrease for unfavorable colloids. …”

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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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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Consumers’ health-locus-of-control and social distancing in pandemic-based e-tailing services by Itani, Omar S.

“…In particular, consumers’ internal (external) health locus-of-control drives higher (lower) hygiene consciousness and greater (lower) social distancing behavior. In turn, consumers’ online grocery shopping behavior was found to increase during the pandemic, with their corresponding intent to continue this behavior in the future. …”
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Use of deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis in hospitalized cancer patients by Awar, Zeina

“…Patients with malignancies have a four-fold greater risk of venous thromboembolism compared with patients without malignancies. …”
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Regulation of visceral sympathetic tone by A5 noradrenergic neurons in rodents by Kanbar, Roy

“…This effect presumably contributes to the increase in visceral sympathetic nerve activity elicited by acute hypoxia. …”
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