Prevalence and attributable health burden of chronic respiratory diseases, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 by Joan B Soriano (6458528)

“…Deaths due to chronic respiratory diseases numbered 3 914 196 (95% UI 3 790 578–4 044 819) in 2017, an increase of 18·0% since 1990, while total DALYs increased by 13·3%. …”

Chiropractic manipulations gone wrong by Nature Research (16552612)

“…MRI scans revealed tears in the inner walls of some arteries in his neck, ultimately blocking the blood supply to parts of his brain. …”

Surgical Strategies for Synchronous Colorectal Liver Metastases in 156 Consecutive Patients by Bouquet, Antoine

“…Three-year and 5-year overall survival rates were, respectively, 65% and 55% in the combined, 58% and 48% in the classic, and 79% and 39% in the reverse strategy (NS). …”
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Direct Oral Anticoagulants Compared to Warfarin in Patients with Intermediate‐ to High‐Risk Pulmonary Embolism: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis by Mohamed Nabil Elshafei (9960500)

“…</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">Six studies, five observational and one randomized (n = 553 patients, out of which 45.7% received advanced therapy), were included in our meta‐analysis. …”

Effects of the addition of a high energy density fuel, adamantane to diesel on its cetane number, sooting propensity, and soot nanostructural properties by Al Zaabi, Alanood

“…Soot particles, released during diesel combustion, adversely affect human health and the environment. Some studies suggest blending diesel with oxygenated fuels to reduce soot emissions, though it also reduces fuel economy and may produce new pollutants such as aldehydes. …”
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Part II.: Dissimilar friction stir welding of nickel titanium shape memory alloy to stainless steel – microstructure, mechanical and corrosion behavior by Parker West (17268946)

“…The decreased corrosion resistance was attributed to inhomogeneous passive film formed across the weld due to zonal heterogeneities. …”

Stabilization of Sandy Soil Against Internal Erosion Using Lime by Banu, Shaziya Ahmed

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Association Between Three-Months Vitamin D Supplementation and Depressive Symptomatology incidence among Saudi Arabian Adults by Khaddaj, Rashel

“…After three-months supplementation of 50,000IU, vitamin D levels increased to 51.41 ±11.27ng/ml in the supplemented group and to24.95 ±6.45ng/ml in placebo group (p=0.00). PHQ-9 scores decreased from 12.53 ±5.33 to 4.92 ±2.44 in vitamin D group (p <0.001), and from 12.46 ±4.66 to 8.96±3.75in the control group (p<0.001), indicating enhancement in depressive symptomatology. …”
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Effect of Flexural NSM-FRP Bars on the Shear Strength of Reinforced Concrete Beams by Saleh, Rayyan Bashar

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Energy saving potential analysis applying factory scale energy audit – A case study of food production by Derar, Al Momani

“…The results of a preliminary energy audit carried out at a sizable industrial facility in Jordan that creates some of the most well-known foods in the Middle East are presented in this study. …”
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Public motives and willingness to participate in first-in-human clinical trials in Saudi Arabia: A new era in the making by Almutairi, Adel F.

“…In contrary, for every one unit increase in concern scores, the odds of enrollment decreased among study participants by 0.98 [0.97–0.99], adj.P = 0.017. …”
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Oxandrolone Treatment in Adults with Severe Thermal Injury by Btaiche, Imad F.

“…However, most data on oxandrolone use in adult patients with severe thermal injury are derived from single-center studies, many of which enrolled a relatively small number of subjects and some of which had a poor design. Multicenter, prospective, randomized studies are needed to better define the optimal oxandrolone dosage and to confirm the efficacy and safety of this drug in adult patients with severe thermal injury.…”
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Waterpipe Tobacco Smoke Nicotine Mediates Resilience to Chronic Stress by Activating BDNF Signaling by Khalifeh, Mohamad Rabieh

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Hypertension in Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome by Ibrahim F. Shatat (14150601)

“…Others are associated with chronic and more sustained HTN such as renal fibrosis, decreased GFR, and progression of chronic kidney disease. …”

Epibenthic communities from offshore platforms in the Arabian Gulf are structured by platform age and depth by Felipe Torquato (14158845)

“…The lowest number of functional groups occurred in the early ages (2–3 years old), and some groups either increased or decreased their frequency and abundance along the years. …”

Cost-benefit analysis for the installation of cogeneration CSP technology in Cyprus by Poullikkas, Andreas

“…The results indicate that the electricity unit cost or benefit for both cases of electricity purchasing tariff are decreased or increased with the increase of the capacity factor and the capacity size of the plant. …”
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Developing a Stochastic Model to Predict Cost Overrun due to the Causes of Projects Delay in Oil Fields Construction Industry by ALKHOORI, KHALID ABDUL MAJEED

“…Finally, the author recommended some areas of the current study that can be developed such as mapping the causes of projects delay to other impacts, such as time overrun success criteria and to increase the number of projects delay in the regression model.…”
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Studying coral reef patterns in UAE waters using panel data analysis and multinomial logit and probit models by Ben Romdhane, Haifa

“…Furthermore, results demonstrated that the probability of severe damage increases with decreasing water oxygenation and with increasing temperature, light, salinity, acidity and nutrient levels. …”
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Prevalence of bullying and violence among adolescents in Arab Gulf countries: a systematic review by Amani N. Alansari (19743643)

“…Gender-specific patterns were observed, with some studies reporting higher physical aggression among boys and others documenting increased psychological abuse and cyberbullying among girls. …”

Transfusion of Plasma from Young Exercise mice ameliorates Aging-associated Cognitive Impairments on Learning and Memory through activation of Autophagy by Khoury, Reine

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