Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of smoking tobacco use and attributable disease burden in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis... by Marissa B Reitsma (8674341)

“…Although prevalence of smoking had decreased significantly since 1990 among both males (27·5% [26·5–28·5] reduction) and females (37·7% [35·4–39·9] reduction) aged 15 years and older, population growth has led to a significant increase in the total number of smokers from 0·99 billion (0·98–1·00) in 1990. …”

Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019 by Gregory A. Roth (6302315)

“…The global trends for disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) and years of life lost also increased significantly, and years lived with disability doubled from 17.7 million (95% UI: 12.9 to 22.5 million) to 34.4 million (95% UI:24.9 to 43.6 million) over that period. …”

Mechanical stretch and prostaglandin E2 modulate critical signaling pathways in mouse podocytes by Faour, Wissam

“…These results show that cellular signaling in podocytes is significantly altered under diabetic conditions (i.e., hyperglycemia and increased Pgc). …”
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Entry of 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine into the rat brain by Riachi, N.J.

“…However, 30 min after [3H]MPTP injection, brain retention of the 3H tracer was reduced significantly by pargyline treatment, and the ratio of brain MPTP/MPP+ was increased markedly.…”
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The Impact of Flexible Organizational Structure on Universities Employee’s Performance and the Moderated Role of Commitment Culture by Esraa Awawdeh

“…The findings indicate that flexible organizational structure significantly influences employee performance; an increase in organizational flexibility correlates with enhanced employee performance. …”
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Solving the Narrow Corridor Problem in Potential Field-Guided Autonomous Robots by Masoud, A.A.

“…In addition to eliminating the narrow corridor artifact, improving the quality of the trajectory, the suggested solution significantly increases the speed of the robot. Theoretical development along with simulation results are provided.…”
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Investigating the Crucial Role of School Leaders in Nurturing Middle Leaders to Enhance their Performance by ALLABABIDI, FARAH

“…Educational institutions may build a strong leadership communication channel that supports a positive school culture, increases teacher effectiveness, and ultimately improves student outcomes by realizing the value of ML development. …”
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The Impact of Authentic Leadership on Staff Engagement: A Study Conducted in Private Schools in Dubai by AL SAMKARI, HUDA

“…The study concluded that authentic leadership plays a crucial role in increasing staff engagement in schools in Dubai. The study has also concluded that there is a need for effective measures such as the school leaders need to be a part of the leadership training program so that they can develop self-awareness among staff members and practice collecting regular feedbacks of school staffs in the development of school curriculum and thereby, improve staff engagement in Dubai schools and this will have both direct and indirect impact on improving the learning process in General.…”
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Navigating Turbulent Times: Teachers' Perspectives on School Principal Leadership Styles by Haidar, Nour Amne

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Fixing a heart valve by Nature Research (16552612)

“…All of these factors significantly increase the rate of complications following valve replacement, so valve repair is a more viable option in these parts of the world. …”

Driving simulation sickness and the sense of presence: Correlation and contributing factors by Mustafa Almallah (17280568)

“…Results showed that females reported significantly higher SS scores than males. An increasing trend in the SS was observed with the increase of age. …”

Optimal Planning of Distributed Generators and Shunt Capacitors in Isolated Microgrids With Nonlinear Loads by Yazdavar, Ameen H.

“…The intermittent natures of loads and renewable DGs are modelled probabilistically. The effectiveness of the proposed planning approach has been validated using the PG&E 69-bus system, and the followings are observed: 1) the significance of applying suitable fundamental-power-flow and harmonic-power-flow algorithms for isolated microgrids, and 2) the possibility of avoiding a severe voltage distortion by utilizing an appropriate planning method and only small increase in the cost.…”
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Analysis of Synergy of Information Technology and Engineering Departments in a Telecommunication Company in United Arab Emirates and Middle East by ALMUHIRI, RASHID

“…The main focus of this study is on increasing organizational efficiency, employee motivation, and cost-effectiveness, and thus the study delves into the consequences of integrating these departments. …”
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A Prioritized Uplink Call Admission Control Algorithm for 3G WCDMA Cellular Systems with Multi-Services by Al-Qahtani, Salman

“…Results indicate that this algorithm reduces the drop handoff calls and increases the total system capacity; hence the GoS and the system performance can significantly be improved especially in case of high mobility environments.…”
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Smart binary phase‐coding for pulse‐compression radar: An electronic protection technique against repeater jamming by Alper Yıldırım (17656014)

“…<p dir="ltr">Nowadays, modern radar systems increase their target detection capabilities by processing pulses coherently. …”

A Strategic Perspective to Leadership Implications by Process Paradigm: An Empirical Study by Parameswaran, Hima

“…Increasingly, organizations have realized that to bring about effective change, they need to emphasize leadership strategies. …”
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Do detection-based warning strategies improve vehicle yielding behavior at uncontrolled midblock crosswalks? by Qinaat Hussain (15294164)

“…The results showed that both the LED and VMS conditions were helpful in increasing yielding rates up to 98.4 % and reducing the vehicle-pedestrian conflicts significantly. …”

New insights into the impact of graphene oxide characteristics on foam stability: from bulk behavior to bubble dynamics by Ali U. Chaudhry (19724362)

“…Overall, we demonstrate that unmodified GO can effectively stabilize foam at low concentrations, eliminating the need for multi-step chemical modification, which often increases costs and raises environmental concerns.…”

Using machine learning algorithm for detection of cyber-attacks in cyber physical systems by Almajed, Rasha

“…According to the findings of several studies, the framework is significantly more effective than conventional methods in maintaining high levels of privacy. …”
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Intelligent Control of Cable-Driven Parallel Robot for Rehabilitation by Khattab, Omar

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