Smoking cessation advice: the self-reported attitudes and practice of primary health care physicians in a military community, central Saudi Arabia by AlAteeq, Mohammed

“…Background Brief advice on smoking cessation from primary health care (PHC) physicians reduces smoking prevalence. However, few studies have investigated the provision of such advice by PHC physicians providing services to military communities. …”
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Endocrine contribution to the sexual dysfunction in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease and the role of hyperprolactinemia by Haitham Elbardisi (14058048)

“…Patients treated with cabergoline (<i>n</i> = 26) showed a significant increase in LH levels (<i>p</i> = .003) and a significant decrease in prolactin levels (<i>p</i> = .003). …”

Energy-Efficient Cell Association and Load Balancing for Low Battery Users in Heterogeneous Cellular Networks by Abdul Qadeer Khan (22502168)

“…However, the offloading of users through conventional cell association schemes may not guarantee improved load balancing along with the energy efficiency (EE) of critical users such as user equipment (UE) with low battery power. This paper proposes improved cell association schemes based on the battery levels of UE and Deep Q-learning (DQL) to achieve load balancing and to decrease the power consumption of Low Battery Users (LBUs). …”

Association between Healthy Lifestyle Index and Cognitive decline In Community- Dwelling Lebanese Older Adults by Ezzeddine, Maha

“…Objective: Normal aging is often associated with cognitive deterioration in older adults, but the prevalence of cognitive decline like cognitive impairment, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia has been increasing lately. …”
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Potentially inappropriate medications use in community-based aged patients: a cross-sectional study using 2012 Beers criteria by Kuyumjian, Yara-Mary

“…The factors associated with PIMs use were age, osteoporosis, Alzheimer/dementia, diabetes, and alcohol consumption. PIMs use increased significantly between Beers criteria 2003 and 2012 (Chi-squared test, P<0.001; McNemar’s test, P<0.001). …”
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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)

“…Mortality estimates were divided by the MIR to produce incidence estimates. Prevalence was calculated using incidence and MIR-based survival estimates. …”

Efficiency of commercial banks in Lebanon by Djoundourian, Salpie

“…Equity capital grew significantly over the period and the sector became safer. …”
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One Hundred Years After “Carcinoid” by Yao, James

“…We observed a significant increase in the reported annual age-adjusted incidence of NETs from 1973 (1.09/100,000) to 2004 (5.25/100,000). …”
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Total hip arthroplasty: Evolution of the use of dual mobility cups in Lebanon by Assi, Chahine

“…Recurrent dislocation, being a major reason for revision total hip arthroplasty (THA), was found to decrease significantly using dual mobility cup (DMC) compared to standard cups (SC), and that in both primary and revision THA. …”
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A screening instrument for sleep apnea predicts airway maneuvers in patients undergoing advanced endoscopic procedures by Azar, Riad

“…SRCs were defined as any duration of pulse oximetry less than 90%, systolic blood pressure less than 90 mm Hg, apnea, or early procedure termination. Results The prevalence of SB+ was 43.3%. The frequency of hypoxemia was significantly higher among patients with SB+ than SB− (12.0% vs 5.2%; relative risk [RR], 1.83; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.32–2.54). …”
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Antioxidant and hepatoprotective activities of the oil fractions from wild carrot (Daucus carota ssp. carota) by Shebaby, Wassim N.

“…Pretreatment with F1 and F4 reversed the CCl4-induced decrease in SOD, CAT, and GST levels and reduced significantly hepatic damage. …”
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The protective role of lidocaine in surgeries involving trigeminal nerve manipulation: a meta-analysis of trigeminocardiac reflex prevention by Almonzer Al-Qiami (22393303)

“…This leads to a rapid increase in parasympathetic activity, resulting in a decrease in heart rate (HR) and blood pressure, which can potentially lead to bradycardia, and cardiac arrest, with a prevalence of 14.5% during neurointerventional procedures (8). …”

Context-Tailored Food-Based Nutrition Education and Counseling for Pregnant Women to Improve Birth Outcomes: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial in Rural Malawi by Kamudoni, Penjani Rhoda

“…ObjectivesTo improve maternal dietary intakes and thus reduce the prevalence of adverse birth outcomes in rural Malawi. …”
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Vocal Changes in Patients With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Hannoun, Antoine

“…The differences in the prevalence of throat clearing, deepening of voice, lump in the throat, and difficulty being heard were statistically significant compared with controls (P value < 0.05). …”
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Drivers obesity and road crash risks in the United States by Junaid Ahmad Bhatti (366799)

“…About 56% (n=299,078) were driving passenger cars. The prevalence of class I obesity increased from 10% in 1999 to 14% in 2012 (aPR=1.50, 95% confidence intervals [95%CI]=1.42-1.58), class II obesity from 3% to 5% (aPR=2.22, 95%CI=2.05-3.01), and class III obesity from 1% to 2% (aPR=2.65; 95%CI=2.27-3.10). …”

The Association Between Childhood Maltreatment and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Among Young Adults in Northern Syria by Amani Safwat ElBarazi (22392526)

“…A total of 508 people filled out the questionnaire. 55% of the participants suffered from PTSD, also, there was a significant prevalence of childhood abuse among Syrian children (93.7%). …”

The Relationship between Lifestyle Factors and Obesity Indices among Adolescents in Qatar by Abdelhamid Kerkadi (10724304)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Physical inactivity, sedentary behaviour and an unhealthy diet are factors that may increase weight and general and/or abdominal obesity. …”

Rising blood pressure in Bangladesh by Nature Research (16552612)

“…Their aim was to assess the prevalence and risk factors for hypertension in urban Bangladesh . …”

The association between tobacco use and COVID-19 in Qatar by Ahmad AlMulla (10654461)

“…Risk factors significantly related to an increased risk of being hospitalized with COVID-19 were older age (aged 55 + ), being male, non-Qatari, and those with heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, asthma, cancer, and chronic renal disease. …”

Clinical reappraisal of the composite international diagnostic interview version 3.3 in Qatar's National Mental Health Study by Salma M. Khaled (13847737)

“…Recalibration of the short‐form PCL‐5 removed an initially significant difference in PTSD prevalence with the full PCL‐5 (from X²₁= 610.5, <i>p</i> < 0.001 to X²₁= 2.5, <i>p</i> = 0.110) while also increasing AU‐ROC from 0.76 to 0.81.…”