Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on smoking (waterpipe and cigarette) and participants' BMI across various sociodemographic groups in Arab countries in the Mediterranean Region by Al Sabbah, Haleama

“…METHODS: The data were derived from a large-scale retrospective cross-sectional study using a validated online international survey from 38 countries (n=37207) conducted between 17 April and 25 June 2020. …”
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Synthesis and Pharmacological Evaluation of Different Piperine Analogs for Therapeutic Potential to Prevent ER Stress by Hammad, Ayat Samir

“…Our findings indicate that exposure to tunicamycin (0.5 µg/mL) for 2 hours induces the expression of GRP78 and CHOP, and causes a significant reduction in renal cell viability. …”
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Changing Paradigm in The Global LNG Market: Opportunities And Risks For Major Suppliers in The Gulf Region by Sung, Jinsok

“…The market is increasingly becoming oversupplied and competitive by new large volumes from Australia, USA and Russia. At the same time, share of Japan and South Korea, two of the largest LNG importers in the global LNG market is decreasing. …”
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Simulation and Optimization of an LNG Plant Cold Section by Katebah, Mary Anna

“…Initially, a base-case model was developed for the cold section using Aspen PlusTM, a steady-state process simulation and optimization software. …”
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Repositioning for pressure injury prevention in adults. by Gillespie, Brigid M

“…The CI for PI include both a large reduction and no difference for the comparison of 4-hourly and 6-hourly repositioning on viscoelastic foam (RR 0.73, 95% CI 0.53 to 1.02). …”
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Investigation Into the Effects of Non-Linear Loading of Domestic Power Network on Home Appliances by Hossain, Ajad

“…However, single-phase induction motors are major load in a domestic or residential setup. The modern day home uses large number of house hold appliances that uses different kind of single-phase motors as given in Table 1. …”
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Heterogeneous contributions of change in population distribution of body mass index to change in obesity and underweight by Iurilli, M.L.C.

“…Changes in the prevalence of underweight and total obesity, and to a lesser extent severe obesity, are largely driven by shifts in the distribution of BMI, with smaller contributions from changes in the shape of the distribution. …”
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Future Mangrove Carbon Storage Under Climate Change and Deforestation by Chatting, Mark

“…Model results were contrasted with CO2 equivalents (CO2e) emissions from past, present and future rates of deforestation on a country specific scale. For C stocks, we found climate change will increase global stocks by ∼7% under both climate scenarios and that this gain will exceed losses from deforestation by the end of the twenty-first century, largely due to shifts in rainfall. …”
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Therapeutic potential of resveratrol in covid-19-associated hemostatic disorders by Giordo, Roberta

“…Dysfunctions of endothelial cells and platelets are tightly linked in contributing to the systemic inflammatory response that appears to be both a cause and a consequence of COVID-19-associated coagulation disorders and thrombotic events. …”
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NADPH-derived ROS generation drives fibrosis and endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition in systemic sclerosis: Potential cross talk with circulating miRNAs by Posadino, Anna Maria

“…Sera from SSc patients showed significant changes in the expression of a set of fibrosis/EndMT-associated microRNAs (miRNA), including miR-21, miR-92a, miR-24, miR-27b, miR-125b, miR-29c, and miR-181b, which resulted significantly upregulated as compared to healthy donors sera. …”
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Trends and Appropriateness of Sodium-glucose Co-transporter 2 Inhibitors Use in Qatar by Zaghloul, Nancy

“…Conclusion: SGLT2is have largely replaced sulfonylureas in clinical practice in Qatar, with a greater utilization for empagliflozin over dapagliflozin. …”
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Location privacy preservation in secure crowdsourcing-based cooperative spectrum sensing by Zina, Chkirbene

“…The existing solutions present a high level of complexity which decreases the performance of the systems. …”
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The Effects of Class IV Hemorrhagic Hypotensive Shock and Its Resuscitation with Fluids and Adjuvant Vasopressors or Cellular Energy Replenishment on the Splanchnic Microcirculatio... by Zakaria, El Rasheid

“…In all four groups, class IV hemorrhagic shock remarkably decreased hemoglobin, hematocrit and produced a metabolic acidosis characterized by low pH, PCO2, HCO3, TCO2 and an increase in the base deficit as compared with the baseline pre-hemorrhage levels. …”
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Global disease burden attributed to low physical activity in 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 2019: Insights from the Global Burden of Disease 2019 Study by Ammar, Achraf

“…The association between SDI and the proportion of age-standardized DALYs attributable to low PA suggests that regions with the highest SDI largely decreased their proportions of age-standardized DALYs attributable to low PA during 1990-2019, while other regions tended to have increased proportions in the same timeframe. …”
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