Outcomes Following Metabolic Bariatric Surgery at a Single Center in the United Arab Emirates by Allum M, Buckley A, Suliman SGI, Suliman M, Hamdan K, Al Hadad M

“…Matthew Allum,1 Adam Buckley,1 Sara GI Suliman,1 Mohamed Suliman,1 Khaled Hamdan,2 Mohamed Al Hadad2 1Department of Endocrinology, Imperial College London Diabetes Centre, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; 2Department of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, Healthpoint Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesCorrespondence: Matthew Allum, Consultant Endocrinologist, Department of Endocrinology, Imperial College London Diabetes Centre, Abu Dhabi, PO Box 48338, United Arab Emirates, Tel +971 24040800, Email mallum@icldc.aeIntroduction: While the benefits of metabolic bariatric surgery (MBS) are well described, only few studies have been published from the Gulf region, where the impact of regional patient characteristics on outcomes remains poorly understood.Methods: Data were reviewed for patients attending metabolic follow-up three or more months after primary MBS at our center in the UAE from 2016 to 2022. …”
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Curing Effects on High-Strength Concrete Properties by Afaf M. O. Wedatalla, Yanmin Jia, Abubaker A. M. Ahmed

“…Other specimens were cured for 3, 7, 21, and 28 days in water and then placed in a dry oven at 30°C and 50°C and tested at the age of 28 days, except for the specimens that were cured for 28 days, which were tested at the age of 31 days, to study the effect of curing period on the strength of concrete exposed to dry and hot environments after moist curing. The effects of hot and dry environments on high-strength concrete with different water/binder ratios (0.30, 0.35, and 0.40), using (30%) fly ash for all mixes, and (0%, 5%, and 10%) silica fume with the binder (450, 480, and 520 kg), respectively, were separately investigated, and the effects of curing under different conditions were evaluated by measuring the compressive strength, flexural strength, microhardness, and chloride diffusion and by assessing the concretes’ microstructure. …”
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A Particularly Dangerous Case of the Bubble Effect in Transformers That Appeared in a Large Mass of Pressboard Heated by Mineral Oil by Hubert Moranda, Hanna Moscicka-Grzesiak

“…The topic concerns the so-far-unknown mechanism of the bubble effect (b.e.) in a large mass of moist cellulose heated with mineral oil. The well-known b.e. occurs in the Hot Spot area, i.e., in the place where the hot metal of the windings is in contact with the insulation paper. …”
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Influence of Asian-Pacific Oscillation on Precipitation in Central Eastern China during Autumn (1960–2016) by Zouxing Lin, Jiajin Zhu, Wei Hua, Guangzhou Fan

“…This configuration is conducive to transportation of warm moist air to CEC during strong APOI years (SAY), but the effect is much diminished during weak APOI years. …”
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Retropharyngeal Abscess in Adults: Five Case Reports and Review of the Literature by A. Harkani, R. Hassani, T. Ziad, L. Aderdour, H. Nouri, Y. Rochdi, A. Raji

“…We report 5 cases of retropharyngeal abscess collected in the ENT Department of CHU Mohammed VI of Marrakech, during a two-year period (December 2008 to December 2009). …”
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The spatio-temporal trend of climate and characterization of drought in Borana Zone, Ethiopia by Sewmehon Sisay Fanta, Mamuye Busier Yesuf, Mulatu Tesfahun Merkos, Tamene Adugna Demissie

“…The short-term drought index (SPEI3) in the Mid-Moist (MM) category experienced the greatest decline, with a slope of − 0.055/year during the reference period. …”
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La memoria de las Brigadas Internacionales en la literatura europea by Maria Luisa Siguan Boehmer

“…Las obras objeto de estudio son de Alfred Kantorowitz, Gustav Regler, George Orwell, Ilsa Barea Kulcsar, Moises Broggi, Erich Hackl, Jordi Martí Rueda, Helena Janeczek, Jordi Cantavelles, Maria Barbal, John Christopher Sansom y Marc Arnold Wiederkehr.…”
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Effects of Switching to Netarsudil/Latanoprost Fixed Dose Combination from Various Latanoprost Regimens: The Phase 4 MORE Study by Bacharach J, Sadri E, Sawhney G, Kopczynski C, Merchea MM

“…Jason Bacharach,1 Ehsan Sadri,2 Gagan Sawhney,3 Casey Kopczynski,4 Mohinder M Merchea4 1North Bay Eye Associates, Inc, Petaluma, CA, USA; 2Visionary Eye Institute, Newport Beach, CA, USA; 3Georgia Eye Partners, Atlanta, GA, USA; 4Alcon, Inc, Fort Worth, TX, USACorrespondence: Jason Bacharach, North Bay Eye Associates, Inc, 104 Lynch Creek Way, Suite 15, Petaluma, CA, USA, Tel +1(707) 762-3573, Fax +1 (707) 762-6873, Email jbacharach@northbayeye.comPurpose: To determine the effect on intraocular pressure (IOP) of switching to a once-daily netarsudil/latanoprost fixed dose combination (FDC) from various topical treatment regimens including latanoprost monotherapy or latanoprost combined with other IOP-lowering agents for the treatment of open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension.Methods: A total of 136 participants enrolled. …”
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KMS (Knowledge Management System) Obat Ibu Hamil Berbasis Android by Halimah Tus Sadiah, Muhamad Saad Nurul Ishlah, Nyayu Siti Aminah Lily Elfrieda, Mauladani Adi Gasbara

“…Adapun KMS Obat Ibu Hamil lebih lengkap 72% fiturnya dibandingkan dengan aplikasi yang telah berjalan, yakni MomsMed. KMS ini telah diuji fungsionalitas dan kompatibilitasnya, sehingga berfungsi dan kompatibel untuk versi Android 5.0, Lollipop (API level 21) ke atas. …”
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European Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.): Quasi-Virgin Forest Stand of the Gorgany Mts.: Structure, Vascular Plants Diversity, Health Conditions by Yuriy Shparyk, Ivan Danylyk, Oleksandr Kuzyarin, Ivan Senchak, Nazar Kruk

“…Therefore, the study of the structure, diversity of vascular plants and health conditions of European beech quasi-virgin forests will provide an opportunity to develop environmental protection measures for restoring the biodiversity of the local beech forests. 14 experimental plots in the Gorgan beech quasi-virgin forests were studied in moist fairly fertile conditions of Norway spruce (Picea abies) – Silver fir (Abies alba) –European beech forest type in the territory of the Syniohora NNP. …”
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Analysis of Warm and Cold Season Thunderstorms for Istanbul by Muhammed Başpınar, Veli Yavuz

“…This phenomenon occurs mainly in spring and early summer in our country due to the uplift and condensation of moist and unstable air masses. However, in recent years, these events have become more frequent during mid-summer, early autumn, and even winter months. …”
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Enhancement the feeding value of rice straw as animal fodder through microbial inoculants and physical treatments by Mona S. Zayed

“…Rice straw was divided into moist straw, soaked straw for 24 h without pasteurization and soaked for 24 h and pasteurized at 100 °C/1 h, and all of them were inoculated with different microbial inoculants. …”
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The New Method for Determining the Composition of Wood Gas Produced in Gas Generators of the Inverted Gasification Process by E. M. Kashin, V. N. Didenko

“…The modified balance method considers the primary processes of wood and moist air transformation into components of the generator gas in the first subzone of the redox zone. …”
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Phylogenetic analysis of dermatophytes isolated from small domestic animals by A. M. Smagulova, E. V. Kukhar, T. I. Glotova, A. G. Glotov

“…The comparative analysis of the genomes of the Microsporum and Trichophyton fungi and reference strains revealed a relatively low level of intraspecies polymor- phism and point mutations of the sequences. The data analysis demonstrated a high percentage of nucleotide sequence homology, and this allows using the primers for PCR tests intended for dermatophytosis diagnosis in cats and dogs.…”
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İbn Hacer el-Heytemî'ye (Ö. 974/1567) Nispet Edilen “en-Ni'metü'l-Kübrâ” İle Onun Özgün “en-Ni'metü'l-Kübrâ”sı Üzerine by İbrahim Hanek

“…Eserlerin araştırılmadan, incelenmeden müelliflere nispeti, böyle kitapların yayımlanması ve ilim camiasına sunulması karşılaşılan mühim sorunlardan biridir. Bunun örneklerinden birisi X/XVI. asrın önemli hadis, fıkıh ve tarih âlimlerinden İbn Hacer el-Heytemî’ye (ö. 974/1567) nispet edilen “en-Ni‘metü’l-kübrâ…” isimli mevlid kitabıdır. …”
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THERAPY LOW BACK PAIN WITH SWEDISH MASSAGE, ACUPRESSURE AND TURMERIC by Dyah Ayu Rhomandhoni Putri, Ario Imandiri, Rakhmawati Rakhmawati

“…Acupressure at the points of Shenshu (BL23), Dachangshu (BL25), Taixi (KI3), Taibai (SP3), Fenglong (ST40) with the principle of therapy of kidney and spleen tonification and elimination of cold moist pathogens. The most common herbal therapy for patients is turmeric (Curcuma longa Linn). …”
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Toward an Understanding of the Madden-Julian Oscillation: With a Mesoscale-Convection-Resolving Model of 0.2 Degree Grid by Masanori Yamasaki

“…This study uses the author's mesoscale-convection-resolving model that was developed in the 1980s to improve parametrization schemes of moist convection. Results from numerical experiments by changing the SST anomaly in the warm pool area indicate that the period of the MJO does not monotonously change with increasing SST anomaly. …”
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Risk of acute coronary syndrome and relationship with the use of khat and tobacco products in the Jazan region, Saudi Arabia: A prospective case-control study by Rashad Alsanosy, Mohamed Salih Mahfouz, Abdulelah Mohammed Arishi, Siddig Ibrahim Abdelwahab, Manal Taha, Osama Albasheer, Hasan Mohammed Daghriri, Khalid Ahmed Majrashi, Abdullah Farasani, Ahmed A. A. Altraifi, Isameldin E. Medani, Nasser Hakami

“…Methods A case-control study of 344 people (172 cases and 172 controls) was conducted at Prince Mohammed Bin Nasser Hospital in Jazan, Saudi Arabia, from April to September 2019. …”
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Organizational Gameplay: The Player as Designer of Character Organizations by Luciano R. Coutinho, Victor M. Galvão, Antônio de Abreu Batista, Bruno Roberto S. Moraes, Márcio Regis M. Fraga

“…This architecture is materialized in a proof of concept prototype that combines the Minecraft game server, JADE agent platform, and MOISE+ organizational model. Variations and possibilities are discussed and the proposal is compared to related work in the literature.…”
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Sandpiper Optimization Algorithm With Region Growing Based Robust Retinal Blood Vessel Segmentation Approach by Ibrahim AlMohimeed, Mohamed Yacin Sikkandar, A. Mohanarathinam, Velmurugan Subbiah Parvathy, Mohamad Khairi Ishak, Faten Khalid Karim, Samih M. Mostafa

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