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    • Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2019: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 

      Haidong, Wang; Abbas, Kaja M; Abbasifard, Mitra; Abbasi-Kangevari, Mohsen; Abbastabar, Hedayat; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)
      BackgroundAccurate and up-to-date assessment of demographic metrics is crucial for understanding a wide range of social, economic, and public health issues that affect populations worldwide. The Global Burden of Diseases, ...

    • Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950–2021, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 

      Schumacher, Austin E.; Kyu, Hmwe Hmwe; Aali, Amirali; Abbafati, Cristiana; Abbas, Jaffar; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)
      Background: Estimates of demographic metrics are crucial to assess levels and trends of population health outcomes. The profound impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on populations worldwide has underscored the need for timely ...

    • Global And Ultravoilet Radiation Over Kuwait 

      Abdel Hady, Ahmed; عبد الهادي, أحمد ( Qatar University , 1999 , Article)
      The data of six spectral bands of solar radiation over Kuwait were measured locally, during the period of time starting May 1, 1995 until February 5,1998. Near ultraviolet spectral band (315-380) nm, shows very week ...

    • Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 

      Naghavi, Mohsen; Ong, Kanyin Liane; Aali, Amirali; Ababneh, Hazim S.; Abate, Yohannes Habtegiorgis; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)
      Background: Regular, detailed reporting on population health by underlying cause of death is fundamental for public health decision making. Cause-specific estimates of mortality and the subsequent effects on life expectancy ...

    • The global burden of adolescent and young adult cancer in 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 

      Elysia M, Alvarez; Force, Lisa M; Xu, Rixing; Compton, Kelly; Lu, Dan; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)
      BackgroundIn estimating the global burden of cancer, adolescents and young adults with cancer are often overlooked, despite being a distinct subgroup with unique epidemiology, clinical care needs, and societal impact. ...

    • The global burden of cancer attributable to risk factors, 2010–19: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 

      Khanh Bao, Tran; Lang, Justin J; Compton, Kelly; Xu, Rixing; Acheson, Alistair R; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)
      BackgroundUnderstanding the magnitude of cancer burden attributable to potentially modifiable risk factors is crucial for development of effective prevention and mitigation strategies. We analysed results from the Global ...

    • Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risks, 1990-2022 

      George A., Mensah; Fuster, Valentin; Murray, Christopher J.L.; Roth, Gregory A.; Mensah, George A.; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2023 , Other)
      The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) is a multinational collaborative research study with >10,000 collaborators around the world. GBD generates a time series of summary measures of health, ...

    • Global change effects on plant communities are magnified by time and the number of global change factors imposed 

      Komatsu K.J.; Avolio M.L.; Lemoine N.P.; Isbell F.; Grman E.; ... more authors ( National Academy of Sciences , 2019 , Article)
      Global change drivers (GCDs) are expected to alter community structure and consequently, the services that ecosystems provide. Yet, few experimental investigations have examined effects of GCDs on plant community structure ...

    • Global change: The Arabian Gulf ecosystem- An introduction 

      Soliman, Yousria S. ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2015 , Conference Paper)
      The Arabian Gulf is a main source of wealth and food for the people of the Gulf countries. For hundreds of years, the Gulf used to be the main source for some of the finest pearls in the world. It harbors highly diverse ...

    • Global comparison of professional positioning by pharmacy programs towards prospective students 

      Wilby, Kyle John; Rainkie, Daniel C. ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)
      © 2020 Elsevier Inc. Background: Enrolment of capable prospective students for pharmacy programs is a major priority for the profession. The way in which these students perceive a future career in pharmacy may be dependent ...

    • Global Consumption Trend of Antifungal Agents in Humans From 2008 to 2018: Data From 65 Middle- and High-Income Countries 

      Pathadka, Swathi; Yan, Vincent K.C.; Neoh, Chin Fen; Al-Badriyeh, Daoud; Kong, David C.M.; ... more authors ( Springer , 2022 , Article)
      Background: Understanding the trend of global antifungal agent consumption could assist with identification of global healthcare policy inadequacies and promote accessibility and availability of antifungal agents. Methods: ...

    • A Global Declaration on Appropriate Use of Antimicrobial Agents across the Surgical Pathway 

      Sartelli, Massimo; Kluger, Yoram; Ansaloni, Luca; Carlet, Jean; Brink, Adrian; ... more authors ( Mary Ann Liebert , 2017 , Article)
      This declaration, signed by an interdisciplinary task force of 234 experts from 83 different countries with different backgrounds, highlights the threat posed by antimicrobial resistance and the need for appropriate use ...

    • Global dissipativity of Clifford-valued multidirectional associative memory neural networks with mixed delays 

      Chaouki A.; Touati F. ( Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH , 2020 , Article)
      The main goal of this article is to study the global dissipativity problem of Clifford-Valued Multidirectional Associative Memory Neural Networks (CVMAMNNs) with time-varying delays and distributed delays. Based on Lyapunov ...

    • Global dissipativity of fuzzy bidirectional associative memory neural networks with proportional delays 

      Aouiti C.; Sakthivel R.; Touati F. ( University of Sistan and Baluchestan , 2021 , Article)
      This article aimed to investigate the problem of global dissipativity of Fuzzy Bidirectional Associative Memory Neural Networks (FBAMNNs- for short) with proportional delays. Via Lyapunov Functionals (LFs- for short) and ...

    • Global dissipativity of fuzzy cellular neural networks with inertial term and proportional delays 

      Aouiti C.; Sakthivel R.; Touati F. ( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2020 , Article)
      This paper is concerned with the global dissipativity of fuzzy cellular neural networks with inertial term and proportional delays. Based on Lyapunov functionals and linear matrix inequality approach, new sufficient ...

    • Global dissipativity of high-order Hopfield bidirectional associative memory neural networks with mixed delays 

      Aouiti C.; Sakthivel R.; Touati F. ( Springer , 2020 , Article)
      In this paper, the problem of the global dissipativity of high-order Hopfield bidirectional associative memory neural networks with time-varying coefficients and distributed delays is discussed. By using Lyapunov?Krasovskii ...

    • Global ECG Classification by Self-Operational Neural Networks with Feature Injection 

      Zahid, Muhammad Uzair; Kiranyaz, Serkan; Gabbouj, Moncef ( IEEE Computer Society , 2023 , Article)
      Objective: Global (inter-patient) ECG classification for arrhythmia detection over Electrocardiogram (ECG) signal is a challenging task for both humans and machines. Automating this process with utmost accuracy is, therefore, ...

    • Global epidemiology of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in infertile populations: Systematic review, meta-analysis and metaregression 

      Chemaitelly, Hiam; Majed, Alzahraa; Abu-Hijleh, Farah; Blondeel, Karel; Matsaseng, Thabo Christopher; ... more authors ( BMJ Journals , 2021 , Article)
      Objective To provide an in-depth systematic assessment of the global epidemiology of gonorrhoea infection in infertile populations. Methods A systematic literature review was conducted up to 29 April 2019 on international ...

    • Global evaluation of WBGT and SET indices for outdoor environments using thermal imaging and artificial neural networks 

      Mahgoub, Ahmed Osama; Gowid, Samer; Ghani, Saud ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)
      The health and well-being of occupants of outdoor environments are largely affected by thermal stress, and therefore a global assessment is essential. Wet-bulb globe-temperature (WBGT) is used as a heat stress indicator ...

    • Global fertility in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2021, with forecasts to 2100: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 

      Natalia V, Bhattacharjee; Schumacher, Austin E; Aali, Amirali; Abate, Yohannes Habtegiorgis; Abbasgholizadeh, Rouzbeh; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)
      BackgroundAccurate assessments of current and future fertility—including overall trends and changing population age structures across countries and regions—are essential to help plan for the profound social, economic, ...