Exploring the Prevalence and Components of Metabolic Syndrome in Sub-Saharan African Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Nelson Musilanga, Hussein Nasib, Given Jackson, Frank Shayo, Clarkson Nhanga, Saleh Girukwigomba, Ambokile Mwakibolwa, Samson Henry, Keneth Kijusya, Edgar Msonge

“…Type 2 diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome represent two closely intertwined public health challenges that have reached alarming epidemic proportions in low- and middle-income countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. …”
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Governance of Relationship Risks in Megaprojects: A Social Network Analysis by Linlin Xie, Ting Han, Martin Skitmore

“…Megaprojects usually involve an alarmingly large number of stakeholders that form a complicated social network and lead to significant relationship risks to client/owners. …”
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Sharpshooters, Leafhoppers, Cicadellidae (Insecta: Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae) by Chris Tipping, Russell F. Mizell, III

“…The term sharpshooter is also attributed to the hiding behavior of these insects when alarmed. Disturbed sharpshooters will slip quickly behind branches and stems to avoid predators, an action not unlike the behavior of army sharpshooter riflemen who would hide behind the trunks of trees to avoid detection by the opposition as they passed by their position. …”
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UAV and Its Approach in Oil and Gas Pipeline Leakage Detection by Saheed Akande, Adedotun Adetunla, Tosin Olanrewaju, Adeyinka Adeoye

“…A comparative analysis of the response time of the designed LDS and existing systems reveals that the designed LDS response time is 1146.7% faster and having a pictorial view of the localized area of interest would go a long way to preventing unnecessary mobilization for site visits and eradicating the costly effect of false alarms.…”
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Epidemiology of Hypertensive State among Chinese Migrants: Effects of Unaffordable Medical Care by Ming Guan

“…Multiple logistic regressions indicated that economic unaffordability had associations with abnormal weight, poor health assessment, and unhealthy hypertensive status. The alarming results may necessitate targeted interventions, even among people with good health status.…”
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Schools of Strategic Thoughts on Russia in the Us Expert Community by I. A. Safranchuk

“…Four such schools of thought are suggested, namely - skepticism, alarmism, realism and unconditional cooperation. The author not only describes the schools of thought as such, but also analyses the dynamics of their interactions. …”
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Criminal acts eradication of corruption in corporates in Indonesia by Maman Budiman

“…The existence of crime is alarming; it is also considered to disturb order and peace in society. …”
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A IMPORTÂNCIA DAS NORMAS DE AUTOMAÇÃO PARA A INDÚSTRIA 4.0 by C. E. G. PAIOLA, E. H. ROCHA, A. C. RODRIGUES

“…No artigo são apresentadas as principais normas voltadas para a eficiência e segurança operacional das indústrias de processos, tais como a norma ISA106 para a Automação de Procedimentos, ISA101 para Interfaces Humano-Máquina e ISA18.2 para Gerenciamento de Alarmes. A discussão passa pela apresentação dos conceitos das normas, boas práticas associadas a cada tema e exemplos de utilização. …”
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Sharpshooters, Leafhoppers, Cicadellidae (Insecta: Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae) by Chris Tipping, Russell F. Mizell, III

“…The term sharpshooter is also attributed to the hiding behavior of these insects when alarmed. Disturbed sharpshooters will slip quickly behind branches and stems to avoid predators, an action not unlike the behavior of army sharpshooter riflemen who would hide behind the trunks of trees to avoid detection by the opposition as they passed by their position. …”
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Interactions between Bacteriophages and Eukaryotic Cells by Ramendra Dirgantara Putra, Diana Lyrawati

“…Bacteriophages have gained attention as alternative antimicrobial entities in the science community in the western world since the alarming rise of antibiotic resistance among microbes. …”
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Exercise and the Cardiovascular System by Saeid Golbidi, Ismail Laher

“…There are alarming increases in the incidence of obesity, insulin resistance, type II diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. …”
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Regional Disparity and Determinants of Body Mass Index Status among Tribal Women in Eastern India by Bichitra Shit, Jagannath Behera, Subhadip Mandal

“…The higher prevalence of underweight among tribal women is alarming and necessitates a reconsideration of health infrastructure in the tribal areas.…”
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COVID-19: Malaysia's fight against this deadly virus by Ke-Yan Loo, Vengadesh Letchumanan

“…This review discusses the alarming COVID-19 situation in Malaysia, the management strategies, and the vaccinations program. …”
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Working with all nations and all relatives in feeding the future by Shaileshkumar Shukla

“…Many international agencies (including those affiliated with the United Nations), food systems scholars, grassroots organizations, and community members are grappling with the very imminent challenges of addressing the alarmingly high level of food insecurity in Turtle Island (Council of Canadian Academics, 2014; Fieldhouse & Thompson, 2012) and the global South (Kuhnlein et al., 2013). …”
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Distributed Cognitive Radio Spectrum Access with Imperfect Sensing Using CTMC by K. Muthumeenakshi, S. Radha

“…This framework is also extended to incorporate the effects of imperfect spectrum sensing in the form of misdetection and false alarms. Simulation results show that the proposed algorithm attains an overall throughput that is better than CSMA when the primary user spectrum utilization is around 45%. …”
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Depictions Of Environmental Destruction By British Colonizers In Ole Kulets “The Hunter” and “Vanishing Herds” by Johnson, Ocan, Francis Akena, Adyanga

“…This article examines the ecological legacy of 70 years of British colonial rule in Kenya and to identify some of the ecological challenges faced by the post-colonial Kenyan state, which are reflected in the rapid depletion of the country's forest cover, the alarming loss of the country's wildlife heritage, accentuated by the threat of poaching and human-wildlife conflict. …”
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Plants as Useful Vectors to Reduce Environmental Toxic Arsenic Content by Nosheen Mirza, Qaisar Mahmood, Mohammad Maroof Shah, Arshid Pervez, Sikander Sultan

“…Rising arsenic concentrations in groundwater is alarming due to the health risks to plants, animals, and human beings. …”
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Psychological Drivers of Alternative Fuel Vehicles’ Adoption and Ecologically Responsible Use by Muhammad Abid Saleem, Rao Akmal Ali, Syed Noman Ali Shah, Sadaf Zahra, Muhammad Haroon Hafeez, Ninh Nguyen

“…Environmental problems caused by global warming are becoming alarming with every passing day. To curb greenhouse gas (GhG) emissions, promoting alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) and sustainable transport mode choices is critical. …”
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Neuroplasticity in Alzheimer's disease: a therapeutic alternative at the molecular level by Noel Jesús Niebla Gómez, Rodolfo Javier Rivero Morey, Víctor René Navarro Machado, Mariangel González León, Amanda Martínez Pérez

“…Included within this high number of conditions, Alzheimer's disease stands out, due to its direct relationship with the alarming figures of population aging in Cuba and the world. …”
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Metabolic Syndrome, Chronic Kidney, and Cardiovascular Diseases: Role of Adipokines by Manfredi Tesauro, Maria Paola Canale, Giuseppe Rodia, Nicola Di Daniele, Davide Lauro, Angelo Scuteri, Carmine Cardillo

“…Obesity is a chronic disease, whose incidence is alarmingly growing. It is associated with metabolic abnormalities and cardiovascular complications. …”
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