Abstract Low back pain (LBP) is a leading cause of disability worldwide, with up to 25% of cases become chronic (cLBP).Whilst multi-factorial, the relative importance of contributors to cLBP remains unclear.We leveraged a comprehensive multi-dimensional data-set and machine learning-based variable importance selection to identify the most effective
Ever since its beginnings, landscape ecology has been developing in two different directions: the bioecological and the geoecological.While the bioecological approach is focused on the relationship between organisms and their abiotic environment, the geoecological approach is based on the relationship between human society and its, primarily abioti
William Hunter is credited with the earliest description of an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) Bird ornament when he noticed an abnormal connection between an artery and a vein in two patients who underwent a phlebotomy.After the 19 th century with the advent of high-speed SPDT 12volt Relay projectiles, the incidence of AVF increased.With a better unde
This paper explores the range and type of coverage that climate change has received over a five-year period in the English-language press in the six member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), namely Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.Using a coding scheme that has been successfully employed in prev
Abstract Background The rapid growth of Qatar in the last two decades has been associated with an enormous expansion of building programs in its cities and in the provision of new service industries.This in turn has attracted a large influx of immigrant workers seeking employment in jobs associated with food handling, domestic service, and the buil