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The principles of Islamic marketing
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Taylor and Francis Inc.
, 2016 , Book)
The Principles of Islamic Marketing fills a gap in international business literature covering the aspects and values of Islamic business thought. It provides a framework and practical perspectives for understanding and ...
A wireless oxygen saturation and heart rate monitoring and alarming system based on the Qatar early warning scoring system
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Monitoring vital signs and alarming healthcare emergency response units whenever measurements are outside the normal range could be life-saving for high-risk patients who are living alone or sleeping. This paper presents ...
Adaptive sliding mode control for a general nonlinear multicompartment lung model with input pressure and rate saturation constraints
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd
, 2016 , Article)
Summary In this article, we develop an output feedback adaptive sliding mode controller for a general multicompartment lung mechanics model with nonlinear resistance and compliance respiratory parameters. Specifically, for ...
Autism in the Gulf States: Why social robotics is the way forward
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
In this paper, we assess the current situation in the Gulf States with respect to autism awareness and diagnostic facilities, and emphasize the need for epidemiology studies in light of prevalence statistics available for ...
Burden of diarrhea in the eastern mediterranean region, 1990-2013: Findings from the global burden of disease study 2013
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American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
, 2016 , Article)
Diarrheal diseases (DD) are leading causes of disease burden, death, and disability, especially in children in low-income settings. DD can also impact a child's potential livelihood through stunted physical growth, cognitive ...
Synthesis, Characterization and Surface Properties of Amidosulfobetaine Surfactants Bearing Odd-Number Hydrophobic Tail
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Springer Verlag
, 2016 , Article)
Three amidosulfobetaine surfactants were synthesized namely: 3‐(N‐pentadecanamidopropyl‐N,N‐dimethyl ammonium) propanesulfonate (2a); 3‐(N‐heptadecanamidopropyl‐N,N‐dimethyl ammonium) propanesulfonate (2b), and ...
Distributed Learning-Based Cross-Layer Technique for Energy-Efficient Multicarrier Dynamic Spectrum Access with Adaptive Power Allocation
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2016 , Article)
This paper proposes energy and cross-layer aware resource allocation techniques that allow dynamic spectrum access (DSA) users, by means of learning algorithms, to locate and exploit unused spectrum opportunities effectively. ...
A Novel method for online correction of amplitude and phase imbalances in sinusoidal encoders signals
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Resolvers and other sinusoidal transducers are angular position and speed sensors that produce supposedly perfect sine and cosine signals in which the angular position is encoded. Suitable converters are normally used to ...
Local community perception of climate change adaptation in Egypt
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Institute of Physics Publishing
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
Climate change policies in countries of the Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA) region are evolving from a top-down, government-led approach towards more pluralistic climate governance, which incorporates a local ...
Sugar-based novel niosomal nanocarrier system for enhanced oral bioavailability of levofloxacin
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Taylor and Francis Ltd
, 2016 , Article)
Context: Vesicular systems have attracted great attention in drug delivery because of their amphiphilicity, biodegradability, non-toxicity and potential for increasing drug bioavailability. Objective: A novel sugar-based ...