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The role and mechanism of action of sperm PLC-zeta in mammalian fertilisation
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Portland Press Ltd
, 2017 , Article Review)
At mammalian fertilisation, the fundamental stimulus that triggers oocyte (egg) activation and initiation of early embryonic development is an acute rise of the intracellular-free calcium (Ca2+) concentration inside the ...
Cellular and molecular targets of menthol actions
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Frontiers Media S.A.
, 2017 , Article Review)
Menthol belongs to monoterpene class of a structurally diverse group of phytochemicals found in plant-derived essential oils. Menthol is widely used in pharmaceuticals, confectionary, oral hygiene products, pesticides, ...
Garlic for cardiovascular disease: Prevention or treatment?
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Bentham Science Publishers B.V.
, 2017 , Article Review)
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of global mortality with a substantial economic impact. The annual deaths are expected to increase in the next decade. An array of dietary supplements is being used by ...
A service computing manifesto: The next 10 years
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Association for Computing Machinery
, 2017 , Article Review)
Mapping out the challenges and strategies for the widespread adoption of service computing is an important task. Service computing is a key paradigm that offers cross-disciplinary computational abstractions, architectures, ...
A comprehensive review of electrocoagulation for water treatment: Potentials and challenges
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Academic Press
, 2017 , Article Review)
Electrocoagulation is an effective electrochemical approach for the treatment of different types of contaminated water and has received considerable attention in recent years due its high efficiency in dealing with numerous ...
Cross-industry standard test method developments: from manufacturing to wearable robots
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Zhejiang University
, 2017 , Article Review)
Manufacturing robotics is moving towards human-robot collaboration with light duty robots being used side by side with workers. Similarly, exoskeletons that are both passive (spring and counterbalance forces) and active ...
Impact of Genetic Polymorphisms on Phenytoin Pharmacokinetics and Clinical Outcomes in the Middle East and North Africa Region
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Springer International Publishing
, 2017 , Article Review)
Background
Genetic polymorphisms are known to influence outcomes with phenytoin yet effects in the Middle East and North Africa region are poorly understood.
Objectives
The objective of this systematic review was to ...
Metal/Metal-Oxide Nanoclusters for Gas Sensor Applications
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
, 2016 , Article Review)
The development of gas sensors that are based on metal/metal-oxide nanoclusters has attracted intensive research interest in the last years. Nanoclusters are suitable candidates for gas sensor applications because of their ...
Satire and Religious Tolerance: How Acceptance/Rejection of Satire is Determined by the Capacity of Religious and Political Forces to Agree on a Modern Civic Contract
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Brill Academic Publishers
, 2016 , Article Review)
The January 2015 assassination at the Charlie Hebdo offices and the dozen ensuing terrorist attacks in France over the last eighteen months are the manifestation of a structural opposition between a civic identity whose ...
Changing role of accounting and its systems: A new vision of accounting as knowledge processing systems
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Inderscience Publishers
, 2016 , Article Review)
This paper introduces a new vision for defining what can be titled " Knowledge accounting and its systems". A review of accounting and information systems literature provides a milestone in the way of architecting a new ...