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Born small, die young: Intrinsic, size-selective mortality in marine larval fish
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Nature Publishing Group
, 2015 , Article)
Mortality during the early stages is a major cause of the natural variations in the size and recruitment strength of marine fish populations. In this study, the relation between the size-at-hatch and early survival was ...
An energy-efficient distributed clustering algorithm for heterogeneous WSNs
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Springer International Publishing
, 2015 , Article)
Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) were envisaged to become the fabric of our environment and society. However, they are yet unable to surmount many operational challenges such as limited network lifetime, which strangle their ...
Knockout mice: Is it just genetics? Effect of enriched housing on fibulin-4+/- mice
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Public Library of Science
, 2007 , Article)
Background. Fibulin-4 is an extracellular matrix protein expressed by vascular smooth muscle cells that is essential for maintaining arterial integrity. Fibulin-4-/- mice die just before birth due to arterial hemorrhage, ...
Helminth parasites of fishes from two inland lakes in Egypt
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Nihon Kiseichu Gakkai
, 1990 , Article)
Results of helminthological examination of 1243 fishes, caught from two inland lakes, with unique and contrasting hydrobiological features at Fayoum Governate in Egypt, are presented.
General incidence of trematodes, ...
Endoplasmic reticulum stress and oxidative stress drive endothelial dysfunction induced by high selenium
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Wiley
, 2020 , Article)
Selenium is an essential trace element important for human health. A balanced intake is, however, crucial to maximize the health benefits of selenium. At physiological concentrations, selenium mediates antioxidant, ...
Assessment practices in accounting departments of U.S. Colleges and Universities
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Qatar University
, 2007 , Article)
The new AACSB Eligibility Procedures and Standards for Business Accreditation and for Accounting Accreditation, as of January 31,2007, place much greater emphasis on assurance of learning. It requires colleges of business ...
المبادئ العامة للفكر الأصول : فقهى الإسلامى فى تعامله مع النص
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المعهد العالمي للفكر الإسلامي
, 2014 , Article)
هدف هذا البحث إلى استقراء المبادئ الكلية التي حكمت ولا تزال تحكم علم أصول الفقه الإسلامي في تعامله مع النص الديني، وتعيينها، وعرضها عرضاً موجزاً. هذا العلم الذي يرسم منهجية البحث بالنسبة للعلوم الدينية الأخرى والفكر الإسلامي ...
Perceptions of Internal Audit Quality in U.K. Private Sector firms under TQM Regimes
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Qatar University
, 2008 , Article)
This research attempted to contribute to the development of knowledge within the domain of perceptions of internal audit quality, especially in U.K. private sector firms under Total Quality Management (TQM) regimes utilizing ...
Political Contingency and the Implementation of Qatarization
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Qatar University
, 2011 , Article)
This paper represents an exploratory study that examines political contingency in a less liberal regulatory regime such as the ‘positive state’ or the ‘developmental state’. As an example of a state-led policy, the ...
Impacts of urbanization on the distribution of heavy metals in soils along the Huangpu River, the drinking water source for Shanghai
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Springer Berlin Heidelberg
, 2015 , Article)
We investigated the horizontal and vertical distribution of heavy metals (Hg, Pb, Zn, Cu, Cd, As, Ni, and Cr) in soils in the water source protection zone for Shanghai to study the origins of these metals, their connections ...