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Positive sentiments as coping mechanisms and path to resilience: the case of Qatar blockade
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Taylor & Francis
, 2020 , Article)
Existing research on coping accentuates the role of positive emotions as defensive mechanisms to cope with stressful situations and the ensuing negative emotions. The same literature justifies the long-term effects of ...
The moderating effect of individual differences on the acceptance and use of internet banking: A developing country perspective
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IGI Global
, 2020 , Article)
This research examines factors influencing the acceptance of internet banking (IB) in Lebanon. It extends the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) model by including trust as a proxy and then investigates ...
The resurgence of business process re-engineering in public sector transformation efforts: exploring the systemic challenges and unintended consequences
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Springer Verlag
, 2021 , Article)
The realisation of citizen-centric services in the public sector requires breaking traditional silos and transforming existing institutional structures and processes. Recent transformation efforts undertaken in government ...
Value creation for realising the sustainable development goals: Fostering organisational adoption of big data analytics
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
The momentum has been building toward the realisation of the United Nations Development Programme's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In this regard, technological upgrading through the adoption of innovative technologies, ...
Whole-Genome Sequence Data Analysis of Anoxybacillus kamchatkensis NASTPD13 Isolated from Hot Spring of Myagdi, Nepal
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Hindawi Limited
, 2021 , Article)
Anoxybacillus kamchatkensis NASTPD13 isolated from Paudwar hot spring of Myagdi, Nepal, upon morphological and biochemical analysis revealed to be Gram-positive, straight or slightly curved, rod-shaped, spore-forming, ...
Nanostructures Formed by Custom-Made Peptides Based on Amyloid Peptide Sequences and Their Inhibition by 2-Hydroxynaphthoquinone
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Frontiers Media S.A.
, 2020 , Article)
Extensive research on amyloid fibril formations shows that certain core sequences within Aβ peptide play an important role in their formation. It is impossible to track these events in vivo. Many proteins and peptides with ...
Green solvent-based extraction of chlorophyll a from Nannochloropsis sp. Using 2,3-butanediol
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2021 , Article)
Chlorophyll acts as a beneficial antioxidant for the human body; however, only a few studies have reported the chlorophyll extraction using the non-toxic solvents. In this study, we used a green solvent, 2,3-butanediol ...
Investigating a university library building evacuation in Pakistan during a semi-announced fire drill
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John Wiley & Sons
, 2022 , Article)
Evacuation models represent one of the main tools used to assess building fire safety. Existing evacuation models are based on data from evacuation drills in western and developed countries, while there is a need for data ...
Relocation of intersection crosswalks to nearby mid-block locations: Simulation-based performance evaluation
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Jordan University of Science and Technology
, 2021 , Article)
This study explores the performance of an alternative crosswalk design, where crosswalks are removed from the intersections and placed at nearby mid-block to reduce conflicts between turning vehicles and pedestrians. Several ...
Influence of COVID-19 mobility-restricting policies on individual travel behavior in Malaysia
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
, 2021 , Article)
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in new postpandemic travel patterns as a result of the stay-at-home policies and restricted movement orders imposed by the Malaysian government. The purpose of this study was to investigate ...