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White button mushroom, agaricus bisporus (Agaricomycetes), and a probiotics mixture supplementation correct dyslipidemia without influencing the colon microbiome profile in hypercholesterolemic rats
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Begell House
, 2020 , Article)
Consumption of foods rich in dietary fiber has attracted considerable attention for lowering blood cholesterol and triglycerides through attenuation of gut microbiome. Diets rich in fiber may provide substrates for microbes ...
Master Planning and the Evolving Urban Model in the Gulf Cities: Principles, Policies, and Practices for the Transition to Sustainable Urbanism
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Taylor & Francis
, 2020 , Article)
The significant predicament of sustainable urbanism in contemporary cities of the Gulf region is being addressed by developing policies designed to make cities safe, inclusive, resilient and sustainable. By examining the ...
Managing the water-energy-food nexus on an integrated geographical scale
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
The water-energy-food (WEF) nexus is the subject of much research focusing on different aspects, a wide range of issues, and development of a variety of models and tools. This study takes a different approach by developing ...
The reality of financing small tourism firms: The case of Indian tourism SMEs
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IGI Global
, 2020 , Article)
Small tourist firms occupy an important place within the Indian tourism industry and make a significant contribution towards gross domestic production. This study investigates access to and finance preferences of SME tourism ...
Social media adoption and financial sustainability: Learned lessons from developing countries
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MDPI
, 2020 , Article)
Social Media (SM) is considered one of the most discussed topics in today's business environment, mostly because of the recent developments and improvements in computer and ICT (Information and Communications Technology) ...
Coronavirus and halal tourism and hospitality industry: Is it a journey to the unknown?
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MDPI
, 2020 , Article)
Coronavirus (COVID-19) gained and will continue to gain a lot of global attention over the coming months (and maybe the coming few years). Since its outbreak in Wuhan (China), it has turned into one of the major challenges ...
Undrained interface shear strength of fine-grained soils for near-shore marine pipelines
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ASTM International
, 2020 , Article)
The peak and residual interface shear strengths for a variety of normally consolidated soils were measured using a torsional ring shear apparatus modified to suit soil and interface testing under the undrained condition, ...
An examination of susceptibility to spear phishing cyber attacks in non-English speaking communities
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
PurposeSpear phishing is a fraudulent practice that targets specific and well-researched users in an organization to collect their credentials. Previous studies have addressed the underlying drivers that significantly ...
Phase-I monitoring of high-dimensional covariance matrix using an adaptive thresholding LASSO rule
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
High-dimensional variability monitoring and diagnosing is of great prominence for the quality improvement and cost reduction. Most of the existing control charts are mainly based on the assumption that the in-control ...
Experimental analysis of water evaporation losses in cooling towers using filters
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
Water evaporation losses in cooling towers account for considerable amount of fresh water consumption, which calls for proven and economically viable technologies to address this problem. The use of filters mounted on to ...