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The Relationship Between Leptin and PCOS
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De Gruyter
, 2014 , Conference Paper)
Background: The ob gene produces a leptin hormone that works
as a satiety signal to the hypothalamus. Leptin may have a role in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) via its role on obesity and insulin resistance.
Materials ...
النفط الخام في دول اقليم الخليج العربي بين التصدير والتصنيع
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جامعة البحرين
, 2011 , Article)
يهدف البحث الى دراسة واقع وتطور صناعة النفط في إقليم الخليج العربي بدوله الثماني الذي يعتبر الأكثر أهمية اليوم في مجال النفط عالميا ، وحتى المستقبل رغم ظهور منافسين.
وتحاول الورقة الاجابة عن بعض التساؤلات التي ...
WORKSITE HEALTH PROMOTION SCORE: TO ASSESS A HEALTH PROMOTIONAL WORKER SETTING
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Wolters Kluwer Health
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Objective: Workplace play a central role in the lives of employees and their potential as health-promotional-setting is enormous as it could aim at keeping employees healthy which is considered a key long-term human asset ...
An experimental investigation into mechanical behavior of hybrid and nonhybrid composite semi-elliptical springs
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Elsevier, Ltd
, 2013 , Article)
This study introduces a new composite semi-elliptical suspension spring by utilizing fiber reinforced composite strength in principal direction instead of shear direction. Three types of composites were tested, namely, ...
Parenting Young Arab Children: Psychometric Properties of an Adapted Arabic Brief Version of the Alabama Parenting Questionnaire
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Springer
, 2016 , Article)
Research has shown a connection between negative parenting practices and child conduct problems. One of the most commonly used measures to assess parenting practices is the Alabama parenting questionnaire (APQ). The current ...
Leptin And Free Leptin Receptor Is Associated With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome In Young Women
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
, 2015 , Article)
Leptin has two forms in the circulation: free and bound forms. The soluble leptin receptor (sOB-R) circulates
in the blood and can bind to leptin. The aim of this study is to assess the concentrations of the leptin and ...
Osteoporosis in patients with stroke: A cross-sectional study
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Medknow Publications
, 2016 , Article)
Stroke-related impairments and inactivity contribute to the accelerated development of bone mass removal. However, the extent of decrease in bone mineral density (BMD) after stroke and all factors that influence such rapid ...
The progression of Qatar's natural gas industry and its role in global energy market
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Royal Geographical Society
, 2011 , Conference Paper)
Qatar is the third largest country in the world in natural gas reserves with almost 900 trillion cubic feet. Since the mid of 1980s, after deep studies of the general prospect, Qatar has started to develop its largest field ...
Evaluating the effect of antiscalants on membrane biofouling using FTIR and multivariate analysis
(
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
, 2019 , Article)
A combination of Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, multivariate analysis and conventional microbiological assays were utilized to characterize and differentiate membrane biofouling formed in the presence of ...
Monitoring and control of beta-distributed multistage production processes
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Taylor and Francis Ltd.
, 2019 , Article)
Multistage statistical process control (SPC) is an effective procedure for ensuring quality of products in multistage manufacturing processes. Effective SPC approaches for monitoring and controlling quality in multistage ...