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Date palm wood flour/glass fibre reinforced hybrid composites of recycled polypropylene: Mechanical and thermal properties
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Elsevier, Ltd
, 2012 , Article)
Recycled polypropylene (RPP) based hybrid composites of date palm wood flour/glass fibre were prepared by different weight ratios of the two reinforcements. Mixing process was carried out in an extruder and samples were ...
Differentiating the mechanical response of hierarchical magnesium nano-composites as a function of temperature
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Elsevier, Ltd
, 2012 , Article)
The effect of temperature change on quasi-static mechanical response of monolithic Mg alongside hierarchical Mg/Al–Al2O3 nano-composites synthesized through powder metallurgy route followed by microwave assisted rapid ...
Energy absorption capability of composite hexagonal ring systems
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Elsevier, Ltd
, 2012 , Article)
An extensive experimental investigation of inplane crushing of composite hexagonal ring system between platens has been carried out. Woven roving glass/epoxy hexagonal ring system with different angles and arrangement were ...
Advancing Service Operations: The Changing Role of Industrial Engineering
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OMICS International
, 2012 , Article)
Service operations are currently at the hub of economic activities in some parts of the world. Although indicators seem to suggest the existence and future dominance of service economies, such economies will only be ...
Gut microbial communities modulating brain development and function
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Taylor & Francis
, 2012 , Article)
Mammalian brain development is initiated in utero and internal and external environmental signals can affect this process all the way until adulthood. Recent observations suggest that one such external cue is the indigenous ...
iTRAQ-based quantitative protein expression profiling and MRM verification of markers in type 2 diabetes.
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American Chemical Society
, 2012 , Article)
The pathogenesis of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is complex owing to molecular heterogeneity in the afflicted population. Current diagnostic methods rely on blood glucose measurements, which are noninformative with ...
The Impact of Innovation in Jordanian Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industries on Export Performance
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Qatar University
, 2012 , Article)
Innovation has long been considered an important factor for creating and maintaining
the competitiveness of the firms. Common knowledge stands that innovation is the cause
of the increase of exports. However, contradicting ...
Some Determinants of Student Performance in Principles of Financial Accounting (II) – Further Evidence from Kuwait
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Qatar University
, 2012 , Article)
The purpose of this study was to perform an empirical investigation of the influence of
select factors on the academic performance of students studying Principles of Financial
Accounting (II). This study attempts to fill ...
Understanding Workplace Adoption of Social Networking Sites: Employers’ perspective
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Qatar University
, 2012 , Article)
Studies on social networking sites (SNSs) rarely touched on the acceptance of SNS use in the
workplace. This study, in turn, attempts to fill this gap by explaining the acceptance of SNS
use in the workplace by proposing ...
University Students' Knowledge and Attitude toward HIV/AIDS in Qatar
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Lesley Pocock
, 2012 , Article)
Introduction
HIV/AIDS is one of the most complex health problems of the 21st century and has become a pandemic disease that threatens the world population. Young people are particularly vulnerable to the HIV, worldwide ...