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Microwave rapid sintering of al-metal matrix composites: A review on the effect of reinforcements, microstructure and mechanical properties
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MDPI AG
, 2016 , Article Review)
Aluminum metal matrix composites (AMMCs) are light-weight materials having wide-spread use in the automobile and aerospace industries due to their attractive physical and mechanical properties. The promising mechanical ...
Towards understanding the genetics of Autism
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Frontiers in Bioscience
, 2016 , Article Review)
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) includes a group of neurodevelopmental disorders that affect communication skills, social interaction and intellectual ability. Despite evidence suggesting a strong genetic link with ASD, the ...
Distinct neuropsychological correlates in positive and negative formal thought disorder syndromes: The thought and language disorder scale in endogenous psychoses
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S. Karger AG
, 2016 , Article Review)
The correlation of formal thought disorder (FTD) symptoms and subsyndromes with neuropsychological dimensions is as yet unclear. Evidence for a dysexecutive syndrome and semantic access impairments has been discussed in ...
Conventional and Upcoming Sulfur-Cleaning Technologies for Petroleum Fuel: A Review
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Wiley-VCH Verlag
, 2016 , Article Review)
Environmental regulations on the quality of liquid fuels continue to create more requirements to produce a near-to-zero sulfur content. The hydrodesulfurization process has a high running cost and suffers from incomplete ...
State-of-the-Art Review on Sustainable Design and Construction of Quieter Pavements-Part 2: Factors Affecting Tire-Pavement Noise and Prediction Models
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MDPI AG
, 2016 , Article Review)
Traffic noise is a combination of noises produced from a number of sources. Of all the traffic noise sources, tire-pavement noise, which is emitted as a result of the interaction of rolling,slipping, or dragging tires and ...
A review on challenging issues in Arabic sentiment analysis
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Science Publications
, 2016 , Article Review)
Understanding what people think about an idea or how they evaluate a product, a service or a policy is important for individuals, companies and governments. Sentiment analysis is the process of automatically identifying ...
Rapid weight loss in the context of Ramadan observance: Recommendations for judokas
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Institute of Sport
, 2016 , Article Review)
Judo is a weight-classified combat sport, and many athletes seek to compete at the lightest possible weight category to gain an advantage from competing against shorter/smaller, and supposedly weaker opponents. To achieve ...
A Critical Review of the Current Evidence for Measuring Drug Concentrations of First-Line Agents Used to Treat Tuberculosis in Children
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Springer International Publishing
, 2016 , Article Review)
Tuberculosis is a leading cause of infectious disease-related morbidity and mortality worldwide. Additionally, treatment is complex with most patients requiring combination therapy of first-line agents for multiple months. ...
DNA-based influenza vaccines as immunoprophylactic agents toward universality
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Future Medicine Ltd.
, 2016 , Article Review)
Influenza is an illness of global public health concern. Influenza viruses have been responsible for several pandemics affecting humans. Current influenza vaccines have proved satisfactory safety; however, they have ...
The mediating role of TQM and organizational excellence, and the moderating effect of entrepreneurial organizational culture on the relationship between ERP and organizational performance
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2016 , Article Review)
Purpose-The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between enterprise resource planning (ERP) and organizational performance through examining the mediating effect of total quality management (TQM) and ...