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The Practice Of City Planning And Design In The Gulf Region: The Case Of Abu Dhabi, Doha And Manama
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ArchNet
, 2018 , Article)
This research study explores the Arabian Gulf region’s practice of city planning and design in response to the active forces of globalization. The focused scope of analysis is justified by the commonalities that unite the ...
Livability and Urban Quality of the Souq Waqif in Doha (State of Qatar)
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Scholars Middle East Publishers
, 2018 , Article)
Doha, the capital city of the State of Qatar, has undergone rapid economic
growth and urbanization over the past 20 years. In contrast with developed countries,
where sustainable development has been implemented on a ...
The Symbolic Realm of Italian Migrants’ Post-WWII Houses in Australia
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Routledge
, 2018 , Article)
The Post-WWII period witnessed a large immigration flow of Italians towards Australia. This was facilitated by the assisted passage scheme funded by the Italian and Australian governments. Italian migrants, as well as ...
Leaching of Some Essential and Non-Essential Heavy Metals from Modern Glazed Ceramic Crockeries Imported into Qatar from China, India and Spain
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OMICS International
, 2018 , Article)
In this study, the leaching potential of ceramic crockeries available in Qatar market has been evaluated
using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Ceramic crockeries decorated with glaze matter
containing ...
Pulse versus daily oral Alfacalcidol treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism in hemodialysis patients: a randomized controlled trial.
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Dove Medical Press
, 2018 , Article)
Secondary hyperparathyroidism is a common complication of chronic kidney disease and is managed using vitamin D replacement therapy. Very few studies have examined the effectiveness of pulse alfacalcidol therapy in comparison ...
Medical Liability for Trafficking in Persons for the Purpose of Human Experimentation
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Cambridge University Press
, 2018 , Article)
Conducting experiments on humans may subject them to abuse and exploitation. The international community has developed principles, rules and norms that provide for safeguards against exploitative human experimentation. ...
Effective NiMn nanoparticles-functionalized carbon felt as an effective anode for direct urea fuel cells
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MDPI AG
, 2018 , Article)
The internal resistances of fuel cells strongly affect the generated power. Basically, in the fuel cell, the anode can be prepared by deposition of a film from the functional electrocatalyst on a proper gas diffusion layer. ...
In vivo Analysis of Clausena anisata (Willd.) Hook. f. ex Benth Crude and SNP Extracts Against Antioxidant and Hypoglycemic Activity
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DYR Labs Pvt. Ltd.
, 2018 , Article)
Type II diabetes mellitus which is a chronic metabolic disorder is characterized by insulin resistance. Due to the serious side effects of synthetic antidiabetic drugs, the search for safer and more efficacious hypoglycemic ...
Changes in resting-state functional brain activity are associated with waning cognitive functions in HIV-infected children.
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Elsevier
, 2018 , Article)
Delayed brain development in perinatally HIV-infected children may affect the functional brain activity and subsequently cognitive function. The current study evaluated the functional brain activity in HIV-infected children ...
Co-Incidence of Epstein-Barr Virus and High-Risk Human Papillomaviruses in Cervical Cancer of Syrian Women.
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Frontiers Media
, 2018 , Article)
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) has been recently shown to be co-present with high-risk human papillomaviruses (HPVs) in human cervical cancer; thus, these oncoviruses play an important role in the initiation and/or progression ...