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Arbutus andrachne L. Reverses Sleep Deprivation-Induced Memory Impairments in Rats
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Humana Press Inc.
, 2018 , Article)
Sleep deprivation (SD) is associated with cognitive deficits. It was found to affect the hippocampus region of the brain by impairing memory formation. This impairment is suggested to be caused by elevation in oxidative ...
A semiparametric nonlinear mixed model approach to phase I profile monitoring
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Taylor and Francis Inc.
, 2019 , Article)
When process data follow a particular curve in quality control, profile monitoring is suitable and appropriate for assessing process stability. Previous research in profile monitoring focusing on nonlinear parametric (P) ...
Transformation leadership and creativity: Effects of employees pyschological empowerment and intrinsic motivation
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2019 , Article)
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine empirically the effect of transformational leadership on followers’ inventiveness and organizational innovation. It studies transformational leadership and innovation at the ...
An output-feedback adaptive control architecture for mitigating actuator attacks in cyber-physical systems
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd
, 2019 , Article)
In this paper, we present a control design framework wherein an adaptive-based corrective signal is augmented to the output of the nominal controller in order to suppress or counteract the effect of malicious actuator ...
A Computation Offloading Incentive Mechanism with Delay and Cost Constraints under 5G Satellite-Ground IoV Architecture
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2019 , Article)
The 5G Internet of Vehicles has become a new paradigm alongside the growing popularity and variety of computation-intensive applications with high requirements for computational resources and analysis capabilities. Existing ...
Drillstring Failure - Identification, Modeling, and Experimental Characterization
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
, 2019 , Article)
Drilling is one of the costliest and risky activities in oil and gas industry due to complexity of interactions with downhole formation. Under such conditions, the uncertainty of drillstring behavior increases, and hence, ...
Meteorological Factors and Seasonal Stroke Rates: A Four-year Comprehensive Study
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W.B. Saunders
, 2019 , Article)
Introduction: There is a growing body of evidence suggesting that acute cardiovascular events including stroke are not distributed randomly over time but instead depend on months/season of the year. We report the impact ...
Prevalence of general and abdominal obesity among adolescents attending independent schools in Qatar
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2019 , Article)
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to determine the prevalence of general and abdominal obesity among adolescents attending independent schools in Qatar. Design/methodology/approaches: A school-based cross-sectional ...
Nonlinear free and forced vibrations of graphene nanoplatelet reinforced microbeams with geometrical imperfection
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Springer Verlag
, 2019 , Article)
Nonlinear free/forced vibration of a functionally graded graphene nanoplatelet (GNP) reinforced microbeam having geometrical imperfection which is rested on a non-linear elastic substrate have been studied in the present ...
Observation based safety performance indexing method for construction industry – validation with SMEs
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Springer Verlag
, 2018 , Article)
There is an essential need for a systemized and objective site safety performance measurement method. The method also needs to cover the positive aspects of safety management perspectives considering that traditional methods ...