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Health priorities of the Nepal Government: Where are the essential medicines?
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
, 2012 , Article)
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Consumer behaviour towards counterfeit drugs in a developing country
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
, 2012 , Article)
Introduction Availability of counterfeit drugs is increasing, especially in developing countries. This fact makes it critical to develop new measures that can help to combat this problem. Objectives This study was designed ...
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 ...
Fuzzy intervention in biological phenomena
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IEEE
, 2012 , Article)
An important objective of modeling biological phenomena is to develop therapeutic intervention strategies to move an undesirable state of a diseased network toward a more desirable one. Such transitions can be achieved by ...
Phenol degradation by powdered metal ion modified titanium dioxide photocatalysts
(2012 , Article)
Conventional water purification and disinfection generally involve potentially hazardous substances, some of which known to be carcinogenic in nature. Titanium dioxide photocatalytic processes provide an effective route ...
Image fusion-based contrast enhancement
(2012 , Article)
The goal of contrast enhancement is to improve visibility of image details without introducing unrealistic visual appearances and/or unwanted artefacts. While global contrast-enhancement techniques enhance the overal ...
Text-dependent writer identification for arabic handwriting
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
, 2012 , Article)
This paper proposes a system for text-dependent writer identification based on Arabic handwriting. First, a database of words was assembled and used as a test base. Next, features vectors were extracted from writers' word ...
Does adopting good corporate governance impact the cost of intermediated and non-intermediated debt?
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
, 2012 , Article)
This study examines the impact of good corporate governance practices on the reported cost of debt for Australian listed companies. Prior research has established that governance lowers the cost of non-intermediated debt ...
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 ...
Impact of a customized peer-facilitators training program related to sexual health intervention
(2012 , Article)
This study aimed to develop and implement a customized training program related to the delivery of an integrated human immunodeficiency virus - sexually transmitted infections (HIV-STI) risk reduction intervention for ...