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Silver nanoparticle impregnated chitosan-PEG hydrogel enhances wound healing in diabetes induced rabbits
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2019 , Article)
Non-healing wounds are among the serious complications of type-2-diabetes around the globe, associated with high incidence of bacterial infection, chronic nerve and blood vessel damage, and eventually repeated amputation ...
Analysis of factors affecting willingness to pay for high-occupancy-toll lanes: Results from stated-preference survey of travelers
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2018 , Article)
This study examines the feasibility of implementing high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes in a Middle Eastern country to obtain an improved understanding of such a policy and how it may affect the behavior of travelers in this ...
Off-line writer identification using an ensemble of grapheme codebook features
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Elsevier
, 2015 , Article)
Off-line writer identification is the process of matching a handwritten sample with its author. Manual identification is very time-consuming because it requires a meticulous comparison of character shape details. Consequently ...
Belief in fate and self-efficacy in road safety advertising based on guilt: An explanation based on negotiable fate
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Elsevier Australia
, 2019 , Article)
This study examines the effectiveness of using guilt in road safety advertising among young populations characterized as having high levels of belief in fate, and refutes the positive relationship between belief in fate ...
Feature-Based Cardiac Cycle Segmentation in Phonocardiogram Recordings
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IEEE Computer Society
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
Phonocardiogram (PCG) conveys crucial information for cardiac health evaluation in ambulatory care and is an essential diagnostic test for heart assessment. Thus, identification and positioning of the first and second heart ...
Introduction : Teaching EFL Writing in the 21st Century Arab World
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Palgrave Macmillan
, 2016 , Book chapter)
This co-authored book is a compilation of eight research-based chapters written by ten English as a Foreign Language (EFL) writing specialists, including the editors, working at university level in seven Arab countries. ...
A TaqMan real-time PCR-based assay for the identification of Fasciola spp.
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Elsevier
, 2011 , Article)
Real time quantitative PCR (qPCR) is one of the key technologies of the post-genome era, with clear advantages compared to normal end-point PCR. In this paper, we report the first qPCR-based assay for the identification ...
On the joint scheduling and intra-cell interference coordination in multi-relay LTE uplink
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IEEE
, 2012 , Conference Paper)
The relay-assisted Long Term Evaluation (LTE) cellular system is one of the most promising technologies to enhance the throughput and coverage of the access network. Injection of relays in a cell opens many issues of ...
Modeling and Parametric Study of the Reanchorage of Ruptured Tendons in Bonded Posttensioned Concrete
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American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
, 2017 , Article)
The contribution of ruptured tendons to the residual strength of bonded posttensioned concrete structures is currently assessed based on pretensioned concrete bond models. However, this approach is inaccurate due to the ...
Flexural behavior of basalt fiber-reinforced concrete slab strips reinforced with BFRP and GFRP bars
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2019 , Article)
This research investigates experimentally and analytically a novel one-way slab system reinforced with either basalt fiber-reinforced polymer (BFRP) or glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) longitudinal bars embedded in ...