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Whole-Genome Sequence Data Analysis of Anoxybacillus kamchatkensis NASTPD13 Isolated from Hot Spring of Myagdi, Nepal
( Hindawi Limited , 2021 , Article)Anoxybacillus kamchatkensis NASTPD13 isolated from Paudwar hot spring of Myagdi, Nepal, upon morphological and biochemical analysis revealed to be Gram-positive, straight or slightly curved, rod-shaped, spore-forming, ... -
A Whole-Genome Sequencing Association Study of Low Bone Mineral Density Identifies New Susceptibility Loci in the Phase I Qatar Biobank Cohort.
( MDPI , 2021 , Article)Bone density disorders are characterized by a reduction in bone mass density and strength, which lead to an increase in the susceptibility to sudden and unexpected fractures. Despite the serious consequences of low bone ... -
Whole-Genome Sequencing for Molecular Characterization of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Causing Lower Urinary Tract Infection among Pediatric Patients
( MDPI , 2021 , Article)Antibiotic resistance is a growing public health problem globally, incurring health and cost burdens. The occurrence of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections has increased significantly over the years. Gram-negative ... -
Whole-Genome Sequencing of 100 Genomes Identifies a Distinctive Genetic Susceptibility Profile of Qatari Patients with Hypertension
( MDPI , 2022 , Article)Essential hypertension (EH) is a leading risk condition for cardiovascular and renal com-plications. While multiple genes are associated with EH, little is known about its genetic etiology. Therefore, this study aimed to ... -
Why do consumers buy counterfeit luxury products? A tale of two major cities in two different countries
( Emerald Publishing , 2020 , Article)Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine customer attitudes toward purchasing counterfeit luxury products (ATPCLP) in two cities in two different countries (Saudi Arabia and Malaysia) by testing the relationships ... -
Why do exercisers with a higher trait self-control experience higher subjective well-being? The mediating effects of amount of leisure-time physical activity, perceived goal progress, and self-efficacy
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)A first goal of the present study consisted in examining the interrelationships between trait self-control, amount of leisure-time physical activity (LTPA), goal progress, self-efficacy and subjective well-being. A second ... -
Why do tendon researchers overlook the patient's psychological state? The review with no papers.
( BMJ Publishing Group , 2020 , Other)Exercise or loading interventions remain the conservative treatment of choice in the management of tendinopathy.1 However, as many as 60% of individuals experience continued symptoms, while up to a quarter of patients ... -
Why does the adverse effect of inappropriate MRI for LBP vary by geographic location? An exploratory analysis.
( BMC , 2019 , Article)Early magnetic resonance imaging (eMRI) for nonspecific low back pain (LBP) not adherent to clinical guidelines is linked with prolonged work disability. Although the prevalence of eMRI for occupational LBP varies substantially ... -
Why Gulf Rentier Economies Must Pursue Economic Diversification
( Springer , 2020 , Book chapter)Within the mandate of their national visions, GCC countries have announced several strategies to expand their manufacturing, tourism and financial activities (economic diversification). However, the path towards the ultimate ... -
Why is it so difficult to attract FDI to the MENA countries ?
( Science Publications , 2016 , Article)In this study we constructively argue that the relationship between FDI flows and the per capita GDP for the MENA countries has a novel feature-hitherto unrecognised-which can partially explain the great difficulty of the ... -
Why Is That Relevant? Collecting Annotator Rationales for Relevance Judgments
( AAAI Press , 2016 , Conference Paper)When collecting subjective human ratings of items, it can be difficult to measure and enforce data quality due to task subjectivity and lack of insight into how judges’ arrive at each rating decision. To address this, we ... -
Why is the Indian Sari an all-weather gear? Clothing insulation of Sari, Salwar-Kurti, Pancha, Lungi, and Dhoti
( NCEUB 2016 , 2016 , Conference Paper)Barring a few reports on the clothing insulation of sari and salwar-Kurti, little is known about the other traditional ensembles men use in South Asia and beyond. To accurately account for the thermal insulation on the ... -
Why mental health service delivery needs to align alongside mainstream medical services
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)There is significant individual human suffering and economic burden because of untreated mental health and substance use disorders. There is high psychiatric morbidity in primary and secondary medical care. At least one-fifth ... -
Why rehabilitation must have priority during and after the COVID-19-pandemic: A position statement of the global rehabilitation alliance
( Medical Journals Sweden AB , 2020 , Article)COVID-19 has become a pandemic with strong influence on health systems. In many cases it leads to a disruption of rehabilitation service provision. On the other hand, rehabilitation must be an integral part of COVID-19 ... -
Wi-Fi Direct Research ? Current Status and Future Perspectives
( Academic Press , 2017 , Article Review)Wi-Fi Direct, also named Wi-Fi P2P, is a popular technology that enables device to device communication in Wireless LAN. It allows Wi-Fi Direct-enabled devices to dynamically negotiate and select one of the mobile devices ... -
Wide area monitoring system operations in modern power grids: A median regression function-based state estimation approach towards cyber attacks
( Elsevier Ltd , 2023 , Article)Modern power grid is a generation mix of conventional generation facilities and variable renewable energy resources (VRES). The complexity of such a power grid with generation mix has routed the utilization of infrastructures ... -
Wideband radar based fall motion detection for a generic elderly
( IEEE Computer Society , 2017 , Conference Paper)Radar-based automated fall detection systems are considered as an important and emerging technology for elderly assisted living. These radar systems provide non-intrusive sensing capabilities to detect fall events. Various ... -
Willingness to participate in genome testing: a survey of public attitudes from Qatar
( Springer , 2020 , Article)Genomics has the potential to revolutionize medical approaches to disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment, but it does not come without challenges. The success of a national population-based genome program, like the ... -
Willingness to pay for contagious bovine pleuropneumonia vaccination in Narok South District of Kenya
( Elsevier , 2014 , Article)Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) is an economically important trans-boundary cattle disease which affects food security and livelihoods. A conjoint analysis-contingent valuation was carried out on 190 households ... -
Wind farms selection using geospatial technologies and energy generation capacity in Gwadar
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)Pakistan has been a victim of energy crisis since last few decades. This energy crisis has adversely affected country’s socio-economic development and continues to do so. The continuously increasing demand–supply gap has ...