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Exposure to Ochratoxin A from Rice Consumption in Lebanon and United Arab Emirates: A Comparative Study
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2022 , Article)Our study aims to evaluate the ochratoxin A (OTA) in rice marketed in Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and to determine the exposure to OTA from rice consumption. All brands available in the market were collected ... -
Expressing herself through brands: The Arab woman's perspective
( Emerald Group Holdings Ltd. , 2015 , Article)Purpose This paper aims to extend Wallström et al.’s (2010) six-nation study on brand use and notions of self-expression to Arab women in the UAE. Additionally, it extends the scope of investigation to include an extensive ... -
Expression and subcellular localization of Discoidin Domain Receptor 1 (DDR1) define prostate cancer aggressiveness
( BMC , 2021 , Article)Background: The Discoidin Domain Receptor 1 (DDR1) is one of the two members of a unique family of receptor tyrosine kinase receptors that signal in response to collagen, which has been implicated in cancer progression. ... -
Expression of sperm PLC? and clinical outcomes of ICSI-AOA in men affected by globozoospermia due to DPY19L2 deletion
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)Globozoospermia is characterized by the presence of 100% acrosomeless round-headed spermatozoa in an ejaculate. Failed fertilization after intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) is commonly reported for globozoospermic ... -
The Expression of TBC1 Domain Family, Member 4 (TBC1D4) in Skeletal Muscles of Insulin-Resistant Mice in Response to Sulforaphane
( Endocrine Society , 2020 , Conference Paper)The Expression of TBC1 Domain Family, member 4 (TBC1D4) in Skeletal Muscles of Insulin-Resistant Mice in Response to Sulforaphane. Background: Obesity is commonly accompanied by impaired glucose homeostasis. Decreased ... -
Expression of the miR-9-5p, miR-125b-5p and its target gene NFKB1 and TRAF6 in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE)
( Taylor and Francis , 2022 , Article)Childhood- onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) is a multisystem inflammatory disease that can lead to severe clinical conditions resulting in early comorbidities. Several genetic, environmental, and immunological ... -
Expression Patterns Of Genes Encoding Antioxidative Enzymes In Date Palm(phoenix Dactylifera) In Response To Salinity Stress
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2014 , Conference Paper)Background Salinity is one of the major abiotic stresses threatening crop productivity worldwide. Plants exposed to severe salinity suffer ionic toxicities, osmotic stress and oxidative damage that lead to inhibition of ... -
Expression profile of MicroRNA: An Emerging Hallmark of Cancer.
( Bentham Science Publishers , 2019 , Article Review)MicroRNA (miRNAs), a class of small, endogenous non-coding RNA molecules of about 21-24 nucleotides in length, have unraveled a new modulatory network of RNAs that form an additional level of post-transcriptional gene ... -
Extended Kalman filter based sliding mode control of parallel-connected two five-phase PMSM drive system
( MDPI AG , 2018 , Article)This paper presents sliding mode control of sensor-less parallel-connected two five-phase permanent magnet synchronous machines (PMSMs) fed by a single five-leg inverter. For both machines, the rotor speeds and rotor ... -
Extended quantum cuts for unsupervised salient object extraction
( Springer New York LLC , 2017 , Article)In this manuscript, an unsupervised salient object extraction algorithm is proposed for RGB and RGB-Depth images. Saliency estimation is formulated as a foreground detection problem. To this end, Quantum-Cuts (QCUT), a ... -
Extended rectangular b-metric spaces and some fixed point theorems for contractive mappings
( MDPI AG , 2019 , Article)In this paper, we introduce the class of extended rectangular b-metric spaces as a generalization of both rectangular metric and rectangular b-metric spaces. In addition, some fixed point results connected with certain ... -
Extending indoor open street mapping environments to navigable 3D citygml building models: Emergency response assessment
( International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing , 2018 , Conference Paper)Disaster scenarios in high-rise buildings such as the Address Downtown, Dubai or Grenfell Tower, London have showed ones again the importance of data information availability for emergency management in buildings. 3D ... -
Extending the scope of interprofessional education: Integrating insights from policy, management and economics for improved health outcomes
( Elsevier , 2016 , Article)This study explores the potential of bringing innovations in public health education by drawing insights from the specialised disciplines of Economics, Policy and Management for their applications in the health sector. ... -
Extending the utaut model to understand the customers' acceptance and use of internet banking in lebanon a structural equation modeling approach
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2016 , Article)Purpose - A number of studies have shown that internet banking (IB) implementation is not only determined by banks or government support, but also by perceptions and experience of IB users. IB studies have showed encouraging ... -
An extensive computational approach to analyze and characterize the functional mutations in the galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase (GALT) protein responsible for classical galactosemia
( Elsevier , 2019 , Article)Type I galactosemia is a very rare autosomal recessive genetic metabolic disorder that occurs because of the mutations present in the galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase (GALT) gene, resulting in a deficiency of the ... -
The extent of ABB and its impact on decision-making process: evidence from Middle Eastern universities
( Inderscience , 2022 , Article)This research focuses on the application of activity-based budgeting (ABB) through the use of the institutional theory perspective. It explores the views of academic deans, academic heads of departments and administrative ... -
The extent of disclosure in annual reports of banking companies: The case of India
( EuroJournals Publishing, Inc. , 2008 , Article)This study is an empirical investigation of the extent of both mandatory and voluntary disclosure by listed banking companies in India. It also reports the results of the association between company-specific attributes and ... -
Extent of extemporaneous compounding and pattern of prescribing and use of extemporaneous medicines in a developing setting
( Blackwell Publishing Ltd , 2019 , Article)Objectives: To determine the extent of extemporaneous compounding, the prescribing pattern and use of extemporaneous medicines in a developing setting like Nigeria. Methods: A cross-sectional assessment was conducted at ... -
The Extent of the Civil Liability of Artificial Intelligence Technologies for the Infection and the Spread of Covid-19
( Allied Business Academies , 2022 , Article)With the on-going situation of the global pandemic coronavirus (COVID-19) and the implementation of social-distancing measures by the higher authorities in countries around the world, the use of artificial intelligence ... -
The external effects of offshoring on job security in SMEs
( Springer , 2022 , Article)We investigate the effects of offshoring on job security using matched employer-employee data from Sweden. Between 1997 and 2011, the share of offshoring firms fell from around 25 to 22% while offshoring per worker within ...