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Impact of COVID-19 on risks and deaths of non-communicable diseases in the Western Pacific region
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Elsevier
, 2024 , Article Review)
Countries and areas in the Western Pacific region (WPR) experienced the COVID-19 pandemic and took various preventive measures, which affected non-communicable diseases (NCDs) risks and mortality. Due to differences in ...
Biomimetic kinetic shading facade inspired by tree morphology for improving occupant’s daylight performance
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Solarlits
, 2021 , Article)
Many recent studies in the field of the kinetic façade developed the grid-based modular forms through primary kinetic movements which are restricted in the simple shapes. However, learning from biological analogies reveals ...
The Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Museum and the Knowledge Economy: From Private Collection to Public Domain
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جامعة أبو بكر بلقايد تلمسان
, 2023 , Article)
This article discusses the newly emergent notion of the knowledge economy, which is an economy based on the arts and sciences, accompanied by an understanding of the role of knowledge in the development of the economy and ...
The Spatial Form of Houses Built by Italian Migrants in Post WWII Brisbane, Australia
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Scientific & Academic Publishing
, 2015 , Article)
The literature reveals that despite the study of the relationship between human behavior, activities and built form has focused on physical spatial environments at any scale, ranging from built environment to built form, ...
From mono-criterion to multi-criteria decision aid: A necessary but unfinished evolution in operational research
(2014 , Article)
The aim of this paper is to discuss the evolution process from the mono-criteria decision making paradigm to the multi-criteria decision aid paradigm. This process is based on the fact; in general, the decision-maker desires ...
The effect of graphene on the activation energy of grain growth for the nanocrystalline thermoelectric n‑type Bi2Te2.7Se0.3
(2022 , Article)
Even though bismuth telluride is frequently produced by mechanical alloying for thermoelectric materials, no data has been
published addressing the thermal behavior and activation energy of the milled n-type Bi2Te2.7Se0.3 ...
Commentary: Potentially inappropriate medication among older patients with diabetic kidney disease
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Frontiers Media SA
, 2023 , Other)
Wang et al. (2020)’s recent report on the burden and morbidity consequences of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) in a select cohort of type 2 diabetic mellitus (T2DM) patients was both instructive and an “inflection ...
Phylogeographic Patterns in Africa and High Resolution Delineation of Genetic Clades in the Lion (Panthera leo)
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Nature Publishing Group
, 2016 , Article)
Comparative phylogeography of African savannah mammals shows a congruent pattern in which populations in West/Central Africa are distinct from populations in East/Southern Africa. However, for the lion, all African populations ...
Studying the Joint Effects of Perceived Service Quality, Perceived Benefits, and Environmental Concerns in Sustainable Travel Behavior: Extending the TPB
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
, 2023 , Article)
The importance of the sustainability concept has gained increasing attention from scholars and practitioners. In this context, the aim of this study was to examine the determinants of intention to continue to use the new ...
Biological applications of imiquimod analogues: An update (Review)
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Spandidos Publications
, 2023 , Article Review)
The last decade witnessed intensive efforts in drug discovery and the emergence of thousands of molecules with potential for use as therapeutic targets. However, only a few hundred of these molecules reached the stage of ...