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Acute exposure to cigarette smoking followed by myocardial infarction aggravates renal damage in an in vivo mouse model
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Hindawi Limited
, 2017 , Article)
Cigarette smoking (S) is a risk factor for progressive chronic kidney disease, renal dysfunction, and renal failure. In this study, the effect of smoking on kidney function was investigated in a mouse model of myocardial ...
Luxury Brands and Corporate Social Responsibility: A Perspective on Consumers' Preferences
(2016 , Article)
The recent growth trends of globalization has witnessed prominent growth in luxury brand sales over the recent years. However, the dramatically changing economic environment also leads to hardship for luxury brand companies ...
Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in feral cats in Qatar
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BioMed Central
, 2017 , Article)
Background: Cats are essential in the life cycle of Toxoplasma gondii as they can shed the environmentally resistant
oocysts after acquiring infection. Human populations living in cities with high densities of feral cats ...
Perspectives and attitudes of jordanian medical and paramedical students toward surrogate pregnancy
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Taylor & Francis Group
, 2018 , Article)
Purpose: This study aims at investigating the perspectives of Jordanian medical and paramedical students on surrogate pregnancy. Methods: A questionnaire-based cross-sectional study design was used. The sample consisted ...
Ownership structure, corporate governance and bank performance: Evidence from gcc countries
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Virtus Interpress
, 2011 , Article)
The paper examines the effect of ownership structure and board characteristics on bank performance of GCC counties. Evidence indicates that the extent of the foreign ownership level has a significant positive association ...
Al-Jazeera, Advocacy and Media Value Determinism Re-conceptualizing the Network's Coverage of the Arab Spring of Revolutions
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Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
, 2013 , Article)
This article uses a new theoretical perspective developed by an Arab scholar to investigate the news coverage of the Arab spring in Al-Jazeera (Arabic), in search of a style of coverage that may be qualified as socioreligiously ...
Opposing calcium-dependent signalling pathways control skeletal muscle differentiation by regulating a chromatin remodelling enzyme
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Nature Publishing Group
, 2015 , Article)
Calcium signalling is important for differentiation-dependent gene expression, but is also involved in other cellular functions. Therefore, mechanisms must exist to distinguish calcium signalling relevant to differentiation. ...
Advancing Service Operations: The Changing Role of Industrial Engineering
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OMICS International
, 2012 , Article)
Service operations are currently at the hub of economic activities in some parts of the world. Although indicators seem to suggest the existence and future dominance of service economies, such economies will only be ...
Addressing Human Capacity Building for Health from Academia's Perspective : Building Interprofessional Partnership
(2018 , Presentation)
Learning objectives:
– List strategies to increase readiness for emergency preparedness through interprofessional education and collaborative practice
– List THREE benefits of interprofessional collaboration.
– Explain ...
Dietary Pattern, Hypertension and Cognitive Function in an Older Population: 10-Year Longitudinal Survey.
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Frontiers Media
, 2018 , Article)
There is a paucity of studies that have explored the association between dietary pattern and cognitive function, and whether there is an interaction between dietary pattern and hypertension in relation to older people's ...