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Fast Foods, Sweets and Beverage Consumption and Risk of Colorectal Cancer: A Case-Control Study in Jordan
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West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention
, 2018 , Article)
Background: The effects of consuming fast foods, sweets and beverages on the development of colorectal cancer (CRC) are unclear. The aim of this case-control study was to assess possible associations between the consumption ...
Achieving Competence through an Informed Curriculum and Authentic Assessment
(2018 , Presentation)
Learning Objectives:
- List THREE ways in which health professional training and curriculum can address human capacity for blockade and emergency situations
• Explain the role of academia for training of health professionals ...
Cardiovascular risk factors and their responses to a 10 weeks training program in young adult Qataris
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Openventio Publishers
, 2015 , Article)
Rapid development in Qatar in recent years has led to numerous changes, particularly the increased prevalence of lifestyle related health risks, with almost 50% obesity rates amongst Qataris of all ages. We investigated ...
Improving Arabic Text to Image Mapping Using a Robust Machine Learning Technique
(
IEEE
, 2019 , Article)
In this paper, we introduce an approach to automatically convert simple modern standard Arabic children's stories to the best representative images that can efficiently illustrate the meaning of words. It is a kind of ...
High-frequency viscoelastic measurements of fluids based on microcantilever sensing: New modeling and experimental issues
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Elsevier
, 2013 , Article)
In general, microrheology is carried out using active or passive particle-tracking techniques. In the present paper, a novel technique based on the out-of-plane bending vibrations of a microcantilever beam immersed into a ...
Medication management during electroconvulsant therapy
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Dove Press
, 2016 , Article)
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has demonstrated to be highly effective and safe, even life saving for many psychiatric disorders such as major depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Most patients who require ECT ...
External fixation versus open reduction and internal fixation of pilon fractures: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Musculoskelet Surg Res 2018;2:41-50.
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Wolters Kluwer - Medknow
, 2018 , Article)
Objectives: Pilon fractures are challenging to treat and associated with complications such as skin necrosis and superficial and deep infections that can potentially lead to amputation. This meta‑analysis aimed to compare ...
Muslim CEO, Women on Boards and Corporate Responsibility Reporting: Some Evidence from Malaysia
(
Emerald
, 2019 , Article)
Purpose: Very limited research has been devoted to answering the question of whether the religious beliefs of the upper echelons of management and gender diversity have any impacts on the communication of corporate social ...
Time-Frequency Distributions Based on Compact Support Kernels: Properties and Performance Evaluation
(
IEEE
, 2012 , Article)
This paper presents two new time-frequency distributions
(TFDs) based on kernels with compact support (KCS)
namely the separable (CB) (SCB) and the polynomial CB (PCB)
TFDs. The implementation of this family of TFDs ...
Improved Discrete Definition of Quadratic Time-Frequency Distributions
(
IEEE
, 2010 , Article)
Computation of a time-frequency distribution (TFD) requires a discrete version of the continuous distribution. This discrete TFD (DTFD) should be free from aliasing and conserve all the important mathematical properties ...