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Evaluation of the Anti-melanoma Activities of Sarcophine, (+)-7α,8β-Dihydroxydeepoxysarcophine and Sarcophytolide from the Red Sea Soft Coral Sarcophyton glaucum
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Natural Product Communications, Inc.
, 2014 , Article)
Abstract - Three natural cembranoids from the Red Sea soft coral Sarcophyton glaucum
namely sarcophine (1), (+)-7α,8β-dihydroxydeepoxysarcophine (2) and sarcophytolide
(3) were evaluated for their potential inhibitory ...
Ten-year cardiovascular risk assessment in university students
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Akademiai Kiado
, 2014 , Article)
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is responsible for more than half of all deaths in the European region. The aim of the study was to compare body composition, blood pressure, total cholesterol (TC) and high density lipoprotein ...
Effect of operational parameters on distillate flux in direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD): Comparison between experimental and model predicted performance
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2014 , Article)
Membrane distillation (MD) is a thermally driven process where hydrophobic membranes are used to separate saline hot feed solution and cold stream of water and allow water to evaporate due to temperature difference. This ...
Characterization of regulatory sequences in alternative promoters of hypermethylated genes associated with tumor resistance to cisplatin
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Spandidos Publications
, 2014 , Article)
The development of cisplatin resistance in human cancers is controlled by multiple genes and leads to therapeutic failure. Hypermethylation of specific gene promoters is a key event in clinical resistance to cisplatin. ...
Field evaluation of membrane distillation technologies for desalination of highly saline brines
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Elsevier
, 2014 , Article)
Membrane distillation (MD) is a hybrid thermal-membrane desalination process that uses low-grade waste heat and hydrophobic membrane to produce high quality distillate. The MD process can treat highly saline brines that ...
India shining? A two-wave study of business constraints upon micro and small manufacturing firms in India
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Sage Publications
, 2014 , Article)
The national marketing slogan 'India Shining' was launched in 2004 by the Indian government to showcase rapid economic growth; around the same time, a number of new policy measures to promote small businesses were introduced ...
Mishandling and exposure of farm workers in Qatar to organophosphate pesticides
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2014 , Article)
We used a combination of subjective (questionnaire) and objective (urinary metabolites) measurements to evaluate factors that can predict the exposure of farm workers in Qatar to organophosphate pesticides and to assess ...
Inquiry guided learning in a chemical engineering core curriculum: General instructional approach and specific application to the fluid mechanics case
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Tempus Publications
, 2014 , Article)
This paper presents results from a preliminary study of the effectiveness of using inquiry-guided learning instructional strategies both in chemical engineering classrooms and laboratories. For readers unfamiliar with the ...
LQ (optimal) control of hyperbolic PDAEs
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Taylor and Francis Ltd.
, 2014 , Article)
The linear quadratic control synthesis for a set of coupled first-order hyperbolic partial differential and algebraic equations is presented by using the infinite-dimensional Hilbert state-space representation of the system ...
Condition prediction models for oil and gas pipelines using regression analysis
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American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
, 2014 , Article)
Although they are the safest means of transporting oil and gas products, pipelines can sometimes fail with hazardous consequences and large business losses. The decision to replace, repair, or rehabilitate depends mainly ...