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Burden of diabetes mellitus attributable to demographic levels in Qatar: An emerging public health problem
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2014 , Article)
Diabetes is one of the main contributors to ill health and premature mortality worldwide and its prevalence has been rising during the last decades. Aim The aim of the present study was to quantify the burden of disease ...
Structure of alkylcarbonate + n-alkane mixed fluids
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American Chemical Society
, 2014 , Article)
The properties of dialkylcarbonate + n-alkane mixed fluids were studied both from macroscopic and from microscopic viewpoints using thermophysical measurements combined with classic molecular dynamics simulations and DFT ...
A discussion on generalized almost contractions via rational expressions in partially ordered metric spaces
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Springer International Publishing
, 2014 , Article)
The main purpose of this paper is to give some fixed point results for mappings involving generalized (Formula presented.)-contractions in partially ordered metric spaces. Our results generalize, extend, and unify several ...
Production of Polyclonal and Monoclonal Antibodies Against the Bacillus thuringiensis Vegetative Insecticidal Protein Vip3Aa16
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Springer International Publishing AG
, 2014 , Article)
The aim of this study is to establish a quantitative determination of the vegetative insecticidal protein Vip3A from the culture supernatant of Bacillus thuringiensis either by ELISA or by the conventional quantification ...
Insights from quantum chemistry into piperazine-based ionic liquids and their behavior with regard to CO2
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Springer Verlag
, 2014 , Article)
The short-range properties of alkylpiperazine ionic liquids paired with propionate and lactate anions were analyzed and their affinity for CO 2 molecules studied using density functional theory. Anion-cation interactions ...
The current assessment of foreign direct investment in the Middle East and North African region
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Inderscience Publishers
, 2014 , Article)
This research aims to assess the growth and the current status of foreign direct investment (FDI) in a sample of 16 Middle East and North African (MENA) countries over the period 1984-2011. Our goal is to give some insight ...
Production and Determination of Bioavailable Iron in Sorghum and White bean Noodles
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Enviro Research
, 2014 , Article)
The objective of this study was to find innovative approaches for the production of iron
fortified noodles that are natural and economically feasible. The functional food was produced
using different combinations . The ...
Comfort-based fuzzy control optimization for energy conservation in HVAC systems
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2014 , Article)
The work presented herein illustrates the use of computational intelligence and optimization approaches for improving the fuzzy controller's performance in architectural heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system ...
Two-step single slope/SAR ADC with error correction for CMOS image sensor
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Hindawi Publishing Corp
, 2014 , Article)
Conventional two-step ADC for CMOS image sensor requires full resolution noise performance in the first stage single slope ADC, leading to high power consumption and large chip area. This paper presents an 11-bit two-step ...
Pharmacy students' attitudes toward pharmaceutical care in Qatar
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Dove Medical Press
, 2014 , Article)
Objectives: The study objectives were to investigate Qatar pharmacy students' attitudes toward pharmaceutical care (PC), to identify the factors that influence their attitudes, and to recognize their perceived barriers for ...