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Spatial modelling of contribution of individual level risk factors for mortality from Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in the Arabian Peninsula.
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Public Library of Science
, 2017 , Article)
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus is a contagious respiratory pathogen that is contracted via close contact with an infected subject. Transmission of the pathogen has occurred through animal-to-human contact at ...
The cost-effectiveness of a patient centred pressure ulcer prevention care bundle: Findings from the INTACT cluster randomised trial.
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Elsevier
, 2017 , Article)
Pressure ulcers are serious, avoidable, costly and common adverse outcomes of healthcare. To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a patient-centred pressure ulcer prevention care bundle compared to standard care. Cost-effectiveness ...
Urban Regeneration of GCC Cities: Preserving the Urban Fabric’s Cultural Heritage and Social Complexity
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MedCrave Group
, 2017 , Article)
Urban Planning is the activity aiming at organizing the urban space, ordering the land use and the built environment where human activities take place. In the past decades cities located in the GCC have experienced a ...
Stigma associated with mental illness: perspectives of university students in Qatar
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Dove Press
, 2017 , Article)
Stigma in relation to mental illness is one of the main factors inhibiting people from seeking help. Studies have been undertaken looking into the knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs (KAB) about mental illness among residents ...
Anti-cancer properties and mechanisms of action of thymoquinone, the major active ingredient of Nigella sativa
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Taylor & Francis
, 2017 , Article)
Over the past two decades, studies have documented the wide-range anti-cancer effects of Nigella sativa, known as black seed or black cumin. Thymoquinone (TQ), its major active ingredient, has also been extensively studied ...
A Novel Green Synthesis of Thalidomide and Analogs
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Hindawi Limited
, 2017 , Article)
Thalidomide and its derivatives are currently under investigation for their antiangiogenic, immunomodulative, and anticancer properties. Current methods used to synthesize these compounds involve multiple steps and extensive ...
الهاكطولوجيا ودورها في تفسير الهجمات الإلكترونية وتأثيرها على الممارسة الصحفية
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AlJazeera Center for Studies - مركز الجزيرة للدراسات
, 2017 , Article)
تبحث الورقة تأثير الهجمات الإلكترونية في مسارات الأحداث وخلق الأزمات، وكيف أصبحت جزءًا مُكِمِّلًا لجمع المعلومات نتيجة الاستقطاب المتزايد والهائل في منقطة الشرق الأوسط، وتدرس أيضًا تأثيرها في الممارسة الصحفية. وتُقدِّم ...
Physico-mechanical, dielectric, and piezoelectric properties of PVDF electrospun mats containing silver nanoparticles.
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C
, 2017 , Article)
Poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) is a piezoelectric material with outstanding physical and mechanical properties. The piezoelectric properties depend on the β-phase content of this polymer, while the physical and mechanical ...
MHD effects on nanofluid with energy and hydrothermal behavior between two collateral plates application of new semi analytical technique
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Vinca Inst Nuclear Sci
, 2017 , Article)
In this study, heat and mass transfer characteristic of unsteady nanofluid flow between parallel plates is investigated. The important effect of Brownian motion and thermophoresis has been included in the model of nanofluid. ...
Mathematical analysis of ferromagnetic fluid embedded in a porous medium
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Elsevier
, 2017 , Article)
This article focuses on the impacts of heat transport phenomenon in a ferrofluid in presence of a magnetic dipole. The flow is caused by stretching of the surface. The analysis is disclosed with porous medium and thermal ...