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Electro-Optic Plasmonic Modulator with Direct Coupling to Silicon Waveguides
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2017 , Article)
A novel plasmonic Mach-Zehnder interferometer is proposed with a nonlinear polymer. Orthogonal junction coupling between silicon and plasmonic waveguides is exploited to omit the need for tapers, and in turn, reduce the ...
Southern Italian teenagers: The older they get, the unfit they become with girls worse than boys: A cohort epidemiological study: The adolescents surveillance system for the obesity prevention project (ASSO)
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Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
, 2017 , Article)
Italy comprises a high proportion of people who never exercised. Low physical activity levels in adolescents is a risk factor for several disorders. The aim of this cohort epidemiological study was to compare physical ...
Exploring the influence of cultural orientations on assessment of communication behaviours during patient-practitioner interactions
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BioMed Central Ltd.
, 2017 , Article)
Background
Research has shown that patients’ and practitioners’ cultural orientations affect communication behaviors and interpretations in cross-cultural patient-practitioner interactions. Little is known about the effect ...
Spillovers between food and energy prices and structural breaks
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2017 , Article)
This paper estimates a bivariate VAR-GARCH(1,1) model to examine linkages between food and energy prices. The adopted framework is suitable to analyse both mean and volatility spillovers, and also allows for possible ...
مدرسة التفكيك
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مؤسسة وعي للدراسات والأبحاث
, 2017 , Article)
يُعد التفكيك من المناهج الجديدة في عالم دراسة النصوص وتتبع الأفكار وتاريخها؛ حيث حاول مؤسسوه طرْق محاور جديدة ومناقشة رؤى مبتكرة في عالم التحليل النصي، والذي أصبح له من الاهتمام ما غير أولويات الدراسات الاجتماعية والإنسانية ...
Development and Validation of the Motivation for Tutoring Questionnaire in Problem-Based Learning Programs
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Elsevier
, 2017 , Article)
PurposeThere are no published instruments, which measure tutor motivation for conducting small group tutorials in problem-based learning programs. Therefore, we aimed to develop a motivation for tutoring questionnaire in ...
The Post-Enlightenment Moral Crisis and the Emergence of Secular Tyranny in the Middle East
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the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT)
, 2017 , Article)
This article explores humanity’s ethical transformation during Europe’s post-Enlightenment era and assesses its impact upon the origins and development of secularism. Thereafter, it investigates how secularism was introduced ...
A new experimental community pharmacy internship module for undergraduate pharmacy students in western Nepal: overview and reflections
(2017 , Article)
Community pharmacies in Nepal and other South Asian countries are in a mediocre state due to poor regulation and the fact that many pharmacies are run by people with insufficient training in dispensing. This has led to the ...
Novel Approach to Non-Invasive Blood Glucose Monitoring Based on Transmittance and Refraction of Visible Laser Light
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2017 , Article)
Current blood glucose monitoring (BGM) techniques are invasive as they require a finger prick blood sample, a repetitively painful process that creates the risk of infection. BGM is essential to avoid complications arising ...
Evidence of adverse selection in automobile insurance market: A seemingly unrelated probit modelling
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Cogent OA
, 2017 , Article)
The present paper investigates the adverse selection problem by examining the relationship between accident occurrences and deductible choice utilizing a seemingly unrelated probit model that allows for best controls for ...