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Crashworthiness characteristics of carbon jute glass reinforced epoxy composite circular tubes
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John Wiley and SonsInc.
, 2018 , Article)
This article provides an experimental investigation into the crashworthiness of carbon jute glass reinforced epoxy circular composite tubes. The test specimens were fabricated of 6 layers with different stacking sequence ...
Corporate reporting and disclosures in the emerging capital market of Kuwait: The perceptions of users and preparers
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Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.
, 2018 , Article)
The objective of this paper is to investigate the perceptions of users and preparers regarding financial disclosure practices in annual reports of Kuwaiti listed firms. To measure participants' views, a questionnaire survey ...
Statistical analysis for the impact of smoking on the behavior and health of Qatari adolescents
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De Gruyter
, 2018 , Article)
The links between the use of tobacco and health risks are well known. Most of the younger smokers reside in Asia which includes Qatar, the focus country of this study. Cigarette smoking among children is rising at an ...
Feature instructions improve face-matching accuracy
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Public Library of Science
, 2018 , Article)
Identity comparisons of photographs of unfamiliar faces are prone to error but important for applied settings, such as person identification at passport control. Finding techniques to improve face-matching accuracy is ...
The Urban Regeneration of West Bay, Business District of Doha (State of Qatar)
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MedCrave
, 2018 , Article)
The State of Qatar is facing the construction of an advanced public railway transport system. However, researchers argue that the integration of transit stations in existing urban villages can led to a decline in quality ...
Unique associations of the Job Demand-Control-Support model subscales with leisure-time physical activity and dietary energy intake
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National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
, 2018 , Article)
Leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) and dietary energy intake are two important health behaviours, which at too low or high levels respectively, are associated with overweight and obesity. This study explores associations ...
Potential Novel Therapy Targets in Neuroendocrine Carcinomas of the Breast.
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Elsevier
, 2018 , Article)
Neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) of the breast is a rare, special type of breast cancer, reportedly constituting 2% to 5% of all breast cancers. Although breast NEC does not have a specific targeted therapy, several new ...
Digenic inheritance and genetic modifiers
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
, 2018 , Article Review)
Digenic inheritance (DI) concerns pathologies with the simplest form of multigenic etiology, implicating more than 1 gene (and perhaps the environment). True DI is when biallelic or even triallelic mutations in 2 distinct ...
Using the human blood index to investigate host biting plasticity: a systematic review and meta-regression of the three major African malaria vectors.
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BMC
, 2018 , Article)
The proportion of mosquito blood-meals that are of human origin, referred to as the 'human blood index' or HBI, is a key determinant of malaria transmission. A systematic review was conducted followed by meta-regression ...
Exploring the origins of EEG motion artefacts during simultaneous fMRI acquisition: Implications for motion artefact correction
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Academic Press Inc.
, 2018 , Article)
Motion artefacts (MAs) are induced within EEG data collected simultaneously with fMRI when the subject's head rotates relative to the magnetic field. The effects of these artefacts have generally been ameliorated by removing ...