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Ratings of perceived exertion misclassify intensities for sedentary older adults during graded cycling test: Effect of supramaximal high-intensity interval training
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Frontiers Media S.A.
, 2018 , Article)
The present study aims (1) to evaluate ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) and corresponding intensities during a maximal graded cycling test and (2) to determine the effects of 6 weeks of supramaximal cycling exercise ...
Inventory models for joint pricing and greening effort decisions with discounts
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2018 , Article)
Purpose: This paper aims to develop efficient decision support tools for a firm?s environment protection by using greening effort while yet improving profitability by utilizing pricing and inventory decisions with discount ...
Knowledge sharing in higher education institutions: a systematic review
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2018 , Article Review)
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to help in providing a better understanding on knowledge sharing amongst academics in higher education institutions (HEIs). The aim of this study is realized by profiling existing ...
Quality of Pharmacy Health Services
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2018 , Book chapter)
The quality of pharmacy health services can only be assured by the presence of qualified and competent pharmacists. In developing countries, healthcare facilities are insufficient for providing good-quality health services ...
Impact of first-year seminar on student engagement, awareness, and general attitudes toward higher education
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2018 , Article)
Purpose: This study intends to add to the existing body of literature on the impact of a newly implemented first year seminar in the College of Law and Business. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effects the ...
Self-reported attitudes and perceived preparedness to provide pharmaceutical care among final year pharmacy students in Qatar and Kuwait
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International Pharmaceutical Federation
, 2018 , Article)
Purpose: While pharmaceutical care (PC) had been introduced and taught in schools of pharmacy decades ago, it is still being introduced with different degrees of success in many developing countries around the world. This ...
Electrospun polyvinyl alcohol membranes incorporated with green synthesized silver nanoparticles for wound dressing applications.
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Springer Verlag
, 2018 , Article)
Electrospun membranes have the potential to act as an effective barrier for wounds from the external environment to prevent pathogens. In addition, materials with good antibacterial properties can effectively fight off the ...
Does visual letter similarity modulate masked form priming in young readers of Arabic?
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Academic Press Inc.
, 2018 , Article)
We carried out a masked priming lexical decision experiment to study whether visual letter similarity plays a role during the initial phases of word processing in young readers of Arabic (fifth graders). Arabic is ideally ...
Corporate Choice between Conventional Bonds and Sukuk Issuance: Evidence from GCC Countries
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Elsevier
, 2018 , Article)
Although there have been recent developments in respect of the diversification of capital markets
in GCC countries, the motivations of the firms issuing Sukuk or conventional bonds have remained
largely unexplored. Using ...
Influence of CuO nanoparticles and graphene nanoplatelets on the sensing behaviour of poly(vinyl alcohol) nanocomposites for the detection of ethanol and propanol vapors
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Springer New York LLC
, 2018 , Article)
Poly(vinyl alcohol)/copper oxide/graphene nanoplatelets (PVA/CuO/Gr-NPls) nanocomposite based chemiresistive alcohol sensors were fabricated using colloidal blending method. The PVA/CuO/Gr-NPls nanocomposite films were ...