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Women perceived practices of mothering in a socially changing Qatari society
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Medwell Journals
, 2016 , Article)
This study proposes to examine the ways in which motherhood as a social phenomenon is constructed within Qatari culture. Understanding the role of mothers in society as well as the mothering practices could lead to ...
Control of Power Converters for Emerging Applications of Power Electronics
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
, 2016 , Article)
With the skyrocketed development in semiconductor devices, power electronics converters, either at system-level or at device-level, are receiving special attention in different applications as renewable energy sources, ...
Surface characterization of mild steel exposed to atmosphere after being treated by sodium benzoate and dicyclohexylamine nitrite
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2016 , Article)
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the performances of two inhibitors in controlling corrosion of steel products in industrial and marine atmosphere. Design/methodology/approach: Corrosion rates were ...
Principles and recommendations for client information requirements for BIM enabled construction projects in Qatar
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Inderscience Publishers
, 2016 , Article)
Employer's information requirements (EIR) is one of the key early documents in projects using building information modelling (BIM). EIR, introduced by the UK BIM Task Group, sets out information deliverables and the standards ...
Management, control and governance of hawala networks in the gulf cooperation council region
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Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia
, 2016 , Article)
Prior research has focused on the transactional aspects of the Hawala Networks (i.e. Invisible Funds Transfer Networks). However, little is known about the structure of this networked "organisation" especially about its ...
Prevalence of fibularis tertius muscle in South-eastren Indian populat1ion: A surface anatomical study
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TIP ARASTIRMALARI DERNEGI
, 2016 , Article)
Background: Fibularis tertius (FT) is a variant muscle of the anterior compartment of leg which involves in dorsiflexion and evertion of the foot. Literature shows that the reported prevalence of FT ranges from 49-100%. ...
Novel palladium(II) and platinum(II) complexes with a fluoropiperazinyl based ligand exhibiting high cytotoxicity and anticancer activity in vitro
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
, 2016 , Article)
cis-Dichloro-palladium(II) and cis-dichloro-platinum(II) complexes (2, 4) of the general formula [M(N-N)Cl2] (M=Pd(II) and Pt(II), N-N= 1,2-diamino-4-fluoro-5-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl) benzene, (DFMPB)) and the dicationic ...
Logarithmic Bounds for Oscillatory Singular Integrals on Hardy Spaces
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
, 2016 , Article)
We establish a logarithmic bound for oscillatory singular integrals with quadratic phases on the Hardy space H 1 (R n). The logarithmic rate of growth is the best possible. 2016 Hussain Al-Qassem et al.
Statistical Analysis of Cultural Parameters Influencing Delta-Endotoxins and Proteases Productions by Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki
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Springer Verlag
, 2016 , Article)
Bacillus thuringiensis is a spore-forming bacterium that produces delta-endotoxins, which are toxic to lepidopterans, dipterans and coleopterans. Concomitantly with production of delta-endotoxins, B. thuringiensis produces ...
Control mechanisms of MNEs: an empirical study
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2016 , Article)
Purpose: This purpose of this paper is to explore variations in the extent of control mechanisms, according to country of origin and organizational characteristics, in a challenging country of domicile. Design/methodolog ...