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Generalized area spectral efficiency: An effective performance metric for green wireless communications
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IEEE
, 2014 , Article)
Area spectral efficiency (ASE) was introduced as a metric to quantify the spectral utilization efficiency of cellular systems. Unlike other performance metrics, ASE takes into account the spatial property of cellular ...
Modeling the enablers of organizational commitment
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Emerald Group Publishing
, 2014 , Article)
Purpose: Organizational commitment (OC) has important implications for both individuals and organizational outcomes. This paper aims to present an approach to understand the dynamics between various enablers that help to ...
Impact of phytolacca Americana extracts on gene expression of colon cancer cells
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John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
, 2014 , Article)
Native Americans have used Phytolacca americana to treat breast ailments, gastrointestinal disorders, rashes, and inflammation. Some anti-cancer and anti-viral research has been reported on this perennial herb, but none ...
How ethics influence intentions to buy counterfeit drugs: perceptions of policymakers, community pharmacists and consumers in Sudan
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John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
, 2014 , Article)
Objectives
The ethical attitudes of consumers have been widely explored in the literature as a key factor influencing the purchase of counterfeit products. However, the manner in which consumers make decisions regarding ...
Application of statistical experimental design for optimisation of bioinsecticides production by sporeless Bacillus thuringiensis strain on cheap medium
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Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia - SBM
, 2014 , Article)
In order to overproduce bioinsecticides production by a sporeless Bacillus thuringiensis strain, an optimal composition of a cheap medium was defined using a response surface methodology. In a first step, a Plackett-Burman ...
Verifying cloud service-level agreement by a third-party auditor
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John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
, 2014 , Article)
In this paper, we study the important issue of verifying service-level agreement (SLA) with an untrusted cloud and present an SLA verification framework that utilizes a third-party auditor (TPA). A cloud provides users ...
On stability of equilibrium points in nonlinear fractional differential equations and fractional Hamiltonian systems
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Wiley Periodicals, Inc.�
, 2014 , Article)
In this article, a brief stability analysis of equilibrium points in nonlinear fractional order dynamical systems is given. Then, based on the first integral concept, a definition of planar Hamiltonian systems with fractional ...
Isolation of the Bacillus thuringiensis plasmid carrying Bacthuricin F4 coding genes and evidence of its conjugative transfer
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The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
, 2014 , Article)
INTRODUCTION:
Conjugation is an excellent natural mode of DNA transfer in vivo between bacteria, particularly when these conjugative elements carry technological traits such as bacteriocin encoding genes. In the present ...
Corporate Social Responsibility of Islamic Financial Institutions: The Case of GCC Countries
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Euro Journals
, 2014 , Article)
During the last three decades, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has grown significantly both in practice and academic fronts (Hassan and Latiff, 2009; Hassan and Harahap, 2010). However, according to Naylor (1999) CSR ...
The reversing influence of involvement on the framing effect: The role of emotions and negativity
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John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
, 2014 , Article)
The Asian disease problem (ADP), as a demonstration of the framing effect, revealed a preference reversal between options perceived as risky and those perceived as certain. This research identifies individuals' involvement ...