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The resilience of oil-rich economies to the global financial crisis: Evidence from Kuwaiti financial and real sectors
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Elsevier
, 2016 , Article)
This article investigates the resilience of oil-rich economies to the recent global financial crisis, with a particular emphasis on Kuwait as a case study. We explore how the crisis affected the market power of banks and, ...
Enhanced Identification of Transcriptional Enhancers Provides Mechanistic Insights into Diseases.
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Cell Press
, 2016 , Article)
Enhancers are distal cis-regulatory DNA elements that increase the expression of target genes. Various experimental and computational approaches including chromatin signature profiling have been developed to predict enhancers ...
Accredited genetic testing in the Arab Gulf region: reinventing the wheel.
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Nature Publishing Group
, 2016 , Article)
Accredited genetic testing in the Arab Gulf region: reinventing the wheel.
Application of Fatty Acid Based Phase-Change Material to Reduce Energy Consumption from Roofs of Buildings
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
, 2016 , Article)
Buildings account for a significant portion of the total energy consumption in the U.S., especially the energy-inefficient commercial building sector. As part of the future path toward realizing net zero energy buildings, ...
In vitro and in vivo inhibition of aldose reductase and advanced glycation end products by phloretin, epigallocatechin 3-gallate and [6]-gingerol
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Elsevier
, 2016 , Article)
Abstract Hyperglycemic stress activates polyol pathway and aldose reductase (AR) key enzyme responsible for generating secondary complications during diabetes. In this study the therapeutic potential of phloretin, ...
Association between mass media and body weight concern among Jordanian adolescents’ residents of Amman: the role of gender and obesity.
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Springer Verlag (Germany)
, 2016 , Article)
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Body image in the mass media promotes an unrealistic picture of body shape that leads to body dissatisfaction among adolescentsQuery. Therefore, the study presented in this paper aimed to assess the association ...
Therapeutic potential of human olfactory bulb neural stem cells for spinal cord injury in rats.
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Nature Publishing Group
, 2016 , Article)
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Adult human olfactory bulb neural stem cells (OBNSCs) were isolated from human patients undergoing craniotomy for tumor resection. They were genetically engineered to overexpresses green fluorescent protein ...
Physico-chemical characterization of biochars from solid municipal waste for use in soil amendment
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2016 , Article)
The fast economic and demographic growth lead to generation of large amounts of solid wastes placing Qatar on top of most nations with a per capita solid waste generation of nearly 2.5 milliontons/year of which 60% is ...
Adsorption of ochratoxin A from grape juice by yeast cells immobilised in calcium alginate beads
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Elsevier
, 2016 , Article)
Grape juice can be easily contaminated with ochratoxin A (OTA), one of the known mycotoxins with the greatest public health significance. Among the different approaches to decontaminate juice from this mycotoxin, microbiological ...
Cry1Ac toxicity enhancement towards lepidopteran pest Ephestia kuehniella through its protection against excessive proteolysis
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Elsevier
, 2016 , Article)
Bacillus thuringiensis has been extensively used in agroecosystems for four decades due to its high specific toxicity. Strategies based on B. thuringiensis proteins combinations for the improvement of its activity present ...