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Examining the Extinction of the Barbary Lion and Its Implications for Felid Conservation
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Public Library of Science
, 2013 , Article)
Estimations of species extinction dates are rarely definitive, yet declarations of extinction or extirpation are important as they define when conservation efforts may cease. Erroneous declarations of extinctions not only ...
Co‑prevalence of human Papillomaviruses (HPV) and Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) in healthy blood donors from diverse nationalities in Qatar
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BMC
, 2020 , Article)
Background: Infections by both human oncoviruses, human Papillomaviruses (HPV) and Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) are
very common in the adult human population and are associated with various malignancies. While HPV is ...
Functional connectivity alterations in epilepsy from resting-state functional MRI
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Public Library of Science
, 2015 , Article)
The study of functional brain connectivity alterations induced by neurological disorders and their analysis from resting state functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (rfMRI) is generally considered to be a challenging task. ...
Automatic detection of diseased tomato plants using thermal and stereo visible light images
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Public Library of Science
, 2015 , Article)
Accurate and timely detection of plant diseases can help mitigate the worldwide losses experienced by the horticulture and agriculture industries each year. Thermal imaging provides a fast and non-destructive way of scanning ...
Listening to music during warming-up counteracts the negative effects of ramadan observance on short-term maximal performance
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Public Library of Science
, 2015 , Article)
Aim: The aim of the present study was to examine whether listening to music during warming-up might influence short-term maximal performance (STMP), cognitive anxiety, self-confidence, and enjoyment during Ramadan, and ...
Fixed point theorems for weakly T-Chatterjea and weakly T-Kannan contractions in b-metric spaces
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Springer-Verlag
, 2014 , Article)
In this work, we obtain some fixed point results for generalized weakly T-Chatterjea-contractive and generalized weakly T-Kannan-contractive mappings in the framework of complete b-metric spaces. Examples are provided in ...
Cross-national analysis of estimated narcotic utilization for twelve Arabic speaking countries in the Middle East
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Elsevier
, 2016 , Article)
Background: Access to narcotics has been described as suboptimal in the Middle East. The objectives of this study were to characterize estimated narcotic use in twelve Arabic-speaking nations and compare across world ...
Local rooting and creativity within the fashion industry in Beirut
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2019 , Article)
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the factors that make Beirut a fashion hub by studying the characteristics of creativity and the role of the different stakeholders in setting an environment that encourages ...
Editorial: New developments and new discourse on architecture and urbamism
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ArchNet
, 2014 , Article)
Risk communication with Arab patients with cancer: a qualitative study of nurses and pharmacists
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BMJ Publishing Group
, 2015 , Article)
Objectives To explore pharmacist and nurse views and experiences in educating patients regarding their treatment safety and tolerability as well as the roles of other professions in this regard.
Design In this qualitative ...