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Methods for adaptive behaviors satisfaction assessment with energy efficient building design
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2016 , Article Review)
Efficient and accurate methods and models are ever-demanding to determining the user satisfaction in energy efficient buildings. Thus, several techniques are developed based on sustainable building assessment tools and ...
Survey about public perception regarding smart grid, energy efficiency & renewable energies applications in Qatar
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2018 , Article Review)
In a low-carbon and sustainable future, smart grids have a key role to play not only in saving energy with demand and supply-side management of energy systems, but also in optimizing the integration of a wider range of ...
Age replacement models: A summary with new perspectives and methods
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2017 , Article Review)
Age replacement models are fundamental to maintenance theory. This paper summarizes our new perspectives and hods in age replacement models: First, we optimize the expected cost rate for a required availability level and ...
Tidal power technology review with potential applications in Gulf Stream
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2017 , Article Review)
With the increasing concern of global warming, the importance of reducing greenhouse gas emissions has been accepted worldwide. Realizing the contribution of conventional energy sources to greenhouse gas emissions and the ...
Smoking cessation counseling in Qatar: Community pharmacists' attitudes, role perceptions and practices
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Springer Nature
, 2012 , Article Review)
Background: Smoking is a major public health problem in Qatar. The potential for community pharmacists to offer smoking cessation counseling in this country can be high. Objectives To determine the current smoking cessation ...
Kidney-on-a-chip: untapped opportunities
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2018 , Article Review)
The organs-on-a-chip technology has shown strong promise in mimicking the complexity of native tissues in vitro and ex vivo, and recently significant advances have been made in applying this technology to studies of the ...
Advances in vaccination against avian pathogenic Escherichia coli respiratory disease: Potentials and limitations
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Elsevier
, 2014 , Article Review)
Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) is one of the most economically devastating pathogens affecting the poultry industry. This group of extra-intestinal E. coli causes a variety of clinical conditions including ...
Non-communicable diseases in the Arab world
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2014 , Article Review)
According to the results of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010, the burden of non-communicable diseases (cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic lung diseases, and diabetes) in the Arab world has increased, with ...
A comprehensive systematic review of pharmacy perspectives on interprofessional education and collaborative practice
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2018 , Article Review)
Introduction: Pharmacists are key professionals in the collaborative working process and are integral members of the healthcare team. However, there is paucity of information regarding their perspectives towards interprofessional ...
Effect of pharmacist care on medication adherence and cardiovascular outcomes among patients post-acute coronary syndrome: A systematic review
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2018 , Article Review)
Background: The impact of collaborative and multidisciplinary health care on the outcomes of care in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) is well-established in the literature. However, there is lack of high quality ...