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The relative contributions of ACE genotypes on personality traits in Tunisian athletes
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Edizioni Minerva Medica
, 2016 , Article Review)
BACKGROUND: The present study attempted to test whether the ACE genotypes can be associated with particular personality traits that can be potentially used as predictors of athletic performance. Eighty seven track and field ...
State-of-the-Art Review on Sustainable Design and Construction of Quieter Pavements-Part 2: Factors Affecting Tire-Pavement Noise and Prediction Models
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MDPI AG
, 2016 , Article Review)
Traffic noise is a combination of noises produced from a number of sources. Of all the traffic noise sources, tire-pavement noise, which is emitted as a result of the interaction of rolling,slipping, or dragging tires and ...
Using the transtheoretical model to enhance self-management activities in patients with type 2 diabetes : a systematic review
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
, 2016 , Article Review)
Objective: The objective of this article is to present a review of the literature focusing on the use of the TTM in improving self-management activities in patients with type 2 diabetes. Self-management activities include ...
Cancer-Associated Venous Thromboembolism
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Springer Healthcare
, 2016 , Article Review)
Cancer patients are at high risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE) which is considered the second leading cause of death among this population. Both cancer and cancer treatment increase this risk. Since the risk of VTE is ...
Design, synthesis and applications of core-shell, hollow core, and nanorattle multifunctional nanostructures
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Royal Society of Chemistry
, 2016 , Article Review)
With the evolution of nanoscience and nanotechnology, studies have been focused on manipulating nanoparticle properties through the control of their size, composition, and morphology. As nanomaterial research has progressed, ...
(Muslim) Woman in Need of Empowerment: US foreign policy discourses in the arab spring
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Routledge
, 2016 , Article Review)
Why, in the current geo-political and strategic context seemingly in stark contrast to the "War on Terror," does the emphasis on women in US foreign policy persist? Why the repeated references to the vulnerability of women ...
Micro and nanotechnologies in heart valve tissue engineering
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2016 , Article Review)
Due to the increased morbidity and mortality resulting from heart valve diseases, there is a growing demand for off-the-shelf implantable tissue engineered heart valves (TEHVs). Despite the significant progress in recent ...
Carbon Nanotubes in Biomedical Applications: Factors, Mechanisms, and Remedies of Toxicity
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American Chemical Society
, 2016 , Article Review)
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) represent one of the most studied allotropes of carbon. The unique physicochemical properties of CNTs make them among prime candidates for numerous applications in biomedical fields including drug ...
Conventional and Upcoming Sulfur-Cleaning Technologies for Petroleum Fuel: A Review
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Wiley-VCH Verlag
, 2016 , Article Review)
Environmental regulations on the quality of liquid fuels continue to create more requirements to produce a near-to-zero sulfur content. The hydrodesulfurization process has a high running cost and suffers from incomplete ...
The impact of genetic and non-genetic factors on warfarin dose prediction in MENA region: A systematic review
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Public Library of Science
, 2016 , Article Review)
Background Warfarin is the most commonly used oral anticoagulant for the treatment and prevention of thromboembolic disorders. Pharmacogenomics studies have shown that variants in CYP2C9 and VKORC1 genes are strongly and ...