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Trends of mortality attributable to child and maternal undernutrition, overweight/obesity and dietary risk factors of non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa, 1990-2015: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
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Cambridge University Press
, 2019 , Article)
Objective
To assess trends of mortality attributable to child and maternal undernutrition (CMU), overweight/obesity and dietary risks of non-communicable diseases (NCD) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) using data from the ...
Human and economic resources for empowerment and pregnancy-related mental health in the Arab Middle East: a systematic review
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Springer-Verlag Wien
, 2019 , Article Review)
This systematic review synthesizes research on the influence of human and economic resources for women's empowerment on their pre- and postnatal mental health, understudied in the Arab world. We include articles using ...
Pharmaceutical pricing policies in Qatar and Lebanon: narrative review and document analysis
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
, 2019 , Article Review)
Objectives: This study aimed at reviewing and analysing the pharmaceutical pricing policies implemented in two middle-east countries. Methods: Official documents related to national pharmaceutical pricing policies were ...
Creativity vs. Imitation Understanding Diversity and Legislative Identity in the State of Qatar
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ECRTD-UK
, 2019 , Article)
ABSTRACT: Qatar has a modern legal system, and it witnessed significant developments over the last two decades. The introduction of the permanent Constitution of the State of Qatar 2005 determine the basic pillars of the ...
Teaching the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in MENA Law Schools
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LexisNexis
, 2019 , Article)
The Women, Peace and Security Agenda (WPS) plays a critical role in global peace, stability and prosperity. While the successful implementation of WPS is heavily dependent on the involvement and active participation of ...
Indacenodithiazole-Ladder-Type Bridged Di(thiophene)-Difluoro-Benzothiadiazole-Conjugated Copolymers as Ambipolar Organic Field-Effect Transistors
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ACS Publications
, 2019 , Article)
A series of four donor-acceptor conjugated copolymers P1-P4 with linear and branched side chains based on a ladder-type indacenodithiazole (IDTz) moiety containing an electron-deficient thiazole unit are copolymerized with ...
VANET-Based smart navigation for vehicle crowds: FIFA world cup 2022 case study
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IEEE Conference and Exhibition on Global Telecommunications (GLOBECOM)
, 2019 , Conference Paper)
Non-recurrent events (e.g. football events or evacuation in case of natural disasters) pose great challenges to vehicle routing and traffic management in Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSs). The high traffic demand ...
Cadmium Toxicity: Oxidative Stress, Inflammation and Tissue Injury
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Scientific Research Publishing
, 2019 , Article Review)
Cadmium is a known environmental pollutant targeting various organs. Often implicated in cadmium toxicology is the formation of reactive oxygen species, overwhelming the free radical scavenging mechanisms and inducing ...
Multimodule ISOP DC-DC Converters for Electric Vehicles Fast Chargers
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2019 , Conference Paper)
Battery chargers have been developed for many applications such as the automotive industry, utility applications, UPS systems, forklifts, and trucks. Battery chargers for Electric Vehicles (EVs) have been addressed in ...
A Switching-Gain Controller for Grid-Connected MMC Complying with Voltage Ride-Through Requirements
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2019 , Conference Paper)
Connecting high-power Renewable Energy Sources (RESs) to the utility grid has to be secured considering international standards to guarantee the efficiency, reliability, and stability of the power system. Redundancy, ...