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The Arab spring: A fourth wave of democratization?
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Wiley-Blackwell
, 2016 , Article)
Between 1974 and 1990, over 30 countries in southern Europe, Latin America, some parts of Asia, Eastern Europe, and Africa made transitions to democracy, nearly doubling the number of democratic governments in the world. ...
Controlled Prelithiation of Silicon Monoxide for High Performance Lithium-Ion Rechargeable Full Cells
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American Chemical Society
, 2016 , Article)
Despite the recent considerable progress, the reversibility and cycle life of silicon anodes in lithium-ion batteries are yet to be improved further to meet the commercial standards. The current major industry, instead, ...
How the experience of assessed collaborative writing impacts on undergraduate students' perceptions of assessed group work
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Routledge
, 2016 , Article)
A time-series analysis was used to investigate Arabic undergraduate students' (n = 50) perceptions of assessed group work in a major government institution of higher education in Qatar. A longitudinal mixed methods approach ...
Flexible impedance and capacitive tensile load Sensor based on CNT composite
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Institute of Physics Publishing
, 2016 , Article)
In this paper, the fabrication and investigation of flexible impedance and capacitive tensile load sensors based on carbon nanotube (CNT) composite are reported. On thin rubber substrates, CNTs are deposited from suspension ...
A Novel Encryption Method for Dorsal Hand Vein Images on a Microcomputer
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2019 , Article)
In this paper, a Lorenz-like chaotic system was developed to encrypt the dorsal hand patterns on a microcomputer. First, the dorsal hand vein images were taken from the subjects via an infrared camera. These were subjected ...
Protein arginine methyltransferase 5 (PRMT5) promotes survival of lymphoma cells via activation of WNT/B-catenin and AKT/GSK3B proliferative signaling
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American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Inc.
, 2019 , Article)
Epigenetic regulation by the type II protein arginine methyltransferase, PRMT5, plays an essential role in the control of cancer cell proliferation and tumorigenesis. In this report, we investigate the relationship between ...
Factors influencing employees' intention to apply ergonomics at workplaces: A cultural perspective
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Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
, 2019 , Article)
We examine the determinants of employees' intention to apply ergonomics at workplace and the moderating effects of Hofstede's cultural dimensions on the proposed research model. A research model, based on the decomposed ...
Corrosion Behavior of Carbon Steel in CO2 Saturated Amine and Imidazolium-, Ammonium-, and Phosphonium-Based Ionic Liquid Solutions
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American Chemical Society
, 2016 , Article)
This work presents a recent investigation on corrosion behavior of carbon steel amine and ionic liquid based carbon dioxide absorbents. The first class focused on classical amine solutions: monoethanolamine (MEA), ...
Face perception in schizophrenia: A specific deficit
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Routledge
, 2016 , Article)
Introduction. Patients with schizophrenia have a large-scaled and severe cognitive impairment. This study examines whether a well-established deficit in face recognition in schizophrenia is a part of this general cognitive ...
Labels of origin and terroir: the case of the certified wine label ‘Québec Certified Wines’ and the protected geographical indication ‘Ice wine Québec’
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Routledge
, 2016 , Article)
Today, agriculture and agri-food are at the heart of the changes affecting contemporary economies with the tension between globalization and return to the territories. Consequently the food industry provides a good ...