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Banking Concentration and Financial Stability. New Evidence from Developed and Developing Countries
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Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.
, 2018 , Article)
In this paper, we analyze the relationship between banking concentration and financial stability for a sample of 156 developed and developing countries during the period 1980-2011. Our study first examines the direct effect ...
Validation of the 6-Month GRACE Score in Predicting 1-Year Mortality of Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome Admitted to the Arabian Gulf Hospitals
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SAGE Publications
, 2016 , Article)
Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) are the most common cardiovascular diseases and are associated with a significant risk of mortality and morbidity. The Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE) risk score postdischarge ...
The Relationship Between Leptin and PCOS
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De Gruyter
, 2014 , Conference Paper)
Background: The ob gene produces a leptin hormone that works
as a satiety signal to the hypothalamus. Leptin may have a role in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) via its role on obesity and insulin resistance.
Materials ...
النفط الخام في دول اقليم الخليج العربي بين التصدير والتصنيع
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جامعة البحرين
, 2011 , Article)
يهدف البحث الى دراسة واقع وتطور صناعة النفط في إقليم الخليج العربي بدوله الثماني الذي يعتبر الأكثر أهمية اليوم في مجال النفط عالميا ، وحتى المستقبل رغم ظهور منافسين.
وتحاول الورقة الاجابة عن بعض التساؤلات التي ...
WORKSITE HEALTH PROMOTION SCORE: TO ASSESS A HEALTH PROMOTIONAL WORKER SETTING
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Wolters Kluwer Health
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Objective: Workplace play a central role in the lives of employees and their potential as health-promotional-setting is enormous as it could aim at keeping employees healthy which is considered a key long-term human asset ...
An experimental investigation into mechanical behavior of hybrid and nonhybrid composite semi-elliptical springs
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Elsevier, Ltd
, 2013 , Article)
This study introduces a new composite semi-elliptical suspension spring by utilizing fiber reinforced composite strength in principal direction instead of shear direction. Three types of composites were tested, namely, ...
Leptin And Free Leptin Receptor Is Associated With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome In Young Women
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
, 2015 , Article)
Leptin has two forms in the circulation: free and bound forms. The soluble leptin receptor (sOB-R) circulates
in the blood and can bind to leptin. The aim of this study is to assess the concentrations of the leptin and ...
Osteoporosis in patients with stroke: A cross-sectional study
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Medknow Publications
, 2016 , Article)
Stroke-related impairments and inactivity contribute to the accelerated development of bone mass removal. However, the extent of decrease in bone mineral density (BMD) after stroke and all factors that influence such rapid ...
Characterization of untreated and treated male and female date palm leaves
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Elsevier, Ltd
, 2013 , Technical Report)
This paper describes the characterization of male and female date palm leaves from two different cultivars, Sheshi female and unknown male leaves. Characterization was done for both untreated and NaOH treated date palm ...
The progression of Qatar's natural gas industry and its role in global energy market
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Royal Geographical Society
, 2011 , Conference Paper)
Qatar is the third largest country in the world in natural gas reserves with almost 900 trillion cubic feet. Since the mid of 1980s, after deep studies of the general prospect, Qatar has started to develop its largest field ...