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Thymus vulgaris (Thyme) inhibits proliferation, adhesion, migration, and invasion of human colorectal cancer cells
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Mary Ann Liebert Inc.
, 2015 , Article)
Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains one of the most common malignancies and a leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Its prognosis remains poor for patients with several grades of this disease. This underscores the need for ...
Gravitational weighted fuzzy c-means with application on multispectral image segmentation
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2015 , Conference Paper)
This paper presents a novel clustering approach based on the classic Fuzzy c-means algorithm. The approach is inspired from the concept of interaction between objects in physics. Each data point is regarded as a particle. ...
Governance and long-term operating performance of family and non-family firms in Australia
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Emerald Group Holdings Ltd.
, 2015 , Article)
Purpose – The purpose of this study is to conduct a comparative analysis of the long-term operating performance of family and non-family firms from the agency theoretic perspective. The analysis is focused on investigating ...
Effect of microstructural evolution on wettability and tribological behavior of TiO2 nanotubular arrays coated on Ti–6Al–4V
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2015 , Article)
Self-organized TiO2 nanotubular arrays were fabricated by electrochemical anodization of Ti–6Al–4V plates in an NH4F/H3PO4 electrolyte. The effect of microstructural evolutions on the wettability and tribological behavior ...
Parameter estimation through the weighted goal programming model
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Inderscience Publishers
, 2015 , Article)
Many models in economics, management and finance can be described in terms of nonlinear dynamical systems which usually depend on some unknown parameters. To conduct a long-run behaviour analysis of these models it is of ...
Assessment of linear and nonlinear viscoelastic responses of warm-mix asphalt binders
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CRC Press/Balkema
, 2015 , Conference Paper)
Warm-Mix Asphalt (WMA) technology is widely used in the paving industry due to its impact on reduction of asphalt mixing and compaction temperatures. Characterisation of WMA in the past had focused on evaluating the linear ...
Factors influence consumers' adoption of mobile payment devices in Qatar
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Inderscience
, 2015 , Article)
This research examines the factors that influence the customers' intention in adapting Mobile Payment Device (MPD) technology in an emerging economy (Qatar). Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology Model (UTAUT) ...
A Process Model for Customisation of Software in Multi-tenant SaaS Model
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2015 , Conference Paper)
This paper outlines a generic process framework for customisation of software in cloud computing. The flexibility for client-specific customisation of the software offered by software-as-a-service (SaaS) is limited. The ...
An Energy Saving Strategy for LTE-A Multiantenna Systems
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Springer
, 2015 , Article)
Long Term Evolution - Advanced (LTE-A) supports closed-loop Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) techniques to improve its performance, but in order to exploit multiuser (MU) MIMO channel capabilities, the design of an ...
Association rule mining on fragmented database
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Springer
, 2015 , Conference Paper)
Anonymization methods are an important tool to protect privacy. The goal is to release data while preventing individuals from being identified. Most approaches generalize data, reducing the level of detail so that many ...