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The role of microfinance to empower women: The case of developing countries
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IGI Global
, 2018 , Article Review)
This article reviews, discusses and provides a critical analysis relating to the role of microfinance on issues linking to poverty, gender equality, and women empowerment with particular emphasis on developing economies. ...
Laboratory challenges in the diagnosis of hepatitis E virus.
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Microbiology Society
, 2018 , Article Review)
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an RNA virus that is an important cause of both acute and chronic hepatitis worldwide. To date, there are eight HEV genotypes that can infect mammals. HEV-1 and HEV-2 infect exclusively humans, ...
Observer-based tracking controller design for a class of Lipschitz nonlinear systems
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SAGE Publications Inc
, 2018 , Article Review)
© 2017, © The Author(s) 2017. In this paper, the observer-based controller design problem for tracking a constant reference input in Lipschitz nonlinear systems is addressed. To this end, at first, a state feedback controller ...
Energy efficiency of direct contact membrane distillation
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2018 , Article Review)
Membrane distillation (MD) is a promising technology due to its ability to function using low temperature differences and low-quality heat sources, thus allowing it to operate on solar or waste heat. The flux and energy ...
Estrogen in vascular smooth muscle cells: A friend or a foe?
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2018 , Article Review)
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) continues to be the leading cause of death worldwide. The effect of estrogen on these diseases has been assessed in in vitro and in vivo models, as well as in observational studies. Collectively, ...
The effectiveness of targeted relative to empiric prophylaxis on infectious complications after transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy: a meta-analysis
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Springer Verlag
, 2018 , Article Review)
Purpose: Rectal culture screening for fluoroquinolone (FQ)-resistant Enterobacteriaceae before transrectal ultrasound guided prostate (TRUSPB) biopsy and targeted antibiotic prophylaxis (TAP) may decrease post-TRUSPB ...
Limits and possible solutions in quantum dot organic solar cells
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2018 , Article Review)
In this review article, we present recent advancements in the field of organic photovoltaics (OPV) that have been achieved through the applications of quantum dots (QDs). We describe the leading experimental accomplishments ...
Graphene-based nanopore approaches for DNA sequencing: A literature review
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2018 , Article Review)
DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is the blueprint of life as it encodes all genetic information. In genetic disorder such as gene fusion, copy number variation (CNV) and single nucleotide polymorphism, DNA sequencing is used ...
Oilfield scale formation and chemical removal: A review
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2018 , Article Review)
In oil and gas industry operations, scale deposition on the surface and subsurface production equipment can cause different problems such as formation damage, loss in production, pressure reductions, and premature failure ...
The many facets of dopamine: Toward an integrative theory of the role of dopamine in managing the body's energy resources
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2018 , Article Review)
In neuroscience literature, dopamine is often considered as a pleasure chemical of the brain. Dopaminergic neurons respond to rewarding stimuli which include primary rewards like opioids or food, or more abstract forms of ...