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Bioinformatic analysis of human opn3 alternative promoters associated with cancer
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Natural Sciences Publishing Co.
, 2016 , Article)
In this bioinformatics study we analyzed the functional motifs and structural features of regulatory regions of OPN3, a member of the guanine nucleotide-binding protein (G protein)-coupled receptor super-family, which is ...
Causes of construction change orders in Qatar: Contractors' perspective
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Inderscience Publishers
, 2016 , Article)
The construction industry involves complex processes which are prone to various changes and variations. However, it may be argued that the application of change orders within construction projects in the State of Qatar has ...
E-government to m-government: A study in a developing economy
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Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
, 2016 , Article)
This research intends to address variables that would facilitate the migration to m-government model in a developing economy experiencing a very high growth and adoption of mobile communication technology. By conducting ...
High performance CO2 filtration and sequestration by using bromomethyl benzene linked microporous networks
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Royal Society of Chemistry
, 2016 , Article)
Porous solid sorbents have been investigated for the last few decades to replace the costly amine solution and explore the most efficient and economical material for CO2 capture and storage. Covalent organic polymers (COPs) ...
Template synthesis of metal tungsten nanowire bundles with high field electron emission performance
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Royal Society of Chemistry
, 2016 , Article)
One-dimensional (1D) metal nanowires are of great importance for nanodevices due to their distinctive optical, electronic and mechanical properties. Here, for the first time, we report a simple H2 reduction-assisted ...
Optimization-based very large-scale neighborhood search for generalized assignment problems with location/allocation considerations
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INFORMS Inst.for Operations Res.and the Management Sciences
, 2016 , Article)
This paper introduces a novel class of generalized assignment problems with location/allocation considerations that arises in several applications including retail shelf space allocation. We consider a set of items where ...
Does good corporate governance enhance accruals quality during financial crises?
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2016 , Article)
Purpose - The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy of corporate governance systems in enhancing earnings quality during the recent global financial crisis (GFC). The literature provides insight into the corporate ...
Exact solution methods for a generalized assignment problem with location/allocation considerations
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INFORMS Inst.for Operations Res.and the Management Sciences
, 2016 , Article)
We investigate modeling approaches and exact solution methods for a generalized assignment problem with location/allocation (GAPLA) considerations. In contrast with classical generalized assignment problems, each knapsack ...
Effect of blade tip geometry on centrifugal compressor performance and stability
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Medwell Journals
, 2016 , Article)
The reliability operation for small fuel cells and hybrid fuel cell with gas turbine requires centrifugal compressor surge prevention. This study concerns a high speed centrifugal compressor stage with different blade tip ...
Knowledge Level, Motivators and Barriers of Blood Donation among Students at Qatar University
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MDPI
, 2021 , Article)
In Qatar, one out of every ten patients admitted to the hospitals is in urgent need of a blood transfusion or blood products. The aims of this study are as follows: (1) to assess the level of awareness and knowledge about ...