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Doha Metro System in the State of Qatar: The Metamorphosis of Al Sadd District
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Scholars Middle East Publishers
, 2018 , Article)
The State of Qatar has been undergoing radical transformation, coordinated
by the national development planning strategy, to realise the aims of Qatar National
Vision 2030 (QNV-2030). Efforts towards sustainable urban ...
Epstein-Barr Virus and Human Papillomaviruses Interactions and Their Roles in the Initiation of Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition and Cancer Progression.
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Frontiers Media
, 2018 , Article Review)
Oncoviruses are implicated in around 20% of all human cancers including both solid and non-solid malignancies. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are the most common oncoviruses worldwide. Currently, ...
Cisplatin based therapy: The role of the mitogen activated protein kinase signaling pathway
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BioMed Central Ltd.
, 2018 , Article Review)
Cisplatin is a widely used chemotherapeutic agent for treatment of various cancers. However, treatment with cisplatin is associated with drug resistance and several adverse side effects such as nephrotoxicity, reduced ...
Imperatives for improving entrepreneurial behavior among females in the UAE: An empirical study and structural model
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2018 , Article)
Purpose: Despite various governmental efforts, female entrepreneurship in the UAE is still not a popular option among women. The purpose of this study is to identify the enablers to female entrepreneurship and to establish ...
Revisiting the relationship between formal planning process and planning effectiveness: Do organizational capabilities and decision-making style matter?
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2018 , Article)
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to address a timely research question by clarifying whether formal planning is a worthy approach for hotels. In so doing, the authors developed a theoretical model that extends prior ...
Mycoplasma bovis-induced inhibition of bovine peripheral blood mononuclear cell proliferation is ameliorated after blocking the immune-inhibitory programmed death 1 receptor
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American Society for Microbiology
, 2018 , Article)
Mycoplasma bovis-induced immune suppression is a major obstacle faced by the host for controlling infections. M. bovis impairment of antigen-specific T-cell responses is achieved through inhibiting the proliferation of ...
Polymer-based electrospun nanofibers for biomedical applications
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MDPI AG
, 2018 , Article Review)
Electrospinning has been considered a promising and novel procedure to fabricate polymer nanofibers due to its simplicity, cost effectiveness, and high production rate, making this technique highly relevant for both industry ...
Coordinated Robotic System for Civil Structural Health Monitoring
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
With the recent advances in sensors, robotics, unmanned aerial vehicles, communication, and information technologies, it is now feasible to move towards the vision of ubiquitous cities, where virtually everything throughout ...
The march of pluripotent stem cells in cardiovascular regenerative medicine.
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BMC
, 2018 , Article Review)
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) continues to be the leading cause of global morbidity and mortality. Heart failure remains a major contributor to this mortality. Despite major therapeutic advances over the past decades, a ...
Automatic detection and classification of audio events for road surveillance applications
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MDPI
, 2018 , Article)
© 2018 by the author. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This work investigates the problem of detecting hazardous events on roads by designing an audio surveillance system that automatically detects perilous situations ...