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Dynamic communications between GABA A switch, local connectivity, and synapses during cortical development: A computational study
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Frontiers Media S.A.
, 2018 , Article)
Several factors regulate cortical development, such as changes in local connectivity and the influences of dynamical synapses. In this study, we simulated various factors affecting the regulation of neural network activity ...
Development of the ASHRAE Global Thermal Comfort Database II
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2018 , Article)
Recognizing the value of open-source research databases in advancing the art and science of HVAC, in 2014 the ASHRAE Global Thermal Comfort Database II project was launched under the leadership of University of California ...
الفجوة الرقمية والعزوف عن المشاركة السياسية تحليل انحدار لوجستي ثنائي الاستجابة لعيّنة من بيانات المؤشر العربي
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المركز العربي للأبحاث ودراسة السياسات
, 2022 , Article)
تركز هذه الورقة على قياس الفجوة الرقمية ومدى تأثيرها في المشاركة السياسية في مجموعة من الدول العربية، وتهدف إلى تقييم الدور الذي تؤديه المحددات الديموغرافية والسوسيو-اقتصادية في الحد من الوصول إلى الإنترنت. جرى استخدام ...
Cognitive Theory of Mind Influences Destination Memory: Evidence from Normal Aging and Alzheimer's Disease
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Oxford University Press
, 2019 , Article)
Objective: Theory of mind and destination memory are social abilities that require processing the attributes of interlocutors. Empirical research has demonstrated a relationship between performance on both abilities in ...
Ventifacts distribution in Qatar
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John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
, 1985 , Article)
This study attempts to investigate the distribution of ventifacts in Qatar. It is believed that ventifacts are confined to the areas within about 5 km of the Miocene or Mio-Pliocene Hofuf formations and the spreads of ...
Perceptions of Women's Roles between Traditionalism and Modernity in Qatar
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Taylor and Francis Ltd.
, 2019 , Article)
Women's participation in public life in the Arabian Peninsula is affected by tradition and limits their opportunities for socio-economic development. This study focuses on the social structures that impose gender inequality. ...
Effects of perceived social support and family demands on college students' mental well-being: A cross-cultural investigation
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John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
, 2015 , Article)
The effects of perceived social support and family demands on college students' mental well-being (perceived stress and depression) were assessed in 2 samples of Jordanian and Turkish college students. Statistically ...
Tell about yourself to improve your autobiographical memory: A study of Korsakoff's syndrome
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Elsevier Ireland Ltd
, 2018 , Article)
Korsakoff's syndrome (KS) has been associated with a difficulty to retrieve specific autobiographical memories. We investigated whether this difficulty can be alleviated after the retrieval of statements describing ...
Child Poverty and Youth Unemployment in Jordan
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Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
, 2018 , Article)
The main purposes of this article were to investigate the extent and depth of child poverty and youth unemployment in Jordan. In addition, it investigates the sociocultural connotation of child poverty and youth unemployment ...
Trust in development: some implications of knowing in indigenous knowledge
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
, 2010 , Article)
The indigenous knowledge (IK) initiative in development has met with limited success. The cultural relativity of knowledge � i.e. what qualifies as justified belief � may partly explain why. Drawing on New Guinea Highlands' ...