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Decentralized Unitary System: A Possible Middle Ground for Somalia
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Center for Research and Policy Studies
, 2015 , Article)
The debate over a suitable governance model for Somalia is re-examined using material gleaned from interviews, focus-groups, document analyses and literature. Analysis first identifies four domestic grievances – trust-deficit, ...
Measurement and modelling of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) emissions: a marker for traffic-related air pollution in Doha, Qatar
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Taylor & Francis
, 2015 , Article)
In the State of Qatar, recent statistics show a continued increase in the motor-vehicle fleet commensurate with population growth and economic development. This trend, together with the rapid expansion of urban areas and ...
An Interface Coassembly in Biliquid Phase: Toward Core-Shell Magnetic Mesoporous Silica Microspheres with Tunable Pore Size
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American Chemical Society
, 2015 , Article)
Core-shell magnetic mesoporous silica microspheres (Magn-MSMs) with tunable large mesopores in the shell are highly desired in biocatalysis, magnetic bioseparation, and enrichment. In this study, a shearing assisted interface ...
Graphene and graphitic derivative filled polymer composites as potential sensors
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Royal Society of Chemistry
, 2015 , Article)
Graphite and numerous graphitic-derived micro- and nano-particles have gained importance in current materials science research. These two-dimensional sheets of sp2-hybridized carbon atoms remarkably influence the properties ...
TiO2-pillared clays with well-ordered porous structure and excellent photocatalytic activity
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Royal Society of Chemistry
, 2015 , Article)
TiO2-pillared clays with well-ordered porous structures are successfully prepared via incorporating TiO2 nanosol particles into the clays, where empty octahedral sites are partially modified with divalent metal ions such ...
A comparison of physiological and transcriptome responses to water deprivation and salt loading in the rat supraoptic nucleus
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American Physiological Society
, 2015 , Article)
Salt loading (SL) and water deprivation (WD) are experimental challenges that are often used to study the osmotic circuitry of the brain. Central to this circuit is the supraoptic nucleus (SON) of the hypothalamus, which ...
Sociolinguistic anatomy of mobility: Evidence from Qatar
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Elsevier
, 2015 , Article)
Abstract This is a sociocultural linguistic study on the ways whereby mobility is reflected upon in life narratives. An ethnographically informed sociolinguistic scale analysis shows that when residents narrate their life ...
Outlier robust nonlinear mixed model estimation
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John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
, 2015 , Article)
In standard analyses of data well-modeled by a nonlinear mixed model, an aberrant observation, either within a cluster, or an entire cluster itself, can greatly distort parameter estimates and subsequent standard errors. ...
Formulation of flowable anolyte for redox flow batteries: Rheo-electrical study
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Elsevier
, 2015 , Article)
In an attempt to optimize a suspension electrode for redox flow batteries, this work demonstrates the effect of solid content and additive material on the electrical and rheological behavior of an anolyte made up of lithium ...
The Persistence of Autocracy: Jordan, Morocco and the Gulf
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Taylor and Francis Group
, 2015 , Article)
Through the ebbs and flows of the Arab Spring, Arab monarchies have remained securely in place. In fact, for much of their history, the resilience of autocracy has been a key feature of the Arab monarchies' survival. While ...