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Assessing uncertainty in sighting records: An example of the Barbary lion
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PeerJ
, 2015 , Article)
As species become rare and approach extinction, purported sightings can be controversial, especially when scarce management resources are at stake.We consider the probability that each individual sighting of a series is ...
Acute Effects of Caffeine on Strength Performance in Trained and Untrained Individuals
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SciTechnol
, 2015 , Article)
Objective: The primary aim of this study was to compare the acute
effects of a caffeine based supplement on the strength performance
of trained and untrained individuals with a secondary investigation
into the effects ...
Models of Speech Processing
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Taylor & Francis
, 2015 , Book chapter)
One of the fundamental questions about language is how listeners map the acoustic signal onto
syllables, words, and sentences, resulting in understanding of speech. For normal listeners, this
mapping is so effortless ...
Editorial: Workplace Physical Activity and Health Risks: A Need for Effective Screening and Intervention Strategies
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OMICS International
, 2015 , Article)
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has adopted a global strategy on physical activity and health since 2005, with an aim to reduce and reverse the constant rise in these health risks globally [1]. However, most recent ...
Coffee and its waste repel gravid Aedes albopictus females and inhibit the development of their embryos
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BioMed Central
, 2015 , Article)
Background
Dengue is a prevalent arboviral disease and the development of insecticide resistance among its vectors impedes endeavors to control it. Coffee is drunk by millions of people daily worldwide, which is associated ...
التاريخ الاجتماعي للجواري في مصر قبيل عصر التحديث: نفيسة خاتون المرادية نموذجاً
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المركز العربي للأبحاث ودراسة السياسات - معهد الدوحة للدراسات العليا
, 2015 , Article)
تركّز هذا المقالة على دراسة شخصية نسائية تنتمي إلى صفوة نساء المجتمع، في مرحلة شديدة التقلب وعدم الاستقرار، بين آخر القرن الثامن عشر ومطلع القرن التاسع عشر، إنها "السيدة نفيسة" التي خطفها اللصوص من إحدى القرى الجبلية ...
Model predictive control of selective catalytic reduction in diesel-powered vehicles
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2015 , Conference Paper)
This paper proposes a method to synthesize an optimal controller for the SCR section of the diesel exhaust after-treatment system, which is based on a system model consisting of coupled hyperbolic and parabolic partial ...
Date palm status and perspective in qatar
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Springer Netherlands
, 2015 , Article)
Qatar ranks as the 16 largest date-producing country in the world. There are 581,336 date palm trees growing in an area of 2,469 ha with date production of 21,491 mt as of 2010. It is the major fruit tree grown in the ...
Chemistry and antioxidant properties of titanium(IV) complexes
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Kluwer Academic Publishers
, 2015 , Article)
The synthesis of titanium(IV) complexes with biologically active hydrazide ligands has been carried out. The complexes were characterized by spectroscopic methods (IR, <sup>1</sup>H NMR and <sup>13</sup>C NMR), elemental ...
Sport in Islam: The complexities, controversies and context
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Taylor & Francis Group
, 2015 , Book chapter)
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