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What is a Snow Leopard? Taxonomy, Morphology, and Phylogeny
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2016 , Book chapter)
The snow leopard is the smallest member of the genus Panthera and is the sister species to the tiger (Panthera tigris). It has a poor fossil record, although a recent discovery in Tibet suggests this lineage could be at ...
Hydromagnetic couple-stress nanofluid flow over a moving convective wall: OHAM analysis
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2016 , Article)
This communication presents the magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) flow of a couple-stress nanofluid over a convective moving wall. The flow dynamics are analyzed in the boundary layer region. Convective cooling phenomenon combined ...
Glucocorticoid-induced fetal origins of adult hypertension: Association with epigenetic events
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2016 , Article Review)
Hypertension is a predominant risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and a major health care burden. Accumulating epidemiological and experimental evidence suggest that adult-onset hypertension may have its origins during ...
Interdisciplinarity in World History: Continuity and Change
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Cambridge Scholars Publishing
, 2016 , Book)
This book represents selected papers of an international conference convened by the Department of Humanities at Qatar University, Doha, in March 2013. Its theme was “Interdisciplinarity in History: An Old Method in New ...
Qatar's global activism: Pursuing ambition in the midst of domestic and regional transitions
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Palgrave Macmillan
, 2016 , Book chapter)
Over the past decade, Qatar's presence on the global and regional stages has increased immensely, driven, in large part, by a growing sense of ambition among the country's ruling elites. Indicators of ambition are most ...
Adolescents surveillance system for obesity in Europe. A pioneering project to prevent obesity in Italy using E-technology: The ASSO* project * adolescence surveillance system for obesity prevention
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IADIS
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Adolescents' obesity is a major concern in our modern life; it could lead to significant increase in the rate of obese in the future generations and consequently the health budget. The ASSO Project in Italy (Adolescence ...
البلاغة العربية بين الموت والإحياء
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مخبر تحليل الخطاب-جامعة مولود معمري
, 2016 , Article)
البحث يناقش موقف البلاغة العربية من العلوم اللغوية والبلاغية المعاصرة
Hollow TiO2-X porous microspheres composed of well-crystalline nanocrystals for high-performance lithium-ion batteries
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Tsinghua University Press
, 2016 , Article)
Hollow TiO2-X porous microspheres consisted of numerous well-crystalline nanocrystals with superior structural integrity and robust hollow interior were synthesized by a facile sol-gel template-assisted approach and two-step ...
Characteristics-based model predictive control of selective catalytic reduction in diesel-powered vehicles
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2016 , Article)
In heavy-duty diesel exhaust systems, selective catalytic reduction (SCR) is used to reduce NOx to nitrogen to meet environmental regulations. Diesel exhaust after-treatment involves a set of components that are best ...
Estimating the age-dependent changes in carbon stocks of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) stands in Turkey
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Springer-Verlag France
, 2016 , Article)
Key message Simulated and observed carbon stocks in Scots pine forests varied considerably with stand age. The contribution of biomass to the total forest carbon stocks increased and that of dead organic matter decreased ...