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Theories of small states' foreign and security policies and the Gulf States
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Taylor and Francis
, 2016 , Book chapter)
The interest in small states' foreign and security policies has been cyclical and is a reflection of the evolution of the international system. During the decolonization period between the 1950s and 1970s, the main interest ...
Charactertistics of preferred gait patterns: Considerations for exercise prescription
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Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
, 2016 , Book chapter)
Gait patterns have been widely studied in different fields of science for their particular characteristics. A dynamic approach of human locomotion considers walking and running as two stable behaviours adopted spontaneously ...
Sport and politics in the Arab world
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Taylor and Francis
, 2016 , Book chapter)
This chapter examines the interaction between sport and politics in the Arab World. In post-independence, in the 1950s and 1960s, sport was an arena for the consolidation of national unity, at least the way it was dened ...
The Arab region
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Taylor and Francis
, 2017 , Book chapter)
[No abstract available]
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 ...
Electronic spectroscopy, study of chemical reactions
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Elsevier
, 2016 , Book chapter)
[No abstract available]
Electrical Conductivity Behavior of Biopolymer Composites
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2017 , Book chapter)
Interest in the study of biopolymer system has been continuously growing as a result of a variety of promising applications such as in electronics, medicine, food packaging, bioplastics, and coating. Characteristics such ...
NMR spectroscopy of polymer nanocomposites
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2016 , Book chapter)
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is a technique of utmost significance when dealing with the characterization of the polymers and their nanocomposites. This chapter focuses on the influence of this particular ...
Self-powered nanosensors using nanogenerators
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Book chapter)
Wearable electronics and smart technologies attracted widespread attention toward the development of self-powered nanosensors. Various power generation methods such as piezoelectric, pyroelectric, and triboelectric mechanisms ...
Cyanobacteria, oil - And cyanofuel?
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Springer Netherlands
, 2012 , Book chapter)
Summary: Global warming, the global carbon cycle, and current and future global trading in carbon credits (the carbon market), are beginning to dictate radical changes in human behaviour. In this context, the cyanobacteria ...