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System-on-chip solution for patients biometric: A compressive sensing-based approach
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersInc.
, 2018 , Article)
The ever-increasing demand for biometric solutions for the Internet-of-Things (IoT)-based connected health applications is mainly driven by the need to tackle fraud issues, along with the imperative to improve patient ...
Smartphone use and acceptability amongst undergraduate pharmacy students
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International Pharmaceutical Federation
, 2018 , Article)
Background: Smartphones offer unique resources useful for practicing pharmacists; however their acceptance among students within pharmacy educational institutions as learning tools remains unclear. Method: A 30-point ...
Polyzwitterionic Hydrogels in Engines Based on the Antipolyelectrolyte Effect and Driven by the Salinity Gradient
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American Chemical Society
, 2019 , Article)
In this paper, we propose and investigate an original approach to energy conversion based on polyzwitterionic hydrogels, which exhibit an antipolyelectrolyte effect that enables them to swell in salt water and shrink in ...
Stretchable Electrospun PVDF-HFP/Co-ZnO Nanofibers as Piezoelectric Nanogenerators
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Nature Publishing Group
, 2018 , Article)
Herein, we investigate the morphology, structure and piezoelectric performances of neat polyvinylidene fluoride hexafluoropropylene (PVDF-HFP) and PVDF-HFP/Co-ZnO nanofibers, fabricated by electrospinning. An increase in ...
CMV reduction in a three-to-seven phase direct matrix converter using SVPWM
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Institution of Engineering and Technology
, 2019 , Article)
The pulse-width modulation (PWM)-controlled modern electric drives causes some serious problems such as the generation of common-mode voltage (CMV) and high dv/dt. The CMV might cause high-frequency leakage currents that ...
Improved photocatalytic decomposition of methyl ethyl ketone gas from indoor air environment by using TiO2/graphene oxide
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Institute of Physics Publishing
, 2019 , Article)
This study investigates the potential application of synthesized TiO2-graphene (Ti/GO) for the decomposition of methyl ethyl ketone (MEKT) in an indoor air environment. XRD and UV-vis studies on the materials confirmed ...
The Role of the Manager in the Middle East: An Empirical Study of Multinational Companies
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Sage Publications India Pvt. Ltd
, 2019 , Article)
This article is an empirical investigation into the role of the CEO manager in the affiliates of multinational corporations operating in the Middle East. Grounded in a literature review of the reasons for employing either ...
Enhancement of Ethanol Production in Electrochemical Cell by Saccharomyces cerevisiae (CDBT2) and Wickerhamomyces anomalus (CDBT7)
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Frontiers Media S.A.
, 2019 , Article)
Bioethanol (a renewable resource), blended with gasoline, is used as liquid transportation fuel worldwide and produced from either starch or lignocellulose. Local production and use of bioethanol supports local economies, ...
Sugar alcohol provides imaging contrast in cancer detection
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NLM (Medline)
, 2019 , Article)
Clinical imaging is widely used to detect, characterize and stage cancers in addition to monitoring the therapeutic progress. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) aided by contrast agents utilizes the differential relaxivity ...
Arbutus andrachne L. Reverses Sleep Deprivation-Induced Memory Impairments in Rats
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Humana Press Inc.
, 2018 , Article)
Sleep deprivation (SD) is associated with cognitive deficits. It was found to affect the hippocampus region of the brain by impairing memory formation. This impairment is suggested to be caused by elevation in oxidative ...