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Examining changes in beliefs and practices: English language teachers' participation in the School-based Support Program
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Routledge
, 2017 , Article)
This article examines changes in teachers' beliefs and practices over the course of a professional development (PD) program concerned with the implementation of a constructivist-oriented pedagogy in English as a Foreign ...
Asymmetric responses of money demand to oil price shocks in Saudi Arabia: a non-linear ARDL approach
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Routledge
, 2017 , Article)
Saudi Arabia is an open oil-based economy with fixed exchange rates; therefore, it has limited monetary policy autonomy. Using non-linear autoregressive distributed lag approach, this article investigates the asymmetric ...
Mesoporous Tungsten Oxides with Crystalline Framework for Highly Sensitive and Selective Detection of Foodborne Pathogens
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American Chemical Society
, 2017 , Article)
Foodborne pathogens like Listeria monocytogenes can cause various illnesses and pose a serious threat to public health. They produce species-specific microbial volatile organic compounds, i.e., the biomarkers, making it ...
Content-based image retrieval with compact deep convolutional features
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2017 , Article)
Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) with deep learning have recently achieved a remarkable success with a superior performance in computer vision applications. Most of CNN-based methods extract image features at the last ...
Modeling and Performance Analysis of 3-D Heterogeneous Networks with Interference Management
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2017 , Article)
This letter proposes a general 3-D model for heterogeneous networks (HetNets). The model uses stochastic geometry to describe the different network nodes' positions in a 3-D space. In addition, a new transmission scheme ...
Spectral method solutions of a variable aspect ratio duct flow in a uniform transverse magnetic field with two different thermal boundary conditions
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
© 2020 The Author(s) A laminar electrically-conducting flow inside an electrically-insulated rectangular duct in a uniform transverse magnetic field with both uniform surface temperature and uniform heat flux boundary ...
The Role of the GCC Countries in Ending Piracy in the Horn of Africa
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Center for Research and Policy Studies
, 2016 , Article)
Piracy in the Horn of Africa has had a far-reaching security and economic impact both globally and regionally. The World Bank estimated that between 2008 and 2012, the global economy lost $18 billion annually due to Somali ...
Cardiac rehabilitation delivery in Africa
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Clinics Cardive
, 2019 , Article)
As of 2011, the leading cause of premature mortality in Africa is non-communicable rather than communicable disease (HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis). The burden of non-communicable
diseases (NCDs), and cardiovascular disease (CVD) ...
Utilization of simulated patients to assess diabetes and asthma counseling practices among community pharmacists in Qatar
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Springer Netherlands
, 2017 , Article)
Background Patient counseling is one of the most important services a pharmacist can provide to patients. Studies have shown that counseling provided by pharmacists may prevent medication related problems and improve ...
Delineating the plastic waste status in the State of Qatar: Potential opportunities, recovery and recycling routes.
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Elsevier
, 2019 , Article)
The Qatar's national vision (QNV2030) underlines an unequivocal commitment to maintaining harmony between the three inter-dependent pillars of sustainable development: economic growth, social development and environmental ...