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Comparison of two warm-up models for obese and normal-weight adults performing supramaximal cycling exercise.
( Termedia Publishing , 2018 , Article)This study examines the impact of two forms of active warm-up on supramaximal cycling performance among sedentary adults. Thirty-seven adults [23.05 (6.4) years; BMI=26.05 (1.3) kg/m, FM=30.1 (4.2)%, VO=23.8 (5.8) ml/min/kg] ... -
Comparison of various functionally graded femoral prostheses by finite element analysis
( Hindawi , 2014 , Article)This study is focused on finite element analysis of a model comprising femur into which a femoral component of a total hip replacement was implanted. The considered prosthesis is fabricated from a functionally graded ... -
Comparison study of metal oxides (CeO2, CuO, SnO2, CdO, ZnO and TiO2) decked few layered graphene nanocomposites for Dye-Sensitized solar cells
( MDPI AG , 2021 , Article)Recent research is focused on few layered graphene (FLG) with various metal oxides (MOs) as (MOs; CeO2, CuO, SnO2, CdO, ZnO, and TiO2) nanocomposite materials are alternatives to critically important in the fabrication of ... -
A comparison study of prevalence, awareness, treatment and control rates of hypertension and associated factors among adults in China and the United States based on national survey data
( KeAi Communications Co. , 2023 , Article)ObjectiveThis study compared the prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension and associated factors in China and the United States (US). MethodsAdult data from nationally representative samples were derived ... -
Comparisons of replacement policies with periodic times and repair numbers
( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)Periodic replacement policies modeled with the history of minimal repairs have been studied extensively. However, in the viewpoint of cost rate, there is no literature to compare replacement polices which are carried out ... -
Comparisons of standby and parallel systems in reliability, replacement, scheduling and application
( SAGE Publications Ltd , 2016 , Article)This paper compares the standby and parallel systems through the following analyses: reliability measures such as reliabilities, mean times to failure, and failure rates are first compared. These comparisons are reconsidered ... -
Comparisons of Visceral Adiposity Index, Body Shape Index, Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference and Their Associations with Diabetes Mellitus in Adults.
( MDPI , 2019 , Article)The associations between visceral adiposity index (VAI), body shape index and diabetes in adults were inconsistent. We assessed the predictive capacity of VAI and body shape index for diabetes by comparing them with body ... -
Compensability of moral damage in Islamic contract law: A comparative analysis of the Palestinian, Jordanian and Qatari civil codes
( Brill Academic Publishers , 2020 , Article)© 2019 Brill Academic Publishers. All rights reserved. This study explores Islamic law's position towards the compensation of natural and juridical persons for moral damage within the scope of contractual liability in view ... -
Competing Radicalisms: A Comparison of Saudi and Iranian Foreign Policies After 2015
( Springer , 2021 , Book chapter)On 5 June 2017, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Egypt initiated a blockade on the state of Qatar. While many justifications were offered for the blockade, the blockading countries, led by Saudi Arabia, ... -
Competition and microcredit interest rates: international evidence
( Springer Verlag , 2019 , Article)The limited number of existing papers that link competition among microfinance institutions (MFIs) and microcredit interest rates, provide inconclusive and counterintuitive results. This paper uses data from 1997 MFIs ... -
Competition in the Jordanian's Banking Sector
( EuroJournals, Inc. , 2010 , Article)This study investigates the cost of financial intermediation in the banking sector of Jordan over the 2001-2008 period. It assesses to what extent the relatively high and escalating bank interest margins, in this sector, ... -
Competition, facilitation, and niche differentiation in two foliar pathogens
( Springer Berlin / Heidelberg , 2004 , Article)We studied competition between the obligate biotroph Puccinia triticina (designated here as Puccinia) and the facultative saprophyte Pyrenophora tritici-repentis (designated here as Pyrenophora) in older and younger leaves ... -
Competitive adsorptive removal of promazine and promethazine from wastewater using olive tree pruning biochar: operational parameters, kinetics, and equilibrium investigations
( Springer Nature , 2023 , Article)This research aims to remove two phenothiazines, promazine (PRO) and promethazine (PMT), from their individual and binary mixtures using olive tree pruning biochar (BC-OTPR). The impact of individual and combinatory effects ... -
Competitive Dynamics Between Multinational Companies and Local Rivals in Emerging Markets
( SAGE , 2020 , Article)Multinational Companies from Emerging Economies (EMNCs) have become key players in the global economy. EMNCs have started to operate in highly dynamic, competitive environments where they are faced with competition from ... -
Competitive priorities and engagement: can they be a source of satisfaction? Customer-centered model
( Emerald Group Publishing Limited , 2023 , Article)Purpose: This study aims to investigate and test the impact of competitive priorities, in terms of quality, speed, dependability, flexibility, cost and patient engagement, on patient satisfaction with healthcare services. ... -
Competitive priorities for regional operations: a Delphi study
( Taylor & Francis , 2020 , Article)Perceptions and principles of competitiveness in the context of production and operations management (POM) have evolved over time towards trends in which firms compete at supply chain level. This evolution underscores the ... -
Competitive Quantization for Approximate Nearest Neighbor Search
( IEEE Computer Society , 2016 , Article)In this study, we propose a novel vector quantization algorithm for Approximate Nearest Neighbor (ANN) search, based on a joint competitive learning strategy and hence called as competitive quantization (CompQ). CompQ is ... -
A competitive search approach to exchange rate pass-through
( Springer Nature , 2023 , Article)We develop an open economy, search theoretic, monetary model with heterogeneous households which is characterized by incomplete pass-through of exchange rate movements to import price indices. Partial pass-through arises ... -
Complement C5a and Clinical Markers as Predictors of COVID-19 Disease Severity and Mortality in a Multi-Ethnic Population
( Frontiers Media S.A. , 2021 , Article)Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) was declared as a pandemic by WHO in March 2020. SARS-CoV-2 causes a wide range of illness from asymptomatic to life-threatening. There is an essential need to identify biomarkers to ... -
Complementary and alternative medicine use during the COVID-19 pandemic: Community pharmacists’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)BackgroundThe challenges in COVID-19 treatment have driven patients to seek Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) for the prevention and/or treatment of the disease. Pharmacists are uniquely positioned to promote ...