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Consumers motivations and roles in rooting for or against underdog consumer
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
, 2018 , Article)
When wronged customers feel powerless they could bring publicly their fight against offending firms. Doing so could help to put the perpetrator firms under pressure and urge them to restore fairness. While some consumers ...
Effectiveness of Market-Level Biosecurity at Reducing Exposure of Poultry and Humans to Avian Influenza: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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Oxford University Press
, 2018 , Article)
In this study, we aimed to identify the effect of market-level risk factors on avian influenza (AI) infection in poultry and humans and generate evidence that will inform AI prevention and control programs at live bird ...
The environmental Kuznets curve relationship: a case study of the Gulf Cooperation Council region
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Springer Verlag
, 2018 , Article)
By using panel data over the 1980?2017 period and two alternative indicators of environmental pollution (carbon dioxide (CO2) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions), this paper investigates the validity of the environmental ...
Characterization of biogenic hydroxyapatite derived from animal bones for biomedical applications
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2018 , Article)
© 2018 Elsevier Ltd and Techna Group S.r.l. In this work, the viability of producing biogenic hydroxyapatite from bio-waste animal bones, namely bovine (cow), caprine (goat) and galline (chicken), through a heat treatment ...
Exploring factors afecting users' satisfaction toward e-learning systems
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IGI Global
, 2018 , Article)
E-learning is emerging as the new phenomenon of modern education. Universities are adopting e-learning as a strategy for the improving the teaching/learning process. The primary question addressed in this paper is related ...
Wireless and real-time structural damage detection: A novel decentralized method for wireless sensor networks
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Elsevier
, 2018 , Article)
© 2018 Elsevier Ltd Being an alternative to conventional wired sensors, wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are extensively used in Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) applications. Most of the Structural Damage Detection (SDD) ...
Carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) Prevents Short-Term Memory Deficit Induced by Chronic Stress in Rats
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Springer New York LLC
, 2018 , Article)
Long-term exposure to stressful conditions could impair the normal brain structure and function, specifically the hippocampus-dependent memory. This impairment could be attributed to a decrease in brain-derived neurotrophic ...
General public and community pharmacists perception on counterfeit medicines: A preliminary cross-sectional study in Qatar
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Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
, 2018 , Article)
Introduction: One major contributing factor to the prevalence of counterfeit medicines in a country is the lack of knowledge and awareness of the society. Information on general public and healthcare professionals awareness ...
Efficient degradation of tannic acid in water by UV/H2O2 process
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Chinese Institute of Environmental Engineering
, 2018 , Article)
In this work, the degradation of tannic acid (TA) by UV/H2O2 process has been investigated. UV/H2O2 oxidation experiments were performed by UV irradiation at 254 nm of TA aqueous solutions in a photo-reactor. Firstly, the ...
Closing a gap - First records of bryophytes from the Qatar Peninsula
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A.D.A.C.
, 2018 , Article)
The ephemeral or annual mosses Entosthodon fascicularis (Funariaceae), Microbryum starckeanum (Pottiaceae) and Pohlia melanodon (Mniaceae) were found in the understorey of natural Ziziphus nummularia shrubland in Qatar. ...