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Mediatized vernacularization: On the structure, entextualization and resemiotization of Varoufakiology
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Elsevier
, 2016 , Article)
This paper focuses on the structure of mediatized discourses on the former Greek minister of finance Yanis Varoufakis, which are labeled Varoufakiology. Through a multimodal discourse analysis of cartoons and photographs, ...
The Arab genome: Health and wealth
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2016 , Article)
The 22 Arab nations have a unique genetic structure, which reflects both conserved and diverse gene pools due to the prevalent endogamous and consanguineous marriage culture and the long history of admixture among different ...
Impact of renewable and non-renewable energy consumption on economic growth: New evidence from the MENA Net Oil Exporting Countries (NOECs)
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Elsevier
, 2016 , Article)
This study explores the economic growth – energy consumption nexus for two samples of MENA Net Oil Exporting Countries (NOECs) during the period 1980–2012. Using panel cointegration approach, we found strong evidence for ...
A multi-criteria approach of assessing public transport accessibility at a strategic level
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Elsevier
, 2016 , Article)
This paper presents an approach for accessibility categorization in areas where there is no extensive data available to run the conventional analysis. The presented method has the advantages of the lower data requirements ...
Surviving Multiple Failures in Multicast Virtual Networks With Virtual Machines Migration
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IEEE
, 2016 , Article)
This paper deals with the multiple link/node substrate failures that impact a multicast virtual network (MVN) in which link recovery is not feasible and node migration is mandatory. A novel restoration approach is introduced ...
Iterative scheme for an elliptic non-local free boundary problem
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Taylor & Francis
, 2016 , Article)
In this paper we treat a non-local free boundary problem arising in financial bubbles, where the model is set in the framework of viscosity solutions. We suggest an iterative scheme which consists of a sequence of obstacle ...
Numerical Computation of the Conformal Map onto Lemniscatic Domains
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Springer
, 2016 , Article)
We present a numerical method for the computation of the conformal map from unbounded multiply-connected domains onto lemniscatic domains. For ℓ -times connected domains, the method requires solving ℓ boundary integral ...
CORRUPTION AND MICROCREDIT INTEREST RATES: DOES REGULATION HELP?
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
, 2016 , Article)
Misunderstandings about the structure of microcredit interest rates continue to generate rich criticism of the industry's high interest rates. Research has focused attention on the cost structure of interest rates and, ...
فريضة الحج من إندونيسيا إلى مكة المكرمة : بين محبة المسلمين وعداوة الهولنديين. في النصف الثاني من القرن التاسع عشر.
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المركز العربي للأبحاث ودراسة السياسات
, 2016 , Article)
مع بداية القرن التاسع عشر أصبحت فريضة الحج إلى مكة المكرمة محل اهتمام الدوائر الاستعمارية الهولندية، التي استخدمت كافة الوسائل التي يمكن أن تمنعها أو على أقل تقدير تقلل من أهميتها أو تؤدي إلى انخفاض العدد السنوي للمسلمين ...
PbS/CdS heterojunction quantum dot solar cells
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Springer New York LLC
, 2016 , Article)
The present work investigates the effects of combination of lead sulfide PbS quantum dots and cadmium sulfide CdS nanoparticles (NPs), with n-type and p-type semiconductors, on the photovoltaic performance of heterojunction ...