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Landscape of NAT2 polymorphisms among breast cancer.
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Elsevier Masson
, 2016 , Article)
PURPOSE:
The prevalence of phenotypes of Arylamine N-acetyltransferase-2(NAT2) gene (i.e. fast, intermediate and slow acetylators) among ethnic groups, as well as the association studies regarding NAT2 polymorphisms and ...
Group owner election in Wi-Fi direct
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Wi-Fi Direct is a new protocol that standardizes the direct communication between Wi-Fi enabled mobile devices without requiring an access point. The specification proposes enhanced peer-to-peer functions to be supported ...
Expatriate labour markets in rapidly globalising cities: reproducing the migrant division of labour in Abu Dhabi and Dubai
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Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
, 2016 , Article)
This paper studies the processes through which skilled international
workers are differentially attracted to and incorporated in the rapidly
globalising cities of Dubai and Abu Dhabi, thereby reproducing the
migrant ...
Housing Tenure and Economic Inequality among Qatari Citizens
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The Social and Economic Survey Research Institute, Qatar University
, 2016 , Report)
The most immediately effective measure to address housing inequality, which would
generate additional benefits in many other areas, is the streamlining of administrative
processes related to land allotment and infrastructure ...
The prevalence of novel psychoactive substances (NPS) use in non-clinical populations: a systematic review protocol
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BioMed Central
, 2016 , Article)
Background
Novel psychoactive substances (NPS) are new narcotic or psychotropic drugs that are not controlled by the United Nations drug convention that may pose a serious public health threat due to their wide availability ...
Investigating chlorophyll and nitrogen levels of mangroves at Al-Khor, Qatar: an integrated chemical analysis and remote sensing approach. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
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Springer Verlag
, 2016 , Article)
Mangroves are unique ecosystems that dominate tropical and subtropical coastlines around the world. They provide shelter and nursery to wide variety of species such as fish and birds. Around 73 species of mangroves were ...
An efficient instance hiding scheme
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Association for Computing Machinery
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Delegating computation, which is applicable to many practical contexts such as cloud computing or pay-TV system, concerns the task where a computationally weak client wants to securely compute a very complex function f on ...
Common and Rare Genetic Variants Associated With Alzheimer's Disease
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WILEY PERIODICALS, INC.
, 2016 , Article)
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the most devastating disorders. Despite the continuing increase of its incidence among aging populations, no effective cure has been developed mainly due to difficulties in early diagnosis ...
Public Acceptance of Taxation in Qatar
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Qatar University
, 2016 , Report)
Most Gulf countries have acknowledged that the traditional rentier system requires basic economic reform, and VAT could prove a more stable source of government revenue for oil producing countries. Results from two separate ...
Antecedents of Trust among Citizens and Non-citizens in Qatar
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Springer Verlag
, 2016 , Article)
Utilizing new survey data on social capital, we examine the determinants and
locus of generalized trust among citizens and immigrants in Qatar, a small, heterogeneous,
wealthy, and non-democratic country in which immigrants ...