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Water stress: Opportunities for supply chain research

Production and Operations Management, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Driven by climate change and overuse, water stress is a worsening sustainability concern that threatens businesses and communities across the globe. Leading global organizations such as the United Nations have expressed an urgent need for sustainable water management strategies across nations and economies.
Dustin Cole, Sriram Narayanan, Elizabeth Connors, Meenu Tewari, Kyle Onda   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reduced erbium-doped ceria nanoparticles: one nano-host applicable for simultaneous optical down- and up-conversions [PDF]

, 2014
This paper introduces a new synthesis procedure to form erbium-doped ceria nanoparticles (EDC NPs) that can act as an optical medium for both up-conversion and down-conversion in the same time.
Clavel, Michael, Elhelw, Sarah, Hassounah, Ibrahim, Hudait, Mantu, Jain, Nikhil, Madi, Nabil, Meehan, Kathleen, Shehata, Nader   +7 more
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Systematic review of new medics’ clinical task experience by country [PDF]

, 2014
OBJECTIVES: There is a need for research which informs on the overall size and significance of clinical skills deficits among new medics, globally. There is also the need for a meta-review of the similarities and differences between countries in the ...
Dickson GD, Goodfellow PB, Moghadami M, Old A, Popoola AA   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Draft Genome Sequence of Frankia sp. Strain Thr, a Nitrogen-Fixing Actinobacterium Isolated from the Root Nodules of Casuarina cunninghamiana Grown in Egypt [PDF]

, 2014
Nitrogen-fixing actinobacteria of the genus Frankia are symbionts of woody dicotyledonous plants termed actinorhizal plants. We report here a 5.3-Mbp draft genome sequence for Frankia sp.
Abebe-Akele, Feseha, Ghodhbane-Gtari, Faten, Gtari, Maher, Hurst, Sheldon G., IV, Ktari, Amir, Mansour, Samira R., Morris, Krystalynne, Oshone, Rediet, Salem, Karima, Thomas, W. Kelley, Tisa, Louis S.   +10 more
core   +3 more sources

Cardioprotective effect of antiviral therapy among hepatitis C infected patients: A meta-analysis

International Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature, 2023
Background: Hepatitis C (HCV) infections have been shown to be associated a with higher risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, the use of antiviral therapy (AVT) and the risk of CVD has not been well established with limited ...
Vikash Jaiswal, Song Peng Ang, Muhammad Hanif, Mayank Jha, Vikash Kumar, Abdelmonem Siddiq, Bhavyakumar Vachhani, Anupam Halder, Michelle Koifman, Herby Jeanty, Siddharath Soni, Madeeha Subhan Waleed, Tushar Kumar, Helen Huang, Dhrubajyoti Bandyopadhyay   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Intrathecal Transplantation of Autologous Adherent Bone Marrow Cells Induces Functional Neurological Recovery in a Canine Model of Spinal Cord Injury

Cell Transplantation, 2015
Spinal cord injury (SCI) results in demyelination of surviving axons, loss of oligodendrocytes, and impairment of motor and sensory functions. We have developed a clinical strategy of cell therapy for SCI through the use of autologous bone marrow cells ...
Hala Gabr, Wael Abo El-Kheir, Haithem A. M. A. Farghali, Zeinab M. K. Ismail, Maha B. Zickri, Zeinab M. El Maadawi, Nirmeen A. Kishk, Hatem E. Sabaawy M.D., Ph.D.   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Autologous Bone Marrow-Derived Cell Therapy Combined with Physical Therapy Induces Functional Improvement in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury Patients

Cell Transplantation, 2014
Spinal cord injuries (SCI) cause sensory loss and motor paralysis. They are normally treated with physical therapy, but most patients fail to recover due to limited neural regeneration.
Wael Abo El-Kheir, Hala Gabr, Mohamed Reda Awad, Osama Ghannam, Yousef Barakat, Haithem A. M. A. Farghali, Zeinab M. El Maadawi, Ibrahim Ewes, Hatem E. Sabaawy M.D., Ph.D.   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mitogenomic exploration supports the historical hypothesis of anthropogenic diffusion of a zoonotic parasite Echinococcus multilocularis

iScience, 2023
Summary: Animal movement across regions owing to human activity can lead to the introduction of pathogens, resulting in disease epidemics with medical and socioeconomic significance.
Naoki Hayashi, Ryo Nakao, Yuma Ohari, Takao Irie, Hirokazu Kouguchi, Elisha Chatanga, Wessam Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed, Mohamed Abdallah Mohamed Moustafa, Gohta Kinoshita, Munehiro Okamoto, Kinpei Yagi, Nariaki Nonaka   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Holocene fluvial history of the Nile's west bank at ancient Thebes, Luxor, Egypt, and its relation with cultural dynamics and basin‐wide hydroclimatic variability

, 2018
In the Theban area around modern Luxor (Egypt), the River Nile divides the temple complexes of Karnak and Luxor from New Kingdom royal cult temples on the western desert edge.
W. Toonen, A. Graham, B. Pennington, M. Hunter, K. Strutt, D. Barker, A. Masson-Berghoff, V. L. Emery   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Women's position and attitudes towards female genital mutilation in Egypt : a secondary analysis of the Egypt demographic and health surveys, 1995-2014 [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Female genital mutilation (FGM) is still widespread in Egyptian society. It is strongly entrenched in local tradition and culture and has a strong link to the position of women.
Gage, Anastasia J, Meekers, Dominique, Van Rossem, Ronan   +2 more
core   +2 more sources