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The use of biogenic nanoparticles as targeted drug delivery systems has gained increasing attention for improving anticancer therapies. This study investigates the effectiveness of porous biosilica derived from the diatom Chaetoceros sp., functionalized ...
Ghazal Salari +4 more
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Guanxi and Wasta: 20 Years of Evolution and Future Directions for Informal Network Research
ABSTRACT This article provides an examination of the evolution of networking in China and the Arab world over two decades and provides an update to, and new insights arising from, an article called Guanxi and Wasta; A Comparison, published in Thunderbird International Business Review in 2006.
Kate Hutchings +3 more
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DOR: 98.1000/2383-1251.1399.7.165.13.1.1575.41 Extended abstract Introduction: Seed germination is a complex and dynamic stage of plant growth, and seed priming is a technique by which the seeds obtain germination potential physiologically and ...
Leila Karami +2 more
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This study documents the unseasonal and prolonged heavy rain events which occurred in southern China during April 2024. In this series of extreme rainfall events, Guangdong province recorded extreme rainfall exceeding 6‐sigma of climatology, with eleven cities reporting record‐breaking rainfall.
Wai‐Po Tse +2 more
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Iron and Folic Acid Content in Wheat Flour: Analysis of Pre- and Post-Enrichment Levels in Bushehr Province, Iran [PDF]
Background: Wheat flour, a staple in the Iranian diet, serves as an ideal medium for fortification with micronutrients such as iron and folic acid. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the national fortification program by assessing iron and
Tahereh Khalifeh +5 more
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ABSTRACT Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma (PTC) is the most prevalent thyroid malignancy, and accurate lesion segmentation is essential for clinical diagnosis and treatment planning. Metaheuristic optimisation algorithms have been widely used in Multi‐Threshold Image Segmentation (MTIS), but many existing methods suffer from an imbalance between global ...
Jing Ruan +14 more
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Evaluation and classification of trophic status in coastal waters of Homozgan province using trophic index Scale (Trixcs) and unscale (Untrixcs) [PDF]
One of the most important issues in environmental management of coastal waters is the evaluation of Eutrophication. In this study, the trophic status of coastal waters of Hormozgan province was evaluated using Scale (TRIXCS) and Unscale (UNTRIXCS ...
Gholamali Akbarzadeh +3 more
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Closeness and disappointment in Jordanian friendships Proximité et déception en amitié en Jordanie
Western folk models of friendship assume that friends like one another, implying mutually positive feelings. However, accounts of friendship from across times and places suggest that disappointment goes along with friendship as often as mutual affection.
Susan MacDougall
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The Gender of Fossil Fuels: Oil and Domestic Perils in Mandate Palestine
ABSTRACT This article explores the gender dynamics behind the rise of kerosene – an oil derivative – as the main domestic fuel in Mandate Palestine. It argues that these dynamics were constitutive in determining who began to use oil, where and for what purposes, in turn demonstrating that women in Palestine were the promoters and targets of a campaign ...
Shira Pinhas
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Haunting the Historiography of Slaves in South Asia from the nineteenth century to the present
ABSTRACT Using both English and Urdu‐language records, this article traces the career of a few African and Afro‐Asian women slaves in the household‐state of Awadh during the first half of the nineteenth century. Focusing on the same records, this article compares a master‐poet's recognition of the motherhood of the African and Afro‐Asian slaves to the ...
Indrani Chatterjee
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