Credit bureaus and financial constraints do corruption matter? by Ben Ali, Mohamed Sami

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Binding energy, structural, and dielectric properties of thin film of poly(aniline-co-m-fluoroaniline) by Waware, Umesh S.

“…The morphological and surface profile characterization has been performed by atomic force microscopy (AFM), and the thickness of the thin film (50–100 nm) has been studied by transmission electron microscope (TEM). An electrical AC conductivity of the copolymers has been measured in the low- and high-frequency regime. …”
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Influence of anionic surface modifiers on the thermal stability and mechanical properties of layered double hydroxide/polypropylene nanocomposites by Yang, J.H.

“…PP nanocomposites containing well-dispersed organo-LDH showed substantial enhancement of the elastic modulus with little decrease of tensile strength. These results are due to the increased interface volume fraction provided by the exfoliated LDH nanosheets. …”
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EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN: SYSTEMATIC REVIEW, META-ANALYSES, AND META-REGRESSIONS by ABU-EL-RUZ, RASHA

“…Results: The pooled-mean urogenital CT prevalence was 8.2% (95% CI: 7.5-9.1) for general populations, 14.0% (95%CI: 12.7-15.4) for female sex workers, 10.8% (95% CI: 8.4-13.4) for men who have sex with men, male sex workers, and transgenders, 16.1% (95% CI: 12.6-19.8) for symptomatic women, 25.4 (95% CI: 18.6-38.5) for symptomatic men, 9.7% (95%CI: 6.1-14) for HIV-positive individuals and individuals in HIV-discordant couples, and 11.9% (95 CI: 8.5-15.8) for STI clinic attendees. …”
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Preparation of Mesoporous/Microporous MnCo2O4 and Nanocubic MnCr2O4 Using a Single Step Solution Combustion Synthesis for Bifunction Oxygen Electrocatalysis by Ashok, Anchu

“…We report the synthesis of mesoporous/microporous MnCo2O4 and cubic MnCr2O4 using solution combustion synthesis for oxygen reduction and oxygen evolution reactions. XRD and TEM analysis indicate small crystallites of MnCo2O4 forming ultra-thin layer of irregular structures that lead to porous morphology. …”
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Influence of nitrogen doping on the electrocatalytic activity of Ni-incorporated carbon nanofibers toward urea oxidation by Barakat, Nasser A.M.

“…The invoked characterizations including XRD, TEM, SEM and XPS affirmed formation of smooth nitrogen-doped carbon nanofibers decorated by crystalline nickel nanoparticles. …”
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Burden of diabetes mellitus attributable to demographic levels in Qatar: An emerging public health problem by Bener, Abdulbari

“…YLL portion of women enlarged considerably in 2011 (0.10) compared to 2010 (0.04). YLL for men and women was fluctuating across the years with a decrease in 2011 (18%) from 2007 (35%). …”
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Tobacco control in the Eastern Mediterranean region: implementation progress and persisting challenges by Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M E

“…According to WHO estimates in 2021,1 the age-standardised current tobacco smoking prevalence among individuals aged 15 years or older in the region ranged from 8.1% in Oman to 35.0% in Jordan and Lebanon. Among men, the rates were highest in Jordan (57.1%), Egypt (47.6%), Tunisia (45.4%) and Lebanon (41.63%), and lowest in Oman (16.0%). …”
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Experimental investigation on the compressibility of Al/Al2O3 nanocomposites by Wagih, Ahmed

“…By increasing Al2O3 weight fraction to 12% the decrease in grain size was very. With up to 12 wt.% of Al2O3, microhardness increases from 62 to 150 HV due to the decrease of the crystallite size. …”
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Epidemiology of herpes simplex virus type 2 in Europe: systematic review, meta-analyses, and meta-regressions by Alareeki, Asalah

“…HSV-2 detection in genital herpes cases was 1.21-fold (95% CI: 1.10–1.32) higher in men compared to women and decreased by 1% per calendar year. …”
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Spectral and Structural Properties of High-Quality Reduced Graphene Oxide Produced via a Simple Approach Using Tetraethylenepentamine by Alkhouzaam A.

“…The morphological structure of GO was also affected by the reaction with TEPA, which was confirmed by SEM and TEM images. The TEM images showed that the transparent GO sheets became denser and opaque after functionalization with TEPA, indicating an increase in the stacking level of the GO sheets. …”
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The spectral and morphological studies of the conductive polyaniline thin film derivatives by the in situ copolymerization by Waware, Umesh S.

“…The blue shift in the band indicates that there is a decrease in the extent of conjugation system along the copolymer. …”
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Effect of Zn and Ni substitution on structural, morphological and magnetic properties of tin oxide nanoparticles by Bhuvana, S.

“…The XRD study reveals that the lattice constant and crystallite size of the samples decrease with the increase of doping concentration. …”
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Compatibilizing role of carbon nanotubes in poly(vinyl alcohol)/starch blend by Jose, J.

“…The composites were characterized by measurement of tensile properties, thermal analysis, FE-SEM, TEM, XRD studies, and water uptake. It was observed that the decrease in tensile strength, modulus, and elongation at break on addition of starch into PVA can be arrested by incorporation of CNT. …”
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Application of titanium nanoparticles containing natural compounds in cutaneous wound healing by Ahmeda, Ahmad

“…The results of FT-IR, UV-Vis, XRD, TEM, and FE-SEM confirm that the aqueous extract of F. vulgaris leaves can be used to yield titanium nanoparticles with a notable amount of remedial effects.…”
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Effect of using Cement Kiln Dust as a nano-material on the strength of cement mortars by Alnahhal, Wael

“…However, there was a decrease in the Portlandite content in parallel with an increase in the density and the surface area.…”
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Synthesis of silica supported ni and cu catalyst for carbon dioxide methanation reaction by Aheed, Ahmed

“…The 1%Ni on SiO2 catalyst shows good activity for CO2 conversion to CH4 till 450ºC, thereafter CH4 formation decreased and CO increased and remains the only product at 650ºC. …”
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Study of the Ion Interclation Mechanism in Mxene Membrane for the Water Treatment Applications by Helal, Mohamed Ibrahim Elsayed Ali Hussein

“…The conventional characterization was used to examine the successful intercalation of cations between MXene membrane layers utilizing SEM, TEM, XPS, and elemental mapping by EDS. The contact angle revealed that higher hydration radius cations decrease the hydrophilicity of the MXene membranes when intercalated. …”
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Sleeping habits during COVID-19 induced confinement: A study from Jordan by Alomari, Mahmoud A.

“…Majority of the participants (53-59%) reported an increase in most of the sleep parameters except a decrease (49.1%) in daytime sleep. …”
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Ocean Acidification and Carbonate System Geochemistry in the Arabian Gulf by Al-Thani, Jassem A.

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