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Review ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsA Review on Epidemiology and Thalassemia Distribution, in Relevance to United Arab Emirates PopulationPooja Shivappa, Grisilda Vidya Bernhardt, Manal Munir Mufti, Ayesha BanuThalassemia is a blood disorder passed down through families (inherited) in which the body makes an abnormal form or inadequate amount of hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. The disorder results in large numbers of red blood cells being destroyed, which leads to anemia. Depending on the type of mutated globin, there are two … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 21, Issue 2 · 1 Jun 2021 · 7,570 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractWhy is it so Difficult to Attract FDI to the MENA Countries?Partha Gangopadhyay, Mohamed ElafifIn this study we constructively argue that the relationship between FDI flows and the per capita GDP for the MENA countries has a novel feature-hitherto unrecognised-which can partially explain the great difficulty of the MENA region in attracting FDI. We show the existence of a separatrix, or trap, in terms of the per capita GDP: To the left of the … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 9 · 16 Sep 2016 · 7,469 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Effect of Diversification of Banking Products on the Relationship between Market Power and Financial StabilitySami Mensi, Widede LabidiIn the context of financial liberalization, increased competition has spurred financial institutions to develop new products and new activities in order to meet demand, market development and increased competitiveness. This has made the relationship between market structure and financial stability more complicated and its study through the channel of diversification remains an unexplored area. The purpose of this paper is … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 7, Issue 4 · 4 Dec 2015 · 7,250 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractIslamic Finance Development and Economic Growth Nexus: The Case of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)Abdelghani Echchabi, Dhekra AzouziIslamic Banking presently knows a great success and new Islamic banks are opening every day all over the world. This Shari’ah (It is the bod of Islamic law, it literally means “way” or “path”) compliant banking is expected to withstand the financial crises and to enhance economic growth. In this paper, the purpose is to analyse the relationship between Islamic … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 7, Issue 3 · 11 Aug 2015 · 7,304 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordVariability and Genetic Structure in a Commercial Field of Tequila Plants, Agave tequilana Weber (Agavaceae)Martha Isabel Torres-Moran, Ana Paulina Velasco-Ramirez, Salvador Antonio Hurtado-de la Pena et al.Crops of the tequila plant (Agave tequilana) are produced mainly from offshoots of mother plants in established commercial fields. This propagation method is significant, as it is believed that it facilitates the spread of disease because of the crop’s low genetic variability and is also necessary because it is regulate the use of just that variety in tequila industry. Different … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 1 · 22 Feb 2013 · 8,093 accessesView PDF Cite