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Kaempferol: a key emphasis to its anticancer potential
Imran, Muhammad; Salehi, Bahare; Sharifi-Rad, Javad; Gondal, Tanweer; Saeed, Farhan; Imran, Ali; Shahbaz, Muhammad; Fokou, Patrick; Khan, HaroonA marked decrease in human cancers, including breast cancer, bone cancer, and cervical cancer, has been linked to the consumption of vegetable and fruit, and the corresponding chemoprotective e ect has been associated with the presence of several active molecules, such as kaempferol. Kaempferol is a major flavonoid aglycone found in many natural products, such as beans, bee pollen, broccoli, cabbage, capers, ca...
Should Portuguese economy invest in defense spending? A revisit
Shahbaz, Muhammad; Leitão, Nuno Carlos; Uddin, Gazi Salah; Arouri, Mohamed; Teulon, FrédéricIn this paper, we investigate the causal relationship between defense spending and economic growth in Portugal during the period of 1980–2010. We apply the ARDL bounds testing approach in the presence of structural break. The ARDL–ECM estimation results disclose that the relations between defense spending, capital, labor and economic growth are country specific. The interesting finding of this study is that the...
Migration and tourism demand
Leitão, Nuno Carlos; Shahbaz, MuhammadThis study considers the relationship between immigration and Portuguese tourism demand for the period 1995-2008, using a dynamic panel data approach. The findings indicate that Portuguese tourism increased significantly during the period in accordance with the values expected for a developed country. The regression results show that income, shock of immigration, population, and geographical distance between Po...
Foreign direct investment-economic growth nexus:the role of domestic financial ...
Shahbaz, Muhammad; Leitão, Nuno Carlos; Malik, SummairaThe aim of present paper is to examine the role of financial development on FDI-Growth nexus using annual data over the period of 1975-2008. The results show that financial development is playing its role well but not satisfactory. This study will provide new guidelines for policy making authorities for Portuguese's economy. The manuscript applies the unrestricted error correction model (ECM) estimator advanced...