تصفح حسب المؤلف "Saadaoui, Imen"
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A Design-led FEWW Nexus Approach For Qatar University
Karanisa, Theodora; Ouammi, Ahmed; Hamdi, Helmi; Saadaoui, Imen; Fetais, Noora; Sayadi, Sami... more authors ... less authors ( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)Demographic explosion, climate change, urbanization, change of life quality, and food demand have put extra pressure on Food, Energy, Water, and Waste (FEWW) resources.A special focus has been placed on university campuses ... -
Algae-based biofertilizer for date palm cultivation in Qatar
Rasheed, Rihab; Bounnit, Touria; Al Jabri, Hareb; Saadaoui, Imen ( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) is the main fruit crop found in the arid and semi-arid regions of the world. It naturally adapts to the adverse environments of extreme heat and water scarcity and prevents further ... -
Algae-derived bioactive compounds with anti-lung cancer potential
Saadaoui, Imen; Rasheed, Rihab; Abdulrahman, Nabeel; Bounnit, Touria; Cherif, Maroua; Al Jabri, Hareb; Mraiche, Fatima... more authors ... less authors ( MDPI , 2020 , Article Review)Lung cancer is one of the major causes of death worldwide. Natural molecules with anti-lung cancer potential are of a great interest and considered as very promising alternative to substitute or enhance the efficiency of ... -
Algal-algal bioflocculation enhances the recovery efficiency of Picochlorum sp. QUCCCM130 with low auto-settling capacity
Saadaoui, Imen; Cherif, Maroua; Siddiqui, Simil Amir; Al Jabri, Hareb; Sayadi, Sami ( Elsevier B.V. , 2023 , Article)Large-scale production of microalgal biomass is still considered non-viable due to the high cost and energy required for harvesting. A fast, cost-effective, and successful harvesting technique has become widely sought after ... -
Application of Cyanobacteria ( sp.) Liquid Extract for the Alleviation of Salt Stress in Bell Pepper ( L.) Plants Grown in a Soilless System.
Bello, Adewale Suraj; Ben-Hamadou, Radhouane; Hamdi, Helmi; Saadaoui, Imen; Ahmed, Talaat ( MDPI , 2021 , Article)Salinity is one of the abiotic stresses that affect crop growth and productivity in arid and semi-arid regions. Unfortunately, there are few known methods to mitigate the deleterious impacts of salt stress on the development ... -
Applications, advancements, and challenges of cyanobacteria-based biofertilizers for sustainable agro and ecosystems in arid climates
Shazia, Bibi; Saadaoui, Imen; Bibi, Amina; Al-Ghouti, Mohammad; Abu-Dieyeh, Mohammed H. ( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)Based on the increasing world population, the food demands have tremendously increased. Chemical-based conventional agricultural practices will be required to fulfill the food demands, which will damage the soil and create ... -
Assessment of Anti-proliferative and Anti-bacterial Activity of a Desert Microalgal Strain Desmodesmus sp.
Hosseini, Hoda Ali; Jaoua, Samir; Saadaoui, Imen ( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)Microalgae are believed to be a promising sources of different high value products (HVP). HVP are metabolites which are produced during the growth of microalgae and their production is triggered by the physiochemical growth ... -
Assessment of novel halo- and thermotolerant desert cyanobacteria for phycobiliprotein production
Touria, Bounnit; Saadaoui, Imen; Ghasal, Ghamza Al; Rasheed, Rihab; Dalgamouni, Tasneem; Jabri, Hareb Al; Leroy, Eric; Legrand, Jack... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)Four indigenous cyanobacteria isolates identified as QUCCCM 34: Chroococcidiopsis sp., QUCCCM 54: Pleurocapsa sp., QUCCCM 77: Euhalothece sp., and QUCCCM 129: Cyanobacterium sp. were investigated during this study. ... -
Assessment of SnO2 nanoparticles' impact on local Pichoclorum atomus growth performance, cell morphology and metabolites content
Bounnit, Touria; Saadaoui, Imen; Rasheed, Rihab; Al jabri, Hareb; Sayadi, Sami; Ayesh, Ahmad... more authors ... less authors ( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)Oxide nanoparticles are among the most used nanomaterials and have received considerable attention over their potential ecological effects. Increasing investigations report toxicity of certain oxide nanoparticles, however, ... -
Assessment of SnO2 nanoparticles' impact on the growth of Picochlorum maculatum algae
Bounnit, Touria; Ayesh, Ahmad I.; Saadaoui, Imen; Mohideen, Rihab S.; Sayadi, Sami ( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2022 , Article)To determine the effect of SnO2 nanoparticles on Picochlorum maculatum - isolated from a Qatar marine environment, algal growth media are amended with different nanoparticle concentrations (1, 5, 25, 50, and 100 mg L−1) ... -
Asterarcys quadricellulare (Chlorophyceae) protects H9c2 cardiomyoblasts from H2O2-induced oxidative stress
Saadaoui, Imen; Bounnit, Touria; Mraiche, Fatima; Joseph, Jensa M.; Cherif, Maroua; Al-Jabri, Hareb... more authors ... less authors ( Springer , 2022 , Article)Oxidative stress has recently been identified as an important mediator of cardiovascular diseases. The need to find efficient antioxidant molecules is essential in the disease’s prevention. Therefore, the present study ... -
“Beyond the Source of Bioenergy”: Microalgae in Modern Agriculture as a Biostimulant, Biofertilizer, and Anti-Abiotic Stress
Bello, Adewale Suraj; Saadaoui, Imen; Ben-Hamadou, Radhouane ( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2021 , Article)Microalgae are photoautotrophic organisms with high commercial potential. Extracts from microalgae are extensively used in crop cultivation, mainly because they possess growth-promoting properties, coupled with their ... -
Characterization of tunisian Bacillus thuringiensis strains with abundance of kurstaki subspecies harbouring insecticidal activities against the lepidopteran insect ephestia kuehniella
Saadaoui, Imen; Al-Thani, Roda; Al-Saadi, Fatma; Hassan, Najeh Belguith-Ben; Abdelkefi-Mesrati, Lobna; Schultz, Patrick; Rouis, Souad; Jaoua, Samir... more authors ... less authors ( Springer US , 2010 , Article)The study of 257 crystal-producing Bacillus thuringiensis isolates from bioinsecticide free soil samples collected from different sites in Tunisia, was performed by PCR amplification, using six primer pairs specific for ... -
Circular Economy in Basic Supply: Framing the Approach for the Water and Food Sectors of the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
Mohammad, Al-Saidi; Das, Probir; Saadaoui, Imen ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)The circular economy concept can enhance sustainability through restructuring consumption and production patterns using innovative designs and business models. This core premise is highly relevant for the interlinked water ... -
Cryopreservation of microalgae from desert environments of Qatar
Saadaoui, Imen; Al Emadi, Maryam; Bounnit, Touria; Schipper, Kira; Al Jabri, Hareb ( Springer Netherlands , 2016 , Article)The Qatar University Culture Collection of Cyanobacteria and Microalgae (QUCCCM) is a unique resource containing a diverse collection of microalgae and cyanobacteria, isolated from the Qatar desert environment. In order ... -
Enhancement in bell pepper (Capsicum annuum l.) plants with application of roholtiella sp. (nostocales) under soilless cultivation
Bello, Adewale Suraj; Saadaoui, Imen; Ahmed, Talaat; Hamdi, Helmi; Cherif, Maroua; Dalgamouni, Tasneem; Ghazal, Ghamza Al; Ben-Hamadou, Radhouane... more authors ... less authors ( MDPI , 2021 , Article)Cyanobacteria are found to be renewable and sustainable additives for growth improvement in crops. Extracts and biomass of three nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria namely, Roholtiella sp. (QUCCCM97), Nostoc ellipsosporum ... -
Evaluation of Roholtiella sp. Extract on Bell Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) Yield and Quality in a Hydroponic Greenhouse System
Bello, Adewale Suraj; Saadaoui, Imen; Ahmed, Talaat; Hamdi, Helmi; Cherif, Maroua; Ben-Hamadou, Radhouane... more authors ... less authors ( Frontiers Media , 2022 , Article)This study was carried out to investigate the impacts of cyanobacteria (Roholtiella sp.) high-value product extract (HVPE) and water resuspended biomass WRB treatments on bell pepper production using the hydroponic system ... -
Evidence of the drying technique’s impact on the biomass quality of Tetraselmis subcordiformis (Chlorophyceae)
Aljabri, Hareb; Cherif, Maroua; Siddiqui, Simil Amir; Bounnit, Touria; Saadaoui, Imen ( Springer Nature , 2023 , Article)Rapid drying, cost-effective and safe, will increase the viability of using microalgae for several bio-industrial applications. In this study, five different drying techniques of microalgal biomass were investigated. These ... -
Evidence of the Involvement of E358, A498 and C571 of a New Cry1Ac δ-endotoxin of Bacillus thuringiensis in its High Insecticidal Activity Against Ephestia kuehniella
Saadaoui, Imen; Miled, Nabil; Jaoua, Samir ( Humana Press Inc , 2010 , Article)A new cry1Ac-type gene was cloned from Bacillus thuringiensis strain BLB1, sequenced and expressed. The deduced amino acid sequence of the polypeptide has a predicted molecular mass of 132.186 kDa. The amino acid sequence ... -
Evidence of thermo and halotolerant Nannochloris isolate suitable for biodiesel production in Qatar Culture Collection of Cyanobacteria and Microalgae
Saadaoui, Imen; Al Ghazal, Ghomza; Bounnit, Touria; Al Khulaifi, Fatma; Al Jabri, Hareb; Potts, Malcolm... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2016 , Article)The isolation of autochthonous microalgae, with high lipid-contents and biomass productivities is a crucial aspect of the development of commercial production of microalgae-based biodiesel as well as food security in ...