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Biodiversity and possible utilization of halophytes in Qatar
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Springer International Publishing
, 2021 , Book chapter)
Climate change, nature destruction, food security, and accessibility to fresh water are all the most concerning world issues facing humanities. There are many solutions to minimize the adverse effects of such environmental ...
Decoding the functional role of extracellular vesicles in hepatocellular carcinoma: implications in clinical theranostics
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Book chapter)
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common form of primary liver cancer in adults, the sixth most commonly diagnosed neoplasia, and the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Despite tangible ...
Environmental applications of tomato processing by-products
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Book chapter)
Sustainable management of large amounts of tomato wastes generated during industrial processing is nowadays considered as an urgent challenge. In this chapter, recent investigations on the environmental application of ...
Biochar production from the pyrolysis of tomato processing residues
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Book chapter)
The global modern challenges of climate change, natural resources scarcity, waste overproduction, management and processing, etc., need to be examined under the circular economy principles. As such, biochar is considered ...
Making the strange familiar and the familiar strange: A critical reflection on teacher educators and the coronavirus crisis
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Springer International Publishing
, 2022 , Book chapter)
This chapter uses the framework of making the strange familiar and the familiar strange to discuss the sudden shift from face-to-face to online instruction in higher education during the coronavirus crisis. Educators should ...
Wearable Real-Time Epileptic Seizure Detection and Warning System
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Springer International Publishing
, 2022 , Book chapter)
Epilepsy is an unpredictable neuronal brain disorder, affecting approximately 70 million people. It is characterized by seizures resulting in the patient losing the capability of controlling his/her actions. Besides being ...
The reality of financing small tourism firms: The case of Indian Tourism SMEs
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IGI Global
, 2021 , Book chapter)
Small tourist firms occupy an important place within the Indian tourism industry and make a significant contribution towards gross domestic production. This study investigates access to and finance preferences of SME tourism ...
Dynamics of group lending mechanism and the role of group leaders in developing countries: Evidence from Nigeria
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IGI Global
, 2022 , Book chapter)
Group lending mechanisms have increasingly become popular among microfinance providers in recent years. This is largely due to its ability to leverage joint liability to increase loan repayments whilst promoting an ...
Optimization Solutions for Demand Side Management and Monitoring
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Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
, 2021 , Book chapter)
For the last couple of decades, power consumption has been growing exponentially. The traditional power grids are experiencing various challenges such as reliability and sustainability. Due to limited energy resources and ...