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Organic nanostructure sensing layer developed by AAO template for the application in humidity sensors
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Springer New York LLC
, 2019 , Article)
The present study demonstrates a novel nanoporous structure of aluminium 1,8,15,22-tetrakis 29H,31H phthalocyanine chloride (AlPcCl) prepared by template-assisted method for a humidity sensor. The nanoporous sensing layer ...
Superhydrophobic Leaf Mesh Decorated with SiO2 Nanoparticle-Polystyrene Nanocomposite for Oil-Water Separation
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American Chemical Society
, 2019 , Article)
Here, we report a novel and simple approach to fabricate crater-like superhydrophobic leaf mesh for oil-water separation. Nanocomposite of SiO2 and polystyrene (SiO2-PS) deposited on a naturally dried Tectona grandis leaf ...
Harmed Trait Self-Control: Why Do People with a Higher Dispositional Malicious Envy Experience Lower Subjective Wellbeing? A Cross-Sectional Study
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Springer Netherlands
, 2019 , Article)
The literature reveals that dispositional benign and malicious envy can influence subjective wellbeing. Nevertheless, no study has yet explored the mechanisms accounting for their relationships. Therefore, the present study ...
Corruption and public spending on education and health
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Routledge
, 2019 , Article)
Existing country and regional studies show that the effect of corruption on public spending on health and education is mixed. This letter reveals that the effect of corruption on health and education spending is significant ...
Towards a Qatar Cybersecurity Capability Maturity Model with a Legislative Framework
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Qatar University Press
, 2019 , Article)
In an age when cybersecurity vulnerabilities can be used as a pretext for a blockade, as in the case of Qatar prompted by a hack of the Qatar News Agency, it becomes incumbent upon states to consider legislating the ...
The Blockade of Qatar: Where Coercive Diplomacy Fails, Principles of Law Should Prevail
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Qatar University Press
, 2019 , Article)
Contemporary international law has developed a cautious attitude toward the use of coercive diplomacy, specifically in the deployment of economic sanctions in the form of boycotting or blockading one sovereign state by ...
The mosquito melanization response requires hierarchical activation of non-catalytic clip domain serine protease homologs.
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Public Library of Science
, 2019 , Article)
Serine protease cascades regulate important insect immune responses namely melanization and Toll pathway activation. An important component of these cascades are clip-domain serine protease homologs (cSPHs), which are ...
Stories Mediators Tell: World Edition, Lela Love & Glen Parker, eds. (ABA 2017)
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Qatar University Press
, 2019 , Book Review)
The book captures the experiences of twenty-five mediators who work in different parts of the world, including Europe, Asia, Russia, South Africa, Australia, Egypt and South America. Each mediator focuses on one mediation. ...
Piracy in the Horn of Africa Waters: Definitions, History, and Modern Causes
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Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
, 2015 , Article)
Throughout history, ocean piracy was common in different parts of the world, but it was rare in the Horn of Africa waters. Although international law clearly defines piracy, the term is often carelessly used interchangeably ...
Countering piracy through private security in the Horn of Africa: prospects and pitfalls
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Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
, 2016 , Article)
Employing secondary research and semi-structured interviews, this article examines the use of private maritime security companies (PMSC) in providing maritime security services in the Horn of Africa. It consists of four ...