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Mixed Solid Municipal Waste-Based Biochar for Soil Fertility and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Municipal solid waste management is one of the major challenges facing Qatar with more than 2.5 million tons of municipal solid waste each year, a very high waste generation rate in a country with small land mass. Solid ...
Enteric Protoz Associated with Acute Diarrhea in Hospitalized Children in Qatar
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Diarrhea is the passage of three or more watery stool in a period of 24 hours (WHO, 2013). Types of diarrhea include acute watery diarrhea, acute bloody diarrhea known as dysentery and persistent diarrhea (WHO, 2013). It ...
Determination of Optimum Iron Requirement for Production of Microalgae Biomass as Biofuel Feedstock
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Microalgae biomass is considered as one of the promising alternative feedstock for biofuel production. The biomass productivity of some of the microalgae can exceed an order of magnitude compared to any other terrestrial ...
Spatial Covariate Adjusted Survival Rates for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers) Coronavirus in the Arabian Peninsula
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
The frequent outbreaks of novel or emerging infectious diseases are alarming. There is a need for urgent and appropriate intervention that can be adapted quickly for such diseases. Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus ...
The Indigenous Qatari Marine Copepod, Euterpina Acutifrons: A Promising Marine Invertebrate Model Organism for Aquatic Eco-Toxicological Studies
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
An important objective of aquatic toxicological assessments is to evaluate the effects of water-borne toxic compounds on organisms which play a crucial role in aquatic communities. In marine ecosystems, copepods have a ...
Textile-Reinforced Mortar (TRM) System as a Strengthening Technique on Reinforced Concrete Beams
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
There is considerable investment in construction industry in Qatar for civil infrastructures and taking into account the severe environmental conditions, they would entail for proper maintenance, repair and strengthening ...
Consumers' Perception and Attitudes Towards Safety of Fruits and Vegetables in Qatar
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Qatar is well known for its natural resources and the country has the highest per capita income in the world, but when it comes to food, the picture is different. The country imports nearly 90% of its food, meaning it is ...
Investing in Research: Teaching the History of Qatar as An Example
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
The author of this presentation has mentor Undergraduate Research Experience program (UREP) projects. The projects' topics were directly related to social, political and commercial history of Qatar. Although, the main ...
Hydrogen Production via Ethanol Decomposition over Bimetallic Catalyst
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Bimetallic catalyst shows distinct physical and chemical properties differ from its monometallic catalyst due to the high synergy between the monometals. Bimetals of transition metals shows different applications in the ...
Sentiment Analysis in Comments Associated to News Articles: Application to Al Jazeera Comments
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Sentiment analysis is a very important research task that aims at understanding the general sentiment of a specific community or group of people. Sentiment analysis of Arabic content is still in its early development stages. ...