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    • Treatment of synthetic urine by electrochemical oxidation using conductive-diamond anodes 

      Dbira, Sondos; Bensalah, Nasr; Bedoui, Ahmed; Cañizares, Pablo; Rodrigo, Manuel A. ( Springer , 2015 , Article)
      In this work, the electrochemical oxidation of synthetic urine by anodic oxidation using boron-doped diamond as anode and stainless steel as cathode was investigated. Results show that complete depletion of chemical oxygen ...

    • Treatment of waste gas contaminated with dichloromethane using photocatalytic oxidation, biodegradation and their combinations 

      Almomani F.; Rene E.R.; Veiga M.C.; Bhosale R.R.; Kennes C. ( Elsevier B.V. , 2021 , Article)
      The treatment of waste gas (WG) containing dichloromethane (DCM) using advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) [UV and UV-TiO2], biological treatment (BT), and their combination (AOPs-BT) was tested. AOP tests were performed ...

    • Treatment of Wastewater Using Reverse Osmosis for Irrigation Purposes 

      Hafiz, MhdAmmar; Hawari, Alaa H.; Alfahel, Radwan ( Qatar Univesrity Press , 2020 , Conference Paper)
      This work investigates the performance of reverse osmosis (RO) for the reclamation of treated sewage effluent (TSE) to be used as irrigation water for food crops. The feed water used in this study was a real sample of ...

    • Treatment of waters colored with methylene blue dye by vacuum membrane distillation 

      Banat, F.; Al-Asheh, S.; Qtaishat, M. ( Elsevier B.V. , 2004 , Article)
      Textile industries consume large amounts of water and generate highly dye-contaminated effluents. Textile wastewaters have to be treated in order to be recycled in the process or to meet legislative requirements before ...

    • Treatment outcomes of fixed-dose combination versus separate tablet regimens in pulmonary tuberculosis patients with or without diabetes in Qatar 

      Al-Shaer, Mohammad H.; Mansour, Hanine; Elewa, Hazem; Salameh, Pascale; Iqbal, Fatima ( BioMed Central Ltd. , 2017 , Article)
      Background Tuberculosis is considered the second most common cause of death due to infectious agent. The currently preferred regimen for treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is isoniazid, rifampin, pyrazinamide, and ...

    • Treatment technologies for cooling water blowdown: A critical review 

      Soliman, Mariam; Eljack, Fadwa; Kazi, Monzure-Khoda; Almomani, Fares; Ahmed, Elalim; ... more authors ( MDPI , 2022 , Article Review)
      Cooling water blowdown (CWBD) generated from different industries and district cooling facilities contains high concentrations of various chemicals (e.g., scale and corrosion inhibitors) and pollutants. These contaminants ...

    • Treatment with decitabine induces the expression of stemness markers, PD-L1 and NY-ESO-1 in colorectal cancer: potential for combined chemoimmunotherapy 

      Taib, Nassiba; Merhi, Maysaloun; Inchakalody, Varghese; Mestiri, Sarra; Hydrose, Shereena; ... more authors ( BioMed Central Ltd , 2023 , Article)
      Background: The mechanism of tumor immune escape and progression in colorectal cancer (CRC) is widely investigated in-vitro to help understand and identify agents that might play a crucial role in response to treatment and ...

    • Treaty clauses and fragmentation of international law: Applying the more favourable protection clause in human rights treaties 

      Rachovitsa, Adamantia ( Oxford University Press , 2016 , Article)
      This article argues that despite the growing interest in the so-called fragmentation of international law, little, if any, attention has been paid to the role of the more favourable protection clause in addressing certain ...

    • Treaty-text Loyalists’ Burden with Subsequent State Practice 

      Chigara, Benedict Abrahamson ( Springer , 2021 , Article)
      The role of subsequent state practice in the procedural law of treaties, and in the determination of consent in the implementation of treaties have become the subject of much scholarly debate in recent times. The UN ...

    • Trehalose-conjugated lentil-casein protein complexes prepared by structural interaction: Effects on water solubility and protein digestibility 

      Mohammad, Alrosan; Madi Almajwal, Ali; Al-Qaisi, Ali; Gammoh, Sana; Alu'datt, Muhammad H.; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)
      The two limiting factors for lentil protein utilization are water solubility and digestibility. In this study, we utilized two non-thermal techniques: (1) protein complexation of lentil and casein proteins using the ...

    • Trends and levels of the global, regional, and national burden of appendicitis between 1990 and 2021: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 

      Letourneau, Ian D; Abate, Yohannes Habtegiorgis; Abdelmasseh, Michael; Abu-Gharbieh, Eman; Adane, Tigist Demssew; ... more authors (2024 , Article)
      BackgroundAppendicitis is a common surgical emergency that poses a large clinical and economic burden. Understanding the global burden of appendicitis is crucial for evaluating unmet needs and implementing and scaling up ...

    • Trends and prospects of geothermal energy as an alternative source of power: A comprehensive review 

      Islam, Mohammad Towhidul; Nabi, M.N.; Arefin, M.A.; Mostakim, K.; Rashid, Fazlur; ... more authors ( Elsevier Ltd , 2022 , Article Review)
      The world has capitalized on numerous renewable energy resources by developing its energy infrastructure mainly around solar, biomass, and hydro energy. However, geothermal energy has not yet been developed at a significant ...

    • Trends and socioeconomic factors associated with overweight/obesity among three reproductive age groups of women in Nepal 

      Shariful Islam, Md; Ola, Oluwadara; Alaboson, Joan; Dadzie, Jeffrey; Hasan, Md; ... more authors ( Wiley , 2021 , Article)
      Introduction: Overweight/obesity represents a major and increasing burden in Nepal where women in reproductive-aged groups are highly affected. We aimed to explore the trends and association of overweight by socioeconomic ...

    • Trends in New 75% Oral Anticgulant Use in Qatar: A 5-Year Experience 

      Elewa, Hazem Fathy; Alhaddad, Amani Faisal; Al-Rawi, Safa Farooq ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)
      Introduction: Warfarin has been the cornerstone oral anticoagulant for more than 60 years. Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) have been introduced to the market since 2008. In Qatar, dabigatran was introduced in 2011 ...

    • Trends in oral anticoagulant use in Qatar: a 5-year experience 

      Elewa Hazem; Alhaddad, Amani; Al-Rawi, Safa; Nounou, Amir; Mahmoud, Hesham; ... more authors ( Springer New York LLC , 2017 , Article)
      In Qatar, dabigatran was introduced in 2011 followed by rivaroxaban in 2014. In this study, we aim to explore the trends in oral anticoagulant use in Qatar over the past 5 years and to what extent did DOACs replace warfarin. ...

    • Trends in prescribing and outcomes in obese versus non-obese patients receiving rivaroxaban therapy: an observational study using real-world data 

      Alalawneh, Majdoleen; Rachid, Ousama; Abdallah, Ibtihal; Mahfouz, Ahmed; Elewa, Hazem; ... more authors ( Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH , 2023 , Article)
      Purpose To investigate real-world prescribing trends and clinical outcomes based on body mass index (BMI) categorization in patients who received rivaroxaban therapy. Methods This was a retrospective cohort study ...

    • Trends in prevalence of depression and anxiety symptoms and effects of sociodemographic variables before and after the first wave of COVID-19 in Qatar 

      Khaled, Salma M.; Davis, Veena; Amro, Iman; Ali, Amal A.M.; Woodruff, Peter W.; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)
      Background Prevalence trends from Arabic speaking countries on psychiatric symptoms before and after the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic are lacking. We estimated the point prevalence and change in depression and ...

    • Trends in the burden and determinants of hypertensive heart disease in the Eastern Mediterranean region, 1990-2019: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 

      Mansouri, Asieh; Khosravi, Alireza; Mehrabani-Zeinabad, Kamran; Kopec, Jacek A.; Adawi, Karam I.I.; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)
      Background: Hypertensive heart disease (HHD), one of the end-organ damage consequences of hypertension, is an important public health issue worldwide. Data on the HHD burden in the Eastern Mediterranean region (EMR) are ...

    • Trends of construction industry in Malaysia and its emerging challenges 

      Dehdasht, Gholamreza; Ferwati, M. Salim; Abidin, Nazirah Zainul; Oyedeji, Michael Olubukola ( Emerald Group Holdings Ltd. , 2022 , Article)
      Purpose: The transition of Malaysia from a developing country to a developed country was considered in vision 2020, whereby an average construction contribution of 6.0% in growth domestic product (GDP) per annum was required. ...

    • Trends of mortality attributable to child and maternal undernutrition, overweight/obesity and dietary risk factors of non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa, 1990-2015: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 

      Melaku Y.A.; Gill T.K.; Taylor A.W.; Appleton S.L.; Gonzalez-Chica D.; ... more authors ( Cambridge University Press , 2019 , Article)
      Objective To assess trends of mortality attributable to child and maternal undernutrition (CMU), overweight/obesity and dietary risks of non-communicable diseases (NCD) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) using data from the ...