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Prevalence of anelloviruses (TTV, TTMDV, and TTMV) in healthy blood donors and in patients infected with HBV or HCV in Qatar
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BioMed Central
, 2016 , Article)
Background
Anelloviruses (TTV, TTMV, and TTMDV) have been associated with non A-G hepatitis. The goal of the current study was to estimate the prevalence of these anelloviruses in Qatar.
Methods
A total of 607 blood ...
Adsorption of textile dye onto modified immobilized activated alumina
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Elsevier Science B.V.
, 2016 , Article)
The study describes the synthesis of modified immobilized activated alumina (MIAA) and its application for the removal of textile dye from aqueous media. Immobilization was carried out by using the sol–gel method while ...
Interaction of: P -synephrine with p -chloranil: Experimental design and multiple response optimization
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Royal Society of Chemistry
, 2016 , Article)
In the current paper, and for the first time, spectrophotometry coupled with a set of factorial designs was executed as a new tool for investigating the interaction between p-synephrine (p-SY) and p-chloranil (p-CHL). Two ...
Daytime variation of urban heat islands: The case study of Doha, Qatar
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MDPI AG
, 2016 , Article)
Recent evidence suggests that urban forms and materials can help to mediate temporal variation of microclimates and that landscape modifications can potentially reduce temperatures and increase accessibility to outdoor ...
University-based smoking cessation program through pharmacist-physician initiative: An economic evaluation
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JCDR Research and Publications (P)
, 2016 , Article)
Introduction: Annually, especially in poor resourced countries, significant amount of money is spent to treat chronic diseases. The money instead could be saved by spending on health promotion programs for preventing chronic ...
Face Recognition in the Scrambled Domain via Salience-Aware Ensembles of Many Kernels
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2016 , Article)
With the rapid development of Internet-of-Things (IoT), face scrambling has been proposed for privacy protection during IoT-targeted image/video distribution. Consequently, in these IoT applications, biometric verification ...
Rheological and mechanical behavior of silk fibroin reinforced waterborne polyurethane
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MDPI AG
, 2016 , Article)
Waterborne polyurethane (WPU) is a versatile and environment-friendly material with growing applications in both industry and academia. Silk fibroin (SF) is an attractive material known for its structural, biological and ...
Keynote: Vernacular architecture and typology
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Istanbul Teknik Universitesi, Faculty of Architecture
, 2016 , Article)
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Optimization and Prediction of Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Graphene/LLDPE Nanocomposites by Using Artificial Neural Networks
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
, 2016 , Article)
The focus of this work is to develop the knowledge of prediction of the physical and chemical properties of processed linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE)/graphene nanoplatelets composites. Composites made from LLDPE ...
Novel palladium(II) and platinum(II) complexes with a fluoropiperazinyl based ligand exhibiting high cytotoxicity and anticancer activity in vitro
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
, 2016 , Article)
cis-Dichloro-palladium(II) and cis-dichloro-platinum(II) complexes (2, 4) of the general formula [M(N-N)Cl2] (M=Pd(II) and Pt(II), N-N= 1,2-diamino-4-fluoro-5-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl) benzene, (DFMPB)) and the dicationic ...