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Characterisation of novel Bacillus thuringiensis isolates against Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) and Ceratitis capitata (Diptera:Tephridae)
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2015 , Article)
Bacillus thuringiensis is successfully used in pest management strategies as an eco-friendly bioinsecticide. Isolation and identification of new strains with a wide variety of target pests is an ever growing field. In this ...
Antiviral Treatment of Bell's Palsy Based on Baseline Severity: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
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Elsevier
, 2015 , Article)
PurposeWe conducted a systematic review with meta-analysis to evaluate the efficacy of antiviral agents on complete recovery of Bell's palsy. MethodsWe searched CENTRAL, Embase, MEDLINE, International Pharmaceutical ...
Additional records of vector mosquito diversity collected from Al Khor district of North-eastern Qatar
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Elsevier
, 2015 , Article)
ObjectiveTo survey mosquito diversity in the north-eastern area, which includes the most important gas industrial city in Qatar, and to investigate the potential mosquitoes for transmitting diseases. MethodsA study was ...
Na+/H+ exchanger isoform 1 induced osteopontin expression in cardiomyocytes involves NFAT3/Gata4
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Springer-Verlag
, 2015 , Article)
Osteopontin (OPN), a multifunctional glycophosphoprotein, has been reported to contribute to the development and progression of cardiac remodeling and hypertrophy. Cardiac-specific OPN knockout mice were protected against ...
Corporate social responsibility in the oil and gas industry in Qatar perceptions and practices
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Elsevier
, 2015 , Article)
In the last few years, the state of Qatar paid a great attention to corporate social responsibility (CSR) to face a score of challenges namely sustainable development, globalization, governance, corporate sector impact, ...
Proliposome powders prepared using a slurry method for the generation of beclometasone dipropionate liposomes
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Elsevier
, 2015 , Article)
A novel “slurry method” was described for the preparation of proliposome powders using soya phosphatidylcholine (SPC) with cholesterol (1:1) and for incorporation of beclometasone dipropionate (BDP) at 2mole% of the total ...
Breast carcinoma metastasis suppressor gene 1 (BRMS1): update on its role as the suppressor of cancer metastases.
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Springer
, 2015 , Article)
BRMS1 was discovered over a decade ago as a potential tumor suppressor gene. In this review, we summarize the recent findings about the structure of BRMS1, mechanisms of its action and a role of BRMS1 in the cancer ...
Propionic acidemia in the Arab World.
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Elsevier
, 2015 , Article)
The autosomal recessive disease propionic acidemia (PA) is an inborn error of metabolism with highly variable clinical manifestations, caused by a deficiency of propionyl-CoA carboxylase (PCC) enzyme, due to mutations in ...
Charge-transfer complexes of 4-methylpiperidine with σ- and π-acceptors
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2015 , Article)
The solid charge-transfer (CT) molecular complexes formed in the reaction of the electron donor 4-methylpiperidine (4MP) with the σ-electron acceptor iodine and π-acceptors 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ), ...
Effects of the P20 protein from Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis on insecticidal crystal protein Cry4Ba
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2015 , Article)
The accessory protein P20 from Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis has been defined as an important molecular chaperone for forming crystal Cyt1Aa, and enhancing Cry11Aa and Cry4Aa expression. To investigate its putative ...