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Remote sensing of desertification and study of temporal variability of aeolian deposits in parts of the Arabian Desert for sustainable development in an arid environment
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Academic Press Inc.
, 2023 , Article)
Aeolian deposit in part of the Arabian Desert is mapped using ASTER data to understand desertification, land encroachment, and degradation, and to assess agricultural development in arid regions. In this study, the ...
Influence of bio fabricated manganese oxide nanoparticles for effective callogenesis of Moringa oleifera Lam
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Elsevier Masson s.r.l.
, 2023 , Article)
The use of nanoscale fertilizers to boost crop output has increased in recent years. Nanoparticles (NPs) can stimulate the biosynthesis of bioactive compounds in plants. It is the first report on biosynthesized manganese ...
Zinc and Boron Application at Different Phenological Stages Alleviates Tree Growth, Fruit Yield and Quality of Sweet Orange Cv. ‘Blood Red’
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Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
, 2022 , Article)
The deficiency of micronutrients, particularly zinc (Zn) and boron (B) has affected vegetative growth, yield and fruit quality of sweet orange in many citrus growing areas of Pakistan. The present study was conducted in ...
Geochemical characterization and origin of the Cretaceous Sa’di, Khasib, Mishrif, and Nahr Umr Crude Oils in Halfaya Oilfield, Southern Mesopotamian Basin, Iraq
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Taylor and Francis Ltd.
, 2021 , Article)
A suite of crude oil samples from the Cretaceous reservoirs in Halfaya Oilfield, Southern Iraq were analyzed using organic geochemistry analysis to study their geochemical characterization and origin. High sulfur content ...
Microbially influenced formation of anhydrite at low temperature
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2023 , Article)
Calcium sulfate minerals are abundant in nature – on Earth and on Mars – and important in several fields of material sciences. With respect to gypsum and bassanite, anhydrite represents the anhydrous crystalline phase in ...
Seismic detection and characterization of a man-made karst analog - A feasibility study
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Society of Exploration Geophysicists
, 2021 , Article)
At the site of a water drainage shaft on the campus of Qatar University that serves as a man-made karst analog, two seismic imaging techniques were adapted to use resonant scattered waves recorded during active-source ...
Characterizing fracture toughness using machine learning
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2021 , Article)
The existing models for fracture toughness characterization based on nanoindentations that account for the fracture length are limited to simple (ideal) geometries that are absent in shales. The present study proposes two ...
Empirical Relation for Capillary Pressure in Shale
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Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
, 2022 , Article)
Brooks and Corey (1964) and van Genuchten (1980) proposed the two most widely used relations for approximating capillary pressure. Petroleum engineers apply both, but they were originally proposed to understand the moisture ...
Evaluation of processed sludge as a sustainable and efficient soil conditioner and organic fertiliser for Qatari soil
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Inderscience Publishers
, 2022 , Article)
Qatar is implementing the use of treated sludge as a sustainable resource in the green infrastructure. The study employed an experimental research design where five samples (two kilograms each) of pelletised sludge of both ...
Comprehensive pore size characterization of Midra shale
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2021 , Article)
Although the Middle East's carbonate reservoirs were the first and most studied rocks in the world, Middle Eastern shale reservoirs are still poorly understood compared with other unconventional formations in the US. We ...