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    • Waste audit: Pathway to attain sustainability at Qatar University 

      Hasan, Syed E.; Azeez, Naeem; Khan, Sazzadur; Kazimi, Kazim; Abadalla, Mobeen; ... more authors ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)
      Waste audit has proved to be a valuable first step in development of a viable waste minimization and recycling program. Waste characterization has been successfully used at many educational institutions in the United States ...
    • Waste-to-value: Guidelines for the potential applications of Prosopis juliflora 

      Imane A., Saleh; BiBi, Amina; Bibi, Shazia; Abu-Dieyeh, Mohammed; Al-Ghouti, Mohammad A. ( Elsevier Ltd , 2023 , Other)
      This review describes the guidelines and potential applications of Prosopis juliflora (P. juliflora) as a waste-to-value resource. It aimed to explore various methods of P. juliflora control through utilization, including ...
    • Water Footprint Assessment and Virtual Water Trade in the Globally Most Water-Stressed Country, Qatar 

      Higazy, Nayla; Merabet, Sarah; Khalifa, Razan; Saleh, Aya; Al-Sayegh, Shaikha; ... more authors ( MDPI , 2024 , Article)
      Qatar is a severely water-stressed country. Despite Qatar's aridity and its lack of freshwater resources, its per capita water consumption is one of the highest in the world, and it is expected to increase in the coming ...
    • Water reuse: Brackish water desalination using Prosopis juliflora 

      Al-Ghouti M.A.; Razavi M.M. ( Elsevier B.V. , 2020 , Article)
      Prosopis juliflora is a plant species that have the potential to yield significant environmental and economic benefits. It is used widely as a source of biofuel, food, feed and as an adsorbent in water treatment. In this ...
    • Water stress and gibberellic acid effects on growth of fenugreek plants 

      Alhadi, Fatima Ahmad; Yasseen, Bassam Taha; Jabr, Mahmoud ( Springer Berlin / Heidelberg , 1998 , Article)
      Fenugreek plant is susceptible to water stress during the vegetative growth stages, since a soil matric potential lower than -0.3 MPa causes substantial reduction in growth parameters such as height, weight and total leaf ...
    • What is a Snow Leopard? Taxonomy, Morphology, and Phylogeny 

      Kitchener, Andrew C.; Driscoll, Carlos A.; Yamaguchi, Nobuyuki ( Elsevier Inc. , 2016 , Book chapter)
      The snow leopard is the smallest member of the genus Panthera and is the sister species to the tiger (Panthera tigris). It has a poor fossil record, although a recent discovery in Tibet suggests this lineage could be at ...
    • Wheat Grains as a Sustainable Source of Protein for Health 

      Alomari, Dalia Z.; Schierenbeck, Matías; Alqudah, Ahmad M.; Alqahtani, Mashael Daghash; Wagner, Steffen; ... more authors ( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2023 , Article)
      Protein deficiency is recognized among the major global health issues with an underestimation of its importance. Genetic biofortification is a cost-effective and sustainable strategy to overcome global protein malnutrition. ...
    • Whole-Exome Sequencing in 10 Unrelated Patients with Syndromic Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A Preliminary Step for a Genotype-Phenotype Correlation. 

      Marzano, Angelo Valerio; Genovese, Giovanni; Moltrasio, Chiara; Tricarico, Paola Maura; Gratton, Rossella; ... more authors ( Karger Publishers , 2022 , Article)
      The genetics of syndromic hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), an immune-mediated condition associated with systemic comorbidities such as inflammatory bowel diseases and arthritis, has not been completely elucidated. To describe ...
    • Widespread diversity deficits of coral reef sharks and rays 

      Simpfendorfer, Colin A.; Heithaus, Michael R.; Heupel, Michelle R.; MacNeil, M. Aaron; Meekan, Mark; ... more authors ( American Association for the Advancement of Science , 2023 , Article)
      A global survey of coral reefs reveals that overfishing is driving resident shark species toward extinction, causing diversity deficits in reef elasmobranch (shark and ray) assemblages. Our species-level analysis revealed ...
    • Winter thermoregulation of free-ranging Ethiopian hedgehogs (Paraechinus aethiopicus) in Qatar 

      Yamaguchi, Nobuyuki ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)
      Biologists focus on thermoregulation of desert mammals in terms of how they minimise heat gain during hotter months, and put less effort on how they maximise heat gain during cooler months. Heat gain may contribute to ...
    • Yeast Volatile Organic Compounds Inhibit Ochratoxin Biosynthesis By Aspergillus Carbonarius and a Ochraceus 

      Hassan, Zahoor Ul; Farbo, Maria; Urgeghe, Pietro; Marcello, Angela; Jaoua, Samir; ... more authors ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2018 , Conference Paper)
      Ochratoxin A (OTA) has hepatotoxic, teratogenic, nephrotoxic and carcinogenic effect in mammals and it is classified as a group 2B carcinogen by the World Health Organization. The European Union has set the maximum OTA ...
    • Zebrafish (Danio rerio) as a Model for the Study of Developmental and Cardiovascular Toxicity of Electronic Cigarettes 

      Hussen, Eman; Aakel, Nada; Shaito, Abdullah A.; Al-Asmakh, Maha; Abou-Saleh, Haissam; ... more authors ( MDPI , 2023 , Article Review)
      The increasing popularity of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) as an alternative to conventional tobacco products has raised concerns regarding their potential adverse effects. The cardiovascular system undergoes intricate ...
    • Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles and Their Biosynthesis: Overview 

      Al Jabri, Hareb; Saleem, Muhammad Hamzah; Rizwan, Muhammad; Hussain, Iqbal; Usman, Kamal; ... more authors ( MDPI , 2022 , Article Review)
      Zinc (Zn) is plant micronutrient, which is involved in many physiological functions, and an inadequate supply will reduce crop yields. Its deficiency is the widest spread micronutrient deficiency problem; almost all crops ...
    • Zooplankton abundance and community structure driven by tidal currents in a Mediterranean coastal lagoon (Boughrara, Tunisia, SW Mediterranean Sea) 

      Makhlouf Belkahia, Nouha; Pagano, Marc; Chevalier, Cristèle; Devenon, Jean Luc; Daly Yahia, Mohamed Néjib ( Academic Press , 2021 , Article)
      Lagoons and coastal marine zones are very productive and useful ecosystems, but they are threatened by the effects of global change and anthropogenic pressures. These effects have a negative impact on the zooplankton, ...
    • اقتصاد المعرفة ومابعد جائحة كورونا 

      الجابري, حارب ( قطاع البحث والدراسات العليا - جامعة قطر , 2020 , Video)
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    • الملكية الفكرية والابتكار وتخطي أزمة فايروس كوفيد-19 المستجد 

      المعاضيد, مريم; الكواري, آمنة; أبو الفرج, محمد سالم; حمودة, عبد المجيد; الجابري, حارب; ... more authors ( جامعة قطر , 2020 , Video)
      سيتم في هذه الندوة مناقشة دور حقوق الملكية الفكرية في تمكين البحث العلمي لمواجهة الأزمات، ودور إدارة حماية الملكية الفكرية في الدولة لمواجهة جائحة كورونا والتسهيلات المقدمة لأصحاب الأعمال في قطر. بالإضافة إلى جلسة نقاشية ...