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Examining the Extinction of the Barbary Lion and Its Implications for Felid Conservation
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Public Library of Science
, 2013 , Article)
Estimations of species extinction dates are rarely definitive, yet declarations of extinction or extirpation are important as they define when conservation efforts may cease. Erroneous declarations of extinctions not only ...
Waste audit: Pathway to attain sustainability at Qatar University
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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 ...
Coral reef monitoring, reef assessment technologies, and ecosystem-based management
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Frontiers Media S.A.
, 2019 , Article)
Coral reefs are exceptionally biodiverse and human dependence on their ecosystem services is high. Reefs experience significant direct and indirect anthropogenic pressures, and provide a sensitive indicator of coastal ocean ...
Hypolithic cyanobacteria colonization of quartz at South Desert
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Science Publications
, 2014 , Article)
Hypolithic microbial communities (found underneath rocks) were encountered in the southern desert of Qatar where quartz rocks are ubiquitous and are a substrate for hypoliths. These hypoliths thrive where extreme temperature, ...
Vertical zonation and functional diversity of fish assemblages revealed by ROV videos at oil platforms in The Gulf
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
About one third of the oil and gas extracted worldwide comes from offshore sources. There is currently thousands of large-scale oil and gas platforms spread across the seas and coastal oceans, from the North Sea to the ...
Carnosol induces ROS-mediated beclin1-independent autophagy and apoptosis in triple negative breast cancer
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Public Library of Science
, 2014 , Article)
Background: In this study we investigated the in vitro and in vivo anticancer effect of carnosol, a naturally occurring polyphenol, in triple negative breast cancer.Results: We found that carnosol significantly inhibited ...
The Influences of Produced Water Irrigation on Soil microbial succession and Turfgrass Grass Establishment in Qatar
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
The Influences of Produced Water Irrigation on Soil microbial succession and Turfgrass Grass Establishment in Qatar Sameera S. Shaikh, Mohammed H. Abu-Dieyeh*, Fatima A. Al Naemi, Talaat Ahmed, and Mohammad A. Alghouti ...
Allelopathic effects of the invasive Prosopis juliflora (sw.) Dc. On seed germination of selected Qatari native plant species
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
P. juliflora is highly recognized for its invasive character and its detrimental effects on different plant species due to the presence of allelochemicals across the world. The purpose of this study is to assess the ...
Microbial Mats from the Khor Al-Adaid Sabkha, Qatar: Morphotypes and Association with Authigenic Minerals
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
The sabkhas (i.e., salt flats) of Qatar are among the rare places on Earth where carbonate and sulfate minerals similar to those constituting economically important hydrocarbon reservoirs are still forming today, under the ...
An Integrated Apprch for Enhancing Food Safety in Qatar
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
This study was carried out to assess hygiene conditions, food handling practices, food safety knowledge of food service providers (FSPs), and the microbial quality of food served in different food service establishments ...