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Observed variability in physical and biogeochemical parameters in the central Arabian Gulf
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
In situ measurements of physical and biogeochemical variables were conducted along a transect in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Qatar during late summer (September 2014) and winter (January 2015) to investigate their ...
Cadmium-induced endothelial dysfunction mediated by asymmetric dimethylarginine.
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Springer
, 2020 , Article)
Cadmium (Cd) is a naturally occurring toxic heavy metal with no known essential biological functions. Exposure to Cd increases the risk of cardiovascular disease by disrupting vascular homeostasis at the endothelium. The ...
CD44 mediates stem cell mobilization to damaged lung via its novel transcriptional targets, Cortactin and Survivin
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Ivyspring International Publisher
, 2020 , Article)
Beyond their role in bone and lung homeostasis, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are becoming popular in cell therapy. Various insults may disrupt the repair mechanisms involving MSCs. One such insult is smoking, which is a ...
Ecological and health risks assessment of potentially toxic metals and metalloids contaminants: A case study of agricultural soils in Qatar
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MDPI
, 2021 , Article)
© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. In recent years, Qatar has witnessed exponential growth in the human population, urbanization, and increased anthropogenic activities, including agriculture. ...
Comparative Assessment of Toxic Metals Bioaccumulation and the Mechanisms of Chromium (Cr) Tolerance and Uptake in Calotropis procera
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Frontiers Media S.A.
, 2020 , Article)
Progressive pollution due to toxic metals significantly undermines global environmental sustainability efforts. Chromium (Cr) is one of the most dangerous to human health. The use of plants to rid the environment of such ...
Interaction between indigenous hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria in reconstituted mixtures for remediation of weathered oil in soil
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Article)
It has been demonstrated that biostimulation is necessary to investigate the interactions between indigenous bacteria and establish an approach for the bioremediation of soils contaminated with weathered oil. This was ...
Variant Enrichment Analysis to Explore Pathways Disruption in a Necropsy Series of Asbestos-Exposed Shipyard Workers
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MDPI
, 2022 , Article)
The variant enrichment analysis (VEA), a recently developed bioinformatic workflow, has been shown to be a valuable tool for whole-exome sequencing data analysis, allowing finding differences between the number of genetic ...
Separation of water/oil emulsions by an electrospun copolyamide mat covered with a 2D Ti3C2Tx MXene
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MDPI AG
, 2020 , Article)
Purpose: Copolyamide 6,10 (coPA) electrospun mats were covered with multilayered (ML) and single-layered (SL) MXene (Ti3C2Tx) as a membrane for the separation of water/vegetable oil emulsions. Methods: Prepared membranes ...
Marine climate change risks to biodiversity and society in the ROPME Sea Area
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Article)
The subtropical ROPME Sea Area (RSA), comprising the Gulf, the Gulf of Oman and the northern Arabian Sea, is a heavily exploited sea region that experiences extreme environmental conditions, and for which climate change ...
Determination of total flavonoid content by aluminum chloride assay: A critical evaluation
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
Flavonoids are important natural bioactive compounds. Quantitation of total flavonoid content (TFC) is widely performed using the aluminum chloride colorimetric assay against a flavonoid standard assuming equal responses ...