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Use of DPSIR Framework to Analyze Water Resources in Qatar and Overview of Reverse Osmosis as an Environment Friendly Technology
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John Wiley and Sons Inc.
, 2019 , Article Review)
Qatar and other countries of Gulf Cooperation Council are among the most water scarce countries in the world and are being characterized as “high‐water risk” countries by Water Resource Institute. Therefore, it is important ...
The role of α2-adrenergic receptors in hypertensive preeclampsia: A hypothesis
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Wiley Blackwell
, 2019 , Article Review)
Preeclampsia, a major disorder of human pregnancy, manifests as persistent hypertension and proteinuria presenting after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Multiple systemic symptoms might be associated with preeclampsia including ...
Plant defensins: types, mechanism of action and prospects of genetic engineering for enhanced disease resistance in plants
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Springer Verlag
, 2019 , Article Review)
Natural antimicrobial peptides have been shown as one of the important tools to combat certain pathogens and play important role as a part of innate immune system in plants and, also adaptive immunity in animals. Defensin ...
The characteristics, occurrence, and toxicological effects of patulin
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2019 , Article Review)
Mycotoxins are the secondary metabolites secreted by different types of fungi to which humans can get exposed mainly via ingestion. Patulin (C7H6O4)is a polyketide lactone produced by various fungal specifies, including ...
Direct cardiovascular impact of SGLT2 inhibitors: mechanisms and effects
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Springer New York LLC
, 2018 , Article Review)
Diabetes is a global epidemic and a leading cause of death with more than 422 million patients worldwide out of whom around 392 million alone suffer from type 2 diabetes (T2D). Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors ...
Energy efficiency of direct contact membrane distillation
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2018 , Article Review)
Membrane distillation (MD) is a promising technology due to its ability to function using low temperature differences and low-quality heat sources, thus allowing it to operate on solar or waste heat. The flux and energy ...
Potential benefits and risk assessments of using sewage sludge on soil and plants: A review
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Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
, 2019 , Article Review)
Fertiliser potential and pollutant risk for the applied sewage sludge in agricultural activities must be specifically evaluated for each sludge due to the fact that there is variation in the characteristics of sludge's in ...
New records of freshwater crustaceans from vernal pools of Qatar including large branchiopods and a Mysid Shrimp, a natural resource of economic importance for the aquaculture industry
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University of Akron
, 2017 , Article Review)
During an intensive survey of fresh water macroinvertebrates from vernal and permanent inland waters of Qatar, at the wet seasons of 2016 and 2017, seven species of crustaceans (one cladoceran, one notostaracan, two ...
Estrogen in vascular smooth muscle cells: A friend or a foe?
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2018 , Article Review)
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) continues to be the leading cause of death worldwide. The effect of estrogen on these diseases has been assessed in in vitro and in vivo models, as well as in observational studies. Collectively, ...
Conventional and Upcoming Sulfur-Cleaning Technologies for Petroleum Fuel: A Review
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Wiley-VCH Verlag
, 2016 , Article Review)
Environmental regulations on the quality of liquid fuels continue to create more requirements to produce a near-to-zero sulfur content. The hydrodesulfurization process has a high running cost and suffers from incomplete ...