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Fluorescent Zn(II)-Based Metal-Organic Framework: Interaction with Organic Solvents and CO<inf>2</inf> and Methane Capture
( MDPI , 2022 , Article)Adsorption of carbon dioxide (CO2), as well as many other kinds of small molecules, is of importance for industrial and sensing applications. Metal-organic framework (MOF)-based adsorbents are spotlighted for such applications. ... -
Formation of arsenic sulfide on GaAs surface under illumination in acidified thiourea electrolytes
( Elsevier , 2011 , Article)The present article reports the formation of arsenic sulfide films on GaAs by the potentiodynamic polarization in acidified thiourea (TU) electrolytes under photo-illumination. Oxidation of TU competes with the oxidation ... -
Formulation and rheological characterization of piezoelectric nanofluids
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)We introduced a novel concept on energy harvesting nanofluids of hybrid piezoelectric ceramic and polymeric (BaTiO3 and PVdF) materials in PDMS. Rheology, rheo-microscope and impedance spectroscopy complementary enabled ... -
Formulation of flowable anolyte for redox flow batteries: Rheo-electrical study
( Elsevier , 2015 , Article)In an attempt to optimize a suspension electrode for redox flow batteries, this work demonstrates the effect of solid content and additive material on the electrical and rheological behavior of an anolyte made up of lithium ... -
Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) and Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma–Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) Imaging of Cerebral Ischemia: Combined Analysis of Rat Brain Thin Cuts Toward Improved Tissue Classification
( SAGE Publications Inc. , 2018 , Article)Microspectroscopic techniques are widely used to complement histological studies. Due to recent developments in the field of chemical imaging, combined chemical analysis has become attractive. This technique facilitates a ... -
Fourier transform infrared imaging-A novel approach to monitor bio molecular changes in subacute mild traumatic brain injury
( MDPI AG , 2021 , Article)Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can be defined as a disorder in the function of the brain after a bump, blow, or jolt to the head, or penetrating head injury. Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) can cause devastating effects, ... -
Fourier-transform infrared imaging spectroscopy and laser ablation -ICPMS new vistas for biochemical analyses of ischemic stroke in rat brain
( Frontiers Media S.A. , 2018 , Article)Objective: Stroke is the main cause of adult disability in the world, leaving more than half of the patients dependent on daily assistance. Understanding the post-stroke biochemical and molecular changes are critical for ... -
Functional Overexpression and Purification of a Codon Optimized Synthetic Glucarpidase (Carboxypeptidase G2) in Escherichia coli
( Springer US , 2009 , Article)Glucarpidase (former name: carboxypeptidase G2, or CPG2) is a bacterial enzyme that is widely used in detoxification of the cytotoxic drug, methotrexate, and in Antibody Directed Enzyme Prodrug Therapy for cancer treatment. ... -
Further Biochemical Profiling of Metabolome Reveals Its Chemogenetic Diversity
( PMC , 2021 , Article)Natural products with novel chemistry are urgently needed to battle the continued increase in microbial drug resistance. Mushroom-forming fungi are underutilized as a source of novel antibiotics in the literature due to ... -
Geology and petrology of the Hormuz dolomite, Infra-Cambrian: Implications for the formation of the salt-cored Halul and Shraouh islands, Offshore, State of Qatar
( Elsevier Ltd , 2008 , Article)Geological investigations of the Halul and the Shraouh islands, offshore Qatar, indicate that most of their calcareous rocks, which display abundant stromatolitic bedding, belong to the Infra-Cambrian Hormuz Series. ... -
Germanium Oxide/germanium/ reduced Graphene (GeO2/Ge/r-GO) Hybrid Composite Anodes for Lithium-ion Batteries: Effect of Ge loading on Electrochemical Performance
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)Hybrid composites between Germanium (Ge) and carbonaceous materials are promising anode materials for Li-ion batteries (LIBs). The mitigation of reduced cycling ability and rate capability allows for the unhindered benefit ... -
Glycosides of Heterocycles: A Direct Route to 1-(β-D-Glycopyranosyl)pyridinethione Nucleosides
( WILEY-VCH Verlag , 1994 , Article)A novel synthesis of 1-(β-d-glycopyranosyl)pyridinethione nucleosides 6 utilizing pyridine-2(1H)-thiones 3 and α-halogeno sugars 4 as starting components is reported. -
Graphene a promising electrode material for supercapacitors?
( John Wiley and Sons Ltd , 2018 , Article Review)The global demand for high performance and environmentally friendly energy storage systems leads to intensive research on new and advanced electrode materials that are able to satisfy the fast-growing global market in ... -
Graphene wrapped Y2O3 coated LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 quasi-spheres as novel cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries
( Elsevier Editora Ltda , 2021 , Article)LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 with a high-voltage spinel structure is a potential cathode material for high-energy lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Y2O3 coated quasi-spheres of LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 covered in graphene (LNMO-YO-G) have been ... -
Gravity investigations of recent sinkholes and karst pits of Dahal Al-Hamam, State of Qatar
( Springer Verlag , 2016 , Article)Gravity prospecting is a very useful geophysical technique for the investigation of karst subsurface features, in urban areas, which are a common natural hazard in several parts of the world. Gravity data were used to ... -
Green Light-Responsive CO-Releasing Polymeric Materials Derived from Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization
( American Chemical Society , 2019 , Article)Carbon monoxide (CO) is an important biological gasotransmitter in living cells. Precise spatial and temporal control over release of CO is a major requirement for clinical application. To date, the most reported carbon ... -
Green tea waste as an efficient adsorbent for methylene blue: Structuring of a novel adsorbent using full factorial design
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2021 , Article)Adsorptive removal of methylene blue (MB) from contaminated water samples was achieved using green tea waste (GTW). Adsorption of MB onto raw (RGTW) and thermally treated waste (TTGTW250–TTGTW500) was explored. The performance ... -
Ground- and excited-state properties of some 3,4-dihydro-1-(2-p-substituted benzylidene)naphthalenones: substituent and environmental effects
( John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. , 1997 , Article)Electronic absorption and steady-state fluorescence emission of seven 3,4-dihydro-1-(2-p-substituted benzylidene)naphthalenones (1–7) show sizable solvent dependence. The charge-transfer (CT) absorption maxima of these ... -
Guaianolides from Centaurea sinaica
( Elsevier , 1990 , Article & Report)Three sesquiterpene lactones were isolated from the aerial parts of Centaurea sinaica: amberboin, chlorohyssopifolin A and sinaicin. The latter is reported for the first time. -
Guaianolides from Picris radicata
( Elsevier Science Ltd. , 1996 , Article)The methylene chloride-methanol (1:1) extract of the aerial parts of Picris radicata Forssk afforded two new guaianolides. The structures were established from spectral data.