Browsing Research Units by Type "Book chapter"
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Contribution of Non-profit Organizations to Food Security and Sustainability in the State of Qatar
( Springer Nature , 2023 , Book chapter)Despite the relatively long experience of charitable organizations in social and humanitarian aspects in Qatar, little is known about their role in food security and sustainability. This chapter sheds light on the issue ... -
Contribution of Water Scarcity and Sustainability Failures to Disintegration and Conflict in the Arab Region-The Case of Syria and Yemen
( Springer;Palgrave Macmillan, Cham , 2020 , Book chapter)Economic growth and demographic change are leading factors that impact the availability of resources such as water and arable land in countries around the globe. The case of Arab countries, where both these resources have ... -
Correction to: Polymer Nanocomposites in Biomedical Engineering
( Springer , 2019 , Book chapter)In the original version of the book, the following belated corrections have been incorporated: The co-editor names ''Basheer Ahmed'' has been changed to ''M. Basheer Ahamed'' and ''Al-Maadeed Mariam Ali S A'' has been ... -
Date pits activated carbon as an effective adsorbent for water treatment
( Elsevier , 2021 , Book chapter)Water pollution is becoming increasingly evident throughout the last few decades due to several anthropogenic reasons. Mitigating the pollution effects has become a priority to conserve the already limited water resources ... -
Dealing with the Challenges: GCC Institutional Responses to the Covid-19 and Arab Spring
( Springer Nature , 2023 , Book chapter)Like it happened after the Arab Uprisings in 2011, a development originated outside the GCC region-the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic-directly affected all its members and required a quick reaction from the authorities. ... -
Decoding the functional role of extracellular vesicles in hepatocellular carcinoma: implications in clinical theranostics
( Elsevier , 2022 , Book chapter)Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common form of primary liver cancer in adults, the sixth most commonly diagnosed neoplasia, and the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Despite tangible ... -
Design and Evaluation Strategies for a Novel Hybrid Trigeneration System
( Elsevier B.V. , 2022 , Book chapter)Renewable energy sources that involve the use of Concentrated Solar Power systems (CSP) are receiving increased attention due to many of the prominent features that it can provide. Most importantly, the simultaneous ... -
Development and Properties of Amorphous Particles Reinforced Al Matrix Nanocomposites
( Elsevier , 2021 , Book chapter)Aluminum metal matrix composites (AMMCs) fabricated by reinforcing aluminum matrix with ceramic particles have received considerable attention because of their superior properties over monolithic aluminum matrix. However, ... -
Dielectric Spectroscopy
( Elsevier , 2017 , Book chapter)In this chapter, an attempt has been made to review dielectric spectroscopy (DS) as a technique for the characterization of nanomaterials. DS involves the study of the response of a material to an electric field, which ... -
The Dynamics of Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals: Recent Progress and Future Perspective
( Wiley , 2023 , Book chapter)The gradually accelerating and intensive pollution of biosphere with toxic elements has threatened the living beings. This phenomenon seems to be inexorable and unacceptable for the sustainable development, moreover the ... -
E-cadherin/catenin complex modulations in human oral cancer
( Springer Netherlands , 2015 , Book chapter)Oral cancer is a common neoplasm in both male and female worldwide; the incidence and mortality of this cancer have increased over the past decades. Cancer metastasis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in oral ... -
Ecosystem infrastructure for sustainability: Revaluating nature through community-based water and land policies in Brazil
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Effect of Operational Parameters on the Behavior of Phosphorus and Sulfur in Aluminum Reduction
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Effect of Water Stress (Drought and Waterlogging) on Medicinal Plants
( Springer Nature , 2023 , Book chapter)Climate change causes different biotic and abiotic stresses to the plants, water stress being one of them. Water stress includes water-logging (flooding) and water deficit (drought). These stresses restrict the plant’s ... -
Elastomeric actuators based on ethylene-vinyl acetate and carbon nanotubes
( Springer Netherlands , 2014 , Book chapter)The development of new types of visual-aid tablet for visually impaired people requires the development of cheap, but still very effective photoactuating materials. This requirement can be satisfied by the use of new kind ... -
Electrical Conductivity Behavior of Biopolymer Composites
( Elsevier Inc. , 2017 , Book chapter)Interest in the study of biopolymer system has been continuously growing as a result of a variety of promising applications such as in electronics, medicine, food packaging, bioplastics, and coating. Characteristics such ... -
Electrochemical Deposition of High Purity Silicon from Molten Salts
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Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide to hydrocarbons
( Elsevier , 2022 , Book chapter)Global accumulation of CO2 in the atmosphere has become a significant environmental challenge in the past twodecades. Global warming and climate change resulting from increasing concentrations of CO2 are of utmost concern ... -
Energy Security and Diplomacy: A Double- Edged Sword. The Case Study of Saudi Arabia and Iran
( Springer Nature , 2023 , Book chapter)Conflicts of energy security have consumed a large fraction of the global agenda and political debates in recent years. Traditionally, the insta- bility in the Middle East has been constructed by a weave of colonial ... -
Engineering of nickel based catalyst for direct urea fuel cell-energy from municipal liquid waste (Mlw)
( Nova Science Publishers, Inc. , 2019 , Book chapter)Alternatives to conventional fuels are required to meet the global energy demand, urea is a relatively non-toxic crystalline substance that is perhaps best known for its presence in municipal liquid waste (MLW) and ...