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Towards sustainable food production systems in Qatar: Assessment of the viability of aquaponics
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)© 2020 Elsevier B.V. Biophysical environments, socio-economic, and political shocks that hamper food production and affect access to food are a treat towards a country's capacity to achieve and maintain food security. Over ... -
Towards Sustainable Food System in Qatar: Household Food Waste and Consumption Behavior
( Science and Education Publishing , 2018 , Article)It has been proofed that food wastage can be recognized at all level of food life cycle i.e. harvesting, manufacturing, distributing however, the largest contribution to food waste is the consumption stage by household. ... -
Towards Sustainable Management of Coastal and Offshore Islands in Arabian Gulf Typology: Sensitivity Analysis, Ecological Risk Assessment of Halul and Al-Alyia Islands
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)The great majority of marine ecosystems in Qatar are in fast decline and nearing collapse, where most ecosystem has lost the biological and economic functionality. Aiming to support the decision makers in the management ... -
"Toxic pleasures”: A study of eating out behavior in Arab female university students and its associations with psychological distress and disordered eating
( Elsevier , 2018 , Article)University years are a critical period in which young people establish independence and adopt lasting health behaviors. The aim of this study was to estimate the associations between eating out, psychological distress, ... -
Toxicity assessment of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate using zebrafish embryos: Cardiotoxic potential
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)Plasticizers are considered as newly emerged contaminants. They are added to plastics to increase their flexibility and softness. Phthalate plasticizers including the Di-2-ethylhexyl phthalates (DEHP) are toxic and induce ... -
Toxicity evaluation of selected ionic liquid compounds on embryonic development of Zebrafish.
( Elsevier , 2018 , Article)Hydrate formation in seafloor pipelines is considered an economic and flow assurance issue for the oil and gas industries. Ionic liquids (ILs) have been recently used as potential hydrate inhibitors. Although branded as ... -
Toxoplasma infection and milk consumption: Meta-analysis of assumptions and evidences.
( Taylor & Francis , 2017 , Article)Toxoplasmosis is the most widespread infection worldwide. It occurs within congenital contamination, organ transplant or immune system depression. Primary infection is mainly foodborne with the ingestion of raw or undercooked ... -
Trace element composition of size-fractionated suspended particulate matter samples from the Qatari Exclusive Economic Zone of the Arabian Gulf: the role of atmospheric dust
( Copernicus Publications , 2020 , Article)We analyzed net-tow samples of natural assemblages of plankton, and associated particulate matter, from the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Qatar in the Arabian Gulf. Size-fractionated suspended particles were ... -
Tracing Environmental Law Principles within the Qatari Legal System
( BJHSS , 2017 , Article)In the era of environmental revolution, law becomes relevant. The last few decades witnessed huge environmental concerns, at a global level, international conferences, declarations, and international treaties has been ... -
Tracking spatio-temporal dynamics of harmful algal blooms using long-term MODIS observations of Chaohu Lake in China from 2000 to 2021
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Harmful algal blooms (HABs) have long been a critical threat to environmental safety and health, especially in inland lakes with rapidly growing socioeconomic development. Although satellite remote sensing provides an ... -
Traffic Analysis Attacks on Tor: A Survey
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2020 , Conference Paper)The Tor anonymity network is one of the most popular and widely used tools to protect the privacy of online users. Tor provides defenses against multiple adversarial activities aiming to identify or trace the users. Traffic ... -
Traffic Impact Assessment for the Stadiums Hosting FIFA 2022 World Cup in Qatar: A Case Study
( Springer , 2021 , Article)The State of Qatar has made extensive preparation to successfully host the upcoming FIFA 2022 World Cup, a tournament that will be held for the first time in the Middle East and the North Africa region. In preparation for ... -
Traffic safety culture of professional drivers in the State of Qatar
( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Article)Professional drivers play a significant role within the traffic system of the State of Qatar. With developing infrastructure, the need for professional drivers is growing. However, knowledge is lacking about their perception ... -
Traffic safety research in the 15th world conference on transport research
( Taylor & Francis , 2019 , Conference Paper)This special issue presents selected papers submitted to the 15th World Conference in Transportation Research WCTR2019, which was held in IIT Mumbai between 26th & 29th of May 2019, under the Special Interest Group ... -
Transcriptome assembly and abiotic related gene expression analysis of date palm reveal candidate genes involved in response to cadmium stress
( Elsevier Inc. , 2019 , Article)Date palm in Tunisia is of major economic importance but are also factors of social, environmental and economic stability. An annotated assembly of the transcriptome of cultivar Deglet Nour was reported. RNA was isolated ... -
Transcriptome assembly, profiling and differential gene expression analysis of the halophyte Suaeda fruticosa provides insights into salt tolerance
( BioMed Central , 2015 , Article)Background Improvement of crop production is needed to feed the growing world population as the amount and quality of agricultural land decreases and soil salinity increases. This has stimulated research on salt tolerance ... -
Transcriptome Profile Identifies Actin as an Essential Regulator of Cardiac Myosin Binding Protein C3 Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in a Zebrafish Model
( MDPI , 2022 , Article)Variants in cardiac myosin-binding protein C (cMyBP-C) are the leading cause of inherited hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), demonstrating the key role that cMyBP-C plays in the heart’s contractile machinery. To investigate ... -
Transforming Challenges into Opportunities for Qatar’s Food Industry: Self-Sufficiency, Sustainability, and Global Food Trade Diversification
( MDPI , 2023 , Article)Food trade restrictions pose a serious risk for countries that are heavily reliant on food imports, potentially leading to food crises, inequality, and geopolitical conflicts on a global scale. However, such restrictions ... -
Transitional society and participation of women in the public sphere: A survey of Qatar society
( Delhi, India , 2017 , Article)The purpose of this study was to assess the Qatar population current perceptions about women rights: like spouse selection, education, and their attitudes toward women’s new roles in Qatari society in transition period. ... -
Translating advances in organ-on-a-chip technology for supporting organs
( John Wiley and Sons Inc. , 2019 , Article Review)Organ‐on‐a‐chip platforms have recently seen tremendous progress. They have found potential applications in the study of physiology and pathology of tissues, drug toxicity, and development of tissue models for replacement ...