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The role of cellulose nanofibrillated fibers produced with combined supercritical carbon dioxide and high-pressure homogenization process as reinforcement material in biodegradable polymer
( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2021 , Article)The production of kenaf bast cellulose nanofibrillated fiber (CNF) using a combined method of supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) and high-pressure homogenization as the reinforcement with biopolymer were studied. The ... -
The role of clay modifier on cure characteristics and properties of epoxy/clay/carboxyl-terminated poly(butadiene-co-acrylonitrile) (CTBN) hybrid
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2017 , Article)Epoxy/clay/carboxyl-terminated poly(butadiene-co-acrylonitrile) (CTBN) hybrids were prepared with two different organically modified clays. Octadecyl amine and trimethyl stearyl ammonium-modified nanoclays (Nanomer I.30E ... -
The role of EEG and EMG combined virtual reality gaming system in facial palsy rehabilitation - A case report
( Churchill Livingstone , 2019 , Article)Background The recovery rates for facial palsy are usually excellent; however, regularly patients present with problems with their fine facial movements that affect their emotional expressions. Objective To discover the ... -
The Role of GCC Foreign Aid Policy in Enhancing the Regional Security: The Case of the State of Qatar
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2021 , Conference Paper)This paper presents an important aspect of the regional security of the GCC region and the neighboring countries. It explores the use of foreign aid policy in GCC states, and the state of Qatar in particular, to enhance ... -
The Role of Key Impurity Elements on the Performance of Aluminium Electrolysis -Current Efficiency and Metal Quality
( wiley , 2016 , Book chapter)The behaviour of phosphorus and silicon in industrial aluminium cells was measured in QATALUM cells by analysis of bath and metal after addition of AlPO4, Na3PO4 and SiO2 to the bath. Phosphorus showed a much longer retention ... -
The role of the United Arab Emirates in the internationalization of the Yemeni conflict
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2021 , Conference Paper)In 2011, tired of poverty and corruption, thousands of Yemenis mobilised to demand the departure of President Abdullah Saleh. After thirty years in power, Saleh signed his resignation, and an initially peaceful and promising ... -
The Separation of Emulsified Water/Oil Mixtures through Adsorption on Plasma-Treated Polyethylene Powder
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)This work addresses the preparation and characterization of efficient adsorbents for tertiary treatment (oil content below 100 ppm) of oil/water emulsions. Powdered low-density polyethylene (LDPE) was modified by radio-frequency ... -
The separation of emulsified water/oil mixtures through adsorption on plasma-treated polyethylene powder
( MDPI AG , 2021 , Article)This paper addresses the preparation and characterization of efficient adsorbents for tertiary treatment (oil content below 100 ppm) of oil/water emulsions. Powdered low-density polyethylene (LDPE) was modified by ... -
The separation of oil/water mixtures by modified melamine and polyurethane foams: A review
( MDPI , 2021 , Article Review)Melamine (MA) and polyurethane (PU) foams, including both commercial sponges for daily use as well as newly synthesized foams are known for their high sorption ability of both polar and unipolar liquids. From this reason, ... -
The similarity-aware relational intersect database operator
( Springer International Publishing , 2014 , Conference Paper)Identifying similarities in large datasets is an essential operation in many applications such as bioinformatics, pattern recognition, and data integration. To make the underlying database system similarity-aware, the core ... -
The simultaneous impact of EV charging and PV inverter reactive power on the hosting distribution system's performance: A case study in kuwait
( MDPI AG , 2020 , Article)Recently, electric vehicles (EVs) have become an increasingly important topic in the field of sustainable transportation research, alongside distributed generation, reactive power compensation, charging optimization, and ... -
The Spectrum of Antibiotic Prescribing during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Literature Review
( Mary Ann Liebert Inc. , 2021 , Article Review)Objectives: Over the last decades, there has been a significant increase in antimicrobial prescribing and consumption associated with the development of patients' adverse events and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) to the ... -
The spectrum of chromosomal translocations in the Arab world: ethnic-specific chromosomal translocations and their relevance to diseases
( Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH , 2022 , Article Review)Chromosomal translocations (CTs) are the most common type of structural chromosomal abnormalities in humans. CTs have been reported in several studies in the Arab world, but the frequency and spectrum of these translocations ... -
The status of forward osmosis technology implementation
( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Article Review)The current review appraises the status of forward osmosis (FO) technology implementation and prospective commercial exploitation through examination of its energy consumption and other key process attributes compared with ... -
The stereological, immunohistological, and gene expression studies in an infected ischemic wound in diabetic rats treated by human adipose-derived stem cells and photobiomodulation
( Institute for Ionics , 2023 , Article)We investigated the impacts of photobiomodulation (PBM) and human allogeneic adipose-derived stem cells (ha-ADS) together and or alone applications on the stereological parameters, immunohistochemical characterizing of M1 ... -
The study of optical and photodielectric properties of polymethyl methacrylate and tris-(8-hydroxy-quinoline) aluminum (Alq3) composites
( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2021 , Article)Polymer composite films of tris-(8-hydroxy-quinoline) aluminum (Alq3) and polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) at two different concentrations were investigated. Dielectric properties of the samples were measured in broad frequency ... -
The Sudden Cost of Unexpected Threats: The Novel Coronavirus and Dubai
( Gulf Studies Center , 2020 , Article)The economy of Dubai is remarkable in that it has moved away from an oil-based to one in which 95% of its income is derived from non-oil sectors. This diversification has been possible thanks to the real estate, tourism, ... -
The transformation of tax administration functions in the automatic exchange of information era - A developing country's perspective
( University of New South Wales , 2019 , Article)Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) results in tax administrations sending and receiving large amounts of data on an automatic basis, which will have a substantial impact on their functions and the way they operate. ... -
The UAE-Israel Normalisation ''If you can't convince them, confuse them''
( Gulf Studies Center , 2020 , Article)What was a secret marriage is now publicly announced to the world, as a strong relationship between the UAE and Israel, which has been normalized through the media on August 13, 2020. The UAE became the third Arab state - ... -
The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities from a Qatari Human Rights Perspective
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)For a long time disability was considered a question of social development, outside the responsibilities of official human rights institutions. Over the last three decades this approach has evolved, and disability is now ...