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    • Age of onset and cumulative risk of mental disorders: a cross-national analysis of population surveys from 29 countries 

      McGrath, John J; Al-Hamzawi, Ali; Alonso, Jordi; Altwaijri, Yasmin; Andrade, Laura H; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)
      Background Information on the frequency and timing of mental disorder onsets across the lifespan is of fundamental importance for public health planning. Broad, cross-national estimates of this information from coordinated ...

    • Age, growth, population dynamics and stock status of Perna perna in Omani waters 

      Al-Barwani, S. M.; Amin, Nurul M.N.; Arshad, A.; Govender, A.; Al-Habsi, H.; ... more authors ( Triveni Enterprises , 2018 , Article)
      Aim: Population parameters such as growth, recruitment pattern, mortality, exploitation rate and the length-weight relationship were investigated for the brown mussel, Perna pernain Omani waters. Methodology: Monthly ...

    • Aggregated Molecular Fluorophores in the Ammonothermal Synthesis of Carbon Dots 

      Reckmeier, Claas J.; Schneider, Julian; Xiong, Yuan; Häusler, Jonas; Kasák, Peter; ... more authors ( American Chemical Society , 2017 , Article)
      Recently, molecular fluorophores were shown to be formed in the bottom-up chemical synthesis, contributing to the emission of carbon dots (CDs), derived from a citric acid precursor. We applied an ammonothermal synthesis ...

    • Aging and Family in the Gulf: A study of family behaviour toward elderly people and the support systems 

      Al-Kuwari, Ghada Saif Ali Al-Saif ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2023 , Conference Paper)
      The elderly people represent a considerable ratio of the world population. In GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) countries, this phenomenon is obvious because of society development, economic progression, and health-enhanced ...

    • Agri-food markets in Qatar: Drivers, trends, and policy responses 

      Ben Hassen, Tarek; El Bilali, Hamid; Al-Maadeed, Mohammed ( MDPI , 2020 , Article Review)
      Agri-food markets are vital in achieving food security, especially for resource-poor, food-importing countries such as Qatar. The paper provides an overview of the evolution of agri-food markets in Qatar and explores the ...

    • Agricultural applications 

      Sarra, Hechmi; Zoghlami, Rahma Ines; Mokni-Tlili, Sonia; Benzarti, Saoussen; Moussa, Mohamed; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2023 , Book chapter)
      The agro-industrial activities related to the three most cultivated palm tree species worldwide namely, oil palm, date palm, and coconut palm generate a large amount of residues during pre- and post-harvest processes. ...

    • Agriculture and Irrigation 

      Varisco, Daniel Martin ( Macmillan Reference USA, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning , 2016 , Book chapter)
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    • AGROBOT: AN INNOVATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BASED SCARECROW ROBOT FOR CROP PROTECTION 

      AL-KALBANI, JOHAINA ABDULLAH RASHID; Venkatachalam, Sharmila deve ( Qatar University Young Scientists Center - Qatar University , 2024 , Conference Paper)
      The main objective of our project is to design and develop an AI-based scarecrow robot to protect crops from invasive birds. A special feature of this robot is that it repels only invasive birds, not all birds. In this ...

    • AI Enhanced Water Flow Scanner to Locate Leaks across Water Transmission Network 

      Al Balushi, Mohammed Sulaiman Said; Al Alawi, Maadh Anwar Abdullah; Al Sidairi, Turki Ali Muslem; Nicholas, Arthur Davis ( Qatar University Young Scientists Center - Qatar University , 2024 , Conference Paper)
      The Water Transmission and Distribution sector in Oman faces numerous challenges, particularly when it comes to identifying and managing leaks in the network leads to public disturbances through shutdowns. In response to ...

    • Air-jet spun tissue engineering scaffolds incorporated with diamond nanosheets with improved mechanical strength and biocompatibility 

      Augustine, Robin; Kalva, Sumama Nuthana; Dalvi, Yogesh B.; Varghese, Ruby; Chandran, Maneesh; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)
      The development of highly porous cell supportive polymeric scaffolds with sufficient mechanical strength has always been a challenging task in tissue engineering. The widely used nanofiber fabrication methods like ...

    • Al-Ghazali’s and Ibn-Khaldoon’s Innovative Contributions in Education 

      Alkubaisi, Ahmed Ismael ( Qatar University Young Scientists Center - Qatar University , 2024 , Conference Paper)
      This study aims to explore Ibn Khaldoon’s and Al-Ghazali’s innovative perspectives on education and teaching methods. In addition, it is assumed that the seeds of some modern theories in education have their origins in the ...

    • Albumin binding, antioxidant and antibacterial effects of cerium oxide nanoparticles 

      Khoshgozaran Roudbaneh S.Z.; Kahbasi S.; Sohrabi M.J.; Hasan A.; Salihi A.; ... more authors ( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Article)
      Herein, the interaction of CeO2 NPs with HSA was explored by fluorescence, CD, UV–vis and molecular docking studies. Afterwards, the antioxidant activity of CeO2 NPs against H2O2-induced oxidative stress in BM-MSCs were ...

    • Algae-derived bioactive compounds with anti-lung cancer potential 

      Saadaoui, Imen; Rasheed, Rihab; Abdulrahman, Nabeel; Bounnit, Touria; Cherif, Maroua; ... more authors ( MDPI , 2020 , Article Review)
      Lung cancer is one of the major causes of death worldwide. Natural molecules with anti-lung cancer potential are of a great interest and considered as very promising alternative to substitute or enhance the efficiency of ...

    • Algal-algal bioflocculation enhances the recovery efficiency of Picochlorum sp. QUCCCM130 with low auto-settling capacity 

      Saadaoui, I.; Cherif, M.; Siddiqui, S.A.; Al Jabri, H.; Sayadi, S. ( Elsevier B.V. , 2023 , Article)
      Large-scale production of microalgal biomass is still considered non-viable due to the high cost and energy required for harvesting. A fast, cost-effective, and successful harvesting technique has become widely sought after ...

    • Algal-algal bioflocculation enhances the recovery efficiency of Picochlorum sp. QUCCCM130 with low auto-settling capacity 

      Saadaoui, Imen; Cherif, Maroua; Siddiqui, Simil Amir; Al Jabri, Hareb; Sayadi, Sami ( Elsevier B.V. , 2023 , Article)
      Large-scale production of microalgal biomass is still considered non-viable due to the high cost and energy required for harvesting. A fast, cost-effective, and successful harvesting technique has become widely sought after ...

    • Alginate-halloysite nanocomposite aerogel: Preparation, structure, and oil/water separation applications 

      Bhagyaraj, Sneha; Krupa, Igor ( MDPI AG , 2020 , Article)
      Environmental remediation using green approaches for addressing various pollution-related issues, especially water pollution, is in high demand. Here, we designed an environmentally friendly, low-cost, and stable sodium ...

    • Allelopathic effects of Casuarina equisetifolia L. on seed germination of some crop plants and their associated weeds 

      Ahmed, Talaat A.; Al-Sayed, Noura Habeeb ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)
      Casuarina equisetifolia L. is a widespread tree that has been known for its allelopathic potential causing biological inhibition on plant seed germination. Leaf extract of Casuarina equisetifolia L. was evaluated for its ...

    • Alleviation of drought and salt stress in vegetables: crop responses and mitigation strategies 

      Khalid, Muhammad Fasih; Huda, Samsul; Yong, Miingtiem; Li, Lihua; Li, Li; ... more authors ( Springer Science and Business Media B.V. , 2023 , Article)
      In recent decades, the demand for vegetables has increased significantly due to the blooming global population. Climate change has affected vegetable production by increasing the frequencies and severity of abiotic and ...

    • Almost BPXOR Coding Technique for Tolerating Three Disk Failures in RAID7 Architectures 

      Mhaisen, Naram; Punkar, Mayur; Wang, Yongge; Desmedt, Yvo; Malluhi, Qutaibah ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2018 , Conference Paper)
      Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) storage architectures provide protection of digital infrastructure against potential disks failures. For example, RAID-5 and RAID-6 architectures provide protection against one ...

    • Aluminium doped ZnO nanostructures for efficient photodegradation of indigo carmine and azo carmine G in solar irradiation 

      Bhapkar, Abhishek R.; Geetha, Mithra; Jaspal, Dipika; Gheisari, Khalil; Laad, Meena; ... more authors ( Springer Nature , 2023 , Article)
      Aluminium doped zinc oxide (AZO) nanomaterials (AlxZn1-xO) with x fraction varying as 0.02 and 0.04 were synthesized using the auto-combustion method using glycine as a fuel. The synthesized catalysts were characterized ...