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    • Chromosome aberrations and fertility disorders in domestic animals 

      Raudsepp, Terje; Chowdhary, Bhanu P. ( Annual Reviews Inc. , 2016 , Article Review)
      The association between chromosomal abnormalities and reduced fertility in domestic animals is well recorded and has been studied for decades. Chromosome aberrations directly affect meiosis, gametogenesis, and the viability ...

    • Chronic Cadmium Exposure Alters Cardiac Matrix Metalloproteinases in the Heart of Sprague-Dawley Rat 

      Das, Sandra Concepcion; Varadharajan, Kavitha; Shanmugakonar, Muralitharan; Al-Naemi, Hamda A. ( Frontiers Media , 2021 , Article)
      The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of chronic cadmium exposure in modulating cardiac matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in the heart of rats. Adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed to 15 ppm CdCl2 in drinking ...

    • Chronic illnesses and labor market participation in the Arab countries: evidence from Egypt and Tunisia 

      Ebaidalla, Ebaidalla M.; Mustafa Ali, Mohammed E. ( Taylor and Francis Group , 2022 , Article)
      This paper examines the impact of chronic illnesses on labor force participation using labor market surveys data for Egypt and Tunisia. The study also investigates the reverse effect of labor force participation on the ...

    • Cilia proteins are biomarkers of altered flow in the vasculature 

      Gupta, Ankan; Thirugnanam, Karthikeyan; Thamilarasan, Madhan; Mohieldin, Ashraf M.; Zedan, Hadeel T.; ... more authors ( American Society for Clinical Investigation , 2022 , Article)
      Cilia, microtubule-based organelles that project from the apical luminal surface of endothelial cells (ECs), are widely regarded as low-flow sensors. Previous reports suggest that upon high shear stress, cilia on the EC ...

    • Circular economy and the resource nexus: Realignment and progress towards sustainable development in Saudi Arabia 

      Abdulaziz I., Almulhim; Al-Saidi, Mohammad ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)
      Resources such as water, energy, and arable land represent bottlenecks with regard to achieving key sustainability paradigms such as the circular economy (CE). They exhibit vital inputs and outputs for economic development, ...

    • Circular Economy in Basic Supply: Framing the Approach for the Water and Food Sectors of the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries 

      Mohammad, Al-Saidi; Das, Probir; Saadaoui, Imen ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)
      The circular economy concept can enhance sustainability through restructuring consumption and production patterns using innovative designs and business models. This core premise is highly relevant for the interlinked water ...

    • Cisplatin-Loaded Graphene Oxide/Chitosan/Hydroxyapatite Composite as a Promising Tool for Osteosarcoma-Affected Bone Regeneration 

      Sumathra M.; Sadasivuni K.K.; Suresh Kumar S.; Rajan M. ( American Chemical Society , 2018 , Article)
      Presently, tissue engineering approaches have been focused toward finding new potential scaffolds with osteoconductivity on bone-disease-affected cells. This work focused on the cisplatin (CDDP)-loaded graphene oxide ...

    • Citizen and Resident Satisfaction with Public Services in Qatar : And the impact on quality of life 

      Benmansour, Nada Abdelkader , [بن منصور، ندى عبد القادر] ( Qatar University , 2016 , Report)
      In Qatar notable differences in public service satisfaction exist across individual state services, across nationality groupings, and across demographic categories. Among all citizens and residents, however, there is an ...

    • Citizens and expatriates satisfaction with public services in Qatar - evidence from a survey 

      Abdelkader Benmansour N. ( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2019 , Article)
      Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze citizens’ and expatriates’ satisfaction with public service delivery in Qatar, one of the world’s highest per capita incomes countries. Design/methodology/approach The ...

    • Citizenship and Surveys: Group Conflict and Nationality-of-Interviewer Effects in Arab Public Opinion Data 

      Gengler, Justin J.; Le, Kien T.; Wittrock , Jill ( Springer , 2019 , Article)
      More research than ever before uses public opinion data to investigate society and politics in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Ethnic identities are widely theorized to mediate many of the political attitudes and ...

    • Citizens’ attitudes towards migrant workers in Qatar 

      Diopa, Abdoulaye; Trung Lea, Kien; Johnstonb, Trevor; Ewersa, Michael ( Taylor & Francis (Routledge) , 2015 , Article)
      Public attitudes play a critical role in shaping policies towards immigration and the status of migrant workers. Facing growing pressure from international human rights organizations, media and other groups, the Gulf ...

    • Civic life and democratic citizenship in Qatar: Findings from the First Qatar World Values Survey 

      Gengler, Justin; Tessler, Mark; Al-Emadi, Darwish; Diop, Abdoulaye ( Brill Academic , 2013 , Article)
      The present study examines the Arab nation that has remained least affected by the regional upheaval that has gripped much of the Middle East and North Africa since the beginning of 2011: the Gulf state of Qatar. Using ...

    • Civil society and democratization in the Arab Gulf 

      Gengler, Justin; Tessler, Mark; Al-Emadi, Darwish; Diop, Abdoulaye ( http://foreignpolicy.com/ , 2011 , Article)
      qatar has been a notable exception to the wave of popular political mobilization that has struck Arab countries since January 2011. This is particularly so given the prominent role of its state-owned television station Al ...

    • Civilizing Role of the “Religious Idea” in Malek Bennabi’s Thought 

      Benlahcene, Badrane ( University of Management and Technology , 2023 , Article)
      This study examines the perspective of Malek Bennabi regarding the role of religion (religious idea) in building civilization. Bennabi’s writings are analyzed to comprehend his understanding of religion and its multiple ...

    • Claudin-1, A Double-Edged Sword in Cancer. 

      Bhat, Ajaz A; Syed, Najeeb; Therachiyil, Lubna; Nisar, Sabah; Hashem, Sheema; ... more authors ( MDPI , 2020 , Article Review)
      Claudins, a group of membrane proteins involved in the formation of tight junctions, are mainly found in endothelial or epithelial cells. These proteins have attracted much attention in recent years and have been implicated ...

    • Clay minerals damage quantification in sandstone rocks using core flooding and NMR 

      Kamal M.S.; Mahmoud M.; Hanfi M.; Elkatatny S.; Hussein I. ( Springer Verlag , 2019 , Article)
      Sandstone oil reservoirs consist of different clay minerals such as kaolinite, illite, and chlorite. These clay minerals highly affect the formation damage during enhanced oil recovery (EOR) and well stimulation operations ...

    • Clay/Conductive Polymer Nanocomposites 

      Saad, Ali; Jlassi, Khouloud; Omastova, Maria; Chehimi, Mohamed M. ( Elsevier Inc. , 2017 , Book chapter)
      This chapter describes the main strategies for designing clay nanocomposites of the most investigated inherently conductive polymers, namely, polypyrrole, polyaniline, and polythiophenes including poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) ...

    • Cleaning of ceramic membranes for produced water filtration 

      Zsirai, T.; Zsirai, T.; Qiblawey, H.; Buzatu, P.; Al-Marri, M.; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2018 , Article)
      © 2018 Elsevier B.V. The application of ceramic microfiltration membranes to the tertiary treatment of produced water from an Arabian Gulf oilfield has been studied using a dedicated pilot plant. Studies were based on a ...

    • Climate Change and Temperature Warming in Qatar 

      Lambert, Laurent A. ( The Social and Economic Survey Research Institute, Qatar University , 2016 , Report)
      In October 2015 the Social and Economic Survey Research Institute (SESRI) at Qatar University Surveyed representative samples of Qatari national (769) and white-color residents (762) to understand batter their views about ...

    • Climate change vulnerability and adaptation strategies for smallholder farmers in Yangi Qala District, Takhar, Afghanistan 

      Omerkhil, Najibullah; Chand, Tara; Valente, Donatella; Alatalo, Juha M.; Pandey, Rajiv ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)
      © 2019 Elsevier Ltd Smallholder farmers in Afghanistan are already facing various risks in agricultural production due to past continuous insurgencies. Climate change is likely to amplify the risk and make them even more ...