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Polymerase chain reaction ribotyping of Clostridium difficile isolates in Qatar: a hospital-based study
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BioMed Central Ltd.
, 2014 , Article)
Background
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is not generally reported to public health authorities in
the Middle East and its true prevalence remains largely unknown. The aims of this study were
to determine the ...
Benchmarking the Self-Assembly of Surfactin Biosurfactant at the Liquid–Air Interface to those of Synthetic Surfactants
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Springer-Verlag
, 2016 , Article)
The adsorption of surfactin, a lipopeptide biosurfactant, at the liquid–air interface has been investigated in this work. The maximum adsorption density and the nature and the extent of lateral interaction between the ...
CoNi Nanoparticles/CNT Composite as Effective Anode for Direct Urea Fuel Cells
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ESG.
, 2018 , Article)
CoNi nanoparticles/CNTs composite is introduced as workable anode in the direct urea fuel cells. The proposed anode was prepared by calcination under argon atmosphere of a dried cobalt acetate/nickel acetate/CNTs/ethanol ...
New insights about the introduction of the Portuguese oyster, Crassostrea angulata, into the North East Atlantic from Asia based on a highly polymorphic mitochondrial region
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EDP Sciences
, 2016 , Article)
It is commonly presumed that the Portuguese oyster Crassostrea angulata was introduced into the North East (NE) Atlantic from Asia. The analysis of the nucleotide sequence of a highly polymorphic non-coding mitochondrial ...
Modern problems in marine biodiversity records-illustrated by the case of the Caribbean Pelia mutica (Gibbes, 1850) confirmed in Brazil
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Cambridge University Press
, 2016 , Article)
This report confirms the presence of Pelia mutica in Brazil, extending its range by approximately 4000 km south to the southwestern Atlantic Ocean from its most southerly recorded distribution. The presence of this small ...
Geochemical composition of Aeolian dust and surface deposits from the Qatar Peninsula
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Elsevier
, 2018 , Article)
Abstract The trace metal geochemistry of atmospheric dust and terrestrial surface particles were studied on the Qatar Peninsula from February 2014 to November 2015. We included samples of the mega dust-storm event on 01–02 ...
Food Regulations and Enforcement in Qatar
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Elsevier
, 2018 , Book chapter)
Food safety and regulation are exceedingly important topics in the Gulf countries, including Qatar. The latter is influenced by a rapid population growth and constraints to local food production caused by a harsh climate ...
Working and Living Conditions of Migrant Workers in the GCC: India Migration Report 2016: Gulf Migration
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Routledge
, 2016 , Book chapter)
India Migration Report 2016 discusses migration to the Persian Gulf region. This volume:
• looks at contemporary labour recruitment and policy, both in India and in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries;
• ...
Practical Guidance on Calculating Sampling Error in Election Polls
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American Association for Public Opinion Research
, 2013 , Article)
In election poll results, the proportions favoring candidates and the survey sampling error are usually reported. However, it is hard to assess if the gap between any two candidates is statistically significant or not based ...
Research Report: The Political Economy of Sectarianism in the Gulf Region
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Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
, 2017 , Other)
This collection seeks to advance our understanding of intra-Islamic identity conflict in the Middle East. Instead of treating distinctions between and within Sunni and Shia Islam as primordial and immutable, it examines ...