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TiO2 nanotubes and mesoporous silica as containers in self-healing epoxy coatings
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Nature Publishing Group
, 2016 , Article)
The potential of inorganic nanomaterials as reservoirs for healing agents is presented here. Mesoporous silica (SBA-15) and TiO2 nanotubes (TNTs) were synthesized. Both epoxy-encapsulated TiO2 nanotubes and amine-immobilized ...
Prevalence of anelloviruses (TTV, TTMDV, and TTMV) in healthy blood donors and in patients infected with HBV or HCV in Qatar
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BioMed Central
, 2016 , Article)
Background
Anelloviruses (TTV, TTMV, and TTMDV) have been associated with non A-G hepatitis. The goal of the current study was to estimate the prevalence of these anelloviruses in Qatar.
Methods
A total of 607 blood ...
Uncovering responses of zooplankton community to CO2 acidification in Qatar coastal waters
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Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
The combustion of fossil fuels is pushing atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) to unprecedented levels. This rapid increase in atmospheric CO2 is causing global changes, with noticeable increases in temperature, ...
Bridging a gulf between environmental attitudes and behavior: Assessment of motivating factors for the youth in Qatar
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HBKU Press
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
To this day, there is a dearth of published research on environmental awareness, attitudes and behaviour
in the Arabian Gulf, and there is no systematic data regarding the value people place on the environment.
Understanding ...
Views of the Gulf Cooperation Council among Qatari and Other Gulf Nationals
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The Social and Economic Survey Research Institute, Qatar University
, 2016 , Report)
Here we examine the orientations of Qatari citizens toward the Gulf Cooperation
Council (GCC) as revealed in a pan-GCC survey conducted in 2016. We assess
general attitudes toward the Council as an institution, toward ...
The effects of citizenship status on service utilization and general satisfaction with healthcare: a cross-cultural study
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Oxford University Press
, 2016 , Article)
Objective: To explore the role of citizenship status as a predictor of general satisfaction with
healthcare services in Qatar, including potential interaction with utilization and health insurance
coverage type.
Design: ...
PDGFRα depletion attenuates glioblastoma stem cells features by modulation of STAT3, RB1 and multiple oncogenic signals.
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Impact Journals
, 2016 , Article)
Platelet derived growth factor receptors (PDGFRs) play an important role in tumor pathogenesis, and they are frequently overexpressed in glioblastoma (GBM). Earlier we have shown a higher protein expression of PDGFR isoforms ...
The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities from a Qatari Human Rights Perspective
(2016 , Presentation)
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 ...
Erosion behaviour of API X100 pipeline steel at various impact angles and particle speeds
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MDPI AG
, 2016 , Article)
Erosion is the gradual removal of material due to solid particle impingement and results in a failure of pipeline materials. In this study, a series of erosion tests were carried out to investigate the influence of particle ...
Co-prevalence of Epstein-Barr virus and high-risk human papillomaviruses in Syrian women with breast cancer.
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Taylor & Francis
, 2016 , Article)
ABSTRAT We recently performed 2 studies viewing the presence of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and high-risk human papillomaviruses (HPVs) types 16, 18, 31, 33 and 35 in human breast cancer in the Syrian population. Herein, we ...