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Comparison of intestinal parasitic infection in newly arrived and resident workers in Qatar.
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BioMed Central
, 2011 , Article)
The rapid growth of Qatar in the last two decades has been associated with an enormous expansion of building programs in its cities and in the provision of new service industries. This in turn has attracted a large influx ...
Reduced vasorin enhances angiotensin II signaling within the aging arterial wall
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Impact Journals
, 2018 , Article)
The glycosylated protein vasorin physically interacts with the transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-β1) and functionally attenuates its fibrogenic signaling in the vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) of the arterial wall. ...
Towards Sustainable Food System in Qatar: Household Food Waste and Consumption Behavior
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Science and Education Publishing
, 2018 , Article)
It has been proofed that food wastage can be recognized at all level of food life cycle i.e. harvesting,
manufacturing, distributing however, the largest contribution to food waste is the consumption stage by household. ...
VEGF-121 plasma level as biomarker for response to anti-angiogenetic therapy in recurrent glioblastoma.
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BioMed Central
, 2018 , Article)
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) isoforms, particularly the diffusible VEGF-121, could play a major role in the response of recurrent glioblastoma (GB) to anti-angiogenetic treatment with bevacizumab. We hypothesized ...
Dielectric sensitization of zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) nanopowder.
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Academy of Sciences and Arts of the Republic of Srpska
, 2017 , Article)
Metallo-organic complexes are a class of materials that are increasingly used in sensory applications. Zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs) are their subclass that are topologically isomorphic with zeolites. The porosity ...
Evolution of Surface Hydrology in the Sahelo-Sudanian Strip: An Updated Review
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MDPI
, 2017 , Article)
In the West African Sahel, two paradoxical hydrological behaviors have occurred during the last five decades. The first paradox was observed during the 1968–1990s ‘Great Drought’ period, during which runoff significantly ...
Growing food pyramids in the sand: how sustainable are Qatar’s self-sufficiency and foreign agro-investment policies?
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Istituto Agronomico per l'Oltremare (IAO)
, 2017 , Article)
Achieving food security in the Arabian Gulf is no easy task. Fuelled by petrodollars, the countries largely rely on imports to feed their burgeoning population, making them susceptible to price and supply shocks. This paper ...
Enhancing the Adoption of E-Government Systems through Open Government and Open Government Data (OGD) Initiatives in Qatar
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IISTE
, 2018 , Article)
The present study aimed to analyze the status of e-government in developing countries, and particularly at Qatar. It also aimed to analyze the status of Open Government Data (OGD) in Qatar in order to identify the main ...
Physico-mechanical, dielectric, and piezoelectric properties of PVDF electrospun mats containing silver nanoparticles.
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C
, 2017 , Article)
Poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) is a piezoelectric material with outstanding physical and mechanical properties. The piezoelectric properties depend on the β-phase content of this polymer, while the physical and mechanical ...
Prevalence of antibiotic resistant Escherichia coli isolates from fecal samples of food handlers in Qatar
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BioMed Central
, 2018 , Article)
Background: It is well documented that food handlers harbor and shed enteric foodborne pathogens causing
foodborne disease outbreaks. However, little known on enteric antibiotic resistant (AR) bacteria carriage in ...