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Work-Life -Balance in Qatar: Implementing Tows Analysis as a Variant of the Classic Strategic Tool, SWOT
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West East Institute Journals
, 2018 , Article)
Purpose
The overall goal of this paper is to explore via Gap and TOWS analysis if organizations are offering
innovative benefits from the perspective of married employees that make being a working dad or mom easier ...
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 ...
Associations of Vitamin D Receptor Polymorphism rs1544410 with Adiposity Phenotypes
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MedCrave
, 2016 , Article)
Background: Vitamin D receptor (VDR) is present on adipocytes, and many studies were performed to investigate the association between polymorphisms in VDR gene with obesity. However, in the Arab Gulf populations, whereas ...
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 ...
A Practical and Scalable Tool to Find Overlaps between Sequences
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Hindawi
, 2015 , Article)
The evolution of the next generation sequencing technology increases the demand for efficient solutions, in terms of space and time, for several bioinformatics problems. This paper presents a practical and easy-to-implement ...
Transcriptome assembly, profiling and differential gene expression analysis of the halophyte Suaeda fruticosa provides insights into salt tolerance
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BioMed Central
, 2015 , Article)
Background
Improvement of crop production is needed to feed the growing world population as the amount and quality of agricultural land decreases and soil salinity increases. This has stimulated research on salt tolerance ...
Mesenchymal Stem Cells in the Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury.
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Frontiers Media
, 2017 , Article)
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is characterized by a disruption in the normal function of the brain due to an injury following a trauma, which can potentially cause severe physical, cognitive, and emotional impairment. The ...
Genetically unmatched human iPSC and ESC exhibit equivalent gene expression and neuronal differentiation potential.
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Nature Publishing Group
, 2017 , Article)
The potential uniformity between differentiation and therapeutic potential of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) and human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) remains debatable. We studied the gene expression profiles, ...
Extracellular vesicles-mediated intercellular communication: roles in the tumor microenvironment and anti-cancer drug resistance.
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Springer Verlag
, 2019 , Article)
The tumor microenvironment represents a complex network, in which tumor cells not only communicate with each other but also with stromal and immune cells. Current research has demonstrated the vital role of the tumor ...