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An Investigation of the Swelling Kinetics of Bentonite Systems Using Particle Size Analysis
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Taylor and Francis Inc.
, 2019 , Article)
Particles size distribution (PSD) is introduced as a tool for analysis of bentonite aggregation and swelling kinetics. Raw Ca-bentonite was purified using a combined wet sieving and sedimentation processes, followed by ...
Quantifying variations in ecosystem services in altitude-associated vegetation types in a tropical region of China
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
Natural vegetation is important for ecosystem services (ESs) provision, but is decreasing rapidly due to human-driven land use change, especially rapid expansion of commercial plantations. This is leading to a decrease in ...
Regulation reform process and perception in the Palestinian water sector
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Taylor & Francis
, 2018 , Article)
The study analyzes the regulation reform process of the Palestinian urban water sector. It introduces the holistic reform agenda and examines the water supply sector’s performance and regulation challenges. The study also ...
Molecular Characterization of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing and Among the Pediatric Population in Qatar
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Frontiers Media
, 2020 , Article)
Although extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacterales are a public health problem in the Arabian Peninsula, data on the molecular characteristic of their antimicrobial resistance determinants in children ...
Draft Genome Sequence of an Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Klebsiella oxytoca Strain Bearing from Qatar.
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American Society for Microbiology
, 2020 , Article)
is an opportunistic human pathogen causing nosocomial infection. We report the draft genome of an extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing isolate harboring an gene, a recently discovered colistin resistance analog, from ...
Global plant trait relationships extend to the climatic extremes of the tundra biome
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Nature Research
, 2020 , Article)
The majority of variation in six traits critical to the growth, survival and reproduction of plant species is thought to be organised along just two dimensions, corresponding to strategies of plant size and resource ...
Co-presence of human papillomaviruses and Epstein-Barr virus is linked with advanced tumor stage: a tissue microarray study in head and neck cancer patients.
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BMC
, 2020 , Article)
Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), known oncoviruses, can be co-present and cooperate in the initiation and/or progression of human carcinomas, including head and neck. Based on this fact, we ...
Inhibition of p90 ribosomal S6 kinase potentiates cisplatin activity in A549 human lung adenocarcinoma cells
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Wiley
, 2020 , Article)
© 2020 Royal Pharmaceutical Society Aim: Cisplatin is a standard treatment approach against lung adenocarcinoma. Resistance to cisplatin and the toxic side effects of cisplatin continue to remain a challenge. Combining ...
Reasoning about Policies in Security-Aware Service Discovery Using Answer Set Programming
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World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd
, 2016 , Article)
In order to enable a secure interaction between dynamically discovered software services and the client's application in a cooperative information system such as service oriented system, one of the pre-requisites is the ...
Synthesis, Characterization and Surface Properties of Amidosulfobetaine Surfactants Bearing Odd-Number Hydrophobic Tail
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Springer Verlag
, 2016 , Article)
Three amidosulfobetaine surfactants were synthesized namely: 3‐(N‐pentadecanamidopropyl‐N,N‐dimethyl ammonium) propanesulfonate (2a); 3‐(N‐heptadecanamidopropyl‐N,N‐dimethyl ammonium) propanesulfonate (2b), and ...