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The Qatari Identity: Crisis, Change and Transition
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
The paper presents a set of qualitative and quantitative data (including interviews with policy instigators, academics and social/cultural influencers of different age ranges, backgrounds and professions, as well as an ...
Production and characterization of B-glucosidase from Aspergillus niger fermentation: Application for organic fraction of municipal solid waste hydrolysis and methane enhancement. Biotechnology Progress
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American Chemical Society
, 2020 , Article)
The anaerobic digestion of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) is
currently an attractive treatment process with energy production in the form of bio-
gas. Hydrolysis is the rate-limiting step for the ...
Life cycle sustainability assessment of autonomous heavy-duty trucks
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Wiley
, 2020 , Article)
Connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) are emerging technologies expected to bring important environmental, social, and economic improvements in transportation systems. Given their implications in terms of air quality and ...
Carbon footprint of construction industry: A global review and supply chain analysis
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
This paper conducts a global review and a macro-level supply chain analysis focusing on carbon footprint of construction industry worldwide for the period between 2009 and 2020 using the Scopus database. A total of 1833 ...
Life cycle sustainability assessment of sport utility vehicles: The case for Qatar
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Springer Verlag
, 2020 , Article)
Electric vehicle technologies are attractive alternatives to traditional vehicles towards achieving sustainable transportation. The adoption of these technologies has a great potential in reducing road transportation ...
Selection of Bacillus spp. with decontamination potential on multiple Fusarium mycotoxins
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
Along with Aspergillus and Penicillium spp., mycotoxins produced by Fusarium species are important contaminants in food and feed industry. This study was designed to investigate the biodegradation potential of a collection ...
Advanced blood flow assessment in Zebrafish via experimental digital particle image velocimetry and computational fluid dynamics modeling
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
Over the past few decades, Zebrafish has become a widely used vertebrate model for cardiovascular research. Easy genetic manipulation, low cost, high fecundity, embryonic transparency, and ability to survive in the early ...
Social Media in the GCC`s Countries - Facilitator or Curse for Generation "Z"?
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
The aim of this paper is to explore the directions and the magnitude of the social change in some of member's states of Golf Cooperation Council (GCC), by analyzing how traditional family interactions and pattern evolution ...
Identity and Globalisation: Tribal Identity in the Age of Social Media
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
The age of globalisation and technology have provided people with a platform to stay connected with each other. As elsewhere, social media is rapidly spreading in the Gulf region and creating a virtual forum for people to ...
Beh Tou Cheh? (What's It to You?): Feminist Challenges in Iranian Social Media
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
Online feminist activism has opened a different path for ordinary Iranians who are not necessarily versed in post-revolutionary discourses on feminism and political activism nor are conversant with the names and past ...