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Reduced erbium-doped ceria nanoparticles: One nano-host applicable for simultaneous optical down- and up-conversions
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Springer Nature
, 2014 , Article)
This paper introduces a new synthesis procedure to form erbium-doped ceria nanoparticles (EDC NPs) that can act as an optical medium for both up-conversion and down-conversion in the same time. This synthesis process results ...
Qatar’s vision of global problems, challenges and solutions
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QScience - Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Since Qatar first signed the Biodiversity Convention in Rio in 1992, Qatar has been a strong advocate with keen interest in sustainability and the preservation of its biodiversity noting that advancement in industry should ...
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 ...
Carboxybetaine Modified Interface for Electrochemical Glycoprofiling of Antibodies Isolated from Human Serum
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American Chemical Society
, 2015 , Article)
Impedimetric lectin biosensors capable of recognizing two different carbohydrates (galactose and sialic acid) in glycans attached to antibodies isolated from human serum were prepared. The first step entailed the modification ...
Environmental Health Monitoring Program (EHMP) of LARC
(2017 , Poster)
Routine environmental monitoring is the prime necessity to maintain a Specific Pathogen Free (SPF) facility. Monitoring the animals & its environment is important to control the contamination and outbreak of disease. ...
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 ...
Critical Behavior of La0.8Ca0.2Mn1−xCoxO3 Perovskite (0.1 ≤ x ≤ 0.3)
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MDPI
, 2017 , Article)
The critical properties of La0.8Ca0.2Mn1−xCoxO3 (x = 0, 0.1, 0.2 and 0.3) compounds were investigated by analysis of the magnetic measurements in the vicinity of their critical temperature. Arrott plots revealed that the ...
Corrosion Behavior of Electrodeposited Ni-B Coatings Modified with SiO2 Particles
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Elsevier
, 2017 , Other)
The need for coatings with improved operation is vital to insure safety and high output of industrial plants. Electrodeposition is a valuable surface modification technology that can be used to develop various kinds of ...
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 ...
Roles of Gibberellins and Abscisic Acid in Regulating Germination of Suaeda salsa Dimorphic Seeds Under Salt Stress
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Frontiers Media
, 2016 , Article)
Seed heteromorphism observed in many halophytes is an adaptive phenomenon toward high salinity. However, the relationship between heteromorphic seed germination and germination-related hormones under salt stress remains ...