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Monitoring the variation of soil quality with sewage sludge application rates in absence of rhizosphere effect
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
Agricultural soils in semi-arid regions have frequently been degraded due to adverse climatic conditions, organic matter depletion, and poor farming practices. To enhance soil quality, this study examines the reuse of ...
Community-level genetic profiles of actinomycetales in long-term biowaste-amended soils
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Springer
, 2020 , Article)
Actinomycetales is an order of actinobacteria that have an important role in the decomposition of organic matter. Their abundance and distribution can reflect a good level of soil fertility as well as biological activity. ...
Blockchain for the internet of vehicles: A decentralized IoT solution for vehicles communication using ethereum
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MDPI AG
, 2020 , Article)
The concept of smart cities has become prominent in modern metropolises due to the emergence of embedded and connected smart devices, systems, and technologies. They have enabled the connection of every “thing” to the ...
Changes in air quality during the first-level response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Shanghai Municipality, China
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MDPI
, 2020 , Article)
Ongoing rapid urban population growth world-wide has led to serious environmental problems that affect ecosystems and also lower the security and happiness of urban residents about their living environment. The most ...
Methylmercury bioaccumulation among different food chain levels in the EEZ of Qatar (Arabian Gulf)
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
Methylmercury (MeHg) concentrations in three different species from different trophic levels with different amounts of Hg exposures were determined for the first time in the EEZ of Qatar. Sampling was conducted during ...
The relationship between sleep duration and health status in Qatar’s population
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
Knowledge of sleep duration correlates is limited to developed countries with a lack of studies in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR). Qatar is a rapidly developing country in the EMR with three distinct population ...
Promoting sustainable businesses for strong local communities: Qatar's wild herbal plants industry
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
Herbal medicine can improve economic diversification and sustainable livelihoods of local communities. In fact, the demand for herbal medicine is increasing globally while policymakers also value non-economic benefits, ...
Burrowing crabs in arid mangrove forests on the southwestern Arabian Gulf: Ecological and biogeographical considerations
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2020 , Article)
Many species of mangrove crabs are essential in the formation of mangrove ecosystems, and the bioturbation resulting from the excavation of their underground chambers is directly correlated with substrate oxygenation and ...
Diagnostic Efficiency of Three Fully Automated Serology Assays and Their Correlation with a Novel Surrogate Virus Neutralization Test in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic SARS-COV-2 Individuals
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MDPI
, 2020 , Article)
Abstract: To support the deployment of serology assays for population screening during the
COVID-19 pandemic, we compared the performance of three fully automated SARS-CoV-2 IgG assays: Mindray CL-900i® (target: spike [S] ...
Nutritive effect of dust on microbial biodiversity and productivity of the Arabian Gulf
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Bellwether Publishing, Ltd.
, 2020 , Article)
The Arabian Gulf is exposed to intensive dust storms during summer until early winter. We investigated the nutritive effect of the dust on microbial biodiversity of the water column and the productivity of the Gulf. We ...