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The importance of microbial mats for dolomite formation in the Dohat Faishakh sabkha, Qatar
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Springer Verlag
, 2015 , Article)
The Dohat Faishakh sabkha in Qatar is one of the rare modern environments where it is possible to study the formation of dolomite, a mineral whose origin has been long debated. In previous studies, dolomite formation in ...
Pilot-scale spiral wound membrane assessment for THM precursor rejection from upland waters
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Taylor & Francis
, 2016 , Article)
The outcomes of a pilot-scale study of the rejection of trihalomethanes (THMs) precursors by commercial ultrafiltration/nanofiltration (UF/NF) spiral-wound membrane elements are presented based on a single surface water ...
Evaluation of Antimicrobial Action of Chitosan and Acetic Acid on Broiler Cecal Bacterial Profiles in Anaerobic Cultures InoculatedWith Salmonella Typhimurium
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Oxford University Press
, 2018 , Article)
Chitosan is known to have antimicrobial properties against a range of microbes. In this
study, three different molecular weight (MW) chitosan preparations were used: low (LMW),
medium (MMW), and coarse (CMW), in acetic ...
Metal distribution in marine sediment along the Doha Bay, Qatar.
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Springer
, 2015 , Article)
Concentrations of 25 heavy metals (Ag, Al, As, Ba, Be, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Li, Mg, Mn, Mo, Na, Ni, Pb, Sb, Se, Sr, V, Zn and Hg) in surface sediments along the Doha Bay from 10 transects each with five stations were ...
Early Diagnosis of Iron Deficiency in School Children: A Qatari Experience
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OMICS Publishing Group
, 2015 , Article)
Objective: Iron deficiency still remains the most common nutritional deficiency throughout the world and is the
leading cause of anaemia in children. Early recognition of iron deficiency, even before the development of ...
IBX/KI promoted synthesis of 2, 5-disubstituted 1, 3, 4-oxadiazoles
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Bentham Science Publishers B.V.
, 2018 , Article)
Background: Oxadiazoles are privileged scaffolds in different areas of medicinal, pesticidal, polymer and material science. They act as anticancer, benzodiazepine receptor agonists, antimicrobial, analgesic, diuretic and ...
Estimating and decomposing changes in the White–Black homeownership gap from 2005 to 2011
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SAGE Publications
, 2015 , Article)
This study evaluates the effects of the recent US housing bust on the White–Black homeownership
gap by estimating and decomposing the changes in the distribution of the gap between 2005
and 2011. Our analysis shows that ...
A Century of Saudi-Qatari Food Insecurity: Paradigmatic Shifts in the Geopolitics, Economics and Sustainability of Gulf States Animal Agriculture
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Geo Publishing
, 2017 , Article)
In their quest for food security, the drylands of the Gulf Cooperation Council states have experienced more radical transformation over the past half century than over the previous millennium. This paper explores modern ...
Towards Sustainable Food System in Qatar: Household Food Waste and Consumption Behavior
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Science and Education Publishing
, 2018 , Article)
It has been proofed that food wastage can be recognized at all level of food life cycle i.e. harvesting,
manufacturing, distributing however, the largest contribution to food waste is the consumption stage by household. ...
Human respiratory syncytial virus: pathogenesis, immune responses, and current vaccine approaches.
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Springer Verlag
, 2018 , Article)
Respiratory syncytial virus continues to pose a serious threat to the pediatric populations worldwide. With a genomic makeup of 15,200 nucleotides, the virus encodes for 11 proteins serving as envelope spikes, inner envelope ...