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Preventive Approach to Unsubstantiated Claims and Disputes in the UK Construction Industry
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Qatar Univesrity Press
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
Globally, claims and disputes are an unfortunate reality in construction projects. Recent statistics reveal that construction claims in the UK increased by 21% in 2018 compared to other countries such as India (8%), Mexico ...
Fabrication and testing of polymeric membranes for energy-efficient separation of Carbon Dioxide from flue gas
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Qatar University Press
, 2020 , Poster)
One of the major problems the world is facing nowadays is Global Warming. The main ten Green House Gases (GHGs) includes water vapor (H2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O). The most abundant ...
Dietary Patterns and Glycemic Control Among Qatari Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
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Qatar University Press
, 2020 , Poster)
Background: No studies assess the effect of dietary pattern on glycemic control among Qatari adults with T2DM. Objective: To assess the association between dietary patterns, and glycemic control among Qatari adults with ...
An Investigation into the Prevalence of Behavioral and Environmental determinants of cataract
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Qatar University Press
, 2020 , Poster)
Accounting for 51% of legal blindness in the world and 27% in Qatar,cataract remains the most prevelant cause of visual imapairments. Cataract involves the clouding of the eye lens, which reduces the light that reaches the ...
Isolation, cultivation, and characterization of novel local marine micro-algae for aquaculture feed supplement production
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Qatar University Press
, 2020 , Poster)
Aquaculture is considered as a promising alternative to support the food demands of the ever-increasing population. Currently, this sector faces several challenges such as using fishmeal, which is unsustainable and expensive. ...
The expression of bile acid Receptor TGR5 in Adipose Tissue in Diet-induced obesity mice
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Qatar University Press
, 2020 , Poster)
Bile acids are significant physiological factors for digestion, solubilization, absorption, toxic metabolites and xenobiotics. In addition, bile acids are responsible of signal transduction as well as metabolic regulation ...
Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase (PTP) 1B Inhibition Improves Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-Induced Apoptosis and Impaired Angiogenic Response in Endothelial Cells
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Qatar University Press
, 2021 , Poster)
Insulin is not only important for glucose homeostasis, but also plays a critical role in the activation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) to synthesize nitric oxide (NO) and keeping the endothelium functional. ...
مادة البقاء في إصلاح فساد الهواء والتحرر من ضرر الأوباء (المقدسي محمد بن أحمد التميمي)
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دار نشر جامعة قطر
, 2020 , Book Review)
يجبرك كتاب "مادة البقاء في إصلاح فساد الهواء والتحرر من ضرر الأوباء" للمقدسي محمد بن أحمد التميمي على أن تتوقف وتتورّقه على الأقل. صدر هذا الكتاب عن معهد المخطوطات العربية في القاهرة عام 1999، بتحقيق الأستاذ الباحث يحيى ...
Non-Cooperative and Repetitive Games for Urban Conflicts in Tirana: A Playful Collaborative System to Lower Social Tension
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Qatar Univesrity Press
, 2021 , Conference Paper)
Game Theory (GT) offers a critical lens to understand and analyze the capacity of different actors to make rational decisions linked to complex and emergent situations. Even though developed as a theory to tackle economic ...
Impact of Ionic Strength on Colloid Retention in a Porous Media: A Micromodel Study
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Qatar Univesrity Press
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
Release of deposited colloids in the soil porous media during two-phase flow poses
potential health hazard due to the facilitated transport of contaminants towards
groundwater reservoirs. Considerable uncertainties exist ...