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Versatile synthesis of Pd and Cu Co-doped porous carbon nitride nanowires for catalytic CO oxidation reaction
( MDPI AG , 2018 , Article)Developing efficient catalyst for CO oxidation at low-temperature is crucial in various industrial and environmental remediation applications. Herein, we present a versatile approach for controlled synthesis of carbon ... -
Vertical distribution and radiological risk assessment of 137Cs and natural radionuclides in soil samples
( Nature Publishing Group , 2019 , Article)The aims of this study were to investigate the vertical distributions of natural radionuclides 232Th, 226Ra and 40K as well as anthropogenic radionuclide 137Cs in soil samples and to analyze the correlation among the ... -
Vertical orientation of solvent cast nanofilled PS-b-PEO block copolymer thin films at high nanoparticle loading
( Elsevier Ltd , 2016 , Article)We demonstrate selective dispersion of photosensitive electron acceptor phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) in cylinder forming polystyrene-b-poly (ethylene oxide) (PS-b-PEO) block copolymer (BCP). Neat PS-b-PEO ... -
Vertical silicon nanowire-based racetrack resonator optical sensor
( Springer Verlag , 2019 , Article)We propose a highly sensitive optical sensor which is built from silicon nanowires. The silicon nanowires are arranged to form a ring resonator. The silicon nanowires cladding and voids are filled with the analyte. The ... -
Vertical Silicon Nanowires Based Directional Coupler Optical Router
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2018 , Article)A fully complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor compatible optical router is demonstrated. The router structure is built using the silicon-organic hybrid platform, while its mechanism is based on the directional coupler ... -
Vertical zonation and functional diversity of fish assemblages revealed by ROV videos at oil platforms in The Gulf
( Blackwell Publishing Ltd , 2017 , Article)An assessment of vertical distribution, diel migration, taxonomic and functional diversity of fishes was carried out at offshore platforms in The (Arabian-Iranian-Persian) Gulf. Video footage was recorded at the Al Shaheen ... -
Vertical zonation and functional diversity of fish assemblages revealed by ROV videos at oil platforms in The Gulf
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2018 , Conference Paper)About one third of the oil and gas extracted worldwide comes from offshore sources. There is currently thousands of large-scale oil and gas platforms spread across the seas and coastal oceans, from the North Sea to the ... -
Vertically oriented nanoporous block copolymer membranes for oil/water separation and filtration
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2020 , Article)The separation of oil from water and filtration of aqueous solutions and dispersions are critical issues in the processing of waste and contaminated water treatment. Membrane-based technology has been proven as an effective ... -
Vibration Cycling Did Not Affect Energy Demands Compared to Normal Cycling During Maximal Graded Test
( Frontiers Media S.A. , 2019 , Article)The aim of this study was to compare the physiological responses between a vibration induced cycling step protocol (Vib) and normal cycling (without vibration, no-Vib). Eighteen moderate trained males (age 24.1 ± 4.3 years; ... -
Vigorous Physical Activity Is Associated With Better Glycated Hemoglobin and Lower Fear of Hypoglycemia Scores in Youth With Type 1 Diabetes: A 2-Year Follow-Up Study
( Frontiers Media , 2020 , Article)To correlate glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and fear of hypoglycemia scores with physical activity (PA) levels in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D) over a period of 2 years. Twenty-eight children and 33 ... -
Virtual reconstruction of the historic city of Al-Zubarah in Qatar
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)The ruins of al-Zubarah hold within them valuable information for historians and anthropologists to know the society that once lived in it. Thanks to contemporary modelling methods, and a wealth of recent scholarship and ... -
The virus of the ‘others’? Corona and discursive othering in Arab media
( Intellect , 2021 , Article)The spread of fear of the coronavirus and related insecurities around the pandemic have fuelled nationalist and increased exclusionary tendencies in countries all over the world. In North America, for instance, anti-Asian ... -
Visual Analysis of ISIS Discourse Strategies and Types in Dabiq and Rumiyah Online Magazines
( Routledge , 2019 , Article)Dabiq and Rumiyah are two professional online magazines that the Islamic State in Iraq and Sham (ISIS) established between June 2014 and September 2017 to support its broadcasting media. This study examines the visual ... -
Visual feedback training in young karate athletes
( CIC Edizioni Internazionali S.r.l. , 2014 , Article)Background: the purpose of this study was to examine the effect of a Visual Feedback Training (VFT) of the centre of pressure (COP) on postural sway in young karate athletes. Methods: 38 young male karate athletes ... -
Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms influence on clinical profile and bone mineral density at different skeletal sites in postmenopausal osteoporotic women.
( Wiley , 2023 , Article)Bone remodeling is marked by bone synthesis and absorption balance, and any altered dynamic in this process leads to osteoporosis (OP). The interaction of hormonal, environmental and genetic factors regulate bone metabolism. ... -
Voice and Emphasis in Arabic Coronal Stops: Evidence for Phonological Compensation
( SAGE , 2021 , Article)The current study investigates multiple acoustic cues–voice onset time (VOT), spectral center of gravity (SCG) of burst, pitch (F0), and frequencies of the first (F1) and second (F2) formants at vowel onset—associated with ... -
Voicing in Qatari Arabic: Evidence for prevoicing and aspiration
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Languages with a two-way voicing contrast in phonology usually contrast prevoiced b, d, g stops with voiceless unaspirated p, t, k stops or voiceless unaspirated stops with voiceless aspirated stops (Iverson & Salmons, ... -
Volatile Components of the Phaeophyceae Hormophysa cuneiformis Growing Along Qatar Coasts
( Qatar University , 2007 , Article)The present work deals with the study on volatile compounds from the brown alga Hormophysa cuneiformis collected from the Northwest coast of Qatar on May 2002. Two extraction methods have been used: conventional hydrodistillation ... -
Volatility transmission across currencies and commodities with US uncertainty measures
( Elsevier Inc. , 2016 , Article)This paper uses the Multi-chain Markov Switching model (MCMS) conditioned on US uncertainty measures (VIX, VIX-oil and FSI) to examine the patterns of volatility transmission across the resource, major and safe haven ... -
The vowel system of Qatari Arabic: Evidence for peripheral/non-peripheral distinction between long and short vowels
( Cambridge University Press , 2023 , Article)Arabic has a vowel system with three long and three short monophthongs. One of the parameters that accounts for qualitative differences between long and short vowels across languages is tenseness/laxness of vowels located ...
