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Survey and identification of date palm pathogens and indigenous biocontrol agents
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American Phytopathological Society
, 2020 , Article)
Fungal diseases are considered a major threat to plant growth and productivity. However, some beneficial fungi growing in the same environment protect plants from various pathogens, either by secreting antifungal metabolites ...
Effect of emphasis spread on coronal stop articulation in Qatari Arabic
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Linguistic Society of America
, 2020 , Conference Proceedings)
Emphasis (contrastive uvularisation) in Arabic spreads from an emphatic consonant to neighboring segments (Davis1995). The effect of emphasis spread on a consonant is manifested as lowering of its spectral mean (Jongman ...
Crystal structure and spectral of new hydrazine-pyran-dione derivative: DFT enol↔hydrazone tautomerization via zwitterionic intermediate, hirshfeld analysis and optical activity studies
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
A novel functionalized Schiff base derivative, (E)-3-(1-(2-(9H-fluoren-9-ylidene)hydrazineyl)ethylidene)-6-methyl-2H-pyran-2,4(3H)-dione, was synthesized via subsequent condensation/tautomerization processes in a high ...
Kinetic study of the thermo-oxidative decomposition of metformin by isoconversional and theoretical methods
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
The drug metformin is the most prescribed drug to treat type II diabetes and has been recently reported to have anticancer activities. Because of its wide use, its potential risk on the environment is extremely concerning. ...
Pleiotropic role of notch signaling in human skin diseases
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MDPI
, 2020 , Article Review)
Notch signaling orchestrates the regulation of cell proliferation, differentiation, migration and apoptosis of epidermal cells by strictly interacting with other cellular pathways. Any disruption of Notch signaling, either ...
“DELIVER AMAZING”: Qatar as a branded architectural discourse in World Cup 2022
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Routledge
, 2020 , Book chapter)
Qatar brands itself as a projected-in-the-future proud cosmopolitan and progressive country ready to host World Cup 2022. The branding practices, whereby this projection takes place, are the focus of Irene Theodoropoulou’s ...
Social Media Branding : The case of Mykonos, Greece on Facebook
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Routledge
, 2020 , Book chapter)
The chapter aims at contributing to the sociolinguistic theorization of branding through a word-of-mouth marketing lens by delving into the ways whereby Mykonos is branded on Facebook. Place branding is investigated in the ...
Microwave-assisted palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions: Generation of carbon-carbon bond
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MDPI
, 2020 , Article Review)
Cross-coupling reactions furnishing carbon–carbon (C–C) bond is one of the most challenging tasks in organic syntheses. The early developed reaction protocols by Negishi, Heck, Kumada, Sonogashira, Stille, Suzuki, and ...
Proteomic study identifies glycolytic and inflammation pathways involved in recurrent otitis media
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MDPI
, 2020 , Article)
Recurrent acute otitis media (RAOM) in children is clinically defined as the occurrence of at least three episodes of acute otitis media over a course of 6 months. A further common pathological condition of interest in the ...
Synthesis, physicochemical, thermal, and XRD/HSA interactions of mixed [Cu(Bipy)(Dipn)](X)2 complexes: DNA binding and molecular docking evaluation
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Taylor and Francis
, 2020 , Article)
Two water-soluble dicationic complexes, [Cu(bipy)(dipn)](BF4)2 (1) and [Cu(bipy)(dipn)](NO3)2 (2) (bipy = 2.2-bipyridine and dipn = dipropylenetriamine), were synthesized in high yields. The desired complexes were characterized ...