College of Arts & Sciences: Recent submissions
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Epigenetic control of exercise adaptations in the equine athlete: Current evidence and future directions
( Equine Veterinary Journal Ltd , 2021 , Article)Horses (Equus ferus caballus) have evolved over the past 300 years in response to man-made selection for particular athletic traits. Some of the selected traits were selected based on the size and horses' muscular power ... -
Synchronization and chimeras in a network of photosensitive FitzHugh-Nagumo neurons
( Springer Science and Business Media B.V. , 2021 , Article)Recently, a photosensitive model has been proposed that takes into account nonlinear encoding and responses of photosensitive neurons that are subject to optical signals. In the model, a photocell term has been added to ... -
8-hydroxyquinoline grafted triazole derivatives as corrosion inhibitors for carbon steel in H2SO4 solution: Electrochemical and theoretical studies
( Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH , 2021 , Article)The inhibition capacity of carbon steel (CS) in 0.5M H2SO4 by three 8-hydroxyquinoline grafted triazole derivatives (EHTC, AHTC, and MHTC) have been investigated using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), ... -
An incentive-based optimization approach for load scheduling problem in smart building communities
( MDPI AG , 2021 , Article)The impact of load growth on electricity peak demand is becoming a vital concern for utilities. To prevent the need to build new power plants or upgrade transmission lines, power companies are trying to design new demand ... -
Proposing a Nondestructive and Intelligent System for Simultaneous Determining Flow Regime and Void Fraction Percentage of Gas-Liquid Two Phase Flows Using Polychromatic X-Ray Transmission Spectra
( Springer , 2021 , Article)Two phase flows are of particular importance in various research fields. In the current article, a novel system consists of an X-ray tube and one sodium iodide crystal detector with ability of determining type of flow ... -
The Effect of the Moroccan Salvadora Persica Extract on the Corrosion Behavior of the Ni-Cr Non-precious Dental Alloy in Artificial Saliva
( Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH , 2021 , Article)To evaluate, for the first time, the effect of the Moroccan Miswak (Salvadora persica) extract on the corrosion behavior of Ni-Cr dental alloy in artificial saliva, the electrochemical techniques, such as Inductively Coupled ... -
Biodiversity and possible utilization of halophytes in Qatar
( Springer International Publishing , 2021 , Book chapter)Climate change, nature destruction, food security, and accessibility to fresh water are all the most concerning world issues facing humanities. There are many solutions to minimize the adverse effects of such environmental ... -
Application of artificial intelligence and gamma attenuation techniques for predicting gas-oil-water volume fraction in annular regime of three-phase flow independent of oil pipeline's scale layer
( MDPI AG , 2021 , Article)To the best knowledge of the authors, in former studies in the field of measuring volume fraction of gas, oil, and water components in a three-phase flow using gamma radiation technique, the existence of a scale layer has ... -
A image encryption algorithm based on chaotic Lorenz system and novel primitive polynomial S-boxes
( Springer , 2021 , Article)We have proposed a robust, secure and efficient image encryption algorithm based on chaotic maps and algebraic structure. Nowadays, the chaotic cryptosystems gained more attention due to their efficiency, the assurance of ... -
Cryptanalysis of nonlinear confusion component based encryption algorithm
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)Recently many substitution box based encryption algorithms ensuring privacy have been proposed. Many, chaotic map based S-boxes have been generated posing high nonlinearity and strong cryptographic properties. Encryption ... -
Computational study of metal doped graphene nanoribbon as a potential platform for detection of H2S
( Elsevier Ltd , 2021 , Article)Theoretical investigation for detection of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) gas using hydrogen/nitrogen-terminated armchair graphene nanoribbon (HAGNR and NAGNR) doped with Pt is presented in this study. The investigation was ... -
First principle study of transition metals codoped MoS2 as a gas sensor for the detection of NO and NO2 gases
( Elsevier B.V. , 2021 , Article)Exposure to nitrogen oxides (NOx) has been reported to seriously affect the respiratory systems. More precisely, breathing NOx may lead to the appearance of asthma symptoms, and may also result in the infection with asthma ... -
Co-doped zigzag graphene nanoribbon based gas sensor for sensitive detection of H2S: DFT study
( Academic Press , 2021 , Article)In this work, we present a highly sensitive gas sensor for the detection of poisonous hydrogen sulfide gas (H2S) based on copper and zinc co-doped zigzag graphene nanoribbon (Cu/Zn-ZGNR). The electronic properties as well ... -
Sensitive SO2 gas sensor utilizing Pt-doped graphene nanoribbon: First principles investigation
( Elsevier Ltd , 2021 , Article)The objective of this work is to seek a highly sensitive gas sensor for the detection of sulfur dioxide (SO2) by investigating the impacts of passivation as well as metal doping of armchair-edge graphene nanoribbon (AGNR) ... -
Harnessing rhizospheric core microbiomes from arid regions for enhancing date palm resilience to climate change effects
( Frontiers Media , 2024 , Article Review)Date palm cultivation has thrived in the Gulf Cooperation Council region since ancient times, where it represents a vital sector in agricultural and socio-economic development. However, climate change conditions prevailing ... -
Complex treatment of oily polluted waters by modified melamine foams: from colloidal emulsions to a free oil removal
( Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH , 2023 , Article)This study deals with the efficient, low-cost, and scalable treatment of oily polluted waters including colloidal emulsions, oil-in-water mixtures, and free oil removal using melamine foams (MFs) modified by ferric chloride ... -
Purification of colloidal oil in water emulsions by cationic adsorbent prepared from recycled polyethylene waste
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)This study deals with removing crude oil droplets from colloidal oil in water emulsions. The target was the development of efficient adsorbents for the tertiary treatment of industrial-produced water (PW). The novel adsorbent ... -
Batch study for herbicide bentazon adsorption onto palm oil fronds activated carbon
(2012 , Article)The adsorption of herbicide bentazon from aqueous solution onto activated carbon derived from palm oil fronds (PFAC) was investigated through batch study. The effects of both; initial concentration of the bentazon (ranging ... -
Response to: "Cancer risk due to contamination: Consideration from market basket survey in Qatar"
( Elsevier , 2014 , Other)We welcome the comments on our article entitled “A market basket survey of As, Zn and Se in rice imports in Qatar: Health implications” (Rowell et al., 2014). The commenter opens up the debate on what constitutes a safe ... -
The use of optical spectroscopy as abiomarker probe for fungi identification
( Research India Publications , 2013 , Article)Spectroscopic techniques includinginfrared,Raman (FT-Raman) and ultraviolet spectroscopy (UV-Vis)spectroscopy were used to identify and differentiate three fungi within the same Aspergillus genus (A. fumigatus, A. terreusand ...