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Validation of Selected Commercial Serological Assays for Diagnosis of COVID-19
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Qatar University Press
, 2020 , Poster)
As researchers around the globe rush to put the available antibody tests to use, concerns have been raised about their precision. This study aimed to evaluate and compare the performance of selected commercial & automated ...
Managing the water-energy-food nexus on an integrated geographical scale
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Qatar University Press
, 2020 , Poster)
The water-energy-food (WEF) nexus is the subject of much research focusing on different aspects, a wide range of issues, and development of a variety of models and tools. This study takes a different approach by developing ...
Feasibility and Cost Optimization Study of Osmotic Assisted Reverse Osmosis Process for Brine Management
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Qatar University Press
, 2020 , Poster)
Due to the excessive demand to desalinate seawater to satisfy the domestic need in Qatar. This targeted the need to develop safe and cost effective desalination processes with the consideration of stringent regulation for ...
Food, Energy and Water management innovation in Doha: a design-led nexus approach
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Qatar University Press
, 2020 , Poster)
Urban communities are affected by population growth, urbanization and climate change, thus being vulnerable to food, energy and water demand. According to the United Nations, the world's population is expected to increase ...
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. ...
Linking depositional environments and diagenetic processes to porosity evolution and destruction in the Arab Formation reservoirs, Offshore oilfields of Qatar
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Qatar University Press
, 2020 , Poster)
Introduction: The Jurassic Arab Formation is the main oil reservoir in Qatar. The Formation consists of a succession of limestone, dolomite, and anhydrite.
Materials and Methods: A multi-proxy approach has been used to ...
Improvement of Omega-3-rich Microalgae Biomass Production to Support Qatar Food Security
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Qatar University Press
, 2020 , Poster)
Recently, algae have received considerable interest as one of the most promising feedstocks suitable for animal feed production due to their fast growth, less nutrients requirements and their ability to produce primary and ...
Hydrogel Sensors for the Agricultural Applications
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Qatar University Press
, 2020 , Poster)
This work is focused on the design and fabrication of hydrogel sensors for the agricultural applications "a multi-sensory device". Agriculture is an important contributor to Qatar's economy, as the country is aiming to ...
Pretreatment of cyanobacterial Chroococcidiopsis. biomass prior to hydrothermal liquefaction for enhanced hydrocarbon yield and energy recovery
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Qatar University Press
, 2020 , Poster)
Chroococcidiopsis sp. was grown in 200 L open raceway pond. Biomass density and average biomass productivity were 0.41 g/L and 16.1 g/m2/d. Chroococcidiopsis biomass was harvested by self-settling. Self settled biomass was ...
Polymeric nanocomposites coatings for the corrosion protection of steel
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Qatar University Press
, 2020 , Poster)
Corrosion declared as the primary mechanism for the degradation of infrastructure, failure of metallic materials used in various industries such as pipelines in oil and gas industry, which results in huge economic loss, ...