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Framework of basin eco-compensation standard valuation for cross-regional water supply – a case study in northern China
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
Basin eco-compensation (BEC) helps balance development opportunities and ecological protection. With rising demand for water and severe ecological problems driven by rapid economic growth, an appropriate BEC standard is ...
Braking effect of climate and topography on global change-induced upslope forest expansion
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Springer New York LLC
, 2017 , Article)
Forests are expected to expand into alpine areas due to global climate change. It has recently been shown that temperature alone cannot realistically explain this process and that upslope tree advance in a warmer scenario ...
Helminth parasites of fishes from the Arabian Gulf 9. some hemiurids (Digenea) from fishes of Qatari waters
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Istituto di Parassitologia Medica
, 2001 , Article)
Four Hemiurids collected from some marine fishes caught off Qatari waters int he Arabian Gulf are described and compared with related species previously reported from the Arabian Gulf and the Indian Ocean. These include ...
Climate change will seriously impact bird species dwelling above the treeline: A prospective study for the Italian Alps
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2017 , Article)
High mountain systems are predicted to be especially vulnerable to the impact of climate change, with the climatically-constrained tree limit rapidly shifted upslope. In turn, the impact of upward treeline migration on ...
Multiple linear regression and artificial neural networks for delta-endotoxin and protease yields modelling of Bacillus thuringiensis
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Springer Verlag
, 2017 , Article)
The aim of the present work was to develop a model that supplies accurate predictions of the yields of delta-endotoxins and proteases produced by B. thuringiensis var. kurstaki HD-1. Using available medium ingredients as ...
Usefulness of COMT gene polymorphisms in North African populations
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2019 , Article)
The COMT gene encodes for catechol-O-methyl-transferase, an enzyme playing a major role in regulation of synaptic catecholamine neurotransmitters. Investigating 4 markers of the COMT gene (rs2020917, rs4818, rs4680, ...
Isolation and characterization of extracellular bioflocculants produced by bacteria isolated from Qatari ecosystems
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POLISH SOCIETY OF MICROBIOLOGISTS
, 2008 , Article)
Compared with conventional synthetic flocculants, bioflocculants has special advantages such as safety, strong effect, biodegradable and harmlessness to humans and the environment, so they may potentially be applied in ...
Impact of temperature and storage time on the migration of antimony from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) containers into bottled water in Qatar
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Springer International Publishing
, 2017 , Article)
Prosperity in Qatar and the consequent stresses on water resources resulted in a sustainable increase in the bottled drinking water market. Reports on health concerns and possible migration of chemicals from the plastic ...
Benthic marine algae of the arabian gulf: A critical review and analysis of distribution and diversity patterns
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Schweizerbart Science Publishers
, 2014 , Article)
The Arabian Gulf is an extremely inhospitable and physiologically-stressful environment for marine organisms since they are exposed to the widest range and the highest sea temperatures in the world, as well as high salinities. ...
Full-house nephropathy associated with high expression of SPATA5L1 due to a genetic pathogenic variant
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Oxford University Press
, 2022 , Article)
DEAR EDITOR, Non-lupus full-house nephropathy is a diagnostic challenge of yet unknown aetiology that does not satisfy criteria for SLE classification . Spermatogenesis-associated protein 5-like protein 1 (SPATA5L1) is ...