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Effect of graphene loading on thermomechanical properties of poly(vinyl alcohol)/starch blend
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Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
, 2015 , Article)
Polymer nanocomposites based on poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA)/starch blend and graphene were prepared by solution mixing and casting. Glycerol was used as a plasticizer and added in the starch dispersion. The uniform dispersion ...
Morphology and thermal degradation studies of melt-mixed PLA/PHBV biodegradable polymer blend nanocomposites with TiO2 as filler
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Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
, 2015 , Article)
The morphology and thermal stability of melt-mixed poly(lactic acid) (PLA)/poly(hydroxybutyrate-co-valerate) (PHBV) blends and nanocomposites with small amounts of TiO2 nanoparticles were investigated. PLA/PHBV at 50/50 ...
South-South Solutions for GCC Food Security and East African Agricultural Development: What potential role for the IsDB and Qatar North Mozambique?
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Turgut Ozal University
, 2015 , Article)
South-South Solutions for GCC Food Security and East African Agricultural Development: What potential role for the IsDB and Qatar North Mozambique?
With a fast growing world population and decreasing arable land availability ...
Adsorption of an anionic surfactant at air-liquid and different solid-liquid interfaces from solutions containing high counter-ion concentration
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Springer Verlag
, 2015 , Article)
The self-assembly (adsorption) of the anionic surfactant, sodium dodecylbenzenesulphonate (SDBS), at air-liquid and different (octadecanethiol, β-mercaptoethanol, α-lipoic acid) solid-liquid interfaces from aqueous solutions ...
Effects of salinity and ascorbic acid on growth, water status and antioxidant system in a perennial halophyte
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Oxford University Press
, 2015 , Article)
Salinity causes oxidative stress in plants by enhancing production of reactive oxygen species, so that an efficient antioxidant system, of which ascorbic acid (AsA) is a key component, is an essential requirement of ...
Glycoprofiling as a novel tool in serological assays of systemic sclerosis: A comparative study with three bioanalytical methods
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Elsevier
, 2015 , Article)
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease seriously affecting patient’s quality of life. The heterogeneity of the disease also means that identification and subsequent validation of biomarkers of the disease is ...
No (Gulf) Country for Syrian Refugees
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The Council on Foreign Relations
, 2015 , Article)
A common reaction to the ongoing migrant crisis has been to blame Europe: how can the wealthy nations of western Europe allow such a tragedy? More recently, however, media and popular scrutiny have turned back toward the ...
Ammonium phosphate as promised hydrogen storage material
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Elsevier
, 2015 , Article)
Hydrogen Energy Publications, LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Most of the reported hydrogen storage materials are either expensive or based on synthetically complicated compounds. Ammonium phosphates ...
Two-stage cultivation of a Nannochloropsis mutant for biodiesel feedstock
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Springer Verlag
, 2015 , Article)
Optimization of mass microalgae cultures is required for the efficient production of biodiesel feedstock in terms of total fatty acid (TFA) content and a conducive fatty acid profile. A mutant strain of Nannochloropsis sp. ...
The Determinants of Youth Unemployment in Qatar
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Middle East Economic Association and Loyola University Chicago
, 2015 , Article)
While Qatari unemployment is low compared to regional standards, unemployment is
even more concentrated among first time job-seeking youth than in other countries in the Arab
world. This paper examines the factors that ...