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Solar energy farming as a development innovation for vulnerable water basins
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Routledge
, 2019 , Article)
In vulnerable water basins, unregulated access to solar energy and groundwater can threaten water security through increased abstractions. Public and development agencies are therefore exploring options to provide farmers ...
Participation modes and diplomacy of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries towards the global sustainability agenda
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Routledge
, 2019 , Article)
After decades of reluctance, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are now more engaged within the global sustainability agenda. Though they historically sought to coordinate strategies, differences in environmental ...
Comparative scorecard assessment of urban water pricing policies-The case of Jordan and Iran
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MDPI AG
, 2019 , Article)
Urban water pricing is becoming increasingly important due to the rapid rate of urbanization and the expansion of water reclamation and reuse. The mounting evidence of failures of current pricing schemes makes analyzing ...
Sustainable development in the Arab world–is the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region fit for the challenge?
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Routledge
, 2019 , Article)
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region and the wider Arab world are faced with multiple interconnected dilemmas embedded in the social, economic, and environmental pillars of sustainable development. The question of how ...
Production of Polyhydroxyalkanoates by Two Halophilic Archaeal Isolates from Chott El Jerid Using Inexpensive Carbon Sources
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MDPI AG
, 2020 , Article)
The large use of conventional plastics has resulted in serious environmental problems. Polyhydroxyalkanoates represent a potent replacement to synthetic plastics because of their biodegradable nature. This study aimed to ...
Comparative Study on Beneficial Effects of Hydroxytyrosol- and Oleuropein-Rich Olive Leaf Extracts on High-Fat Diet-Induced Lipid Metabolism Disturbance and Liver Injury in Rats
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Hindawi
, 2020 , Article)
Oleuropein and hydroxytyrosol, as major compounds of olive leaves, have been reported to exert numerous pharmacological properties, including anticancer, antidiabetic, and anti-inflammatory activities. The purpose of this ...
Assessing the role and use of recycled aggregates in the sustainable management of construction and demolition waste via a mini-review and a case study
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SAGE Publications
, 2020 , Article)
Rapid industrial development, mega construction projects and increased immigration are some of the reasons that the State of Qatar has recently generated an unprecedented amount of construction and demolition (C&D) waste ...
FISH PARASITES OF QATARI WATERS OF THE ARABIAN GULF: CURRENT STATUS WITH AN ANNOTATED CHECKLIST
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International Journal of Recent Scientific Research
, 2016 , Article)
The present study is a recent attempt to survey all the parasitological investigations of the marine
fish inhabiting Qatari waters. These investigations were first embarked upon in the eighteenth
century with the first ...
Exploring Sheraoh Island at South-Eastern Qatar: First Distributional Records of Some Inland and Offshore Biota with Annotated Checklist
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OMICS International
, 2016 , Article)
Sheraoh island is the most remote among Qatari islands, nearly 73.5 km south-eastern of the mainland of the
peninsula. In March 2010, a preliminary general survey of the species was conducted. Observations were made ...
Potential of novel desert microalgae and cyanobacteria for commercial applications and CO2 sequestration
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Springer Netherlands
, 2019 , Article)
CO2 fixation by phototrophic microalgae and cyanobacteria is seen as a possible global carbon emissions reducer; however, novel microalgae and cyanobacterial strains with tolerance to elevated temperatures and CO2 ...