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Catalytic Reduction of CO2 into Solar Fuels via Ferrite Based Thermochemical Redox Reactions
( Materials Research Society , 2017 , Conference Paper)In this study, Ni based ferrite nanomaterials were synthesized using sol-gel method for solar thermochemical splitting of CO2 using a thermogravimetric analyzer. To synthesize the ferrite materials, the corresponding metal ... -
The catalytic thermo-oxidative decomposition of glimepiride using the isoconversional method
( Springer , 2022 , Article)Applying the isoconversional method to data obtained from thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) can provide vital kinetic information. In this work, the thermal decomposition and oxidation of the antidiabetic drug glimepiride ... -
Categorization does not promote symmetry in Guinea baboons (Papio papio)
( Springer Verlag , 2016 , Article)Humans have the capacity to use stimuli interchangeably by forming equivalence classes, and this ability seems to be supported by our language system. According to Sidman and Tailby (Conditional discrimination vs. matching ... -
Cathepsin B Induced Cardiomyocyte Hypertrophy Requires Activation of the Na+/+ Exchanger Isoform-1
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Background: Progression of the heart to failure is primarily caused due to significant remodeling of both the extracellular matrix (ECM) and subcellular organelles, a hallmark of cardiac hypertrophy (CH). Uncontrolled ECM ... -
Cathine and cathinone disposition kinetics and neurotransmitter profile in several organs of rats exposed to a single dose of Catha edulis (Vahl) Forssk. ex Endl. extract
( Walter de Gruyter , 2023 , Article)Catha edulis (Vahl) Forssk. ex Endl. (Khat) is a stimulant plant that contains cathine and cathinone, which its abuses induce euphoria, alertness, and motor activity. Since the toxicokinetics of these substances remain ... -
Caught basking in the winter sun: Preliminary data on winter thermoregulation in the Ethiopian hedgehog, Paraechinus aethiopicus, in Qatar
( Academic Press , 2016 , Article)Biologists focus on thermoregulation of desert mammals in terms of how they minimize heat gain, and put less effort on how they maximize heat gain during the cooler months. Heat gain may contribute to significant energy ... -
Caught off guard and beaten: The Ukraine war and food security in the Middle East
( Frontiers Media , 2023 , Article)The Ukraine war has led to a severe global food crisis due to complex supply disruptions and price increases of agricultural inputs. Countries of the Middle East have been directly affected because of their high dependence ... -
Causal relationships of moral hazard and adverse selection of Ghanaian Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) construction projects
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2018 , Article)Purpose: The purpose of this paper was to assess the causal relationship(s) between moral hazard and adverse selection of public' private partnership (PPP) construction projects. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was ... -
Causes of construction change orders in Qatar: Contractors' perspective
( Inderscience Publishers , 2016 , Article)The construction industry involves complex processes which are prone to various changes and variations. However, it may be argued that the application of change orders within construction projects in the State of Qatar has ... -
Causes of Undergraduate Students' Underachievement in a Gulf Cooperation Council Country (GCC) University
( SAGE Publications Inc. , 2022 , Article)UNESCO reports enrollment in higher education in the Arab and Gulf Cooperation Council region doubled from 5.1 million in 2000 to 10.7 million in 2015. Despite significant budgets and the world's lowest teacher-to-student ... -
Causes of workplace violence against medical staff as perceived by physicians and nurses in Jordanian public hospitals
( Emerald , 2022 , Article)Purpose: Workplace violence against medical staff has become an endemic problem in the healthcare sector in Jordan. This study investigates the perceived main causes of workplace violence (medical staff, administrative, ... -
CCN3, POSTN, and PTHLH as potential key regulators of genomic integrity and cellular survival in iPSCs
( Frontiers Media SA , 2024 , Article)Reprogramming human somatic cells into a pluripotent state, achieved through the activation of well-defined transcriptional factors known as OSKM factors, offers significant potential for regenerative medicine. While OSKM ... -
CD146, a novel target of CD44-signaling, suppresses breast tumor cell invasion.
(2017 , Article)We have previously validated three novel CD44-downstream positively regulated transcriptional targets, including Cortactin, Survivin and TGF-β2, and further characterized the players underlying their separate signaling ... -
CD44 mediates stem cell mobilization to damaged lung via its novel transcriptional targets, Cortactin and Survivin
( Ivyspring International Publisher , 2020 , Article)Beyond their role in bone and lung homeostasis, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are becoming popular in cell therapy. Various insults may disrupt the repair mechanisms involving MSCs. One such insult is smoking, which is a ... -
CD56 expression in breast cancer induces sensitivity to natural killer-mediated cytotoxicity by enhancing the formation of cytotoxic immunological synapse
( Nature Publishing Group , 2019 , Article)We examined the potential value of the natural killer (NK) cell line; NK-92, as immunotherapy tool for breast cancer (BC) treatment and searched for biomarker(s) of sensitivity to NK-92-mediated cytotoxicity. The cytotoxic ... -
CE-D2D: Collaborative and Popularity-aware Proactive Chunks Caching in Edge Networks
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2020 , Conference Paper)Leveraging video caching to collaborative Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) servers is an emerging paradigm, where cloud computing services are extended to edge networks to allocate multimedia contents close to end-users. However, ... -
CE-D2D: Dual framework chunks caching and offloading in collaborative edge networks with D2D communication
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2019 , Conference Paper)The advancement of technology has pushed the cloud computing capabilities to the edge networks, paving the way for network operators and multimedia service providers to leverage video caching and transcoding to the Mobile ... -
Ceftaroline fosamil for community-acquired pneumonia and skin and skin structure infections: a systematic review
( Springer Netherlands , 2017 , Article)Background Ceftaroline is a parentally administered cephalosporin that has an in vitro expanded spectrum of activity compared with other cephalosporins yet data is conflicting regarding its place in therapy. Aim of the ... -
Celebrity endorsements: Investigating the interactive effects of internalization, identification and product type on consumers’ attitudes and intentions
(2021 , Article)In line with Kang and Herr's work (2006), this research questions the ELM's contention that celebrity credibility serves foremost as a peripheral element in a persuasive communication context. Nevertheless, in a different ... -
Cell phenotyping in multi-tag fluorescent bioimages
( Elsevier B.V. , 2014 , Article)Multi-tag bioimaging systems have recently emerged as powerful tools which provide spatiotemporal localization of several different proteins in the same tissue specimen. The analysis of such multivariate bioimages requires ...