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New records of freshwater crustaceans from vernal pools of Qatar including large branchiopods and a Mysid Shrimp, a natural resource of economic importance for the aquaculture industry
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University of Akron
, 2017 , Article Review)
During an intensive survey of fresh water macroinvertebrates from vernal and permanent inland waters of Qatar, at the wet seasons of 2016 and 2017, seven species of crustaceans (one cladoceran, one notostaracan, two ...
Towards understanding the genetics of Autism
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Frontiers in Bioscience
, 2016 , Article Review)
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) includes a group of neurodevelopmental disorders that affect communication skills, social interaction and intellectual ability. Despite evidence suggesting a strong genetic link with ASD, the ...
Conventional and Upcoming Sulfur-Cleaning Technologies for Petroleum Fuel: A Review
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Wiley-VCH Verlag
, 2016 , Article Review)
Environmental regulations on the quality of liquid fuels continue to create more requirements to produce a near-to-zero sulfur content. The hydrodesulfurization process has a high running cost and suffers from incomplete ...
Cadmium Toxicity: Oxidative Stress, Inflammation and Tissue Injury
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Scientific Research Publishing
, 2019 , Article Review)
Cadmium is a known environmental pollutant targeting various organs. Often implicated in cadmium toxicology is the formation of reactive oxygen species, overwhelming the free radical scavenging mechanisms and inducing ...
Produced water characteristics, treatment and reuse: A review
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2019 , Article Review)
In oil and gas industry, produced water is considered as the largest waste stream, which contains relatively higher concentration of hydrocarbons, heavy metals and other pollutants. Due to the increase in industrial ...
Nanoparticle-mediated targeted drug delivery for breast cancer treatment
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2019 , Article Review)
Breast cancer (BC) is the most common malignancy in women worldwide, and one of the deadliest after lung cancer. Currently, standard methods for cancer therapy including BC are surgery followed by chemotherapy or radiotherapy. ...
Energy efficiency of direct contact membrane distillation
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2018 , Article Review)
Membrane distillation (MD) is a promising technology due to its ability to function using low temperature differences and low-quality heat sources, thus allowing it to operate on solar or waste heat. The flux and energy ...
Estrogen in vascular smooth muscle cells: A friend or a foe?
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2018 , Article Review)
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) continues to be the leading cause of death worldwide. The effect of estrogen on these diseases has been assessed in in vitro and in vivo models, as well as in observational studies. Collectively, ...
The characteristics, occurrence, and toxicological effects of patulin
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2019 , Article Review)
Mycotoxins are the secondary metabolites secreted by different types of fungi to which humans can get exposed mainly via ingestion. Patulin (C7H6O4)is a polyketide lactone produced by various fungal specifies, including ...
Improving management of future coastal development in Qatar through ecosystem-based management approaches
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2017 , Article Review)
The coastline of Qatar is a rich mosaic of productive and diverse ecosystems including mangrove forests, intertidal mudflats (sabkha), seagrass beds, and coral reefs. These ecologically interconnected ecosystems contain a ...