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    • Bacillus thuringiensis strains isolated from Qatari soil, synthesizing δ-endotoxins highly active against the disease vector insect Aedes aegypti Bora Bora 

      Nair, Kavita; Al-Thani, Roda; Ginibre, Carole; Chandre, Fabrice; Alsafran, Mohammed; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)
      © 2020 Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is a Gram-positive soil bacterium that has been recognized as an effective bioinsecticide active against plant, animal and human pathogenic and disease vector insects. During its sporulation ...
    • Backyard Urban Agriculture in Qatar: Challenges & Recommendations 

      Patel, Shikha; Karanisa, Theodora; Abdel Khalek, Mona ( Global Waste Cleaning Network , 2021 , Article)
      The last decade witnessed a return to traditional ways of farming that were, for decades, braced by technological advancement. Along with many countries around the world, Qatar manifests an interest in urban farming, ...
    • Bacterial community structure and predicted function in the rhizosphere of wild and cultivated date palms: Effects of Fertilizers on Composition and Functionality 

      Dana A., Abumaali; Al-Hadidi, Sara H.; Ahmed, Talaat; Al-khis, Amer Fayad; Al-Malki, Sowaid Ali; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)
      This study investigated bacterial diversity in date palm rhizosphere and assessed the influence of different fertilizers on diversity using metagenomics. A total of 6356 Operational Taxonomic Units (OTUs) and 1164425 ...
    • Bacterial indoor air contaminations in hospitals in MENA region: a systematic review 

      Abu-Rub, Lubna I.; Johar, Al-Reem A.; Al Mana, Hassan; Abdelrahman, Hana A.; Althani, Asmaa A.; ... more authors ( Taylor and Francis , 2022 , Article Review)
      Poor indoor air quality in healthcare settings has been tied with the increase in hospital-acquired infections. Thus, this systematic review was conducted to assess the levels and compositions of bacteria in indoor hospital ...
    • Balance of power shifts and energy interests in Central Asia? 

      Piet, Rémi B. ( Palgrave Macmillan , 2015 , Book chapter)
      The energy-rich Central Asian states of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan represent a natural object of desire for the geopolitical interests of their ambitious neighbours. Whether perceived as an important component ...
    • Balanced scorecard in the hospitality and tourism industry: Past, present and future 

      Tahniyath, Fatima; Elbanna, Saïd ( Elsevier Ltd. , 2020 , Article)
      After its introduction in 1992, the balanced scorecard (BSC) has attracted considerable interest from both scholars and practitioners. This is evidenced by the increasing number of publications addressing BSC and the large ...
    • Balancing the benefits from the water–energy–land–food nexus through agroforestry in the Sahel 

      Elagib, Nadir Ahmed; Al-Saidi, Mohammad ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article Review)
      Regions affected by resource scarcity, poverty, and land-use conflicts need to advocate the merits of practices strongly grounded in sustainable land management. This review paper provides an analysis of agroforestry as ...
    • Bargaining Power: A Framework for Understanding Varieties of Migration Experience 

      Ewers, Michael C.; Gengler, Justin; Shockley, Bethany ( SAGE Publications Ltd , 2021 , Article)
      This article introduces the concept of bargaining power as a framework for understanding varieties of migration experience and behavior. We argue that migration and settlement experiences vary according to a migrant's ...
    • Baseline concentrations and distributions of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in surface sediments from the Qatar marine environment 

      Mustafa Hassan, Hassan; B. Castillo, Azenith; Yigiterhan, Oguz; Ali Elobaid, Elnaiem; Al-Obaidly, Abdulrahman; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2017 , Article)
      Coastal sediments in marine waters of Qatar have the potential of being contaminated by Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) due to extensive petroleum exploration and transportation activities within Qatar's ...
    • Baseline concentrations of mercury species within sediments from Qatar's coastal marine zone 

      Hassan, Hassan; Abou Elezz, Ahmed; Abuasali, Mazen; AlSaadi, Hamood ( Elsevier , 2019 , Article)
      Baseline concentration of total mercury (THg), organic extractable mercury and methylmercury (CH3Hg) concentrations in sediments from the northeastern, eastern and southeastern parts of the Arabian Gulf were assessed. ...
    • Baseline monitoring gastropods in the intertidal zone of Qatar - target species and bioindicators for hyper-thermic and hyper-saline Conditions 

      Al-Maslamani, Ibrahim; Al-Masdi, Amira; Smyth, David; Chatting, Mark; Obbard, Jeffrey; ... more authors ( ARC Publications Pvt Ltd. , 2015 , Article)
      The Arabian Gulf is subjected to some of the most intense sea water temperatures and salinity levels in the world. In an attempt to understand the distribution and species composition of gastropod assemblages which live ...
    • Basic assessment of Portunus segnis (Forskål, 1775) – A baseline for stock management in the Western Arabian Gulf 

      Giraldes, Bruno Welter; Al-Maslamani, Ibrahim; Al-Ashwel, Aisha; Chatting, Mark; Smyth, David ( Elsevier , 2016 , Article)
      Portunus segnis (Forskål, 1775) is the representative species of the Portunus pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758) complex described as inhabiting the Arabian Gulf. It represents one of the most important decapod resources within ...
    • Becoming Linked In: Leveraging Professional Networks for Elite Surveys and Interviews 

      Dicce, Ryan P.; Ewers, Michael C. ( Wiley-Blackwell , 2019 , Article)
      Finding and recruiting survey and interview participants remains an important and time-consuming process for mixed methods researchers. For those operating in cross-cultural contexts, these barriers are particularly salient ...
    • Beh Tou Cheh? (What's It to You?): Feminist Challenges in Iranian Social Media 

      Batmanghelichi, Kristin Soraya ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)
      Online feminist activism has opened a different path for ordinary Iranians who are not necessarily versed in post-revolutionary discourses on feminism and political activism nor are conversant with the names and past ...
    • Behavior of artificially corroded RC beams strengthened with CFRP and hybrid CFRP-GFRP laminates 

      Ghous Sohail, Muazzam; Wasee, Muhammad; Al Nuaimi, Nasser; Alnahhal, Wael; Hassan, Mohammad K. ( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)
      Steel corrosion is a major degradation factor for the reinforced concrete (RC) infrastructure and necessitates a costly repair after short service life. Predicting the strength of corroded and retrofitted structural elements ...
    • Behavioural intention to use fully autonomous vehicles: Instrumental, symbolic, and affective motives 

      Benleulmi, Ahmed Ziad; Ramdani, Boumediene ( Elsevier Ltd. , 2022 , Article)
      Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) have the potential to transform the transportation industry with significant economic, social and environmental benefits. However, the mass deployment of AVs depends on public desire to use them. ...
    • Benchmarking plant diversity of Palaearctic grasslands and other open habitats 

      Biurrun, Idoia; Pielech, Remigiusz; Dembicz, Iwona; Gillet, François; Kozub, Łukasz; ... more authors ( Wiley , 2021 , Article)
      Aims Understanding fine-grain diversity patterns across large spatial extents is fundamental for macroecological research and biodiversity conservation. Using the GrassPlot database, we provide benchmarks of fine-grain ...
    • Benchmarking the Self-Assembly of Surfactin Biosurfactant at the Liquid–Air Interface to those of Synthetic Surfactants 

      Onaizi, Sagheer A.; Nasser, M.S.; Al-Lagtah, Nasir M.A. ( Springer-Verlag , 2016 , Article)
      The adsorption of surfactin, a lipopeptide biosurfactant, at the liquid–air interface has been investigated in this work. The maximum adsorption density and the nature and the extent of lateral interaction between the ...
    • Beneficial effect of carbon nanotubes on membrane properties for fuel cell application 

      Khawla Mozamil, Mustafa; Alsaydeh, Sajeda Adnan Mutlaq; Zaidi, Syed Javaid ( Elsevier , 2019 , Book chapter)
      Due to growing environmental problems, fuel cells have attracted worldwide attention as a promising alternative clean-energy source. A number of scientific groups are working to develop the fuel cell and make it a viable ...
    • The benthic sea-silk-thread displacement of a sessile bivalve, Pinctada imbricata radiata (Leach, 1819) in the Arabian-Persian Gulf 

      Giraldes, Bruno Welter; Leitão, Alexandra; Smyth, David ( Public Library of Science , 2019 , Article)
      A number of molluscs within the Class Bivalvia are defined by their ability to secrete fine silk like threads known as byssus which are used to anchor themselves to solid substrates. With relatively few exceptions the ...