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Curing enhancement and network effects in multi-walled carbon nanotube-filled vulcanized natural rubber: evidence for solvent sensing
( John Wiley and Sons Ltd , 2017 , Article)Electrically and thermally conductive polymer composites offer great possibilities in various electronic fields because of their low weight and ease of processing. This paper addresses the curing behaviour and network ... -
Current advances in bio-fabricated quantum dots emphasising the study of mechanisms to diversify their catalytic and biomedical applications
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2021 , Article Review)Quantum dots (QDs), owing to their single atom-like electronic structure due to quantum confinement, are often referred to as artificial atoms. This unique physical property results in the diverse functions exhibited by ... -
The Current Status of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Prevalence in the MENA region: a systematic review
( MDPI , 2019 , Article)Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a highly prevalent herpesvirus worldwide. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO), CMV infects people of all ages, and by ... -
Current trends in MXene-based nanomaterials for energy storage and conversion system: A mini review
( MDPI , 2020 , Article Review)MXene is deemed to be one of the best attentive materials in an extensive range of applications due to its stupendous optical, electronic, thermal, and mechanical properties. Several MXene-based nanomaterials with extraordinary ... -
Cushion plants act as facilitators for soil microarthropods in high alpine Sweden
( Springer , 2021 , Article)Cushion plants can have positive impacts on plant richness in severe environments and possibly across trophic levels on arthropods, an under-studied topic. This study examined whether soil communities under cushions have ... -
Cybersecurity for next generation healthcare in Qatar
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2021 , Article)Background: IoMT (Internet of Medical Things) devices (often referred to IoMT domain) have the potential to quickly diagnose and monitor patients outside the hospital by transmitting information through the cloud domain ... -
Cysteamine revisited: repair of arginine to cysteine mutations.
( Springer Verlag , 2017 , Article)Cysteamine is a small aminothiol endogenously derived from coenzyme A degradation. For some decades, synthetic cysteamine has been employed for the treatment of cystinosis, and new uses of the drug continue to emerge. In ... -
Cytogenetic Characterization of Three Arabian Gulf Bivalve Species
( Institute of Malacology , 2020 , Article)The diploid number and karyotype of three endemic and highly distributed species from the Qatari shores: Brachidontes variabilis (Krauss, 1848) (Mytilidae), Isognomon nucleus (Lamarck, 1819) (Pteriidae) and Neotrapezium ... -
Cytogenetics and molecular biology in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia ( ALL )
( Qatar University Young Scientists Center - Qatar University , 2024 , Conference Paper)Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is a group of heterogeneous diseases. Actually, 20% of acute leukemia cases are reported for adults against 80% for children. Several clinical, biological and therapeutic factors are essential ... -
Cytokine- and chemokine-induced inflammatory colorectal tumor microenvironment: Emerging avenue for targeted therapy
( Wiley , 2022 , Article Review)Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a predominant life-threatening cancer, with liver and peritoneal metastases as the primary causes of death. Intestinal inflammation, a known CRC risk factor, nurtures a local inflammatory environment ... -
Cytokine-chemokine network driven metastasis in esophageal cancer; promising avenue for targeted therapy
( BMC , 2021 , Article Review)Esophageal cancer (EC) is a disease often marked by aggressive growth and poor prognosis. Lack of targeted therapies, resistance to chemoradiation therapy, and distant metastases among patients with advanced disease account ... -
Cytoprotective, antioxidant, and anti-migratory activity of Pistacia lentiscus L. supercritical carbon dioxide extract on primary human endothelial cells
( Taylor & Francis , 2022 , Article)Green chemistry is a useful tool for producing valuable chemicals from biomass. However, extracted compounds need to be tested for safety and efficacy before their use in humans. Here we investigate the chemical composition ... -
Cytotoxicity and Antibiofilm Activity of Silver-Polypropylene Nanocomposites
( MDPI , 2023 , Article)The development of biocompatible nanomaterials that interface with human skin and tissue is critical for advancing prosthetics and other therapeutic medical needs. In this perspective, the development of nanoparticles with ... -
Cytotoxicity and physicochemical characterization of iron–manganese-doped sulfated zirconia nanoparticles
( Dove Press , 2015 , Article)Iron–manganese-doped sulfated zirconia nanoparticles with both Lewis and Brønsted acidic sites were prepared by a hydrothermal impregnation method followed by calcination at 650°C for 5 hours, and their cytotoxicity ... -
Damping and vibration response of viscoelastic smart sandwich plate reinforced with non-uniform Graphene platelet with magnetorheological fluid core
( Techno Press , 2019 , Article)This study considers the instability behavior of sandwich plates considering magnetorheological (MR) fluid core and piezoelectric reinforced facesheets. As facesheets at the top and bottom of structure have piezoelectric ... -
Dangerous anthropogenic climate change. Are we closer than we think? A 2016 update
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2014 , Conference Paper)In this presentation, I will outline the fundamentals of climate change science with respect to 'real-world' climate observations, and evidence from the Earth's paleoclimate (climate history) record. In particular, I will ... -
Data confidentiality in cloud-based pervasive system
( Association for Computing Machinery , 2017 , Conference Paper)Data confidentiality and privacy is a serious concern in pervasive systems where cloud computing is used to process huge amount of data such as matrix multiplications typically used in HPC. Due to limited processing ... -
Data enrichment in fine-grained classification of aquatic macroinvertebrates
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2017 , Conference Paper)The types and numbers of benthic macroinverte-brates found in a water body reflect water quality. Therefore, macroinvertebrates are routinely monitored as a part of freshwater ecological quality assessment. The collected ... -
Data on structural and composition-related merits of gC3N4 nanofibres doped and undoped with Au/Pd at the atomic level for efficient catalytic CO oxidation
( Elsevier Inc. , 2019 , Article)Precise design of graphitic carbon nitride (gC3N4) nanostructures is of grand importance in different catalytic applications. This article emphasizes additional data on the fabrication of metal-free gC3N4 nanofibres ... -
Data on the catalytic CO oxidation and CO2 reduction durability on gC3N4 nanotubes Co-doped atomically with Pd and Cu
( Elsevier Inc. , 2019 , Article)Understanding the fabrication mechanism of graphitic carbon nitride (gC3N4) nanostructures is critical for tailoring their physicochemical properties for various catalytic applications. In this article, we provide deep ...