Browsing College of Arts & Sciences by Type "Book chapter"
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Cyanobacteria, oil - And cyanofuel?
( Springer Netherlands , 2012 , Book chapter)Summary: Global warming, the global carbon cycle, and current and future global trading in carbon credits (the carbon market), are beginning to dictate radical changes in human behaviour. In this context, the cyanobacteria ... -
“DELIVER AMAZING”: Qatar as a branded architectural discourse in World Cup 2022
( Routledge , 2020 , Book chapter)Qatar brands itself as a projected-in-the-future proud cosmopolitan and progressive country ready to host World Cup 2022. The branding practices, whereby this projection takes place, are the focus of Irene Theodoropoulou’s ... -
Determination of vascular reactivity of middle cerebral arteries from stroke and spinal cord injury animal models using pressure myography
( Humana Press Inc. , 2016 , Book chapter)Stroke and other neurovascular derangements are main causes of global death. They, along with spinal cord injuries, are responsible for being the principal cause of disability due to neurological and cognitive problems. ... -
Electrical Conductivity Behavior of Biopolymer Composites
( Elsevier Inc. , 2017 , Book chapter)Interest in the study of biopolymer system has been continuously growing as a result of a variety of promising applications such as in electronics, medicine, food packaging, bioplastics, and coating. Characteristics such ... -
Electrical properties of graphene polymer nanocomposites
( Springer International Publishing , 2015 , Book chapter)Graphene, a monolayer of sp2 hybridized carbon atoms arranged in a two dimensional lattice has attracted electronic industrial interest due to its exceptional electrical properties. One of the most promising applications ... -
Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide to hydrocarbons
( Elsevier , 2022 , Book chapter)Global accumulation of CO2 in the atmosphere has become a significant environmental challenge in the past twodecades. Global warming and climate change resulting from increasing concentrations of CO2 are of utmost concern ... -
Electronic spectroscopy, study of chemical reactions
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Entrepreneurship, ICT and innovation: State of qatar transformation to a knowledge-based economy
( Nova Science Publishers, Inc. , 2019 , Book chapter)Oil and natural gas revenues still form the main part of national income and government revenues in Qatar. However, since, 1995, Qatar's economy is undergoing a critical transformation, shifting from a high dependence on ... -
ePortfolio Integration in Teacher Education Programs: Does Context Matter from a Student Perspective?
( IGI Global , 2012 , Book chapter)Though ePortfolios have grown in acceptance by teacher education programs across the United States, there still remain many questions regarding whether the tools are meeting student and teacher education program needs. ... -
Equality and erasure: Responses to subject negation in the art of Jill Magid
( Springer International Publishing , 2017 , Book chapter)This chapter engages with contemporary surveillance as it is conceived of in art and literature, responding to the contemporary media culture of ubiquitous watching. Artistic discourse and its concern with this facet of ... -
Extracellular matrix (ECM)
( Springer Netherlands , 2012 , Book chapter)Summary: The region of space at the periphery of cyanobacterial cells is the interface between the environment and intracellular processes. This metaspace may include a structure appressed to the outer wall and membrane, ... -
Food Security in the GCC Countries: Towards a More Diversified and Sustainable Economic Development
( Springer Nature , 2020 , Book chapter)This chapter examines the challenges and opportunities for food security in GCC countries and shed lights on the strategies undertaken by these countries to enhance their domestic food security. These include the measures ... -
Frequency conversion layers for Si solar cell efficiency improvement
( Springer Nature , 2017 , Book chapter)SiNx and SiNx: Tb3+ thin layers deposited by reactive magnetron co-sputtering have been studied with the aim of optimizing the light management in Si solar cells. Those Si-based layers are developed to be compatible with ... -
From Ahmadinejad to Rouhani: Iran’s Presence in Africa
( Springer , 2020 , Book chapter)This article explains the drivers behind Iran’s overtures to Africa, and the dynamics of its presence in the continent. Focusing on Senegal as a case study, this article contends that the compound international sanctions ... -
Generational Changes in VOT in Qatari Arabic
( John Benjamins Publishing Company , 2023 , Book chapter)The current study investigates variation in production of VOT in voiceless stops in Qatari Arabic. In line with Labov’s Cascade model, longer VOT in this dialect might be viewed as a new variable developing in the metropolitan ... -
German metaphysics
( Cambridge University Press , 2018 , Book chapter)Before 1850 Herman Melville was a fairly typical American male, in that he was rebellious and needed to earn money to live. He had left school early, and by the time he began work on Moby-Dick; or, The Whale he had been a ... -
Green synthesis of metallic nanoparticles using biopolymers and plant extracts
( wiley , 2018 , Book chapter)Over the last few decads, the metal nanoparticles (MNPs) have been extensively studied because of their attractive optical and electronic properties related to the quantum size effect in addition to their promising ... -
Haktology, trump, and news practices
( Taylor and Francis , 2018 , Book chapter)Hacked and leaked content has become a major source of information for the mainstream news, particularly in the years since Donald Trump snatched the official Republican presidential nomination in 2016. This chapter seeks ... -
Halophytes as important sources of antioxidants and anti-cholinesterase compounds
( Springer International Publishing , 2021 , Book chapter)Halophytes are plants adapted to high salinity, and they are common in many places around the world where environmental conditions are inconvenient for the growth of conventional plants. Normally, plants exposed to harsh ... -
Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes (hiPSC-CMs) as a Platform for Modeling Arrhythmias
( Springer Nature , 2022 , Book chapter)Cardiac arrhythmias can arise due to a host of both genetic and acquired factors. Specifically, the genetic basis of arrhythmogenesis is not fully understood due to the lack of robust models that reliably recapitulate human ...