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Novel, selective EPO receptor ligands lacking erythropoietic activity reduce infarct size in acute myocardial infarction in rats
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Elsevier
, 2016 , Article)
Erythropoietin (EPO) has been shown to protect the heart against acute myocardial infarction in pre-clinical studies, however, EPO failed to reduce infarct size in clinical trials and showed significant safety problems. ...
Tyrosine Ingestion and Its Effects on Cognitive and Physical Performance in the Heat
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American College of Sports Medicine
, 2016 , Article)
Purpose: Ingestion of tyrosine (TYR), a
catecholamine precursor, has previously improved aspects of cognitive function and mood during acute stress, although there is limited
research exploring the optimal dose relative ...
First report of some adult mosquitoes captured by CDC gravid traps from North-Eastern Qatar
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Elsevier
, 2016 , Article)
ObjectiveTo report six species of female mosquitoes caught in CDC gravid traps for the first time in Qatar. MethodsFive traps were installed in Al-Khor community, north-eastern Qatar during the outbreak season between ...
Positron annihilation study on polyaniline nanocomposite used for Pb(II) ion removal
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Taylor & Francis
, 2016 , Article)
Nanocomposites of polyaniline (PANI) with three different concentrations of micrometre-sized sawdust are prepared in aqueous media via chemical casting method at room temperature. Thereafter, the removal efficiency of the ...
Effect of Zn and Ni substitution on structural, morphological and magnetic properties of tin oxide nanoparticles
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Elsevier
, 2016 , Article)
Structural, morphological, optical and magnetic properties of Zn and Zn–Ni co-doped tin oxide (SnO2) nanoparticles synthesized by sol-gel method. The influence of doping concentration on phase and particle size of the ...
Charge-transfer complexes formed in the reaction of 2-amino-4-ethylpyridine with π-electron acceptors
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Elsevier
, 2016 , Article)
Molecular charge-transfer complexes (CT) of electron donor 2-amino-4-ethylpyridine (2A4EPy) with π-acceptors tetracyanoethylene (TCNE), 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone (DDQ) and 2,4,4,6-tetrabromo-2,5-cyclohexadienone ...
An Arab registry for type 1 diabetes: global benefits for type 1 diabetes patients
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Taylor & Francis
, 2016 , Article)
BACKGROUND:
The Arab world encompasses twenty-two Arabic-speaking countries, where the rate of consanguinity can exceed 50%. Type 1 diabetes (T1D), a chronic disorder that requires lifelong treatment, is believed to be ...
Adsorption of ochratoxin A from grape juice by yeast cells immobilised in calcium alginate beads
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Elsevier
, 2016 , Article)
Grape juice can be easily contaminated with ochratoxin A (OTA), one of the known mycotoxins with the greatest public health significance. Among the different approaches to decontaminate juice from this mycotoxin, microbiological ...
Cry1Ac toxicity enhancement towards lepidopteran pest Ephestia kuehniella through its protection against excessive proteolysis
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Elsevier
, 2016 , Article)
Bacillus thuringiensis has been extensively used in agroecosystems for four decades due to its high specific toxicity. Strategies based on B. thuringiensis proteins combinations for the improvement of its activity present ...
Social workers in a Qatari health setting: responding positively to ethical problems
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Routledge
, 2016 , Article)
Social workers in health settings often face challenging ethical problems in their daily practice. These challenges may be internal in nature and in particular related to their personal and cultural beliefs. The aim of ...