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Plant defensins: types, mechanism of action and prospects of genetic engineering for enhanced disease resistance in plants
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Springer Verlag
, 2019 , Article Review)
Natural antimicrobial peptides have been shown as one of the important tools to combat certain pathogens and play important role as a part of innate immune system in plants and, also adaptive immunity in animals. Defensin ...
Use of DPSIR Framework to Analyze Water Resources in Qatar and Overview of Reverse Osmosis as an Environment Friendly Technology
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John Wiley and Sons Inc.
, 2019 , Article Review)
Qatar and other countries of Gulf Cooperation Council are among the most water scarce countries in the world and are being characterized as “high‐water risk” countries by Water Resource Institute. Therefore, it is important ...
Graphene a promising electrode material for supercapacitors?
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd
, 2018 , Article Review)
The global demand for high performance and environmentally friendly energy storage systems leads to intensive research on new and advanced electrode materials that are able to satisfy the fast-growing global market in ...
Potential benefits and risk assessments of using sewage sludge on soil and plants: A review
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Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
, 2019 , Article Review)
Fertiliser potential and pollutant risk for the applied sewage sludge in agricultural activities must be specifically evaluated for each sludge due to the fact that there is variation in the characteristics of sludge's in ...
Developing employability skills in information system graduates: Traditional vs. Innovative teaching methods
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IGI Global
, 2018 , Article Review)
It is widely acknowledged that traditional teaching methods such as lectures, textbooks and case study techniques on their own are not adequate to improving the most in-demand employability skills for graduates. The aim ...
The effects of physical training on quality of life, aerobic capacity, and cardiac function in older patients with heart failure: A meta-analysis
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Frontiers Media S.A.
, 2018 , Article Review)
Aim: The purposes of this meta-analysis were to quantify the effectiveness of physical training on quality of life (QoL), aerobic capacity, and cardiac functioning in older patients with heart failure (HF) and evaluate ...
The relative contributions of ACE genotypes on personality traits in Tunisian athletes
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Edizioni Minerva Medica
, 2016 , Article Review)
BACKGROUND: The present study attempted to test whether the ACE genotypes can be associated with particular personality traits that can be potentially used as predictors of athletic performance. Eighty seven track and field ...
Design, synthesis and applications of core-shell, hollow core, and nanorattle multifunctional nanostructures
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Royal Society of Chemistry
, 2016 , Article Review)
With the evolution of nanoscience and nanotechnology, studies have been focused on manipulating nanoparticle properties through the control of their size, composition, and morphology. As nanomaterial research has progressed, ...
(Muslim) Woman in Need of Empowerment: US foreign policy discourses in the arab spring
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Routledge
, 2016 , Article Review)
Why, in the current geo-political and strategic context seemingly in stark contrast to the "War on Terror," does the emphasis on women in US foreign policy persist? Why the repeated references to the vulnerability of women ...
Natural polymer based composite membranes for water purification: a review
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Taylor and Francis Inc.
, 2019 , Article Review)
The ever-growing population, environmental pollution and ecological degradation cause suffering to human race due to chemicals and other water contaminants such as chemicals, heavy metals, pesticides and insecticides. ...