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On the diet of the Pharaoh Eagle Owl, Bubo ascalaphus (Savigny, 1809), in Qatar, with an overview of its feeding habits
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Taylor and Francis Ltd.
, 2014 , Article)
The diet of Bubo ascalaphus in Qatar was assessed based on pellets collected from the first known nesting site of the species in the country. The pellets contained a total of 68 prey items, representing 9 different species: ...
Analysis of local time-frequency entropy features for nonstationary signal components time supports detection
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2014 , Article)
Identification of different specific signal components, produced by one or more sources, is a problem encountered in many signal processing applications. This can be done by applying the local time-frequency-based Rényi ...
Microbial production of 1α-hydroxyvitamin D3 from vitamin D3
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Taylor and Francis Ltd.
, 2014 , Article)
The microbial transformation of vitamin D3 (1) by the fungi Candida maltosa R42 and Botrytis allii NRRL 2502 was investigated. Incubation of compound 1 with C. maltosa R42 and B. allii NRRL 2502 produced the same three ...
Warming impact on energy use of HVAC system in buildings of different thermal qualities and in different climates
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2014 , Article)
In order to combat climate change, energy use in the building must be further reduced. Heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems in residential buildings account for considerable fraction of global energy ...
Community structure and activity of a highly dynamic and nutrient-limited hypersaline microbial mat in Um Alhool Sabkha, Qatar
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Public Library of Science
, 2014 , Article)
The Um Alhool area in Qatar is a dynamic evaporative ecosystem that receives seawater from below as it is surrounded by sand dunes. We investigated the chemical composition, the microbial activity and biodiversity of the ...
Constraint violations in stochastically generated data: Detection and correction strategies
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
, 2014 , Article)
We consider the generation of stochastic data under constraints where the constraints can be expressed in terms of different parameter sets. Obviously, the constraints and the generated data must remain the same over each ...
Diabetes patient management by pharmacists during Ramadan
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BioMed Central Ltd.
, 2014 , Article)
Many Muslim diabetes patients choose to participate in Ramadan despite medical advice to the contrary. This study aims to describe Qatar pharmacists' practice, knowledge, and attitudes towards guiding diabetes medication ...
Room-temperature development of thin film composite reverse osmosis membranes from cellulose acetate with antibacterial properties
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2014 , Article)
A cellulose acetate thin film composite (CA TFC) membrane was developed by direct casting of CA onto an ultrafiltration membrane support. The flux through the CA TFC membrane was, as expected, inversely proportional to the ...
(E)-2-{[(Furan-2-ylmethyl)imino]methyl}-4-nitrophenol
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International Union of Crystallography
, 2014 , Article)
In the title compound, C12H10N2O4, the furan-2-ylmethyl
group is disordered over two sets of sites, with refined
occupancies of 0.858 (3) and 0.143 (3). In the major component
of disorder, the dihedral angle between the ...
Editorial: Some recent trends in variational inequalities and optimization problems with applications
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Hindawi Publishing Corp
, 2014 , Article)