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Considering the Specific Impact of Harsh Conditions and Oil Weathering on Diversity, Adaptation, and Activity of Hydrocarbon-Degrading Bacteria in Strategies of Bioremediation of Harsh Oily-Polluted Soils
( Hindawi Publishing Corporation , 2017 , Article)Weathering processes change properties and composition of spilled oil, representing the main reason of failure of bioaugmentation strategies. Our purpose was to investigate the metabolic adaptation of hydrocarbon-degrading ... -
Construction of a Bacillus thuringiensis genetically-engineered strain harbouring the secreted Cry1Ia delta-endotoxin in its crystal
( Springer Netherlands , 2011 , Article)Unlike other Bacillus thuringiensis Cry proteins, Cry1 Ia does not form a crystal since it is a secreted delta-endotoxin. We have engineered a Cry1 Iac chimeric protein by substituting the C-terminal part of Cry1 Ia by the ... -
Consumers' Perception and Attitudes Towards Safety of Fruits and Vegetables in Qatar
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Qatar is well known for its natural resources and the country has the highest per capita income in the world, but when it comes to food, the picture is different. The country imports nearly 90% of its food, meaning it is ... -
Contrasting effects of necrotrophic and biotrophic plant pathogens on the aphid Aphis fabae
( John Wiley & Sons Ltd. , 2013 , Article)Phytophagous insects have to contend with a wide variation in food quality brought about by a variety of factors intrinsic and extrinsic to the plant. One of the most important factors is infection by plant pathogenic ... -
Contributing to sustainability education of east asian university students through a field trip experience: A social-ecological perspective
( MDPI AG , 2016 , Article)This study reports the effects of a field trip environmental education program with a social-ecological perspective on the experience and learning of university students from China, Japan, South Korea and Vietnam. The ... -
Conventional and Upcoming Sulfur-Cleaning Technologies for Petroleum Fuel: A Review
( Wiley-VCH Verlag , 2016 , Article Review)Environmental regulations on the quality of liquid fuels continue to create more requirements to produce a near-to-zero sulfur content. The hydrodesulfurization process has a high running cost and suffers from incomplete ... -
Copolyamide-clay nanotube polymer composite nanofiber membranes: Preparation, characterization and its asymmetric wettability driven oil/water emulsion separation towards sewage remediation
( MDPI , 2021 , Article)To address the problem of ever-increasing oily wastewater management, due to its directional liquid transport property, membranes with asymmetric wettability can be effectively used for emulsion separation. This study ... -
Coral bleaching in extreme environments: speciesspecific thermal tolerance limits
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2018 , Conference Paper)Increasing seawater temperatures are being measured worldwide, causing coral bleaching events during which the symbiosis between the coral host and its symbiotic zooxanthellae is disrupted, and a global decline in reef ... -
Coral reef monitoring, reef assessment technologies, and ecosystem-based management
( Frontiers Media S.A. , 2019 , Article)Coral reefs are exceptionally biodiverse and human dependence on their ecosystem services is high. Reefs experience significant direct and indirect anthropogenic pressures, and provide a sensitive indicator of coastal ocean ... -
Coral reef resilience differs among islands within the Gulf of Mannar, southeast India, following successive coral bleaching events
( Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH , 2021 , Article)We used a 12-yr data set of benthic cover (2005�2017), spanning two bleaching events, to assess changes in benthic cover and coral community composition along 21 islands within Gulf of Mannar (GoM), southeast India. Overall, ... -
Correlation between delta-endotoxin and proteolytic activities produced by Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki growing in an economic production medium
( Taylor & Francis , 2013 , Article)Bacillus thuringiensis is a Gram positive bacterium that produces an insecticidal crystalline protein making it one of the most important biocontrol agents for pest management. Bioinsecticides based on B. thuringiensis ... -
Correlation between synthesis variation of 2-alkylquinolones and the antifungal activity of aBurkholderia cepacia strain collection
( Springer Netherlands , 2012 , Article)Twenty epiphytic and rhizospheric bacterial strains harbouring strong antifungal activities were isolated from the Tunisian environment. This group of bacteria was identified as Burkholderia cepacia genomovar I using 16S ... -
Correlations between socioeconomic drivers and indicators of urban expansion: Evidence from the heavily urbanised Shanghai metropolitan area, China
( MDPI AG , 2017 , Article)Rapid urban expansion resulting in increased impervious surfaces causes a series of urban environmental problems, e.g., the urban heat island and urban forest fragmentation. Urban expansion is a serious threat to human ... -
Corrigendum to "Optimizing the removal of organophosphorus pesticide malathion from water using multi-walled carbon nanotubes" [Chem. Eng. J. (2017) 310(Part I) (22-32)] (S1385894716314589), (10.1016/j.cej.2016.10.057)
( Elsevier B.V. , 2017 , Other)The authors would like to correct the author's affiliation through this corrigendum. The corrected affiliations are shown above. The authors would like to apologize for any inconvenience caused. -
COVID-19 and the Climate Change
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Cry1Ac toxicity enhancement towards lepidopteran pest Ephestia kuehniella through its protection against excessive proteolysis
( 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 ... -
Cry4Ba and Cyt1Aa proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis: Interactions and Toxicity mechanism against Aedes aegypti
( Elsevier Ltd. , 2015 , Article)Individual crystal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis exhibit variable levels of insecticidal activities against mosquito larvae. In all cases, they are much less active compared to the whole crystal proteins ... -
Current biodiversity and biogeography trends of reef-building corals in Qatar
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Coral reefs represent one of the most biologically and socio-economically important natural assets in the Arabian region, particularly in Qatar. Stress through increasing sea temperatures and salinities, growing development, ... -
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 ... -
Cyanomatrix and Cyanofilm
( OMICS International , 2015 , Article)Cyanobacteria are diverse in their habitats, structure, and metabolism that can grow as unicellular or long filaments and secreting high molecular mass polymers (extracellular polymer substances, EPS), which can either be ...