Impact of composition and salinity on swelling and gel strength of poly (acrylamide-co-acrylic acid) preformed particle gel by Ahmed Ben Ali (17792594)

“…In contrast, increasing the crosslinker content decreases the swelling ratio and increases the gel strength. …”

Barriers of Additive Manufacturing Adoption in United Arab Emirates Automotive Supply Chain by ALI, ASMA ALI ABDULLA

“…The study used a mixed method approach to determine the interrelationship between the barriers and to prioritize them with respect to one another. 11 critical barriers were identified through comprehensive literature review analysis and were modeled using ISM-MICMAC and ANP analysis with opinions gathered from industry experts. …”
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Investigation of infiltration rates under different experimental conditions by Maani, Mariam S.

“…This paper presents the results of laboratory experimental studies on soil infiltration rates (IR) using constant-head (CH) and falling-head (FH) methodologies. …”
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Epibenthic communities from offshore platforms in the Arabian Gulf are structured by platform age and depth by Felipe, Torquato

“…Oil and gas platforms act as artificial habitats for a myriad of marine organisms. In this study, we used opportunistic remotely operated vehicle (ROV) data to describe fouling assemblages through the characterization of functional groups in the Al Shaheen oil field, situated in Qatari waters. …”
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Spectrofluorometric investigations on the solvent effects on the photocyclization reaction of diclofenac by Abdulilah Dawoud, Bani-Yaseen

“…The solvent effects on the photochemical conversion rate of the photosensitizing drug diclofenac (DCF) were investigated using steady-state fluorescence spectroscopy. The spectral information obtained for the photochemical reaction of DCF in a set of neat solvents demonstrates that the photoconversion reaction rate of DCF is not only medium polarity dependent but also hydrogen-bonding dependent. …”
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n-Hexadecane Fuel for a Phosphoric Acid Direct Hydrocarbon Fuel Cell by Zhu, YuanChen

“…The objective of this work was to examine fuel cells as a possible alternative to the diesel fuel engines currently used in railway locomotives, thereby decreasing air emissions from the railway transportation sector. …”
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Exogenous Contrast Agents in Photoacoustic Imaging: An In Vivo Review for Tumor Imaging by Farooq, Afifa

“…While current state-of-the-art oncology imaging techniques have decreased mortality rates, patients still face a diminished quality of life due to treatment. …”
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Exogenous Contrast Agents in Photoacoustic Imaging: An In Vivo Review for Tumor Imaging by Farooq, Afifa

“…While current state-of-the-art oncology imaging techniques have decreased mortality rates, patients still face a diminished quality of life due to treatment. …”
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Effects of COVID-19 on Autism Spectrum Disorder in Qatar by Fouad A. Alshaban (17281108)

“…Parents also reported decreased access to family and social support networks, as well as decreased quality of clinical and community support. …”

Effects of habitat complexity on the abundance, species richness and size of darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) in artificial vegetation by Bartholomew, Aaron

“…At the high levels of habitat complexity used in this study, the main effect of increasing complexity was excluding beetles from higher complexity treatments, particularly larger beetle species. …”
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Reduced graphene aerogels as energy efficient selective oil sorbents by Junaid Saleem (14670322)

“…<p dir="ltr">Graphene aerogels are widely used in the oil–water system as they possess high internal surface area and super-oleophilic properties. …”

Flavonoids Alleviate Peripheral Neuropathy Induced by Anticancer Drugs by Manaal Siddiqui (18891637)

“…Methods: PubMed and Google Scholar were used, and studies that investigated flavonoids in models of CIPN and models of neuropathic pain similar to CIPN were included. …”

Developing a Stochastic Model to Predict Cost Overrun due to the Causes of Projects Delay in Oil Fields Construction Industry by ALKHOORI, KHALID ABDUL MAJEED

“…The main contribution of this work, is the research framework which can be used by businesses in oil fields construction industry to model their own factors and help in their decision-making, as opposed to using anecdotal evidence. …”
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Inhibiting HSP90 changes the expression pattern of PINK1 and BNIP3 and induces oxidative stress in colon cancer cells by Ejlal Abu-El-Rub (5168183)

“…</p><h3>Materials and methods</h3><p dir="ltr">We used RKO colon cancer cells, blocking HSP90 with the inhibitor AT13387 and HSP90 siRNA. …”

Impact of trace noble metals on the catalytic performance of LaNiMgO towards methane dry reforming by Mohamed, Assem T.

“…CO2 reforming of methane was investigated using trace noble metal anchored MgO-promoted Ni/La2O3 catalyst (LaNiMgO-X), where X = Ir, Pt, Ru, Pd, and Rh. …”
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Kinetic and thermodynamic study of phosphate removal from water by adsorption onto (Arundo donax) reeds by Abdelhay, Arwa

“…The experimental adsorption data were analyzed using three kinetic models: pseudo-first order, pseudo-second order, and intra-particle diffusion model. …”
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Long non-coding RNA MALAT1 promotes steatosis in HepG2 cells by modulating target gene expression in presence of Exendin-4 by Olfa Khalifa (10914452)

“…Finally, CD36 was silenced, and lipogenesis genes expression were quantified using q-PCR and/or western blots.</p> <p>Results: Treatment with 200nM Ex-4 for 3h decreased the OA-induced lipid buildup significantly (p<0.05). …”

Dihydromyricetin and Salvianolic acid B inhibit alpha-synuclein aggregation and enhance chaperone-mediated autophagy by Jia-Zhen Wu (6844793)

“…</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">In the present study, we investigated the effects on the CMA pathway and α-synuclein aggregation using bioactive ingredients (Dihydromyricetin (DHM) and Salvianolic acid B (Sal B)) extracted from natural medicinal plants. …”

Throughput of ARQ protocols over Rician, Nakagami and MIMO block fading channels by Zummo, Salam A.

“…Automatic-repeat request (ARQ) protocols are used to provide reliable communication in wireless networks. …”
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Effect of sintering temperature of NBT–6BT lead-free ceramics on the structural, ferroelectric and piezoelectric properties by Slimani, Ahmed

“…The lead-free Na 0.5 Bi 0.5 0.94 Ba 0.06 TiO 3 (NBT-6BT) ceramics was fabricated at various sintering temperatures using a conventional solid-state reaction method. …”
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