Impacts of urban land use changes on ecosystem services in Dianchi lake basin, China by Wang, Ruibo

“…Although water yield increased, the ecological water volume of the whole DLB decreased through an increase in regional surface runoff. …”
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Developing sustainable draw solute for forward osmosis process using poly(amidoamine) dendrimer coated magnetic nanoparticles by Hassanein, Amani

“…The performance of the synthesized MNPs as draw solute was tested using a bench scale forward osmosis setup. The average water flux obtained was 12.9 LMH during the first running cycle and decreased with time due to the dilution of draw solution. …”
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South-South Solutions for GCC Food Security and East African Agricultural Development: What potential role for the IsDB and Qatar North Mozambique? by Lambert, Laurent

“…South-South Solutions for GCC Food Security and East African Agricultural Development: What potential role for the IsDB and Qatar North Mozambique? With a fast growing world population and decreasing arable land availability per capita, food security remains in the 21st Century a major global challenge, particularly in regions marked by strong demographic growth. …”
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Experimental Investigation on the Flexural Capacity of Reinforced Concrete Beams with Treated Wastewater and Recycled Concrete Aggregates by Abushanab, Abdelrahman

“…Therefore, the present study explores the feasibility of employing treated wastewater (TWW), recycled concrete aggregates (RCA), and fly ash (FA) in concrete mixes. A total of 4 reinforced concrete (RC) beams were investigated under 4-point bending setup with three parameters investigated; namely, mixing water (fresh water and TWW), coarse aggregates (gabbro and RCA), and cementitious binders (cement and FA). …”
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Fish communities and environmental variables during dry season in Pampanga estuary (Philippines) by Abroguena, Jeff Bogart R.

“…Baseline assessment of fish communities and selected environmental variables (salinity, water temperature, water transparency, current speed, total suspended solid, chlorophyll a) was conducted in Pampanga estuary (Philippines) during a specific dry season (April 2010). …”
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Kv7 Channel Activators Flupirtine and ML213 Alleviate Neuropathic Pain Behavior in the Streptozotocin Rat Model of Diabetic Neuropathy by Ahmed, Ashraf Ibrahim

“…Results: STZ rats exhibited behavioral signs of mechanical and heat hypersensitivity as indicated by significant decreases in the mean paw withdrawal threshold (PWT) and mean paw withdrawal latency (PWL), respectively, at 35 days post-STZ treatment. …”
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Morphology and property changes in PLA/PHBV blends as function of blend composition by Kanda G.S.

“…A weak negative deviation in the mean size for low PHBV content possibly indicates some degree of partial miscibility. …”
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Correlations between Resting Electrocardiogram Findings and Disease Profiles: Insights from the Qatar Biobank Cohort by Qafoud, Fatima

“…Background: Resting electrocardiogram (ECG) is a valuable non-invasive diagnostic tool used in clinical medicine to assess the electrical activity of the heart while the patient is resting. …”
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Minimizing energy consumption of IoT devices for O-RAN based IoT systems by Wang, Liping

“…The implementation of Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) architecture in Internet of Things (IoT) systems has garnered significant attention as a means to fulfill the stringent requirements of ultra-low latency and ultra-low energy consumption in future IoT systems. …”
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Energy Demand Estimation and Forecasting in Qatar by Khalifa, Ahmed Ali

“…Starting from that, the empirical analyses specify a number of alternative specifications of the energy demands (water, electricity and fuel). …”
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Linear hydrogen gas sensors based on bimetallic nanoclusters by Ayesh, Ahmad I.

“…The nanoclusters were generated by sputtering and inert-gas condensation inside an ultra-high vacuum (UHV) compatible system, and self-assembled on an insulating substrate with a pair of pre-formed interdigitated gold/nichrome electrodes. …”
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Biodegradable polysaccharide grafted polyacrylamide inhibitor for corrosion in CO2- saturated saline solution by Jalab, Rem

“…The electrochemical tests classified AGGPAM as a mixed-type inhibitor, yet with a larger potential to inhibit the cathodic hydrogen evolution. …”
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Effects of current generation and electrolyte pH on reverse salt flux across thin film composite membrane in osmotic microbial fuel cells by Qin, Mohan

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Intercalation of ionic liquids into bentonite: Swelling and rheological behaviors by Nasser, M. S.

“…In a similar manner, rheological measurements showed that the bentonite intercalated with IL-1 and IL-2 produced strong bentonite aggregates with higher G?…”
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Baseline monitoring gastropods in the intertidal zone of Qatar - target species and bioindicators for hyper-thermic and hyper-saline Conditions by Al-Maslamani, Ibrahim

“…The Arabian Gulf is subjected to some of the most intense sea water temperatures and salinity levels in the world. …”
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Results from the first culturally tailored, multidisciplinary diabetes education in Lebanese adults with type 2 diabetes: effects on self-care and metabolic outcomes by Sukkarieh-Haraty, Ola

“…This pilot-study tested the effect of culturally-tailored education targeting diabetes selfcare on glycemia and cardiovascular risk factors of Lebanese with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) (n = 27; Age: 61 ± 10 yrs, 59% males, HbA1c: 8.98 ± 1.38%). Results: Diabetes self-care (Diet, Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose and foot care) improved after 6 months, which was reflected in a significant drop in glycemic levels (HbA1c:-0.5%; FPG: − 38 mg/dl), and cholesterol/HDL ratio (4.45 ± 1.39 vs. 4.06 ± 1.29). …”
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Investigation of the effect of polyelectrolyte structure and type on the electrokinetics and flocculation behavior of bentonite dispersions by Shaikh S.M.R.

“…The results showed that PAM structure has a great influence on the dispersion turbidity and zeta potential. …”
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Biocorrosion behavior of biodegradable nanocomposite fibers coated layer-by-layer on AM50 magnesium implant by Abdal-hay, Abdalla

“…The corrosion performance of coated and uncoated coupon samples was investigated by means of electrochemical measurements. The results showed that the AJS 3D membrane fiber layers, particularly the hybrid membrane layers containing a small amount of nHA (3wt.%), induce a higher biocorrosion resistance and effectively decrease the initial degradation rate compared with the neat AM50 coupon samples. …”
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Concentrated Solar Power Plant for Key Locations in Doha Qatar by Elbeh, Mutaz Bargas

“…The water that is required for the plant operation is extracted and desalinated from the surrounded sea using a water treatment system based on a reverse osmosis system. …”
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Flexural behavior of reinforced concrete beams prepared with treated Wastewater, recycled concrete Aggregates, and fly ash by Abushanab, Abdelrahman

“…Utilizing treated domestic wastewater (TWW), recycled concrete aggregates (RCA), and fly ash (FA) in reinforced concrete (RC) structures is of great interest from a sustainability perspective. In this study, four RC beams (180 x 250 x 2000 mm) were fabricated and tested under a four-point bend flexure until failure. …”
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