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A case study of impact of online media on print media of SRPC
(2011-06)The print-Internet combat has drag ged several traditional publishing cbmpanies into the battleground, promptiyg many erstwhile print media houses to explore the hypnotic world of new media One such company is Saudi Research ... -
Characterization of organophosphate pesticides in the agricultural community :A qulaitative research
(Kalpana Corporation, 2019)Organophosphates are widely used as insecticides in agriculture and they are known to be a cause of poisoning. Organophosphates works by blocking the pathway for the enzyme acetyl cholinesterase leading to cause respiratory ... -
Climate Change Patterns in the UAE: A Qualitative Research and Review
(Technoscience Publications, 2018-07)Climate change is an inevitable challenge for the whole world these days. United Arab Emirates (UAE) is classified among the countries with highest rate of vulnerability to the potential impacts of climate change in the ... -
CNT/PVP blend PVDF membranes for the removal of organic pollutants from simulated treated wastewater effluent
(Elsevier, 2018)In this work, we established a simple and effective way of immobilizing CNT onto polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membrane by casting dual-layer membranes. We explored two different methods of dual-layer casting: (i) layer ... -
Combining steam explosion with 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazlium acetate treatment of wood yields lignin-coated cellulose nanocrystals of high aspect ratio
(Springer Netherlands, 2016-07)Lignin-coated cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) were extracted from the tropical wood Angelim Vermelho in a yield of 47 % based on wood cellulose content. The procedure combined a mild steam explosion process with a treatment ... -
Comparative antimicrobial activities of wild and cultivated varieties of Olea European different leaves extracts in Pakistan
(Academy for Environment and Life Sciences, India, 2020)This research aims to find out the antimicrobial activities of the extracts of wild and cultivated varieties of Olive plants were screened for their antimicrobial activities against nine bacterial strains (six gram-positive, ... -
Comparative assessment of methods for producing cellulose I nanocrystals from cellulosic sources
(American Chemical Society, 2017)Current environmental concerns foster a strong interest in extracting polymers and building-blocks from lignocellulosic biomass. Among these, cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) have raised both academic and industrial interest ... -
Competitive, Sustainable Natural Pesticides
(Elsevier, 2019)To control the negative effects of synthetic pesticides, natural organic pesticides should take place to be an alternative to synthetic pesticides which have a lot of harms on the environment and public health. These ... -
A Conceptual Membrane Arrangement Design in the High Pressure Vessel for Seawater Desalination
(Taylor & Francis, 2011)The wide applications of Reverse Osmosis (RO) membranes in seawater desalination and various industrial processes have encouraged researchers and scientists to investigate the phenomena of water and salt diffusion through ... -
Covalent surface entanglement of polyvinylidene fluoride membranes with carbon nanotubes
(Pergamon, 2018-03)Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membranes play a key role in several industrial applications. Tuning the properties of these membranes enables a sharp selectivity for the target application. The goal of this work is to ... -
Current Status of Cellulosic and Nanocellulosic Materials for Oil Spill Cleanup
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021-01)Recent developments in the application of lignocellulosic materials for oil spill removal are discussed in this review article. The types of lignocellulosic substrate material and their different chemical and physical ... -
Determination of Pesticide Residues on Date Palm in the UAE
(Research India Publications., 2017)Pesticides have been used on plants to protect them and their fruits since ancient times,But we are not always aware of the types of pesticides and chemicals used and how dangerous can they be to us the consumers. In this ... -
Development and Host Selection of Peach Rootborer on Stone-Fruit Trees in Jordan
(LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing,, 2011)Field and laboratory experiments were conducted during the period from April 2006 to December 2008 to investigate the life history, reproduction, dispersal, overwintering, and host selection of peach rootborer (PRB). The ... -
ECONOMIC REVITALISATION OF INNER CITIES: The Urban Programme and Ethnic Minorities
(Oxford University press, 1994)BOOK REVIEWS 279 for the report was conducted during 1990/91. The report addresses the role of the Urban Programme (UP) in creating employment, business and train-ing opportunities for the minority ethnic communities. The ... -
Efficacy of soluble glycoprotein fraction from Allium sativum purified by size exclusion chromatography on murine Schistosomiasis mansoni
(Elsavier, 2017-03-31)In this work, the efficiency of crude MeOH extracts and soluble glycoprotein fraction of Allium sativum purified by size-exclusion chromatography (SEC) on parasitological, histopathological and some biochemical parameters ... -
Enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose and the use of TiO2 nanoparticles to open up the cellulose structure
(Pergamon, 2011-10)A major barrier in the process of cellulose enzymatic hydrolysis into glucose for biofuel production is the enzyme accessibility to cellulose. In this study, a new cellulose regeneration strategy is developed to address ... -
Ethnicity and Caring for a Disabled Child: The Case of Children with Sickle Cell or Thalassaemia
(The British Association of Social Workers, 1996-12-01)Services for haemoglobinopathies have been a major site of struggles for the black communities, yet the social research literature on haemoglobinopathies remains patchy and fragmented. We provide an overview of the literature ... -
Evaluation of Fish Consumption and Environmental Concern in the UAE: Challenges and Opportunities
(2016-11)Mfarrej, M., & El Khadra, A. (2016). Evaluation of Fish Consumption and Environmental Concern in the UAE: Challenges and Opportunities. -
Evaluation of metals that are potentially toxic to agricultural surface soils, using statistical analysis, in northwestern Saudi Arabia
(Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2016)Heavy metals in agricultural soils enter the food chain when taken up by plants. The main purpose of this work is to determine metal contamination in agricultural farms in northwestern Saudi Arabia. Fifty surface soil ... -
Exploiting the interplay between liquid-liquid demixing and crystallization of the PVDF membrane for membrane distillation
(Hindawi, 2018)Membrane distillation (MD) purifies water by transporting its vapor through a hydrophobic membrane. An ideal MD membrane poses high water flux and high fouling, scaling, and wetting resistances. In this study, we develop ...