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Hydrophobically associating polymers for enhanced oil recovery, part a: a review on the effects of some key reservoir conditions. (2019)
Journal Article
AFOLABI, R.O., OLUYEMI, G.F., OFFICER, S. and UGWU, J.O. 2019. Hydrophobically associating polymers for enhanced oil recovery, part a: a review on the effects of some key reservoir conditions. Journal of petroleum science and engineering [online], 180, pages 681-698. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2019.06.016

Research advancement in polymer flooding for Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) has been growing over the last decade. This growth can be tied to increased funding towards the development of superior polymers such as hydrophobically associating polymers whe... Read More about Hydrophobically associating polymers for enhanced oil recovery, part a: a review on the effects of some key reservoir conditions..

A study of the development of frameworks of pharmacist prescribing in Qatar. (2019)
Thesis
JEBARA, T. 2019. A study of the development of frameworks of pharmacist prescribing in Qatar. Robert Gordon University [online], PhD thesis. Available from: https://openair.rgu.ac.uk

Several countries across the world have developed and implemented frameworks of non-medical prescribing. In the United Kingdom, pharmacist prescribing was introduced in 2003 as supplementary prescribing, with this extended to include independent pres... Read More about A study of the development of frameworks of pharmacist prescribing in Qatar..

Degradation of microcystin-LR and cylindrospermopsin by continuous flow UV-A photocatalysis over immobilised TiO2. [Dataset] (2019)
Data
FERVERS, A.-S. and CAMACHO-MUÑOZ, D. 2019. Degradation of microcystin-LR and cylindrospermopsin by continuous flow UV-A photocatalysis over immobilised TiO2. [Dataset]. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/969451

The aim of this research was to evaluate the efficiency of photocatalysis using a continuous-flow reactor with immobilised TiO2 on glass tubes and a UV-A light. The effect of flow rate and hydrogen peroxide addition on the efficiency of cyanotoxin re... Read More about Degradation of microcystin-LR and cylindrospermopsin by continuous flow UV-A photocatalysis over immobilised TiO2. [Dataset].

l-α-Lysophosphatidylinositol (LPI) aggravates myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury via a GPR55/ROCK-dependent pathway. (2019)
Journal Article
ROBERTSON-GRAY, O.J., WALSH, S.K., RYBERG, E., JÖNSSON-RYLANDER, A.-C., LIPINA, C. and WAINWRIGHT, C.L. 2019. l‐α‐Lysophosphatidylinositol (LPI) aggravates myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury via a GPR55/ROCK‐dependent pathway. Pharmacology research and perspectives [online], 7(3), article ID e00487. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/prp2.487

The phospholipid l-α-lysophosphatidylinositol (LPI), an endogenous ligand for GPR55, is elevated in patients with acute coronary syndrome, and a GPR55 antagonist cannabidiol (CBD) reduces experimental ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. While LPI acti... Read More about l-α-Lysophosphatidylinositol (LPI) aggravates myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury via a GPR55/ROCK-dependent pathway..

Medication errors in hospitals in the Middle East: a systematic review of prevalence, nature, severity and contributory factors. (2019)
Journal Article
THOMAS, B., PAUDYAL, V., MACLURE, K., PALLIVALAPILA, A., MCLAY, J., EL KASSEM, W., AL HAIL, M. and STEWART, D. 2019. Medication errors in hospitals in the Middle East: a systematic review of prevalence, nature, severity and contributory factors. European journal of clinical pharmacology [online], 75(9), pages 1269-1282. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00228-019-02689-y

Purpose: The aim was to critically appraise, synthesise and present the evidence of medication errors amongst hospitalised patients in Middle Eastern countries, specifically prevalence, nature, severity and contributory factors. Methods: CINAHL, Emba... Read More about Medication errors in hospitals in the Middle East: a systematic review of prevalence, nature, severity and contributory factors..

A novel adaptive state of charge estimation method of full life cycling lithium-ion batteries based on the multiple parameter optimization. (2019)
Journal Article
CAO, W., WANG, S.-L., FERNANDEZ, C., ZOU, C.-Y., YU, C.-M. and LI, X.-X. 2019. A novel adaptive state of charge estimation method of full life cycling lithium‐ion batteries based on the multiple parameter optimization. Energy science and engineering [online], 7(5), pages 1544-1556. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/ese3.362

The state of charge (SoC) estimation is the safety management basis of the packing lithium-ion batteries (LIB), and there is no effective solution yet. An improved splice equivalent modeling method is proposed to describe its working characteristics... Read More about A novel adaptive state of charge estimation method of full life cycling lithium-ion batteries based on the multiple parameter optimization..

Critical appraisal of the clinical practice guideline for the management of dyslipidaemia and prevention of cardiovascular disease: AACE 2017 guidelines. (2019)
Journal Article
ALKHAWAJA, R.M., MADI, L., ALHAMOUD, E., ABDALLAH, I., JAVED, M., FAYEZ, H. and AL-ADAWI, R.M. 2019. Critical appraisal of the clinical practice guideline for the management of dyslipidaemia and prevention of cardiovascular disease: AACE 2017 guidelines. Journal of pharmaceutical health services research [online], 10(3), pages 383-388. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/jphs.12302

Objective: This study aims to appraise 2017 AACE Guidelines for Management of Dyslipidemia and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease by using Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation II (AGREE II) tool. Method: A total of seven investigator... Read More about Critical appraisal of the clinical practice guideline for the management of dyslipidaemia and prevention of cardiovascular disease: AACE 2017 guidelines..

A systematic review of the adoption and acceptance of eHealth in Saudi Arabia: views of multiple stakeholders. (2019)
Journal Article
ALSHAHRANI, A., STEWART, D. and MACLURE, K. 2019. A systematic review of the adoption and acceptance of eHealth in Saudi Arabia: views of multiple stakeholders. International journal of medical informatics [online], 128, pages 7-17. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2019.05.007

Background: eHealth is defined as “the use of information and communication technology for health”. Adoption and acceptance are key concepts to measure the level of eHealth impact. The aim of this systematic review was to critically appraise, synthes... Read More about A systematic review of the adoption and acceptance of eHealth in Saudi Arabia: views of multiple stakeholders..

Forensic stable isotope signatures: comparing, geo-locating, detecting linkage. (2019)
Journal Article
MEIER-AUGENSTEIN, W. 2019. Forensic stable isotope signatures: comparing, geo-locating, detecting linkage. Wiley interdisciplinary reviews: forensic science [online],1(5), article ID e1339. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/wfs2.1339

Stable isotope signatures or profiles of physical evidence such as illicit drugs,explosives or human tissue provide information on source, origin, even sample his-tory not obtainable by traditionally applied analytical techniques of forensic chemistr... Read More about Forensic stable isotope signatures: comparing, geo-locating, detecting linkage..

Assessment of dapagliflozin effectiveness as add-on therapy for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus in a Qatari population. (2019)
Journal Article
AL ADAWI, R.M., JASSIM, Z., ELGAILY, D., ABDELAZIZ, H., SREE, B. and MOHAMED IBRAHIM, M.I. 2019. Assessment of dapagliflozin effectiveness as add-on therapy for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus in a Qatari population. Scientific reports [online], 9, article 6864. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-43052-6

The effectiveness of dapagliflozin in the management of type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2-DM) is an essential issue for establishing a basis for prescribing dapagliflozin. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of dapagliflozin in combination with o... Read More about Assessment of dapagliflozin effectiveness as add-on therapy for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus in a Qatari population..