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A Voting-Mechanism-Based Ensemble Framework for Constraint Handling Techniques
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2022 , Article)Effective constraint handling techniques (CHTs) are of great significance for evolutionary algorithms (EAs) dealing with constrained optimization problems (COPs). To date, many CHTs, such as penalty function, superiority ... -
The vowel system of Qatari Arabic: Evidence for peripheral/non-peripheral distinction between long and short vowels
( Cambridge University Press , 2023 , Article)Arabic has a vowel system with three long and three short monophthongs. One of the parameters that accounts for qualitative differences between long and short vowels across languages is tenseness/laxness of vowels located ... -
VRowser: A virtual reality parallel web browser
( Springer Verlag , 2018 , Conference Paper)In this paper, we propose VRowser, which is a virtual reality (VR) web browser that utilizes various visualization and interaction methods to support webpage content comparisons, allocation, grouping, and retrieval that ... -
Vulnerabilities and countermeasures in electrical substations
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)The impending and continued threat of cyberattacks on modern utility grids has called for action from the different stakeholders of the electricity sector. This calls for a thorough investigation and review of the weaknesses ... -
Vulnerabilities and verification of cryptographic protocols and their future in Wireless Body Area Networks
( IEEE , 2012 , Conference Paper)In network security goals such as confidentiality, authentication, integrity and non-repudiation can be achieved using cryptographic techniques. Cryptographic techniques are techniques to hide information from unauthorized ... -
Vulnerabilities of the SARS-CoV-2 virus to proteotoxicity - opportunity for repurposed chemotherapy of COVID-19 infection
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)The global pandemic of COVID-19 disease caused by infection with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, has produce an urgent requirement and search for improved treatments whilst effective vaccines are developed. A strategy for ... -
Vulnerabilities of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus to Proteotoxicity—Opportunity for Repurposed Chemotherapy of COVID-19 Infection
( Frontiers Media , 2020 , Article)The global pandemic of COVID-19 disease caused by infection with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, has produced an urgent requirement and search for improved treatments while effective vaccines are developed. A strategy for ... -
Vulnerability and precarity of Palestinian women in the Naqab
( Taylor & Francis , 2021 , Article)Many studies have broadly addressed the status of the Naqab/Negev Bedouins in Israel, particularly the status of women. However, women from the West Bank and the Gaza Strip who are married to male Bedouin citizens of Israel ... -
Vulnerability of mangroves to sea level rise in Qatar: Assessment and identification of vulnerable mangroves areas
(2015 , Master Thesis)Qatar is one of few countries in Arabian Gulf where mangrove ecosystem exist. They are essential number of ecosystem function; however, this valuable ecosystem is threatened by both anthropogenic and global climatic ... -
Vulnerable newborn types: analysis of subnational, population-based birth cohorts for 541 285 live births in 23 countries, 2000–2021
( Wiley , 2023 , Article)Objective: To examine prevalence of novel newborn types among 541 285 live births in 23 countries from 2000 to 2021. Design: Descriptive multi-country secondary data analysis. Setting: Subnational, population-based birth ... -
VW's 'Defeat Devices' and Liability for Claims for Lost Emissions Tax Revenue
( Brill Academic Publishers , 2017 , Article)Volkswagen Group's utilisation of a 'defeat device' to produce inaccurate results for vehicle emissions tests in multiple consumer states, leads it to face potentially crippling fines, possible criminal liability, civil ... -
Waist Circumference and Risk of Liver Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of over 2 Million Cohort Study Participants
( Karger Publishers Open Access , 2020 , Article)Liver cancer is the sixth most common type of cancer worldwide, and waist circumference (WC) is associated with its risk beyond body mass index (BMI). This dose-response meta-analysis was performed to investigate the ...
