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A Novel UAV-Aided Network Architecture Using Wi-Fi Direct
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2019 , Article)The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in future wireless networks is gaining attention due to their quick deployment without requiring the existing infrastructure. Earlier studies on UAV-aided communication consider ... -
A one-step implicit iterative method for two finite families of asymptotically nonexpansive mappings in a hyperbolic space
( Springer Verlag , 2018 , Article)We introduce a one-step implicit iterative method for two finite families of asymptotically nonexpansive mappings in a hyperbolic space and use it to approximate common fixed points of these families. The results presented ... -
A parallel patient treatment time prediction algorithm and its applications in hospital queuing-recommendation in a big data environment
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2016 , Article)Effective patient queue management to minimize patient wait delays and patient overcrowding is one of the major challenges faced by hospitals. Unnecessary and annoying waits for long periods result in substantial human ... -
A Parallel Random Forest Algorithm for Big Data in a Spark Cloud Computing Environment
( IEEE Computer Society , 2017 , Article)With the emergence of the big data age, the issue of how to obtain valuable knowledge from a dataset efficiently and accurately has attracted increasingly attention from both academia and industry. This paper presents a ... -
A particle swarm optimization approach for predicting the number of COVID-19 deaths
( Nature Research , 2021 , Article)The rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has raised huge concerns about the prospect of a major health disaster that would result in a huge number of deaths. This anxiety was largely fueled by the fact that the severe ... -
A passive DSP approach to fetal movement detection for monitoring fetal health
(2012 , Conference Paper)Fetal movement can help clinicians understand fetal functional development. Active methods for fetal monitoring such as ultrasound are expensive and there are objections to their long term usage. This paper presents a ... -
A Path Analytic Investigation of Teleworking Challenges During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Qatar
( Academia , 2021 , Article)This academic essay is about ideas dropped from the findings of a previously published article entitled "A Structural Equation Modeling Approach to Understanding the Causes of Psycho- logical Distress during the Covid-19 ... -
A path causal model of the effect of TQM practices on teachers' job satisfaction in schools in Qatar
( Emerald Publishing , 2023 , Article)Purpose: This study aims to examine the relationship between TQM practices and teachers' job satisfaction in Qatar, visualizing this relationship through a path causal model. Design/methodology/approach: A cross-sectional ... -
A Path towards Timely VAP Diagnosis: Proof-of-Concept Study on Pyocyanin Sensing with Cu-Mg Doped Graphene Oxide
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2024 , Article)In response to the urgent requirement for rapid, precise, and cost-effective detection in intensive care units (ICUs) for ventilated patients, as well as the need to overcome the limitations of traditional detection methods, ... -
A path walkability assessment index model for evaluating and facilitating retail walking using decision-tree-making (DTM) method
( MDPI AG , 2018 , Article)Transportation is the major contributor of ever-increasing CO2 and Greenhouse Gas emissions in cities. The ever-increasing hazardous emissions of transportation and energy consumption have persuaded transportation and urban ... -
A pattern-aware method for maximal fuzzy supplement frequent pattern mining
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2017 , Conference Paper)Advanced pattern mining to extract the hidden but useful information by using proper structure is vital important for efficient information mining in large-scale practical datasets. The existing algorithms have not been ... -
A penalty decomposition algorithm for the extended mean-variance-CVaR portfolio optimization problem
( World Scientific , 2023 , Article)In this paper, we study mean-variance-Conditional Value-At-Risk (CVaR) portfolio optimization problem with short selling, cardinality constraint and transaction costs. To tackle its mixed-integer quadratic optimization ... -
A performance comparison of MD5 authenticated routing traffic with EIGRP, RIPv2, and OSPF
( Zarqa University , 2010 , Article)Routing is the process of forwarding data across an inter-network from a designated source to a final destination. Along the way from source to destination, at least one intermediate node is considered. Due to the major ... -
A performance study of dual-hop transmissions with fixed gain relays
( IEEE , 2004 , Article)This letter presents a study on the end-to-end performance of dual-hop wireless communication systems equipped with nonregenerative fixed gain relays and operating over flat Rayleigh-fading channels. More specifically, it ... -
A permanent-magnet machine with improved torque density based on a single layer winding layout for electric vehicle applications
( IEEE , 2014 , Conference Paper)This paper proposes a novel single layer winding layout for a permanent magnet machine with improved torque density for electric vehicle applications. In this paper, two permanent-magnet (PM) machines with outer rotors and ... -
A perspective on magnetic core–shell carriers for responsive and targeted drug delivery systems
( Dove Medical Press Ltd. , 2019 , Article Review)Magnetic core–shell nanocarriers have been attracting growing interest owing to their physicochemical and structural properties. The main principles of magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) are localized treatment and stability ... -
A pH-sensitive guar gum-: Grafted -lysine-?-cyclodextrin drug carrier for the controlled release of 5-flourouracil into cancer cells
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2018 , Article)The physiological environment is a crucial factor in biomedical systems, which can be regulated with relative ease both in vitro and in vivo. Control of pH has emerged as a powerful strategy in cancer therapy because pH ... -
A pharmacist-delivered smoking cessation program in Qatar: an exploration of pharmacists' and patients' perspectives of the program
( Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH , 2021 , Article)Background Tobacco use is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality. An intensive pharmacist-delivered smoking cessation program was implemented in eight primary care pharmacies in Qatar. Objective This study aimed ... -
A pictorial mobile application for improving communication skills in non-verbal autism
( International Association of Online Engineering , 2015 , Article)It is estimated that as many as 25 percent of individuals living with autism spectrum disorders are nonverbal. That is, they cannot functionally communicate with others using their voice. Despite that substantial fraction, ... -
A pictorial mobile-based communication application for non-verbal people with autism
( IEEE , 2014 , Conference Paper)Non-verbal people with autism are usually unable to communicate normally using natural languages. They can, however, learn to communicate through specific symbols and images. Special education instructors have adopted this ...