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Human Factors in Driving Accidents: A Cognitive Investigation in the Gulf Context
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Human factors were reported by researchers to be the reason behind the majority of car accidents; examples of these factors were: inattention, stress, distraction, decision making, drugs and alcohol abuses. Most of such ...
Chemical Characterization and Source Identification of Beached Oil from Two Areas Along the North-Western Coast of Qatar
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Over the years there have been several reports of oil spills affecting particularly the northern coast of Qatar. In most cases, the source of oil spills is not identified. The spilled oils are very resistant to degradation ...
Modeling the Best Cleanliness Practices for Qatar Healthcare Establishments
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
In recent years, healthcare has become an important area of concern for both government and private healthcare establishments (HCEs) as are facing challenges in the delivery and provisioning of high quality services to ...
Adaptative Network Topology for Data Centers
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Data centers have an important role in supporting cloud computing services (such as email, social networking, web search, etc.) enterprise computing needs, and infrastructure-based services. Data center networking is a ...
Design of a Time-Frequency Algorithm for Automatic Eeg Artifact Removal
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
The injuries suffered by newborns during birth are a major health issue. To improve the health outcomes of sick newborns using EEG measurements, a number of recent studies focused on the use of high-resolution Time-Frequency ...
Reduced LPV Modeling and Control of a Solution Copolymerization Reactor
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Controlling the operation of polymer reactors is a highly important task that aims at maximizing the production rate and the product quality and also minimizing the transition losses due to the high consumer demands, as ...
Towards a K-12 Game-based Educational Platform with Automatic Student Monitoring: "INTELLIFUN"
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Since the twenty-first century, digital technologies are increasingly supporting teaching and learning activities. Because learning is effective when it starts early, advanced early years' educational tools are highly ...
Climate variability and its impact on the spatial distribution of mangroves in Qatar
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Mangroves are a unique vegetation community that can adapt to harsh climatic conditions, including in areas of high temperature and high salinity levels. It is an important coastal wetland community in many countries that ...
The potential impact of climate change on linkages between above and below ground communities in low diversity ecosystems in extreme environments
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
There is growing evidence that ecosystem function depend on biodiversity. For example, experimental studies with different number of plant species show that microbial biomass, fungal abundance and N mineralisation rates ...
Improving Reading: From Teacher Development to Student Reading
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
On multiple international assessments of student learning including the IEA's TIMSS and the OECD's PISA, Qatar students have performed poorly on both reading and science when compared with international peers. To counter ...