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Portfolio management and dependencies among precious metal markets: Evidence from a Copula quantile-on-quantile approach
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)This study examines the dependence structure among four major precious metal markets: gold, palladium, platinum, and silver. Using the novel Copula Quantile-on-Quantile Regression (C-QQR) approach of Sim (2016), we show ... -
Portfolio Selection Problem Using CVaR Risk Measures Equipped with DEA, PSO, and ICA Algorithms
( MDPI , 2022 , Article)Investors always pay attention to the two factors of return and risk in portfolio optimization. There are different metrics for the calculation of the risk factor, among which the most important one is the Conditional ... -
A Portrait of Low-Income Migrants in Contemporary Qatar
( Taylor & Francis (Routledge) , 2013 , Article)Though transnational labor migration in the Gulf States has increasingly been of scholarly interest, that scholarship has to date relied largely on qualitative ethnographic methodologies or small non-representative ... -
A Portrait of Low-Income Migrants in Contemporary Qatar
( Taylor & Francis , 2013 , Article)Though transnational labor migration in the Gulf States has increasingly been of scholarly interest, that scholarship has to date relied largely on qualitative ethnographic methodologies or small non-representative sampling ... -
Portrayal of Autism Spectrum disorder and its treatments in Qatar's leading newspapers: A content analysis study
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)BackgroundThe public cultivates thoughts, perceptions, and beliefs through media. Research has revealed that the media has a significant contribution to the publics’ negative perceptions and stigma surrounding Autism ... -
Portrayal of Autism Spectrum Disorder and related treatments in Qatar's printed media
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)Public cultivates perceptions and beliefs through mass media. Although considerable progress in the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has emerged over the last decade, negative media stereotypes ... -
The Portrayal Of The State Of Qatar In The Media: An Analytical Study Of The Newspapers Of The Gulf Blockading Countries (From 24 May 2017 To 21 September 2017) Of The Gulf Crisis 2017–2018
(2019 , Master Thesis)This research study investigates the ways in which the State of Qatar was portrayed in some of the Arabic-language newspapers of the three Gulf blockading countries. The main question addressed concerns the main characteristics ... -
Pose Detection for Partially Occluded Persons in Spectator Crowds
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)In recent years, vision based solutions have shown improvement in performance for scenes containing single or few persons for the tasks of person detection, tracking, and action recognition. Dense crowd analysis is the ... -
Pose-invariant face recognition with multitask cascade networks
( Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH , 2022 , Article)In this work, a face recognition method is proposed for face under pose variations using a multitask convolutional neural network (CNN). Furthermore, a pose estimation method followed by a face identification module is ... -
Position Measurement Using Sinusoidal Encoders and All-Analog PLL Converter with Improved Dynamic Performance
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2016 , Article)This paper describes a phase-locked loop (PLL) converter with improved dynamic response for the determination of mechanical angle from sinusoidal encoders and resolvers. PLL converters are tracking-type converters that use ... -
Positioning community pharmacies in terms of access and information and communication technologies use in modern cities of Malaysia
( Blackwell Publishing Ltd , 2018 , Article)Modern cities are the hub of Malaysian economic growth and urbanisation. These cities are sprawling across Malaysia and are built as an urban eco-system with an integrated physical, social, economic and public infrastructure ... -
Positioning the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Firmly in the Center of Health Promotion Pedagogy
( SAGE Publications Inc. , 2022 , Other)Historically, the work of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) scholars has been grounded in multi-disciplinary connections to educational psychology and pedagogical research. SoTL research and commentary intends ... -
Positive influence of expanded graphite on the physical behavior of phase change materials based on linear low-density polyethylene and paraffin wax
( Elsevier B.V. , 2015 , Article)The preparation of Phase Change Materials (PCM) with improved thermal conductivity, based on linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE), paraffin wax with a melting point of approximately 42 °C and expanded graphite as well ... -
Positive sentiments as coping mechanisms and path to resilience: the case of Qatar blockade
( Taylor & Francis , 2020 , Article)Existing research on coping accentuates the role of positive emotions as defensive mechanisms to cope with stressful situations and the ensuing negative emotions. The same literature justifies the long-term effects of ... -
Positively Shifting the Mindset in Construction Using Non-Biodegradable Materials for Sustainable Construction: An Experimental Study
( Qatar Univesrity Press , 2020 , Conference Paper)Disposing of the non-biodegradable material, scrap Tire rubber specifically, has always been a bone of contention for the municipalities around the world. Not only the land that it covers is the major issue, but also the ...