Due to the peculiarity of wireless sensor networks (WSNs), where a group of sensors continuously transmit data to other sensors or to the fusion center, it is crucial to compress the transmitted data in order to save the ...

In early 2021, Qatar launched a mass immunization campaign with the mRNA-1273 (Moderna)1 vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).2 We assessed the persistence of real-world vaccine effectiveness against severe ...

Background For decades, vitamin K antagonists and specifically warfarin, have been the sole agents used orally to manage thromboembolic conditions, including stroke and venous thromboembolism (VTE). Several factors lead ...

Warming up is a widely accepted procedure preceding every type of athletic events, although objective evidence supporting the use of warm up is limited. Coaches, physical educators and athletes of almost every athletic ...

Waste audit has proved to be a valuable first step in development of a viable waste minimization and recycling program. Waste characterization has been successfully used at many educational institutions in the United States ...

We model water consumption in the market segment that compose the Qatari water market. We link water consumption to population growth. Building on the estimated model, we develop long-range ...

The desert woodlouse Porcellio evansi from Bahrain and Qatar has a transpiration rate as low or lower than recorded from other desert species. The synanthropic mesic Porsellionides pruinosus has a much higher rate, while ...