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Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Early Travel-Associated COVID-19 Cases
( Frontiers Media , 2020 , Article)© Copyright © 2020 Marei, Emara, Elsaied, Nasrallah, Chivese, Al-Romaihi, Althani, Al Thani, Farag and Yassine. Background: SARS-CoV-2 continues to claim hundreds of thousands of people's lives. It mostly affects the elderly ... -
Demographic characteristics, laboratory features and complications in 346 cases of brucellosis: A retrospective study from Qatar
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)Objectives: To study the epidemiology and laboratory findings and outcomes of human brucellosis in the state of Qatar. Methods: A retrospective study involving adult patients with a definitive diagnosis of brucellosis was ... -
Demographic factors as determinants of e-government adoption
( IGI Global , 2020 , Book chapter)E-government services are important aspects of today's wellbeing of citizens. The adoption of technology is explored utilizing many theories and predictors. The theory of reasoned action (TRA) proposes that perceived ... -
Demographically Extended & State Specific Optimal Commodity Taxes for India
( Qatar University , 2006 , Article)This paper attempts to provide conclusive evidence of regional variations in demand be¬haviour in India using the Restricted Non Linear Preference System. Also the importance of household composition is brought out clearly ... -
Demographics and clinical characteristics of alcohol-related admissions in a tertiary care hospital in Qatar: Does age matter?
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2021 , Article)Background: Alcohol consumption is a major cause of acute and chronic health conditions associated with comorbidities and traumatic injuries, despite its partial prohibition in some countries. Moreover, alcohol-related ... -
Demographics and Epidemiology of Hepatitis B in the State of Qatar: A Five-Year Surveillance-Based Incidence Study
( MDPI , 2019 , Article)Background: Expatriates represent >80% of Qatar’s population, mostly arriving from countries in Africa and Asia that are endemic with many diseases. This increases the risk for introducing new pathogens into the country ... -
Demonstrating the Worth of Recycled Aggregates - A Case Study from Qatar
( American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Recycled aggregates are widely used in unbound applications in many countries. However, in some areas the materials available may not meet all the requirements of the local specifications. This is the case in Qatar, where ... -
Demulsification of stable emulsions from produced water using a phase separator with inclined parallel arc coalescing plates
( Elsevier , 2015 , Article)A novel and highly efficient oil-water separator equipped with a series of inclined multiple arc coalescence plates is developed and optimized for the removal of stable oil emulsions from produced water. The synthetic high ... -
Demystifying Smoker's Paradox: A Propensity Score-Weighted Analysis in Patients Hospitalized With Acute Heart Failure.
( Wiley Open Access , 2019 , Article)Background Smoker's paradox has been observed with several vascular disorders, yet there are limited data in patients with acute heart failure (HF). We examined the effects of smoking in patients with acute HF using data ... -
Demystifying the green purchasing behavior of young consumers: Moderating role of green skepticism
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2023 , Article)Environmental protection is increasingly a concern, but false claims by companies have raised green skepticism among consumers. Young consumers constitute a significant group for consumption in an economy like India. While ... -
Demystifying the Link between Social Media Addiction and Sharing without Verification: The Role of Absentmindedness and Wellbeing
( Association for Information Systems (AIS) , 2024 , Article)We use salience and dual-system theories as the lens to investigate how (via which intervening mechanism) and when (under what condition(s)) social media addiction impacts unverified information sharing. Based on results ... -
Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis-Polymerase Chain Reaction Comparison of Chitosan Effects on Anaerobic Cultures of Broiler Cecal Bacteria and Salmonella Typhimurium.
( Mary Ann Liebert , 2018 , Article)Enteropathogen colonization and product contamination are major poultry industry problems. The emergence of antibiotic resistance, and associated risks to human health, is limiting the use of antibiotics as first-line ... -
Dengue and chikungunya seroprevalence among Qatari nationals and immigrants residing in Qatar.
( Public Library of Science , 2019 , Article)The objective of this study is to characterize the seroprevalence of anti-dengue (DENV) and anti-chikungunya (CHIKV) antibodies among blood donors residing in Qatar who are Middle East and North Africa (MENA) nationals and ... -
Denial-of-service attack on iec 61850-based substation automation system: A crucial cyber threat towards smart substation pathways
( MDPI , 2021 , Article)The generation of the mix-based expansion of modern power grids has urged the utilization of digital infrastructures. The introduction of Substation Automation Systems (SAS), advanced networks and communication technologies ... -
Denoising different types of acoustic partial discharge signals using power spectral subtraction
( Institution of Engineering and Technology , 2018 , Article)Measuring acoustic emission (AE) of partial discharge (PD) phenomena can be adopted to estimate the condition of power transformers. However, the environmental noise encountered with AE of PD measurements negatively affects ... -
Denoising of acoustic partial discharge signals corrupted with random noise
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2016 , Article)Power transformers are one of the most important and expensive electrical equipment that require online condition monitoring. Partial discharge (PD) measurement is considered the most effective and non-destructive approach ... -
Density and diversity of the desert Arthropoda of Qatar
( Qatar University , 1997 , Article)Density and diversity of arthropods were studied at different habitats of the Qatari desert. Diurnal sampling was conducted at two seasons of the year, the end of the dry season, at the beginning of autumn (October) in ... -
Density Functional Theory Study of Dry Reforming of Methane
(2018 , Master Thesis)the recent years, the global warming effects are being catastrophic and they start hitting new areas. These effects have a direct relation with the amount of greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere. CO2 and other ... -
Density functional theory study on the catalytic dehydrogenation of methane on MoO3 (010) surface
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)Methane conversion offers hydrocarbon building blocks of high market value, which are easier to transport than natural gas. Under non-oxidative conditions, the process can also produce clean hydrogen fuel. In this study, ...