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Effectiveness of the pedestrian detection strategies and pavement markings: A driving simulator study
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)Pedestrians are the most vulnerable group in the traffic and accounts for about 40,000 deaths each year worldwide. One of the main reasons is that drivers usually do not yield to pedestrian which creates serious conflicts ... -
Mega Events and Crowd Evacuation at Tourist Attractions: A Case Study of Souq Waqif using Pedestride Crowd Simulation Tool
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)Evacuating individuals at large gathering places can be achieved safely and efficiently through the detailed understanding of crowd dynamics within a certain location. Souq Waqif is a major tourist attraction in Qatar that ... -
Submarine Cables, the Internet Backbone, and the Trade in Services
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)Submarine cables are undersea digital bridges that allow ideas and information to move across space. Submarine cables are expensive infrastructure investments and their high costs raise the question about their economic ... -
Between Immunity, Metabolism, and Development: A story of a Fly Gut!
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)In addition to its role in initiating immune response in the body, the innate immune system seems to also play a critical role in maintaining homeostatic balance in the gut epithelium. Our recent studies in the Drosophila ... -
A Decision Analytical Model Investigating Cost-Effectiveness of Erlotinib
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)Background: A decision analytical model investigating cost-effectiveness of Erlotinib was submitted to the UK NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence), which was not based on actual health-state transition ... -
Investigating the effect of hyperglycemia on embryonic heart development using the chick embryo model
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)Congenital heart defects (CHDs) represent the most common form of human birth defects. Maternal diabetes increases the risk of CHD by 3-5 folds. During heart development, little is known about the effects of high blood ... -
Stepwise Relationship of Exercise Frequency with Serum BDNF Level among Adolescents
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)Introduction: Regular participation in exercise in adolescents is associated with numerous health benefits, including improved CV, metabolic, muscular, respiratory, immune, cognitive, and neurohormonal functions. Brain-derived ... -
Approaches to achieve sustainable use and management of groundwater resources in Qatar
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)This paper reviews the hydro-geochemical characterization of Qatar's aquifer. In addition, it highlights the opportunities in the current groundwater management practices to achieve a sustainable groundwater use in Qatar ... -
Biological Control of Mycotoxigenic Fungi and Ochratoxin A by The In-Vitro Application of a Qatari Burkholderia cepacia Strain (QBC03)
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites synthesized by mycotoxigenic fungi belonging mainly to three major fungal genera that are Aspergillus, Fusarium and Penicillium. The latter mycotoxigenic fungi contaminate plants and ... -
Assessment of Urban Heat Islands Based on the Relationship Between Land Surface Temperature and Land Use/Land Cover in Greater Doha
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)Urban heat islands (UHI) are areas with elevated temperatures occurring in cities compared to surrounding rural areas. This study realizes the lack of research regarding the trends of UHIs in desert countries and focuses ... -
Shear Behavior of Fiber Reinforced Concrete Beams with Basalt FRP Reinforcing Bars and Glass FRP Stirrups
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)The State of Qatar suffers from a harsh environment in the form of high temperature that prevails almost all year round in addition to severe humidity and coastal conditions. This exposure leads to the rapid deterioration ... -
Influence of Water Table Fluctuation on Natural Source Zone Depletion in Hydrocarbon Contaminated Subsurface Environments
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)Most of the prediction theories regarding dissolution of organic contaminants in the subsurface systems have been proposed based on the static water conditions; and the influence of water fluctuations on mass removal ... -
Effects of current, electrodes spacing and operational time on the removal of heavy metals from primary treated municipal wastewater using dielectrophoresis.
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)Electrocoagulation (EC) is an emerging technology that has been used to treat heavy metals from different kinds of wastewater. This paper discusses the effects of inducing Dielectrophoretic (DEP) force in EC system for the ... -
Fabrication of flexible electrically conductive polymer based micro-patterns using plasma discharge
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)The application of polymer based micro-patterns in the field of flexible micro-electronics has become the focus as to replace rigid and planar silicon based integrated circuits with weak bendability. Polyethylene terephthalate ... -
Thermal, electrical, and sensing properties of composite material from environmental and industrial wastage
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)This work is an endeavour to contemplate a valueadded conductive plastic composite material derived as recycled plastic depending on Polyethylene (PP)/carbon black. We choose to add Carbon black (CB) as a filler material ... -
Construction of Modified CuO-Co3O4-ZnO Electrode for Acetone Detection in Breath
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)Acetone in breath can be used as a biomarker for noninvasive detection of diabetes. The acetone level in breath is substantially high for diabetic patients. In this study, mixed metal oxide nanocomposite of CuO-Co3O4 -ZnO ... -
Full-Scale Seawater Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plant Simulator
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)Reverse Osmosis (RO) is an efficient and clean membrane-based technology for water desalination. This work presents a full-scale Seawater Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) desalination plant simulator using MATLAB/Simulink that has ... -
Face recognition and summarization for surveillance video sequences
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)Face recognition and video summarization represent chal- lenging tasks for several computer vision applications including video surveil- lance, criminal investigations, and sports applications'. For long videos, it is ... -
EFL Teachers' Phonological Awareness Beliefs and Practices: Help or Prevent EFL Children Developing Reading
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)"Families, schools and stakeholders long for developing good readers (Ponitz & Rimm-Kaufman, 2011) and would do all it takes to save young children from becoming illiterate or low achievers (Anthony & Farncis, 2005; Share ... -
Fertility Transitions: Implications for Future Demographic Trends in Qatar
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)Introduction: In Qatar, while most of the country's demographic situations have been widely studied, much less attention has been paid to the determinants of Qatari women's socio-demographic characteristics and the prevalence ...
