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Building Bridges: Connecting Investors to Companies in Developing Countries
( Qatar University Young Scientists Center - Qatar University , 2024 , Conference Paper)Many developing countries have businesses with big potential. However, they often struggle to attract investors. Our study aims to find ways to bridge this gap. From our research, we found two key problems. First, new ... -
Building energy model calibration using automated optimization-based algorithm
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)Multiple numbers of Building Energy Simulation (BES) programs have been improved and implemented during the last decades. BES models play a crucial role in understanding building energy demands and accelerating the malfunction ... -
Building hospital pharmacy practice research capacity in Qatar: a cross-sectional survey of hospital pharmacists
( Kluwer Academic Publishers , 2015 , Article)Background There is a need to systematically develop research capacity within pharmacy practice. Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) is the principal non-profit health care provider in Qatar. Traditionally, pharmacists in Qatar ... -
Building Information Modeling (BIM) for Energy Efficiency Awareness in Gulf Countries
( Qatar University Press , 2023 , Conference Paper)Energy efficiency in the built environment has been adopted through several initiatives depending on the context of implementation; this paper further assesses Building Information Modelling (BIM) as a toolkit designed to ... -
BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING (BIM) TOWARDS FOSTERING CIRCULAR AND SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION (CIRCULAR BIM)
(06-2 , Master Thesis)The aim of this thesis is to study the circular economy (CE) model in construction, sustainability, and the utilization of building information modeling (BIM) to support decision making on building component circularity ... -
Building power consumption datasets: Survey, taxonomy and future directions
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article Review)In the last decade, extended efforts have been poured into energy efficiency. Several energy consumption datasets were henceforth published, with each dataset varying in properties, uses and limitations. For instance, ... -
Building Resilience at Universities: Role of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Book)Qatar University (QU) Annual Research Forum and Exhibition (QUARFE) is a crucial event that brings together students, researchers and academics from the University’s colleges, research centers and institutions, in addition ... -
Building thermal energy modeling with loss minimization
( Elsevier , 2014 , Article)The thermal losses in buildings are significant energy sinks. The Energy Semantic Network (ESN) is a new method for finding these losses at the design stage, as well as for the existing structures. The research purpose of ... -
Building trust in multi-stakeholder collaborations for new product development in the digital transformation era
( Emerald Group Holdings Ltd. , 2021 , Article)Purpose: The study aims to explore the critical approaches adopted by innovative organizations and to build an environment of trust between the multiple stakeholders collaborating for new product development (NPD). ... -
Built Environment Attributes and Walking Patterns: A Case Study of Abu Dhabi Downtown
( Qatar University Press , 2023 , Conference Paper)Walkability is crucial in sustainable urban design. Our understanding on the walkability in cities in hot and arid climate needs to be improved due to shortage of our knowledge and previous studies about this. Thus, this ... -
Built Form and Cultural Meanings of the Homes of Veneto Post WWII Italian Migrants in Australia
( Scholars Middle East Publishers , 2017 , Article)This study investigates the domestic dwellings built in Brisbane by twenty first-generation migrants, natives of the Veneto region in Italy, who migrated to Australia in the post WWII period and built their houses in the ... -
Built Form and Culture: Italian Transnational Houses in Australia
( OMICS International , 2016 , Article)Accordingly to Wagner, “Dwellings stand as the concrete expressions of a complex interaction among cultural skills and norms, climatic conditions and the potentialities of natural materials”. This study, beginning with ... -
Built Form of the Souq Waqif in Doha and User’s Social Engagement
( Scientific & Academic Publishing , 2015 , Article)The Souq Waqif is located in the heart of the old downtown of Doha, the capital of the State of Qatar. The Souq Waqif is one of the most important heritage sites in the country. Over the years this market became abounded ... -
Burden and disease pathogenesis of influenza and other respiratory viruses in diabetic patients
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article Review)Over the past two decades, diabetes mellitus (DM) has been receiving increasing attention among autoimmune diseases. The prevalence of type 1 and type 2 diabetes has increased rapidly and has become one of the leading ... -
Burden and trend of diet-related non-communicable diseases in Australia and comparison with 34 OECD countries, 1990-2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015.
( Springer Verlag , 2018 , Article)Diet is a major determining factor for many non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs). However, evidence on diet-related NCD burden remains limited. We assessed the trends in diet-related NCDs in Australia from 1990 to 2015 ... -
Burden of diabetes mellitus attributable to demographic levels in Qatar: An emerging public health problem
( Elsevier Ltd , 2014 , Article)Diabetes is one of the main contributors to ill health and premature mortality worldwide and its prevalence has been rising during the last decades. Aim The aim of the present study was to quantify the burden of disease ... -
Burden of diarrhea in the eastern mediterranean region, 1990-2013: Findings from the global burden of disease study 2013
( American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene , 2016 , Article)Diarrheal diseases (DD) are leading causes of disease burden, death, and disability, especially in children in low-income settings. DD can also impact a child's potential livelihood through stunted physical growth, cognitive ... -
Burden of disease attributable to suboptimal diet, metabolic risks and low physical activity in Ethiopia and comparison with Eastern sub-Saharan African countries, 1990-2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015.
( BioMed Central , 2018 , Article)Twelve of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are related to malnutrition (both under- and overnutrition), other behavioral, and metabolic risk factors. However, comparative evidence on the impact of behavioral and ... -
Burden of disease scenarios for 204 countries and territories, 2022–2050: a forecasting analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)BackgroundFuture trends in disease burden and drivers of health are of great interest to policy makers and the public at large. This information can be used for policy and long-term health investment, planning, and ... -
Burden, screening, and treatment of depressive and anxious symptoms among women referred to cardiac rehabilitation: a prospective study
( BioMed Central , 2017 , Article)Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among women. Women with CVD experience a greater burden of psychosocial distress than men, and practice guidelines promote ...
