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Death by suicide during COVID-19 infection: Two case reports
( HBKU Press , 2023 , Article)A range of psychiatric disorders has been recognized with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection, including acute stress, anxiety, depression, suicidal behavior, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Among those, the ... -
Debate: Reimagining strategic management of social responsibilities in US universities—A comment on George et al. (2023)
( Taylor and Francis [Routledge] , 2023 , Article)The focus on the social responsibilities of universities has been increasingly emphasized in recent years, pushing these institutions to go beyond their conventional mission and address emerging societal challenges. This ... -
Debt maturity, financial crisis and corporate performance in GCC countries: A dynamic-GMM approach
( Inderscience Publishers , 2015 , Article)This study investigates the effect of debt financing and debt maturity on corporate performance, using evidence from Gulf Cooperation Council countries (GCC): Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab ... -
A decade of development: The civil and commercial court of the Qatar financial centre
( Brill Academic Publishers , 2020 , Article)© 2020 Copyright 2020 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands. The Qatar International Court is a new breed of judicial tribunal inspired by the English Commercial Court based in London. It provides a dispute ... -
A decade of intestinal protozoan epidemiology among settled immigrants in Qatar
( PubMed Central , 2016 , Article)Background: The World Health Organization estimates that about 3.5 billion people worldwide are affected by intestinal parasitic infections. Reports have already emphasized the role of immigrants in outbreaks of ... -
Decapod assemblages in subtidal and intertidal zones—Importance of scuba diving as a survey technique in tropical reefs, Brazil
( Elsevier , 2015 , Article)Decapods play a crucial role within the reef ecosystem and the development of scuba diving as a survey tool has allowed researchers the opportunity to study the decapod–reef relationship more comprehensively. The present ... -
Decarbonizing Bitcoin: Law and policy choices for reducing the energy consumption of Blockchain technologies and digital currencies
( Elsevier , 2018 , Article)The vast transactional, trust and security advantages of Bitcoin are dwarfed by the intentionally resource-intensive design in its transaction verification process which now threatens the climate we depend upon for survival. ... -
Decentralization of Mental Health Services in Qatar: A Promising Model for Enhancing Access and Optimizing Care
( Elsevier , 2021 , Other)In 2001, the World Health Organization (WHO) called for coordinated global efforts in reframing mental health agenda and broadening the conceptualization of mental disorders. A wider scope and better quality of service ... -
Decentralized ciphertext-policy attribute-based encryption schemes for lightweight devices
( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Article)In a traditional attribute-based encryption (ABE) system, there is only one central authority who generates and hence knows the secret keys of all users, this problem is known as the key escrow problem. An ABE scheme which ... -
Decentralized multiuser diversity with opportunistic packet transmission in MIMO wireless sensor networks
( Elsevier , 2013 , Article)In this study, we consider a single-hop wireless sensor network where both the sensor nodes and the controller node have multiple antennas. We focus on single beam opportunistic communication and propose a threshold-based ... -
Decentralized throughput maximization in cognitive radio wireless mesh networks
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2014 , Article)Scheduling and spectrum allocation are tasks affecting the performance of cognitive radio wireless networks, where heterogeneity in channel availability limits the performance and poses a great challenge on protocol design. ... -
Decentralized Unitary System: A Possible Middle Ground for Somalia
( Center for Research and Policy Studies , 2015 , Article)The debate over a suitable governance model for Somalia is re-examined using material gleaned from interviews, focus-groups, document analyses and literature. Analysis first identifies four domestic grievances – trust-deficit, ... -
Deciding Fast: Examining the Relationship between Strategic Decision Speed and Decision Quality across Multiple Environmental Contexts
( John Wiley & Sons Ltd , 2021 , Article)Rapid innovation, shortened product life cycles and fierce competition place great pressures on top managers to make fast strategic decisions. However, a key question in strategic decision-making research is whether decision ... -
Deciding Your Own Anonymity: User-Oriented Node Selection in I2P
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2018 , Article)With the development of Internet applications, anonymous communication technology plays a very significant role in protecting personal privacy. As one of the most popular anonymous communication systems, I2P provides strong ... -
Deciphering the complexities of cancer cell immune evasion: Mechanisms and therapeutic implications
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article Review)Cancer immune evasion is one of the principal mechanisms leading to the progression and metastatization of the disease. Despite the migration and infiltration at the tumor site of immune cells, multiple factors can influence ... -
Deciphering the OIC Investment Agreement in Light of the Itisaluna v. Republic of Iraq Award
( Qatar University Press , 2022 , Article)Promulgated in 1981, the purpose of the Agreement on Promotion and Protection and Guarantee of Investments among Member States of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (nowadays the Organization of Islamic Cooperation) ... -
Deciphering the Role of Filamin B Calponin-Homology Domain in Causing the Larsen Syndrome, Boomerang Dysplasia, and Atelosteogenesis Type I Spectrum Disorders via a Computational Approach.
( MDPI , 2020 , Article)Filamins (FLN) are a family of actin-binding proteins involved in regulating the cytoskeleton and signaling phenomenon by developing a network with F-actin and FLN-binding partners. The FLN family comprises three conserved ... -
Decision Support System and Multi-Criteria Decision Aid: A State of the Art and Perspectives
( John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. , 2015 , Article)The aim of this paper is to highlight the role of the Decision Support System within the field of multi-criteria decision aid (MCDA). The MCDA tools have been incorporated into systems to create Multi-Criteria Decision ... -
Decision Support System to Risk Stratification in the Acute Coronary Syndrome Using Fuzzy Logic
( Hindawi , 2021 , Article)Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a set of symptoms and signs which define a range of conditions related with the unexpected reduced blood flow to the heart. In ACS, the heart muscles cannot function properly due to the ... -
Decision-Analytic Modeling in the Economic Evaluations of Systemic Antifungals for the Prophylaxis against Invasive Fungal Infections - A Thematic Systematic Review
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Background: The interest in the economic evaluations of "prophylactic" systemic antifungals is on the rise, especially with the emergence of newer expensive agents for prophylaxis of invasive fungal infections (IFI). ...
