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Potential Psychological Factors Associated with High Risk for Cannabis Abuse: Evidence from Multiple Logistic Regression
( OMICS International , 2015 , Article)The aim of the present study was to provide a list of psychological variables likely to explain cannabis abuse among adolescents and young adults based on the following psychological risk factors: anxiety, depression, ... -
Potential psychosocial influences on gender differences in physical activity among Qatari adolescents: a first insight through descriptive observation
( Taylor & Francis Open , 2018 , Article)Adolescents in Qatar have some of the highest levels of inactivity and gender inequality in physical activity (PA) among all adolescents in the world. Contextual psychosocial influences remain unknown to date. The current ... -
The potential role of vitamin C in empowering cancer immunotherapy
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)Vitamin C also known as L-ascorbic acid is a nutrient naturally occurring in many fruits and vegetables and widely known for its potent antioxidant activity. Several studies have highlighted the importance of using high ... -
Potential routes of spread of Zika virus to the Middle East, North Africa and Asia: Action must be taken
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Potential Therapeutic Effects of Sodium Glucose-linked Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors in Stroke
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article Review)Purpose: Stroke is the second leading cause of death and the third leading cause of disability worldwide. Diabetes mellitus and the associated hyperglycemia are important risk factors for acute ischemic stroke and are ... -
Potential Therapeutic Targets of Resveratrol in the Prevention and Treatment of Pulmonary Fibrosis
( IMR Press Limited , 2023 , Article)Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is a feared component in over 200 interstitial pulmonary diseases, which are characterized by increased alveolar wall thickness, excessive scarring, and aberrant extracellular matrix restructuring ... -
Potential Use Of Carbide Lime Waste As An Alternative Material To Conventional Hydrated Lime Of Cement-Lime Mortars
( Qatar University , 1992 , Article)The present study aimed at the possibility of using the carbide lime waste as an alternative material to the conventional lime used for cement-lime mortar. The waste is a by-product obtained in the generation of acetylene ... -
Potential use of mixed indigenous microalgae for carbon dioxide bio-fixation and advanced wastewater treatment
( AIChE , 2017 , Conference Paper)The potential use of mixed indigenous microalgae (MIMA) as a CO2 capturing technology and treatment process for wastewaters was evaluated at two temperatures ( 25 and 30 C) and different CO2 dosage ( 0%, 5% and 15%). During ... -
Potential use of solar photocatalytic oxidation in removing emerging pharmaceuticals from wastewater: A pilot plant study
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)A pilot plant was used to evaluate the potential of solar photocatalytic processes in the treatment of wastewater containing emerging contaminates. Four groups of commonly used pharmaceuticals (antibiotics, estrogens, ... -
Potential use of treated wastewater as groundwater recharge using gis techniques and modeling tools in dhuleil-halabat well-field/jordan
( MDPI AG , 2021 , Article)Due to limited rainfall and precipitations, different developing countries depend on groundwater (G.W.) resources to challenge water scarcity. This practice of continuous and excessive G.W. pumping has led to severe water ... -
Potential Utilization of Alternative Construction Materials in Qatar, in lieu of Conventional Washed Sand
( Qatar University Press , 2023 , Conference Paper)Natural sand that has been washed is an essential material used in infrastructure development and construction projects of all sizes. Due to the depletion of natural sand sources in Qatar, there has arisen a need to develop ... -
Potential utilization of municipal solid waste incineration ashes as sand replacement for developing sustainable cementitious binder
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)This paper investigates the ability of recycling the municipality solid waste incineration (MSWI) ashes as sand replacement in cementitious binder production. Two types of MSWI ashes were considered in this study including ... -
Potential utilization of waste nitrogen fertilizer from a fertilizer industry using marine microalgae
( Elsevier B.V. , 2021 , Article)This study investigated the feasibility of microalgal biomass production using waste nitrogen fertilizers (WNFs) generated by the Qatar Fertiliser Company (QAFCO). From the plant, three types of WNFs (WNF1, WNF2, and WNF3) ... -
Potentials, Challenges and Opportunities for Tourism Development in Qatar
( Qatar University , 2019 , Article)Qatar has experienced extraordinary development in its economic, social and environmental sectors, thus improving its worldwide ranking in several aspects. As per 2018 Statistics, Qatar ranked on the top of economies with ... -
Potentials, trends, and prospects in edge technologies: Fog, cloudlet, mobile edge, and micro data centers
( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Article)Advancements in smart devices, wearable gadgets, sensors, and communication paradigm have enabled the vision of smart cities, pervasive healthcare, augmented reality and interactive multimedia, Internet of Every Thing ... -
Pottery from Halat Aobeer and Hazem Al-Jasrah, Qatar
( Elsevier , 2013 , Article)In this paper the results of investigations on six archaeological ceramic sherds of the most common Islamic earthenware from the site of Halat Aobeer and Hazam Al-Jasrah are presented. The data was obtained by using a ... -
Powder-based laser hybrid additive manufacturing of metals: a review
( Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH , 2021 , Article Review)Recent advances in additive manufacturing (AM) have attracted significant industrial interest. Initially, AM was mainly associated with the fabrication of prototypes, but the AM advances together with the broadening range ... -
Power allocation analysis for dynamic power utility in cognitive radio systems
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2015 , Conference Paper)The focus of this paper is to investigate the fundamental limits of power allocation when taking into account a dynamic power pricing scheme. This paper proposes an optimal power allocation analysis for wireless systems ... -
Power Allocation for D2D Communications with SWIPT
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2020 , Article)Power allocation plays a vital role in coordinating interference between Device-to-Device (D2D) and cellular communications, and when power allocation meets simultaneous wireless information and power transfer (SWIPT), the ... -
Power and citizenship in the social media networks: British Muslims, crime prevention and social engagement
( Palgrave Macmillan UK , 2016 , Book chapter)Debates about the potential of new media in citizen engagement and crime prevention especially among the youth have attracted interest of scores of researchers, policymakers and civilsociety organisations across the world. ...
