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    • Building Information Modeling (BIM) for Energy Efficiency Awareness in Gulf Countries 

      Alhamami, Ali Hussain; Abuhussain, Mohammed Awad; Dodo, Yakubu Aminu ( 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) 

      MUSTAFA, JASER M. SALEH (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 

      Himeur, Yassine; Alsalemi, Abdullah; Bensaali, Faycal; Amira, Abbes ( 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 

      QU Faculty, Postdoc, Graduate and Undergraduate Students ( 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 resilience in the infant formula milk supply chain 

      Al-Khatib, Maryam; Haji, Mona; Haouari, Mohamed; Kharbeche, Mohamed ( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)
      In recent years, Infant Formula Milk (IFM), a vital source of nutrition for infants lacking breast milk in their first two years, has been plagued by diverse and severe global supply chain disruptions. These challenges ...

    • Building thermal energy modeling with loss minimization 

      Gabbar, Hossam A.; Bondarenko, Daniel; Hussain, Sajid; Musharavati, Farayi; Pokharel, Shaligram ( 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 

      Barrane, Fatima Zahra; Ndubisi, Nelson Oly; Kamble, Sachin; Karuranga, Gahima Egide; Poulin, Diane ( 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 

      Baek, Jiin ( 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 

      Faggion, Laura; Furlan, Raffaello ( 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 

      Furlan, R; Faggion, L ( 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 

      Nafi’, Sara Ibrahim; Alattar, Deema Anwar; Furlan, Raffaello ( 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 

      Swapna, Thomas; Ouhtit, Allal; Al Khatib, Hebah A.; Eid, Ali H.; Mathew, Shilu; ... more authors ( 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. 

      Melaku, Yohannes Adama; Renzaho, Andre; Gill, Tiffany K; Taylor, Anne W; Dal Grande, Eleonora; ... more authors ( 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 

      Bener, Abdulbari; Kim, Eun-Jung; Mutlu, Fatih; Eliyan, Afnan; Delghan, Hamsa; ... more authors ( 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 

      Khalil I.; Colombara D.V.; Forouzanfar M.H.; Troeger C.; Daoud F.; ... more authors ( 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. 

      Melaku, Yohannes Adama; Wassie, Molla Mesele; Gill, Tiffany K; Zhou, Shao Jia; Tessema, Gizachew Assefa; ... more authors ( 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 

      Stein Emil, Vollset; Ababneh, Hazim S; Abate, Yohannes Habtegiorgis; Abbafati, Cristiana; Abbasgholizadeh, Rouzbeh; ... more authors ( 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 

      Hurley, Megan C.; Arthur, Heather M.; Chessex, Caroline; Oh, Paul; Turk-Adawi, Karam; ... more authors ( 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 ...

    • Burnout among Dental Students of Private and Public Dental Colleges in Pakistan - A Cross-Sectional Study 

      Ayub, Ali; Ali, Sarah; Issrani, Rakhi; Sethi, Ahsan; Khattak, Osama; ... more authors ( Association of Support to Oral Health Research (APESB) , 2024 , Article)
      Objective: To assess the prevalence of burnout among dental students of public and private institutions in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab, Pakistan. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive survey was conducted ...

    • Burnout and job satisfaction among psychiatrists in the Mental Health Service, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar 

      Kader, Nisha; Elhusein, Bushra; Elhassan, Nahid M.; Alabdulla, Majid; Hammoudeh, Samer; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)
      Background: Job satisfaction is a critical concern among medical staff and directly affects patient safety and quality of health care services. Burnout has been reported to be correlated with job satisfaction. Aims: This ...