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A Reconfigurable Multipurpose SoC Mobile Platform for metal detection
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
Background and Objectives One of the key problems in mobile robotics is the ability to understand and analyze the surrounding environment in a useful way. This is especially important in dangerous applications where human ...
Geographical distribution of air pollution in Doha Qatar
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
Urban air pollution is an inevitable consequence of the urbanization representing a growing concern to scientists, policymakers and an increasing fraction of the population. Air pollution is an acute problem especially in ...
Robust Controller and Fault Diagnoser Design for Linear Systems with Event-based Communication
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
In order to improve the effectiveness and safety of control systems, the problem of integrated fault diagnosis and control (IFDC) design has attracted significant attention in the recent years, both in the research and in ...
Anti-Metastatic and Anti-Tumor Growth Effects of Origanum majorana on Highly Metastatic Human Breast Cancer Cells: Inhibition of NFκB Signaling and Reduction of Nitric Oxide Production
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Public Library of Science
, 2013 , Article)
Background: We have recently reported that Origanum majorana exhibits anticancer activity by promoting cell cycle arrest and apoptosis of the metastatic MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cell line. Here, we extended our study by ...
Compressive SensingBased Remote Monitoring Systems for IoT applications
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
Internet of things (IoT) is shifting the healthcare delivery paradigm from in-person encounters between patients and providers to an "anytime, anywhere" model delivery. Connected health has become more profound than ever ...
Contributing to sustainability education of east asian university students through a field trip experience: A social-ecological perspective
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MDPI AG
, 2016 , Article)
This study reports the effects of a field trip environmental education program with a social-ecological perspective on the experience and learning of university students from China, Japan, South Korea and Vietnam. The ...
Generating an imagingbased approach for enhanced structural and functional analysis of zebrafish cardiovascular systems
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HBKU Press
, 2018 , Conference Proceedings)
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) have latterly become one of the leading cause of death and impairment
worldwide. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), data estimation in 2008 were about
17.3, 7.3 and 6.2 million ...
Time Delay and Cost Overrun in Qatari Public Construction Projects
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
This paper investigated cost overruns and delays in Qatari public construction projects. An extensive review of regional and international publications was conducted to get a better understanding of the problem and the ...
Facile Synthesis of Uniform Virus-like Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for Enhanced Cellular Internalization
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American Chemical Society
, 2017 , Article)
The low-efficiency cellular uptake property of current nanoparticles greatly restricts their application in the biomedical field. Herein, we demonstrate that novel virus-like mesoporous silica nanoparticles can easily be ...
Hot electron and hole dynamics in thiol-capped CdSe quantum dots revealed by 2D electronic spectroscopy
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Royal Society of Chemistry
, 2016 , Article)
Colloidal quantum dots (QDs) have attracted interest as materials for opto-electronic applications, wherein their efficient energy use requires the understanding of carrier relaxation. In QDs capped by bifunctional thiols, ...