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Biomimetic kinetic shading facade inspired by tree morphology for improving occupant’s daylight performance
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Solarlits
, 2021 , Article)
Many recent studies in the field of the kinetic façade developed the grid-based modular forms through primary kinetic movements which are restricted in the simple shapes. However, learning from biological analogies reveals ...
The role of the United Arab Emirates in the internationalization of the Yemeni conflict
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2021 , Conference Paper)
In 2011, tired of poverty and corruption, thousands of Yemenis mobilised to demand the departure of President Abdullah Saleh. After thirty years in power, Saleh signed his resignation, and an initially peaceful and promising ...
Isoperimetric properties of condenser capacity
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
For compact subsets E of the unit disk D we study the capacity of the condenser (D,E) by means of set functionals defined in terms of hyperbolic geometry. In particular, we study experimentally the case of a hyperbolic ...
Spatiotemporal analysis of water-electricity consumption in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic across six socioeconomic sectors in Doha City, Qatar
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
This study investigates the water – electricity consumption in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic across six
socioeconomic sectors. Due to inadequate research on spatial modelling of water – electricity consumption in ...
Flare gas-to-power by direct intercooled oxy-combustion supercritical CO2 power cycles
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
With more than 150 billion m3 of gases annually flared around the world, gas flaring is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions that contaminates the environment with more than 400 Mt CO2/year. Therefore, utilizing the ...
Acoustic Performance Evaluation of Dense-Graded Asphalt Pavements in Qatar
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Hindawi
, 2021 , Article)
There is pressing and growing demand from the public to design and construct roads with a low noise level. This paper investigated the acoustic performance of asphalt pavements in the State of Qatar to assist transport ...
SGLT-2 inhibitors associated euglycemic and hyperglycemic DKA in a multicentric cohort
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Springer Nature
, 2021 , Article)
Euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis (EuDKA) secondary to Sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) is a rare but increasingly reported phenomenon. Not much is known about the burden ...
An investigation into the avoidability of drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome
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Springer Nature
, 2021 , Article)
Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome is a rising morbidity amongst hospitalized patients. Whilst clinical protocols for the management of individual DRESS cases have been well established, ...
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and attitudes in Qatar: A national cross-sectional survey of a migrant-majority population
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
, 2021 , Article)
Background: Vaccine hesitancy is a global threat undermining control of preventable infections. Emerging evidence suggests that hesitancy to COVID-19 vaccination varies globally. Qatar has a unique population with around ...
Biochar of spent coffee grounds as per se and impregnated with tio2: Promising waste-derived adsorbents for balofloxacin
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
, 2021 , Article)
Biochars (BC) of spent coffee grounds, both pristine (SCBC) and impregnated with titanium oxide (TiO2 @SCBC) were exploited as environmentally friendly and economical sorbents for the fluroquinolone antibiotic balofloxacin ...