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Screening Of Some Qatari Plant Extracts For Anti Fungal Activities Of Plant Pathogenic Fungi
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2014 , Conference Paper)
The present study aimed to evaluate the antifungal activity of three desert plants extracts grown naturally in Qatar: (Al-rayhan) Ocimum basilicum, Shafallah (Capparis spinosa) and Qwaif(Prosopis juliflora)to study their ...
Souk Waqif: A Landmark In Doha, Qatar Rehabilitation, Social And Economic Sustainability
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2014 , Conference Paper)
Heritage and tourism have become during the last two decades dynamic areas of development in the world. The idea of heritage is crucial to the critical decision-making process as to how irreplaceable resources are to be ...
Non-data-aided SNR estimation for QPSK modulation in AWGN channel
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IEEE Computer Society
, 2014 , Conference Paper)
Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) estimation is an important parameter that is required in any receiver or communication systems. It can be computed either by a pilot signal data-aided approach in which the transmitted signal ...
Real-time implementation and evaluation of an adaptive energy-aware data compression for wireless EEG monitoring systems
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2014 , Conference Paper)
Wireless sensor technologies can provide the leverage needed to enhance patient-caregivers collaboration through ubiquitous access and direct communication, which promotes smart and scalable vital sign monitoring of the ...
On target coverage in mobile visual sensor networks
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Association for Computing Machinery, Inc
, 2014 , Conference Paper)
Recent advancements in manufacturing low-cost wireless battery operated cameras has made their application in Wireless Video Sensor Networks (WVSN) increasingly more feasible and affordable. The application of robotic ...
Towards energy efficient relay placement and load balancing in future wireless networks
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2014 , Conference Paper)
This paper presents an energy efficient relay deployment algorithm that determines the optimal location and number of relays for future wireless networks, including Long Term Evolution (LTE)-Advanced heterogeneous networks. ...
Effective capacity of cognitive radio links: Accessing primary feedback erroneously
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2014 , Conference Paper)
We study the performance of a cognitive system modeled by one secondary and one primary link and operating under statistical quality of service (QoS) delay constraints. We analyze the effective capacity (EC) to quantify ...
Distributed cross-layer optimization for healthcare monitoring applications
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IEEE Computer Society
, 2014 , Conference Paper)
Mobile Health (mHealth) systems leverage wireless and mobile communication technologies to provide healthcare stakeholders with innovative tools and solutions that can revolutionize healthcare provisioning. Body Area Sensor ...
Up and away: A visually-controlled easy-to-deploy wireless UAV Cyber-Physical testbed
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IEEE Computer Society
, 2014 , Conference Paper)
Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) have the promise of presenting the next evolution in computing with potential applications that include aerospace, transportation, and various automation systems. These applications motivate ...
Secret key generation based on channel and distance measurements
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IEEE Computer Society
, 2014 , Conference Paper)
Within the paradigm of physical layer secrecy, typically a physical layer specific characteristic is used as key generator to guarantee information hiding from eavesdroppers. In this paper, we propose a novel secret key ...