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Cost-efficient Multi-tasking in Coverage-aware Mobile Crowd Sensing
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2018 , Conference Paper)In Mobile Crowd Sensing (MCS), task assignment and user selection to minimize the total incentive cost is a crucial issue that has received a lot of attention recently. Previous works studied incentive techniques for ... -
Costing and Management of Overheads in GCC Countries: Two Grounded Theory Case Studies
( North American Business Press , 2015 , Article)This research is a first attempt to investigate overhead costs and cost allocation in terms of product costing and cost management in the petrochemical companies in GCC Countries using a grounded theory methodological ... -
Cost‑effectiveness of add‑on dapagliflozin for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction patients without diabetes
( Taylor & Francis , 2024 , Article)Aim: To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of dapagliflozin added to standard of care (SoC) versus SoC in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and without type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients from the ... -
CouchDB Based Real-Time Wireless Communication System for Clinical Simulation
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2019 , Conference Paper)Medical simulators are advancing in technology and complexity to enhance realism and hence implementing a real-time communication system for such simulators is a challenge that engineers face. This paper follows up on the ... -
Could antigen presenting cells represent a protective element during sars-cov-2 infection in children?
( MDPI , 2021 , Article)Antigen Presenting Cells (APC) are immune cells that recognize, process, and present antigens to lymphocytes. APCs are among the earliest immune responders against an antigen. Thus, in patients with COVID-19, a disease ... -
Could Vagus nerve stimulation influence bone remodeling?
( International Society of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions , 2021 , Article)Objectives: To investigate the effect of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) on the bone mineral density (BMD) in epileptic patients. Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted on individuals with refractory seizures who ... -
Counteracting dark sides of robo-advisors: justice, privacy and intrusion considerations
( Emerald Publishing , 2023 , Article)Purpose: Under the pressure of dynamic business environments, firms in the banking and finance industry are gradually embracing Fintech, such as robo-advisors, as part of their digital transformation process. While robo-advisory ... -
Counterfeit drug demand: Perceptions of policy makers and community pharmacists in Sudan
(2013 , Article)Background: The counterfeit drug trade has become widespread and has developed into a substantial threat to both the public's health and the pharmaceutical industry. Objectives: The aim of this study was to seek insights ... -
Counterfeit medicines: A quick review on crime against humanity
( Elsevier , 2019 , Book chapter)Counterfeit (falsified) medicines are dangerous and kill people. The global trade with falsified medicines is booming and it threatens the integrity of the healthcare system. The syndicates make a lot of money in this ... -
Countering piracy through private security in the Horn of Africa: prospects and pitfalls
( Taylor & Francis (Routledge) , 2016 , Article)Employing secondary research and semi-structured interviews, this article examines the use of private maritime security companies (PMSC) in providing maritime security services in the Horn of Africa. It consists of four ... -
Country and gender-specific achievement of healthy nutrition and physical activity guidelines: Latent class analysis of 6266 university students in Egypt, Libya, and Palestine
( MDPI AG , 2017 , Article)Research on healthy behaviour such as physical activity and healthy nutrition and their combination is lacking among university students in Arab countries. The current survey assessed healthy nutrition, and moderate/vigorous ... -
Coupled coincidence point results for (ψ,φ) -weakly contractive mappings in partially ordered Gb-metric spaces
( Hindawi Publishing Corporation , 2013 , Article)In this paper we present some coupled coincidence point results for (ψ,φ) -weakly contractive mappings in the setup of partially ordered Gb -metric spaces. Our results extend the results of Cho et al. (Fixed Point Theory ... -
Coupled vector-scalar potential method for 3D magnetostatic field computations using hexahedral finite elements
( IEEE , 1996 , Article)This paper introduces a three dimensional finite element (3D-FE) method based on a coupled vector-scalar potential formulation. The method is most suited for large-scale magnetostatic field applications containing mixed ... -
Course withdrawal: a comparison of business and engineering students in a private university
( Emerald Publishing , 2019 , Article)Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the course withdrawal behavior of business and engineering students in a private university. While previous research has studied such behavior, the literature remains ... -
A Course-based Cross-Cultural Interaction among Pharmacy Students in Qatar and Canada
( American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy , 2015 , Article)Objective. To develop, implement, and evaluate a course-based, cross-cultural student interaction using real-time videoconferencing between universities in Canada and Qatar. Design. A professional skills simulation ... -
COV-ECGNET: COVID-19 detection using ECG trace images with deep convolutional neural network
( Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH , 2022 , Article)The reliable and rapid identification of the COVID-19 has become crucial to prevent the rapid spread of the disease, ease lockdown restrictions and reduce pressure on public health infrastructures. Recently, several methods ... -
Coverage, Probability of SNR Gain, and DOR Analysis of RiS-Aided Communication Systems
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2020 , Article)Recent studies have shown that reconfigurable Intelligent surfaces (RiSs) can help In extending the wireless coverage. However, no work has quantitatively analyzed the coverage. In this letter, we present the coverage ... -
Covert attack in load frequency control of power systems
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2020 , Conference Paper)The purpose of this work is to design a covert agent structure that can create a non-zero frequency deviation in the load frequency control (LFC) system and illustrate the necessity of a secure communication network for ... -
Covid -19 lockdown-challenges to higher education in qatar
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2021 , Conference Paper)Covid 19 is a pandemic disease and it has spread all over the world. Due to the concern for the health of students, colleges and school authorities all over the world have decided to close the education institution and ... -
COVID-19 and Alzheimer's disease: Impact of lockdown and other restrictive measures during the COVID-19 pandemic.
( the Association of Basic Medical Sciences , 2023 , Article Review)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection initially results in respiratory distress symptoms but can also lead to central nervous system (CNS) and neurological manifestations, significantly ...