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CS-based fall detection for connected health applications
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2017 , Conference Paper)Fall-related injuries of elderly people have become a major public-health burden resulting in direct physical, physiological and financial costs to the surfer and indirect societal costs. Automated fall detectors play a ... -
CS<inf>2</inf> mediated synthesis of corrosion-inhibiting mercaptobenzothiazole molecule for industrial zinc: Experimental studies and molecular dynamic simulations
( Elsevier B.V. , 2021 , Article)In this study, 2-mercaptobenzothiazole (MBT) was synthesized from a CS2 mediated formation scheme involving a catalyzed reaction between aminophenyl disulfide with metal sulfide under N2 atmosphere. The formation mechanism ... -
CTGF Loaded Electrospun Dual Porous Core-Shell Membrane For Diabetic Wound Healing
( Dove Medical Press Ltd. , 2019 , Article)Purpose: Impairment of wound healing is a major issue in type-2 diabetes that often causes chronic infections, eventually leading to limb and/or organ amputation. Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) is a signaling ... -
CTLA4-Ig (abatacept): a promising investigational drug for use in type 1 diabetes.
( Taylor & Francis , 2020 , Article Review)Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease that results from the destruction of insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas; it leads to the under or nonproduction of insulin. T1D is associated with numerous ... -
Cu-Ce-O catalyst revisited for exceptional activity at low temperature CO oxidation reaction
( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Article)In the present study, CexCu1−xO2−δ (x = 0, 0.3, 0.5, 0.8, 0.9, and 1) catalysts were synthesized using a facile and reproducible combustion method and were evaluated towards the CO oxidation (CO-OX) and CO preferential ... -
Cucurbituril Ameliorates Liver Damage Induced by Microcystis aeruginosa in a Mouse Model
( Frontiers , 2021 , Article)Microcystis aeruginosa is a cyanobacterium that produces a variety of cyclic heptapeptide toxins in freshwater. The protective effects of the macromolecular container cucurbit[7]uril (CB7) were evaluated using mouse models ... -
Cultivating Change: Perceptions and Attitudes of Agricultural Experts towards the Sustainable Development Goals
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2023 , Article)The agricultural sector is crucial to attaining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) since it ensures food security, protects natural resources, and promotes rural livelihoods. However, the success of sustainable ... -
Cultivating Creativity of Graphic Design and Multimedia Students: The Perceptions of Arab Faculty and Experts
( SAGE Publications , 2021 , Article)While a consensus has emerged on the importance of creativity in graphic design and multimedia field, little systematic research has attempted to understand its facilitators or inhibitors in the graphic and multimedia ... -
Cultural awareness and competence of pharmacy educators and learners from the perspective of pharmacy students at Qatar University: A mixed-methods approach
( Public Library of Science , 2020 , Article)Background Since healthcare professional educators and practitioners in Qatar are culturally diverse, the impact of this diversity on the education and training of healthcare students should be evaluated. This study, ... -
Cultural Competence among Healthcare Professional Educators: A Mixed-Methods Study
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2023 , Article)As cultural diversity gains global prominence, healthcare professional educators (HPEs) are expected to exhibit a high level of cultural competence in education. Responding to this necessity requires the establishment of ... -
A cultural heritage framework for preserving Qatari vernacular domestic architecture
( MDPI , 2020 , Article)Architecture and urbanism in the Arabian Gulf region, and specifically in the State of Qatar, offer many scenes to observe the loss of urban identity and cultural heritage in the various components of the built environment, ... -
Cultural Heritage Tourism as a Catalyst for Urban Regeneration: Case of the Doha Historic Center in Qatar
( Qatar University Press , 2023 , 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 ... -
Cultural influences on the yards of Italian migrants’ houses built in Brisbane (Australia)
( SAGE Publications , 2020 , Article)Italian migrants, as well as diverse migrant groups, brought with them cultural practices and a way of life, which are nowadays part of the multicultural Australian built environment and society. This research study focuses ... -
Cultural integration with strategic decision-making process in determining innovation performance: Evidence from an Arab country setting
( IGI Global , 2017 , Book chapter)This chapter presents an empirical study that examines the co-alignment between the Strategic Decision-Making Process (SDMP) and cultural contextual factors in developing a more completely specified model of innovation ... -
Cultural integration with strategic decision-making process in determining innovation performance: Evidence from an arab country setting
( IGI Global , 2014 , Book chapter)This chapter presents an empirical study that examines the co-alignment between the Strategic Decision- Making Process (SDMP) and cultural contextual factors in developing a more completely specified model of innovation ... -
Cultural meanings embedded in the facade of Italian migrants' houses in brisbane, Australia
( Archnet-IJAR , 2017 , Article)In the Post-WWII period, while industrial production in Italy had diminished and millions of people were unemployed, Australia was facing the opposite problem of shortage of labour, due to a rapid agricultural and industrial ... -
Cultural traditions and architectural form of Italian transnational houses in Australia
( ArchNet , 2015 , Article)The purpose of this article is to investigate the connection between cultural traditions and house form which, according to scholars, is in danger of being lost, and so contribute to the revival of critical interest in ... -
A culturally competent approach to teaching humanities in an international medical school: potential frameworks and lessons learned.
( national library of medicine , 2022 , Article): This paper describes the development of a culturally competent medical humanities course for second and third-year medical students at the ethnically diverse College of Medicine at Qatar University. First taught in 2016, ... -
Culture and the World Cup: The Case of Qatar
( Taylor and Francis Group , 2022 , Book chapter)The hosting of the World Cup is certainly a monumental achievement by the state of Qatar. Not only it brings the country to more international exposure, and helps it rip the potential economic benefits, but also it offers ... -
Culture as a driver for the design of social robots for Autism spectrum disorder interventions in the Middle East
( Springer Verlag , 2016 , Conference Paper)In this paper, we discuss the prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in the Gulf region. We examine the importance of providing state-of-the-art ASD interventions, and highlight social robots as therapeutic tools ...