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A comparison of students with and without disabilities on their perception of services in Qatar?s public higher education system
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2018 , Article)
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to assess student perceptions of their engagement in tangible and intangible higher education services using the College Student Experiences Questionnaire (CSEQ). Design/methodology/approach: ...
Extending indoor open street mapping environments to navigable 3D citygml building models: Emergency response assessment
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International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
Disaster scenarios in high-rise buildings such as the Address Downtown, Dubai or Grenfell Tower, London have showed ones again the importance of data information availability for emergency management in buildings. 3D ...
Secure Spatial Multiple Access Using Directional Modulation
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
In this paper, we introduce a secure multiple access scheme, which exploits the multipath structure of the channel to create a multi-user interference environment. The generated interference enables legitimate users to ...
Serum VEGF level is different in adolescents smoking waterpipe versus cigarettes: The irbid TRY
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MDPIAG
, 2018 , Article)
Waterpipe (Wp) use is associated with most devastating diseases and particularly popular among adolescents. Vascular endothelium growth factor (VEGF) is essential for generating new vessels. The effect of smoking tobacco ...
Assessing the evidence based medicine educational needs of community pharmacy preceptors within an experiential program in Qatar
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2018 , Article)
Introduction
Observations have shown a lack of evidence-based medicine (EBM) knowledge and skills among community pharmacy preceptors in Qatar. These skills are important when delivering evidence-based recommendations to ...
Faheem: A Tablet-Based Application to Improve Receptive Language for Arab Autistic Children
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
Using technology in autism therapy is increasingly gaining more attention from researchers and practitioners; it has many advantages over traditional approaches. In this paper, we present Faheem, a tablet-based application ...
Technology Adoption and Diffusion: A New Application of the UTAUT Model
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World Scientific Publishing Co.Pte Ltd
, 2018 , Article)
Diffusion of innovation is a key challenge for organizations; it brings social change that alters a system's structure and how it operates. Most of the studies in this area have focused on the information and communication ...
Efficient spectrum availability information recovery for wideband dsa networks: A weighted compressive sampling approach
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2018 , Article)
There have recently been research efforts that leverage compressive sampling to enable wideband spectrum sensing recovery at sub-Nyquist rates. These efforts consider homogenous wideband spectrum, where all bands are assumed ...
Synthesis and properties of HA/ZnO/CNT nanocomposite
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2018 , Article)
The goal of this study was to examine the tribomechanical properties of hydroxyapatite (HA)/ZnO and HA/ZnO/CNT composite ceramics (carbon nanotubes; with different ratios 0.5 wt%, 1.0 wt%, and 1.5 wt%). The composites were ...
Clinical presentation, management, and pathophysiology of neuropathic itch
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Lancet Publishing Group
, 2018 , Article Review)
Unlike conventional itch, neuropathic itch develops in normal skin from excess peripheral firing or dampened central inhibition of itch pathway neurons. Neuropathic itch is a symptom of the same central and peripheral ...