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Effect of Intensive Weight Loss Camp and Maintenance Clubs on Overweight School Children in Qatar
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Obesity and overweight continue to raise in Qatar due to a confluence of factors such as genetics, overeating, inactivity, tradition of food-centered social events, convenience, and advertising of energy-dense fast foods, ...
Synthesis of Calcium Nitrate Self-Healing Microcapsules Using Aerosol OT Hexane Solution for Cementitious Materials
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Qatar University Press
, 2023 , Conference Paper)
Calcium nitrate synthesis of in urea-formaldehyde shell has recently been used to produce self-healing microcapsules for construction applications. The original synthesis was based on water-in-oil emulsion with sulfonic ...
Is it the time for Hepatitis E virus (HEV) Testing for Blood Donors in Qatar?
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Background: HEV is the etiologic agent of acute hepatitis E. Although HEV usually causes a self-limiting infection, the disease may develop into a chronic or fulminant form of Hepatitis. Sporadic HEV infections spread in ...
Two different carrier phase shifted space vector PWM techniques for pole phase modulation based 9-phase induction motor drive
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Institution of Engineering and Technology
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
The pole phase-modulated induction motor (PPMIM) drives fulfils all significant requirements of high power traction applications, like extended speed-torque capabilities, higher fault tolerance and high efficiency. In the ...
Car Make And Model Detection System
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2014 , Conference Paper)
The deployment of highly intelligent and efficient machine vision systems accomplished to achieve new heights in multiple fields of human activity. A successful replacement of manual intervention with their automated systems ...
Bio-Based Self-Healing Concrete for Sustainable and Durable Concrete Infrastructure
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Qatar University Press
, 2023 , Conference Paper)
In this study, bio-self-healing concrete was manufactured using a natural phenomenon called microbial-induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP). The bacillus cereus bacteria isolated from Qatari soil was used for this ...
A Prospective Implementation of Plant-Associated Microbes for a Sustainable Agriculture in Qatar
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Abstract Background: The plant growth and production rely on the supporting favorable environmental conditions throughout its growing stages. In harsh environmental conditions such as in Qatar, agricultural growth is limited ...
Novel Isosteviol Derivatives Induced Apoptosis In Human Lung Cancer
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2014 , Conference Paper)
Background. Cancer metastasis is the major cause of cancer death. We previously reported novel isosteviols derivatives which induced cytotoxicity in lung cancer cells. The understanding of mechanisms which regulate lung ...
System approach for building energy conservation
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Elsevier
, 2014 , Conference Paper)
Energy use in residential and commercial buildings and towers represents more than 30% of energy consumption. The increase in number of buildings and towers in most of the major cities worldwide led to several initiatives ...
Pose Detection for Partially Occluded Persons in Spectator Crowds
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
In recent years, vision based solutions have shown improvement in performance for scenes containing single or few persons for the tasks of person detection, tracking, and action recognition. Dense crowd analysis is the ...