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Evolution of the Web and its Uses in Healthcare
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American Society for Medical Technology
, 2015 , Article)
Before the Internet, people obtained health information
from consulting a healthcare provider, books, magazines and newspapers or simply by asking family
and friends. Nowadays, the internet has become a major source ...
Measurement and modelling of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) emissions: a marker for traffic-related air pollution in Doha, Qatar
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Taylor & Francis
, 2015 , Article)
In the State of Qatar, recent statistics show a continued increase in the motor-vehicle fleet commensurate with population growth and economic development. This trend, together with the rapid expansion of urban areas and ...
An Interface Coassembly in Biliquid Phase: Toward Core-Shell Magnetic Mesoporous Silica Microspheres with Tunable Pore Size
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American Chemical Society
, 2015 , Article)
Core-shell magnetic mesoporous silica microspheres (Magn-MSMs) with tunable large mesopores in the shell are highly desired in biocatalysis, magnetic bioseparation, and enrichment. In this study, a shearing assisted interface ...
An Improved Fault Tolerant Five-Phase Induction Machine Using A Combined Star/Pentagon Single Layer Stator Winding Connection
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IEEE
, 2015 , Article)
One of the main merits offered by multiphase machines is their high fault-tolerant capability. Literature has demonstrated that the performance of multiphase induction machines under fault conditions is affected by the ...
Gulf Arab E-Business Environment: Localization Strategy Insights
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Wiley Subscription Services, Inc.
, 2015 , Article)
The Gulf Arab region, particularly Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), took significant steps toward adopting e-business and is poised to become a significant online marketplace. The region has a number of vital ...
Power control and group proportional fairness for frequency domain resource allocation in L-SC-FDMA based LTE uplink
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Kluwer Academic Publishers
, 2015 , Article)
Resource allocation in Long Term Evaluation (LTE) uplink is challenging because of two reasons: (1) it requires contiguous resource block allocation and (2) high complexity due to per user based power allocation among ...
Cooperative Q-learning techniques for distributed online power allocation in femtocell networks
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John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
, 2015 , Article)
In this paper, we address the problem of distributed interference management of femtocells that share the same frequency band with macrocells using distributed multi-agent Q-learning. We formulate and solve two problems ...
Optimal Determination of Respiratory Airflow Patterns for a General Multicompartment Lung Mechanics System with Nonlinear Resistance and Compliance Parameters
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
, 2015 , Article)
In this paper, we develop a framework for determining optimal respiratory airflow patterns for a multicompartment lung mechanics system with nonlinear resistance and compliance parameters. First, a nonlinear multicompartment ...
Handoff-aware cross-layer assisted multi-path TCP for proactive congestion control in mobile heterogeneous wireless networks
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2015 , Conference Paper)
Multi-Path TCP (MPTCP) is a new evolution of TCP that enables a single MPTCP connection to use multiple TCP subflows transparently to applications. Each subflow runs independently allowing the connection to be maintained ...
MKMSIS: A multi-agent knowledge management system for industrial sustainability
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Springer Verlag
, 2015 , Article)
Industrial Sustainability in most companies face several problems when a firm tries to promote a greener image while focusing on maintaining profitability in a long-term approach. This is a necessary strategic approach, ...