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THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SOFT DRINK CONSUMPTION AND BONE MINERAL DENSITY AMONG QATARI WOMEN: ANALYSIS OF QATAR BIOBANK DATA
(2019 , Master Thesis)With the rapid increase in longevity, osteoporosis is viewed as a global problem and recognized to be one of the most common diseases in both developed and developing world. It is common in older women, as the bone mineral ... -
The attitude towards orgnizational change and its impact on employees trust, job satisfaction and job commitment in public sector in Qatar
(2016 , Professional Masters Project)Although changes within an organizations are important for the organization’s livelihood, these changes can affect many aspects of employee behavior. Therefore, this paper examines the impact of employee attitudes toward ... -
Attitudinal change towards traditional attire among Qatari women over one generation
(2015 , Master Thesis)In recent years, an increase of prejudice against Islam has brought attention as well as biases against Gulf women wearing traditional attire. In particular, Qatari women have been a focus of this attention due to Qatar‘s ... -
Automated Defect Detection Tool For Sewer Pipelines
(2017 , Master Thesis)In sewer networks, the economic effects and costs that result from a pipeline break are rising sharply. In Qatar, majority of the sewer network pipelines were installed in the last 20 years and are currently in poor condition ... -
Automated Segmentation of Cerebral Aneurysm Using a Novel Statistical Multiresolution Approach
(2018 , Master Thesis)Cerebral Aneurysm (CA) is a vascular disease that threatens the lives of many adults. It a ects almost 1:5 - 5% of the general population. Sub- Arachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH), resulted by a ruptured CA, has high rates ... -
Automatic Voltage Regulation for Substation in Smart Grid
(2016 , Master Thesis)The recent developments of smart grids and their Advanced Metering Infrastructures have brought new possibilities of enhancing the system performance and quality of power delivery to diverse consumers. For instance, with ... -
Bagged Randomized Conceptual Machine Learning Method
(2018 , Master Thesis)Formal concept analysis (FCA) is a scientific approach aiming to investigate, analyze and represent the conceptual knowledge deduced from the data in conceptual structures (lattice). Recently many researchers are counting ... -
Balanced Scorecard And Strategy Map In The Public Healthcare Sector: A Case Study From Qatar
(2018 , Professional Masters Project)During the last four decades, many Scholars have dedicated their efforts to develop tools and systems for the managers to assist them in managing and improving the performance of their organizations. Many tools and frameworks ... -
BARRIERS AND DRIVERS OF GREEN BUILDING DEVELOPMENT IN QATAR
(2024 , Master Thesis)In the context of growing global concern for environmental conservation and sustainable urban development, the adoption of Green Building (GB) practices is emerging as a pivotal solution. Built environment in Qatar is ... -
Barriers to medication adherence in patients with uncontrolled diabetes in a primary healthcare setting in Qatar: a mixed method triangulation study
(2017 , Master Thesis)Background: In Qatar, 86% of patients with diabetes are uncontrolled. Given that nonadherence to oral drug therapy and psychological insulin resistance are a common phenomenon, one could postulate that patients may not be ... -
BASALT FRP BARS: DURABILITY AND APPLICATIONS IN REINFORCED CONCRETE ELEMENTS
(2023 , Dissertation)This dissertation is designed to examine the durability characteristics of basalt fiber reinforced polymers (BFRP) bars under severe environmental conditions that are usually encountered in civil engineering structures. ... -
Beyond natural resources: Development strategies and implementation, a comparative study between Qatar and Singapore
(2015 , Master Thesis)Qatar's leadership showed great ambition to transform the state into a developed country where its economy is based on knowledge and not rent; even though that Qatar is privileged to have massive natural gas reserves ... -
Bio-Inspired Fabrication of Ultrafiltration Membranes Incorporating Polydopamine Functionalized Graphene Oxide Nanoparticles
(2021 , Dissertation)Graphene oxide (GO) and its based materials have gained a significant interest in the membrane functionalization sector in the recent years. Inspired by their unique and tunable properties, several GO-based nanomaterials ... -
Biodegradable thermoplastic polyurethane composites as potential plating systems in pediatric facial fractures
(2022 , Master Thesis)Due to the rapid growth of facial bone in the pediatric age group, the use of metallic plates would require a second surgical intervention to remove it. The alternative is biodegradable plating systems which are safe but ... -
Biodiversity of Ant Fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Qatar
(2021 , Dissertation)Information on Formicidae of Qatar as well as insect fauna is poorly documented. So far only six species of Formicidae (ants) belonging to five genera have been recorded from Qatar; Brachyponera sennaarensis, Cataglyphis ... -
Biological Control Of Mycotoxigenic Fungi And Associated Mycotoxins By The Application Of Bacterial And Yeast Antifungal Compounds
(2019 , Master Thesis)Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites of mycotoxigenic fungi and are considered as a serious threaten to the life of humans and animals, since some of these mycotoxins are carcinogenic compounds. In this M.Sc research ... -
BIOMEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT AWARENESS AMONG HEALTH SCIENCE STUDENTS AT QATAR UNIVERSITY
(2021 , Professional Masters Project)Introduction: Biomedical waste is any kind of waste that contains infectious or potentially infectious products that are generated during diagnosis, treatment, or research. At Qatar University (QU), the production of waste ... -
BIOTREATMENT OF GTL PROCESS WATER AND PESTICIDES CONTAMINATED WATER USING PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA: A COMPARATIVE STUDY
(2023 , Master Thesis)Over 40% of the world's population suffers from water scarcity, a problem that is expected to get worse because of global warming and desertification. Therefore, the mean of treatment and reuse of wastewater has become ... -
Blockchain Technology and Reputation System for Smart Grids to Address Cyber-Attacks
(2021 , Master Thesis)The smart grid model has made a big technological leap over the traditional electrical grid. This model contributes to protecting the physical environment as it provides many benefits such as improved quality of services, ... -
Board diversity and firm performance: empirical evidence from the united kingdom
(2019 , Master Thesis)This study examines the relationship between board diversity and firms’ performance in the UK by examining cross-sectional data for 2013–2016 from the Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) 350 companies. Board diversity ...