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INTERPRETABLE DEEP LEARNING MODELS FOR PREDICTION OF CLINICAL OUTCOMES FROM ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS
(06-2 , Dissertation)The rapid adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) has generated tremendous amounts of valuable clinical data on complex diseases and health trajectories. Yet, achieving successful secondary use of this EHR data for ... -
LINKING SUSTAINABILITY, RESILIENCE, AND LIVABILITY WITH SMART CITY DEVELOPMENT: BUILDING A NOVEL HYBRID DECISION SUPPORT MODEL FOR COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
(06-2 , Dissertation)Smartening development in cities have reinvented hopes to melt down predicaments in early 2000s'. At the embryonic stage, it is vital for cities of today to gain a more consistent understanding on how resilience, livability, ... -
DATA VISUALIZATION FOR SUPPORTING INFORMED DECISION MAKING FOR SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVE FUEL BUS TECHNOLOGIES
(06-2 , Master Thesis)Compared to other transportation approaches, public transportation produces the most greenhouse gas emissions. There is a pressing need to comply with national guidelines outlined in Qatar's National Development Strategy ... -
INVESTIGATION OF THE HUMORAL IMMUNE RESPONSES IN SARS-COV-2 INFECTED AND VACCINATED INDIVIDUALS
(06-2 , Master Thesis)Background: Protective and lasting immunity to viral infections or vaccines are usually achieved through the combined actions of both cellular and humoral immune responses. Although there exists clear evidence supporting ... -
BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING (BIM) TOWARDS FOSTERING CIRCULAR AND SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION (CIRCULAR BIM)
(06-2 , Master Thesis)The aim of this thesis is to study the circular economy (CE) model in construction, sustainability, and the utilization of building information modeling (BIM) to support decision making on building component circularity ... -
THE EFFECTIVENESS, HEALTH CARE RESOURCE UTILIZATION AND COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF INTRAVENOUS PARACETAMOL VERSUS ALTERNATIVE ANALGESICS USED AMONG PATIENTS WITH ACUTE PAIN IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS: SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS AND A META-ANALYSIS
(06-2 , Master Thesis)Background: Intravenous paracetamol (IVP), non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), and opioids are widely used to provide analgesia in the emergency department (ED). This study evaluates the level of analgesia ... -
EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS AND COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMIC PREDICTIONS OF PRESSURE DROP CHARACTERISTICS IN MULTIPHASE FLOW FOR CONCENTRIC INCLINED ANNULI IN NEAR HORIZONTAL WELLS
(06-2 , Master Thesis)In oil and gas sectors, the accuracy of pressure drop predictions plays significant role in designing multiphase flow systems. In recent decades, there is a considerable amount of theoretical and experimental studies dealing ... -
AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE IMPACT OF DIGITAL TEACHING AND LEARNING ON UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' SATISFACTION LEVELDURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN QATAR
(06-2 , Master Thesis)Life is changing rapidly for many reasons, which affects people's mindsets as well as their behaviour. Today, most people rely on technology on a daily basis. Furthermore, the global COVID-19 pandemic has pushed the world ... -
METAGENOMIC ANALYSIS AND INVESTIGATION OF THE MICROBIOME IN DATE PALM AND THE EFFECT OF DIFFERENT FERTILIZERS ON MICROBIOME DIVERSITY
(06-2 , Master Thesis)Date palm "Phoenix dactylifera L." is considered a very important plant in the Middle East. This importance is due to its beneficial uses on agriculture, economy, and medicine. The study aimed to identify bacterial ... -
HOW TO ENHANCE THE RESILIANCE OF SURFACTANT SUPPLY CHAIN TO ENSURE THE CONTINUES PRODUCTION OF AL-SHAHEEN, DURING POLITICAL DISPUTES IN THE REGION
(06-2 , Master Thesis)This master's dissertation investigates the established supply chain of surfactant used in Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) activities in Al-Shaheen oil filed based of a pilot project conducted. It focuses on risks can rises ... -
USABILITY TESTING OF THE INTERNATIONAL CARDIAC REHABILITATION REGISTRY
(06-2 , Master Thesis)Background: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a comprehensive model of secondary preventive care for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). However, there is a wide variety of implementation characteristics globally, specifically ... -
SEPARATION OF OIL/WATER MIXTURES BY CHEMICALLY MODIFIED MELAMINE FOAMS
(06-2 , Master Thesis)Polymeric foams represent suitable porous sorbents for separating various contaminants dispersed in water. One of the most common polymeric foams is melamine (ME) foams, which are particularly suitable for removing oil ... -
LINEAR AND BAYESIAN ESTIMATION OF THE PARAMETERS OF THE TYPE II GENERALIZED LOGISTIC DISTRIBUTION BASED ON PROGRESSIVELY TYPE II CENSORED DATA
(06-2 , Master Thesis)Generalized distributions have become widely used in applications recently. They are very flexible in data analysis, especially with skewed models that are important and occur frequently in many applications. In particular, ... -
ENERGY-EFFICIENT USER-EDGE ASSOCIATION AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN IOT-BASED HIERARCHICAL FEDERATED LEARNING
(06-2 , Master Thesis)The proliferation of data as part of the Internet of Things (IoT) systems needs to be efficiently utilized while respecting data privacy and scalability. Edge computing is an emerging paradigm that mandates efficient ... -
EFFECT OF PHENOL AS A CONTAMINANT ON THE WILD PEARL OYSTER PINCTADA IMBRICATA RADIATA IN QATAR: ECOTOXICOLOGICAL APPROACH AND USE OF OYSTER SHELL STRUCTURE AS A POTENTIAL MITIGATION TOOL FOR PHENOLS REMOVAL FROM WATER
(06-2 , Master Thesis)Phenol removal is a vital environmental concern due to its toxicity and hazard effects. The current study investigates the removal of phenol by Pearl oyster Pinctada imbricata radiata for the first time in this region. The ... -
EFFECTS OF BUSINESS ANALYTICS CAPABILITIES ON BUDGET GOAL COMMITMENT: THE MEDIATING ROLES OF FORECAST ACCURACY AND BUDGET ADEQUACY
(06-2 , Master Thesis)Budgeting processes rely on the use of existing data to forecast future activities, identify predictable resource consumption and provision patterns, and facilitate resource allocation decisions. Prior research suggests ... -
THE PARADOX OF SUSTAINABILITY AND LUXURY CONSUMPTION: THE ROLE OF VALUE PERCEPTIONS, CONSUMER INCOME, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS
(06-2 , Master Thesis)For many years, the concept of sustainability and luxury has been considered a paradox. Despite scholars' efforts to highlight the compatibility between sustainability and luxury, the limited studies have shown mixed and ... -
HANDWRITING RECOGNITION IN ARABIC HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS
(06-2 , Dissertation)Document Analysis and Recognition significantly impact humanitarian studies by revealing information hidden in historical document collections worldwide. This research area merges the sciences of computer vision and machine ... -
DEPRESSION SCREENING RATES AND PATTERNS OF MANAGEMENT IN PRIMARY CARE IN QATAR: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
(06-2 , Master Thesis)Background: Depression is one of the main public health problems and a leading cause of disability. It was estimated in 2019 that depression affects more than 279 million people worldwide. According to World Health ... -
ROLE OF CHRONIC CADMIUM EXPOSURE ON ADIPOSE TISSUE FUNCTION
(06-2 , Master Thesis)Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic environmental pollutant with a bioaccumulation feature that exceeds 35 years without a known biological role in the living systems. Recently, Cd was found to be accumulated in adipose tissue (AT) ...