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Dubai: An Urbanism Shaped for Global Tourism
( OMICS International , 2015 , Article)The urban transformation experience of Dubai presents an interesting model of dealing with globalization and benefiting from its flows of people, capital, and transformation. Although that city does not have rich urban ... -
Dumping Syndrome: case series of uncommon incidence following Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy (LSG)
(2017 , Poster)Introduction: Dumping syndrome (DS) is a clinical impediment characterized by postprandial discomfort following bariatric-surgery. Data on incidence of DS following LSG is scarce. The purpose of this case series is to ... -
Dune Sand Mortar Effects on Deflections of Repaired Steel Bars-Reinforced Concrete Beams
( Qatar Univesrity Press , 2020 , Conference Paper)This paper presents theoretical and experimental investigations to analyze the flexural behavior of reinforced concrete beams repaired with mortars based on dune sands. The beams supposedly damaged were repaired using ... -
Duplex Ni-P-ZrO2/Ni-P electroless coating on stainless steel
( Elsevier Ltd , 2015 , Article)Duplex Ni–P–ZrO2/Ni–P coating was electroless deposited onto stainless steel substrates. High phosphorus Ni–P coating was plated as the inner layer to improve the corrosion resistance and low phosphorus sol-enhanced Ni–P–ZrO2 ... -
Durability and Microstructure of Cement Composites Containing Qatar's Municipal Wastes
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Qatar produces more than 2.5 million tons of municipal waste per year with an average waste generation rate of 1.8 kg/day/capita which is one of the highest rates in the world. The rapid growth of municipal solid waste has ... -
Durability characteristics of high and ultra-high performance concretes
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)Durability characteristics of high-performance concrete (HPC) and ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) are evaluated in comparison to normal strength concrete (NSC). HPC and UHPC are cast using commonly available materials ... -
Durability of plain concrete prism strengthened with galvanized steel mesh and CFRP laminates under harsh environmental conditions
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)This paper investigates the bond durability of recently developed galvanized steel mesh (GSM) strengthening systems compared to the carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites under severe environments. Plain concrete ... -
Durability of Reinforced Concrete Beams Externally Strengthened with CFRP Laminates under Harsh Climatic Conditions
( American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) , 2021 , Article)This paper addresses the durability of reinforced concrete beams strengthened with carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) laminates under natural and saline environments in the Arabian Gulf. Beam specimens were conditioned ... -
Durable immunity to oncogenic human papillomaviruses elicited by adjuvanted recombinant Adeno-associated virus-like particle immunogen displaying L2 17-36 epitopes
( Elsevier , 2015 , Article)Vaccination with the minor capsid protein L2, notably the 17–36 neutralizing epitope, induces broadly protective antibodies, although the neutralizing titers attained in serum are substantially lower than for the licensed ... -
Durable immunity to oncogenic human papillomaviruses elicited by adjuvanted recombinant Adeno-associated virus-like particle immunogen displaying L2 17–36 epitopes
( Elsevier, Ltd , 2015 , Article)Vaccination with the minor capsid protein L2, notably the 17–36 neutralizing epitope, induces broadly protective antibodies, although the neutralizing titers attained in serum are substantially lower than for the licensed ... -
Duration of COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Effectiveness against Severe Disease
( MDPI , 2022 , Article)Waning immunity following administration of mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines remains a concern for many health systems. We undertook a study to determine if recent reports of waning for severe disease could have been attributed ... -
Duration of immune protection of SARS-CoV-2 natural infection against reinfection.
( Oxford University Press , 2022 , Article)The future of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic hinges on virus evolution and duration of immune protection of natural infection against reinfection. We investigated duration of protection afforded by natural infection, the effect ... -
Duration of mRNA vaccine protection against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 subvariants in Qatar.
( Nature Research , 2022 , Article)SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 subvariants are genetically divergent. We conducted a matched, test-negative, case-control study to estimate duration of protection of the second and third/booster doses of mRNA COVID-19 ... -
Duration of symptoms is the only predictor of testicular salvage following testicular torsion in children: A case-control study
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)ObjectiveTesticular torsion (TT) is an emergency requiring a prompt diagnosis and surgery to avoid irreversible changes and a complete loss of testis. The present study aimed to identify potential factors that may be predict ... -
Dust accumulation and aggregation on PV panels: An integrated survey on impacts, mathematical models, cleaning mechanisms, and possible sustainable solution
( Elsevier Ltd , 2023 , Article Review)Photovoltaic (PV) panels are one of the most emerging components of renewable energy integration. However, where the PV systems bring power conversion efficiency with its bulk installation setup and eco-friendly feasibility, ... -
DVF-fog: Distributed virtual firewall in fog computing based on risk analysis
( Inderscience Publishers , 2019 , Article)To eliminate network saturation during data exchanges, fog computing is deployed as the technology that benefits from both cloud computing and internet of things (IoT) paradigms. Therefore, we focus on network access control ... -
DwaRa: A Deep Learning-Based Dynamic Toll Pricing Scheme for Intelligent Transportation Systems
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2020 , Article)In Internet-of-Vehicles (IoV) ecosystems, intelligent toll gates (ITGs) connect nearby metropolitan cities through smart highways. At ITGs, existing solutions integrate blockchain (BC) and deep-learning schemes to leverage ... -
DyDroid: Measuring Dynamic Code Loading and Its Security Implications in Android Applications
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2017 , Conference Paper)Android has provided dynamic code loading (DCL) since API level one. DCL allows an app developer to load additional code at runtime. DCL raises numerous challenges with regards to security and accountability analysis of ... -
Dynamic 3D imaging of gas hydrate kinetics using synchrotron computed tomography
( EDP Sciences , 2020 , Conference Paper)The availability of natural gas hydrates and the continuing increase in energy demand, motivated researchers to consider gas hydrates as a future source of energy. Fundamental understanding of hydrate dissociation kinetics ... -
Dynamic aggregated building electricity load modeling and simulation
( Elsevier B.V. , 2014 , Article)In order to support the growing interest in demand response modeling and analysis, there is a need for physical-based building load models. This work presents a new approach for simulating electrical power flow in buildings. ...
