Faculty Contributions: Recent submissions

Now showing items 261-280 of 20125

    • Global, regional, and national burden of household air pollution, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 

      Fiona B, Bennitt; Wozniak, Sarah; Causey, Kate; Spearman, Sandra; Okereke, Chukwuma; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2025 , Article)
      BackgroundDespite a substantial reduction in the use of solid fuels for cooking worldwide, exposure to household air pollution (HAP) remains a leading global risk factor, contributing considerably to the burden of disease. ...

    • A Weighted Combination Method of Multiple K-Nearest Neighbor Classifiers for EEG-Based Cognitive Task Classification 

      Mohamed, Abduljalil; Mohamed, Amer; Mustafa, Yasir ( Springer , 2020 , Conference)
      The effectiveness of wireless electroencephalograph (EEG) sensor-based medical or Brain Computer Interface applications largely depends on how to classify EEG signals as accurately as possible. Empirical studies show that ...

    • "Your taste in fashion is bad": The role of state of anger in aggressive behavior using the hot sauce paradigm 

      Hasan, Youssef; Mohammed Al-Hajri, Shaikha ( Cogent OA , 2020 , Article)
      This study investigates a mediator of the link between anger induction and subsequent aggressive behavior: the state of anger. One hundred three female participants were randomly assigned to three groups and were given ...

    • A brief history of psychopharmacology 

      Haddad, Peter M.; Nutt, David J.; Green, A. Richard ( Cambridge University Press , 2020 , Book chapter)
      The Oxford English Dictionary defines psychopharmacology as 'the scientific study of the effect of drugs on the mind and behaviour' (Oxford English Dictionary Online, 2018). The earliest reference to the term was in 1548 ...

    • A fouling-resistant mixed-matrix nanofiltration membrane based on covalently cross-linked Ti3C2TX (MXene)/cellulose acetate 

      Pandey, Ravi P.; Rasheed, P. Abdul; Gomez, Tricia; Azam, Reem S.; Mahmoud, Khaled A. ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)
      A new fouling-resistant mixed-matrix nanofiltration membrane based on a covalently cross-linked Ti3C2TX (MXene)/cellulose acetate (MXene@CA) composite was fabricated by phase inversion followed by formaldehyde cross-linking. ...

    • Accreditation and the Standardization of Syllabi: Critical Reflections from the College of Education at Qatar University 

      Al-Muftah, Esraa; Alkhateeb, Hadeel ( Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. , 2020 , Book chapter)
      Scholars studying international accreditation practices traditionally assess the successes and failures of such programs (e.g., Collins, 2015; Altbach & Knight, 2007). Still, others investigate the reasons behind the spread ...

    • A hybrid solar chimney/photovoltaic thermal system for direct electric power production and water distillation 

      Kiwan, Suhil; Al-Nimr, Moh'd; Salim, Ismail ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)
      In this work, modifications are made on the conventional solar chimney system in order to improve its economic viability. The two main modifications are the addition of a photovoltaic (PV) system to increase the system ...

    • A novel hybrid solar ejector cooling system with thermoelectric generators 

      Al-Nimr, Moh'd Ahmad; Tashtoush, Bourhan; Hasan, Alabas ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)
      A self-powered solar ejector cooling system with thermoelectric generators is presented in this work. The proposed theoretical model was built based on mass, momentum, and energy balances, and then solved using the Engineering ...

    • "Double-Lumen Valve-Controlled Intra-Operative Pyeloplasty Stent (VIPs)": A New Technology for Post-Pyeloplasty Stenting - Proof of Concept Study in a Preclinical Large Animal Model 

      Abbas, Tariq O.; Ali, Mansour; Moog, Raphael ( Dove Medical Press Ltd. , 2020 , Article)
      Background: Pyeloplasty is a common surgical operation with a high success rate. However, significant challenges are to be optimized in the design of stenting systems in order to improve perioperative monitoring of urine ...

    • A hybrid absorption/thermo-electric cooling system driven by a concentrated photovoltaic/thermal unit 

      Al-Nimr, Moh'd A.; Mugdadi, Basheer ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)
      This paper presents a novel hybrid solar cooling system driven by a concentrated photovoltaic/thermal unit (CPV/T). The electricity of the PV module is used to power the thermoelectric cooler while the thermal energy is ...

    • A new oscillator with mega-stability and its Hamilton energy: Infinite coexisting hidden and self-excited attractors 

      Leutcho, Gervais Dolvis; Khalaf, Abdul Jalil M.; Njitacke Tabekoueng, Zeric; Fozin, Theophile Fonzin; Kengne, Jacques; ... more authors ( American Institute of Physics Inc. , 2020 , Article)
      In this paper, we introduce an interesting new megastable oscillator with infinite coexisting hidden and self-excited attractors (generated by stable fixed points and unstable ones), which are fixed points and limit cycles ...

    • A decision-making analysis in UAV-enabled wireless power transfer for IoT networks 

      Lhazmir, Safae; Oualhaj, Omar Ait; Kobbane, Abdellatif; Mokdad, Lynda ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)
      We consider an IoT network with energy-harvesting capabilities. To extend the network lifetime, we propose a novel unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)- enabled wireless power transfer (WPT) system, where UAVs move among IoT ...

    • A comparison study of trust in m-commerce between qatari and non-qatari customers 

      Al-Khalaf, Eiman; Choe, Pilsung ( Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH , 2020 , Conference)
      Over the past few years, mobile commerce (M-commerce), which is a new channel for conducting online businesses has revolutionized the global market. In Qatar, due to lack of trust, an only small percentage of Qatari ...

    • A Review of Sustainable Consumption (2000 to 2020): What We Know and What We Need to Know 

      Quoquab, Farzana; Mohammad, Jihad ( Routledge , 2020 , Article)
      Owing to environmental pollution and care for natural resources, the notion of sustainable consumption has gained significant research attention. However, studies on sustainable consumption are still in their infancy and ...

    • Age could be driving variable SARS-CoV-2 epidemic trajectories worldwide 

      Ayoub, Houssein H.; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Seedat, Shaheen; Mumtaz, Ghina R.; Makhoul, Monia; ... more authors ( Public Library of Science , 2020 , Article)
      Current geographic spread of documented severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections shows heterogeneity. This study explores the role of age in potentially driving differentials in infection ...

    • A Novel Differential Evolution Algorithm with Q-Learning for Economical and Statistical Design of X-Bar Control Charts 

      Al-Buenain, Ahmad Abdulla; Kizilay, Damla; Buyukdagli, Ozge; Tasgetiren, M. Fatih ( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2020 , Conference)
      This paper presents a novel differential evolution algorithm with Q-Learning (DE_QL) for the economical and statistical design of X-Bar control charts, which has been commonly used in industry to control manufacturing ...

    • A novel hybrid secure image encryption based on Julia set of fractals and 3D lorenz chaotic map 

      Masood, Fawad; Ahmad, Jawad; Shah, Syed Aziz; Jamal, Sajjad Shaukat; Hussain, Iqtadar ( MDPI , 2020 , Article)
      Chaos-based encryption schemes have attracted many researchers around the world in the digital image security domain. Digital images can be secured using existing chaotic maps, multiple chaotic maps, and several other ...

    • A low-latency and energy-efficient neighbor discovery algorithm for wireless sensor networks 

      Gu, Zhaoquan; Cao, Zhen; Tian, Zhihong; Wang, Yuexuan; Du, Xiaojiang; ... more authors ( MDPI , 2020 , Article)
      Wireless sensor networks have been widely adopted, and neighbor discovery is an essential step to construct the networks. Most existing studies on neighbor discovery are designed on the assumption that either all nodes are ...

    • A novel video-vibration monitoring system for walking pattern identification on floors 

      Abdeljaber, Osama; Hussein, Mohammed; Avci, Onur; Davis, Brad; Reynolds, Paul ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)
      Walking-induced loads on office floors can generate unwanted vibrations. The current multi-person loading models are limited since they do not take into account nondeterministic factors such as pacing rates, walking paths, ...

    • A comparative study of the incorporation effect of SWCNT-OH and DWCNT with varied microstructural defects on tensile and impact strengths of epoxy based nanocomposite 

      Esmaeili, A.; Sbarufatti, C.; Jiménez-Suárez, A.; Ureña, A.; Hamouda, A.M.S. ( Springer , 2020 , Article)
      This study presents an investigation of the influence of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (SWCNTs) and Double-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (DWCNTs) on tensile and impact strengths of epoxy based nanocomposites. Two different CNTs ...