Faculty Contributions: Recent submissions
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Epidemiology and pathology of oral squamous cell carcinoma in a multi-ethnic population: Retrospective study of 154 cases over 7 years in Qatar
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)Background: Oral cancer (OC) is a neoplastic process of the oral cavity that has high mortality and significant effects on patients' aesthetics. The majority of OC is oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) and resection remains ... -
Experimental investigation of the three-point bending properties of sandwich beams with polyurethane foam-filled lattice cores
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)In the present research, the energy absorption and collapse behaviors of a rigid polyurethane foam-filled sandwich beam with expanded metal sheets as core were studied. Three types of steel lattice core, both unfilled and ... -
Analysis of COVID-19 Cases' Spatial Dependence in US Counties Reveals Health Inequalities
( Frontiers Media S.A. , 2020 , Article)On March 13, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV2 a pandemic. Since then the virus has infected over 9.1 million individuals ... -
Generalized Littlewood-Paley Functions on Product Spaces
( TUBITAK , 2020 , Article)We are interested in investigating the L p boundedness of the product of generalized Littlewood–Paley functions S (λ) Φ (f) arising from kernels satisfying only size and cancellation conditions. We obtain L p estimates ... -
Supercapacitor performance of porous nickel cobaltite nanosheets
( Nature Research , 2020 , Article)In this work, nickel cobaltite (NiCo2O4) nanosheets with a porous structure were fabricated on nickel foam as a working electrode for supercapacitor applications. The nanosheets were fabricated by electrochemical deposition ... -
First Case Report of Acquired Copper Deficiency Following Revisional Single Anastomosis Duodeno-Ileal Bypass with Sleeve Gastrectomy (SADI-S) Leading to Severe Pancytopenia with Refractory Anemia
( Springer , 2020 , Article)Copper, a largely available trace element in the human body, is a cofactor in many enzymatic reactions that are vital for the functioning of the hematologic, vascular, skeletal, antioxidant, and neurologic systems [1, 2]. ... -
Switched-capacitor-based boost multilevel inverter topology with higher voltage gain
( Institution of Engineering and Technology , 2020 , Article)This study proposes a new switched-capacitor-based multilevel inverter topology with a single dc voltage source. The proposed topology finds its suitability for renewable energy applications with low voltage. Seven-level ... -
Telepsychiatry in the Arabian Gulf region - Implications beyond the Covid-19 pandemic
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) was declared as a public health emergency by the World Health Organization in March 2020 (WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 - 11 March 2020, n.d.). ... -
An experimental and numerical investigation of highly strong and tough epoxy based nanocomposite by addition of MWCNTs: Tensile and mode I fracture tests
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)The present study investigates, through experimental and numerical approaches, the incorporation effect of different weight concentrations of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) on the mechanical properties of epoxy. ... -
Facile preparation of tungsten carbide nanoparticles for an efficient oxalic acid sensor via imprinting
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)Efficient tungsten carbide (W2C) nanoparticles were successfully prepared via a facile chemical reduction method. Structural confirmation studies were performed using spectroscopy and microscopy studies. The drop-casted ... -
Solar syngas production via methanothermal reduction of strontium oxide
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)A solar methanothermal reduction of strontium oxide for the co-production of Sr and syngas is thermodynamically explored. The data required for the equilibrium and efficiency analysis is taken from a commercial HSC Chemistry ... -
Extensive use of face masks during COVID-19 pandemic: (micro-)plastic pollution and potential health concerns in the Arabian Peninsula
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)Face masks are primary line of defense to reduce the transmission risk of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). World Health Organization (WHO) has already updated the guidelines and advised the use ... -
𝜆-point anomaly in view of the seven-loop hypergeometric resummation for the critical exponent 𝜈 of the 𝑂(2) 𝜙4 model
( American Physical Society , 2020 , Article)In this work, we use a specific parametrization of the hypergeometric approximants [the one by Mera et al. in Phys. Rev. Let. 115, 143001 (2015)] to approximate the seven-loop critical exponent 𝜈 for the 𝑂(2)-symmetric ... -
Author Correction: Exploring use of unsupervised clustering to associate signaling profiles of GPCR ligands to clinical response (Nature Communications, (2019), 10, 1, (4075), 10.1038/s41467-019-11875-6)
( Nature Research , 2020 , Article)The original version of this Article omitted the following from the Acknowledgements: This study was supported by the Quebec Consortium on Adverse Effects of Pain Medications, an initiative funded by the Quebec Pain ... -
Author Correction: Serum vitamin D is associated with improved lung function markers but not with prevalence of asthma, emphysema, and chronic bronchitis (Scientific Reports, (2020), 10, 1, (11542), 10.1038/s41598-020-67967-7)
( Nature Research , 2020 , Article)The original version of this Article contained a typographical error in the spelling of the author Zainab Dookhy, which was incorrectly given as Zinab Dookhy. This has now been corrected in the PDF and HTML versions of the ... -
One-pot liquid microwave-assisted green synthesis of neutral trans-Cl2Cu(NNOH)2: XRD/HSA-interactions, antifungal and antibacterial evaluations
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article Review)In the present work, the ethyl-1-(hydroxymethyl)-5-methy-3-carboxylatel pyrazole)NNOH(polydentate ligand was used to synthesize a new trans-Cl2Cu(NNOH)2 complex via one-port microwave short procedure using water medium ... -
Federated Vehicular Networks: Design, Applications, Routing, and Evaluation
( IEEE Computer Society , 2020 , Conference)In this paper, we propose a new concept of vehicular networks, namely a Federated Vehicular Networks (FVN), which can be viewed as a stationary vehicular cloud. We first identify the motivation - namely the limits of ... -
Factors affecting consumers' pro-environmental behaviour in nutricosmetics consumption: the role of perceived environmental responsibility as a mediator
( Emerald Group Holdings Ltd. , 2020 , Article)Purpose: This study aims to examine the direct effect of compensatory health beliefs (CHBs), environmental self-identity and perceived environmental responsibility (PER) towards consumers' pro-environmental behaviour (PEB). ... -
Computational, MD simulation, SEM/EDX and experimental studies for understanding adsorption of benzimidazole derivatives as corrosion inhibitors in 1.0 M HCl solution
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)The adsorption and corrosion inhibition performance of two benzimidazole derivatives, namely:2-(allylthio)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole (SHA) and bis((1H-benzo[d]imidazole-2-yl)thio)methane (BB1C) were studied as a corrosion ... -
Effective addition of nanoclay in enhancement of mechanical and electromechanical properties of SWCNT reinforced epoxy: Strain sensing and crack-induced piezoresistivity
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)Many studies were performed to improve CNT dispersion into epoxy using different mechanical dispersion methods as well as CNT functionalization. In this study, a novel method is introduced to enhance CNT dispersion using ...
