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Impact of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder on Driving among Drivers in Qatar
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)This study aims to investigate the impact of ADHD traits on young drivers' deviant driving behaviors that may contribute to their involvement in traffic crashes. Methods: A sample of 450 young drivers from the State of ... -
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Qatar Electricity Demand and Load Forecasting: Preparedness of Distribution Networks for Emerging Situations
( MDPI , 2022 , Article)The COVID-19 pandemic has brought several global challenges, one of which is meeting the electricity demand. Millions of people are confined to their homes, in each of which a reliable electricity supply is needed, to ... -
The impact of rural expressway environments: drivers’ attention allocation to variable message signs
( Taylor & Francis , 2022 , Article)Variable Message Signs (VMS) are implemented at varying locations of the expressway. In this study, we compared the drivers’ attention allocation to a ‘drive safely’ message on several VMS gantries that were located at six ... -
Impact of the geometric field of view on drivers’ speed perception and lateral position in driving simulators
( Elsevier , 2020 , Conference Paper)Driving simulators have become an effective tool in road safety research. In recent years, the validity of simulators raised debates concerning the extant to which driving in the simulator resembles driving in the reality. ... -
Improved driver behaviour at bus stops on local roads: Comparison of different treatments
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)Every day, millions of students use school bus as a mean of transportation to and from schools. Nevertheless, most of the school bus related crashes occur at or near bus stops. The overtaking of stopped school buses during ... -
Improved Traffic Flow Efficiency during Yellow Interval at Signalized Intersections Using a Smart Countdown System
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers , 2022 , Article)Inadequate and unnecessary stopping at signalized intersections reduces operational efficiency. The study aims at investigating the effect of a smart advanced warning system on driving behavior and the efficiency of ... -
Improved traffic safety at work zones through animation-based variable message signs
( Elsevier Ltd , 2021 , Article)Work zones are established to provide a safe environment for all road users and road workers. However, based on the statistics, they can be considered as crash prone zones due to changes in the road alignments and the ... -
Influence of COVID-19 mobility-restricting policies on individual travel behavior in Malaysia
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2021 , Article)The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in new postpandemic travel patterns as a result of the stay-at-home policies and restricted movement orders imposed by the Malaysian government. The purpose of this study was to investigate ... -
Injury burden in individuals aged 50 years or older in the Eastern Mediterranean region, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)BackgroundInjury poses a major threat to health and longevity in adults aged 50 years or older. The increased life expectancy in the Eastern Mediterranean region warrants a further understanding of the ageing population's ... -
Innovative countermeasures for red light running prevention at signalized intersections: A driving simulator study
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)The change interval, which includes the yellow and all-red times, plays a crucial role in the safety and operation of signalized intersections. During this interval, drivers not only need to decide to stop or go but also ... -
Innovative countermeasures for red light running prevention at signalized intersections: A driving simulator study
( Elsevier , 2019 , Article)The change interval, which includes the yellow and all-red times, plays a crucial role in the safety and operation of signalized intersections. During this interval, drivers not only need to decide to stop or go but also ... -
An integrated dynamical modeling perspective for infrastructure resilience
( MDPI , 2018 , Article)© 2018 by the authors This paper considers a dynamical way to connect resilience outcomes and processes by nesting process-based approaches inside a controlled dynamical system under resource constraints. To illustrate ... -
Integrated modelling for sustainability assessment and decision making of alternative fuel buses
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)In this paper, a hybrid life cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA) model integrating multi region input–output analysis with novel multi-criteria decision-making techniques is proposed to assess three different fuel ... -
Integrated Multi-Criteria Model for Long-Term Placement of Electric Vehicle Chargers
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers , 2022 , Article)Based on the global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions targets, governments all over the world are speeding up the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs). However, one of the key challenges in designing the novel EV system is to ... -
An integrated urban-transport smart growth model around metro stations: A case of Qatar
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)Urban growth strategies are incorporated for land-use planning and transportation to facilitate people's movement towards a mass transit system. This requires transport demand analysis of a particular area so that, if ... -
Intelligent Transportation System: Application of Telematics Data for Road Safety
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2023 , Conference Paper)Road safety is a growing concern as the number of vehicles on road increase yearly. Road related accidents is within the top ten cause of death globally and number one cause of death for youth between the ages of 19-29 ... -
Interactions between autonomous vehicles and pedestrians at unsignalized mid-block crosswalks considering occlusions by opposing vehicles
( Elsevier Ltd , 2021 , Article)Visibility can be identified as one of the critical determinants for the safety performance of autonomous vehicles (AVs) on unsignalized mid-block crosswalks (UMC), which may be significantly influenced by build-up environment ... -
An international comparative study on driving attitudes and behaviors based on questionnaire surveys
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)Road traffic crashes (RTCs) are influenced by a driver's awareness and attitude toward road safety, as well as the socio-economic status, infrastructure development level, traffic status, social system, and traffic safety ... -
Introducing a multi-variate classification method: Risky driving acceptance among different heterogeneous driver sub-cultures
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)Introduction: Heterogeneous driving populations with many different origins are likely to have various sub-cultures that comprise of drivers with shared driver characteristics, most likely with dissimilar traffic safety ... -
Investigating a university library building evacuation in Pakistan during a semi-announced fire drill
( John Wiley & Sons , 2022 , Article)Evacuation models represent one of the main tools used to assess building fire safety. Existing evacuation models are based on data from evacuation drills in western and developed countries, while there is a need for data ...