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Human factors and road safety in the 2nd international traffic safety conference
( Taylor & Francis , 2023 , Other)This special issue presents selected articles submitted to the 2nd International Traffic Safety Conference 2023, Doha, (Qatar). More than 150 papers were submitted and they were peer-reviewed. Only 16 papers were highly ... -
Human Factors approaches to evaluating outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy services: A systematic review.
( Elsevier , 2019 , Article)The expansion in terms of available treatment options and models of care has led to a growing global momentum for outpatient antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) services. A systematic review was undertaken to explore Human Factors ... -
Human Factors in Driving Accidents: A Cognitive Investigation in the Gulf Context
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Human factors were reported by researchers to be the reason behind the majority of car accidents; examples of these factors were: inattention, stress, distraction, decision making, drugs and alcohol abuses. Most of such ... -
Human gait recognition with cane assistive device using quadratic time-frequency distributions
( Institution of Engineering and Technology , 2015 , Article)In this study, the authors consider the problem of human gait recognition in the presence of a walking cane using radars. Quadratic time-frequency distributions are used to provide the local signal behaviour over frequency ... -
Human health risk assessment associated with the reuse of treated wastewater in arid areas
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)Qatar produces more than 850,000 m3/day of highly treated wastewater. The present study aims at characterizing the effluents coming out of three central wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) of chemical pollutants including ... -
Human health risks associated with the consumption of groundwater in the Gaza Strip
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Groundwater of the Gaza Strip, the main source of drinking water for the Gazans, is highly contaminated by several chemicals of natural and anthropogenic origins. The results of this study confirm the findings of several ... -
Human health risks associated with trace metals in dust of residential arid areas
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Composite dust samples were collected on a monthly basis over a full year from Doha, Qatar. Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICPMS) was used for the determination of total concentrations of Na, K, Mg, Ca, Li, ... -
Human herpes simplex virus-6 (HHV-6) detection and seroprevalence among Qatari nationals and immigrants residing in Qatar
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)BackgroundHuman herpes simplex virus-6 (HHV-6) is the causative agent of exanthema subitum. Transmission mainly occurs through salivary secretions, yet blood transfusions and organ transplantations have also been reported ... -
Human microbiome and its association with health and diseases
( Wiley , 2016 , Article)Human microbiota are distinct communities of microorganisms that resides at different body niches. Exploration of the human microbiome has become a reality due to the availability of powerful metagenomics and metatranscriptomic ... -
Human monkeypox virus in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article Review)Background: The end of smallpox in 1980 and the subsequent stopping of vaccination against smallpox was followed by the emergence of monkeypox (mpox), a viral disease of animal origin, meaning that it is transmitted from ... -
Human Olfactory Bulb Neural Stem Cell Based Therapy for CNS Traumatic and Neurodegenerative Diseases
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Neural stem cells (NSC) have self-renewal and multipotent properties and may serve as an ideal cell source for transplantation to treat neurodegenerative insults such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, and spinal cord injury ... -
Human olfactory bulb neural stem cells (Hu-OBNSCs) can be loaded with paclitaxel and used to inhibit glioblastoma cell growth
( MDPI , 2019 , Article)Exploitation of the potential ability of human olfactory bulb (hOB) cells to carry, release, and deliver an effective, targeted anticancer therapy within the central nervous system (CNS) milieu remains elusive. Previous ... -
Human Olfactory Bulb Neural Stem Cells Expressing hNGF Restore Cognitive Deficit in Alzheimer's Disease Rat Model
( Wiley , 2015 , Article)In this study, we aim to demonstrate the fate of allogenic adult human olfactory bulb neural stem/progenitor cells (OBNSC/NPCs) transplanted into the rat hippocampus treated with ibotenic acid (IBO), a neurotoxicant ... -
Human olfactory bulb neural stem cells mitigate movement disorders in a rat model of Parkinson's disease.
( Wiley , 2015 , Article)Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurological disorder characterized by the loss of midbrain dopaminergic (DA) neurons. Neural stem cells (NSCs) are multipotent stem cells that are capable of differentiating into different ... -
Human papillomavirus E7 binds Oct4 and regulates its activity in HPV-associated cervical cancers.
( Public Library of Science , 2020 , Article)Octamer binding transcription factor-4 (Oct4), is highly expressed in stem cells and has indispensable roles in pluripotency and cellular reprogramming. In contrast to other factors used for cellular reprogramming, a role ... -
Human Papillomaviruses and Epstein-Barr Virus Interactions in Colorectal Cancer: A Brief Review.
( MDPI , 2020 , Article)Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) and the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) are the most common oncoviruses, contributing to approximately 10%-15% of all malignancies. Oncoproteins of high-risk HPVs (E5 and E6/E7), as well as EBV (LMP1, ... -
Human Papillomaviruses-Related Cancers: An Update on the Presence and Prevention Strategies in the Middle East and North African Regions.
( MDPI , 2022 , Article Review)The human papillomavirus (HPV) is a non-enveloped double-stranded DNA virus capable of infecting skin and mucosa epithelial cells. Commonly, HPV infection is associated with sexually transmitted diseases and is considered ... -
Human Resources Development and Institutional Arrangements for Managing Coastal Resources and Environments in the UAE, From Concept to Practice
( Qatar University , 1999 , Article)The coastal area of UAE contains some of the world's richest ecosystems including extensive oil reservoirs, coral reefs and mangrove forests. UAE in fact faces an acute shortage of personnel having the necessary knowledge, ... -
Human respiratory syncytial virus: pathogenesis, immune responses, and current vaccine approaches.
( Springer Verlag , 2018 , Article)Respiratory syncytial virus continues to pose a serious threat to the pediatric populations worldwide. With a genomic makeup of 15,200 nucleotides, the virus encodes for 11 proteins serving as envelope spikes, inner envelope ... -
Human rights as the key driver for development of Learning Disability services in Qatar
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Growing international consensus in recognising rights of individuals with disability to enabling environments has spurred on provision of services for support for these individuals. The provision of this support has however ...