QU Forum Proceedings: Recent submissions
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Contribution of Glycosaminoglycan binding in CCL21-mediated Migration of Breast Cancer cells
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)Lymph node metastasis constitutes a key event in Breast Cancer progression and it is a process at least partially mediated by the chemokine CCR7. Chemokine function is dependent upon their binding to both cell-surface ... -
Dietary Patterns and Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Findings from a Case-Control Study
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)Scientific evidence shows that dietary patterns are associated with the risk of IBD, particularly among unhealthy and Western dietary patterns. However, Western dietary patterns are not exclusive to Western countries, as ... -
Colorimetry-based Detection of Exhaled Breath Biomarkers for Predicting Heart Failure
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)The exhaled breath volatile organic compounds (VOC's) represent a biosignature with the potential to identify and describe heart failure diseases. Exhaled Breath biomarkers-based diagnosis of heart diseases may be easier ... -
Additive Manufacturing of Smart Material and Complex Structures
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)Additive Manufacturing (AM), typically referred to as rapid prototyping or three-dimensional (3D) printing has rapidly emerged as a sustainable, highly efficient and intelligent tool. Moreover, recent developments in novel ... -
Prevalence and Potential Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Resistance in Qatar
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)Global COVID-19 pandemic containment necessitates understanding the risk of hesitance or resistance to vaccine uptake in different populations. The Middle East and North Africa currently lack vital representative vaccine ... -
Cardiac Myosin Binding Protein-C in Sprague Dawley (SD) Rats exposed to Sub-Chronic oral dose of Cadmium Chloride
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)Cadmium is one of the major environmental pollutants associated with an increment in industrial and urbanization activities. It has health consequences when it reaches the human diet through the soil, water, and plant. ... -
Optical Non-invasive Technique for Cholesterol Detection in Blood
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)The aim of this research is to design and develop a non-invasive cholesterol sensor based on the principle of light absorption. The current existing invasive methods can be replaced with non-invasive techniques. The ... -
M-Service Quality of Telecom Companies in Qatar
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)Today, although mobile applications make our lives easier, the service quality provided by such applications has become a vital element in increasing customer satisfaction. This research paper aims to identify the significant ... -
Enhancing Pedestrian Safety through the Development of Advanced Operational Strategies for Crosswalks in Residential Areas
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)Pedestrians are the most vulnerable group in the traffic. Every year approximately 40,000 pedestrians are killed in the world due to road traffic crashes. In the state of Qatar, the situations are even worse with around ... -
Artificial Intelligence assisted Prediction of COVID-19 Hotspots in Third Wave using EHTERAZ
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)The present study conceptualizes fusion of artificial intelligence and contract tracking mobile application for predicting the COVID-19 hot spots. The findings suggest that mobile technology can be used to provide real-time ... -
Stego-eHealth: An eHealth System for Secured Transfer of Medical Images Using Image Steganography
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)COVID pandemic has necessitated the need for virtual and online health care systems to avoid contacts. The transfer of sensitive medical information including the chest and lung X-ray happens through untrusted channels ... -
Material Flow Analysis of Plastic Waste in Qatar: Focusing on the Marine Environment
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)As the population continues to grow, the generation of waste and specifically plastic waste, has also increased significantly in the past decades both globally and regionally. However, little attention has been directed ... -
Standing Wheelchair with Built-in Climate Control System
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)This project presents an innovation to be developed in wheelchairs used nowadays to provide its users with better life quality, elevates the level of their ambitions and to enable them to overcome today's special needs ... -
Qatari tight Gas Reservoirs: Molecular Simulation insights toward Estimation of Ultimate Recovery (EUR) from Carbonated Reservoirs
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)The geometrical properties of the reservoir rocks are usually affected by natural thermodynamics or environmental changes that may affect the amount of gas in place in the reservoir. To address these properties, we conduct ... -
Facile and Novel LiAlO2 Film Electrodes for Energy Efficient Li recovery from Seawater Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) Brine
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)Concentration of Li in seawater is too low at 0.17 ppm despite its high content altogether with a reported 230 billion tons. Hence, seawater is not a practical source to recover Li from; Li is largely extracted by solar ... -
Design and Development of Rapid EV Charging System with V2G and V2H Operations
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)Plug in Electric vehicles (EVs) can act as source or load to the electric distribution network concept known as the vehicle-to-grid (V2G) system, or the lesser-known vehicle-to-home (V2H) system. Such systems can improve ... -
The Catalytic Thermo-oxidative Decomposition of Glimepiride
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)In this study, the thermal decomposition of glimepiride, a common antidiabetic drug, was analyzed in the presence of N2 and O2 and various metal oxide catalysts. The analysis was conducted using TGA. The results showed ... -
A Case Study of Qatar: Health Risk Assessment associated with Bisphenol A
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)This study is aimed at evaluating exposure to bisphenol A in drinkable water. Much studies have not been conducted on Bisphenol A in the drinkable water globally, in Arabian Gulf and particularly in Qatar. This assessment ... -
Prevalence of Toxigenic Fungi and Mycotoxins in Arabic Coffee: Protective Effect of Traditional Coffee Roasting, Brewing and Microbial Volatiles
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)Like other agricultural crops, fungal infection and synthesis of mycotoxins in coffee leads to significant economic losses. This study is aimed at investigating the prevalence of toxigenic fungi, their metabolites, and the ... -
Salinity Effects on Symbiodinium sp. growth rate in Controlled conditions and produced Biomass Biochemical Characterization
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)Salinity is an abiotic influencer to the growth and the efficiency of the algal Symbiodinium that coexists in symbiosis with corals. In light of the high salinity conditions that prevail in the Arabian Gulf including the ...
