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Distribution and Diversity of Benthic Marine Macroalgae in Islands Around Qatar
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Qatar University Press
, 2020 , Poster)
Extending into the Arabian Gulf, Qatar is surrounded by a number of islands mostly scattered by the eastern coastline. With the unique physical characteristics of the Gulf which is a highly saline sea with high seawater ...
Serum Magnesium and Cognitive Function Among Qatari Adult
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Qatar University Press
, 2020 , Poster)
Background: Previous studies found that low levels of magnesium can increase the risk of several diseases including cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and hypertension which are associated with cognitive dysfunction. ...
Subcritical and Supercritical Operation of Innovative Thermal Mechanical Refrigeration System
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Qatar University Press
, 2020 , Poster)
Around 17% of the global generated energy is consumed for residential, commercial, and transportation refrigeration. The current cooling technologies utilize refrigerants with high Ozone Depletion and Global Warming ...
Face recognition and summarization for surveillance video sequences
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Qatar University Press
, 2020 , Poster)
Face recognition and video summarization represent chal- lenging tasks for several computer vision applications including video surveil- lance, criminal investigations, and sports applications'. For long videos, it is ...
Alginate-mediated synthesis of hetero-shaped silver nanoparticles and their hydrogen peroxide sensing ability
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Qatar University Press
, 2020 , Poster)
Silver nanoparticles have been the focus of extensive research for many decades due to their unique physical, chemical and electrical properties. Introducing new environmentally benign methods for the synthesis of silver ...
Anti-diabetic and Anti-hypertensive Potential of Indigenous Edible plants of Qatar
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Qatar University Press
, 2020 , Poster)
Aizoon canariense, Cynomorium coccineum, Glossonema edule, and Malva parviflora, edible desert plants from Qatar, were selected to determine levels of phenolic bioactives and potential health benefits for managing early ...
Prevalence of antinuclear antibodies (ANA) among healthy individuals with different nationalities in Qatar
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Qatar University Press
, 2020 , Poster)
ANA can be often found in healthy individuals and in many autoimmune diseases. However, its prevalence in healthy individuals is not well investigated in Asia and MENA region. Therefore, aim of this study was to estimate ...
Investigation of Bacillus Thuringiensis Plasmid Instability and its Effect on the Synthesis of Crystals
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Qatar University Press
, 2020 , Poster)
In order to explore plasmid instability in Bt, four Bt strains belonging to two Bt subspecies were cultured at 42°C for 9 days. HD1 and QBT376 belong to subspecies kurstaki, while H14 and QBT218 belong to subspecies ...
Wind energy potential along the onshore and offshore Qatar
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Qatar University Press
, 2020 , Poster)
Wind energy is one among the clean and renewable energy resources. The utilization of non-conventional energies over the conventional sources helps to reduce the carbon emissions significantly. The present study aims at ...
Effectiveness of the pedestrian detection strategies and pavement markings: A driving simulator study
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Qatar University Press
, 2020 , Poster)
Pedestrians are the most vulnerable group in the traffic and accounts for about 40,000 deaths each year worldwide. One of the main reasons is that drivers usually do not yield to pedestrian which creates serious conflicts ...