Research Units: Recent submissions
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Impact of Obesity-Related Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress on Cancer and Associated Molecular Targets
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2024 , Article Review)Obesity, characterized by excessive body fat, is closely linked to endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, leading to insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Inflammatory pathways like c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) worsen insulin ... -
Metabolomics Profiling of Stages of Coronary Artery Disease Progression
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2024 , Article)Coronary artery disease (CAD) and atherosclerosis pose significant global health challenges, with intricate molecular changes influencing disease progression. Hypercholesterolemia (HC), hypertension (HT), and diabetes are ... -
QPGx-CARES: Qatar pharmacogenetics clinical applications and research enhancement strategies
( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2024 , Article Review)Pharmacogenetic (PGx)-informed medication prescription is a cutting-edge genomic application in contemporary medicine, offering the potential to overcome the conventional "trial-and-error" approach in drug prescription. ... -
Material modeling and recent findings in transcatheter aortic valve implantation simulations
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article Review)Background and objective: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has significantly transformed the management of aortic valve (AV) diseases, presenting a minimally invasive option compared to traditional surgical ... -
Multimodal Crowd Counting with Pix2Pix GANs
( Science and Technology Publications, Lda , 2024 , Conference Paper)Most state-of-the-art crowd counting methods use color (RGB) images to learn the density map of the crowd. However, these methods often struggle to achieve higher accuracy in densely crowded scenes with poor illumination. ... -
Curriculum for Crowd Counting: Is It Worthy?
( Science and Technology Publications, Lda , 2024 , Conference Paper)Recent advances in deep learning techniques have achieved remarkable performance in several computer vision problems. A notably intuitive technique called Curriculum Learning (CL) has been introduced recently for training ... -
Enhancing Healthcare Systems With Deep Reinforcement Learning: Insights Into D2D Communications and Remote Monitoring
( IEEE , 2024 , Article)The traditional healthcare system is increasingly challenged by its dependence on inperson consultations and manual monitoring, struggling with issues of scalability, the immediacy of care, and efficient resource allocation. ... -
Crowd Counting in Harsh Weather using Image Denoising with Pix2Pix GANs
( IEEE , 2023 , Conference Paper)Visual crowd counting estimates the density of the crowd using deep learning models such as convolution neural networks (CNNs). The performance of the model heavily relies on the quality of the training data that constitutes ... -
RL-CEALS: Reinforcement Learning for Collaborative Edge Assisted Live Streaming
( IEEE , 2023 , Conference Paper)Crowdsourced live streaming services (CLS) present significant challenges due to massive data size and dynamic user behavior. Service providers must accommodate personalized QoE requests, while managing computational burdens ... -
CLIP: Train Faster with Less Data
( IEEE , 2023 , Conference Paper)Deep learning models require an enormous amount of data for training. However, recently there is a shift in machine learning from model-centric to data-centric approaches. In datacentric approaches, the focus is to refine ... -
DroneNet: Crowd Density Estimation using Self-ONNs for Drones
( IEEE , 2023 , Conference Paper)Video surveillance using drones is both convenient and efficient due to the ease of deployment and unobstructed movement of drones in many scenarios. An interesting application of drone-based video surveillance is to ... -
The Future of Aerial Communications: A Survey of IRS-Enhanced UAV Communication Technologies
( IEEE , 2024 , Conference Paper)The advent of Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces (IRS) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) is setting a new benchmark in the field of wireless communications. IRS, with their groundbreaking ability to manipulate electromagnetic ... -
Security-Driven Performance Analysis of Lightweight Cryptography for Energy Efficiency Applications
( IEEE , 2024 , Conference Paper)This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the security-centric performance of the Lightweight Cryptography (LWC) algorithms ASCON, TinyJambu, and Xoodyak, finalists in the NIST standardization process, through their ... -
Advanced Mobility: Integrating Visible Light Communication and Sensing Technologies
( IEEE , 2024 , Conference Paper)Visible Light Communication (VLC) is an emerging technology that has gained significant attention in recent years due to its immense potential for transforming transportation systems. VLC enables short-range high-speed, ... -
Leveraging Stakeholder Meeting and Stated Preferences to Design Optimal Mobility-as-a-Service Subscription Bundles
( Elsevier , 2024 , Conference Paper)MaaS (Mobility-as-a-Service) emerges as an innovative solution to urban transport challenges, offering a unified, user-focused platform that combines various modes of transport. Implementing TDM (Travel Demand Management) ... -
Reliability of Self-Reported Road Crash and Violation Data of Professional Drivers: The Case of Qatar
( Elsevier , 2024 , Conference Paper)Having accurate road traffic crashes (RTCs) and violations data is essential for establishing more realistic crash and casualty reduction programs. Although crash data commonly suffer from issues of accuracy and ... -
Time Pressure's Impact on Taxi Drivers' Driving Speed: A Driving Simulator Study
( Elsevier , 2024 , Conference Paper)The rapid global expansion of the taxi industry has brought significant safety concerns regarding taxi trips, particularly related to the frequency of taxi crashes and their potential impact on road safety. To address this ... -
Building resilience in the infant formula milk supply chain
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)In recent years, Infant Formula Milk (IFM), a vital source of nutrition for infants lacking breast milk in their first two years, has been plagued by diverse and severe global supply chain disruptions. These challenges ... -
Enhancing the learning-to-drive process for autistic learners in Qatar
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)Obtaining a driver's license can be a stressful task for autistic drivers because of autism related characteristics. Due to the absence of an autism-tailored driving training program in Qatar, instructors may lack the ... -
Environmental impacts of COVID-19 responses on passenger vehicle transport scenarios: A life cycle approach
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)COVID-19 has disrupted human life considerably since the beginning of 2020. The transport sector is one of the most affected sector due to restrictions imposed to curb COVID-19 pandemic. This paper evaluates the environmental ...
