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Quadruple Boost Multilevel Inverter (QB-MLI) Topology with Reduced Switch Count
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2021 , Article)Multilevel inverter concepts (MLIs) with switched capacitor (SC) are emerging due to their scope in sustainable energy systems as well as high-voltage applications. In the SC technique, required voltage levels can be ... -
Qualitative economic model for long-term IaaS composition
( Springer Verlag , 2016 , Conference Paper)We propose a new qualitative economic model based optimization approach to compose an optimal set of infrastructure service requests over a long-term period. The economic model is represented as a temporal CP-Net to capture ... -
Quality of Coverage: A Novel Approach to Coverage for Mobile Crowd Sensing Systems
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2019 , Conference Paper)Mobile Crowd Sensing (MCS) is an effective paradigm that utilizes the crowd as an extended instrument for the purpose of collecting data. However, utilizing the crowd comes with the risks stemming from the crowd's ... -
Quality of sustainability optimization design for mobile ad hoc networks in disaster areas
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2015 , Conference Paper)During a disaster, communication systems are partially (or completely) interrupted with very limited resources due to infrastructures destruction and hence the lack of essential services. Meanwhile, the demand for communication ... -
The Quality of Urban Life (QOUL) of New-Salata Neighborhood in Qatar
( Scientific & Academic Publishing , 2017 , Article)During the second half of the 20th century Qatar has beheld its first urbanization period, which was caused by the increase of oil’s production. At present, national development strategies have led to an extensive urban ... -
Quantification of carcinogenic odor of formaldehyde with electronic nose technologyd
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2016 , Conference Paper)Based on recent experimental discoveries about a link between the length of exposure to formaldehyde and cancers of the lymphatic and hematopoietic systems, we present a low-cost and compact solution for monitoring ... -
Quantification of pv power and economic losses due to soiling in Qatar
( MDPI , 2021 , Article)Soiling losses of photovoltaic (PV) panels due to dust lead to a significant decrease in solar energy yield and result in economic losses; this hence poses critical challenges to the viability of PV in smart grid systems. ... -
Quantification of structural damage with self-organizing maps
( Springer New York LLC , 2016 , Conference Paper)One of the main tasks in structural health monitoring process is to create reliable algorithms that are capable of translating the measured response into meaningful information reflecting the actual condition of the monitored ... -
Quantification of the growth suppression of HER2+ breast cancer colonies under the effect of trastuzumab and PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor.
( Frontiers Media , 2022 , Article)Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB)-based therapy is revolutionizing cancer treatment by fostering successful immune surveillance and effector cell responses against various types of cancers. However, patients with HER2+ ... -
Quantifying caching effects in urban VANETs
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2016 , Conference Paper)Most applications in urban Vehicular Ad hoc NETworks (VANETs) rely on information sharing, such as real-Time traffic information queries, advertisements, etc. However, existing data dissemination techniques cannot guarantee ... -
Quantifying morphology of sands using 3D imaging
( American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) , 2015 , Article)Particle morphology plays a significant role in influencing engineering behavior of granular materials. Surface texture, roundness, and sphericity represent distinct multiscale measures needed to fully describe particle ... -
Quantifying Satisfaction of Security Requirements of Cloud Software Systems
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2023 , Article)The satisfaction of a software requirement is commonly stated as a Boolean value, that is, a security requirement is either satisfied (true) or not (false). However, a discrete Boolean value to measure the satisfaction ... -
Quantifying savings in spaces energy demands and CO2 emissions by shading and lighting controls in the Arabian Gulf
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)Despite the deceleration in worldwide annual energy consumption and CO2 emissions, many countries, such as in the Arabian Gulf, are still unarguably far from following this international trend. This study investigates the ... -
Quantifying savings in spaces energy demands and CO2 emissions by shading and lighting controls in the Arabian Gulf
( Elsevier , 2018 , Article)Despite the deceleration in worldwide annual energy consumption and CO2 emissions, many countries, such as in the Arabian Gulf, are still unarguably far from following this international trend. This study investigates the ... -
Quantifying the impact of COVID–19 preventive measures on traffic in the State of Qatar
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)Ever since the beginning of 2020, the mobility of people and goods all over the world has been extremely limited as a result of movement restrictions imposed by local authorities as part of several other efforts to stop ... -
Quantifying thermal resilience of office buildings during power outages: Development of a simplified model metric and validation through experimentation
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)A growing interest has been recently demonstrated in studying the thermal resilience of buildings that goes beyond minimum standard requirements to meet performance targets under extreme climate changes. However, there is ... -
Quantum Computing for Healthcare: A Review
( MDPI , 2023 , Article Review)In recent years, the interdisciplinary field of quantum computing has rapidly developed and garnered substantial interest from both academia and industry due to its ability to process information in fundamentally different ... -
Quartz crystal microbalance electronic interfacing systems: A review
( MDPI AG , 2017 , Article Review)Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM) sensors are actively being implemented in various fields due to their compatibility with different operating conditions in gaseous/liquid mediums for a wide range of measurements. This ... -
Quasi seven-level operation of multilevel converters with selective harmonic elimination
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2014 , Conference Paper)Generally, selective harmonic elimination (SHE) complexity for multilevel inverters increases with the increase in number of levels. In this paper, a novel approach for SHE is introduced. This approach is based on cancelling ... -
Quasi two-level operation of modular multilevel converter for use in a high-power DC transformer with DC fault isolation capability
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2015 , Article)DC fault protection is one challenge impeding the development of multiterminal dc grids. The absence of manufacturing and operational standards has led to many point-to-point HVDC links built at different voltage levels, ...