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BLOOM: materialising computational workflows
( Qatar Univesrity Press , 2021 , Conference Paper)The paper presents ongoing research, aiming towards affordability of complex forms in architecture. The research supports that the above objective can be approached by re-examining and integrating materiality and form-finding ... -
Blue blood students of occupational dynasties and their university choice: the moderating role of parent-child occupational following
( Routledge , 2023 , Article)This study sheds light on a new category of students in higher education marketing literature-namely, occupational followers. We draw on expectancy-value theory, occupational following theory, and consumer buying behaviour ... -
The Blue Button Project: Engaging Patients in Healthcare by a Click of a Button
( American Health Information Management Association , 2015 , Article)The Blue Button project has become a way for many Americans to download their health records by just a click in any way that suits them, such as in print, on a thumb drive, or on their mobile devices and smartphones. Several ... -
Blue collar laborers’ travel pattern recognition: Machine learning classifier approach
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)This paper proposes a pattern recognition model to develop clusters of homogenous activities for blue-collar workers in the State of Qatar. The activity-based data from the travel diary of 1051 blue-collar workers collected ... -
Blue Laser Light Counteracts HSV-1 in the SH-SY5Y Neuronal Cell Model of Infection
( MDPI , 2022 , Other)Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) is wide-spread virus that triggers painful and recurrent infections, as herpes labialis, causing blister lesions on the lip. HSV-1 infection can be a lifelong condition starting from childhood ... -
Blue luminescent cyanopyridone based molecular architectures: A structure-property study
( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Article)A new class of molecular architecture made of five conjugated rings carrying terminal methyl or variable alkoxy (chain lengths of 4, 6, 8, or 16) substituted at para positions has been synthesized. Among the five rings, ... -
Blue photobiomodulation LED therapy impacts SARS-CoV-2 by limiting its replication in Vero cells
( Wiley , 2021 , Other)The study of any intervention able to counteract SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is considerably envisaged. It was previously shown, in in vitro models of infections, that the LED blue light is able to decrease the viral load of HSV-1 ... -
Blue-collar workers' travel behavior modeling using exPlainable machine learning model: The case of Qatar
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)This paper presents a novel study on the examination of explainable machine learning (ML) technique to predict the mode choice for communities with a majority of blue-collared workers. A total of 4875 trip records for 1050 ... -
Blue-collar workplace communicative practices: a case study in construction sites in Qatar
( Springer Netherlands , 2019 , Article)The aim of this paper is to contribute to the understanding of the role of language in multilingual blue-collar workplaces by investigating how communication is realized in construction sites in Qatar. The State of Qatar ... -
Blurring the Contours of Memory in June Jordan's Soldier: A Poet's Childhood
( Routledge , 2019 , Article)Located at the crossroads of fact and fiction and relying on memory, autobiography defies easy categorization. This paper examines June Jordan's Soldier: A Poet's Childhood (2000). Jordan situates herself vis-à-vis her ... -
BM3D VS 2-LAYER ONN
( IEEE Computer Society , 2021 , Conference Paper)Despite their recent success on image denoising, the need for deep and complex architectures still hinders the practical usage of CNNs. Older but computationally more efficient methods such as BM3D remain a popular choice, ... -
BNNC: Improving Performance of Multipath Transmission in Heterogeneous Vehicular Networks
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2019 , Article)Nowadays, multipath transmission scheme in heterogeneous vehicular networks has become an emerging topic. It is a great challenge to overcome the unreliability of heterogeneous wireless network in vehicle-to-ground multipath ... -
BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant in Qatar.
( Nature Researc , 2021 , Article)With the global expansion of the highly transmissible SARS-CoV-2 Delta (B.1.617.2) variant, we conducted a matched test-negative case-control study to assess the real-world effectiveness of COVID-19 messenger RNA vaccines ... -
BNT162b2 antigen dose and SARS-CoV-2 omicron infection in adolescents
( Elsevier , 2023 , Other)COVID-19 vaccine antigen dose might affect protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection,1, 2 but direct evidence to quantify this effect is absent. We conducted a matched, retrospective, cohort study using a regression ... -
Board Diversity and Financial Performance: Empirical Evidence From The United Kingdom
( Emerald , 2021 , Article)Purpose: This study aims to investigate the relationship between board diversity and financial performance from a wide perspective, including multiple dimensions of board diversity. -
Board diversity and firm performance: empirical evidence from the united kingdom
(2019 , Master Thesis)This study examines the relationship between board diversity and firms’ performance in the UK by examining cross-sectional data for 2013–2016 from the Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) 350 companies. Board diversity ... -
Board gender diversity, governance and Egyptian listed firms' performance
( Emerald , 2021 , Article)Purpose: The study aimed to examine the effect of corporate governance mechanisms on the performance of Egyptian firms listed in the Egyptian Stock Exchange (EGX) between 2014 and 2016. Design/methodology/approach: We ... -
BOARD SIZE AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: CASE OF KUWAIT
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Article)This study examined the relationship between board size and firm performance using a sample of 110 non-financial listed firms on the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) from 2009 to 2017 (9 years). Empirical tests were conducted ... -
Board structure, intellectual capital, cost of capital and firm performance - A path analysis model
(2020 , Master Thesis)This study examines the indirect relationship between board structure and firm performance with the mediating effect of intellectual capital and cost of capital. In addition, the study examines the total, direct and indirect ... -
Body composition, blood pressure and dietary habits among young qatari male adults
(2013 , Poster)Introduction: Due to a rapidly changing lifestyle in Qatar, determinants of non-communicable diseases and linked levels of risk factors have risen. These facts pose a national challenge (1). Information about Qatari adults` ...