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    • An enhanced performance IPT based battery charger for electric vehicles application 

      Abdelhamid, E.; Abdelsalam, A.K.; Massoud, Ahmed; Ahmed, S. ( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2014 , Conference Paper)
      World-wide scientists/engineers were motivated to research in the area of renewable energy resources and to reduce the consumption of fossil fuels. Hence, electric and hybrid vehicles have won the attention of many researchers ...
    • An enhanced public key infrastructure to secure smart grid wireless communication networks 

      He, Daojing; Chan, Sammy; Zhang, Yan; Guizani, Mohsen; Chen, Chun; ... more authors (2014 , Article)
      It is expected that the smart grid will radically add new functionalities to legacy electrical power systems. However, we believe that this will in turn introduce many new security risks. With the smart grid's backbone ...
    • An Ensemble Learning Method Based on Random Subspace Sampling for Palmprint Identification 

      Rida I.; Maadeed S.A.; Jiang X.; Lunke F.; Bensrhair A. ( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2018 , Conference Paper)
      Palmprint recognition is an important and widely used biometric modality with high reliability, stability and user acceptability. In this paper we propose a simple and effective ensemble learning method for palmprint ...
    • An ensemble neural network framework for improving the detection ability of a base control chart in non-parametric profile monitoring 

      Yeganeh, Ali; Abbasi, Saddam A.; Pourpanah, Farhad; Shadman, Alireza; Johannssen, Arne; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)
      Profile monitoring is a challenging issue in statistical process control (SPC). It aims to use a functional relationship between a response variable and one or more explanatory variable(s) to summarize the quality of a ...
    • An environmental burden shifting approach to re-evaluate the environmental impacts of products 

      Yu, Xi; Nongaillard, Antoine; Sekhari, Aicha; Bouras, Abdelaziz ( Springer New York LLC , 2016 , Conference Paper)
      Life cycle assessment (LCA) can help enterprises evaluate their product's environmental impacts through the entire product life cycle (PLC). On the basis of the evaluation result, phases which need to take activities to ...
    • An estimation of erinaceidae phylogeny: A combined analysis approach 

      He, Kai; Chen, Jian-Hai; Gould, Gina C.; Yamaguchi, Nobuyuki; Ai, Huai-Sen; ... more authors ( Public Library of Science , 2012 , Article)
      Background: Erinaceidae is a family of small mammals that include the spiny hedgehogs (Erinaceinae) and the silky-furred moonrats and gymnures (Galericinae). These animals are widely distributed across Eurasia and Africa, ...
    • An evaluation of image-based structural health monitoring using integrated unmanned aerial vehicle platform 

      Akbar, Muhammad Ali; Qidwai, Uvais; Jahanshahi, Mohammad R. ( John Wiley and Sons Ltd , 2019 , Article)
      Increasing number of skyscrapers along with the large number of tall bridges in the urban setting throughout the world also increases the demand of robust and autonomously controlled structural health monitoring (SHM) in ...
    • An Evaluation of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Perceived Social Distancing Policies in Relation to Planning, Selecting, and Preparing Healthy Meals: An Observational Study in 38 Countries Worldwide 

      Backer, C.D.; Teunissen, L.; Cuykx, I.; Decorte, P.; Pabian, S.; ... more authors ( Frontiers Media S.A. , 2021 , Article)
      Objectives: To examine changes in planning, selecting, and preparing healthy foods in relation to personal factors (time, money, stress) and social distancing policies during the COVID-19 crisis. Methods: Using cross-sectional ...
    • An evaluation of the translation of continuing education into diabetes public health care by pharmacists 

      Wilbur, Kerry; Shabana, Sara; Maraghi, Fatima; ElMubark, Alaa; Kheir, Nadir ( Springer Netherlands , 2017 , Article)
      Background Pharmacists are assuming greater public health roles and partaking in continuing education to advance knowledge and skills necessary for the provision of this patient care. Objective We sought to determine what ...
    • An Event-Triggered Robust Attitude Control of Flexible Spacecraft With Modified Rodrigues Parameters Under Limited Communication 

      Amrr, Syed Muhammad; Un Nabi, Mashuq; Iqbal, Atif ( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2019 , Article)
      The attitude regulation of spacecraft using continuous time execution of the control law is not always affordable for the low-cost satellites with limited wireless resources. Of late, within the ambit of control of systems ...
    • An evidence base for school health policy during the covid-19 pandemic 

      Badran, S.; Musa, O.A.H.; Al-Maadeed, S.; Toft, E.; Doi, S.A. ( Paris Scholar Publishing , 2021 , Article)
      Objective: Children represent a small fraction of confirmed COVID-19 cases, with a low case fatality rate (CFR). In this paper, we lay out an evidence-based policy for reopening schools. Methods: We gathered age-specific ...
    • An evolutionary game theoretic approach for cooperative spectrum sensing 

      Salama A.M.; Alali A.; Mohamed A. ( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2016 , Conference Paper)
      Many spectrum sensing techniques have been proposed to allow a secondary user (SU) to utilize a primary user's (PU) spectrum through opportunistic access. However, few of them have considered the tradeoff between accuracy ...
    • An exact algorithm for the single machine problem with unavailability periods 

      Gharbi, Anis; Labidi, Mohamed; Haouari, Mohamed ( Inderscience Publishers , 2015 , Article)
      We investigate the single machine scheduling problem with job release dates and due dates, and multiple planned unavailability time periods. This problem arises in the context of machine scheduling with planned preventive ...
    • An exact approach for the multicommodity network optimization problem with a step cost function 

      Mejri I.; Haouari M.; Layeb S.B.; Mansour F.Z. ( EDP Sciences , 2019 , Article)
      We investigate the Multicommodity Network Optimization Problem with a Step Cost Function (MNOP-SCF) where the available facilities to be installed on the edges have discrete step-increasing cost and capacity functions. ...
    • An examination of factors that influence the number of information security policy violations in Qatari organizations 

      Al-Mukahal H.M.; Alshare K. ( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2015 , Article)
      Purpose: This paper aims to investigate factors that impact the number of information security policy violations in Qatari organizations and to examine the moderating effect of Hofstede's cultural dimensions on the ...
    • An examination of the e-commerce technology drivers in the real estate industry 

      Al Abdallah G.M.; Abou-Moghli A.A.; Al-Thani A.H. ( LLC CPC Business Perspectives , 2018 , Article)
      This study examined the factors that drive e-commerce technology adoption in the real estate industry in Qatar using the Technology Acceptance Model 3 (TAM3) and sought to analyze the relationship between perceived usefulness, ...
    • An Examination of the Employment Preparedness, Job Satisfaction, and Impact in the Workplace of Qatar University Pharmacy Alumni: A Mixed Methods Study 

      Al-Nuaimi, Mounyah Waiel; Abidi, Ranin; Mukhalalati, Banan; El-Awaisi, Alla; Awaisu, Ahmed; ... more authors ( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)
      Introduction: The level of alumni's job satisfaction and preparedness has been found to affect the impact in the workplace. Little is known about alumni's employment experience in Qatar. Objective: The aim of this study ...
    • An Experience of Using a Handwriting Haptic Device to Fine-Tune the Children Motor Skills 

      Zakraoui, Jezia; Al Maadeed, Sumaya; Abou El-Seoud, Samir; Saleh, Moutaz; Al Ja'am, Jihad ( Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH , 2023 , Conference Paper)
      Handwriting can help children to improve their learning of a language and fine-tune their motor skills. Every child needs to develop her/his handwriting skill to grasp new concepts appropriately and learn the language ...
    • An experience to develop a web portal about the historical and archeological sites in qatar 

      AlJa'am, Jihad Mohamad; AlSaady, Mahmoud; AlMarri, Mohammad; Al-Kuwari, Hassan ( IEEE Computer Society , 2010 , Conference Paper)
      Qatar is located in the heart of the Arabian Peninsula. The country possesses many magnificent historical and archaeological sites which are the common heritage and history of the Arab and Muslim people. However, a little ...
    • An Experimental and Kinetic Study of the Sorption of Carbon Dioxide onto Amine-Treated Oil Fly Ash 

      Saad, Mohammed A.; Al-Marri, Mohammed J.; Yaumi, Ali L.; Hussein, Ibnelwaleed A.; Shawabkeh, Reyad ( Hindawi Publishing Corporation , 2016 , Article)
      A new CO2 adsorbent is produced from waste oil fly ash (OFA). Ammonium hydroxide solution is used to convert OFA to activated carbon. Then, the product is used for the adsorption of CO2 from a nitrogen/carbon dioxide ...