Green handover with a hybrid satisfaction mechanism by Zorba, Nizar

“…Therefore, this paper will present a hybrid handover mechanism where two conflict objectives of load balancing and energy consumption are tackled, where the operator's objective is to balance the data load among its macroand small-cells, while the user equipment objective is to decrease the consumed energy in order to guarantee a larger battery life. …”
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A new design of solar tower system amplified with a thermoelectric unit to produce distilled water and power by Khanmohammadi, Shoaib

“…In this paper, a new design of a solar tower system boosted with a thermoelectric generator (TEG) for power generation and distilled water production, is proposed and investigated. …”
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Dolomite: Perspectives on a perplexing mineral by Al-Awadi, Mishari

“…Dolomite is a metastable mineral that can precipitate directly from solutions containing magnesium, calcium and carbonate to form cement or unlithified sediment. …”
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A rare loss-of-function genetic mutation suggest a role of dermcidin deficiency in hidradenitis suppurativa pathogenesis by Tricarico, Paola Maura

“…Since several transcriptome studies have shown a significantly decreased expression of DCD in HS skin, we hypothesised that the identified frameshift insertion was a loss-of-function mutation that might be associated with HS susceptibility in this family. …”
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Event-triggered fault detection for discrete-time LPV systems by Golabi, Arash

“…In this paper, a new event-triggering mechanism is proposed for the problem of fault detection (FD) in discrete-time linear parameter-varying (LPV) systems. …”
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Enhancement of flocculation and dewaterability of a highly stable activated sludge using a hybrid system of organic coagulants and polyelectrolytes by Yousefi S.A.

“…This study investigates the influence of hybrid coagulation-flocculation system on the flocculation and dewaterability efficiency of a real highly stable activated sludge obtained from the membrane bioreactor tank of a petroleum industry. …”
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Studying movement reorganization when learning a whole-body action: Example of learning a constrained gait pattern by Majed, Lina

“…Results indicated an immediate reorganization incoordinative patterns (e.g., relative phases and stride frequency) accompanied by a general decrease in the initial movement variability (i.e., standard deviation of many key variables). …”
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Service Ethnocentrism: A Conceptual Model (An Abstract) by Maher, Amro A.

“…Factors that lead to a decrease in SE include feelings of comfort around foreign residents and cosmopolitanism. …”
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Impact of the fear of Covid-19 infection on intent to breastfeed; a cross sectional survey of a perinatal population in Qatar by Reagu, Shuja Mohd

“…This study attempts to explore any relationship between the Covid-19 pandemic and perinatal obsessive-compulsive symptomatology and whether the Covid-19 pandemic has any impact on intent to breastfeed. Methods: A cross sectional survey of perinatal women attending largest maternity centre in Qatar was carried out during the months of October to December 2020. …”
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A BRET-based Mpro biosensor containing a nanobody and tandem cleavage sites shows an increased cleavage rate by Geethakumari, Anupriya M

“…Live cell assays revealed a cleavage sequence length-dependent resonance energy transfer, except for the 12× -syn cleavage site, and an increased rate of cleavage and a decreased pharmacological inhibitor efficacy for the Mpro biosensor containing 2× cleavage sequences. …”
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Changes in movement organization and control strategies when learning a biomechanically constrained gait pattern, racewalking: a PCA study by Majed, L.

“…With practice, the significant decrease in the variance accounted for by PC1 and in the correlations between many variables could indicate a destabilization of spontaneous tendencies to facilitate the adoption of more task-specific coordinative pattern. …”
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Assessing the effectiveness of a pharmacist-delivered smoking cessation program in the State of Qatar: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial by El Hajj, Maguy

“…Discussion: If proven to be effective, this smoking cessation program will be considered as a model that Qatar and the region can apply to decrease the smoking burden. …”
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A Note on Norland Summability of Fourier Series by Ali, Ziad Rushdi

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Silk as a reinforcement in polymer matrix composites by Khanam, P. Noorunnisa

“…Silk is one of the strongest natural fibers; it is originally from Bombyx mori and can be available industrially at a low cost. Silk fiber-reinforced composites have the advantage of being relatively light; they have impact resistance, a high specific strength, high specific stiffness and are extremely elastic and resilient. …”
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Gravitohydrodynamic Instability Of A Streaming Fluid Cylinder by Radwan, Ahmed E. [احمد العزب رضوان]

“…The capillary-gravitodynamic instability of a self-gravitating fluid cylinder (radius R«) dispersed in a self-gravitating medium of negligible motion has been developed. …”
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Appropriateness of gentamicin therapeutic drug monitoring at a Middle Eastern tertiary hospital setting: a retrospective evaluation and quality audit by Al-Sulaiti, Fatima Khalifa

“…Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the appropriateness of gentamicin therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) at a tertiary care hospital in Qatar. Methods: A one-year quantitative retrospective chart review of all gentamicin TDM records was conducted. …”
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A process for CO2 capture and brine salinity reduction through reaction with potassium hydroxide: A multi-stage evaluation by Mourad, Aya A-H.

“…Solvay and modified Solvay processes are facing a major challenge in reducing brine salinity to a level suitable for agriculture and industry. …”
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Performance Evaluation Of A Msf Desalination Plant In Qatar by Okelah, M.R.S.

“…Drop in performance represented by the decrease in the gained output ratio and the increase in energy input per unit distillate as a function of time is evaluated. …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of disorders affecting the nervous system, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Jaimie D, Steinmetz

“…A comorbidity correction was used to calculate total prevalence of all conditions that affect the nervous system combined. …”
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Shi'a Identity Politics and Social Media in the Gulf by Hardman, Maria Kathryn

“…The outcomes of this sectarianism have been farreaching, and include a decrease in real political engagement by shi'a in the Gulf, and a turn to social and new media to express political dissent and to organize along sectarian lines. …”
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