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Awarded and Completed UREP Research Projects for all UREP Cycles


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Carnegie Mellon University – Qatar (CMUQ)

First UREP Cycle, March 2007
Institution(s) Research Title
CMUQ Empirical Evaluation of the Cryptographic Protocol Specification Language MSR

CMUQ

Exploring and Enhancing Assistive Technology for Learning to Write Braille
Second UREP Cycle, June 2007

CMUQ

Immigrant Workers in Qatar: Documenting their history and current situation

CMUQ

Recognizing Context for Human-Robot Interaction
Third UREP Cycle, November 2007
CMUQ Emerging Communities: The Case of Hispanic Expatriates in Qatar
CMUQ Al Jazeera English:The Next Wave in TV News or the Same Old Story?
CMUQ Needs Assessment and Technology Design for Education in Rural Cambodia: A Partnership with Reach Out To Asia (ROTA)
CMUQ The State of Migrant Labor in Qatar: The Workers’ Perspectives

Fourth UREP Cycle, June 2008

CMUQ Improving People Detection and Tracking Using Stereo  for a Roboreceptionist
CMUQ Designing New Income Generation Options using Delay Tolerant Networks: A Partnership with Reach Out To Asia (ROTA)

College of the North Atlantic – Qatar (CNA-Q)

First UREP Cycle, March 2007
Institution(s) Research Title
CNA-Q Use Of Solar Energy For Refrigeration In Qatar
Second UREP Cycle, June 2007
None
Third UREP Cycle, November 2007
CNA-Q & Qatar University

Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) and the Sustainable Management of Desert Truffles in Qatar

CNA-Q

CNA-Q Baja SAE Competition Participation

Fourth UREP Cycle, June 2008
CNA-Q Bioprospecting Qatar's Plant Genetic Resources
CNA-Q Design and Manufacture Injection molding die

Georgetown University: School of Foreign Service – Qatar (GTSFSQ)

First UREP Cycle, March 2007
Institution(s) Research Title
GTSFSQ

The Pearl of the Arabian Gulf-A research of Qatari history and heritage

GTSFSQ

HELP-Helping English Learners Program

Second UREP Cycle, June 2007
None
Third UREP Cycle, November 2007
GTSFSQ

International Labor Migration to the Gulf: Understanding Variations in the Worker-Sponsorship System

Fourth UREP Cycle, June 2008
GTSFSQ Qatar Study of Transnational Families

Qatar University (QU)

First UREP Cycle, March 2007
Institution(s) Research Title
QU A System For Automatic Gathering And Intelligent Analyses Of Doha Traffic Data
QU Synthesis and Characterization of Fused Heterocyclic Aromatic Compounds for Potential Use as New Crystalline Organic Semiconductors  
QU Environmental Impact Assessment of Outdoor Air Quality Due to Current and Future Industrial Activities till 2015
QU Reviewing Qatar's Intellectual Properties Protection Policy  سياسة حماية المصنفات الرقمية فى دولة قطر
QU PC-based wirelessly controlled model helicopter for industrial video inspections
QU & Hamad Medical Corp. Molecular Basis of β-thalassemia in Qatari Population
QU A mobile service using bar-code for check-in to venue/facility 
QU Application of FISH Technique in Invasive Breast Cancer Diagnosis "A Comparison study with the Immuno Histo-Chemistry technique."
QU Evaluating driver perception of 3D highway alignments 
QU PC-based wirelessly controlled model dexterous vehicle for industrial inspections and handling
QU The Environment Protection in Islam   حماية البيئة في الحضارة الإسلامية
QU Antibody Directed Enzyme Pro-Drug Therapy For Cancer Treatment
QU Microstructure changes of Low Density Polyethylene due to Sterilization by Gamma Rays
QU التزام الطبيب بالحفاظ على أسرار المريض Physician Obligation on Keeping Patient Secrets
QU  The Right to Private Lifeالحق في الحياة الخاصة 
QU Three Dimensional Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis to Study the Behavior of Walled Shallow Foundations on Sand Layer Overlying Rock
QU Intelligent System for Blind-Spot Sensing
QU Voltage stability analysis of interconnected power systems using singular value decomposition technique. Application to Qatar power system
QU Design of an optimal load frequency controller for interconnected power systems. Application to Qatar-Saudi Arabia interconnection
QU Precipitation in Aluminum alloys studied by Positron Annihilation Spectroscopy
QU Production of Novel and Functional Beverage from Qatari Dates and Milk Whey
QU An Assessment Of English Language Needs Among Qatar Employers
QU Geographic Analysis of Land Use Change – A Case study of Greater Doha City, The State of Qatar
QU Writer Identification System for Arabic Words
QU Dune's Sand for Concrete Mixes
QU The Transformation of Qatar Economy into Industrialization Era:  Perception of Government, Educators, and Business Professionals
QU Opportunities and Threats of Globalization to Qatari Family Businesses
QU الإشاعة كجريمة جنائية في سوق الدوحة للأوراق المالية The Rumor as a crime at Doha Stock Market
QU Harmonics measurement and harmonics filter design. Application to Qatar industrial plants
QU Design of an electric power distribution network for an industrial plant Application to Qatar gas plant
QU Body composition and food consumption patterns of children with developmental disabilities in Al-Shaffalah Center
Second UREP Cycle, June 2007
QU The Upstream Signalized Crossover Intersection: Evaluation of Potential Implementation in Doha
QU Molecular phylogeny of Qatari date palm genotypes using DNA fingerprinting
QU A DSP based electric motor drive system for industrial use 
QU & Hamad Medical Corp Prevalence and clinical symptoms of hMPV infection in Qatar
QU & Hamad Medical Corp High-risk Human Papilloma Virus infection (HPV) among women attending women's hospital in Qatar
QU A Resolver to Digital (R/D) Converter  for mechanical angle measurement
QU Positron Beam System Automation Interface
QU Filtering Unwanted Web Content returned by Search Engines
QU A Quantitative Evaluation of the Green Spaces in Greater Doha with Relation to Current Population, Using Gis & Remote Sensing
QU Allocations of Reactive Power Reserves in the Qatar Power System
QU Feasibility of Using Cellular Network Signaling To Estimate Road Traffic Information
QU & Hamad Medical Corp Follow-up of circulating adiponectin concentrations in patients with post-viral hepatic cirrhosis
QU Qatar in Antiquity: A Guide to Qatar Archeological Sites قطر في الماضي:  دليل للمواقع الأثرية بدولة قطر
QU Towards the Development of an Intelligent Alarm Management System
QU Development of self-teaching ASPEN Plus-based case studies to enhance chemical engineering education
QU Molecular Studies on Human Lung Mast Cell Recombinant Carboxypeptidase A : Screening for new enzyme inhibitors for possible hypertension control
QU Propagation Models for WiMax Wireless Deployments in Qatar
QU Location Based Services: SMS Cell Broadcast
QU A Remote Electronic Road Information Panel
QU & Armed Forces Medical Services Qatari and Asian Indians Type 2 Diabetics in State of Qatar: Intracellular Cations and Ultrastructural Study of Platelets
QU & TAMU-Q Energy Saving by Power Factor Correction and Applications to Qatar Industries
QU &  WCMC-Q Radon Concentration Measurements in Some Doha Buildings
QU An Augmentative Communication System to Assist Qataris Disabled People in Al-Shafallah Centre in Doha
QU Screening for Bioflocculant-Producing Microorganisms in Different Qatari Ecosystems 
QU Soil-Moisture-Based Automatic Irrigation System
QU & KAHRAMAA Impact of District Cooling on Future Water Production & Electricity Generation in Qatar
QU Stress-Settlement Behavior of Axially Loaded Bored Piles in Fractured Rock
QU Screening for Human Pancreatic Alpha Amylase Inhibitors from Naturally Occurring and Synthetic Compounds: An effective approach for the control of diabetes mellitus and obesity
QU An Intelligent Informative System to Determine Locations Paths in Doha City
QU User-adoption of Electronic Negotiation Agents in Qatar: A Comparison of Competing Theories
QU Evaluation of Accessibility to Primary Schools in the State of Qatar - Primary School Plan of the Year 2025
QU Design and Implementation of a PC-based Workbench for Electronic Engineering Experiments
Third UREP Cycle, November 2007
QU Corrosion Behaviour of New Generation, High Strength Low Alloyed (HSLA) Steel for Oil And Gas Transportation Pipelines and Suitability for Qatar
QU Production of Ultra Active Human Recombinant Interferon for More  Efficient HCV Treatment
QU Sustainable Learning Environments: Awareness Based Assessment Methods for School Buildings in Qatar 
QU Qatar Regional Museums:متاحف قطر الإقليمية A Proposal to Improve Museum Display مقترح لتطوير العرض المتحفي 
QU The State of Qatar Informative Web Portal
QU Effects of chronic stress on physiological function of the heart and pancreas of young laboratory animals
QU & Supreme Education Council The Development of Children’s English Skills in Dual-Language Preschool Classrooms in Qatar
QU Motives of volunteerism in Qatar - field study  دوافع العمل التطوعي في قطر - دراسة ميدانية
QU Screening for Bioplastic producing microorganisms in different Qatari Ecosystems
QU Structural Changes of Combining Gamma Rays and Soil Burial on Polymers
QU & Hamad Medical Corp Common food & inhalant allergens among allergic and asthmatic children in Qatar
QU & Hamad Medical Corp Adiponectin and newborn infants of diabetic mothers in the state of Qatar
QU Predicting the Safety Performance Associated With Highway Design Decisions: A Case Study of the Lusail Expressway
QU & Hamad Medical Corp Clinical Significance of Circulating Adiponectin in Acute Coronary Syndrome
QU Wireless Patient Surveillance System
QU Learning from Experience: Evaluating Sustainable and Spatial Characteristics of the Architecture of Shopping Malls in Qatar
QU & Hamad Medical Corp A rapid genotyping assay for Cystic Fibrosis Ile1234Val mutation by Real Time PCR
QU Examining Qataris' Attitude toward the Arts against Prevalent Religious Beliefs and Gender Roles
QU Fuzzy-Autonomous Vision-Assisted Blimp 
QU Synthesis, Cloning, And Molecular Characterization Of Methionine-Free-Casein: Protein Source For Homocystinuria Patients
QU Refinery wastewater treatment: exploring the potential of immobilized cell technology
QU Writer Identification of Arabic Handwriting Documents using Grapheme Features 
QU & Hamad Medical Corp Noninvasive Fetal RhD Genotyping – A New Prenatal Diagnostic Service in Qatar
Fourth UREP Cycle, June 2008
QU & Aquamed ME LLC Study of the effect of Qatari grey mangrove avicennia marina on cancer cell lines
QU Presenilin-1 gene mutation analysis in Qatari Alzheimer disease families
QU The Qatari Environment Friendly Web Portal
QU Indoor RF Radiation Measurements, Analysis, and Simulation in Qatar
QU Identification and Development of Sex Specific DNA Markers in Date palm
QU Novel biodegradable elastomeric implants for osmotic controlled-release of  therapeutic proteins in breast cancer therapy
QU & Supreme Council for the Environment and Natural Reserves (SCENR) Determination  and  Removal of Depleted Uranium from Contaminated  Soil
QU Investigating possible methods and techniques to determine food additives like gelatine and phosphate in poultry products.
QU تمكـين المرأة في قطـر: الواقع، الآفاق والعقبات
Women Empowerment in Qatar : Realities, Prospects and Barriers
QU DTS: A System For Real-Time Doha Traffic Surveillance Using Zigbee
QU Design and in vitro - in vivo testing of novel oral sustained-release Metformin Hydrochloride using semisolid matrix systems
QU Association of adiponectin gene polymorphism and coronary artery disease in type 2 diabetes in the state of  Qatar
QU Biosorption of heavy metals using free and PVA immobilized natural waste material
QU The State of Qatar Electronic Voting System
QU Electronic Measurement System Based on the double-Slope Integration Method
QU Estimating Medication Compliance among Qatari Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: a Pilot Study
QU Development of a Remote Lab for Electrical Engineering Program (ReLEEP)
QU Study of Open-Volume Defects in GaN Structures using Slow Positron Beam Technique
QU A servomotor control using new Speed/position estimator
QU & QTel Mobile Advertisement Engine and Mapping Application: A platform for Rich Mobile Services
QU Promoter Polymorphisms of Interleukin 10 (IL- 10) gene in Qatari Population
QU Changing patterns of intestinal parasites in Qatar among housemaids from different geographical regions of origin
QU & Rumaila Hospital Arabic Speech-controlled Robotic Wheelchair
QU Corporate Financial Reporting: Do Annual Reports matter? Empirical investigation of the use of corporate reports in Qatar
QU Spatial and Behavioral Analysis of Tourism Sites in Qatar: A Case Study of Current and Potential Tourism Resorts.
QU Isolation and characterization of biosurfactants -producing microorganisms in different Qatari oil contaminated sites
QU المسؤولية المدنية لمهندسي ومقاولي البناء والمنشآت الثابتة الأخرى
(دراسة خاصة في الضمان العشري في القانونين القطري والفرنسي)
The civil responsibility of civil engineers and constructorsComparative study in decadal insurance between the civil Qatari law and civil French law
QU "Questions-Bank" System to Enhance E-Learning at Qatari Schools
"بنك الأسئلة " نظام لتحديث التعليم الإلكتروني في المدارس القطرية نظام
QU Correlation of the Dosage of Antidepressant Medications with the Blood Concentration in Patients under Treatment for Depression
QU Development of Novel Linear Converters for Industrial Position and Speed Sensors
QU Development of a Simulator for 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE) OFDM Baseband Transceiver
QU & KAHRAMAA Transient Stability Enhancement of Qatar Power Transmission Syste
QU Developing a Framework of an e-Health System for the Qatar Healthcare Sector
QU The epidemiology of enteric and zoonotic parasitic infections in of stray and semi-domesticated cats in Qatar
QU Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure In Emerging Economics: The Case Of Qatar

Texas A&M University – Qatar (TAMUQ)

Institution(s) Research Title
First UREP Cycle, March 2007
TAMUQ Condensate Water Capture and Reuse in an Institutional Building
TAMUQ Synthesis, spectroscopic and thermal studies of the reactions of the donor 1-boc-piperazine with π- and σ- acceptors
TAMUQ Amphiphilic Block Copolymers via ROMP
TAMUQ Improved Accuracy of Adsorption Isotherms using Multiscale Estimation
TAMUQ & Weill Cornell Medical College- Qatar Wind Energy Measurements in Qatar 
TAMUQ Sensitivity Analysis of Adsorption Isotherms Subject to Measurement Noise in the Data
TAMUQ

Silica and Sulfate Removals in Inland Desalination Using Reverse Osmosis with Brine Conversion and Zero Liquid Discharge

TAMUQ Utilization of Byproduct Sulfur for Treatment of Hazardous Wastes (Phase 1) 
TAMUQ Obtaining PVT Correlations for Qatari Crude Oil
TAMUQ Reactors and Catalysts for Gas-to-Liquids (GTL) and Coal-to-Liquids (CTL) Technologies
Second UREP Cycle, June 2007
TAMUQ Investigation of Solar Energy Applications to Qatar with Design and Implementation to Photovoltaic Traffic Signal Systems
TAMUQ Geometrical Information and Chemical Properties of Sand Particles in Qatar Environment
TAMUQ Performance Evaluation of an Outside Air Pretreatment System for Residential Applications
TAMUQ Computational Intelligence Approach to Machinery Fault Diagnosis
TAMUQ & Qatar University Energy Saving by Power Factor Correction and Applications to Qatar Industries
TAMUQ Characterization of Qatari Oil
Third UREP Cycle, November 2007
TAMUQ Study of Potential for Radiocarbon Dating of Qatar Petroglyphs
TAMUQ The Effect of Wettability Changes on Spent Acid Recovery
TAMUQ & iHORIZON Development of a Web Based Power Quality Monitoring and Analysis System
TAMUQ Photochemical Generation Of Organometallic Linkage Isomers
TAMUQ Wettability Alteration in Carbonate Reservoirs for Improved Condensate Recovery and Water Injectivity
TAMUQ Design and Synthesis of a Molecular Machine
TAMUQ CO2 Storage in Saline Water: An Integral Part of CO2 Sequestration in Geologic Formation
TAMUQ A comparative assessment of simulation tools for environmental impact assessment of biocide emissions from cooling water discharge
Fourth UREP Cycle, June 2008
TAMUQ Advanced Control For Wheelchair Drive System
TAMUQ Reduction behavior of cobalt catalysts for GTL conversion
TAMUQ & Maersk Oil Qatar Measurement of CO2 minimum miscibility pressure for Qatari oil using slim tube experiment
TAMUQ & Hamad Medical Corporation Wavelets Analysis of Sleep EEG to Identify Sleep Spindles
TAMUQ & RasGas Design of an Open Hole Horizontal Well Experimental Facility and Investigation of Optimal Conveyance Technologies for Qatar's North Field
TAMUQ Regeneration and Recycling of Precipitated Solids in Ultra-High Lime with Aluminum Treatment Process
TAMUQ Design and construction of an automated air jet calibration facility
TAMUQ Experimental and Theoretical Modeling of a Wind Driven Sensor Platform – A Tumbleweed for
Environmental Analysis near Industrial Sites in Qatar
TAMUQ Design And Manufacturing Of Carbon Black Feeder For A Solar Reactor

Virginia Commonwealth University – Qatar (VCUQ)

First UREP Cycle, March 2007
Institution(s) Research Title
VCUQ Service Learning in the Global Community 
VCUQ Here to All: The Development of a Symbol Design Methodology
VCUQ Khuyut Arabiyya (Arabian Threads): Producing Contemporary Arabic-Islamic Fashion in Qatar
Second UREP Cycle, June 2007
VCUQ Al-khatt and Al-kitabah: Arabic Typography at the Mercy of Technology
VCUQ The Semantics of Color for Qatar’s Population
Third UREP Cycle, November 2007 
None
Fourth UREP Cycle, June 2008
VCUQ Traffic Tails: Public Service Announcements As Edutainment Targeting Youth and Their Driving Behaviors and Attitudes
VCUQ The Concept of Al Majilis: An exploration of both traditional and contemporary Qatari Majilis
VCUQ Cataloguing the Painting Collection at the Orientalist Museum in Doha, Qatar
VCUQ A Poetry Anthology in English Translation of Poets from Qatar and the Arabian Gulf

Weill Cornell Medical College – Qatar (WCMCQ)

First UREP Cycle, March 2007
Institution(s) Research Title
WCMCQ Before the Hospital Qatar and the Tradition of Healing
WCMCQ Disease Fighting Phytochemicals from Stress Induced Plants of Qatar
WCMCQ Characterization of Novel Cationic Lipids as Gene Therapy Reagents
WCMCQ Consanguinity in Qatar: Knowledge, attitude and practice  
WCMCQ Mapping of Wild Ampicillin-resistance Plasmid from Escherichia coli
WCMCQ Indications for the use of episiotomy in Qatar
WCMCQ An investigation into the possible beneficial effects of literature in Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar
WCMCQ Action Potential Recording in Lumbricus terrestris
Second UREP Cycle, June 2007
WCMCQ TEG Platelet mapping assay as a predictor of post-coronary artery bypass surgery bleeding in patients on clopidogrel (Plavix®)
WCMCQ Evaluation of Expatriates and Determinants of Adjustment
WCMCQ & Hamad Medical Corp. An Epidemiological and Histological Study of Colorectal Polyps and Cancer in Qatari Patients at Hamad General Hospital in Doha
WCMCQ Digitized data collection in the undergraduate laboratory
WCMCQ & Hamad Medical Corp. Clinical & Molecular Characterization of Batten Disease in a Qatari Family - a Case Report 
WCMCQ Organ Donation in Qatar - Healthcare staff opinion/support and Potential donor screening
WCMCQ & Hamad Medical Corp. Family Attitude and social stigma of patients with schizophrenia
WCMCQ & Hamad Medical Corp. The association between Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 and Vitamin D deficiency: a case and control study
WCMCQ & Hamad Medical Corp. Radon Concentration Measurements in Some Doha Buildings
WCMCQ Isolation and Biological Activities of Natural Products from Plants of Qatar
WCMCQ Raising public awareness of common psychiatric illnesses in Qatar with focus on women's health
Third UREP Cycle, November 2007 
WCMCQ & Hamad Medical Corp.  Type II Diabetes Mellitus, The Genetic Implications of specific diabetes-associated SNPs in the Qatari Population
WCMCQ Genetic Variation of Cytochrome P450 Enzymes in the Qatari Population: From Genotyping Towards Predictive Pharmacogenetics
WCMCQ & Qatar University A survey study of the perceptions of and attitudes towards physics among secondary school and college students in Qatar
WCMCQ Genetic Susceptibility to Asthma in the Qatari population: TNF-a and TNF Receptor Implications
Fourth UREP Cycle, June 2008
WCMCQ Assessment of the necessity for Zinc binding in CDC25 regulation of MPF in Xenopus oocytes
WCMCQ Role of the small G-protein Rab4 in exocytosis inhibition during oocyte maturation
WCMCQ & HMC & Al-Amal Hospital The Impact of Consanguinity on Cancer Patients: Case-Control Study
WCMCQ Investigating Epigenetic Regulation of Gene Expression in the Lungs of Cigarette Smokers in the State of Qatar
WCMCQ Discovery-based bioscience with the Wolbachia Project
WCMCQ Health and the Desert:  Mapping Cyanobacteria Distribution in Qatar.

 

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