BACKGROUND In Qatar traffic injuries and fatalities are of serious concern. Mobile phone use whilst driving has been associated with increased risk of vehicular collisions and injuries. Seat belt use has been demonstrated to save lives and reduce the severity of road traffic injuries. Whereas previously published studies may have looked at all front passengers, this study aims to obtain reliabl...

This paper briefly describes the Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) participation in the TREC 2011 Microblog track. The focus of our TREC submissions was on using a generative graphic model to perform query expansion. We trained a model that attempted to predict appropriate hashtags to expand tweets as well as queries. In essence, we used hashtags to represent latent topics in tweets.

People with disabilities have become a critical, international phenomenon. are those who physical or mental condition which limits their movements, senses, activities. This article is discussion of the factors influence empowerment Qatari people disabilities. The government has gone long way towards making valued and appreciated by providing opportunities for education work. Qataris also keen t...

BACKGROUND Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is not generally reported to public health authorities in the Middle East and its true prevalence remains largely unknown. The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of CDI and its associated ribotypes among C. difficile isolates in Qatar. Influence of age and correlation with other risk factors e.g. proton pump inhibitor use, antibi...

“Prevention is better than treatment”, says an old Arab proverb, yet unfortunately for many Arabs today, medical treatment is the main method of dealing with diseases and risk factors. In a recent Population Health Metrics publication, “The diabetes-obesity-hypertension nexus in Qatar: evidence from the World Health Survey”, [1] Ali et al. analyzed data from the World Health Organization’s Worl...

BACKGROUND Very few researchers have reported on procedures of recruiting, obtaining informed consent, and compensating participants in health research in the Arabian Gulf Region. Empirical research can inform the debate about whether to adjust these procedures for culturally diverse settings. Our objective was to delineate procedures related to recruiting, obtaining informed consent, and compe...

CONTEXT There is no review of HIV responses in Arab states on the southern Persian Gulf border. This narrative review aimed to describe and synthesize HIV responses in Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). EVIDENCE ACQUISITION A review of scientific databases and grey literature was conducted based on an international guide. Overall, 16 original studies and reports were f...

BACKGROUND Patients with schizophrenia are known to have higher rates of mortality and morbidity when compared to the general population. Suicidality is a major contributor to increased mortality. The International Suicide Prevention Trial (InterSePT) Scale for Suicidal Thinking (ISST) is a validated tool to assess current suicidal ideation in patients with schizophrenia. The aims of the study ...

R ecent studies have found that those educated in the Arab region are often ill prepared to work in a global economy. As a result, policymakers there are paying close attention to human capital development, the match between the population’s skills and those demanded in the labor market, and the quality of the education being provided. Defi ciencies in these areas threaten to undermine progress...