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Civil society and democratization in the Arab Gulf
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http://foreignpolicy.com/
, 2011 , Article)
qatar has been a notable exception to the wave of popular political mobilization that has struck Arab countries since January 2011. This is particularly so given the prominent role of its state-owned television station Al ...
Flow mapping of multiphase flows using a novel single stem endoscopic particle image velocimetry instrument
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Institute of Physics Publishing
, 2011 , Conference Paper)
Particle image velocimetry (PIV) is a successful flow mapping technique which can optically quantify large portions of a flow regime. This enables the method to be completely non-intrusive. The ability to be non-intrusive ...
Who needs RDD? Combining directory listings with cell phone exchanges for an alternative telephone sampling frame
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Elsevier
, 2011 , Article)
Abstract
The traditional Random Digit Dialing method (list-assisted RDD using a frame of landline phone numbers) is clearly under threat. The difficulty and costs of completing telephone surveys have increased due to ...
A household-level decomposition of the white–black homeownership gap
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2011 , Article)
This paper uses a semiparametric homeownership model to estimate and to decompose the household-level
white–black homeownership gap into an endowment component and a residual component across the
distribution of homeownership ...
A fluorescence-based polymerase chain reaction-linked single-strand conformation polymorphism (F-PCR-SSCP) assay for the identification of Fasciola spp
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Springer Verlag
, 2011 , Article)
The present study aimed to establish a fluorescence-based polymerase chain reaction-linked single-strand conformation polymorphism (F-PCR-SSCP) assay for the identification of Fasciola spp. Based on the sequences of the ...
Collision/reaction cell ICP-MS with shielded torch and sector field ICP-MS for the simultaneous determination of selenium isotopes in biological matrices
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Humana Press Inc
, 2011 , Article)
The determinations of selenium isotopes in biological samples were performed using both inductively coupled plasma collision/reaction cell quadruple mass spectrometer (CRC-ICP-QMS) and inductively coupled plasma sector ...
Sarcoptes-World Molecular Network (Sarcoptes-WMN): integrating research on scabies.
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Elsevier
, 2011 , Article)
Parasites threaten human and animal health globally. It is estimated that more than 60% of people on planet Earth carry at least one parasite, many of them several different species. Unfortunately, parasite studies suffer ...
A TaqMan real-time PCR-based assay for the identification of Fasciola spp.
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Elsevier
, 2011 , Article)
Real time quantitative PCR (qPCR) is one of the key technologies of the post-genome era, with clear advantages compared to normal end-point PCR. In this paper, we report the first qPCR-based assay for the identification ...
Use of CAPI in surveys data collection SESRI experience
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The Social and Economic Survey Research Institute, Qatar University
, 2011 , Presentation)
In this presentation, we explained the technical challenges and how SESRI solved them to conduct successful CAPI surveys; also, we showed how SESRI dealt with the Qatari society in particular to make the interviewing ...
Comparison of intestinal parasitic infection in newly arrived and resident workers in Qatar.
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BioMed Central
, 2011 , Article)
The rapid growth of Qatar in the last two decades has been associated with an enormous expansion of building programs in its cities and in the provision of new service industries. This in turn has attracted a large influx ...