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Anaphylaxis triggers in a large tertiary care hospital in Qatar: a retrospective study
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BMC
, 2018 , Article)
Anaphylaxis is a serious allergic disease that may lead to death if not immediately recognized and treated. Triggers of anaphylaxis including food, drugs, and insect stings can vary widely. The incidence of anaphylaxis ...
Effectiveness of a pharmacist-delivered smoking cessation program in the State of Qatar: a randomized controlled trial
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BioMed Central
, 2017 , Article)
Background: Cigarette smoking is one of the major preventable causes of death and diseases in Qatar. The study objective was to test the effect of a structured smoking cessation program delivered by trained pharmacists on ...
Developing employability skills in information system graduates: Traditional vs. Innovative teaching methods
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IGI Global
, 2018 , Article Review)
It is widely acknowledged that traditional teaching methods such as lectures, textbooks and case study techniques on their own are not adequate to improving the most in-demand employability skills for graduates. The aim ...
Investigating critical obstacles to entrepreneurship in emerging economies: A comparative study between males and females in Qatar
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Allied Business Academies
, 2019 , Article)
Qatar's Entrepreneurship sector faces major obstacles that impede its growth prospects. While Qatar has started to focus more on improvement of the entrepreneurial environment through semi-governmental agencies and creation ...
The Role of the GCC Countries in Ending Piracy in the Horn of Africa
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Center for Research and Policy Studies
, 2016 , Article)
Piracy in the Horn of Africa has had a far-reaching security and economic impact both globally and regionally. The World Bank estimated that between 2008 and 2012, the global economy lost $18 billion annually due to Somali ...
Utilization of simulated patients to assess diabetes and asthma counseling practices among community pharmacists in Qatar
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Springer Netherlands
, 2017 , Article)
Background Patient counseling is one of the most important services a pharmacist can provide to patients. Studies have shown that counseling provided by pharmacists may prevent medication related problems and improve ...
Epidemiology of respiratory infections among adults in Qatar (2012-2017).
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Public Library of Science
, 2019 , Article)
Limited data is available about the etiology of influenza like illnesses (ILIs) in Qatar. This study aimed at providing preliminary estimates of influenza and other respiratory infections circulating among adults in Qatar. ...
An examination of the e-commerce technology drivers in the real estate industry
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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, ...
Multi-indication Pharmacotherapeutic Multicriteria Decision Analytic Model for the Comparative Formulary Inclusion of Proton Pump Inhibitors in Qatar
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Excerpta Medica Inc.
, 2016 , Article)
Purpose The formulary inclusion of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) in the government hospital health services in Qatar is not comparative or restricted. Requests to include a PPI in the formulary are typically accepted if ...
Amna Mahmoud Al-Jaydah, a pioneer in the struggle for female education in Qatar: A biographical research study
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Routledge
, 2017 , Article)
Much of the historical data, often narratives, on 19th and early 20th century women teachers in the West highlights the ways in which these women educators were influenced by religious institutions and/or the cultural, ...