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Missed Opportunities: The Trump Administration, Iran, and the Coronavirus Pandemic
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Gulf Studies Center
, 2020 , Article)
On the surface, the global coronavirus pandemic of 2020 might have offered the United States and Iran an opportunity to stand down from their virtual war footing. In the lead-up to the outbreak, Iran had shot down a US ...
Oman: Food Security in Times of Uncertainty
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Gulf Studies Center
, 2020 , Article)
As the protest illustrated, the affordability of food has been an issue of concern among Omani citizens. As a result of its arid climate, the salinity of the country's soil and water scarcity, there are restrictions to the ...
The Covid-19 Pandemic: Vulnerability of Migrant workers in the GCC States
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Gulf Studies Center
, 2020 , Article)
The six member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates) contain some of the highest numbers of migrants of any country in the world. Estimated at as many ...
The effect of the Covid-19 on sharing economy activities
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2021 , Article)
Activities within the sharing economy (SE) are in a precarious situation due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Even though the SE is considered a disruptive phenomenon, especially in the accommodation and transport sectors, the ...
Manufacturing and service supply chain resilience to the COVID-19 outbreak: Lessons learned from the automobile and airline industries
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
There has been an increased interest among scholars to investigate supply chain resilience (SCRes) in manufacturing and service operations during emerging situations. Grounded in the SCRes theory, this study provides ...
Laboring to communicate: Use of migrant languages in COVID-19 awareness campaign in Qatar
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De Gruyter
, 2021 , Article)
This study examines the communication strategies employed by Qatar's government in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. The study contributes to a growing body of work on the sociolinguistics of crisis communication. We ...
COVID-19 Creating Opportunities from a Crisis for Pharmacy Students: Discussion From Around The Globe
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College of Pharmacy - Qatar University
, 2020 , Article)
Qatar University’s College of Pharmacy (QU-CPH) and Qatar Pharmacy Undergraduate Society (QPhUS) conducted a webinar entitled “ COVID-19 Creating Opportunities from a Crisis for Pharmacy Students: Discussion from Around ...
Effectiveness of the BNT162b2 Covid-19 Vaccine against the B.1.1.7 and B.1.351 Variants.
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Massachusetts Medical Society
, 2021 , Other)
The messenger RNA vaccine BNT162b2 (Pfizer–BioNTech) has 95% efficacy against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Qatar launched a mass immunization campaign with this vaccine on December 21, 2020. As of March 31, 2021, ...
Has Covid-19 accelerated opportunities for digital entrepreneurship? An Indian perspective
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
Covid-19 has challenged many businesses to orient themselves towards digital solutions for their survival. Due to the rising digital wave during Covid-19, there has been a plethora of opportunities for aspiring entrepreneurs ...
Epidemiology of SARS-CoV2 in Qatar's primary care population aged 10 years and above
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BMC
, 2021 , Article)
There is an urgent need to elucidate the epidemiology of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) and characterize its potential impact. Investing in characterising the SARS-CoV2 will help plan and ...