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Vitamin E modifies high-fat diet-induced reduction of seizure threshold in rats: Role of oxidative stress
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2019 , Article)
There is increasing evidence that oxidative stress is a causal factor in different neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease and epilepsy. High-fat diet (HFD) has been shown to induce oxidative stress and ...
Identity issues: expatriate professors teaching and researching in Qatar
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Springer Netherlands
, 2015 , Article)
Today, academics are more transient, working outside their home countries,
than at any other time in the history of academics especially in the Arab World were there
is great demand for faculty members educated in Western’ ...
CORRUPTION AND MICROCREDIT INTEREST RATES: DOES REGULATION HELP?
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
, 2016 , Article)
Misunderstandings about the structure of microcredit interest rates continue to generate rich criticism of the industry's high interest rates. Research has focused attention on the cost structure of interest rates and, ...
FINANCIAL AID AT PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST: ITS IMPACT ON PERSISTENCE AND STUDENT SATISFACTION, THE CASE OF LEBANON
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Euro-Mediterranean Centre for Educational Research
, 2009 , Article)
Many private universities around the world sustain their growth and
retain students through a system of ‘cost-sharing’ where fees and tuition are
channelled back to students in form of financial aid. Not all students are ...
Investigating teachers' practices of creative thinking skills in Qatari preschools
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Common Ground Publishing
, 2010 , Article)
The purpose of this study was to investigate pre-school teachers' pedagogical practices in the context of promoting students' creative thinking skills in the classroom. A total of 80 female preschool teachers completed a ...
Truth against truth: American and Arab history school textbooks portrayal of the Arab–Israeli conflict
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Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals
, 2011 , Article)
Textbooks reflect a national consensus regarding the knowledge, values and perspectives that a
society wants conveyed to their students. Through textbooks, students are exposed to a dominant
narrative that presents an ...
Arab Middle Eastern women in Qatar and their perspectives on the barriers to leadership: Incorporating transformative learning theory to improve leadership skills
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Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals
, 2013 , Article)
The development of leaders is a high priority on the national agenda for countries around the world
especially in fast-developing regions such as the Middle East. Qatar seeks to support and develop
Qatari men and women ...
Neoliberalism and Qatari preschools: A comparative study of England and Qatar
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Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals
, 2013 , Article)
Qatar is in the midst of a massive systematic reform designed to convert its schools and Ministry of
Education into a world-class competitive educational system according to Education for a New Era.
Influenced by ...
The impact of Qatar national professional standards: Teachers’ perspectives
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Consortia Academia Publishing
, 2014 , Article)
Over the past twenty years, countries have embraced educational reforms that are driven by
standards-based education that include professional standards for teachers. This is the case in
Qatar where professional standards ...
Factors that impact student usage of the learning management system in Qatari schools
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Athabasca University
, 2011 , Article)
In an attempt to enhance teacher and student performance in school, a learning management
system (LMS) known as Knowledge-Net (K-Net) was introduced in Qatari independent
schools. (All public schools in Qatar have ...