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Towards sustainable food production systems in Qatar: Assessment of the viability of aquaponics
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
© 2020 Elsevier B.V. Biophysical environments, socio-economic, and political shocks that hamper food production and affect access to food are a treat towards a country's capacity to achieve and maintain food security. Over ...
Language and Nature in Southern and Eastern Arabia
(2020 , Article)
This paper examines the relationship between language and nature in southern and eastern Arabia. The work is the result of a two-year interdisciplinary network between the University of Leeds and Qatar University, with ...
Validity and reproducibility of a food frequency questionnaire to assess macro and micro-nutrient intake among a convenience cohort of healthy adult qataris
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MDPI
, 2021 , Article)
This study aimed at developing a valid culture-sensitive quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) for Qatari adults. A convenient sample of healthy Qataris (n = 107) were recruited from family members of Qatar ...
Salmonella Infections among Pediatric Population in Qatar: Phenotypic Resistance and Associated Genotypic Determinants
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Austin Publishing Group
, 2021 , Article)
Salmonella is a significant public health burden worldwide and being the
most common bacterial diarrheal illness among infants and young children. In
the last few years, Qatar reports a high incidence of salmonellosis ...
Ideational Factors in Turkey’s Alignment with Qatar and Their Impact on Regional Security
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Routledge
, 2021 , Article)
Turkey and Qatar have developed exceptionally cordial relations and aligned their foreign policies on many regional issues. In the 2017 Gulf crisis, despite the risk of incurring material losses and sacrificing relations ...
Determinants of fish consumption in the state of Qatar: Post blockade
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Academic Journal
, 2020 , Article)
This study used a count data model to analyse the factors that affect fish consumption in Qatar after
the blockade; aiming for effective evaluation, formulation and implementation, of policies for the fishery
sector. To ...
Validation of vitamin D-specific food frequency questionnaire against food records for Qatari women
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MDPI
, 2020 , Article)
Measurement of vitamin D nutritional status through dietary assessment is cost effective. Food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) is usually validated against food records (FR). There is no vitamin D-specific FFQ for Qatar ...
End User Satisfaction With Cloud Computing: The Case of Hamad Medical Corporation in Qatar
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IGI Global Publishing
, 2021 , Article)
Cloud computing assures a faster, cheaper and more efficient rendering of resources, which leads to huge popularity among businesses and specifically the health sector. The major objective of this research is to identify ...
Reading Strategies Used by Undergraduate University General Education Courses for Students in US and Qatar
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Taylor and Francis Group
, 2021 , Article)
This study assessed the metacognitive awareness of reading strategies of undergraduate university students in US and Qatar in reading academic materials. To achieve this, the participants were administered the Metacognitive ...
Pre-symptomatic and asymptomatic transmission of COVID-19: Implications for control measures in Qatar
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QSCIENCE
, 2021 , Article)
Public health control measures for communicable diseases are often based on the identification of symptomatic cases. However, emerging epidemiological evidence demonstrates the role of presymptomatic and asymptomatic ...