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Replacement of the Engineer under the New FIDIC Red Book 2017: Issues of Agency and Privity of Contract, with a Note on Qatar
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Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
, 2020 , Article)
New rules have been introduced in the 2017 edition of the FIDIC Red Book, particularly in relation to the replacement of the engineer. Hence, the contractor has now become under a time limit to respond to the relevant ...
Power Generation Voting Prediction Model of Floating Photovoltaic System
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2021 , Conference Paper)
Solar energy is the most promising renewable energy within the Gulf area as annual solar irradiance is among the highest in the world (>2000kWh/m2). Therefore, countries within the Gulf area have focused their energy ...
Agreement level of vitamin D intake between food frequency questionnaire and 24-h food recall in young Qatari women
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Emerald
, 2022 , Article)
Purpose – Prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency among young Qatari women is ∼85%. The purpose
of the study was to develop a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) and to assess the degree of
agreement between food vitamin D ...
Field and laboratory investigation of tarmat deposits found on Ras Rakan Island and northern beaches of Qatar
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
© 2018 Elsevier B.V. Beaches of Ras Rakan Island, located off the northern tip of Qatar, are extensively contaminated by highly weathered tarmat deposits. The focus of this study is to determine the possible source of the ...
ISO 21500 and the Sustainability Focused ANP-BOCR Framework for Subcontractor Selection in Megaprojects
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SAGE Publications Inc.
, 2023 , Article)
The aim of this article is to present a novel framework that integrates the strategic dimensions of sustainability and the ISO 21500 standard to evaluate and select subcontractors for megaprojects. ISO 21500 processes were ...
Engineering students' conceptions of collaboration, group-based strategy use, and perceptions of assessment in PBL: A case study in Qatar
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Tempus Publications
, 2020 , Article Review)
This study has investigated the natures of collaboration, group-based strategy use, and perception of assessment, as well as interactions among these aspects, by examining group performance in engineering students' first ...
Sport and development in Qatar: International and regional dynamics of sport mega-events
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Taylor & Francis
, 2021 , Book chapter)
Since winning the bid to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Qatar has been under the spotlight, responding to criticism regarding the working conditions of workers involved in the construction of football stadia and other ...
Measuring the effectiveness of selected corporate governance practices and their implications for audit quality: Evidence from Qatar
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Inderscience Publishers
, 2020 , Article)
Recent global financial scandals have led to a number of investigations into the effectiveness of corporate governance. Although evidence exists from developed economies, very scanty studies have been conducted in emerging ...
Supply chain resilience under economic-political risk: A case of developing economy
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Inderscience Publishers
, 2022 , Article)
The aim of this study was to identify enablers of supply chain resilience to economic-political risks and establish the relationships among them using interpretive structural modelling. A comprehensive review of the ...
The Qatari Identity: Crisis, Change and Transition
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
The paper presents a set of qualitative and quantitative data (including interviews with policy instigators, academics and social/cultural influencers of different age ranges, backgrounds and professions, as well as an ...