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Do economic downturns affect air pollution? Evidence from the global financial crisis
( Routledge , 2021 , Article)This paper investigates the impact of the 2008 global financial crisis on CO2 emissions within the Environmental Kuznets Curve hypothesis framework. Using a sample of 68 countries for the period 1960 to 2014, we unveil ... -
Do EFL Teachers Reduce the Reading Gap in Qatar? A Study of Strategy Instruction in Government Schools
( Society for Research and Knowledge Management , 2021 , Article)Teachers' instructional practices are crucial to students' achievement in reading comprehension. Students' low English reading competence in Qatar's government schools raises concerns about not only reading comprehension ... -
Do Exchange Rate Changes Improve the Trade Balance in GCC Countries: Evidence from Nonlinear Panel Cointegration
( Routledge , 2022 , Article)This study examines the asymmetric impact of the nominal effective exchange rate (NEER) on the trade balance in GCC countries over the period of 2000:Q1 to 2017:Q4. The empirical findings of the nonlinear pooled mean group ... -
Do financial crises alter the dynamics of corporate capital structure? Evidence from GCC countries
( Elsevier B.V. , 2017 , Article)We study the impact of the 2008 financial crisis on the capital structure of GCC firms. We employ a dataset covering a 10-year period from eight sectors to investigate patterns in corporate leverage before and after the ... -
Do financial distress and liquidity crises affect value and size premiums?
( Routledge , 2016 , Article)This study investigates the impact of liquidity crises on the relationship between stock (value and size) premiums and default risk in the US market. It first examines whether financial distress can explain value and size ... -
Do general indexes mask sectoral efficiencies?: A multiple variance ratio assessment of Middle Eastern equity markets
( Emerald Group Publishing Limited , 2008 , Article)Purpose - The purpose of the paper is to attempt to shed light on whether the use of general indexes may mask sectoral efficiencies by investigating the random walk (RW) and weak-form efficiency (WFE) hypotheses in the ... -
Do health professionals have positive perception towards consumer reporting of adverse drug reactions?
(2013 , Article)Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the perceptions of general practitioners (GPs) and community pharmacists (CPs) in Penang, Malaysia, towards consumer reporting of Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs). Methodology: A ... -
DO HIGH-PERFORMANCE WORK PRACTICES INDUCE INNOVATIVE WORK BEHAVIOUR? The CASE of the QATARI BANKING SECTOR
( World Scientific , 2021 , Article)Purpose: This paper presents results from an empirical study in the banking sector in Qatar on the impact of high-performance work practices (HPWPs) on employee's innovative work behaviour (IWB). In particular, the study ... -
Do inflammasome impact COVID-19 severity?
( Springer , 2021 , Article Review)COVID-19 pandemic has proven to be a dramatic challenge, introducing huge clinical differences that demand extensive investigations. Severe and critical patients may present coagulopathies and microthrombi, which results ... -
Do information and communication technology and renewable energy use matter for carbon dioxide emissions reduction? Evidence from the Middle East and North Africa region
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)This study aims to investigate whether information and communication technologies (ICT) and renewable energy consumption can help improve environmental quality for a selected group of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) ... -
Do Islamic Ethics Influence Consumers’ Reaction to Advertising Messages of Certain Foods? Tracking Consumers’ Reaction Using fMRI Technology
( Taylor & Francis , 2022 , Article)Ethics have a significant influence on business practices and consumption behavior. This influence is increasing as evidenced in the growing global demand for ethical products, particularly Halal products. We, in this ... -
Do labor remittance outflows retard economic growth in Qatar? Evidence from nonlinear cointegration
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)This paper explores the effects of remittance outflows on real GDP per capita in the Qatar economy. While few works investigated the impact of remittance outflows on economic growth for remitting countries, they did not ... -
Do Leadership, Organizational Communication, and Work Environment Impact Employees’ Psychosocial Hazards in the Oil and Gas Industry?
( MDPI , 2022 , Article)Workplace hazards can have a significant influence on a worker’s physical and mental health, reducing an organization’s effectiveness in terms of safety. However, psychosocial hazards are being recognized as a crucial ... -
Do Oil and Gas Revenues Promote Economic Diversification in Qatar?
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)The aim of this paper is to explore the short- and long-run asymmetric impact of oil prices shocks and oil and gas revenues changes on the total real GDP, and the level of economic diversification of the Qatar economy. To ... -
Do oil producing countries offer international diversification benefits? Evidence from GCC countries
( Elsevier , 2016 , Article)This paper provides evidence of the existence of diversification benefits in international stock markets when oil producing countries are included in a global portfolio. Moreover, it examines whether recent oil shocks and ... -
Do oil shocks affect the green bond market?
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)This study examines the predictive power of oil shocks for the green bond markets. In line with this aim, we investigated the extent to which oil shocks could be used to accurately make in- and out-of-sample forecasts for ... -
Do older adults with multimorbidity meet the recommended levels of physical activity? An analysis of Scottish health survey
( MDPI AG , 2019 , Article)There is a positive association between physical activity (PA) and improved health in older adults. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence and determinants of meeting recommended levels of PA among older ... -
Do organizations really evolve? The critical link between organizational culture and organizational innovation toward organizational effectiveness: Pivotal role of organizational resistance
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)In today's global economy, organizational effectiveness and innovation have become top priorities, putting pressure on all businesses worldwide. Therefore, this study aims to explore the impact of organizational culture ... -
Do Patented Innovations Reduce Stock Price Crash Risk?
( Wiley-Blackwell , 2019 , Article)Using a large sample of US firms, we document a significantly negative relation between the number of patents (citations) and stock price crash risk. Our findings are consistent with the arguments that patented innovation ... -
Do preexisting antibodies against seasonal coronaviruses have a protective role against SARS-CoV-2 infections and impact on COVID-19 severity?
( Elsevier , 2022 , Other)Because of the emergence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), many questions remain unresolved regarding the abundance of cross-reactivity ...