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University faculty?s perceptions and practices of student centered learning in Qatar: Alignment or gap?
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2018 , Article)Purpose: Although student-centered learning (SCL) has been encouraged for decades in higher education, to what level instructors are practicing SCL strategies remains in question. The purpose of this paper is to investigate ... -
University of the Future: Re-Imagining Research and Higher Education
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Book)Qatar University Annual Research Forum and Exhibition (QUARFE) is the meeting point for students, researchers and academics from the University’s colleges, centers, and institutes, including partners and stakeholders, to ... -
University Social Augmenters Brand Equity: Do University Social Augmenters Possess Brand Characteristics? An Abstract
( Springer Nature , 2019 , Book chapter)Do university social augmenters have brand equity? To answer this question, the study conceptualizes, develops, and empirically examines a model of university social augmenters brand equity (USABE). We define university ... -
University students' and staff attitudes toward the implementation of a "tobacco-free" policy: A view from Qatar
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)Objectives: Tobacco-free campus policies are needed to create environments conducive to prevention or quitting in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR), where the use of various tobacco products is on the rise among ... -
University Students' Intention of Smartphone Adoption for Academic Purposes: Testing and Extended TAM Model
( India , 2017 , Article)New technology has been credited with the ability to extend human senses. However, adaptation and use of technology has been reported to be intricately mediated by usefulness and ease of use of technology among other ... -
University Students' Knowledge and Attitude toward HIV/AIDS in Qatar
( Lesley Pocock , 2012 , Article)Introduction HIV/AIDS is one of the most complex health problems of the 21st century and has become a pandemic disease that threatens the world population. Young people are particularly vulnerable to the HIV, worldwide ... -
University Teachers’ Change Readiness to Implement Education for Sustainable Development through Participation in a PBL-Based PD Program
( MDPI , 2022 , Article)This study investigated university teachers’ perspectives on their change readiness to implement education for sustainable development (ESD) through their participation in a problem-based learning (PBL) pedagogical development ... -
University-Based Smoking Cessation Program Through Pharmacist-Physician Initiative: An Economic Evaluation
( JCDR Research and Publications , 2016 , Article)Introduction Annually, especially in poor resourced countries, significant amount of money is spent to treat chronic diseases. The money instead could be saved by spending on health promotion programs for preventing ... -
University-based smoking cessation program through pharmacist-physician initiative: An economic evaluation
( JCDR Research and Publications (P) , 2016 , Article)Introduction: Annually, especially in poor resourced countries, significant amount of money is spent to treat chronic diseases. The money instead could be saved by spending on health promotion programs for preventing chronic ... -
Unknotting tech neck by breaking the cycle of pain and disability: Comparing the impact of instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization on specific muscles and superficial back arm line
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)BackgroundComputer professionals often develop a forward head posture due to prolonged hours of computer use, leading to neck pain. Instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM), an advanced technique for treating ... -
Unleashing the secure potential of the wireless physical layer: Secret key generation methods
( Elsevier B.V. , 2016 , Report)Within the paradigm of physical layer security, a physical layer characteristic is used as a common source of randomness to generate the secret key. This key is then used to encrypt the data to hide information from ... -
Unlocking the application potential of electrocoagulation process through hybrid processes
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article Review)Electrocoagulation (EC) has attracted attention during the recent years due to its ease of use and high removal rate of organic and inorganic pollutants. It was found that using EC as a pretreatment process can decrease ... -
Unlocking the power of public awareness: paving the way for sustainable wetland management in Anzali, Iran
( Frontiers Media , 2023 , Article)The Anzali Wetland, located in the Guilan Province of Iran, is a vital ecosystem with significant ecological value. However, it faces numerous environmental challenges due to pollution, habitat degradation, and unsustainable ... -
Unlocking the Secrets of Longevity: Exploring the Impact of Socioeconomic Factors and Health Resources on Life Expectancy in Oman and Qatar
( SAGE , 2023 , Article)In an era marked by a sweeping pandemic and the encroaching shadow of an energy crisis, the well-being and lifespan of global populations have become pressing concerns for every nation. This research zeroes in on life ... -
Unlocking the secrets: exploring the influence of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor and microbiome on cancer development.
( Springer Nature , 2024 , Article)Gut microbiota regulates various aspects of human physiology by producing metabolites, metabolizing enzymes, and toxins. Many studies have linked microbiota with human health and altered microbiome configurations with the ... -
Unlocking Unlicensed Band Potential to Enable URLLC in Cloud Robotics for Ubiquitous IoT
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2021 , Article)Cloud robotics (CR) support extremely high reliability and low-latency communications in ubiquitous Internet of Things applications. However, many of those applications currently rely on wired connection, limiting their ... -
Unmasking the interplay between mTOR and Nox4: novel insights into the mechanism connecting diabetes and cancer
( NLM (Medline) , 2019 , Article)Cancer was recently annexed to diabetic complications. Furthermore, recent studies suggest that cancer can increase the risk of diabetes. Consequently, diabetes and cancer share many risk factors, but the cellular and ... -
Unpacking the complexity of the PET drink bottles value chain: A chemicals perspective
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article Review)Chemicals can migrate from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) drink bottles to their content and recycling processes may concentrate or introduce new chemicals to the PET value chain. Therefore, even though recycling PET ... -
Unpacking the complexity of the polyethylene food contact articles value chain: A chemicals perspective
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article Review)Polyethylene (PE) is the most widely used type of plastic food packaging, in which chemicals can potentially migrate into packaged foods. The implications of using and recycling PE from a chemical perspective remain ... -
Unpublished coins from Al-Zubarah: Scientific and economic analysis
( Nova Science Publishers, Inc. , 2019 , Book chapter)Qatar Museums Authority (QMA) has kindly permitted the research team to study and publish a number of coins discovered in the old town of Al-Zubarah. The coins are now housed at the 19th century re-built of Al-Zubarah Fort. ...
