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Society and State in Post-Blockade Qatar: Lessons for the Arab Gulf Region
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Taylor and Francis
, 2020 , Article)
This article examines key questions of citizen-state, citizen-citizen, and citizen-expatriate relations in the Arab Gulf states through the lens of the 2017 Qatar blockade. It utilizes original public opinion survey data ...
Extreme 15N Depletion in Seagrasses
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Springer New York LLC
, 2016 , Article)
Seagrass beds form an important part of the coastal ecosystem in many parts of the world but are very sensitive to anthropogenic nutrient increases. In the last decades, stable isotopes have been used as tracers of ...
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 ...
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 ...
Proton pump inhibitor co-prescription with dual antiplatelet therapy among patients with acute coronary syndrome in Qatar
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Springer Netherlands
, 2016 , Article)
Background There are increasing concerns about clinically significant interactions between proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and clopidogrel, resulting in adverse cardiovascular outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndromes ...
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 ...
Gravity investigations of recent sinkholes and karst pits of Dahal Al-Hamam, State of Qatar
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Springer Verlag
, 2016 , Article)
Gravity prospecting is a very useful geophysical technique for the investigation of karst subsurface features, in urban areas, which are a common natural hazard in several parts of the world. Gravity data were used to ...
Characterisation of winter respiratory viral infections in patients with asthma and COPD in Qatar
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Springer Verlag
, 2013 , Article)
Respiratory viruses in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or asthma have not been characterised in Qatar. This study aimed to identify the most common viral strains responsible for respiratory tract ...
Prevalence of Virulence/Stress Genes in Campylobacter jejuni from Chicken Meat Sold in Qatari Retail Outlets
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Public Library of Science
, 2016 , Article)
Chicken meat from the shelves of supermarkets in Qatar was tested for the presence of
Campylobacter spp. and the presence of five virulence genes (htrB, cdtB, clpP, cadF and
ciaB) was assessed in isolates. Forty eight ...
Self-reported attitudes and perceived preparedness to provide pharmaceutical care among final year pharmacy students in Qatar and Kuwait
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International Pharmaceutical Federation
, 2018 , Article)
Purpose: While pharmaceutical care (PC) had been introduced and taught in schools of pharmacy decades ago, it is still being introduced with different degrees of success in many developing countries around the world. This ...