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Principles and recommendations for client information requirements for BIM enabled construction projects in Qatar
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Inderscience Publishers
, 2016 , Article)
Employer's information requirements (EIR) is one of the key early documents in projects using building information modelling (BIM). EIR, introduced by the UK BIM Task Group, sets out information deliverables and the standards ...
E-government to m-government: A study in a developing economy
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Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
, 2016 , Article)
This research intends to address variables that would facilitate the migration to m-government model in a developing economy experiencing a very high growth and adoption of mobile communication technology. By conducting ...
International note: Prediction of mathematics work ethic and performance from behavioral, normative, and control beliefs among Qatari adolescents
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Academic Press
, 2016 , Article)
Over half-a-million adolescents take part in each cycle of the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA). Yet often, researchers and policy makers across the globe tend to focus their attention primarily on the ...
Export market concentration and the potential for export market diversification in the oil and gas sector in a small open economy
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International Economic Society
, 2016 , Article)
Though small in area and population, the US$ 200 billion Qatari economy is open and driven by the oil and gas sector. Therefore the economy is susceptible to economic shocks in international markets. We illustrate the ...
Identifying Current BIM Practices in Qatar and Proposing a Framework for Whole Life Cycle BIM Processes
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
The research is part of a wider project aimed to develop a whole lifecycle information flow approach enabled by BIM protocols and technologies for Qatari construction industry. We consider the lifecycle information flow ...
IFRS Suitability to Emerging Markets: Empirical Evidence from Qatar
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Most of the countries in GCC region (except Saudi Arabia) have adapted IFRS in 1990s except Oman who was the first to adopt in 1986. Therefore, it can be concluded that, Qatar is one of the countries which adopted IFRS ...
The Process of Building Identity in the Gulf / the Case of Qatar
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
The massive influx of foreign residents and workforce led to the exacerbation of the demographic imbalance in the GCC countries. As the rise of expatriate population may contribute to the economic growth, it may have an ...
Atmospheric Corrosion Behavior of Al 6xxx Alloys in Qatar State
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Al 6000 series [Al-Mg-Si-Cu] are widely used in oil field for frames, tanks, pipelines and machinery applications. They showed a relatively high corrosion resistant, thermal and electrical conductivity and low cost. ...
Reasons for Participation in Household Surveys in the Arab Gulf Countries, Qatar
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Participation in public opinion surveys in the State of Qatar is voluntary, and respondents are not offered incentives for participating. Nevertheless, rates of participation in face-to-face surveys conducted by the Social ...
Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Protoz in Feral Cat Population in Qatar
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Introduction: Doha city has a high feral cat population that is estimated to outnumber its human inhabitants by 2-3:1 with a total population of 2-3 million cats according to Qatar Cat Control Unit (QCCU). Doha had a ...