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An inventory of diabetes care in Qatar
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John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
, 2011 , Article)
Diabetes is a global epidemic and the highest prevalence rates in the world are found in Gulf Corporation Council countries, including Qatar. The country's Supreme Council of Health has recognised its significant health ...
Factors that impact student usage of the learning management system in Qatari schools
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Athabasca University
, 2011 , Article)
In an attempt to enhance teacher and student performance in school, a learning management
system (LMS) known as Knowledge-Net (K-Net) was introduced in Qatari independent
schools. (All public schools in Qatar have ...
A pilot study on metabolic syndrome and its associated features among Qatari schoolchildren
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Dove Medical Press
, 2011 , Article)
Aim: This pilot study aimed to evaluate the individual features of the metabolic syndrome (MeS) and its frequency in Qatari schoolchildren aged 6-12 years. Background: MeS has a strong future risk for development of diabetes ...
Impact of QWL on employee satisfaction case of oil and gas industry in Qatar
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Scientific Press International Limited
, 2011 , Article)
This paper examines the factors that influence QWL and investigate the relationship between QWL and satisfaction among employees working in the Oil and Gas companies in the State of Qatar. While much of the attention been ...
Stratigraphy, faciès analysis and reservoir characterization of the Upper Jurassic Arab "C", Qatar, Arabian Gulf
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Gebruder Borntraeger Verlagsbuchhandlung
, 2011 , Article)
The Arab C is a member of the Jurassic Arab Formation, one of the largest carbonate reservoirs in the Arabian Basin. Detailed petrographic analysis of cores and thin sections from selected wells in the onshore Dukhan ...
The price-volume relationship in Gulf Cooperation Council stock markets
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Inderscience
, 2011 , Article)
This paper examines the empirical relationship among stock return, trading volume and volatility for the seven stock markets that comprise the Gulf Cooperation Council. The dataset includes seven national stock markets for ...
Pharmacy student perceptions of public health service roles and responsibilities
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
, 2011 , Article)
Background There is increasing emphasis on pharmacists' assuming responsibility for public health promotion and delivery with formal expansion of public health activities in their practice. A number of pharmacy school ...
The external trade growth of the state of Qatar 1990 - 2007: A study in economic geography
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Academic Publication Council - Kuwait University
, 2011 , Article)
The external trade of a country highlights the status of its general sustainable development, particularly its economic development. Moreover, it shows its relationship with the world economy. Over the last decades, the ...
The progression of Qatar's natural gas industry and its role in global energy market
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Royal Geographical Society
, 2011 , Conference Paper)
Qatar is the third largest country in the world in natural gas reserves with almost 900 trillion cubic feet. Since the mid of 1980s, after deep studies of the general prospect, Qatar has started to develop its largest field ...
Domains of privacy and hospitality in Arab Gulf homes
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Emerald Publishing
, 2011 , Article)
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to report findings of an ethnographic study of homes in the Arab Gulf country of Qatar. The authors' analysis and contribution focuses on resolving the tension between privacy and ...