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Role of Regulations in promoting growth of SMES and start-ups in Qatar
(2016 , Professional Masters Project)
The third pillar of Qatar National Vision 2030 - Economic Development, set a goal for the non-hydrocarbon sector to raise its contribution to GDP significantly by 2030. In order to accomplish this goal, economic diversification ...
The push for practical legal skills education in Qatar: Results from an externship program
(
Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Article)
For decades, educators across the world have been advocating for educational reform that
would increase the number of practical skills courses included in traditional legal
education. In 2011, Qatar University College ...
Housing Tenure and Economic Inequality among Qatari Citizens
(
The Social and Economic Survey Research Institute, Qatar University
, 2016 , Report)
The most immediately effective measure to address housing inequality, which would
generate additional benefits in many other areas, is the streamlining of administrative
processes related to land allotment and infrastructure ...
Public Acceptance of Taxation in Qatar
(
Qatar University
, 2016 , Report)
Most Gulf countries have acknowledged that the traditional rentier system requires basic economic reform, and VAT could prove a more stable source of government revenue for oil producing countries. Results from two separate ...
Perceptions and Impacts of the Oil Crash in Qatar
(2016 , Report)
Qatari citizens, especially those employed in the public sector, are less likely than other
people living in Qatar to be aware of the recent decline in oil prices. Among citizens
who are aware, moreover, most seem to ...
Associations of Vitamin D Receptor Polymorphism rs1544410 with Adiposity Phenotypes
(
MedCrave
, 2016 , Article)
Background: Vitamin D receptor (VDR) is present on adipocytes, and many studies were performed to investigate the association between polymorphisms in VDR gene with obesity. However, in the Arab Gulf populations, whereas ...
Uncovering responses of zooplankton community to CO2 acidification in Qatar coastal waters
(
Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
The combustion of fossil fuels is pushing atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) to unprecedented levels. This rapid increase in atmospheric CO2 is causing global changes, with noticeable increases in temperature, ...
Local politics: examining the political participation of Qatari women in the central municipal council elections
(2017 , Master Thesis)
Qatar embarked on a political progressive reform path with the announcement of Central Municipal Council elections in 1999, granting universal suffrage in the same year. The participation of Qatari women since then has be ...
Grass Establishment, Weed Populations and Soil Microbial Succession in Turf Grass System as Influenced by Produced Water Irrigation
(2017 , Master Thesis)
Agricultural water use is high in a world marred with water scarcity, thus necessitating alternative water resources such as wastewaters. This study attempted to use produced water (PW) to irrigate turf grass - Cynodon ...
An Eye on the Future: Student Education Plans and Career Aspirations in Qatar : Results from the SESRI Qatar Education Study 2015
(
The Social and Economic Survey Research Institute, Qatar University
, 2017 , Poster)
Withtherealizationthateducationisthecatalystforanation’sprosperityandthatimprovedsocio-economicopportunitiesrelyinpartontheinvestmentsmadeineducation,Qatarhastakenwidestridesindevelopingitssystemofeducationviewedasstrate ...