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Doha and its Sports City: An Assessment of the Long-term Legacies of the Aspire Zone
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
A growing phenomenon, which is gaining attention worldwide, is the rapid diffusion of themed-sport areas as legacies of mega-sporting events. An example of it is offered by the city of Doha. On the occasion of 2006 Asian ...
Meanings of Women's Agency: Improving Measurement in Context
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Decades of research has been conducted to understand the processes that under gird women's empowerment and one of its core components-women's agency. However, few inroads have been made into the study of how these processes ...
valuation of salt tolerance in selected Qatari halophytes at the two initial growth stages
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Scarcity of water and availability of land for agricultural production are the most environmental issues that facing the (GCC) countries and Qatar one of them. Qatar lies in region which characterized by having high ...
Social And Behavioral Risk Factors Influencing Driver's Involvement In Rd Traffic Accidents In Qatar
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2014 , Conference Paper)
On average, traffic accidents kill around 137 people around the world every hour. In 2004, road injuries were the first leading cause of death and predicted to be the fifth leading cause of death by 2030. Although the ...
Contaminant metals in costal marine sediment along the Doha Bay, Qatar
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2015 , Conference Paper)
Heavy metals pollution in marine environments has become a worldwide problem with the fast industrial development in the east coastal region of Qatar, especially in the Doha bay area. Heavy metals are expected to be presented ...
An accurate finite volume method using fourth order Adams scheme on triangular grids for the Saint-Venant System
(2013 , Conference Paper)
In this study, a new finite volume method is developed for shallow water equations on a rotating
frame. Most upwind methods, which perform well for gravity waves, lead to large oscillations and/or
numerical damping for ...
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 ...
Advanced Thermal Energy Systems Based On Paraffin Waxes Applicable In Building Industry
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2014 , Conference Paper)
Thermal energy storage systems are crucial for reducing dependency on fossil fuels and minimizing CO2 emissions. The building sector is a major sector responsible for producing high levels of CO2 in most countries (including ...
Biochars From Solid Organic Municipal Wastes For Soil Quality Enhancement
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2014 , Conference Paper)
The overall municipal organic waste in Qatar accounts for 57% of municipal waste generated annually. Organic solid wastes such as food, newspapers, packaging, furniture woods and wood from building demolition have traditionally ...
توظيف الخرائط الإلكترونية في التدريس التفاعلي لمناهج الجغرافيا بالمدارس المستقلة بقطر (رؤى وتطبيقات مقترحة)
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2015 , Conference Paper)
تعد الخرائط الإلكترونية منظومة تكنولوجية متكاملة تعبر عن حالة تطورية لأدوات الجيل الثاني للإنترنت، والتي تمثل منصة تعلم تفاعلية، تتسم قدراتها بالجاهزية والتوافر الدائم والحداثة والانتشار والمجانية والتفاعلية والإتاحة عبر ...