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Effect of Pavement Surface Aging on Tire-Pavement Noise: A Case Study in the State of Qatar
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EDP Sciences
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
The acoustical performance of asphalt pavements changes with time due to combined effects of environmental conditions and various distresses induced by repeated and heavy traffic. This study examined the changes in the ...
An examination of the e-commerce technology drivers in the real estate industry
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LLC CPC Business Perspectives
, 2018 , Article)
This study examined the factors that drive e-commerce technology adoption in the real estate industry in Qatar using the Technology Acceptance Model 3 (TAM3) and sought to analyze the relationship between perceived usefulness, ...
Ethnographing Gender Roles and Power in Intercultural Communication in Qatar
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Taylor and Francis Ltd.
, 2018 , Article)
This ethnographic study examines how gender roles associated with male and female Qatari students in intercultural communication courses in a university in Qatar are negotiated between them and their two female instructors ...
Geriatric education in schools of pharmacy: Students' and educators' perspectives in Qatar and Canada
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2018 , Article)
Introduction: Older adults constitute the largest population admitted to hospitals due to chronic diseases, which requires appropriate prescribing of medications and comprehensive pharmaceutical care. The views and ...
Laundry wastewater treatment using ultrafiltration under different operating conditions
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American Institute of Physics Inc.
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
The laundry wastewater of one of the hospitals in Qatar was selected and studied. It was found that hospital laundry is releasing considerable amount of wastewater i.e. 1800 - 2500 liters/cycle while washing 40 - 50 kg of ...
An assessment tool to evaluate complete streets in developing countries: The case of Qatar
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Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
, 2018 , Article)
Complete streets refer to a simple and effective transportation policy to improve traffic safety and comfort for all users within urban areas. Car dependency is a major concern in developing countries. Endorsing complete ...
Analysis of urban heat in a corridor environment – The case of Doha, Qatar
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2018 , Article)
Doha, Qatar is one of the arid coastal cities of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Like similar cities, temperatures can vary widely throughout, with rapid and extensive development that has contributed to ...
Slips of the tongue: Examples from Qatari Dialect
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
There are various abstract units of linguistic performance that linguists hypothesized in order to be able to describe the grammars of languages. These are segments, features, morphemes, words or syntactic categories. Yet, ...
The influence of hosting an international sport event on the young generation: The case of Qatar
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International Sports Studies (ISS)
, 2018 , Article)
International sport events have often been regarded as a development opportunity for their host countries. For Qatar, the Handball World Championship (HWC) of 2015 may be viewed as a step towards hosting the FIFA World Cup ...
Seismic Assessment of Existing Lowrise and Midrise Reinforced Concrete Buildings Using the 2014 Qatar Construction Specification
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American Society of Civil Engineers(ASCE)
, 2018 , Article)
Qatar is considered to have predominantly low seismic activity despite being close to some of the most active seismic zones in the world, including the Zagros thrust belt. However, the strong earthquakes that have recently ...