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Assessing the burden of intestinal parasites affecting newly arrived immigrants in Qatar
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BioMed Central
, 2016 , Article)
In the last decades, the enormous influx of immigrants to industrialized countries has led to outbreaks of parasitic diseases, with enteric infections being amongst the most frequently encountered. In its strategy to control ...
Potential Nutrigenomic Approaches to Reduce the High Incidence of Obesity in Qatar
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OMICS International
, 2016 , Article)
Obesity prevalence has been growing exponentially over the last few decades, with a high impact in high-income countries, like Qatar. Several approaches are attempting to understand the causes of this phenomenon however ...
Investigating chlorophyll and nitrogen levels of mangroves at Al-Khor, Qatar: an integrated chemical analysis and remote sensing approach. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
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Springer Verlag
, 2016 , Article)
Mangroves are unique ecosystems that dominate tropical and subtropical coastlines around the world. They provide shelter and nursery to wide variety of species such as fish and birds. Around 73 species of mangroves were ...
Evidential Reasoning–Based Condition Assessment Model for Offshore Gas Pipelines
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American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
, 2016 , Article)
Condition assessment of oil and gas pipelines is a significant component in pipeline operations and maintenance. Such assessments are used to ensure better decisions for repair and/or replacement to reduce pipelines’ failure ...
Associations of Vitamin D Receptor Polymorphism rs1544410 with Adiposity Phenotypes
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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 ...
First report of some adult mosquitoes captured by CDC gravid traps from North-Eastern Qatar
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Elsevier
, 2016 , Article)
ObjectiveTo report six species of female mosquitoes caught in CDC gravid traps for the first time in Qatar. MethodsFive traps were installed in Al-Khor community, north-eastern Qatar during the outbreak season between ...
Qatar's progress towards preventing terror finance through the abuse of charitable status and the financial sector
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2016 , Article)
Purpose: This paper aims to track Qatar's progress in preventing abuse of charitable status or of its financial regulations to prevent terror finance. Design/methodology/approach: Qatar's progress towards meeting the demands ...
Social workers in a Qatari health setting: responding positively to ethical problems
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Routledge
, 2016 , Article)
Social workers in health settings often face challenging ethical problems in their daily practice. These challenges may be internal in nature and in particular related to their personal and cultural beliefs. The aim of ...
Early writing development: kindergarten teachers' beliefs about emergent writing in Qatari preschool settings
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Routledge
, 2016 , Article)
Writing often begins during the very early years of childhood; however, some children first learn writing when they begin attending school. Teachers' beliefs about early writing development can influence when and how ...
A user-centric evaluation of e-government services in the GCC region: Case of state of Qatar
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IGI Global
, 2016 , Article)
Evaluating users' satisfaction of e-Government services has been addressed by numerous studies. These mainly looked at e-Government users as citizens who are nationals and comply with the local culture of the governments ...