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A Call for implementing minimum age condition to protect young athletes' human rights
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2021 , Article)
Sport is considered a favorable activity for children. Through participating in sport, children can acquire several skills and develop character traits like cooperation, teamwork, resilience, and focus. Nevertheless, it ...
Demographics and clinical characteristics of alcohol-related admissions in a tertiary care hospital in Qatar: Does age matter?
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2021 , Article)
Background: Alcohol consumption is a major cause of acute and chronic health conditions associated with comorbidities and traumatic injuries, despite its partial prohibition in some countries. Moreover, alcohol-related ...
Assessment of lung cancer risk factors and mortality in Qatar: A case series study
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
, 2021 , Article)
Background: The global burden of cancer has exponentially increased over the last few years. In 2018 alone, approximately more than half of the 18.1 million individuals who had cancer succumbed to it. Lung cancer cases and ...
Management of common minor ailments in Qatar: Community pharmacists’ self-perceived competency and its predictors
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Public Library of Science
, 2021 , Article)
Studies focused on comprehensive assessment of self-perceived competency of community pharmacists to manage minor ailments are scanty despite that self-perceived competency is a valid determinant of task performance. The ...
Backyard Urban Agriculture in Qatar: Challenges & Recommendations
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Global Waste Cleaning Network
, 2021 , Article)
The last decade witnessed a return to traditional ways of farming that were, for decades, braced by technological advancement. Along with many countries around the world, Qatar manifests an interest in urban farming, ...
Quantification of pv power and economic losses due to soiling in Qatar
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MDPI
, 2021 , Article)
Soiling losses of photovoltaic (PV) panels due to dust lead to a significant decrease in solar energy yield and result in economic losses; this hence poses critical challenges to the viability of PV in smart grid systems. ...
Comparison GIS-Based interpolation methods for mapping groundwater quality in the state of Qatar
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2021 , Article)
Groundwater (GW) quality deterioration is one of the main water security issues in Qatar. GW in Qatar is over-exploited for agriculture activities that caused saltwater intrusion in the coastal areas and some inland GW. ...
Reading Strategies Used by Undergraduate University General Education Courses for Students in US and Qatar
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Taylor and Francis Group
, 2021 , Article)
This study assessed the metacognitive awareness of reading strategies of undergraduate university students in US and Qatar in reading academic materials. To achieve this, the participants were administered the Metacognitive ...
Industrial designs protection in Qatar: An analytical study of industrial designs and models law no. 10 of 2020
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Brill
, 2021 , Article)
For the industrial development of national economic industries in any given country, designs for products and goods need to be created and developed. In 2020, Qatar issued a new law on Industrial Designs and Models (Law ...
End User Satisfaction With Cloud Computing: The Case of Hamad Medical Corporation in Qatar
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IGI Global Publishing
, 2021 , Article)
Cloud computing assures a faster, cheaper and more efficient rendering of resources, which leads to huge popularity among businesses and specifically the health sector. The major objective of this research is to identify ...