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Open education resources and mobile technology to narrow the learning divide
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Athabasca University
, 2013 , Article)
As the world becomes more digitized, there will be an increasing need to make available learning resources in electronic format for access by information and communication technologies. The question education will face is ...
Centrifugal Compressor Spiral Dry Gas Seal Simulation Working at Reverse Rotation
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2013 , Conference Paper)
Unidirectional dry gas seal may experiences reverse rotation when equipped in a centrifugal compressor. This paper describes how the reverse rotation effects on the spiral unidirectional dry gas seal performance and pressure ...
Characterising the aetiology of severe acute gastroenteritis among patients visiting a hospital in Qatar using real-time polymerase chain reaction
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BioMed Central Ltd.
, 2013 , Article)
Background: Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) remains a common cause of clinic visits and hospitalizations, though its aetiology has not been determined in Qatar.
Methods: We performed a prospective, emergency department–based ...
EDUCATION FOR A NEW ERA: STAKEHOLDERS’ PERCEPTION OF QATARI EDUCATION REFORM
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Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
, 2013 , Article)
The paper reports the results of a qualitative research study that explores principal, teacher, and parent perceptions with regard to
Qatar’s education reform, Education for a New Era (EFNE) launched in 2004. The study ...
The significance of industry experience in civil engineering education
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2013 , Conference Paper)
Students pursuing their civil engineering degree usually learn the theory part in class but may struggle relating theory to practice if the instructor have no industry experience. Engineering graduates can benefit more ...
Anomalous manganese activation of a pyrophosphate cathode in sodium ion batteries: A combined experimental and theoretical study
(2013 , Article)
Sodium ion batteries (SIBs) have many advantages such as the low price and abundance of sodium raw materials that are suitable for large-scale energy storage applications. Herein, we report an Mn-based pyrophosphate, ...
Developing a Platform for Mobile Learning Using mLearn
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The Society of Digital Information and Wireless Communication
, 2013 , Article)
This paper presents preliminary findings of a research study surrounding the development of an integrated architecture for a mobile learning platform. The study builds on prior design specification architecture for mLearn ...
Genetic polymorphisms of ICAM 1 and IL28 as predictors of liver fibrosis severity and viral clearance in hepatitis C genotype 4
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Elsevier
, 2013 , Article)
Background and objectivesIntercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) is located on chromosome 19p13.2, and this protein plays an important role in the pathogenesis of the hepatitis C virus (HCV). The rs12979860 polymorphism ...
Ion-impact-induced interatomic Coulombic decay in neon and argon dimers
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American Physical Society
, 2013 , Article)
We investigate the contribution of interatomic Coulombic decay induced by ion impact in neon and argon dimers (Ne2 and Ar2) to the production of low-energy electrons. Our experiments cover a broad range of perturbation ...
واقع الحقوق البيئية في دساتير دول مجلس التعاون لدول الخليج العربية
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معهد التدريب والدراسات القضائية
, 2013 , Article)
يستعرض البحث واقع الحقوق البيئية الموضوعية والإجرائية في دساتير دول مجلس التعاون لدول الخليج العربية - ومن ضمنها دولة قطر - بهدف رصدها وتقديم ملاحظات نقدية لتطوير منظومة الحقوق البيئية في هذه الدول لتواكب التطورات في مجال ...