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What Matters Most: Determinants Associated with the Selection of Medical Residencies in Qatar
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Dove Medical Press Ltd
, 2024 , Article)
Purpose: There have been several studies into medical student career decision making in occidental countries (eg US, UK), but medical career selection in a Middle Eastern context has not been as well studied. This study ...
The entrepreneurship ecosystem in the ICT sector in Qatar: local advantages and constraints
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Emerald Group Holdings Ltd.
, 2020 , Article)
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyze the characteristics and dynamics of the entrepreneurship ecosystem in the ICT sector in Qatar. Design/methodology/approach: The methodology of this research is based on a ...
Student perspectives on the integration of artificial intelligence into healthcare services
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SAGE Publications Inc.
, 2023 , Article)
Background: Healthcare workers are often overworked, underfunded, and face many challenges. Integration of artificial intelligence into healthcare service provision can tackle these challenges by relieving burdens on ...
Psychosocial impact of COVID-19 pandemic: experience of healthcare workers in Qatar
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Frontiers Media SA
, 2023 , Article)
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound and global impact on healthcare systems worldwide, presenting unprecedented challenges for healthcare workers (HCWs) on the front. We aimed to evaluate the prevalence ...
The frequency of polycystic ovary syndrome in young reproductive females in Qatar
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Dove Medical Press
, 2016 , Article)
This was a prospective cross-sectional study in which 126 female students between the ages of 18 and 30 years were evaluated for the frequency of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) through clinical interview, questionnaire, ...
Understanding the genetics of early onset obesity in a cohort of children from Qatar.
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Oxford University Press
, 2023 , Article)
Monogenic obesity is a rare form of obesity due to pathogenic variants in genes implicated in the leptin-melanocortin signaling pathway and accounts for around 5% of severe early onset obesity. Mutations in the genes ...
Patients' and primary carers' views on clozapine treatment for schizophrenia: A cross-sectional study in Qatar
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article)
Subjective views of clozapine treatment among patients with schizophrenia in the Middle East and North African MENA Region have not previously been assessed. Globally, few studies have assessed the views of carers to ...
Investigation of Spatial and Cultural Features in Contemporary Qatari Housing
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
, 2023 , Article)
Housing is a basic human need and a fundamental component of settlement status. The architectural form and spatial provisions of housing evolve in line with—and transform to meet—a specific era’s needs. Globalization has ...
Helminth infections among long-term residents and settled immigrants in Qatar in the decade from 2005 to 2014: temporal trends and varying prevalence among subjects from different regional origins
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BioMed Central
, 2016 , Article)
Background: Travel and migration from developing regions, where tropical diseases are common, to more developed
industrialised nations can contribute to the introduction and subsequent spread of infections. With its rapidly ...
A pilot study on metabolic syndrome and its associated features among Qatari schoolchildren
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Dove Medical Press
, 2011 , Article)
Aim: This pilot study aimed to evaluate the individual features of the metabolic syndrome (MeS) and its frequency in Qatari schoolchildren aged 6-12 years. Background: MeS has a strong future risk for development of diabetes ...