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Uncovering responses of zooplankton community to CO2 acidification in Qatar coastal waters
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Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
The combustion of fossil fuels is pushing atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) to unprecedented levels. This rapid increase in atmospheric CO2 is causing global changes, with noticeable increases in temperature, ...
Frequency of Clinically Important RH and Kell Blood Group Antigens Among Blood Donors in Qatar
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HBKU Press
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Background
Very limited information is available about the prevalence of blood groups among Qatari population and residents. The information about frequencies of different blood group antigens is important to manage, ...
Analysis of the relationship between physical self-concept and body composition
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Introduction: Body image is a psychological construct which refers to self-concept including self-image and feelings an individual perceives regarding his or her body. Several studies have examined how women subjectively ...
QATAR’S DEFENSE POLICY: SMART CHOICES OF A SMALL STATE
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Institute of International Affairs
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
Defense policy of Qatar to a great extent depends on the geopolitical situation in the Middle East
and it’s heavily affected by the instable relations with the Gulf neighbors. Qatar has conducted a
defense policy ...
Determination of Bromate, Perchlorate and selected ions in drinking water supplies in Qatar
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OMICS
, 2017 , Conference Paper)
About 99% of the potable water used in Qatar is desalinated and Qataris spend approximately 15 million dollars in importing bottled water (90 million L), as the public thinks it is of better quality than the tap water. ...
THE PREVALENCE OF VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY AMONG FEMALES STUDENT AT QATAR UNIVERSITY
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De Gruyter
, 2011 , Conference Paper)
Background. Vitamin D deficiency is a major worldwide problem with several health consequence such osteoporosis, hyperten-
sion, diabetes mellitus, autoimmune diseases and some cancers. The Prevalence of Vitamin D ...
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, ...
Identifying Current BIM Practices in Qatar and Proposing a Framework for Whole Life Cycle BIM Processes
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
The research is part of a wider project aimed to develop a whole lifecycle information flow approach enabled by BIM protocols and technologies for Qatari construction industry. We consider the lifecycle information flow ...
IFRS Suitability to Emerging Markets: Empirical Evidence from Qatar
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Most of the countries in GCC region (except Saudi Arabia) have adapted IFRS in 1990s except Oman who was the first to adopt in 1986. Therefore, it can be concluded that, Qatar is one of the countries which adopted IFRS ...
A Pilot Study on Evaluating the Microbial Quality of Produce Sold at the Wholesale Produce Market in Doha Qatar
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
Environmental and sanitary conditions play a major role on the quality of fresh produce. The Wholesale Produce Market (WPM) in Doha is an open-air market located in close proximity to the livestock market and slaughterhouse. ...