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Qatari Media Roles in Maximizing the Qatari Soft Power and Overcoming the Glocal Social Challenges of Hosting World Cup 2022
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
From the moment in 2010 when the World Cup was awarded to the tiny oil-rich nation with little soccer history, the event had been shrouded in controversy. Allegations of corruption abounded and investigations commissioned. ...
Facebook: A potential educational tool in higher education
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2015 , Conference Paper)
Introduction: Facebook is the most frequently visited social media networking site worldwide (Ryan & Xenos 2011). Mason and Rennie (2007: 199) reasoned, "shared community spaces and inter-group communications are a massive ...
Obesity is associated with the upregulation of TLR4 protein but not associated with polymorphisms of TLR4D299G TLR4T399I
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
Title: Obesity is associated with the upregulation of TLR4 protein but not associated with polymorphisms of TLR4D299G TLR4T399I.Background: Toll-like-receptor 4 (TLR4) is a pathogen-specific receptor, expressed in white ...
Determination of the levels of Particulate Matter 25 and 10 and their elemental Composition in Qatar
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
Particulate matter (PM) pollution is one of the major environmental pollution issues severely affecting human health and air quality all over the world. Based on the recent World Health Organization (WHO) report, PM levels ...
Development of Novel Reagents for Visualizing Latent Fingerprints
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Chemical composition of fingerprints includes the presence of salts, ions, fatty acids, lipids, amino acids, nucleobases, nucleotides, and nucleic acids. Many methods used to detect latent fingerprints on porous surfaces ...
The Factors Affecting CO Emission in the European Union Countries: A Statistical Approach to Sustainability across the Food Industry
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
The research investigates four prime factors influencing CO2 emission levels associated with the food production industry in the European Union (EU) member states. The prime factors, namely population size, percentage of ...
Consumers' Willingness to Invest in Smart Home Technologies Using Machine Learning: A Survey-Based Analysis in Qatar
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2023 , Conference Paper)
This paper investigates the consumers' willingness to invest in smart home technologies and the savings they expect by using machine learning. Data is gathered using questionnaires from 2,014 consumers who participated in ...
Smart City Applications: Promoting comfort, health and well-being through Sustainable Smart Urban Design (S2UD) in Msheireb Downtown
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE)
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
This study explores the Msheireb Downtown Project by studying the design qualities and adopted applications of its public open spaces (POS). We uncover their roles in the smart city design system with an eye for how they ...
أثر القوانين الخاصة على الأحكام العامة للالتزام الواردة في القانون المدني القطري
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كلية القانون - جامعة قطر
, 2015 , Conference Paper)
وجد القانون المدني القطري نفسه، خلافا لقوانين مدنية أخرى قديمة، مباشرة على محك قوانين خاصة تتنامى باضطراد وتقوم تدريجيا بتقليص مجال تطبيقه. فهل أفرغت القوانين الخاصة الأحكام العامة الواردة في القانون المدني القطري من ...
Energy transition in Saudi Arabia: Giant leap or necessary adjustment for a large carbon economy?
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Conference Paper)
Since 2016 and guided by the National Vision 2030, the energy transition in Saudi Arabia has gained significant momentum. There have been important energy subsidy reforms and dynamic developments in the renewable energy ...