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Evaluation of microbial quality of ready-to-eat foods sold in Doha, Qatar
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OMICS
, 2017 , Conference Paper)
Food safety is an integral part of environmental public health. According to Kunová et al. (2015), there has been many reports on ready-to-eat foods (RTEF) being the basis for foodborne outbreaks in recent years. In Qatar, ...
Does visual letter similarity modulate masked form priming in young readers of Arabic?
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Academic Press Inc.
, 2018 , Article)
We carried out a masked priming lexical decision experiment to study whether visual letter similarity plays a role during the initial phases of word processing in young readers of Arabic (fifth graders). Arabic is ideally ...
Corporate Choice between Conventional Bonds and Sukuk Issuance: Evidence from GCC Countries
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Elsevier
, 2018 , Article)
Although there have been recent developments in respect of the diversification of capital markets
in GCC countries, the motivations of the firms issuing Sukuk or conventional bonds have remained
largely unexplored. Using ...
Influence of CuO nanoparticles and graphene nanoplatelets on the sensing behaviour of poly(vinyl alcohol) nanocomposites for the detection of ethanol and propanol vapors
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Springer New York LLC
, 2018 , Article)
Poly(vinyl alcohol)/copper oxide/graphene nanoplatelets (PVA/CuO/Gr-NPls) nanocomposite based chemiresistive alcohol sensors were fabricated using colloidal blending method. The PVA/CuO/Gr-NPls nanocomposite films were ...
Relationships between strategic performance measures, strategic decision-making, and organizational performance: empirical evidence from Canadian public organizations
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Taylor and Francis Ltd.
, 2017 , Article)
This study investigates the role of strategic performance measures (SPM) in strategic decision-making and their impact on organizational performance. Based on 143 online survey responses from senior administrators across ...
Determinants of Intra-GCC Food Trade
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Taylor and Francis Inc.
, 2017 , Article)
Using panel data for six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries from 1995-2014, we assess the impacts of several major economic variables on intra-GCC food exports, and on GCC food exports to the world. The GCC customs ...
A single dynamic observer-based module for design of simultaneous fault detection, isolation and tracking control scheme
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Taylor and Francis Ltd.
, 2018 , Article)
The problem of simultaneous fault detection, isolation and tracking (SFDIT) control design for linear systems subject to both bounded energy and bounded peak disturbances is considered in this work. A dynamic observer is ...
Impact on power quality due to large-scale adoption of compact fluorescent lamps-a review
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Taylor and Francis Ltd.
, 2017 , Article Review)
The demand of electrical energy has grown tremendously in the last couple of decades across the globe. The energy conservation and management has attracted the attention of stake holders for efficient utilisation of the ...
Knowledge and perception about pharmacovigilance among pharmacy students of universities in Sana'a Yemen
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Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
, 2017 , Article)
Introduction: Pharmacists in community or hospital setting play a key role in reporting Adverse Drug Reaction (ADRs) during practice. Under reporting is considered as a profession malpractice worldwide. Aim: To determine ...
Characteristics and quality of adverse drug reaction reporting: a comparison of pharmacists with other healthcare providers at a multi-specialty hospital in Qatar
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Springer International Publishing
, 2017 , Article)
Objective: Rumailah Hospital (RH) is a multi-specialty hospital with a capacity of 605 beds that serves subacute and long-term patients in Qatar. Since under-reporting and low-quality reporting of adverse drug reactions ...