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Mapping urban living standards and economic activity in developing countries with energy data
( Public Library of Science , 2023 , Article)Urban data deficits in developing countries impede evidence-based planning and policy. Could energy data be used to overcome this challenge by serving as a local proxy for living standards or economic activity in large ... -
Marine collection in Qatar - basis for biodiversity management
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2015 , Conference Paper)Biological Collections, which deal directly with identifying and documenting biodiversity, have a major role in assisting biodiversity management. They form the basis for research, documenting flora and fauna and creating ... -
Marine health of the Arabian Gulf: Drivers of pollution and assessment approaches focusing on desalination activities
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article Review)The Arabian Gulf is one of the most adversely affected marine environments worldwide, which results from combined pollution drivers including climate change, oil and gas activities, and coastal anthropogenic disturbances. ... -
Marine microbial bioprospecting: Exploitation of marine biodiversity towards biotechnological applications—a review
( John Wiley & Sons, Ltd , 2022 , Article Review)The increase in the human population causes an increase in the demand for nutritional supplies and energy resources. Thus, the novel, natural, and renewable resources became of great interest. Here comes the optimistic ... -
Maritime Emissions Taxation: An Alternative to the EU Emissions Trading Scheme?
(2014 , Article)The advent of the eighteenth session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP18)1 internationalized a new sense of urgency2 towards preventing the planet ... -
A market basket survey of As, Zn and Se in rice imports in Qatar: Health implications
( Elsevier , 2014 , Article)Qatar is dependent on importation of rice, its staple dish, and is therefore susceptible to compromises of food quality in the global market. This market basket study assesses potential health risks of As exposure from ... -
Marketing intelligence and small firms' performance: the role of entrepreneurial alertness and effectuation
( Emerald Publishing , 2023 , Article)Purpose: Knowledge of how entrepreneurial alertness (EA) and effectuation impact small firms' performance in uncertain markets is limited. Suggesting effectuation as a mediation mechanism between EA and small firms' ... -
Matching pursuit-based compressive sensing in a wearable biomedical accelerometer fall diagnosis device
( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)There is a significant high fall risk population, where individuals are susceptible to frequent falls and obtaining significant injury, where quick medical response and fall information are critical to providing efficient ... -
Material Flow Analysis of Plastic Waste in Qatar: Focusing on the Marine Environment
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)As the population continues to grow, the generation of waste and specifically plastic waste, has also increased significantly in the past decades both globally and regionally. However, little attention has been directed ... -
Material flow analysis of plastic waste in the gulf co-operation countries (GCC) and the Arabian gulf: Focusing on Qatar
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)Global plastic waste production has increased dramatically in recent years, both globally and regionally, having a multitude of adverse effects on the environment and human health. However, little attention has been directed ... -
Material footprint of electric vehicles: A multiregional life cycle assessment
( Elsevier , 2019 , Article)Most of the global multiregional studies have looked at material footprint (MF) of either a nation or a region. A product-specific MF analysis, particularly when it comes to Alternative Fuel Vehicles (AFVs), carried out ... -
Materials Against COVID-19: How Materials Science can Impact the Pandemic?
( Emergent Materials Journal - Qatar University , 2020 , Video)This webinar aims to gather scientists, clinicians, and industry experts working on coronavirus (COVID-19). The focus of the event is a variety of material science applications for detection, prevention, and treatment of ... -
Materials and technologies for the tertiary treatment of produced water contaminated by oil impurities through nonfibrous deep-bed media: A review
( MDPI AG , 2020 , Article)This review covers various aspects of the treatment of emulsified oil/water mixtures and is particularly focused on tertiary treatment, which means the reduction of the oil content from 70-100 ppm to below 10 ppm, depending ... -
Maternal and child health in the occupied Palestinian territory
( Elsevier , 2009 , Article)The Countdown to 2015 intervention coverage indicators in the occupied Palestinian territory are similar to those of other Arab countries, although there are gaps in continuity and quality of services across the continuum ... -
The maxima in northerly wind speeds and wave heights over the Arabian Sea, the Arabian/Persian Gulf and the Red Sea derived from 40 years of ERA5 data
( Springer , 2020 , Article)Recent studies point out the importance of northerly winds and waves in the Arabian Sea, especially those due to shamal and makran events in addition to the northeast monsoon system. We have analyzed climatology and trends ... -
Maximization of biodiesel production from sunflower and soybean oils and prediction of diesel engine performance and emission characteristics through response surface methodology
( Elsevier Ltd , 2020 , Article)Production of methyl ester from sunflower and soybean oil mixture is performed throughout a catalyzed transesterification procedure. The significance of the four reaction parameters such as methanol to oil ratio, catalyst ... -
Meanings of Women's Agency: A Case Study from Qatar on Improving Measurement in Context
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2019 , Article)The measurement of women's agency poses numerous challenges, including multi-dimensionality and context-specificity. This challenge is especially large for non-Western contexts that adapt measurement instruments without ... -
Meanings of Women's Agency: Improving Measurement in Context
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Decades of research has been conducted to understand the processes that under gird women's empowerment and one of its core components-women's agency. However, few inroads have been made into the study of how these processes ... -
Measurement and modelling of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) emissions: a marker for traffic-related air pollution in Doha, Qatar
( Taylor & Francis , 2015 , Article)In the State of Qatar, recent statistics show a continued increase in the motor-vehicle fleet commensurate with population growth and economic development. This trend, together with the rapid expansion of urban areas and ... -
Measuring Citizens Satisfaction of E-Government and Transparency in the State of Qatar
(2020 , Article)E-Government has become a global phenomenon. Governments, both in developed and developing world, are making significant investments in order to gain more efficient, open and interactive government. In this study, the ...