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The Geopolitics of Energy Transitions in Arab Gulf States
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2019 , Conference Paper)The energy-based political economies of the Arab Gulf States are entering a period of significant change as a combination of domestic challenges and regional tensions intersect with the rise of a new generation of more ... -
The GO/Bi2O3/WO3 ternary hybrid composite as an efficient sunlight-driven heterogeneous photocatalyst for wastewater remediation
( Springer Nature , 2024 , Article)Semiconductor photocatalysts with engineered heterostructure are gaining attention for environmental remediations. The combination of two or more metal oxides with support materials has proved an effective strategy for ... -
The Gulf as a Global Contact Zone: Chronotopic identities and (linguistic) landscapes
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)Migration, transformation, and urbanization emerge as the key- factors that brought changes in the Gulf area. Social change as changes in social interaction involve differently different segments of population, according ... -
The Gulf dream: A study of Representation of Arab and Indian Family in Malayalam Cinema
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2023 , Conference Paper)The extensive migration of labour from India to the Gulf states has brought about notable shifts in Indian society, encompassing social, political, economic, and cultural dimensions. Malayalis from the state of Kerala, a ... -
The Gulf States and the Petroyuan
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2019 , Conference Paper)The introduction of the petroyuan has caused a significant shift in the global energy market today. As a result, the new financial system will appear in a new crude pricing benchmark based in Asia, known as the Shanghai ... -
The Immunomodulatory Role of Microbiota in Rheumatic Heart Disease: What Do We Know and What Can We Learn from Other Rheumatic Diseases?
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2023 , Article Review)Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) represents a serious cardiac sequela of acute rheumatic fever, occurring in 30-45% of patients. RHD is multifactorial, with a strong familial predisposition and known environmental risk factors ... -
The Impact of Growing China-GCC Cultural, Education, and Research Relations on Gulf Society
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)Over the past 15 years Gulf China relations have grown exponentially and involved all manner of business, energy, trade, political, and cultural relations. As these two regions of major economic power draw away from ... -
The impact of mechanical shear on membrane flux and energy demand
( Elsevier B.V. , 2016 , Article Review)The use of forced mechanical shear for both disc membranes (rotating and vibrating disc filtration, RDF and VDF respectively) and hollow fibres (vibrating HF membranes, VHFM) is reviewed. These systems have been extensively ... -
The impact of mechanically-imposed shear on clogging, fouling and energy demand for an immersed membrane bioreactor
( MDPIAG , 2018 , Article)The impact of the application of mechanically-imposed shear on the propensity for fouling and clogging (or “sludging”—the agglomeration of sludge solids in the membrane channel) of an immersed flat sheet (iFS) membrane ... -
The impact of perceptual countermeasures on driving behavior in rural-urban transition road segments: A driving simulator study
( Gioacchino Onorati Editore , 2018 , Article)This driving simulator study investigated the impact of perceptual countermeasures on driving behavior by creating perceptual effects via pavement markings. Two different marking schemes (i.e. Optical Circles and Optical ... -
The Impact of Personal Communication Technology on the Family Interaction and Wellbeing in Saudi Arabia: A Qualitative Analysis
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2023 , Conference Paper)A strong and healthy familial bond contributes to an individual's wellbeing and happiness. Positive family support at different stages of life is crucial to having a sense of belonging, improved self-esteem and self-worth, ... -
The Impact of the 2022 FIFA World Cup on Iran: A Clean Sheet for Scoring Political Points
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2022 , Conference Paper)In this discussion, I examine the impact of Iran's qualification in the 2022 FIFA World Cup on the Iranian community. With the event being hosted in Qatar, a nation with which Iran has favourable diplomatic relations, ... -
The Implementation of an Integrated Management System at Qatar Biobank
( Mary Ann Liebert Inc. , 2019 , Article)Qatar Biobank (QBB) is a platform that will make vital health research possible through its collection of samples and information on health and lifestyle from the local population of Qatar. The goal of QBB is to collect, ... -
The Indigenous Qatari Marine Copepod, Euterpina Acutifrons: A Promising Marine Invertebrate Model Organism for Aquatic Eco-Toxicological Studies
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)An important objective of aquatic toxicological assessments is to evaluate the effects of water-borne toxic compounds on organisms which play a crucial role in aquatic communities. In marine ecosystems, copepods have a ... -
The influence of aeration scheme and aeration rate on the permeate flux for wastewater treatment using membrane bioreactors: Experimental and artificial neural network modeling
( Desalination Publications , 2021 , Article)In this paper, the effect of time, aeration scheme, aeration rate, and mixed liquor suspended solid (MLSS) concentration on the permeate flux in membrane bioreactors have been studied. Aeration rates of 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5 ... -
The Influence of Qatari Dust on the Element Composition of Marine Plankton
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)The Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Qatar is affected by extreme dust and extensive industrialization, making it an ideal location to examine influences of coastal processes on biological activity, which greatly affects ... -
The Integration of Dynamic Lane Grouping Technique and Signal Timing Optimization for Improving the Mobility of Isolated Intersections
( Springer Verlag , 2017 , Article)Spatial variations in traffic demand degrade intersection performance that can result in the waste of time�space resources. Existing control strategies of intersections assume fixed lane for movement assignment regardless ... -
The Iraq-Iran war causes; a theoretical reexamination
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2021 , Conference Paper)On 22 September 1980, Iraqi forces started their invasion of Iran, heralding the longest conventional war in the twentieth century. A year earlier, both Saddam Hussein in Iraq and Ruhallah Khomeini in Iran consolidated ... -
The Mechanical and Thermal Response of Shape Memory Alloy-Reinforced Aluminum Nanocomposites
( Springer , 2019 , Conference Paper)The concept of developing intelligent materials that has the innate capability of healing its damage has engineered considerable scientific and even technological interest due on account of its potential for selection and ... -
The missing piece of the puzzle regarding the relation between the degree of superhydrophobicity and the corrosion resistance of superhydrophobic coatings
( Elsevier Inc. , 2018 , Article)This work supplies the missing piece of the puzzle regarding the unclear relation between the water contact angle (WCA) of a superhydrophobic coating (SHC) and its corrosion protection performance. Generally, an increase ...