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Delineating the plastic waste status in the State of Qatar: Potential opportunities, recovery and recycling routes.
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Elsevier
, 2019 , Article)
The Qatar's national vision (QNV2030) underlines an unequivocal commitment to maintaining harmony between the three inter-dependent pillars of sustainable development: economic growth, social development and environmental ...
A new species of leucosiid crab (Decapoda: Brachyura: Leucosiidae) from the Arabian Gulf
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Magnolia Press
, 2017 , Article)
The Indo-West Pacific genus Coleusia Galil 2006, was recently described and now comprises seven species. We describe
a new species from the western Arabian Gulf, Coleusia janani n. sp. The new species is closely related ...
An assessment tool to evaluate complete streets in developing countries: The case of Qatar
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Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
, 2018 , Article)
Complete streets refer to a simple and effective transportation policy to improve traffic safety and comfort for all users within urban areas. Car dependency is a major concern in developing countries. Endorsing complete ...
Road traffic fatalities in Qatar Jordan and UAE
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World Health Organization
, 2016 , Article)
ABSTRACT Smeed’s equation is a widely used model for prediction of traffic fatalities but has been found inadequate for use in developing countries. We applied regression analysis to time-series data on vehicles, population ...
Perceived parenting styles and child personality: A Qatari perspective
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Taylor and Francis Group
, 2023 , Article)
Parenting is a determinant of children’s behaviors and personalities. However, parenting styles differ across societies and among individuals and depend on culture, level of education, and income. This paper examined the ...
Analysis of Resistance to Antimicrobials and Presence of Virulence/Stress Response Genes in Campylobacter Isolates from Patients with Severe Diarrhoea
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Public Library of Science
, 2015 , Article)
Campylobacter infections are a major cause of diarrhoea world-wide and two of the antimicrobials
used for their control (erythromycin and ciprofloxacin) have been losing efficacy in
recent years. In a sample of 174 ...
Human health risks associated with trace metals in dust of residential arid areas
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article)
Composite dust samples were collected on a monthly basis over a full year from Doha, Qatar. Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICPMS) was used for the determination of total concentrations of Na, K, Mg, Ca, Li, ...
Achieving Green Building in Qatar through Legal and Fiscal Tools
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Canadian Center of Science and Education (CCSE)
, 2019 , Article)
This article considers how the advancement of green building can provide multiple dividends in Qatar by enabling reduced resource consumption and producing less waste. LEED® certified “green” buildings consume between 10% ...
Parental Influence on Student Educational Expectations: Results from the 2012 Qatar Education Study
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Sciedu Press
, 2019 , Article)
This study investigated factors that are likely to influence students’ educational expectations in the State of Qatar,
concentrating on selected parental factors. Drawing on recent work in the field, the study examined ...
Antibiotic resistance profile of commensal Escherichia coli isolated from healthy sheep in Qatar
(2020 , Article)
Introduction: The uncontrolled antibiotics use in livestock is a leading factor for the emergence and spread of resistant bacteria from food animals to humans through the food chain. This study aims at evaluating the ...