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Impact of Gender-related Legal Regulations on Pursuing Sustainable Development: A study of Kuwait's National Development Plan (Vision 2035)
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
This paper seeks to analyze the impact of gender inequality on the Sustainable Development Goals 2030 as expressed in the UN Post-Millennium global program. More specifically, it aims to illustrate how gender equality and ...
Beh Tou Cheh? (What's It to You?): Feminist Challenges in Iranian Social Media
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
Online feminist activism has opened a different path for ordinary Iranians who are not necessarily versed in post-revolutionary discourses on feminism and political activism nor are conversant with the names and past ...
A vision-based zebra crossing detection method for people with visual impairments
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IEEE
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
Safe navigation for visually impaired is challenging without assistive technology. This paper proposes a pedestrian crossing detection approach to help visually impaired people. We introduce the use of multiple convolutional ...
Synthesis and Characterization of Fe3O4 Nanoparticles Using Different Experimental Methods
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Institute of Physics Publishing
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
This paper reports a comparative study on the synthesis of Fe3O4 nanoparticles using three different methods, namely; Co-precipitation, Sonochemical and Solvothermal methods. Ferric chloride hexahydrate (FeCl3.6H2O) and ...
Motives for Choosing to Study in International Branch Campuses in Qatar: Focusing on Nationalities in "National-minority States"
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
This paper clarifies the motives of students to study in International Branch Campuses (IBCs) in Qatar. In Qatar, a lot of IBCs have been established in Education City, for example, Georgetown University, Carnegie Mellon ...
Effectiveness of Speed Limit Pavement Markings at Transition Zones Along Expressways
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IEEE
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
Transition zones are usually equipped with speed limit signs only. Drivers usually miss the speed limit information provided through the roadside signs and travel faster than the posted speed limit. This driving simulator ...
Special Economic Zone Experience Overseas? Industrial Parks and Ports in the Gulf and China's Presence
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
The Gulf countries have shifted to a new development paradigm in which more dynamics are pursued. The evolution of industrial parks and ports facilitates local development and boosts connectivity. As industrial parks and ...
GCC and Political Divide: An Analysis of Potentials and Risks
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) since its establishment in 1981 has made tremendous achievements over the past forty years in economic, social, military, scientific and educational sectors which made the body to think ...
Expressing Identity through the Dressed Body: Iranian Migrants in the Gulf
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
Historically, communities have always travelled, traded, and intermarried across the Persian Gulf, resulting in the formation of transnational societies and material cultures. This paper focuses on migrants of Iranian ...
Emerging Transnational Identities: Indian Skilled Migration in the UAE
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
India has been the source of the largest annual outflows to the GCC countries. The increasing significance of GCC countries as a destination for migrant workers is illustrated by the change in total migrant stock in those ...