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SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Smoking: What is the association? A brief review
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
Susceptibility to severe illness from COVID-19 is anticipated to be associated with cigarette smoking as it aggravates the risk of cardiovascular and respiratory illness, including infections. This is particularly important ...
COVID-19 and Migrant Workers in the Gulf
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
As the global COVID-19 crisis unfolds, the Gulf countries faces an unprecedent challenge of containing the spread of the virus among the non-national residents. Since migrants in Gulf countries live primarily in labour ...
Analyzing the Role of Government in the Management and Planning of Tourism Crisis; A Case Study of the COVID-19 Crisis
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
The tourism planning and management is a collective action in which different actors of governmental and non-governmental organizations and institutions are involved. It is necessary to manage this phenomenon both during ...
Navigating Troubled Waters: Experts' Views on GCC Challenges for Socio-Economic Recovery in the Post-Covid-19 Period
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Gulf Studies Center
, 2020 , Article)
The GCC economies are being seriously hit by the negative impact of low oil prices and spread of Covid-19 pandemic. The restrained inflow of oil incomes deepens the budget deficit of the countries and makes government ...
Missed Opportunities: The Trump Administration, Iran, and the Coronavirus Pandemic
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Gulf Studies Center
, 2020 , Article)
On the surface, the global coronavirus pandemic of 2020 might have offered the United States and Iran an opportunity to stand down from their virtual war footing. In the lead-up to the outbreak, Iran had shot down a US ...
Oman: Food Security in Times of Uncertainty
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Gulf Studies Center
, 2020 , Article)
As the protest illustrated, the affordability of food has been an issue of concern among Omani citizens. As a result of its arid climate, the salinity of the country's soil and water scarcity, there are restrictions to the ...
How sanctions and the pandemic affect Iran's economy
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Gulf Studies Center
, 2020 , Article)
Iran has been under international sanctions of one kind or another for four decades, but its economy has never been as bad as it is now. In May 2018, the Trump administration began its campaign of maximum pressure to force ...
Covid-19: Challenges & Perspectives
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College of Medicine - Qatar University
, 2020 , Video)
A Virtual Conference to shed light on the QU's prominent trends and research efforts addressing Corona virus.
Gulf Security in the Age of Covid-19
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2020 , Video)
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Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (Lamp): A rapid, sensitive, specific, and cost-effective point-of-care test for coronaviruses in the context of covid-19 pandemic
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MDPI
, 2020 , Article)
The rampant spread of COVID-19 and the worldwide prevalence of infected cases demand a rapid, simple, and cost-effective Point of Care Test (PoCT) for the accurate diagnosis of this pandemic. The most common molecular tests ...