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Design and field procedures for the clinical reappraisal of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview version 3.3 in Qatar's national mental health study
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd
, 2023 , Article)
Background: The Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) has been clinically reappraised in several studies conducted mainly in the US and Europe. This report describes the methodology used to conduct one of the ...
A comparison of the macrofauna of natural and replanted mangroves in Qatar
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Academic Press
, 1999 , Article)
The present investigation quantifies the biodiversity of the Brachyura and fish living within the natural mangrove Avicennia marina, salt marsh find replanted mangal, and compares relevant features of the abiotic and biotic ...
Seasonal variability of hydrography off the east coast of Qatar, central Arabian Gulf
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Springer Nature
, 2022 , Article)
Seasonal variability of hydrography along a nearshore-offshore transect in the eastern part of the EEZ of Qatar has been analyzed using in situ measurements carried out during 5 different months. The study reveals distinct ...
Innovative Sustainability Practices and Technological Innovation as a Key Competitive Advantages for Mega Sport Events: A Case Study of The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
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Qatar University Young Scientists Center - Qatar University
, 2024 , Conference Paper)
The purpose of this study is to examine the role of innovative sustainability practices and technological innovation as key factors in creating a competitive advantage for the 2022 FIFA World Cup hosted by Qatar. The study ...
Understanding the genetics of early onset obesity in a cohort of children from Qatar.
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Oxford University Press
, 2023 , Article)
Monogenic obesity is a rare form of obesity due to pathogenic variants in genes implicated in the leptin-melanocortin signaling pathway and accounts for around 5% of severe early onset obesity. Mutations in the genes ...
Functional Characterization of Novel MC4R Variants Identified in Two Unrelated Patients with Morbid Obesity in Qatar
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
, 2023 , Article)
The leptin–melanocortin pathway is pivotal in appetite and energy homeostasis. Pathogenic variants in genes involved in this pathway lead to severe early-onset monogenic obesity (MO). The MC4R gene plays a central role in ...
Building a Local Sport Identity: The World Cup and its implications on community sports in Qatar and Saudi Arabia
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2022 , Conference Paper)
The FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar has resulted in more engagement in Qatar to promote local and domestic sport on different levels. Driven by the overarching goal to enhance and improve physical activities among the Qatari ...
The 2022 World Cup and the Post-Colonial Narrative Examined
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2022 , Conference Paper)
This paper seeks to examine the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and the Post-Colonial narratives associated with Qatar's attempt at identifying itself out of the frame of modernity set by the West. Sports diplomacy is the device ...
From the Renewed Policy of Sport Mega Events to Prosumerism: Articulating the challenges faced by the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2022 , Conference Paper)
Although research has long focused upon Sport Mega Events (SMEs) in the Global North, it is only in recent decades that a similar level of scrutiny has been applied to SMEs outside of this region, and particularly those ...
Cross-cultural Differences in Hallucinations: A Comparison Between Middle Eastern and European Community-Based Samples
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Oxford University Press
, 2023 , Article)
BACKGROUND AND HYPOTHESIS: While literature indicates that culture modulates phenomenological characteristics of hallucinations in schizophrenia-spectrum disorders, little is known about the extent culture modulates these ...