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Reasons for Participation in Household Surveys in the Arab Gulf Countries, Qatar
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Participation in public opinion surveys in the State of Qatar is voluntary, and respondents are not offered incentives for participating. Nevertheless, rates of participation in face-to-face surveys conducted by the Social ...
Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Protoz in Feral Cat Population in Qatar
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Introduction: Doha city has a high feral cat population that is estimated to outnumber its human inhabitants by 2-3:1 with a total population of 2-3 million cats according to Qatar Cat Control Unit (QCCU). Doha had a ...
Meanings of Women's Agency: Improving Measurement in Context
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Decades of research has been conducted to understand the processes that under gird women's empowerment and one of its core components-women's agency. However, few inroads have been made into the study of how these processes ...
Uncovering responses of zooplankton community to CO2 acidification in Qatar coastal waters
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Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
The combustion of fossil fuels is pushing atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) to unprecedented levels. This rapid increase in atmospheric CO2 is causing global changes, with noticeable increases in temperature, ...
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in dust from the indoor environment of Qatar
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Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) concentrations in dust trapped on air conditioning unit filters operating in residential and workplace locations in Doha, Qatar were sampled and measured. Fourteen samples were collected ...
The Process of Building Identity in the Gulf / the Case of Qatar
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
The massive influx of foreign residents and workforce led to the exacerbation of the demographic imbalance in the GCC countries. As the rise of expatriate population may contribute to the economic growth, it may have an ...
Atmospheric Corrosion Behavior of Al 6xxx Alloys in Qatar State
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Al 6000 series [Al-Mg-Si-Cu] are widely used in oil field for frames, tanks, pipelines and machinery applications. They showed a relatively high corrosion resistant, thermal and electrical conductivity and low cost. ...
Qatar’s vision of global problems, challenges and solutions
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QScience - Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Since Qatar first signed the Biodiversity Convention in Rio in 1992, Qatar has been a strong advocate with keen interest in sustainability and the preservation of its biodiversity noting that advancement in industry should ...