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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 ...
White graphene reinforced polypyrrole and poly(vinyl alcohol) blend nanocomposites as chemiresistive sensors for room temperature detection of liquid petroleum gases
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Springer-Verlag Wien
, 2017 , Article)
The authors describe the preparation of PVA/WPPy/hBNNP nanocomposite films by solution casting method from poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), water soluble polypyrrole (WPPy), and using hexagonal boron nitride nanoparticles (hBNNP) ...
Experimental and numerical investigation on soft tissue dynamic response due to turbulence-induced arterial vibration.
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Springer Verlag
, 2019 , Article)
Peripheral arterial occlusive disease is a serious cardiovascular disorder. The arterial occlusion leads to turbulent flow and arterial sound generation on the inner vessel wall. Stenosis-induced vibro-acoustic waves ...
The benthic sea-silk-thread displacement of a sessile bivalve, Pinctada imbricata radiata (Leach, 1819) in the Arabian-Persian Gulf
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Public Library of Science
, 2019 , Article)
A number of molluscs within the Class Bivalvia are defined by their ability to secrete fine silk like threads known as byssus which are used to anchor themselves to solid substrates. With relatively few exceptions the ...
The potential impact data of Tylosin and Enrofloxacin veterinary antibiotics on germination and accumulation in barley seed as a forage crop and good dietary sources using LC/MS-MS
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Elsevier
, 2019 , Article)
In this study, the phytotoxic effects caused by the exposure to five different concentrations of two veterinary antibiotics (Tylosin, and Enrofloxacin) that are commonly used for the treatment of farm animals as antibacterial ...
Too big to handle, too important to abandon: Reforming Sudan's Gezira scheme
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
© 2020 The Authors Participatory irrigation management (PIM) has been broadly promoted by public administrators and donor organizations. The reasons for this push include performance failures of state-controlled irrigation ...
Solar energy farming as a development innovation for vulnerable water basins
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Routledge
, 2019 , Article)
In vulnerable water basins, unregulated access to solar energy and groundwater can threaten water security through increased abstractions. Public and development agencies are therefore exploring options to provide farmers ...
Participation modes and diplomacy of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries towards the global sustainability agenda
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Routledge
, 2019 , Article)
After decades of reluctance, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are now more engaged within the global sustainability agenda. Though they historically sought to coordinate strategies, differences in environmental ...
Conflicts and security in integrated water resources management
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Elsevier
, 2017 , Article)
Water Resources Management (IWRM) are criticized for not considering context, local realities or legitimacy during the implementation of water sector reforms. Universal remedies of IWRM can thus lead to resistance, conflicts ...
Social identity and coethnic voting in the Middle East: Experimental evidence from Qatar
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
What explains widespread coethnic voting in the Middle East? The prevailing understanding revolves around clientelism: the view that MENA citizens support coethnic parties and candidates in order to most easily or effectively ...