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Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security in Qatar: International Threats and Local Constraints
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Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
, 2022 , Book chapter)
Food security has been a constant issue in Qatar and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region since the 2007-2008 global food crisis. The Qatari government implemented two significant strategies: overseas agri-investments ...
Lignin and lignocellulosic materials: A glance on the current opportunities for energy and sustainability
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Springer International Publishing
, 2021 , Book chapter)
Fossil fuels are running out fast. The energy demand is one of the largest challenges humankind has ever faced. Applications targeting renewable resources that are nonpetroleum based are booming. The scientific community ...
Polymers to improve the world and lifestyle: physical, mechanical, and chemical needs
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Book chapter)
The wide-ranging applications of polymers are due to their important advantages that involve their relatively low cost, low density, resistance to corrosion, resistance to most chemicals, and easier manufacturing designs. ...
Food Security in the GCC Countries: Towards a More Diversified and Sustainable Economic Development
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Springer Nature
, 2020 , Book chapter)
This chapter examines the challenges and opportunities for food security in GCC countries and shed lights on the strategies undertaken by these countries to enhance their domestic food security. These include the measures ...
Competing Radicalisms: A Comparison of Saudi and Iranian Foreign Policies After 2015
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Springer
, 2021 , Book chapter)
On 5 June 2017, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Egypt initiated a blockade on the state of Qatar. While many justifications were offered for the blockade, the blockading countries, led by Saudi Arabia, ...
Underlined Vulnerabilities of the Gulf Region: A New Understanding
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Springer
, 2021 , Book chapter)
The rift between the Gulf States that opened in 2017 has served to intensify centuries-old debates and tensions in the Middle East. The Gulf crisis has also engendered significant diplomatic tensions between GCC countries, ...
The integrated/hybrid membrane systems for membrane desalination
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Book chapter)
Freshwater scarcity is a global issue that is further exacerbated by both economic and population growth. Membrane desalination possesses the potential to address water stress issues, but membrane fouling has affected its ...
28 Sport communication and the politics of identity in the MENA region
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De Gruyter Mouton
, 2021 , Book chapter)
This chapter examines the sporting context in the MENA region, and the role of media coverage in mobilizing narratives around sport performance, in the construction of collective imagination framed around national unity, ...
ORGANISING SPORTS MEGA- EVENTS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT POLICIES: The Case of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar
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Taylor and Francis
, 2022 , Book chapter)
This chapter examines the organisation of sports mega-events (SMEs) and its relationship with achieving sustainable development goals. By focusing on the conditions of sustainability and guided by the results of previous ...
Self-powered nanosensors using nanogenerators
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Book chapter)
Wearable electronics and smart technologies attracted widespread attention toward the development of self-powered nanosensors. Various power generation methods such as piezoelectric, pyroelectric, and triboelectric mechanisms ...