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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 ...
Impact of COVID-19 on food behavior and diet in Qatar: A cross-sectional survey on the Omicron variant
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SAGE Publications Ltd
, 2023 , Article)
Purpose: The emergence of the Omicron variant in November 2021 appears to have impacted food-related activities and behaviors and caused disruptions in food supply systems. Accordingly, this article aims to explore the ...
The state of the knowledge-based economy in the Arab world: cases of Qatar and Lebanon
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Emerald Group Holdings Ltd.
, 2020 , Article)
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the current state of the knowledge-based economy in two distinctive case studies in the Arab World: Qatar and Lebanon. Based on five aspects of the knowledge-based economy ...
Response to: "Cancer risk due to contamination: Consideration from market basket survey in Qatar"
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Elsevier
, 2014 , Other)
We welcome the comments on our article entitled “A market basket survey of As, Zn and Se in rice imports in Qatar: Health implications” (Rowell et al., 2014). The commenter opens up the debate on what constitutes a safe ...
GIS-based spatiotemporal analysis for road traffic crashes; in support of sustainable transportation Planning
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2023 , Article)
Road traffic crashes pose a significant challenge worldwide, necessitating increased efforts to reduce them and promote sustainable transport systems. This study aimed to investigate spatiotemporal road traffic crashes and ...
Biodiversity and possible utilization of halophytes in Qatar
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Springer International Publishing
, 2021 , Book chapter)
Climate change, nature destruction, food security, and accessibility to fresh water are all the most concerning world issues facing humanities. There are many solutions to minimize the adverse effects of such environmental ...
Factors associated with depression and anxiety in the adult population of Qatar after the first COVID-19 wave: a cross-sectional study
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springer
, 2021 , Article)
There is limited data from Arabic-speaking countries on risk factors for depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic. Country-specific data is necessary given differences in culture, demographics, and COVID-19 ...
Spatiotemporal analysis of water-electricity consumption in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic across six socioeconomic sectors in Doha City, Qatar
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
This study investigates the water – electricity consumption in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic across six
socioeconomic sectors. Due to inadequate research on spatial modelling of water – electricity consumption in ...
Agri-food markets in Qatar: Drivers, trends, and policy responses
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MDPI
, 2020 , Article Review)
Agri-food markets are vital in achieving food security, especially for resource-poor, food-importing countries such as Qatar. The paper provides an overview of the evolution of agri-food markets in Qatar and explores the ...
‘Writing’ small states: contextualizing the construct in the Arab Gulf
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Springer Nature
, 2021 , Article)
How do IR scholars ‘write’ the Arab Gulf? In attempting to address this question, the focus is twofold: first, the ‘small state’ as a construct and second, its application to the study of Gulf small states. The article ...