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Correction: Effects of short-term resistance training and tapering on maximal strength, peak power, throwing ball velocity, and sprint performance in handball players (PLoS One (2019) 14:7 (e0214827) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0214827)
( Public Library of Science , 2019 , Article)The following information is missing from the Funding statement: The publication of this article was funded by the Qatar National Library. No additional external funding was received for this study. The histograms are ... -
Qatar vs. Germany: An analysis of Qatari reactions to western discursive othering during the 2022 FIFA World Cup
( Intellect , 2024 , Article)Massive sports events always attract international attention. However, for attention-seeking countries, this is a double-edged sword because it is difficult to remain in control of the images produced by foreign media ... -
The Effects of Circuit Strength Training on the Development of Physical Fitness and Performance-Related Variables in Handball Players
( Sciendo , 2020 , Article)The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of 12 weeks of circuit training on physical fitness in handball players. Subjects were randomly divided into a circuit strength training group (CT, n = 10) and a control ... -
Resistance training and handball players’ isokinetic, isometric and maximal strength, muscle power and throwing ball velocity: A systematic review and meta-analysis
( MDPI AG , 2020 , Article)Purpose: Handball (Team Handball) is an intermittent and strenuous contact sport, the successful performance of which depends on frequent body contacts, and the ability to make repeated explosive muscular contractions ... -
The effect of a sand surface on physical performance responses of junior male handball players to plyometric training
( BioMed Central Ltd. , 2020 , Article)Background: The effects of 7 weeks plyometric training on a stable surface and on sand were compared in junior male handball players. Methods: A team of experienced players was divided randomly between three groups, ... -
Body fat is a predictor of physical fitness in obese adolescent handball athletes
( MDPI AG , 2020 , Article)We examined the relationships between body fat (BF) and field measures of physical fitness in adolescent handball players. Twenty nine players (age: 16.6 ± 1.72 years; body mass: 79.8 ± 17.0 kg; height: 1.70 ± 0.12 m; body ... -
Effects of Elastic Band Based Plyometric Exercise on Explosive Muscular Performance and Change of Direction Abilities of Male Team Handball Players
( Frontiers Media S.A. , 2020 , Article)This study examined the effects of incorporating 8 weeks of bi-weekly lower limb elastic band based loaded plyometric training into the in-season regimen of junior handball players. Participants were assigned between control ... -
Physical Fitness and Academic Performance in Normal Weight, Overweight, and Obese Schoolchild Handball Players in Qatar: A Pilot Study
( Frontiers Media S.A. , 2021 , Article)This study aimed to investigate the relationships between physical fitness and academic performance in youth handball players of different BMI classifications. Thirty-three male handball players (age: 10.3 ± 0.61 years; ... -
Impact of birth weight to placental weight ratio and other perinatal risk factors on left ventricular dimensions in newborns: A prospective cohort analysis
( Walter de Gruyter , 2024 , Article)Objectives: To investigate the association between birth weight to placental weight (BW/PW) ratio, and echocardiographic left ventricle (LV) morphology at birth, while accounting for other relevant perinatal factors. ... -
Global disease burden attributed to low physical activity in 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 2019: Insights from the Global Burden of Disease 2019 Study
( Institute of Sport , 2023 , Article)The purpose of this investigation is to estimate the global disease burden attributable to low physical activity (PA) in 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 2019 by age, sex, and Socio-Demographic Index (SDI). ... -
Role of bioinformatics databases in functional genomics and metabolic engineering researches
(2023 , Book chapter)Genomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics data mining are some of the interdisciplinary and emerging fields of bioinformatics that are evolving rapidly, making it difficult to predict the magnitude and pace of change. ... -
Editorial: Genetic validation and its role in crop improvement
( Frontiers Media S.A. , 2023 , Article)Gene discovery for economically important traits has remained a challenging Frontier in crop genomics and breeding. The recent advances in DNA sequencing technologies and genetic analysis approaches paved the way for ... -
“Why not the thoub and the abaya?” An interactional sociolinguistic approach to the interplay between nationality, gender, and professional identity in the Qatari academic workplace
( Edinburgh University Press , 2024 , Article)Although identity is recognized as an important topic in Arabic sociolinguistics, little attention has been paid to how major structural changes impact different forms of identity, especially in professional and workplace ... -
Macro-Structural Change in Relation to Micro-Discursive Storytelling: Qatari Nationality as a Resource for the Construction of Professional Identity
( international network Critical Approaches to Discourse Analysis across Disciplines , 2023 , Article)Combining insights from the sociology of education and from discourse-based work on identities within contexts of organizational change, we aim to tease out how top- down structural changes can be related to micro-discursive ... -
Othering the expat majority: Qatari junior academics’ identity work at the interface of migration and institutional reform
( Taylor and Francis Group , 2023 , Article)Qatar’s development is intertwined with migration, resulting in the native population forming a minority. Zooming in on the academic world, which is in the midst of reform processes, we investigate the impact of the expat ... -
Beyond dichotomies: a female Qatari’s negotiation of gender and professional identity
( Equinox Publishing Ltd , 2022 , Article)Most research on gender in the Middle Eastern workplace treats gender identities in relation to the polarity of ‘tradition’ and ‘modernity’. Although some of these studies take a critical perspective, they largely ignore ... -
Recent advances in ws2 and its based heterostructures for water-splitting applications
( MDPI , 2021 , Article Review)The energy from fossil fuels has been recognized as a main factor of global warming and environmental pollution. Therefore, there is an urgent need to replace fossil fuels with clean, cost-effective, long-lasting, and ... -
Review on the visible light photocatalysis for the decomposition of ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin, tetracyclines, and sulfonamides antibiotics in wastewater
( MDPI , 2021 , Article Review)Antibiotics are chemical compounds that are used to kill or prevent bacterial growth. They are used in different fields, such as the medical field, agriculture, and veterinary. Antibiotics end up in wastewater, which causes ... -
Cost-effective microwave-assisted O3- type sodium-based layered oxide cathode materials for sodium-ion batteries
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)In this work, phase pure and highly crystalline O3-type layered oxide material (Na1Ni0.33Mn0.33Fe0.33O2-NNMF) was developed using; (i) a conventional solid-state synthesis route and (ii) a facile microwave-assisted sol-gel ... -
Modified Ni-Al layer double hydroxides as nanoparticles for self-healing anti-corrosion composite coating
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)Corrosion is a major concern for metallic structures, leading to significant economic losses and safety risks. Self-healing coatings have recently emerged as a promising solution to mitigate corrosion issues. This research ...
