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SOFT POWER SHAPING THE FOREIGN POLICY OF SMALL STATES: A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN QATAR AND SINGAPORE
(Gulf Studies, 2022 , Master Thesis)
Using soft power by a superpower is often a second option where some countries realized its importance after failed experiences of maximizing hard power. This thesis argues that using soft power by small states represents ...
INVESTIGATION OF SPATIAL AND SEASONAL MICROBIOME DYNAMICS AND ASSOCIATED ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY IN SCLERACTINIAN CORAL PLATYGYRA DAEDALEA IN THE ARABIAN GULF
(Environmental Sciences, 2022 , Master Thesis)
Corals have critical interactions with their associated microbes, which play an integral part in maintaining coral health and stability. Environmental factors can influence the microbial community of the coral resulting ...
IMPACTS ASSESSMENT OF DESALINATION BRINE DISCHARGE ON THE MARINE MICROBIAL BIODIVERSITY: A METAGENOMIC APPROACH
(Environmental Sciences, 2022 , Master Thesis)
Being a hotspot of desalination, the health of the marine ecosystem of the Arabian Gulf is facing a serious threat. Many studies are suggesting that desalination activities could potentially harm the marine life, however, ...
ISOLATION OF ENDOGENOUS LACTIC ACID BACTERIA AND DEVELOPMENT OF SILAGE OF PALM TREES LEAVES FOR LIVESTOCK IN QATAR
(Environmental Sciences, 2022 , Master Thesis)
In Qatar, there are relatively low agricultural by-products available, mainly from palm trees for feeding livestock. Preservation of palm leaves is a problem due to harsh environmental conditions. Ensiling palm leaves with ...
AN EXAMINATION OF KUWAITI MEDIATION IN THE GULF CRISIS
(Gulf Studies, 2022 , Master Thesis)
This study examines the role of Kuwait as a mediator in the 2017-2021 Gulf crisis. In so doing, the study explores Kuwait's motivations for undertaking the mediator role, the reasons for the conflicting parties' acceptance ...
GENERALIZING THE POINT BISERIAL TO MEASURE THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN A SET OF DICHOTOMOUS VARIABLES AND A CONTINUOUS VARIABLE
(Applied Statistics, 2022 , Master Thesis)
Exploring the statistical association between more than two variables requires utilizing a proper technique/test along with meeting its required assumptions. Measures of correlation are used to explain such associations ...
COMPETING RISKS MODEL BASED ON FINE AND GRAY IN PRESENCE OF INTERVAL CENSORED DATA
(Applied Statistics, 2022 , Master Thesis)
Generally, survival analysis is a significant aspect of statistics that helps in anticipating possible outcomes in the various phenomena of study. A competing risk model is widely used in survival analysis since it not ...
SARS-COV-2 REINFECTION
(Health Sciences, 2022 , Master Thesis)
Background: SARS-CoV-2 reinfection investigation is on rise, and despite the fact that reviews and studies have attempted to study and define reinfection, none have compared it with all documented conditions in the literature. ...
EFFECT MODIFICATION OF THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN DIETARY PATTERNS AND DEPRESSION BY DIABETES AMONG ADULTS IN QATAR: A POPULATIONBASED STUDY
(Health Sciences, 2022 , Master Thesis)
Background: Diabetes is a major public health problem in Qatar and significantly
increases the risk of depression. Dietary patterns are related to the incidence of
depression among patients with diabetes. However, no ...
PREVALENCE OF BREASTFEEDING INDICATORS IN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICAN COUNTRIES: A META-ANALYSIS OF NATIONAL HEALTH SURVEYS (2010- 2020)
(Health Sciences, 2022 , Master Thesis)
Introduction: Breastfeeding is the clinical gold standard for an infant's nourishment.
Worldwide, less than one in two newly born infants are breastfed within the first hour
of birth and only 44% of infants are exclusively ...