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    • Expatriate labour markets in rapidly globalising cities: reproducing the migrant division of labour in Abu Dhabi and Dubai 

      Ewers, Michael C.; Dicce, Ryan ( Taylor & Francis (Routledge) , 2016 , Article)
      This paper studies the processes through which skilled international workers are differentially attracted to and incorporated in the rapidly globalising cities of Dubai and Abu Dhabi, thereby reproducing the migrant ...

    • Expatriate mobility, firm recruitment and local context: Skilled international migration to the rapidly globalizing city of Dubai. 

      Ewers, Michael c.; Dicce, Ryan ( Routledge , 2017 , Book chapter)
      About the Book In today’s global knowledge economy, competition for the best and brightest workers has intensified. Highly skilled workers are an asset to companies, knowledge institutions, cities, and regions as they ...

    • Exploring Local Governance and E-Services in Qatar 

      Benmansour, Nada Abdelkader; Lari, Noora Ahmed; Shockley, Bethany ( IGI Global , 2019 , Article)
      Properly implemented, e-government enables improved government efficiency and greater engagement with citizens. The State of Qatar has implemented many e-government initiatives but little has been done to investigate their ...

    • An Eye on the Future: Student Education Plans and Career Aspirations in Qatar : Results from the SESRI Qatar Education Study 2015 

      Sellami, Abdellatif; Al-Qassass, Haneen; Al-Rakeb, Noof; Elkassem, Rima ( The Social and Economic Survey Research Institute, Qatar University , 2017 , Poster)
      Withtherealizationthateducationisthecatalystforanation’sprosperityandthatimprovedsocio-economicopportunitiesrelyinpartontheinvestmentsmadeineducation,Qatarhastakenwidestridesindevelopingitssystemofeducationviewedasstrate ...

    • Factors associated with depression and anxiety in the adult population of Qatar after the first COVID-19 wave: a cross-sectional study 

      Khaled, Salma Mawfek; Amro, Iman; Bader, Lina; Woodruff, Peter; Alabdulla, Majid A.; ... more authors ( 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 ...

    • Factors influencing reading news on the mobile devices in Qatar in light of augmented reality (AR) & Virtual reality (VR) 

      El-Kassem, Rima Charbaji ( IAEME Publication , 2020 , Article)
      Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine and better understand the factors influencing reading news on the mobile devices in Qatar from the viewpoint of intention to adopt augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality ...

    • Factors Shaping Qatari Students’ Career Expectations in STEM, Business or Public Sector Fields 

      Sellami, Abdellatif; Kimmel, Linda; Wittrock, Jill; Hunscher, Brian; Cotter, Anna; ... more authors ( Modestum Limited , 2017 , Article)
      The purpose of this study was to identify factors shaping career expectations of Qatari students. The study examined individual and motivational variables likely to influence career expectations in STEM fields, the public ...

    • Factors Shaping Qatari Students’ Interest in STEM, Business or Public Sector Careers 

      Sellami, Abdellatif; Kimmel, Linda; Hunscher, Brian; Cotter, Anna; Wittrock, Jill; ... more authors ( Sage Publishing , 2016 , Article)
      In this article we examine interest in a STEM career in Qatar not in isolation, but as one of numerous career choice options. In particular, we contrast interest in a STEM career with the culturally-relevant alternative ...

    • Feasibility of replacing face-to-face with telephone interviews for the World Mental Health Qatar survey during the COVID-19 pandemic 

      Khaled, Salma M.; Amro, Iman; Bader, Lina; Lee Holmes, John; Diop, Abdoulaye; ... more authors ( John Wiley & Sons Ltd. , 2024 , Article)
      Objectives: We investigated the feasibility of replacing face-to-face with telephone interviews conducted as part of the World Mental Health Qatar (WMHQ) survey and discuss the main methodological changes across the two ...

    • Fertility Transitions in Qatar: The Dynamics between Women's Socioeconomic Status and Fertility 

      Lari, Noora Ahmed; Al-Rakeb, Noof Abdulhadi ( Radiance Research Academy , 2021 , Article)
      Introduction: Qatar society has undergone major socio-economic transformations that have eventually promoted female access to education and career opportunities, which has, in turn, impacted fertility preferences. Objective: ...

    • Fish processing, quality and safety in the state of Qatar 

      Abusin, Sana; Al-Emadi, Noor; أبوسن, سناء ( Social & Economic Survey Research Institute (SESRI) , 2020 , Report)
      The second National Development Strategy (NDS) of the State of Qatar 2018–2022 aims to achieve 90% self sufficiency in fish production by 2023 and balance food production with conservation of natural resources by promoting ...

    • Forecasting the effects of smoking prevalence scenarios on years of life lost and life expectancy from 2022 to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 

      Dana, Bryazka; Reitsma, Marissa B; Abate, Yohannes Habtegiorgis; Abd Al Magied, Abdallah H A; Abdelkader, Atef; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)
      BackgroundSmoking is the leading behavioural risk factor for mortality globally, accounting for more than 175 million deaths and nearly 4·30 billion years of life lost (YLLs) from 1990 to 2021. The pace of decline in smoking ...

    • The fourth estate's invisible hand: how newspaper media legitimize neoliberal higher education in Qatar and the UAE 

      Sellami, Abdellatif; Abu-Tineh, Abdulla Mohammad Hamdan; Alshaboul, Yousef Mohammad Khaled; Ghamrawi, Norma Abdulrahman; Shal, Tarek Mustapha ( Frontiers Media , 2025 , Article)
      This study critically examines how English-language newspaper discourse in Qatar and the UAE constructs and legitimizes neoliberal ideologies surrounding higher education institutions and international branch campuses. ...

    • From the "Fareej" to Metropolis" Qatar Social Capital Sirvey II 

      Diop, Abdoulaye; Al Ansari, Majed; Ken T. Le, Kien; Elmaghraby, Engi; Al Bloshi, Amina; ... more authors ( SESRI - Qatar University , 2017 , Report)
      Qatar faces a social and economic transformation today linked to its unique demographic composition. Understanding social interactions within and across its diverse subgroups is critical for understanding and managing ...

    • Gender disparities in health and wellbeing of older population in India 

      Perianayagam, Arokiasamy ( Nature Research , 2024 , Article)
      This commentary highlights significant gender disparities in health and well-being among India’s older population using data from the recent Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (2017-18). Older women reported higher rates ...

    • Gender Prespecified Sampling for Cost Control 

      Trung Le1, Kien; Diop, Abdoulaye; Wittrock, Jill; Al-Emadi, Darwish; Elawad, Elmogiera ( Oxford University Press on behalf of The World Association for Public Opinion Research. All rights reserved , 2014 , Article)
      Nationally representative surveys administered in the Middle East and North Africa typically are conducted using methodological techniques developed from outside the region. Sometimes these best practices require ...

    • GIVING TWO ANSWERS TO THE SAME QUESTION: APPLYING SURVEY RE-INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES IN QATAR. 

      Elawad, Elmogiera; Diop, A; Agied, Mohamed; Abdelhameed, Isam ( RESEARCH, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PUBLISHERS , 2016 , Article)
      In order to evaluate the quality of its survey data, SESRI implemented since 2010 a system of re-interviewing a sub-sample of respondents. These re-interviews usually take place not more than six days from the date of the ...

    • Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 

      Michael, Brauer; Roth, Gregory A; Aravkin, Aleksandr Y; Zheng, Peng; Abate, Kalkidan Hassen; ... more authors ( Elsevier Ltd. , 2024 , Article)
      Background: Understanding the health consequences associated with exposure to risk factors is necessary to inform public health policy and practice. To systematically quantify the contributions of risk factor exposures to ...

    • Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 

      Alize J, Ferrari; Santomauro, Damian Francesco; Aali, Amirali; Abate, Yohannes Habtegiorgis; Abbafati, Cristiana; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)
      Background Detailed, comprehensive, and timely reporting on population health by underlying causes of disability and premature death is crucial to understanding and responding to complex patterns of disease and injury ...

    • Global, regional and national burden of dietary iron deficiency from 1990 to 2021: a Global Burden of Disease study. 

      Lee, Sooji; Son, Yejun; Hwang, Jiyoung; Kim, Min Seo; Shin, Jae Il; ... more authors ( Wiley , 2025 , Article)
      Although iron deficiency is well documented, less is known about dietary involvement in symptomatic iron deficiency manifesting in medical conditions. In this study, we quantified the global burden of dietary iron deficiency, ...