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Dietary habits of Palestinian adolescents and associated sociodemographic characteristics in Ramallah, Nablus and Hebron governorates
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The Nutrition Society
, 2010 , Article)
Objective: To describe food habits and associated sociodemographic factors.
Design: Cross-sectional survey in 2005.
Setting: Ninety-six school classes in Ramallah, Nablus and Hebron governorates,
Occupied Palestinian ...
Citizens’ attitudes towards migrant workers in Qatar
(
Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
, 2015 , Article)
Public attitudes play a critical role in shaping policies towards immigration and the
status of migrant workers. Facing growing pressure from international human rights
organizations, media and other groups, the Gulf ...
International knowledge mobility and urban development in rapidly globalizing areas: building global hubs for talent in Dubai and Abu Dhabi
(
Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
, 2016 , Article)
This paper examines the processes through which the United Arab
Emirates’ (UAE) cities of Abu Dhabi and Dubai attract and integrate
knowledge workers into their labor markets. It focuses on how the
UAE has acquired the ...
2022 Qatar World Cup: Impact Perceptions among Qatar Residents
(
SAGE Publications
, 2016 , Article)
The purpose of this study was to evaluate how the impacts from the 2022 World Cup preparations in Qatar influenced local
residents’ attitudes, personal and community quality of life perceptions, excitement about hosting ...
Attitudes Towards Migrant Workers in the GCC: Evidence from Qatar
(
Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
, 2012 , Article)
With the majority of Qatar’s total population made up of foreigners (high-skilled and
low-skilled migrant workers), Qatari nationals may feel that there are significant challenges for
their society; despite the absence ...
Attracting and retaining expatriates in Qatar during an era of uncertainty: Would you stay or would you go?
(
Wiley
, 2017 , Article)
How do foreign workers navigate competing pressures when deciding to remain in a place or leave for a new destination? Here, we explore migration decision‐making across a diverse set of migrant nationalities using an ...
Growing food pyramids in the sand: how sustainable are Qatar’s self-sufficiency and foreign agro-investment policies?
(
Istituto Agronomico per l'Oltremare (IAO)
, 2017 , Article)
Achieving food security in the Arabian Gulf is no easy task. Fuelled by petrodollars, the countries largely rely on imports to feed their burgeoning population, making them susceptible to price and supply shocks. This paper ...
Cesarean section deliveries in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt): An analysis of the 2006 Palestinian Family Health Survey
(
Elsevier
, 2009 , Article)
Objective
Against the backdrop of a rise in cesarean section deliveries from 6.0% in 1996 to 14.8% in 2006, the objective of this study was to investigate socio-demographic, clinical and service-related factors associated ...
Assessing Accuracy and Coverage of Housing Units Sampling Frame using the Post-Frame Update Survey (PFS) Method
(
Asian Journal of Humanities and Social Studies
, 2017 , Article)
Survey research using nationally representative samples is growing substantially in the rapidly
developing countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). However, in such countries the population and their
demographic ...
A Path Analysis of Student Interest in STEM, with Specific Reference to Qatari Students
(
Modestum
, 2017 , Article)
ABSTRACT
This study sought to explore the factors that help predict students’ interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in Qatar. Drawing on recent work in the field, the present paper examines ...