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Implementing the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Qatar: From charity to human rights
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Article)
A historically marginalized and overlooked segment of the general population worldwide, persons with disabilities have long struggled with discrimination, inequality and even maltreatment. They have often been treated as ...
An overview of open government data in developed countries: A comparison study between the state of Qatar & UK
(2019 , Article)
Even though the diverse studies that have addressed OGD in many developed countries, there is still
a lack in scientific literature about OGD initiatives in developing countries. The problem addressed
in this paper is ...
Determinants of fish consumption in the state of Qatar: Post blockade
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Academic Journal
, 2020 , Article)
This study used a count data model to analyse the factors that affect fish consumption in Qatar after
the blockade; aiming for effective evaluation, formulation and implementation, of policies for the fishery
sector. To ...
Measuring Parental Involvement in Dual-Earner Qatari Families
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Springer
, 2021 , Article)
Parental involvement in dual-earner families is a subject that has been widely studied in the literature in Western contexts. Less attention, however, has been allocated to the challenges that dual-earner families encounter ...
STEM learning during the COVID-19 pandemic in Qatar: Secondary school students’ and teachers’ perspectives
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Modestum LTD
, 2022 , Article)
This study examines how students and teachers perceive science, mathematics, engineering and technology (STEM) learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data was collected through student and teacher surveys, conducted in 22 ...
Beyond vulnerability: contextualizing migrant worker views on rights and wellbeing in the Gulf Arab states
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Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
, 2023 , Article)
This paper examines migrant workers' subjective views of their rights and wellbeing in the Gulf Arab state of Qatar. Since the announcement of the World Cup, Qatar has been roundly criticized for the living and working ...
Fertility Transitions in Qatar: The Dynamics between Women's Socioeconomic Status and Fertility
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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: ...
A Path Analytic Investigation of Teleworking Challenges During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Qatar
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Academia
, 2021 , Article)
This academic essay is about ideas dropped from the findings of a previously published article entitled "A Structural Equation Modeling Approach to Understanding the Causes of Psycho- logical Distress during the Covid-19 ...
Resilience and Sustainability in the Gulf Migration Regimes: Kafāla in the Era of Covid-19
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Routledge
, 2023 , Article)
The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has strongly reaffirmed the critical importance of labor migration to the global economy, even as it has raised questions about the temporary migration programs responsible for much of this ...
Nudging greywater acceptability in a Muslim country: Comparisons of different greywater reuse framings in Qatar
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Elsevier
, 2018 , Article)
With very low annual rainfall and increasingly depleted groundwater resources, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are some of the most water scarce in the world and rely on growing quantities of desalinated water ...