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Shedding Light on the Roots of Dissatisfaction with Health Care Services in the State of Qatar: An Exploratory Study
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference)
Introduction: Dissatisfaction with health care performance is an important source of information about health care reforms as perceived by the public as it is associated with negative beliefs about health system. Previous ...
Ambivalent Sexism in the State of Qatar: Gender Roles and Patriarchal Attitudes
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International Sociological Association
, 2021 , Conference)
The State of Qatar has undertaken considerable initiatives that prioritize strategies for female empowerment and promote gender equality. This paper investigates whether the effects of these equality initiatives are reflected ...
Criminalizing Domestic Violence in Qatar: A Case Study of Student Activism
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference)
Globally, gender based violence effects one out of every three women. Recently, the alarming rise in reported cases of domestic violence in Qatar has led to a national call to find an effective way to deal with the issue. ...
Challenges to the application of research ethics: researchers' views from Lebanon and Qatar
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American University of Beriut
, 2014 , Conference & Presentation)
The rise of academic institutions and in funding in the Arab World, poses concerns about the practice of research ethics. The influence of cultural and academic contexts on the interpretation and the application of research ...
Legacy perceptions among Qatari nationals: What legacies will the 2022 World Cup bring?
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European Association for Sport Management conference
, 2016 , Conference)
Qatar has been awarded to host the 2022 World Cup. For the Middle East this event can bring a number of changes in the region for sport and urban development. Given that the event was awarded very early in Qatar (2010) by ...
Mobility Competitiveness and Security: Expatriate Perspectives from Qatar
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2018 , Conference)
Introduction: In order to create and sustain a competitive, knowledge-based economy, Qatar must be able to continually attract, retain and integrate expatriate workers. As described in the Qatar National Development Strategy ...
Bridging a gulf between environmental attitudes and behavior: Assessment of motivating factors for the youth in Qatar
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HBKU Press
, 2016 , Conference)
To this day, there is a dearth of published research on environmental awareness, attitudes and behaviour
in the Arabian Gulf, and there is no systematic data regarding the value people place on the environment.
Understanding ...
Qatar before the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2018 , Conference)
Background: The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (the CRPD) is the first human rights treaty of the 21st century and the first binding instrument specifically focused on protecting persons with ...
Covid-19: Challenges & Perspectives
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College of Medicine - Qatar University
, 2020 , Conference)
A Virtual Conference to shed light on the QU's prominent trends and research efforts addressing Corona virus.
Reasons for Participation in Household Surveys in the Arab Gulf Countries, Qatar
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference)
Participation in public opinion surveys in the State of Qatar is voluntary, and respondents are not offered incentives for participating. Nevertheless, rates of participation in face-to-face surveys conducted by the Social ...