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Social Capital and Citizens’ Attitudes towards Migrant Workers
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Cogitatio Press
, 2017 , Article)
This study examines Qatari citizens’ attitudes toward migrant workers. While much research has been conducted on citizens’ attitudes toward the abolition, tightening, or loosening of the Kafāla system in the Gulf Cooperation ...
Proxy reporting in education surveys: factors influencing accurate reporting in the 2012 Qatar Education Study
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Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
, 2017 , Article)
Proxy reporting is a common practice during survey data collection to increase response rates while reducing fieldwork costs, and agreement between proxies and self-reports is critical to make reliable and valid inferences. ...
Stigma associated with mental illness: perspectives of university students in Qatar
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Dove Press
, 2017 , Article)
Stigma in relation to mental illness is one of the main factors inhibiting people from seeking help. Studies have been undertaken looking into the knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs (KAB) about mental illness among residents ...
Qatar Against The Blockade
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Social and Economic Survey Research Institute (SESRI)
, 2017 , Article)
INTRODUCTION:
The unjust and surprising Qatar blockade may be considered the most
important event in the country's contemporary history, given its essential
political, economic and social impacts on Qatar’s present and ...
The Effects of Religiosity and Social Capital on Civic Engagement in Qatar
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Springer Verlag
, 2017 , Article)
Few studies have examined the role of religiosity and social capital on civic engagement in the context of a Muslim country. In this paper, we explore the impact of religiosity and social capital on charitable donations ...
A Century of Saudi-Qatari Food Insecurity: Paradigmatic Shifts in the Geopolitics, Economics and Sustainability of Gulf States Animal Agriculture
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Geo Publishing
, 2017 , Article)
In their quest for food security, the drylands of the Gulf Cooperation Council states have experienced more radical transformation over the past half century than over the previous millennium. This paper explores modern ...
Evolution of Surface Hydrology in the Sahelo-Sudanian Strip: An Updated Review
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MDPI
, 2017 , Article)
In the West African Sahel, two paradoxical hydrological behaviors have occurred during the last five decades. The first paradox was observed during the 1968–1990s ‘Great Drought’ period, during which runoff significantly ...
Determinants of Banks’ Profitability: Panel Data from Qatar
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Scientific Research Publishing
, 2017 , Article)
Purpose : The aim of this paper is to investigate the main determinants of
banks’ profitability and answer the question “what is the effect of liquidity and
risk variables on the explained variation of banks’ performance ...
Exaggerating good governance: Regime type and score inflation among executive survey informants
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Wiley
, 2017 , Article)
Researchers and policymakers often rely on executive surveys to understand and promote good governance. In doing so, they assume that the evaluations provided by these well‐informed respondents are not systematically ...
The Practice of Research Ethics in Lebanon and Qatar: Perspectives of Researchers on Informed Consent
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SAGE Publications Inc.
, 2017 , Article)
Informed consent requirements for conducting research with human participants are set by institutional review boards (IRBs) following established guidelines. Despite this, researchers continue to face challenges in seeking ...