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    • Qatar Airways: building a global brand 

      Fetais, Abdulla Hamad MA; Al-Kwifi, Osama Sam; Ahmed, Zafar U; Tran, Dang Khoa ( Emerald , 2020 , Article)
      Purpose In 2017, Qatar Airways was recognized as the world's number-one airline by SKYTRAX World Airline Awards. These international awards have been described as “the Oscars of the aviation industry,” reflecting global ...

    • Qatar and Prospects of Foreign Investment from a Developing Legal Perspective 

      Hawa, Faten ( Brill , 2020 , Article)
      The current research focuses on the most important features of the Foreign Investment Law of 2019 in the State of Qatar, including guarantees and incentives for foreign investors. These include customs, tax, financial and ...

    • Qatar and Rising China: An Evolving Partnership 

      Saidy, Brahim ( SAGE Publications , 2017 , Article)
      This article explores the Qatari perception of the partnership with China on the basis of three factors: globalisation, the absence of a legacy of colonialism and the principles of non-intervention and respect for state ...

    • Qatar as full island overnight: Psychological and social consequences of blockade as reflected in the social media 

      Alkaabi, Ibrahim; Soliman, Abdrabo ( University of Akron , 2017 , Article)
      The GCC crisis in which Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Bahrain have closed land, sea and air borders going into and from Qatar imposed a host of psychosocial stressors on both Qatari and non-Qatari citizens. This ongoing crisis ...

    • Qatar before the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 

      Qutteina, Yara; Aviles, Maria del Carmen Barranco; Al-Ali, Khalid; de Asis, rafael; del Pozo, Pablo Rodriguez ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2018 , Conference Paper)
      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 ...

    • Qatar Biobank and Qatar Genome Programs Road Map 

      Althani, A ( OMICS International , 2015 , Article)
      Qatar Biobank “QBB” is a large-scale, long term medical research initiative for the population of Qatar, which will serve as a platform and driver of biomedical research to achieve benefits for Qatar’s communities. Following ...

    • Qatar Biobank Cohort Study: Study Design and First Results. 

      Thani, Asma Al; Fthenou, Eleni; Paparrodopoulos, Spyridon; Marri, Ajayeb Al; Shi, Zumin; ... more authors ( Oxford University Press (OUP) , 2019 , Article)
      The authors describe the design, implementation and results of Qatar Biobank (QBB) for the first 10,000 participants. QBB is a prospective population-based cohort study in Qatar, established in 2012. QBB's primary goal was ...

    • Qatar Biobank: A Paradigm of Translating Biobank Science into Evidence-Based Health Care Interventions 

      Fthenou, Eleni; Al Thani, Asma; Al Marri, Ajaeb; Afifi, Nahla ( Mary Ann Liebert , 2019 , Article)
      Biobank science is progressively becoming indispensable for the development of novel diagnostic tools in health care, by pairing standardized high-quality biological samples, phenotypic, and omics data required to best ...

    • The Qatar Biobank: background and methods 

      Al Kuwari, Hanan; Al-Thani, Asma; Al Marri, Ajayeb; Al Kaabi, Abdulla; Abderrahim, Hadi; ... more authors ( BioMed Central , 2015 , Article)
      Background: The Qatar Biobank aims to collect extensive lifestyle, clinical, and biological information from up to 60,000 men and women Qatari nationals and long-term residents (individuals living in the country for ≥15 ...

    • Qatar Biobank: COVID-19 biorepository project 

      Afifi, Nahla; Fthenou, Eleni; El Deeb, Marwa; Frenneaux, Michael; Al Thani, Asma; ... more authors ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2021 , Article)
      Background: The rapid spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) and its resulting disease (COVID-19) is one of the greatest global public health crisis of the recent decades 1 . The COVID-19 ...

    • Qatar Culture Collection of Microalgae: A Sustainable Source for Biodiesel Production and Omega Fatty Acid Compounds 

      Bounnit, Touria; Al Ghazal, Gomza; Al Mureikhi, Mariam; Saadaoui, Imen; Al Jabri, Hareb ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)
      Microalgae are photosynthetic microorganisms that can grow in different environments (sea water, fresh water, waste water soil, rocks…) and under various conditions (Light, pH, temperature, salinity…). During their phases ...

    • Qatar Defense Strategies 

      Al-Mohannadi, Fatma Hilal ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2021 , Conference Paper)
      Security become a crucial subject in the Arab world and Gulf region, particularly is that the security concept now include different aspects represent in social, cyber, economic and health security. So, the security of the ...

    • Qatar desalination research: An overview 

      Haleema, Saleem; Abounahia, Nada; Siddiqui, Hammadur Rahman; Zaidi, Syed Javaid ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)
      As freshwater scarcity has intensified in Qatar, seawater desalination has been established as a strategic and prominent industry. This study thoroughly analyzes the current status of seawater desalination research and ...

    • QATAR DIGITAL PUBLIC DIPLOMACY IN SOMALIA: FRAMING QATAR'S FOREIGN AID IN FACEBOOK AND TWITTER 

      AL-DERHAM, REEM ALI I A (2024 , Dissertation)
      The State of Qatar has adopted soft power in its foreign policy to compensate for its geographical size and to preserve its national security. This gave the State of Qatar, as a small state, strength and a regional presence. ...

    • Qatar Economic Growth through Major Events in the Recent Years 

      Abukeshek, Albara Khaleel Suleiman; Aljundi, Anas ( IEOM Society , 2021 , Conference Paper)
      Given Qatar's ambitious plan to sustain itself as one of the most emerging countries with a sound economy based on the Gas income, it had also developed parallel strategies by hosting significant events that have attracted ...

    • Qatar Education Study 2012- Students’ Motivation and Parental 

      Alemadi, Darwish; Al-Emadi, Ahmed; Diop, Abdoulaye; Trung Le, Kien; Kimmel, Linda; ... more authors ( The Social and Economic Survey Research Institute, Qatar University. , 2012 , Other)
      This report examines the views of children, parents, teachers, and administrators toward K-12 education in Qatar. It is based on results from the Qatar Education Study (QES), which is a series of surveys conducted by the ...

    • Qatar Education Study 2015: Students' Motivation and Parental Participation Report 

      Al-Emadi, Darwish; Sellami, Abdel Latif; Al-Emadi, Ahmed ( SESRI - Qatar University , 2016 , Report)
      The prosperity of a nation is due in part to the investments it makes in education, the value of which cannot be overstated. Indeed, education is the catalyst for improved socio-economic opportunities for a country such ...

    • QATAR EDUCATION STUDY : Facilities Report 2012 

      Al-Emadi, Darwish; Al-Emadi, Ahmed; Diop, Abdoulaye; Trung Le, Kien; Kimmel, Linda; ... more authors ( The Social and Economic Survey Research Institute, Qatar University. , 2015 , Other)
      This report examines the views of students, teachers and administrators toward K-12 education in Qatar. It is based on results from the Qatar Education Study (QES), which is a series of surveys conducted by the Social ...

    • Qatar Foreign Assistance to Education Development in Africa: Prospects and Pitfalls 

      Al-Ahbabi, Fatima Jaber A S (2021 , Master Thesis)
      This thesis is aimed to analyze Qatar's foreign aid to the Sub-Saharan countries especially in terms of educational aid over the period of (2013-2019). It highlights the evolution of Qatar's educational aid to the ...

    • The Qatar genome project: translation of whole-genome sequencing into clinical practice. 

      Zayed, Hatem ( Wiley , 2016 , Article)
      Qatar Genome Project was launched in 2013 with the intent to sequence the genome of each Qatari citizen in an effort to protect Qataris from the high rate of indigenous genetic diseases by allowing the mapping of disease-causing ...