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Transnational power transmission and international law
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Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals
, 2013 , Article)
Power transmission networks are crucial. Every country requires the means to transport and deliver energy, whether produced locally or in foreign countries. The paper deals with transnational power-transmission networks, ...
Technology at the end of life: “Medical futility” and the Muslim PVS patient
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Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals
, 2013 , Article)
Advanced life-sustaining technologies can now prolong indeterminately the lives of patients in a persistent vegetative state (PVS). However, where the assistance rendered is not expected to restore consciousness, they are ...
Conditions for student-centered teaching and learning in Qatari elementary math and science classrooms: Relationship between classroom processes and achievement of curriculum standards
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Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals
, 2013 , Article)
Qatar K-12 school reform emphasizes student-centered classrooms where students actively engage in
enquiry and use their critical thinking and problem solving skills. Classrooms characterized by these
elements should ...
Effect of rat serum lipoproteins on mRNA levels and amiodarone metabolism by cultured primary rat hepatocytes
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Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
, 2013 , Article)
Hyperlipidemia can significantly increase amiodarone (AM) in vivo liver uptake and decrease its velocity of microsomal metabolism. Here, hepatocytes isolated from normolipidemic (NL) and hyperlipidemic rats were incubated ...
رشددة أنظمة ولاية العهد في دول مجلس التعاون الخليجي
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Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals
, 2013 , Article)
يهدف الباحث في هذه الدراسة إلى تطوير أنظمة ولاية العهد في دول مجلس التعاون الخليجي، والرجوع إلى أسس وقواعد موضوعية عند تحديد ولي العهد، يكون لشعب كل دولة، استناداً لها، دور في اختيار حاكم المستقبل. في هذه الدراسة يبرز ...
تأثير الشريعة الإسلامية على القانون المدني القطري: دراسة مقارنة
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Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals
, 2013 , Article)
يصنف شراح القانون المقارن العائلات القانونية الرئيسية إلى ثلاث: العائلة اللاتينية، وعائلة القانون العام أو الانجلوسكسونية، والشريعة الإسلامية، وعلى الرغم مما يبدو ظاهريًا أن القانون المدني القطري ومعه غالبية التشريعات ...
Game-based micro-learning approach for language vocabulary acquisition using LingoSnacks
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IEEE
, 2013 , Conference Paper)
Acquisition of new vocabulary is an important element for language learning but it requires repeated and varied exposure to the new words and their usage. This paper reports the experience of designing and developing a ...
Protective effects of ethyl acetate fraction of Lawsonia inermis fruits extract against carbon tetrachloride-induced oxidative damage in rat liver
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SAGE Publications
, 2013 , Article)
This study aimed to investigate the antioxidant properties of different fractions obtained from the fruits of Lawsonia inermis, a widely used medicinal plant, against carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced oxidative stress ...
Corporate liability for violating international law under The Alien Tort Statute: The corporation through the lens of globalization and privatization
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Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals
, 2013 , Article)
The article addresses the question of whether the changing roles of “public actor” states and “private actor” corporations should impact the legal liability of corporations in international law. The classical paradigm ...
Matching Face Images Taken on the Same Day or Months Apart: the Limitations of Photo ID
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John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
, 2013 , Article)
It is well-established that matching images of unfamiliar faces is rather error prone. However, there is an important mismatch between face matching in laboratory and realistic settings. All of the currently available ...