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A 10-week FIFA 11+ program improves the short-sprint and modified agility T-test performance in elite seven-a-side soccer players
( Frontiers Media SA , 2023 , Article)Objective: The primary objective of this study was to assess the effects of 10 weeks of FIFA 11+ training on the physical performance of elite seven-a-side soccer players. Methods: Twenty-five seven-a-side soccer players ... -
An 8-week program of plyometrics and sprints with changes of direction improved anaerobic fitness in young male soccer players
( MDPI , 2021 , Article)This study examined the effects of 8 weeks of twice-weekly combined plyometric and sprint with change-of-direction (CPSCoD) training into habitual training regimes of young male soccer players. Participants were randomly ... -
A comparison between the effectiveness of PBL and LBL on improving problem-solving abilities of medical students using questioning
( Routledge , 2018 , Article)In daily patient-history taking and diagnosis practice, doctors ask questions to gather information from patients and narrow down diagnostic hypotheses. Training medical students to be efficient problem solvers through the ... -
A comparison of students with and without disabilities on their perception of services in Qatar?s public higher education system
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2018 , Article)Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to assess student perceptions of their engagement in tangible and intangible higher education services using the College Student Experiences Questionnaire (CSEQ). Design/methodology/approach: ... -
A large-scale study on the prevalence of math anxiety in Qatar
( John Wiley and Sons Ltd , 2024 , Article)Background Math anxiety (MA) is a worldwide appearing academic anxiety that can affect student mental health and deter students from math and science-related career choices. Method Using the Arabic version of the ... -
A Meta-Analysis to Gauge the Effectiveness of STEM Informal Project-Based Learning: Investigating the Potential Moderator Variables
( Springer Science and Business Media B.V. , 2023 , Article Review)In recent decades, informal project-based learning (PjBL) for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education has gained immense significance. Though some meta-analytical studies have reported the ... -
A new perspective on cardiovascular drift during prolonged exercise
( Elsevier Inc. , 2021 , Article)Prolonged exercise induces cardiovascular drift, which is characterized by decreasing mean arterial pressure (MAP), stroke volume and heart rate increase. Cardiovascular drift has been debated for a long time. Although the ... -
A psychometric analysis of the child behavior checklist for elementary school children in Qatar
( SAGE Publications Inc. , 2016 , Article)The Child Behavior Checklist for children 6 to 18 (CBCL/6-18) is a widely used, standardized parent rating scale. However, few studies have tested the psychometric properties of this instrument in the Arab world despite ... -
A qualitative study of student attitudes, perceptions, beliefs, outlook and context in Qatar: Persistence in higher education
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Article)This study attempts to address the challenges of students in higher education in Qatar. The study draws on student perceptions, beliefs, outlook, and context; we approach the study through grounded means by posing leading ... -
A Qualitative Study of Student Perceptions, Beliefs, Outlook and Context in Qatar: Persistence in Higher Education
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Qatar has gone through an educational reform in year 2000; its educational and particularly schooling system went through a major overhaul from K-12 reaching higher education providers. The major reasons for the educational ... -
A STEM model for engaging students in environmental sustainability programs through a problem-solving approach
( Routledge , 2023 , Article)This study exemplifies a STEM model for engaging students in environmental sustainability programs through a problem-solving approach. The study employed a mixed-method approach incorporating 346 elementary students. The ... -
A visual processing advantage for young-adolescent deaf observers: Evidence from face and object matching tasks
( Nature Publishing Group , 2017 , Article)It is unresolved whether the permanent auditory deprivation that deaf people experience leads to the enhanced visual processing of faces. The current study explored this question with a matching task in which observers ... -
Academic procrastination and its relation to motivation and self-efficacy: The case of Qatari primary school students
( Common Ground Publishing , 2010 , Article)Academic procrastination seems to be prevalent in academic settings where students tend to delay their tasks without valid excuses, submitting their assignments until the last minute before the deadlines. Research has shown ... -
Adaptive effects of seeing green environment on psychophysiological parameters when walking or running
( Frontiers Media S.A. , 2019 , Article)Several studies have investigated the influence of perceiving colors on affective outcomes and/or performance. However, the effects of seeing colors on self-selected behaviors have received little attention from physiologists ... -
Additional clothing increases heat load in elite female Rugby sevens players
( Human Kinetics Publishers Inc. , 2021 , Article)Purpose: To determine whether elite female rugby sevens players are exposed to core temperatures (Tc) during training in the heat that replicate the temperate match demands previously reported and to investigate whether ... -
Adherence and retention to the self-managed community-based Step Into Health program in Qatar (2012–2019)
( Frontiers Media SA , 2022 , Article)Purpose: Investigate adherence and retention to the “Step Into Health (SIH)” initiative (www.stepintohealth.qa [website access only available from within the State of Qatar]), a Qatari self-managed community-based health ... -
Adjustment to College in the United States: Perceptions of Qatari Students
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Given the rapid growth of Qatar's economy over recent decades, workforce demand for highly-skilled Qatari nationals has increased (Berrebi, Martorell, & Tanner, 2009; Qatar General Secretariat for Development Planning, ... -
All that glitters is not gold: Challenges of teacher and school leader licensure licensing system in Qatar
( Elsevier Ltd , 2012 , Article)In 2001, the Government of Qatar began a comprehensive education reform (Education for a New Era) based on RAND’s recommendations and options for building an educational system that would meet the country’s changing ... -
Amna Mahmoud Al-Jaydah, a pioneer in the struggle for female education in Qatar: A biographical research study
( Routledge , 2017 , Article)Much of the historical data, often narratives, on 19th and early 20th century women teachers in the West highlights the ways in which these women educators were influenced by religious institutions and/or the cultural, ... -
An exploratory study of teachers' perceptions of prosocial behaviors in preschool children
( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)The purpose of this study was to assess the occurrences of prosocial behaviors in preschool children according to the perceptions of their teachers, examine if variations of prosocial behaviors exist among boys and girls, ...
