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The middle east and North Africa: Cursed by natural resources?
( Palgrave Macmillan , 2016 , Book chapter)The relationship between natural resource wealth and economic growth has been extensively studied. As opposed to basic intuition, the results of several empirical studies suggest that vast natural capital endowments don’t ... -
The missing piece of the puzzle regarding the relation between the degree of superhydrophobicity and the corrosion resistance of superhydrophobic coatings
( Elsevier Inc. , 2018 , Article)This work supplies the missing piece of the puzzle regarding the unclear relation between the water contact angle (WCA) of a superhydrophobic coating (SHC) and its corrosion protection performance. Generally, an increase ... -
The mitigating role of physical activities on emotions is gender-specific: An experience during "lenient" COVID-19 prevention protocols
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2023 , Article)The researchers examined emotional status subsequent to changes in physical (PA) and sedentary (SA) activities during "lenient" COVID-19 prevention protocols that allowed being outdoors. Emotions, PA, and SA were collected ... -
The mitochondria: A target of polyphenols in the treatment of diabetic cardiomyopathy
( MDPI , 2020 , Article)Diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a constellation of symptoms consisting of ventricular dysfunction and cardiomyocyte disarray in the presence of diabetes. The exact cause of this type of cardiomyopathy is still unknown; ... -
The moderating effect of espoused cultural dimensions on consumer's intention to use mobile payment devices
( Association for Information Systems , 2014 , Conference Paper)Prior research in cross-cultural studies in technology adoption has mainly focused on national cultural level and conducted in western countries. This paper examines the impact of espoused national cultural values on ... -
The moderating role of business growth on the relationship between business development services provided by islamic microfinance institutions and customer satisfaction: A study on the SMEs in Yemen
( Canadian Center of Science and Education , 2014 , Article)This paper aims to investigate the moderating role of business growth on the relationship between Business Development Services (BDS) and SMEs owners' satisfaction on the Islamic Microfinance System in Yemen. Specifically, ... -
The moderating role of competition and paradoxical leadership on perceptions of fairness towards IoT monitoring
( Americas Conference on Information Systems , 2017 , Conference Paper)Recent advances in monitoring systems used in the workspace are stirring a great deal of controversy. Several devices connected to the internet, coined as the Internet of Things (IoT), are now used to capture and analyze ... -
The multimedia-based learning system improved cognitive skills and motivation of disabled children with a very high rate
( International Forum of Educational Technology,National Taiwan Normal Universityand Society, , 2015 , Article)A multimedia-based learning system to teach children with intellectual disabilities (ID) the basic living and science concepts is proposed. The tutorials' development is pedagogically based on Mayer's Cognitive Theory of ... -
The Museum of Islamic Art: Form, perception, and environment
( Common Ground Research Networks , 2013 , Article)Islamic Arab societies have a distinctive but culturally common system of beliefs, attitudes, and values that over time have formed traditional expression. These traditions have been articulated through art, architecture, ... -
The natural death of the Supreme Judicial Commission of Bangladesh and the consequent patronage appointments to the Bench: Advocating the establishment of an Independent Judicial Commission
( Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals , 2014 , Article)In order to strengthen the constitutional process of appointment of judges in Superior Courts, Bangladesh established a Supreme Judicial Commission in 2008 by promulgating an Ordinance. This Ordinance was neither promulgated ... -
The Nazi 'recovered territories' myth in the eastern Upper Silesian borderland, 1939-1945
( Taylor and Francis Inc. , 2016 , Book chapter)[No abstract available] -
The need for a global response against cybercrime: Qatar as a case study
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2018 , Conference Paper)Cybersecurity is one of the most significant concerns of life in the 21st century and safeguarding information systems is an arduous task for governments and companies across the globe. The tremendous growth in wireless ... -
The neural basis of idea density during natural spoken language
( Springer International Publishing , 2020 , Book chapter)Idea density (ID) evolved as a quantification of propositional base structure. Besides its function as a measure of linguistic complexity, ID has also been used as an index of general linguistic ability. In order to find ... -
The neuroprotective effect of vitamin E on waterpipe tobacco smoking-induced memory impairment: The antioxidative role
( Elsevier Inc. , 2019 , Article)Aims: Tobacco smoking is associated with a vast range of adverse health effects, including diminished cognitive and anti-oxidative capabilities. Conversely, vitamin E (VitE) is known to enhance data acquisition and retention ... -
The New Construction Approach Adapted by Ashghal for the Public Projects in Qatar
( Qatar Univesrity Press , 2020 , Conference Paper)"The purpose of this paper is to review the new strategy adapted by Ashghal to implement lean construction in Qatar to improve project performance and predictability of delivery. This is a significant change programme ... -
The new cultural turn in urban development for the gulf state: Creativity, place promotion, and identity: Doha as a case study
( Nova Science Publishers, Inc. , 2019 , Book chapter)Urban theorists and policy makers have begun to re-evaluate the significance of integrating culture into urban development strategies. Within the present growing global interurban competition, a new approach to urban ... -
The new face of university-business cooperation in Finland
( Oxford University Press , 2016 , Article)This paper analyses the development of university-business cooperation (UBC) in Finland in the context of the University Reform Act of 2009, drawing on the experience of four universities: Aalto University, University of ... -
THE NEXT GENERATION ECMO CANNULATION TRAINING SYSTEM
(2022 , Master Thesis)Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation cannulation (ECMO) is a life-saving procedure that temporarily replaces the cardiopulmonary system. To enable the procedure, one must apply cannulation to reroute the blood to the ECMO ... -
The nexus between debt structure, firm performance, and the financial crisis: non-linear panel data evidence from Japan
( Routledge , 2022 , Article)This study seeks to analyze the non-linear relationship between a firm's debt structure and performance based on evidence from Japan through the use of a panel data fixed effects model for a sample of 1,670 listed firms. ... -
The nonlinear effect of foreign ownership on capital structure in Japan: A panel threshold analysis
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article Review)This study scrutinizes the nonlinear relationship between foreign ownership and corporate leverage decisions by applying a panel threshold model to a sample that comprises a balanced panel data set of 1027 Japanese firms. ...