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Integrating public health into climate change law and policies in the MENA region: Current issues and future directions
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Taylor and Francis
, 2021 , Book chapter)
Climate change is a major public health concern in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region. MENA is recognized as an active region in oil and gas production; this directly leads to increasing levels of ground ozone ...
Physical activity as a counteracting measure to mitigate the harmful effects of COVID-19 lockdowns: Special focus on healthy children, adolescents, adults, elderly, athletes, and people with Down syndrome
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Book chapter)
The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that originated in China in December 2019 has become a global public health emergency and has had a major impact on physical activity behaviors globally. ...
Metal Organic Frameworks, Their Properties and Future Promises in the Medical Field
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Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
, 2021 , Book chapter)
Nanotechnology is defined as the manipulation of matter at the atomic and molecular level, with nanomedicine being a subdivision of nanotechnology, where nanoparticles are used in medicine often as a drug delivery vehicle ...
Sport at Home, Sport in the World: Evaluating Qatar’s Sports Strategy from Above and Below
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Springer
, 2021 , Book chapter)
This piece is an overview of actors and policies concerning sport in the nation of Qatar. In recent years, sports have been given high priority in government attempts to raise exposure of the nation internationally. Many ...
Contemporary Qatar Through the State and Society: An Introduction
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Springer
, 2021 , Book chapter)
"Inside Contemporary Qatar: An examination of State and Society" is an interdisciplinary book that includes the following themes, the politics and security of Qatar, the political economy and natural resources of Qatar, ...
Remembering 'The Blockade on Qatar': National Memory and the Assemblage of the Event
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Springer
, 2021 , Book chapter)
Amidst the reinvigoration of the discourse on national identity in Qatar since mid-1990s, the governments of neighboring countries, such as Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, announced the cessation of ...
Introduction : Russia's Relations with the GCC and Iran
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Springer Singapore
, 2021 , Book chapter)
During the last five years, Russian relations with the GCC demonstrated a strong tendency for positive development. Even Moscow's decision to leave the OPEC + agreement and launch a price war with Saudi Arabia in March ...
The Gulf Blockade: A Fifth Qatari Economic Stage is Imminent
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Springer
, 2021 , Book chapter)
Certain challenges may unexpectedly play a significant role in saving countries from economic catastrophes, rather than aggravating them. This chapter briefly explores some of the crucial economic challenges that have ...
Iran's Pragmatic Foreign Policy in Response to Regional Crises: The Case of the Blockade Against Qatar
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Springer
, 2021 , Book chapter)
Iran has time and again adapted its foreign policy in response to regional crises and sought to take advantage of disorder to advance its national interests. Looking at Iran's response to Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait ...
The 2017 Gulf Crisis: An Introduction
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Springer
, 2021 , Book chapter)
On 5 June 2017, three member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain-as well as Egypt, issued a coordinated statement severing all relations with Qatar. This "Quartet" ...