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Sociolinguistic anatomy of mobility: Evidence from Qatar
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Elsevier
, 2015 , Article)
Abstract This is a sociocultural linguistic study on the ways whereby mobility is reflected upon in life narratives. An ethnographically informed sociolinguistic scale analysis shows that when residents narrate their life ...
A survey on the awareness and attitude of pharmacists and doctors towards the application of pharmacogenomics and its challenges in Qatar
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John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
, 2015 , Article)
RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:
Pharmacists are expected to play an important role in applying pharmacogenomics discoveries to patient care. Despite the increased attention to genetic research in Qatar, clinicians' attitudes ...
Corporate financial reporting in Qatar: a study of individual investors’ assessment of annual reports
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Inderscience
, 2015 , Article)
In this paper, an attempt is made to investigate a particular group of investors – namely individual investors’ perceptions of corporate annual reports in Qatar. A total of 400 surveys were distributed to individual investors ...
Measurement and modelling of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) emissions: a marker for traffic-related air pollution in Doha, Qatar
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Taylor & Francis
, 2015 , Article)
In the State of Qatar, recent statistics show a continued increase in the motor-vehicle fleet commensurate with population growth and economic development. This trend, together with the rapid expansion of urban areas and ...
Additional records of vector mosquito diversity collected from Al Khor district of North-eastern Qatar
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Elsevier
, 2015 , Article)
ObjectiveTo survey mosquito diversity in the north-eastern area, which includes the most important gas industrial city in Qatar, and to investigate the potential mosquitoes for transmitting diseases. MethodsA study was ...
First Study in Qatar to Reveal High Legionella Count in Cooling Towers
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Oxford University Press - ASCP
, 2015 , Article)
Legionella is an intracellular bacterium that can cause a severe communityacquired
and nosocomial
pneumonia, known as legionnaire disease (LD). The bacterium thrives in freshwater environments,
including manmade
water ...
Generic medicines policy in Qatar
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Pro Pharma Communications International
, 2015 , Article)
Qatar's pharmaceutical market is likely to remain highly dependent on imports. The use of generic medicines remains a great challenge to the country.
Clinical pharmacokinetics: perceptions of hospital pharmacists in Qatar about how it was taught and how it is applied
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Kluwer Academic Publishers
, 2015 , Article)
Background The application of clinical pharmacokinetics (PK) is essential when providing pharmaceutical care. Appropriate application of PK monitoring results in improved patient outcomes including decreased mortality, ...
Building hospital pharmacy practice research capacity in Qatar: a cross-sectional survey of hospital pharmacists
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Kluwer Academic Publishers
, 2015 , Article)
Background There is a need to systematically develop research capacity within pharmacy practice. Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) is the principal non-profit health care provider in Qatar. Traditionally, pharmacists in Qatar ...
A Grey-based approach for ERP vendor selection in small and medium enterprises in Qatar
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Inderscience Publishers
, 2015 , Article)
This paper aims to develop a multi-criteria decision model for the purpose of ERP vendor selection. To tackle the multi-criteria nature and the presence of both qualitative and quantitative factors, Grey-based model was ...