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Are Professional Drivers more Aggressive than General Drivers? A Case Study from Doha, Qatar
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2022 , Conference Paper)
Previous studies have revealed that aggressive and reckless driving can largely affect the occurrence and severity of road crashes. There could be intentional aggressive and unsafe acts, which could significantly affect ...
Assessment of School Bus Assistant’s Safety Perspective in the State of Qatar
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2022 , Conference Paper)
School Bus Assistants (SBA) are appointed to bridge the communication gap between students and drivers, and to ensure the safety of students on the school buses. The purpose of this study is to assess the safety procedures ...
Assessment of turn signal use at two-lane roundabouts in Doha city
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Elsevier B.V
, 2022 , Conference Paper)
Turn signal and lane change indicators can be identified as an effective way for drivers to communicate with each other. Additionally, the use of turn signals has significant safety implications. This study explored the ...
A New Deep Learning Method for Accurate Cardiac Heart Failure Prediction from RR Interval Measurements
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IEEE
, 2022 , Conference Paper)
cardiovascular diseases are the major cause of death worldwide. Early detection of heart failure will assist patients and medical professionals in taking better precautions to reduce risks. The objective of this study is ...
To go or not to go: The assessment of the framing of the FIFA World Cup 2022 in the English language press in the UAE
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2022 , Conference Paper)
The aim of this paper is to study the framing of one of the most important world sporting events to take place in Qatar at the end of this year. The framing of the World Cup 2022 in the press of the UAE is especially ...
Infrastructural, Socio-cultural and Economic Issues Dealing with Disabled Spectators: Lessons from the FIFA World Cup 2018.
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2022 , Conference Paper)
FIFA World Cup 2018 took place in Russia during 14th of June - 15th of July 2018. More than 3 million people watched the games of the 2018 World Cup live in the 11 cities stadiums across country. The average attendance at ...
Nation branding legacies in emerging contexts - from 2010 to 2022
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2022 , Conference Paper)
Sport mega-events such as the FIFA World Cup or Olympic Games are receiving increasing attention as their hosting is regarded a strategy to obtain global distinction. They are considered as one of the strategies to attain ...
A Geopolitical Economy of the World Cup: Lessons from Qatar's Hosting of FIFA's Showcase Tournament
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2022 , Conference Paper)
Qatar's hosting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup is the embodiment of a new way in which sport in the 21st century is being conceived. This challenges prior utilitarian and neoclassical notions of sport, which are evident both ...
Use of Electrical Resistivity Tomography to Study the Impact of Long-Term Application of Sewage Sludge: Case Study of Oued Souhil Experimental Station, Nabeul (Tunisia)
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Springer
, 2022 , Conference Paper)
Soil salinization following repetitive applications of sewage sludge (S.S.) is a major environmental impediment with severe adverse impacts on agricultural productivity and sustainability, particularly in arid and semiarid ...
An Ontological Security Approach to the Sport Diplomacy of Qatar Foreign Policy
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2022 , Conference Paper)
George Orwell's famous quote "serious sport is war minus the shooting" explains the sponsorships and marketing strategy of Qatar foreign policy in global sports. Acceleration of the development of the objectives of 2030 ...