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The Role of the GCC Countries in Ending Piracy in the Horn of Africa
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Center for Research and Policy Studies
, 2016 , Article)
Piracy in the Horn of Africa has had a far-reaching security and economic impact both globally and regionally. The World Bank estimated that between 2008 and 2012, the global economy lost $18 billion annually due to Somali ...
Utilization of simulated patients to assess diabetes and asthma counseling practices among community pharmacists in Qatar
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Springer Netherlands
, 2017 , Article)
Background Patient counseling is one of the most important services a pharmacist can provide to patients. Studies have shown that counseling provided by pharmacists may prevent medication related problems and improve ...
Gravity investigations of recent sinkholes and karst pits of Dahal Al-Hamam, State of Qatar
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Springer Verlag
, 2016 , Article)
Gravity prospecting is a very useful geophysical technique for the investigation of karst subsurface features, in urban areas, which are a common natural hazard in several parts of the world. Gravity data were used to ...
The external trade growth of the state of Qatar 1990 - 2007: A study in economic geography
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Academic Publication Council - Kuwait University
, 2011 , Article)
The external trade of a country highlights the status of its general sustainable development, particularly its economic development. Moreover, it shows its relationship with the world economy. Over the last decades, the ...
EU energy security, sustainability and globalisation: What role for Qatari LNG amid calls for greater energy diversification?
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Inderscience
, 2010 , Article)
This paper explores recent developments in the trade-offs between energy security, sustainability and globalisation, focusing on the European Union (EU) energy market. The EU's desire to secure long-term supplies of ...
Expect amazing! Branding Qatar as a sports tourism destination
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SAGE Publications Ltd
, 2018 , Article)
This article focuses on the ways in which, after its successful bid to host the ‘mega event’ of World Cup 2022, Qatar is branded as a sports tourism destination in the online semioscape and linguascape of sports events. ...
Laryngeal Contrast in Qatari Arabic: Effect of Speaking Rate on Voice Onset Time
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S. Karger AG
, 2019 , Article)
Beckman and colleagues claimed in 2011 that Swedish has an overspecified phonological contrast between prevoiced and voiceless aspirated stops. Yet, Swedish is the only language for which this pattern has been reported. ...
LOS PAÍSES DEL CONSEJO DE COOPERACIÓN DEL GOLFO E IRAQ
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AWRAQ Estudios sobre el mundo árabe e islámico contemporáneo
, 2016 , Article)
Relations between Saudi Arabia and the rest of the Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) countries and Iraq have been determined by the role that Iraq has played, both during the era of Saddam Hussein and after his fall. Having ...
Statistical analysis for the impact of smoking on the behavior and health of Qatari adolescents
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De Gruyter
, 2018 , Article)
The links between the use of tobacco and health risks are well known. Most of the younger smokers reside in Asia which includes Qatar, the focus country of this study. Cigarette smoking among children is rising at an ...
Ethnographing Gender Roles and Power in Intercultural Communication in Qatar
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Taylor and Francis Ltd.
, 2018 , Article)
This ethnographic study examines how gender roles associated with male and female Qatari students in intercultural communication courses in a university in Qatar are negotiated between them and their two female instructors ...