Browsing by Author "Meeds, Robert"
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Framing diabetes public health information during Ramadan – a newspaper content analysis
Wilbur, Kerry; Berzou, Souad; Meeds, Robert ( SAGE Publications Ltd , 2017 , Article)Objective: To evaluate health-related messages in printed media pertaining to diabetes care in Qatar during Ramadan. Methods: Qatar national newspapers (Arabic and/or English) published 6 weeks prior to and 4 weeks during ... -
Metaphorical expressions in E-commerce: A study of arabic language websites
Liginlal, Divakaran; AHMAD, RIZWAN; Meeds, Robert; Gopinath, Preetha ( Taylor and Francis Inc. , 2017 , Article)This study examines the use of metaphors in Arabic language e-commerce websites and shows that metaphorical language plays an important role in enhancing the effectiveness of websites and e-commerce businesses in general. ... -
SPEAKING FROM BEHIND THE VEIL: Khaleeji Women’s Political and Social Participation through Social Media
Alhamadi, Amna Abdulmohsen (2015 , Master Thesis)With the infiltration of information technology in Arab households a unique phenomenon has been observed in the recent years. Women have learned that through the use of information technology for participating in social ... -
Trusted News Sources’ Measures and their Relationships to Social and Public Attitudes: An Analysis of the First Annual Omnibus Survey of Life in Qatar
Meeds, Robert; Al-Emadi, Darwish; Diop, Abdoulaye ( Georgia State Univesrity , 2013 , Article)An overwhelming majority (77 percent) of Qatari Nationals reported television as their most trusted local news source (87 percent for Arab/regional news and 89 percent for international news), and 80 percent rated the ...