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Sport in the African World
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Taylor and Francis Group
, 2018 , Book)
Sport has been a component of African cultural life for several hundred years. In today's globalized world, Africans and Africa have become a vital part of the international sporting landscape. This is the first book to ...
Controlled design of PtPd nanodendrite ornamented niobium oxynitride nanosheets for solar-driven water splitting
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Royal Society of Chemistry
, 2018 , Article)
Developing efficient photocatalysts for the water splitting reaction is crucial in a fuel cell reaction. Herein, we present a facile road-map for one-pot fabrication of PtPd nanodendrite (ND) ornamented niobium oxynitride ...
Does investors' fear gauge in a mature market matter? Evidence from the MENA region
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Institutional Investor, Inc
, 2018 , Article)
This article examines the notion that less developed markets may be deemed safe havens for international investors. It tests the effect of mature markets' fear on risk and return in less developed markets. The study employs ...
Employee perceptions of fairness toward IoT monitoring
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2018 , Article)
Purpose
This paper aims to explore Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled monitoring in a multi-national petrochemical organization in Qatar and finds that the technology does not negatively influence employee perceptions of ...
Electronic performance monitoring friend or foe? Empowering employees through data analytics
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Association for Information Systems
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
Recent advances in electronic performance monitoring (EPM) have raised employee concerns regarding invasion of privacy and the erosion of trust. However, the use of data analytics on the EPM data promises to improve ...
المسئولية الناشئة عن حراسة الأدوات المستخدمة في ممارسة النشاط الرياضي في القانون القطري دراسة مقارنة
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lexisnexis
, 2018 , Article)
يستخدم - في الغالب الأعم- اللاعبون في ممارسة النشاط الرياضي أشياء أو أدوات تختلف بحسب نوع اللعبة التي يمارسونها. فإذا سبب الشيء المستخدم في ممارسة الرياضة ضررًا للغير (لاعب آخر أو الغير)، فإن السؤال يثور عما إذا كان اللاعب ...
Kynurenine 3-Monooxygenase gene associated with Nicotine initiation and addiction: Analysis of novel regulatory features at 5' and 3'-Regions
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Frontiers Media S.A.
, 2018 , Article)
© 2018 Aziz, Abdel-Salam, Al-Obaide, Alobydi and Al-Humaish. Tobacco smoking is widespread behavior in Qatar and worldwide and is considered one of the major preventable causes of ill health and death. Nicotine is part of ...
Perspectives of family–school relationships in Qatar based on Epstein’s model of six types of parent involvement
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Routledge
, 2018 , Article)
Establishing a collaborative relationship between family and school is associated with positive outcomes for children; however, little research exists, especially in the Arab Gulf region, on whether the perspectives of ...
High-intensity interval training improves acute plasma volume responses to exercise that is age dependent
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American Physiological Society
, 2018 , Article)
Plasma volume (PV) is affected by several factors including age, physical training and, acutely, by exercise intensity. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of 6 weeks of high-intensity interval training ...
Mechanical and Thermal Analysis of Classical Functionally Graded Coated Beam
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EDP Sciences
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
The governing equation of a classical rectangular coated beam made of two layers subjected to thermal and uniformly distributed mechanical loads are derived by using the principle of virtual displacements and based on ...