Academic Articles & Research Papers

Digital strategies and consumer engagement in fashion livestream commerce: A cross-market analysis

Type of the article: Research Article AbstractLivestream commerce has become an increasingly important channel in digital fashion retail because it integrates entertainment, interaction, and real-time purchasing within a single shopping en...

Children and Youth Coerced Displacement: A History of Power Struggle between State and Provincial A‘yān’s Families

This article offers a new perspective on children and youth’s coerced displacement in the context of the Ottoman Middle East and highlights their potential as a social group to inform studies of children, kinship, and family vis-a-vis the s...

Evolving burden of pancreatic cancer in the Middle East and North Africa Region, 1990-2023: an analysis based on the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023.

Epidemiologic shift and future projections of atrial fibrillation and flutter in North Africa and the Middle East region: A comprehensive Global Burden of Disease analysis.

Leishmaniasis in the Middle East: A Narrative Review of Epidemiological Characteristics and Transmission Determinants.

School-based mental health support for students with intellectual disability in the Middle East and North Africa: a 26-year scoping review.

Joint Costs in Electricity and Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructures: The Role of Urban Factors

This paper analyzes the joint cost structure of electricity and natural gas distribution investments. Assessing the joint costs is critical for urban development and public policy regarding competition at the local level. The paper accounts...

Cosmopolitan Communication Studies

In her research, she focuses on media systems and communication cultures in the MENA region (Middle East and North Africa...

Investigating the challenges of value management adoption for sustainable construction projects: a PLS-SEM approach

Abstract This research rigorously examines the implementation challenges of value management (VM) implementation challenges within construction projects across Jordan. This study is guided by a conceptual framework linking organisational fa...

Photography and archaeology

Through photographs we preserve the past, and looking for the past is the very job of the archaeologist. But what are we looking at in an archaeological photograph? Archaeological photography is often largely deserted, to be scanned with a ...

Measurement of the Y(1S) pair production cross section and search for resonances decaying to Y(1S)μ+μ− in proton-proton collisions at s=13TeV

The fiducial cross section for Y(1S) pair production in proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV in the region where both Y(1S) mesons have an absolute rapidity below 2.0 is measured to be 79±11(stat)±6(syst)±3(B)pb ass...

Authorial Narratives in the Work of Middle Eastern Directors

The purpose of the research is to identify relevant narratives in the work of directors-authors of Middle Eastern cinema and its functioning in the space of international film festivals. Research methodology. The analytical method was used ...

Prevalence of test anxiety among medical students: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background Test anxiety is a situation-specific construct that can markedly impair cognitive functioning and academic performance in high-stakes educational environments. Medical students are frequently exposed to evaluative situat...

The Role of Islamic Finance in Confronting Natural Disasters through Collective Financing: A Case Study

Crowdfunding platforms are considered valuable tools within Islamic finance due to their potential compliance with Islamic Sharia principles and their absence of any suspicion related to usury (Riba). These platforms are new financing mecha...

Analisa Lapisan Termoklin Musiman Di Perairan Indonesia (Studi Kasus Selat Malaka)

The Malacca Strait is a strategic waterway for Indonesia as it serves as an international shipping route connecting East Asia with the Middle East and Europe. In addition, the Malacca Strait also has great potential for natural resources, s...

RESTRICION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM ANALYSIS OF JORDANIAN FIELD STRAINS OF INFECTIOUS BURSAL DISEASE VIRUS

Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction/ restriction fragment length polymorphism (RT-PCR/RFLP) techniques were used for the preliminary characterization of Jordanian field strains of Infectious Bursal Disease Viruses (IBDVs). Bursa...

The Role of Health Technology and Informatics in a Global Public Health Emergency: Practices and Implications From the COVID-19 Pandemic

At present, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is spreading around the world. It is a critical and important task to take thorough efforts to prevent and control the pandemic. Compared with severe acute respiratory syndrome and Middle East ...

Is SARS-CoV-2 a concern in the largest wastewater treatment plant in middle east?

The surveillance of wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) as the end point of SARS-CoV-2 shed from infected people arise a speculation on transmission of this virus of concern from WWTP in epidemic period. To this end, the present study was dev...

Detection of causative agents of bacterial pneumonia in hospitalized hajj and umrah cases by multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction

Background and Objectives: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is commonly detected in pneumonia patients who travel from the Middle East regions. Besides MERS-CoV, many other pathogenic agents cause pneumonia. Detection...

A survey dataset on determinants of administrative corruption

This data article describes a survey dataset on administrative corruption and its main determinants (culture, organizational culture, political instability, and institutional weakness) in addition to social class. Prior research was consult...