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Crescent marketing, Muslim geographies and brand Islam: Reflections from the JIMA Senior Advisory Board
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Emerald Publishing
, 2013 , Article)
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to bring together the thoughts and opinions of key members of the Journal of Islamic Marketing's (JIMA) Editorial Team, regarding the recently branded phenomenon of Islamic marketing ...
Understanding challenges to food security in dry Arab micro-states: Evidence from Qatari micro-data
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Walter de Gruyter
, 2013 , Article)
Using Qatar as a case study, we exploit a novel microdata set for 102 raw agricultural imported commodities on a shipment-by-shipment basis over the period January 1, 2005 to June 30, 2010. The data comprise over half a ...
The Internet-EDI Systems Adoption by Enterprises in Jordan: Descriptive analysis of Adoption, Strategies and Benefits
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Scientific Research Publishing, Inc.
, 2013 , Article)
This paper reviewed and explored the current extent of the Internet Electronic Data Interchange systems adoption in Jordan particularly in the SME sector. Also the paper presented the benefits of IEDI adoption and showed ...
Islamic Arab hospitality and multiculturalism
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SAGE
, 2013 , Article)
This ethnographic study in Qatar and United Arab Emirates addresses a particular Islamic consumptionscape as well as a related commodified practice: that of Arab hospitality. This much vaunted Arab virtue is examined in ...
An Overview of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Jordan: Review the Literature of Usage, Benefits and Barriers
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Scientific Research Publishing, Inc.
, 2013 , Article)
This paper presented a background of the extent of the ICT, IT, and EC-B2B in Jordan. It was mentioned that the development of the ICT in Jordan brings benefits to the enterprises and their TPs. In this paper the EC-B2B ...
High-frequency viscoelastic measurements of fluids based on microcantilever sensing: New modeling and experimental issues
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Elsevier
, 2013 , Article)
In general, microrheology is carried out using active or passive particle-tracking techniques. In the present paper, a novel technique based on the out-of-plane bending vibrations of a microcantilever beam immersed into a ...
Determinants of Tunisia's exports: A gravity model framework
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International Economic Society Ltd
, 2013 , Article)
This paper applies the gravity trade model to explain Tunisia's exports pattern with non-traditional partner's countries and to determine the main factors explaining Tunisia's exports with these countries. We estimate our ...
Evaluation Tools of Total Quality Management in Business Organizations
(2013 , Article)
Total quality management (TQM) is a strategic commitment to make quality and customer satisfaction a guiding factor in everything an organization does. TQM, which has preoccupied the attention of organizations since the ...
Incorporating haptic and olfactory into surgical simulation
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IEEE Computer Society
, 2013 , Conference Paper)
Recently, surgical simulation is a widely used method to train surgeons on specific surgeries due to the fact that it helps reducing surgical errors. Available surgical simulations lack realism since they only incorporate ...
EFFECT OF COMPATIBILIZER ON MECHANICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF GREEN COMPOSITES BASED ON HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE AND DATE PALM FIBER
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DEStech Publications
, 2013 , Conference Paper)
Date palm leaves and wood are common wastes in the middle east. These natural fibers can be used as additives for polymers to develop new desired properties; they also have important economic and environmental advantages. ...