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The Adaptation and Validation of an Arabic Version of the Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (A-CSDD)
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IOS Press
, 2018 , Article)
Background: Depression is a major disorder that can be ttriggering, exacerbating, or co-occurring with dementia symptoms. Its assessment is paramount to achieve diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic decisions. The Cornell ...
An unbalanced ranked-set sampling method to get more than one sample from each set
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American Association for Public Opinion Research
, 2018 , Article)
In ranked-set sampling, the restriction of selecting just one individual from each set may require too many sets. We propose a new version of ranked-set sampling that relaxes this restriction. Our new design uses stratified ...
The effect of cultural tightness-looseness on fraud perception in insurance services
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2018 , Article)
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate how cultural tightness may influence consumers' attitudes toward insurance services and occurrence of insurance fraud. Design/methodology/approach: Drawing on Gelfand ...
Early stage litter decomposition across biomes
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2018 , Article)
© 2018 Elsevier B.V. Through litter decomposition enormous amounts of carbon is emitted to the atmosphere. Numerous large-scale decomposition experiments have been conducted focusing on this fundamental soil process in ...
Emergent properties of microbial activity in heterogeneous soil microenvironments: Different research approaches are slowly converging, yet major challenges remain
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Frontiers Media S.A.
, 2018 , Article Review)
Over the last 60 years, soil microbiologists have accumulated a wealth of experimental data showing that the bulk, macroscopic parameters (e.g., granulometry, pH, soil organic matter, and biomass contents) commonly used ...
Taxonomy of communications in the operating room
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Springer Verlag
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
US hospitals are facing critical problems of nurse shortage. One report predicts that there will be a shortage of 260,000 registered nurses by 2025 in the USA, and it was found out that patient mortality risk is 6% higher ...
A comparative analysis of the UN declaration, global business compact, and religious morals in determining global values for business and their application to Islamic marketing
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2018 , Article)
Purpose
The continued rise of the multinational and debate as to what constitutes global business values is predicated on the UN Declaration and Global Business Compact. This research suggests both documents explicitly ...
The communicative function of public spaces
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Taylor and Francis
, 2018 , Book chapter)
The study of urban spaces has attracted increasing attention over past decades partly due to the symbolic role attached to them and their use by social movements. City squares and other prominent urban spaces are becoming ...
E-parliament in Jordan: Challenges and perspectives
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Inderscience
, 2018 , Article)
This paper aimed at understanding the e-parliament phenomenon and the contribution of technology and new applications in enhancing such area. We tried to explore the attitudes of Jordanian representatives regarding such ...
صناعة الفتوى بين الماضي والحاضر
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Ekev Akademi Dergisi
, 2018 , Article)
لا يخفى على أحد ممن يعمل في حقول الدراسات الشرعية والأبحاث الاجتماعية والسياسية تلك المكانة العظمى التي يتبوؤها صناعة الفتوى اليوم من حيث التأثير الإيجابي والسلبي على الأفراد والمجتمعات في تصوراتهم وتصرفاتهم كما أن لها ...