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Examining the Extinction of the Barbary Lion and Its Implications for Felid Conservation
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Public Library of Science
, 2013 , Article)
Estimations of species extinction dates are rarely definitive, yet declarations of extinction or extirpation are important as they define when conservation efforts may cease. Erroneous declarations of extinctions not only ...
The origins of Tunisian tourism
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Malta University Publishers Ltd.
, 2018 , Article)
Tunisia received little attention in the copious historical scholarship on tourism with regard to its beginnings back in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Most often Tunisia is mentioned as an adjunct to ...
Security Sector Reform in the Maghreb: Finding a Realistic Approach
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Moroccan Institute for Policy Analysis
, 2020 , Other)
Security sector reform (SSR) is a key concern in the current landscape of political transition towards democracy in the Maghreb. It is particularly important given the fundamental and historical roles played by the security ...
A cost effectiveness analysis of salt reduction policies to reduce coronary heart disease in four Eastern Mediterranean countries
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Public Library of Science
, 2014 , Article)
Background: Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is rising in middle income countries. Population based strategies to reduce specific CHD risk factors have an important role to play in reducing overall CHD mortality. Reducing ...
The Development of the Dementia Screening Battery-100: Instrument Presentation, Reliability, and Construct Validity
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S. Karger AG
, 2017 , Article)
Background/Aim: The screening of dementia in non-Westerners has so far relied on translations and adaptations of reputed instruments. Other efforts focused on developing culturally appropriate tests or tests in touch with ...
Understanding citizens' adoption of e-filing in developing countries: An empirical investigation
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2016 , Article)
This study develops a research framework by integrating the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology's model with multi-dimensional trust in order to investigate the antecedents of behavioral expectation toward ...
Jellyfish diversity, trends and patterns in Southwestern Mediterranean Sea: a citizen science and field monitoring alliance
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Oxford University Press
, 2022 , Article)
Jellyfish (Cnidaria and Ctenophora) are an essential component of marine ecosystems and represent a potential effect, positive or negative, for several economic activities. Jellyfish blooms and non-indigenous species (NIS) ...
Sport and political transition in Tunisia: Another terrain of competition between Islamists and seculars
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Taylor and Francis Group
, 2015 , Book chapter)
This chapter reports on a research project that focused on how policy makers perceived and responded to the sporting needs of Muslim communities in Norway. A unique trait of Norwegian sport policy is that sport organizations ...
Long-term employment intensity of sectoral output growth in Tunisia
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International Labour Office
, 2016 , Article)
This article examines the long-term ability of Tunisian industries to generate employment opportunities. Using a panel data set of 15 industries over 1983–2010, the authors estimate their long-run output–employment ...
Class-time utilization in business schools in Tunisia
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2016 , Article)
Tunisian Universities, like many other universities in the developing countries, do not adopt any textbooks and rather rely on classrooms as the main learning resource for the students. This study is concerned with observing ...