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A cross-cultural comparison of health behaviors between Saudi and British adolescents living in urban areas: Gender by country analyses
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MDPI
, 2013 , Article)
This study investigated the cross-cultural differences and similarity in health behaviors between Saudi and British adolescents. A school-based cross-sectional study was conducted at four cities in Saudi Arabia (Riyadh and ...
A comparison of the effect of two different judging systems on the technique selection of Muay Thai competitors
(2013 , Article)
Growing internationalisation of the sport of Muay Thai has prompted a debate on which judging system should be implemented internationally; a western system very similar to boxing (used pre-2005 in the UK) or the system ...
Establishing the optimal body mass index - Body esteem relationship in young adolescents
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BMC
, 2013 , Article)
Background: This study sought to compare the utility of either inverted body mass index or body mass index to optimise the relationship with body esteem in young adolescents Design: The study was cross sectional in design ...
واقع الحقوق البيئية في دساتير دول مجلس التعاون لدول الخليج العربية
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معهد التدريب والدراسات القضائية
, 2013 , Article)
يستعرض البحث واقع الحقوق البيئية الموضوعية والإجرائية في دساتير دول مجلس التعاون لدول الخليج العربية - ومن ضمنها دولة قطر - بهدف رصدها وتقديم ملاحظات نقدية لتطوير منظومة الحقوق البيئية في هذه الدول لتواكب التطورات في مجال ...
Open Education Resources and Mobile Technology to Narrow the Learning Divide
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Athabasca University Press
, 2013 , Article)
As the world becomes more digitized, there will be an increasing need to make available learning resources in electronic format for access by information and communication technologies. The question education will face is ...
The evaluation of the investment environment in the industrial activity in Jordan
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Academic Journals
, 2013 , Article)
The aim of this paper is to evaluate the investment environment in Jordan from the perceptions of the
workers in the industrial activity. Data was collected by a questionnaire which depended on five
aspects; namely; ...
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 ...