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Entrepreneurship in ethnic enterprises: The making of new immigrant businesses in New York
( MDPI , 2021 , Article)Research on ethnic entrepreneurship has generated substantial literature on the development of ethnic businesses among different immigrant groups in North America. Such studies tend to focus on the emergence of immigrant ... -
Epigenetic mechanisms, trauma, and psychopathology: Targeting chromatin remodeling complexes
( De Gruyter , 2019 , Article)Environmental pressure affects the genotype throughout different epigenetic processes. There is currently ample evidence on the role of epigenetics in developing various mental disorders. A burden of environmental pressure, ... -
Exploring Household Food Dynamics During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Morocco
( Frontiers Media S.A. , 2021 , Article)Alongside the dramatic impact on health systems, eating, shopping, and other food-related habits may have been affected by the COVID-19 crisis. This paper analyses the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on food shopping ... -
Exploring the stability of HEXACO-60 structure and the association of gender, age, and social position with personality traits across 18 countries
( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2022 , Article)Objectives: The present paper tests the cross-national stability of the HEXACO-60 structure across 18 countries from four continents. Gender and age differences across countries will be examined. Finally, this is the first ... -
Factors associated with depression and anxiety in the adult population of Qatar after the first COVID-19 wave: a cross-sectional study
( springer , 2021 , Article)There is limited data from Arabic-speaking countries on risk factors for depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic. Country-specific data is necessary given differences in culture, demographics, and COVID-19 ... -
Factors underlying risk taking in heroin-dependent individuals: Feedback processing and environmental contingencies
( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Article)Evidence suggests that factors influencing risk-taking include whether decisions are made based on emotions (affective systems) or cognitions (deliberative systems), the processing of feedback (e.g., deciding to attend a ... -
False Memory in Adults With ADHD: A Comparison Between Subtypes and Normal Controls
( SAGE Publications Inc. , 2017 , Article)Objectives: To examine the performance on the Deese-Roediger-McDermott task of adults divided into ADHD subtypes and compares their performance to that of healthy controls to examine whether adults with ADHD are more ... -
Fear of being infected with COVID-19 virus among the medical social workers and its relationship to their future orientation
( Frontiers Media , 2022 , Article)COVID-19 has been studied extensively for its direct effects on healthcare workers. Despite this, very little is known about the effect of COVID-19 fear on future orientation. Studying medical social workers’ fear of being ... -
Forced Displacement in Libya and its Health, Psychological and Social Dimensions: The Case of the Displaced Tawergha
( Richtmann Publishing Ltd , 2022 , Article)Exposure to the physiological, social, and psychological situations of those relocated from Tawergha is a relatively new issue in the study of Libyan forced migration. This inquiry aims to learn more about the social, ... -
Greater traditionalism predicts COVID-19 precautionary behaviors across 27 societies
( Nature Research , 2023 , Article)People vary both in their embrace of their society's traditions, and in their perception of hazards as salient and necessitating a response. Over evolutionary time, traditions have offered avenues for addressing hazards, ... -
Gulf householding: implications of gulf migration for social reproduction
( Taylor & Francis , 2024 , Article)This paper introduces the idea of ‘Gulf householding’ to reflect on migrant households that send their members to the Arab Gulf states for work and rely on material and non-material supports for formation and sustenance ... -
Human antigen R: Exploring its inflammatory response impact and significance in cardiometabolic disorders
( Wiley , 2024 , Article Review)RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) play a crucial role in the regulation of posttranscriptional RNA networks, which can undergo dysregulation in many pathological conditions. Human antigen R (HuR) is a highly researched RBP that ... -
Human Factors in Driving Accidents: A Cognitive Investigation in the Gulf Context
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Human factors were reported by researchers to be the reason behind the majority of car accidents; examples of these factors were: inattention, stress, distraction, decision making, drugs and alcohol abuses. Most of such ... -
Impact of COVID-19 on food behavior and diet in Qatar: A cross-sectional survey on the Omicron variant
( SAGE Publications Ltd , 2023 , Article)Purpose: The emergence of the Omicron variant in November 2021 appears to have impacted food-related activities and behaviors and caused disruptions in food supply systems. Accordingly, this article aims to explore the ... -
Interdisciplinary Studies: A Critical Review of the Concept, Paradigm, and Difficulties
( School of Social Sciences & Humanities, University of Management and Technology (UMT) , 2024 , Article)Interdisciplinarity constitutes one of the main drivers for the development of scientific knowledge as it contributes instimulating scientific research from different perspectives and methodologies and inreducing the ... -
Is Tourism Marriage of Young Girls in Egypt a Form of Child Sexual Abuse? A Family Exploitation Perspective
( Routledge , 2018 , Article)Tourism marriage in Egypt is considered a part of the child marriage phenomenon, as parents following false interpretations of Islamic teachings offer up their daughters for short-term sexual relationships in return for ... -
Knowledge, Attitude, Practices, and Sources of Information (KAPS) toward COVID-19 during the second wave pandemic among university population in Qatar: A cross-sectional study
( Frontiers Media , 2022 , Article)Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 as a pandemic on 11 March 2020. Many efforts were performed to contain the virus worldwide. People's knowledge and attitude should be directed toward strict ... -
Measuring Egyptian Women’s Vulnerability to Sexual Harassment Threat: Reliability and Validity Evidence
( faculty of social work, Helwan University , 2021 , Article)This study developed an instrument to assess Arab women’s perception of the threat of sexual harassment (SH). In order to capture the cultural and interpersonal aspects related to Arab women’s views of such a phenomenon, ... -
Multicultural Validation of the Zuckerman–Kuhlman–Aluja Personality Questionnaire Shortened Form (ZKA-PQ/SF) Across 18 Countries
( SAGE Publications Inc. , 2020 , Article)The aim of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of the Zuckerman–Kuhlman–Aluja Personality Questionnaire shortened form (ZKA-PQ/SF) in 18 cultures and 13 languages of different African, American, Asian, and ... -
New Simulation Model for Workload Analysis Addressing Occupational Stress in a Production Company
( Elsevier , 2022 , Conference Paper)In today's world, occupational stress is identified as a major health issue within most organizations. The reason the spotlight has been focused on occupational stress in recent years is that it can have a negative impact ...