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A Note on Meccan Women in the Fifteenth Century
( Brill Academic Publishers , 2016 , Article)The history of women in Arabia is a relatively new and unexplored area of research and the place of women in Mecca (Makkah), Islam's holiest city, is particularly shrouded in darkness. From the fifteenth century, however, ... -
Accelerating the Change to Smart Societies- a Strategic Knowledge-Based Framework for Smart Energy Transition of Urban Communities
( Frontiers Media , 2022 , Article)Urban communities differ in their social, economic, and environmental characteristics, as well as in the approach to energy use. Dynamic energy use and available on-site resources allow interaction with the surroundings ... -
Adaptable scheduling of smart building communities with thermal mapping and demand flexibility
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)This paper proposes a novel hierarchical optimization framework that couples the balancing problem of a community network with building energy management (BEM) to form an integrated model capable of capturing potential ... -
Agri-food markets in Qatar: Drivers, trends, and policy responses
( MDPI , 2020 , Article Review)Agri-food markets are vital in achieving food security, especially for resource-poor, food-importing countries such as Qatar. The paper provides an overview of the evolution of agri-food markets in Qatar and explores the ... -
Algeria and the FIFA World Cup: between political legitimization and regional rivalry
( Taylor and Francis Group , 2022 , Article)Algeria’s history with the FIFA World Cup can be divided into two main periods. The first stretches from independence in 1962 to the early 1990s, which saw Algeria qualifying twice in 1982 and 1986. In the 1990s, Algeria ... -
An incentive-based optimization approach for load scheduling problem in smart building communities
( MDPI AG , 2021 , Article)The impact of load growth on electricity peak demand is becoming a vital concern for utilities. To prevent the need to build new power plants or upgrade transmission lines, power companies are trying to design new demand ... -
An Islamic view towards sustainability: The theory and practice of GCC countries
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference)Despite the fact that many public policy issues related to sustainability are usually framed in the form of government initiatives and programs, probably an equally, if not more, important topic, is how to change people's ... -
Analysis of factors affecting willingness to pay for high-occupancy-toll lanes: Results from stated-preference survey of travelers
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)This study examines the feasibility of implementing high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes in a Middle Eastern country to obtain an improved understanding of such a policy and how it may affect the behavior of travelers in this ... -
Analysis of ICT usage patterns, benefits and barriers in tourism SMEs in the Middle Eastern countries: The case of Dubai in UAE
( SAGE Publications Ltd , 2017 , Article)Information and communications technology (ICT) are widely used by enterprises to enhance their competitiveness. Travel agents (TAs) are among service providers for whom their integration of ICT and Internet technological ... -
Arab 'Parliamentarisation' in the Arab Spring context: The normative vs. the practical
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The Arab spring is not lost: Moral protest as the embodiment of a new politics
( Taylor & Francis , 2019 , Book chapter)This chapter explores the “Arab Spring” popular Uprisings sweeping the MENA region since late 2010 to posit moral protest as a dynamic of new politics “from below.” It begins with a conceptualization of bottom-up “protest ... -
Army and Monarchy in Morocco: Rebellion, Allegiance and Reforms
( Taylor & Francis , 2018 , Article)The study of the complex relationship between army and monarchy in Morocco provides support for the argument that coup-proofing and institutionalisation enable civil leadership to enhance and maintain civilian control over ... -
Assessment of household food waste management during the COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia: a cross-sectional online survey
( Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH , 2022 , Article)The Serbian government has taken several measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. These measures may have led to a disruption of daily life and affected food-related behaviors. This paper investigates the state of food ... -
Avoiding Somalia: what prevents onshore solutions to piracy?
( Taylor & Francis (Routledge) , 2015 , Article)The United Nations Security Council has repeatedly stated that onshore solutions have to be carried out in Somalia in order to end piracy in the Horn of Africa. Yet, the primary responses from the international community ... -
Bio-informatic analysis of a vacuolar Na+/H+ antiporter (AlaNHX) from the salt resistant grass Aeluropus lagopoides
( Pakistan Botanical Society , 2016 , Article)Sodium-hydrogen antiporter (NHX) protein regulates the trans-membrane transport of Na+ in higher plants. Vacuolar- NHX is a type of NHX protein located on tonoplast and minimizes the accumulation of Na+ in cytoplasm by ... -
Blockchain Technology for Intelligent Transportation Systems: A Systematic Literature Review
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2022 , Article)The use of Blockchain technology has recently become widespread. It has emerged as an essential tool in various academic and industrial fields, such as healthcare, transportation, finance, cybersecurity, and supply chain ... -
Building an Integrated Missile Defense Architecture for Gulf States: Perceptions, Capabilities and Challenges
( Gerlach Press , 2016 , Book chapter)Ballistic missile defense (BMD) plays an important role in the defense planning of all GCC members, involving huge investments with strong reliance on US assistance. This is a major concern in relations with regional ... -
Caught off guard and beaten: The Ukraine war and food security in the Middle East
( Frontiers Media , 2023 , Article)The Ukraine war has led to a severe global food crisis due to complex supply disruptions and price increases of agricultural inputs. Countries of the Middle East have been directly affected because of their high dependence ... -
Causes of workplace violence against medical staff as perceived by physicians and nurses in Jordanian public hospitals
( Emerald , 2022 , Article)Purpose: Workplace violence against medical staff has become an endemic problem in the healthcare sector in Jordan. This study investigates the perceived main causes of workplace violence (medical staff, administrative, ... -
Challenges of Palestinian Security Sector Reform: Blame Israeli Occupation or Internal Political Fragmentation?
( International Publishing House for China's Culture , 2014 , Article)The debate on Security Sector Reform (SSR) in Palestine has emerged within the context of the peace process between Israel and Palestinians, in particular following the Oslo agreement in 1993. There are different perceptions ...
