Submissions from 2020
Digital Forensic Acquisition and Analysis of Discord Applications, Michal Motylinski, Aine MacDermott, Farkhund Iqbal, Mohammed Hussain, and Saiqa Aleem
Polymyxins and bacterial membranes: A review of antibacterial activity and mechanisms of resistance, Carole Ayoub Moubareck
Insights into Acinetobacter baumannii: A review of microbiological, virulence, and resistance traits in a threatening nosocomial pathogen, Carole Ayoub Moubareck and Dalal Hammoudi Halat
Assessment of the performance of CHROMagar KPC and Xpert Carba-R assay for the detection of carbapenem-resistant bacteria in rectal swabs: First comparative study from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Carole Ayoub Moubareck, Dalal Hammoudi Halat, Mohammad Sartawi, Karen Lawlor, Dolla Karam Sarkis, and Adnan Alatoom
Profiles of human milk oligosaccharides and their relations to the milk microbiota of breastfeeding mothers in Dubai, Carole Ayoub Moubareck, Maryam Lootah, Muna Tahlak, and Koen Venema
Phylogenomics of the genus Tursiops and closely related Delphininae reveals extensive reticulation among lineages and provides inference about eco-evolutionary drivers, Andre E. Moura, Kypher Shreves, Małgorzata Pilot, Kimberly R. Andrews, Daniel M. Moore, Takushi Kishida, Luciana Möller, Ada Natoli, Stefania Gaspari, Michael McGowen, Ing Chen, Howard Gray, Mauvis Gore, Ross M. Culloch, Muhammad S. Kiani, Maia Sarrouf Willson, Asma Bulushi, Tim Collins, Robert Baldwin, Andrew Willson, Gianna Minton, Louisa Ponnampalam, and A. Rus Hoelzel
Does language really matter when solving mathematical word problems in a second language? A cognitive load perspective, Jase Moussa-Inaty, Mark Causapin, and Timothy Groombridge
Patterns of dialogic teaching in kindergarten classrooms of Finland and the United Arab Emirates, Heli Muhonen, Eija Pakarinen, Marja Kristiina Lerkkanen, Lydia Barza, and Antje von Suchodoletz
Ethnodrama and ethnotheatre in tourism, Paolo Mura
Board gender diversity and environmental, social, and economic value creation: Does family ownership matter?, Muhammad Nadeem, Ernest Gyapong, and Ammad Ahmed
Do ethics drive value co-creation on digital sharing economy platforms?, Waqar Nadeem and Saifeddin Al-Imamy
Efficient scheduling of video camera sensor networks for IoT systems in smart cities, Muhammad Naeem, Waleed Ejaz, Muhammad Iqbal, Farkhund Iqbal, Alagan Anpalagan, and Joel J.P.C. Rodrigues
Dynamic dependence between ETFs and crude oil prices by using EGARCH-Copula approach, Muhammad Naeem, Zaghum Umar, Sheraz Ahmed, and El Mehdi Ferrouhi
Framework for examination of software quality characteristics in conflict: A security and usability exemplar, Bilal Naqvi, Ahmed Seffah, and Alain Abran
Latent Embedding Feedback and Discriminative Features for Zero-Shot Classification, Sanath Narayan, Akshita Gupta, Fahad Shahbaz Khan, Cees G.M. Snoek, and Ling Shao
Preface, Muhammad Naseem and Thomas Dandekar
Bacterial Shoot Apical Meristem Inoculation Assay, Muhammad Naseem, Gökhan Gun, Ozge Osmanoglu, Fatima A. AlRemeithi, Jibran Iqbal, and Thomas Dandekar
Synthetic Rewiring of Plant CO2 Sequestration Galvanizes Plant Biomass Production, Muhammad Naseem, Özge Osmanoglu, and Thomas Dandekar
Mapping a Transcriptome-Guided Arabidopsis SAM Interactome, Muhammad Naseem, Ozge Osmanoglu, Jibran Iqbal, Fares M. Howari, Fatima A. AlRemeithi, Martin Kaltdorf, and Thomas Dandekar
Integrated framework of the immune-defense transcriptional signatures in the arabidopsis shoot apical meristem, Muhammad Naseem, Özge Osmanoğlu, Martin Kaltdorf, Afnan Ali M.A. Alblooshi, Jibran Iqbal, Fares M. Howari, Mugdha Srivastava, and Thomas Dandekar
Integrated structural and functional analysis of the protective effects of kinetin against oxidative stress in mammalian cellular systems, Muhammad Naseem, Eman M. Othman, Moustafa Fathy, Jibran Iqbal, Fares M. Howari, Fatima A. AlRemeithi, Geema Kodandaraman, Helga Stopper, Elena Bencurova, Dimitrios Vlachakis, and Thomas Dandekar
Molecular Modeling of the Interaction Between Stem Cell Peptide and Immune Receptor in Plants, Muhammad Naseem, Mugdha Srivastava, Ozge Osmanoglu, Jibran Iqbal, Fares M. Howari, Fatima A. AlRemeithi, and Thomas Dandekar
Lignin/alginate/hydroxyapatite composite beads for the efficient removal of copper and nickel ions from aqueous solutions, Ayesha Naseer, Almas Hamid, Moinuddin Ghauri, Asma Nasrullah, Jibran Iqbal, Noor Samad Shah, Sikander Rafiq, Masooma Irfan, and Nawshad Muhammad
Intersectionality, identity work and migrant progression from low-paid work: A critical realist approach, Gina Netto, Mike Noon, Maria Hudson, Nicolina Kamenou-Aigbekaen, and Filip Sosenko
UAE: Brief Review of Education in the United Arabic Emirates, Edward G. Nichols and Anna Kohn
Evaluating IT Governance Structure Implementation in the Gulf Cooperation Council Region, Mathew Nicho and Suadad Muamaar
Colorimetric based sensing of dopamine using ionic liquid functionalized drug mediated silver nanostructures, Umar Nishan, Rovida Gul, Nawshad Muhammad, Muhammad Asad, Abdur Rahim, Mohibullah Shah, Jibran Iqbal, Jalal Uddin, Azhar ul Haq Ali Shah, and Shaukat Shujah
Testing Wagner’s law versus the Keynesian hypothesis for GCC countries, Salah A. Nusair and Dennis O. Olson
Prevalence and factors associated with overweight and central obesity among adults in the Eastern Sudan, Saeed M. Omar, Zainab Taha, Ahmed Ali Hassan, Osama Al-Wutayd, and Ishag Adam
A closing call’s impact on market quality: evidence from Abu Dhabi stock exchange, Eda Orhun
Islamic Banking in GCC: Emergence, Growth, and Prospects, Eda Orhun
The Impact of Terrorism on Turkish Banks' Stocks and Cross-bank Variation of Abnormal Returns, Eda Orhun
A Novel Ensemble Method for Advanced Intrusion Detection in Wireless Sensor Networks, Safa Otoum, Burak Kantarci, and Hussein T. Mouftah
Blockchain-Supported Federated Learning for Trustworthy Vehicular Networks, Safa Otoum, Ismaeel Al Ridhawi, and Hussein T. Mouftah
Applications of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in road safety, traffic and highway infrastructure management: Recent advances and challenges, Fatma Outay, Hanan Abdullah Mengash, and Muhammad Adnan
Contextual healing: Privacy through interpretation management, Fatma Outay and Rula Sayaf
The 13th international workshop on digital forensics (WSDF 2020), Richard E. Overill, Virginia N.L. Franqueira, Andrew Marrington, Andrew Jones, and Kim Kwang Raymond Choo
Sustainable energy development and nuclear energy legislation in the uae, Evan K. Paleologos, Abdel Mohsen O. Mohamed, and Eric Canal-Forgues
PhishOut: PhishOut: Effective Phishing Detection Using Selected Features, Suhail Paliath, Mohammad Abu Qbeitah, and Monther Aldwairi
A survey of empirical findings on unconventional central bank policies, Stephanos Papadamou, Costas Siriopoulos, and Nikolaos A. Kyriazis
Differences in the Prevalence of Sarcopenia in Community-Dwelling, Nursing Home and Hospitalized Individuals. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, S. K. Papadopoulou, P. Tsintavis, G. Potsaki, and Dimitrios Papandreou
COVID-19 disease, obesity and micronutrients: An updated narrative review of the literature, Sousana K. Papadopoulou, Maria Mantzorou, Desspina Koutridou, Elias Tassoulas, Styliani Sakellaropoulou, Fani Biskanaki, Efthymis Xatziapostolou, and Dimitrios Papandreou
No effect of probiotics on leptin levels. An updated mini review, Dimitrios Papandreou
Predictors of life satisfaction in Australia: A study drawing upon annual data from the Gallup World Poll, Joonha Park, Mohsen Joshanloo, and Heinz Scheifinger
Contextualizing privacy on health-related use of information technology, Yong Jin Park and Donghee Shin
Good Practices Across Two Education Faculties’ Tutor Programs: A Comparative Case Study, Subethra Pather, Lawrence Meda, Najwa Norodien-Fataar, and Hanlie Dippenaar
‘We need to share our stories’: the lives of Pakistanis with intellectual disability and their guardians, M. Patka, J. Wallin-Ruschman, B. A. Al Rahma, A. Zar, H. bin Nauman, J. M. Sharif, S. Ikram, T. Ul Hasan, A. Naeem, G. M. Sharif, N. Mehboob, T. Azim, and Z. Khanam
Women in STEM/SET: gender gap research review of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – a meta-analysis, Louise Patterson, Damodharan Sowmya Varadarajan, and Beena Saji Salim
Employability under the fourth industrial revolution, Alexandrina Maria Pauceanu, Nada Rabie, and Ayman Moustafa
Perceptions of stopover destinations during long haul air travel: A mixed methods research approach in four countries, Steven Pike and Filareti Kotsi
Been there, done that: quasi-experimental evidence about how, why, and for who, a previous visit might increase stopover destination loyalty, Steven Pike, Filareti Kotsi, Frank Mathmann, and Di Wang
Determining the Importance of Stopover Destination Attributes: Integrating Stated Importance, Choice Experiment, and Eye-Tracking Measures, Steven Pike, Filareti Kotsi, Harmen Oppewal, and Di Wang
Who is unhappy for Brexit? A machine-learning, agent-based study on financial instability, Stathis Polyzos, Aristeidis Samitas, and Marina Selini Katsaiti
Tourism Demand and the COVID-19 Pandemic: An LSTM Approach, Stathis Polyzos, Aristeidis Samitas, and Anastasia Ef Spyridou
Exploration of Lifestyle Choices, Reproductive Health Knowledge, and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Among Female Emirati University Students, Sreepoorna Pramodh
The effect of differential quality and differential zealotry in the best-of-n problem, Judhi Prasetyo, Giulia De Masi, Elio Tuci, and Eliseo Ferrante
Personality, trait EI and coping with COVID 19 measures, Catherine Prentice, Susan Zeidan, and Xuequn Wang
Ensuring Reliability and Low Cost When Using a Parallel VNF Processing Approach to Embed Delay-Constrained Slices, Nattakorn Promwongsa, Mohammad Abu-Lebdeh, Somayeh Kianpisheh, Fatna Belqasmi, Roch H. Glitho, Halima Elbiaze, Noel Crespi, and Omar Alfandi
A Comprehensive Survey of the Tactile Internet: State-of-the-art and Research Directions, Nattakorn Promwongsa, Amin Ebrahimzadeh, Diala Naboulsi, Somayeh Kianpisheh, Fatna Belqasmi, Roch Glitho, Noel Crespi, and Omar Alfandi
Age and knowledge of morphosyntax in english as an additional language: Grammatical judgment and error correction, Muhammad Asif Qureshi
Grammaticality judgment task: Reliability and scope, Muhammad Asif Qureshi
Linear and decoupled decoders for dual-polarized antenna-based mimo systems, Sara Shakil Qureshi, Sajid Ali, and Syed Ali Hassan
Ethical leadership in times of change: the role of change commitment and change information for employees’ dysfunctional resistance, H. M.Saidur Rahaman, Jeroen Camps, Stijn Decoster, and Jeroen Stouten
Journalism and environmental issues in the Middle East, Nadia Rahman
Rethinking the role of business school in creating corporate managers, Khurram Parvez Raja and Muhammad Anowar Zahid
Numerical analysis of carbon nanotube-based nanofluid unsteady flow amid two rotating disks with hall current coatings and homogeneous-heterogeneous reactions, Muhammad Ramzan, Saima Riasat, Seifedine Kadry, Pin Kuntha, Yunyoung Nam, and Fares Howari
The Propensity to Use FinTech: Input from Bankers in the Kingdom of Bahrain, Anjum Razzaque, Richard Thomas Cummings, Magdalena Karolak, and Allam Hamdan
An Overview of Innovation in the Arab Gulf States: From Origins and Five-Year Plans to New Cities and Indices, James C. A. Redman
The sovereign yield curve and credit ratings in GIIPS, Yasir Riaz, Choudhry T. Shehzad, and Zaghum Umar
Smart infrastructure technologies: Crowdsourcing future development and benefits for Australian communities, John Rice and Nigel Martin
Are Cryptos Safe-Haven Assets during COVID-19? Evidence from Wavelet Coherence Analysis, Ghulame Rubbaniy, Ali Awais Cheema, and Aristeidis Samitas
Skeletal muscle and the maintenance of vitamin d status, Mark S. Rybchyn, Myriam Abboud, David A. Puglisi, Clare Gordon-Thomson, Tara C. Brennan-Speranza, Rebecca S. Mason, and David R. Fraser
From total dependency to corporatisation: The journey of domestic work in the UAE, Rima Sabban
“The Debt of Gratitude”: Mobilizing “Motherhood” in Times of Unrest in the United Arab Emirates, Rima Sabban
The continuous intention to use e-learning, from two different perspectives, Rana Saeed Al-Maroof, Khadija Alhumaid, and Said Salloum
On data-driven curation, learning, and analysis for inferring evolving internet-of-Things (IoT) botnets in the wild, Morteza Safaei Pour, Antonio Mangino, Kurt Friday, Matthias Rathbun, Elias Bou-Harb, Farkhund Iqbal, Sagar Samtani, Jorge Crichigno, and Nasir Ghani
Supporting Organisational Justice through a Legal Framework for Performance Appraisal in the United Arab Emirates: Management Case and Comparison with the French System, Fadi Sakka, Mohammed El Hadi El Maknouzi, and Iyad Mohammad Jadalhaq
Emirati Adults Have a Higher Overall Knowledge on Vitamin D Compared to Tourists, Ahlam Saleh, Jawaher Saeed Alhadhrami, Maei Saeed Al Ramahi, Halima Ali Albloushi, Rafiq Hijazi, Myriam Abboud, and Dimitrios Papandreou
Mitigating the Impact of Congestion Minimization on Vehicles’ Emissions in a Transportation Road Network, S. Salman and S. Alaswad
On the use of elitism to improve convergence of the chemical reaction optimization algorithm in discrete optimization problems, Sinan Salman
Network design using chemical reaction optimization and markov-chain traffic assignment, Sinan Salman and Suzan Alaswad
Vehicles' emissions consideration in transportation network design using Markov chain traffic assignment, Sinan Salman and Suzan Alaswad
Machine learning as an early warning system to predict financial crisis, Aristeidis Samitas, Elias Kampouris, and Dimitris Kenourgios
Spillover effects between greece and cyprus: A DCC model on the interdependence of small economies, Aristeidis Samitas, Elias Kampouris, Stathis Polyzos, and Anastasia Ef Spyridou
Financial contagion in real economy: The key role of policy uncertainty, Aristeidis Samitas, Elias Kampouris, and Zaghum Umar
Exposed to Dubai: education and belonging among young Indian residents in the Gulf, David Sancho
Ubiquitous Health Profile (UHPr): a big data curation platform for supporting health data interoperability, Fahad Ahmed Satti, Taqdir Ali, Jamil Hussain, Wajahat Ali Khan, Asad Masood Khattak, and Sungyoung Lee
Bismuth-Doped Nano Zerovalent Iron: A Novel Catalyst for Chloramphenicol Degradation and Hydrogen Production, Murtaza Sayed, Aamir Khan, Sajid Rauf, Noor S. Shah, Faiza Rehman, Abdullah A. Al-Kahtani, Javed Ali Khan, Jibran Iqbal, Grzegorz Boczkaj, Ikhtiar Gul, and Maleeha Bushra
A Comprehensive Framework for Accurate Classification of Pulmonary Nodules, Ahmed Shaffie, Ahmed Soliman, Hadil Abu Khalifeh, Mohammed Ghazal, Fatma Taher, Adel Elmaghraby, Robert Keynton, and Ayman El-Baz
Guaranteed lifetime protocol for IoT based wireless sensor networks with multiple constraints, Babar Shah, Ali Abbas, Gohar Ali, Farkhund Iqbal, Asad Masood Khattak, Omar Alfandi, and Ki Il Kim
Effects of prebiotic dietary fibers and probiotics on human health: With special focus on recent advancement in their encapsulated formulations, Bakht Ramin Shah, Bin Li, Haleama Al Sabbah, Wei Xu, and Jan Mráz
Access Permissions for Apple Watch Applications: A Study on Users' Perceptions, Muhammad Umair Shah, Umair Rehman, Farkhund Iqbal, Fazli Wahid, Mohammed Hussain, and Ali Arsalan
Nano-zerovalent copper as a Fenton-like catalyst for the degradation of ciprofloxacin in aqueous solution, Noor S. Shah, Javed Ali Khan, Murtaza Sayed, Jibran Iqbal, Zia Ul Haq Khan, Nawshad Muhammad, Kyriaki Polychronopoulou, Sajjad Hussain, Muhammad Imran, Behzad Murtaza, Muhammad Usman, Issam Ismail, Asma Shafique, Fares Howari, and Yousef Nazzal
Synergistic effects of H2O2 and S2O82− in the gamma radiation induced degradation of congo-red dye: Kinetics and toxicities evaluation, Noor S. Shah, Javed Ali Khan, Murtaza Sayed, Zia Ul Haq Khan, Jibran Iqbal, Sidra Arshad, Muhammad Junaid, and Hasan M. Khan
Nano zerovalent zinc catalyzed peroxymonosulfate based advanced oxidation technologies for treatment of chlorpyrifos in aqueous solution: A semi-pilot scale study, Noor S. Shah, Javed Ali Khan, Murtaza Sayed, Zia Ul Haq Khan, Jibran Iqbal, Muhammad Imran, Behzad Murtaza, Ali Zakir, and Kyriaki Polychronopoulou
Thumb movement and touch-based interaction heuristics in smart devices: Advances in human and smart device interaction, Don Donghee Shin, Park Beede, Mohammed Ibahrine, and Bouziane Zaid
How do users interact with algorithm recommender systems? The interaction of users, algorithms, and performance, Donghee Shin