Submissions from 2026
Reconsidering Comparison in Inclusive Education Through a Neurodiversity-Informed Transcultural Methodology of Care, Efthymia Efthymiou
Digital Belonging and the Politics of Inclusion in Machine-Mediated Classrooms, Efthymia Efthymiou, Alexandros Argyriadis, Dimitra V. Katsarou, Salma Daiban, Maria Sofologi, Agathi Argyriadi, and Evangelos Mantsos
Aspects of board diversity and audit fees: evidence from an emerging economy, Aref M. Eissa, Yasser Eliwa, and Ahmed Diab
From Image to Insight: Evaluating LLM Accuracy in Understanding UML Use Case Diagrams with Claude, Mohamed El-Attar, Yasser Khan, Mahmood Niazi, Sajjad Mahmood, and Mohammad Alshayeb
CliffInsight: An Educational Web Application That Visualizes the Calculation of Effect-Sizes Using Cliff's Delta, Mohamed El-Attar, Ahmed Shuhaiber, Rima Grati, and Sarah Kohail
Integrating 3D Printing Technology in Education: Insights from a Makerspace Case Study in Kuwait, Sayed M. Eldebeky, Ganka Ivanova, Michael Nii Laryeafio, Samuel Ayertey, Derick Nyame, and Nahla Moussa
SLM with Swarm Intelligence for Efficient Representation of Medical Claims, Mohamed Ahmed Abo El-Enen, Ravi S. Sharma, Mustafa Abdulrazek, Amril Nazir, Reem Muhammad, and Ahmed Talat Sahlol
Quantum-Assisted Federated Edge Intelligence With Authenticated Secure Aggregation for Wearable Arrhythmia Detection in IoMT, Mohamed Elhoseny, Fatma Taher, and Mohammed K. Hassan
Beyond sticky floors: Executive gender diversity and firm-level gender pay inequality in UK firms, Yasser Eliwa, Sally Ahmed, and Ahmed Saleh
Financing Transition in a Hydrocarbon Economy: The UAE Case, Suzanna ElMassah and Mahmoud Elrefai
Sustainable hybrid pigments based on natural dye encapsulation: structure–stability relationships via practical physics techniques, Mai M. El Sawy and M. M. Elsawy
Digital Identities, AI Ethics, and Mental Health: Impacts of Technology on Cyber Behaviors and Personality Traits, Areej Elsayary
Ethical AI in Education: Mental Health Surveillance, Student Well-Being, and the Boundaries of Care, Areej ElSayary
Exploring Preservice Teachers’ Design Thinking Mindset in a Technology-Enhanced Active Learning Environment for STEM Courses, Areej Elsayary
The impact of generative AI training on teachers’ curriculum adaptation using reflective practices, Areej ElSayary
The Sustainable Development of Young People’s Psychological Well-Being: Design Thinking Mindset as a Prevention, Areej ElSayary
Investigating Parental Involvement and Barriers Shaping Students’ English Learning Outcomes in the United Arab Emirates, Areej Elsayary, Ghadah Al Murshidi, Noor Aisha, Maxwell Peprah Opoku, and Ahmed Al Zaabi
AI transformation in education: Examining teachers’ perceptions using an integrated TAM-TPACK-GenAI framework, Areej Elsayary, Ghadah Al Murshidi, Karim Ragab, and Ahmed Al Zaabi
Cyber Behaviors and Well-Being in Emerging Adults: Patterns, Determinants, and Gender Differences, Areej ElSayary, Juan Calmaestra, and Mercedes Gómez-López
The association between cyber behaviors and hedonic and eudaimonic well-being: the moderating role of personality traits, Areej ElSayary, Juan Calmaestra, and Mercedes Gómez-López
The association between ethical AI use and well-being among young adults in the UAE: a structural equation modeling approach, Areej ElSayary, Zeina Hojeij, and Lames Abdul Hadi
Cyber Behavior and Cognitive Outcomes: Navigating Digital Engagement in Modern Education, Areej ElSayary and Karim Ragab
Human Collaboration in the Age of AI: Building Responsible Digital Competencies in Education, Areej Elsayary and Karim Ragab
Protostage-NET: A Clinically Guided Foundation Model with Prototypical Learning for Automated Amd Grading from Oct Images, Mohamed Elsharkawy, Moumen El-Melegy, Asem Ali, Ali Mahmoud, Mohammed Ghazal, Ashraf Khalil, Wei Wang, and Ayman El-Baz
EG-SPXNet: Edge-Gated Superpixel Graph Neural Networks for Interpretable Retinal Disease Grading, Mohamed Elsharkawy, Sadman Sakib, Moumen El-Melegy, Asem Ali, Ali Mahmoud, Mohammed Ghazal, Ashraf Khalil, Wei Wang, and Ayman El-Baz
Fair and explainable educational recommendations with a hybrid Graph-GRU framework, Edmund Evangelista and Syed M.Salman Bukhari
AI-Powered Knowledge Management Systems Across Industries: A Systematic Review of Applications, Implementation Barriers, and Ethical Challenges, Edmund Evangelista and Ghazala Rizvi
From ethical principles to executable governance: A policy-as-code framework for trustworthy AI in higher education, Edmund Evangelista and Syed M. Salman Bukhari
3D computed tomography-based framework for automated grading of COVID-19 infections, I. S. Farahat, A. Sharafeldeen, M. Elsharkawy, A. Soliman, A. Mahmoud, M. Ghazal, F. Taher, W. Aladrousy, S. Elmougy, A. S. Tolba, and A. El-Baz
Exploring the Potential of Renewable Energy for Sustainable Mobility: A Simulation- Based study of Hydrogen Vehicle Penetration in Oman’s Road Network, Siham Farrag, Tarek R. Sheltami, Fatma Outay, and Ansar Ul Haque Yasar
Disease burden attributable to intimate partner violence against females and sexual violence against children in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023, Luisa S. Flor, Cory N. Spencer, Jack Cagney, Gabriela Fernanda Gil, Hasan Aalruz, Samar Abd ElHafeez, Siddig Ibrahim Abdelwahab, Meriem Abdoun, Mesfin Abebe, Yonas Abebe, Armita Abedi, Roberto Ariel Abeldaño Zuñiga, Alemwork Abie, Olumide Abiodun, Richard Gyan Aboagye, Lucas Guimarães Abreu, Rana Kamal Abu Farha, Bilyaminu Abubakar, Sawsan Abuhammad, Meshack Achore, Lisa C. Adams, Babatope Oluwadamilare Adebiyi, Kamoru Ademola Adedokun, Oluwatobi E. Adegbile, Nurudeen A. Adegoke, Olumide Thomas Adeleke, Makinde Adebayo Adeniyi, and Zahir Vally
Rethinking COVID-19 tourism recovery, Anestis Fotiadis, Efstathios Polyzos, and Tzung Cheng Huan
Tourism and mental disorder: bibliometric and social media analysis and future avenues for research, Anestis Fotiadis, Efstathios Polyzos, and Tomasz Korol
Chinese Involvement in UAE Ports, Jonathan Fulton
China’s Soft Power Projection in the Middle East—North Africa, Jonathan Fulton and Shaojin Chai
Reconnaissance-Driven Ransomware Prediction using Interpretable Machine Learning, Tarek Gaber, Hussein Fakhry, Mathew Nicho, Yaser Khamayseh, and Ahmed Hamed
Low-energy CO2 sequestration via palm waste biochar activated with carbide lime for mineral carbonation of industrial wastes, Maisa El Gamal, Ameera F. Mohammad, Basim Abu-Jdayil, Imen Ben Salem, and Suhaib Hameedi
Framing Emirati Womanhood: Heritage, Modernity, and Soft Power in Tourism Discourse, Valerie Priscilla Goby
Tiny Large Language Models for IoT networks: Potentials and challenges, Muhammed Golec, Suhib Bani Melhem, Yaser Khamayseh, Abdulmalik Alwarafy, and Naofal Al-Dhahir
A robust approach for olive leaf disease detection in uncontrolled environments, Rima Grati, Khouloud Boukadi, Emna Ben Abdallah, and Ahmed Seffah
A Case Study of eXplainable AI in Smart Agriculture. Lessons Learned for Information Systems Engineers, Rima Grati, Najla Fattouch, Khouloud Boukadi, Francesca De Luzi, Massimo Mecella, and Ahmed Seffah
Comics as cultural method: Drawing change and communicating regeneration for tourism and intercultural communication in the Gulf region, Cristina Greco
Who’s to blame? Exploring collective emotions between shared guilt and anger: a semiotic study of digital narratives and social activism in the context of online gender-based violence, Cristina Greco and Marianna Boero
Aligning Industry 4.0 technologies with sustainability: the strategic role of circular open innovation and circular ambidexterity, Noor Ul Hadi, M. Imran Khan, Ghayur Ahmed, Balqees Almessabi, Mohammad Talha, Muhammad Ali Raza, Muhammad Imran, Shazia Hassan, Felix Orole, and Ishtiaq Ahmed Malik
Designing by Chance: Controlled Randomness as a Generative and Constructible Strategy for Architectural Façade Composition—A Case Study, Maruan Halabi
Kidney Dysfunction, Biochemical Changes, DNA Alteration, and MAPKs Regulation Following Chronic Exposure to Regular and Occasional Hookah Smoke in Mice, Naserddine Hamadi, Anas Nemmar, Sumaya Beegam, Nur Elena Zaaba, Ozaz Elzaki, and Abderrahim Nemmar
Adaptive multi-agent learning for infrastructure-aware ITS: the IMER data-processing approach, Mayssa Hamdani, Nafaa Jabeur, Ansar Yasar, Fatma Outay, and Li Li
Promoting critical reading and academic writing skills using online blended modules in English medium of instruction environments, Shorouk Hanafy
Assessment of body fat percentage in Emirati females: a comparative analysis of BIA vs. DXA, Dalia Haroun and Aseel Ehsanallah
Arab National Security in the Anthropocene Era: Strategic Horizons and the Quest for a Single Security Space (2025–2035), Hamdy A. Hassan
Managing insecurity through institutionalized militarization: The Eritrean garrison police state model, Hamdy A. Hassan
Rethinking African security in the anthropocene: an alternative framework, Hamdy A. Hassan
Sufi exceptionalism in Senegal: the role of brotherhood in preventing religious extremism, Hamdy A. Hassan
UAE Membership in BRICS Plus: A Paradigm Shift in International Relations, Hamdy A. Hassan and Suzanna Elmassah
A machine learning framework for residential district cooling: Forecasting consumption, explaining drivers, and evaluating decarbonization pathways, Kadhim Hayawi, Husna Maliakkal, Neethu Venugopal, Thanveer Musthafa Hussain, and Gomathi Bhavani Rajagopalan
DustMambaNet: A hybrid InceptionV3–state-space network for robust solar panel dust detection, Kadhim Hayawi and Sakib Shahriar
Generative AI for Text-to-Video Generation: Recent Advances and Future Directions, Kadhim Hayawi and Sakib Shahriar
Diving into recession: the collective knowledge of online users as an early warning system for recessionary expectations, Kadhim Hayawi, Sakib Shahriar, Sujith Samuel Mathew, Efstathios Polyzos, and Kaustuv Kanti Ganguli
Impact of after-school care on maternal income: Evidence from Canadian administrative data, Ailin He, Laetitia Renée, and Nagham Sayour
Unsupervised anomaly detection in internet of vehicles via spectral-residual preprocessing and adversarial variational autoencoding, Arash Heidari, Mohammed Ababneh, Roberto Passerone, Jamal N. Al-Karaki, Ahmad Khonsari, Seyed Hamed Rastegar, Muhammad Baqer Mollah, and Kyu In Lee
NOVA: A Self-Supervised Graph Framework for Real-Time Anomaly Detection in Internet of Vehicles, Arash Heidari and Jamal N. Al-Karaki
Does better sleep quality always predict better work performance? A daily examination of sleep quality and task proactivity, Alexandra A. Henderson, Larissa K. Barber, and Xinyu Judy Hu
AI-Supported Mindfulness Interventions: A Review of Digital Approaches to Student Stress Reduction, Zeina Hojeij and Fahed BIzzari
Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education: Applications, Ethical Challenges, and Strategic Pathways for Institutional Transformation, Zeina Hojeij and Areej Elsayary
Impacts of Capstone Projects for Future-Ready Graduates: Design, Implementation, and Evaluation, Zeina Hojeij and Areej Elsayary
Perceptions of educational leaders about creating e-portfolios as part of a leadership upskilling program, Zeina Hojeij and Areej ElSayary
Best strategies to teach nutrition courses in graduate programs: a systematic review, Zeina Hojeij, Suzan Haidar, Rana Rizk, and Nadine Mahboub
From inundation to recovery: mapping flood footprints in Dubai after the April 2024 storm, Xin Hong
Mapping Post-Rainfall Recovery in Arid Regions Using a Hierarchical U-Net, Xin Hong
A test of the work stressor-vulnerability model of alcohol consumption, Kristin A. Horan, Alexandra A. Henderson, Shiyang Su, and Alison M. Rada-Bayne
The cost of a healthy diet and its association with BMI in crisis-stricken Lebanon, Maha Hoteit, Myriam Abboud, Maroun Khattar, and Rana Rizk
Board Gender Diversity, Institutional Logics, and Sustainable Revenue Generation, Atia Hussain, Ammad Ahmed, and Bao Thi Ngoc Nguyen
NeuroXAI-Caps: an explainable CNN–capsule network for early Alzheimer’s diagnosis, Muhammad Shahan Ibad, Omar Bin Samin, Adnan Amin, Feras Al-Obeidat, and Fernando Moreira
Nano ZnCuFe2O4 decorated activated carbon derived from date palm biowaste for efficient adsorptive removal of atenolol from water and additional photocatalytic activity, Anood Ibrahim, Jibran Iqbal, Kenesha Wilson, Pramod Kumbhar, Swati Singh, Kyriaki Polychronopoulou, and Yousef Nazzal
Energy-efficient pulsed photocatalysis with engineered biochar-ferrite nanocomposites for the reductive degradation of chlortoluron in water, Muhammad Imran, Behzad Murtaza, Muhammad Asif Naeem, Zia Ul Haq Khan, Jibran Iqbal, Muhammad Shahid, Long Li, and Changseok Han
A Deep Learning Approach for Supply Chain Risk Prediction, Muneeba Iqbal, Asad Masood Khattak, Muhammad Ali Raza, Muhammad Junaid Asghar, and Muhammad Zubair Asghar
Direct Effects of Capsaicin on Voltage-Dependent Calcium Channels of Mammalian Skeletal Muscle, Dmytro Isaev, Tatiana Prytkova, Badarunnisa Mohamed, Mohamed Omar Mahgoub, Keun Hang Susan Yang, and Murat Oz
AI for Sustainable Health in Smart Cities: An Empirical Study, Heba Ismail
SEM-PDPL: Semantic Exposure Graphs for Privacy-Law-Informed Risk Assessment of Public Social-Media Data, Heba Ismail
Image and metadata-driven personality inference for career recommendation: a social media-based AI framework for adolescents, Heba Ismail, Maryam Alhefeiti, and Ashraf Khalil
Artificial Intelligence, Environmental Awareness, and the Future of Sustainable Behaviour: A Sociological Study in Abu Dhabi, Ganka Ivanova, Rakan Alhrahsheh, and Mostafa Mohamad
Emotional Intelligence and Problem-Solving Correlations and Impact on Employability: A Case Study from the UAE, Ganka Ivanova and Rakan Alhrhasheh
From home to policy: Strengthening Arabic through intentional practices in Emirati early childhoods, Nadine Jaafarawi and Fatma F.S. Said
The intersection of driving and health: Toward a framework for healthy driving, Nafaa Jabeur, Hedi Haddad, Zied Bouyahia, Fatma Outay, and Mahmoud Mastouri
Reconnecting with nature: Biophilic buildings, businesses and urban scenes for a sustainable future, Maxime Jaffré, Elena Raevskikh, and Giovanna Di Mauro
From farm to plate: Q-analysis of consumer requirements in blockchain-based agri-food supply chains, Pouyan Jahanbin, Stephen C. Wingreen, Ravishankar Sharma, and Arnob Zahid
Toyota’s End in Australia: Economic Woes or Institutional Distances to Blame?, Reynold James and Shereen Bacheer
Validating the core tenets of deinstitutionalization – a process model of managerial practice abandonment, Reynold James and Susan Zeidan
Large language models in NLP: evolution, architectural trends, and open challenges, Haseeb Javed, Babar Shah, Farman Ali, and Daehan Kwak
Securing Multi-Agent Networks Against Shadow AI: An Explainable and Quantum-Resilient Framework, Nosheen Jillani, Asad Masood Khattak, Rizwan Ullah, Muhammad Zubair Asghar, and Ashraf Khalil
Mapping Multiclass-Targeted Hate Speech in Online Discourse: An Open Dataset, Sanaa Kaddoura and Sumaia Al-Kohlani
Evaluation of Large Language Models in Simulating Real-World Engineering Scenarios and Decision Making: A Comparative Study of ChatGPT-4o, Gemini, and Perplexity, Faouzi Kamoun, Farkhund Iqbal, Heni Abidi, and Aymen Ben Brik
Spatial and temporal patterns of daytime surface urban heat Islands in Istanbul, Türkiye: insights from a decade of google earth engine analysis, Mert Karaçam, Elif Merve Kabadayı, Fatma İrem Akar, Xin Hong, and Nur H. Orak
Resilience of Parents Raising Children With Intellectual Disabilities, Dimitra V. Katsarou, Evangelos Mantsos, Efthymia Efthymiou, Maria Sofologi, Georgios A. Kougioumtzis, and Asterios Patsiaouras
Psychological Resilience and Meaning-Making After Prenatal Detection of Genetic Syndromes, Dimitra V. Katsarou, Evangelos Mantsos, Kalliopi Megari, Maria Sofologi, Georgios Kougioumtzis, Effie Efthymiou, Miltiadis Karvounis, and Ilias Vasileiou
Individual responsibility and the limits of U.S. dietary guidelines: addressing ultra-processed food consumption through structural policy, Malika Al Kattan and Lynne Alexandra Kennedy
Isogeometric Analysis for the Pricing of Financial Derivatives with Nonlinear Models: Convertible Bonds and Options, Rakhymzhan Kazbek, Yogi Erlangga, Yerlan Amanbek, and Dongming Wei
Soft power, Arab media and Sports Mega Events: coverage of FIFA 2022 and lessons for future Arab hosting, Lynne Kennedy, Maaira Shahbaz, and Ala Al Rajabi
Predicting takeover rumor accuracy with machine learning, Hamed Khadivar, Frederick Davis, Ameneh Khadivar, and Ivan Stetsyuk
Corporate labor violations: Do CEOs’ public charity affiliations matter?, Mariem Khalifa, Mehdi Khedmati, Mohammed Aminu Sualihu, and Alfred Yawson