Submissions from 2026
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
DBLP: Noise bridge consistency distillation for efficient and reliable adversarial purification, Chihan Huang, Belal Alsinglawi, and Islam Al-qudah
Board gender diversity, cultural logics, and corporate tax behaviour, Atia Hussain, Ammad Ahmed, and Bao Thi Ngoc Nguyen
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
Sustainable AI Literacy in Higher Education Through Awareness, Ethics, and Curriculum Design, Nadine Jaafarawi and Rima Al Chaar
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
Psychological ownership of nature and environmental responsibility among local recreational hunters, Malek Jamaliah, Yahya A. Alzghoul, Mohammad M. Alazaizeh, Nidal Alzboun, and Mohamed Khater
Toyota’s End in Australia: Economic Woes or Institutional Distances to Blame?, Reynold James and Shereen Bacheer
Audit failures and organisational misconduct: a critical analysis of Big 4 accountability through multiple theoretical lenses, Reynold James and Martin Sposato
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
Fine-tuning large language models for binary and multiclass target-specific hate speech detection, Sanaa Kaddoura and Sumaia Al-Kohlani
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
Nature-based therapy in the UAE: leveraging ecosystems to alleviate depression and anxiety, Aya Abdul Karim Al-Taani, Mahmoud Mohammad Al-Gharaibeh, and Ahmed A. Al-Taani
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
Firm-Level Tournament Incentives and Social Decoupling: Evidence From the United States, Mohamed Khalifa, Ahmed Aboud, and Soad Kh Ali
Integrated Sensing and Edge Fusion for Consumer Vehicle Road Anomaly Monitoring, Abuzar Khan, Ahmad Junaid, Abid Iqbal, Anwer Al-Dulaimi, Ghassan Husnain, and Mohammad Alhefdi
A Comparative Study of Traditional Training and XR-Based Simulation in Healthcare Professional Education, Fazal Qudus Khan, Gohar Khan, Ibrar Ahmad, Owais Khan, and Suleman Shah
Nuclear factor of activated T cells as a driver of tumor progression and a target for precision therapy, Hira Khan, Khushbakhat Alia, Yusra Al Dhaheri, Muhammad Naseem, Rabah Iratni, Edgar Serfling, and Khalid Muhammad
Task Offloading for Edge Metaverse: A Joint BSUM and Reinforcement Learning Approach, Latif U. Khan, Maher Guizani, Sami Muhaidat, Asad Masood Khattak, Adel Khelifi, and Zhu Han
Achieving Optimal Tissue Repair Through MARL with Reward Shaping and Curriculum Learning, Muhammad Al Zafar Khan, Jamal Al-Karaki, and Marwan Omar
Modeling the moderation: a comparative application of regression and grey relational analysis in healthcare, Saima Khan, Muhammad Jamshed Khan, Muhammad Nawaz, Sifeng Liu, and Beenish Ramzan
Emotional Intelligence and Soft Skills Development: Strategic Assets in the Modern Service Economy, Saima Khan and Elsayed Mahmoud
Hybrid DQN–PPO control for joint queue management and bandwidth allocation under bursty network traffic, Tehmina Karamat Khan, Babar Shah, Taimur Karamat, Mohsan Tanveer, Noaman M. Noaman, and Fernando Moreira
Plant-dominant low-protein diet versus standard care in adults with chronic kidney disease stages 3–5: A randomized controlled trial protocol, Joelle Abi Kharma, Rana Sultan, Rana Rizk, Dalya Haroun, Hala Kilani, Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, Jessica Gubbels, and Kathelijne Bessems
Justifying advertisements in paid streaming subscriptions: the role of perceived fairness in shaping user intentions, Jamel Khenfer, Aya Shaban, and Sana Minhas
Rethinking development beyond postcolonial discourses: a commonsense-critical approach, Habibul Haque Khondker and Mak Khan
Quantifying Multi-site Heterogeneity in Tractography-Based Regression of SRS Cognition in Autism Spectrum Disorder, Mohamed Khudri, Mostafa Abdelrahim, Moumen El-Melegy, Ali Mahmoud, Asem Ali, Ahmed Shalaby, Mohammed A. Ghazal, Fatma Taher, Sohail Contractor, Gregory N. Barnes, and Ayman El-Baz
AI-Driven Prediction of Communication Score from Functional Mri with Neurocircuit Characterization in Autism, Mohamed Khudri, Mostafa Abdelrahim, Ali Mahmoud, Ahmed Shalaby, Moumen El-Melegy, Asem Ali, Mohammed A. Ghazal, Fatma Taher, Ashraf Khalil, Sohail Contractor, Gregory N. Barnes, and Ayman El-Baz
Diffusion-Informed Joint Segmentation Enhances Detection of Thalamic Atrophy in Parkinson’s Disease, Gozde Kizilates-Evin, Ani Kicik, Emel Erdogdu, Dilek Betul Saridede, Sevim Cengiz, Basar Bilgic, Hasmet A. Hanagasi, Esin Ozturk-Isik, Tamer Demiralp, and Ali Bayram
Introduction to Special Issue: Setting the Context for Generative and Agentic AI in Education, Nir Kshetri, George Hurlburt, and Ravi Sharma
Building Agentic AI Systems with LangGraph: From LLM Pipelines to Multi-Agent Decision Workflows, Mohammad Amin Kuhail
“Can Chatbots Foster Co-Creation in Collaborative Holiday Planning?” An Expectancy-Value Perspective, Mohammad Amin Kuhail, Saifeddin Alimamy, Sana Khan, and Jihene Mrabet
Voice or Text? A Qualitative Examination of Communication Modality in Conversational Agents, Mohammad Amin Kuhail, Saifeddin Alimamy, and Joao Negreiros
The Great Debaters Meet the Great Facilitators: How Debate Students Evaluate Human Moderators and Their AI Counterparts, Mohammad Amin Kuhail, Butros M. Dahu, Javeed Kittur, and Erik Thornquist
ChatGPT, where should I go? A qualitative exploration of how large language models are experienced as support for travel planning, Mohammad Amin Kuhail, Asbjørn Følstad, and Saifeddin Alimamy
Human vs. AI Facilitation in Peer Support Groups: an Experimental Study on Exam Anxiety, Mohammad Amin Kuhail, Ahmed Shuhaiber, Jihene Mrabet, and Justin Thomas
Collaborating with AI in Programming Education: A Qualitative Study of Student Experiences with a Chatbot-Supported Learning Environment, Mohammad Amin Kuhail, Ahmed Shuhaiber, Sinan Salman, and Nazik Alturki
Understanding chatbot-assisted collaborative learning among female undergraduate students, Mohammad Amin Kuhail, Ahmed Shuhaiber, Sinan Salman, and Nazik Alturki
Large Language Models and Prompt Engineering: A Comprehensive Guide with Practical Applications, Mohammad Amin Kuhail, Mohammad Tubishat, Sarah Kohail, and Maha Hadid
Rewiring transformers for exploit likelihood prediction of cyber vulnerabilities, Pranav Kumar, Harshit Agarwal, Vandana Sharma, Iqra Husain, Pradeep Hewage, and Celestine Iwendi
Employment of concentrated solar photovoltaic cell for clean hydrogen production: a comprehensive review, Kairat A. Kuterbekov, Asset M. Kabyshev, Kenzhebatyr Zh Bekmyrza, Marzhan M. Kubenova, Gaukhar Kabdrakhimova, Imen Ben Salem, Farruh Atamurotov, Ali Komeili Birjandi, and Mohammad Hossein Ahmadi
Factors influencing the adoption intent of quantum computing in enterprises: An innovation adoption process perspective, Ohbyung Kwon, Seongjun Kwon, Timothy Jung, and Saifeddin Alimamy
Fund flow shocks and financial vulnerability: Global, domestic, and behavioral perspectives, Dorra Laribi
Inclusive ideals, managerial realities – How discourses on inclusion responsibilise school leaders’ professional practices, Ronni Laursen, Alison L. Milner, and Emily Winchip
Geopolitical Implications of BRICS Membership for Egypt and Ethiopia, Gladys T. Lechini and Hamdy A. Hassan
Bugeaud’s conquest of Algeria from 1841 to 1847: insights from the State Archives of Naples, Olivier Lewis and Giovanna Di Mauro
Service Delay Deviation-Aware Vehicle-Road Cooperative Control for Communication-Transportation-Power Integrated Complex System, Haijun Liao, Haoyu Ci, Zijia Yao, Ziming Li, Zhenyu Zhou, Muhammad Tariq, Shahid Mumtaz, and Anwer Al-Dulaimi
Natural Play: A Smart Exploratory Greenhouse- Inspired Nursery, Aisha Lihwaidi, Alia Ahli, Fatma Alsuwaidi, Eman Alnajjar, and Zeina Hojeij
The Power of AI Transparency, Rewards, and Tracking: How Mobile App Features Drive the Adoption of Smart Trash Bins Through Trust and Perceived Value, Kang Li and Wei Chen
Leveraging Crisis Management for Minimising Brand Cancellation, Liyun Liu, Catherine Prentice, and Susan Zeidan
Privacy-Preserving Federated Early Warning of Memory Poisoning for Consumer AI Agents, Wei Liu, Xuhan Wang, Lihui Wang, Nadia Dahmani, and Jiaming Pei
Beyond Deepfakes: Softfakes— A Novel Form of AI-mediated Strategic Communication, Nikolina Ljepava, Anna Tarabasz, and Marko Selakovic
Green Futures: Exploring Sustainable Curricula in UAE Private High Schools, Vania A. Llerena Velásquez and Zeina Hojeij
Navigating inclusive education in the United Arab Emirates: Perspectives from school leaders and teachers, Daisy Loyd, Rhoda Myra Garces-Bacsal, Zachary Walker, Najwa Mohamed Alhosani, Hala Elhoweris, Osha Almuhairy, Ahmed Mohamed, Rachel Alison Takriti, Sana Butti Al Maktoum, Amani Mohamed, and Hamdah Jibar Alhashmi
The mediating role of organizational justice between ethical climate and work engagement among emergency nurses in the West Bank: Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM), Malakeh Z. Malak, Ahmad Shuhaiber, Emman Alshawish, Anas Shehadeh, Manar Bani Hani, and Abdelrahman Swalma
Impact of Tourist Phygital Experience on Tourist Visit Intention: Role of Parasocial Interaction, Gunjan Malhotra, Brinda Sampat, Bidisha Banerjee, and Vimi Jham
A Global High-Resolution Comprehensive Heat Indices Dataset from 1950 to 2024, Abdul Malik, Sateesh Masabathini, Mohsin Ahmed Shaikh, Qinqin Kong, Muhammad Usman, Dasari Hari Prasad, and Ibrahim Hoteit
Ensemble and Deep Learning Frameworks for Modeling Skin Phenotypes from Genetic and Lifestyle Inputs, Lina Maloukh, Barbara Geusens, and Yassine Benachour
Sports sponsorship in mega sporting events: the 2026 World Cup and the health of a nation, Graham Manville, Ekaterina Koll, Dana Almulla, and Meera Al Ali
Exploring AI integration in United Arab Emirates’ teacher education programmes: the voice of educators leading the change, Ayman Massouti, Sandra Baroudi, and Nessrin Shaya
Insights of pre-service teachers in the UAE on AI-infused K-12 classrooms: Implications for policy and curricula in teacher education, Ayman Massouti, Nessrin Shaya, and Sandra Baroudi
Uncovering customer sentiment and brand perception by leveraging large language models: A case study in the automotive industry, Sujith Samuel Mathew, Kadhim Hayawi, Faseela Abdullakutty, Neethu Venugopal, and May El Barachi
Quantifying customer sentiment for automobile brand perception analysis using machine learning on Twitter, Sujith Samuel Mathew, Kadhim Hayawi, Neethu Venugopal, and May El Barachi
Towards a social and ethnographic Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis, Andrea Mayr
The Smallest One of All: Place Attachment at Hong Kong Disneyland, William McCarthy and Filareti Kotsi
Practicing Peace Journalism in the Current Political Climate, Yulia S. Medvedeva, Claudia Kozman, and Raluca Cozma
Neuropsychological Functioning and Coping Strategy Intervention Approaches in Youth with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Kalliopi Megari, Dimitra V. Katsarou, Georgios A. Kougioumtzis, Evangelos Mantsos, Maria Sofologi, Agathi Argyriadi, Alexandros Argyriadis, and Efthymia Efthymiou
Advancing the Family-Centered Care for Children With ASD Through Remote Assistance: A Comprehensive Literature Review, Kalliopi Megari, Evangelos Mantsos, Maria Sofologi, Efthymia Efthymiou, George Kougioumtzis, Maria Theodoratou, Agathi Argyriadi, Alexandros Argyriadis, and Dimitra V. Katsarou
Neuropsychological and Social-Emotional Development in Early Childhood: Typical and Atypical Pathways, Kalliopi Megari, Maria Eleni Palioura, Stylianos Parasxiakos, Aglaia Skoutara, Panagiota Stougioude, Evangelos Mantsos, Efthymia Efthymiou, Maria Sofologi, Maria Theodoratou, Georgios A. Kougioumtzis, and Dimitra V. Katsarou
Sustainable Cruise Tourism and Development in Oman, Ashraf Mishrif, Mahmoud Alsafy, and Magdalena Karolak