Submissions from 2026
How do codes of ethics curb hotel employee CSR skepticism? Evidence from the hospitality industry, Rania B. Mostafa and Amjad Abu Elsamen
The ethics of AI–human collaboration: a socio-technical framework for responsible governance in complex global operations, Martin Sposato and Eduardo Carlos Dittmar
Immersive learning promise and classroom practice: a qualitative study of cultural barriers and human factors in UAE VR integration, Rana Zein, Osama Taani, Rafiq Hijazi, and Jason Johnson
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
Digital Identities, AI Ethics, and Mental Health: Impacts of Technology on Cyber Behaviors and Personality Traits, Areej Elsayary
Sustainable hydrogel from biowaste: Synthesis and characterization of pectin and starch-based hydrogels derived from fruit peel, Aneesa Rasheed Anwar, Roudha Sultan Almarri, Munawwar Ali Khan, and Pramod Kumbhar
“Can Chatbots Foster Co-Creation in Collaborative Holiday Planning?” An Expectancy-Value Perspective, Mohammad Amin Kuhail, Saifeddin Alimamy, Sana Khan, and Jihene Mrabet
Digital Forensic Investigation of Social Robots: Zenbo, Zenbo Jr., and Misty II as Case Studies, Niyat Habtom Seghid, Farkhund Iqbal, Faouzi Kamoun, and Hamda Al Breiki
From Automation to Adjudication: Evaluating the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Dispute Settlement, Karem Sayed Aboelazm, Muayad Ahmad Obeidat, Raghda Raafat, Nada Zuhair Alfil, and Fady Tawakol
An exact pricing algorithm for revenue maximization under the logit demand function, Moddassir Khan Nayeem, Omar Abbaas, Suzan Alaswad, and Sinan Salman
Climate change, governance failure, and violent insurgency in Cabo Delgado, Hala Thabet
Enhancing the compatibility and compost-aging behaviour of PLA/PHBV blends through functionalization, Imane Belyamani, Fatema Fahad Alkhlaifi, Loubna Najemi, Muhammad Umar Azam, Khalid Askar, and Matthew J. O'Connor
Beyond sticky floors: Executive gender diversity and firm-level gender pay inequality in UK firms, Yasser Eliwa, Sally Ahmed, and Ahmed Saleh
First as tragedy, then as curriculum: Why educational reform fails, Tony Myers
Beyond Deepfakes: Softfakes— A Novel Form of AI-mediated Strategic Communication, Nikolina Ljepava, Anna Tarabasz, and Marko Selakovic
Geopolitical Implications of BRICS Membership for Egypt and Ethiopia, Gladys T. Lechini and Hamdy A. Hassan
UAE Membership in BRICS Plus: A Paradigm Shift in International Relations, Hamdy A. Hassan and Suzanna Elmassah
Bridging Research on Autobiographical Memory and Narrative Identity, Christin Camia
Developing and Validating the GenAI Reliance Scale in Business Practices, Amjad Abu-ELSamen and Samer Elhajjar
How Artistic Expression Shapes Brain Plasticity and Emotional Regulation: Neuropsychological Perspectives Across Art History, Alexandros Argyriadis, Agathi Argyriadi, Maria Theodoratou, Kalliopi Megari, Dimitra Katsarou, Olga Drakopoulou, and Efthymia Efthymiou
How Can Accessibility in Computing Education Be Improved Through HCI Research?, Dr David Santandreu Calonge, Linda Smail, Firuz Kamalov, Dima Yousef, and Melody Sylvain
Visual Narratives and Social Cohesion: The Role of Art History in Promoting Social Inclusion and Belonging, Alexandros Argyriadis, Agathi Argyriadi, Olga Drakopoulou, Maria Athanasekou, and Efthymia Efthymiou
Managing insecurity through institutionalized militarization: The Eritrean garrison police state model, Hamdy A. Hassan
An exploratory study of skilled workers’ “lived experience” of human resource management: a case study of Nigerian bank workers, Rasheed B. Ojikutu, Nicolina Kamenou-Aigbekaen, and James Richards
What platforms do to purpose: learning management systems and the foreclosure of Biesta’s educational risk, Tony Myers and Jaime Buchanan
Rethinking development beyond postcolonial discourses: a commonsense-critical approach, Habibul Haque Khondker and Mak Khan
Climate-Responsive Design for Sustainable Construction: Passive Strategies in Domestic Architecture Supporting Sustainability, Nahed Chakouf
Comics as cultural method: Drawing change and communicating regeneration for tourism and intercultural communication in the Gulf region, Cristina Greco
Enhancing Mobile AI: Feature-Based Knowledge Distillation for Efficient Image Classification, Luca Canala, Muhammad Uzair, Faheem Ullah, and Babar Shah
Enhancing Organizational Resilience Through Information Security Performance Measurement: A Structured Approach, Babar Shah, Mahra Mohammed Alnaqbi, Amina Mohamed Alnaqbi, and Abrar Ullah
From Data to Decision: A Cost-Effective Smart Algorithmic Trading System (SATS), Murad Al-Rajab, Samia Loucif, Eduardo Horstmann, and Mohammad Jalal El-Shareif
Novel Local and Graph-Based Neural Networks Enhance Link Prediction for Protein-Protein Interactions, Adnan Amin, Muhammad Wasim, Feras Al-Obeidat, Zara Laila Cheong, and Fernando Moreira
AI Use and Research Integrity in Higher Education: Faculty Perspectives on Opportunities, Challenges, Strategies, and Misconduct, Aizhan Shomotova and Areej ElSayary
Autobiographical Meaning Making in Shared and Silenced Memories, Christin Camia
Cultural Diplomacy through Museums: An Analysis of the Role of Sheikh Dr. Sultan Al Qasimi in Promoting Intercultural Dialogue through History, Culture, and Tourism, Abdulla Almheiri, Fareed Awae, Muhammad Talhah Jima’ain, Hamdan Chehdimae, Mohamad Azrien Mohamed Adnan, and Fuad Trayek
Deep Mapping The Literary Lake District: A Geographical Text Analysis., Ileana Baird
Ethical and Jurisprudential Considerations of Stem Cell Donation in the Gulf, Ayesha Mubarak Aldhabah Alketbi, Walaaeldeen Mohamed Ibraheem, Shaikha Ahmed Altaffaq, Hanadi Sharif Murad Mohamed, Noura Nasir Alkarbi, Fatima Saleh Mohammed Al Blooshi, and Sharifa Ali Hashem Alblooshi
Intelligent Application and Model for Enhancing Breast Cancer Classification, Ahmed Alhadhrami, Ahed Abugabah, and Ahmad Mohammad Al-Smadi
Introduction To Special Issue: Reimagining Teaching, Assessment, And Learning In The Age Of Generative And Agentic Artificial Intelligence, Nir Kshetri, George Hurlburt, and Ravi Sharma
Life cycle of lithium-ion battery recycling systems enable carbon capture, utilization, and storage: A review, Nabeel Al-Qirim, Mohammad Kamrul Hasan, Hussam Al Hamadi, Akm Ahasan Habib, and Shayla Islam
Lysine–metal complexes modulate nutrient and gene responses in Pb-stressed maize (Zea mays L.), Manar Fawzi Bani Mfarrej and Dalal Nasser Binjawhar
Multi-channel, multi-template event reconstruction for SuperCDMS data using machine learning, M. F. Albakry, I. Alkhatib, D. Alonso-González, J. Anczarski, T. Aralis, T. Aramaki, I. Ataee Langroudy, C. Bathurst, R. Bhattacharyya, A. J. Biffl, P. L. Brink, M. Buchanan, R. Bunker, B. Cabrera, R. Calkins, R. A. Cameron, C. Cartaro, D. G. Cerdeño, Y. Y. Chang, M. Chaudhuri, J. H. Chen, R. Chen, N. Chott, J. Cooley, H. Coombes, P. Cushman, R. Cyna, and S. Das
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
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
Weight-updated iterative k-nearest neighbor algorithm for managing outliers and class imbalance, Ali A. Amer, Hassan I. Abdalla, and Mohammad Nassef
Tumor-immune dynamics with memory and time delay: a fractional-order model with CTLA-4 regulation, Mutaz Mohammad, Mohyeedden Sweidan, Alexander Trounev, and Fathalla Rihan
Forecasting COVID-19 new cases using NBEATS deep learning and mobility data, Amril Nazir, Mohammad Shorfuzzaman, Muhammad Lujaini Lotfi, Firuz Kamalov, Sufian Badawi, Maen Takruri, and Abdul Halim Jallad
Modern Architecture of Muqarnas in Damascus: An Original Computational Methodology, Nahed Jawad Chakouf
Justifying advertisements in paid streaming subscriptions: the role of perceived fairness in shaping user intentions, Jamel Khenfer, Aya Shaban, and Sana Minhas
Controlled Release Of Atrazine Herbicide From Polymeric Atrazine/Montmorillonite Clay Composites, Ahmed Rehab, Ahmed Akelah, and Maisa El Gamal
How GenAI Creates Absorptive Capacity for Business Strategy Educators: A Survey from British Universities, Mostafa Mohamad, Sean Chung, and Adelina Emini
Rethinking African security in the anthropocene: an alternative framework, Hamdy A. Hassan
Shadow AI learning in organisations: a sociomaterial framework for employee-driven artificial intelligence training and knowledge management, Martin Sposato
Balancing Privacy and Security: An Ethical Analysis of AI-Driven Surveillance in the UAE, USA, and UK, Belal Al Ghafri and Abdallah Tubaishat
Bovine tuberculosis in the Middle East and North Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis on prevalence and Mycobacterium bovis clonal complexes, Tsegaye Shamebo, Aboma Zewude, Temesgen Mohammed, Nabeeha Abdelgaleel Hassan, Mohammed Saleh Albreiki, Yassir Mohammed Eltahir, Atef Oreiby, Robert Barigye, Markos Tibbo, Ali Artaman, and Gobena Ameni
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
Safeguarding Students' Academic Integrity In The Age Of Generative Ai: Challenges And Solutions, Reem Ahmed Saleh Mohamed Alyafei, Mousa Al-Kfairy, Omar Alfandi, and Saed Alrabaee
Arabic language literacy in Early Childhood Education in the Arabian Gulf, Hanada Taha Thomure
From home to policy: Strengthening Arabic through intentional practices in Emirati early childhoods, Nadine Jaafarawi and Fatma F.S. Said
A Comparison Between ChatGPT and DeepSeek in Fine Tuning a Bilingual Text, Hassan Mohamed Saleh Hassan Al Ameri and Ahmad Aljanadbah
“Can a Machine Create Art?”: Young Children's Conceptualizations of Artificial Intelligence and Creativity, Olga Drakopoulou, Tzina Kallergi, Agathi Argyriadi, Louiza Ioannidou, Maria Athanasekou, Efthymia Efthymiou, and Alexandros Argyriadis
Developing a Marketing Strategy to Showcase the Benefits of a Unified Virtual Try-On Platform for the UAE’s Online Clothing Market, Shahad Taleb and Mariam Alkhoori
Enhancing Access to Physical Retail for UAE Small Businesses Through AI- Based Matching Platforms, Dana Alharsi
Exploring the Impact of Virtual Reality Museums on Cultural Tourism in the United Arab Emirates, Hessa Khalid Almarzooqi
Green Futures: Exploring Sustainable Curricula in UAE Private High Schools, Vania A. Llerena Velásquez and Zeina Hojeij
Identifying Barriers and Strategies for Overcoming Challenges in Entrepreneurship, Nouf Rashed Alameri
Impacts of Capstone Projects for Future-Ready Graduates: Design, Implementation, and Evaluation, Zeina Hojeij and Areej Elsayary
Improving Home Functionality and Accessibility through a Smart Interior Design Consultation Platform, Mahra Almahri
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
Investigating the Impact of Instagram and TikTok on Adolescents’ Emotional Regulation, Mouza Al Memari, Maytha Alremeithi, Ayesha Al Zaabi, and Areej Elsayary
Natural Play: A Smart Exploratory Greenhouse- Inspired Nursery, Aisha Lihwaidi, Alia Ahli, Fatma Alsuwaidi, Eman Alnajjar, and Zeina Hojeij
Off Track: Enhancing Off-Roading Experiences Through a Digital Platform Tailored to UAE Enthusiasts, Abdulaziz Alghamdi, Mayed Khalifa, and Saif Alshamsi
Play as Data: An Arts-Based Methodological Framework for Studying Meaning-Making in Early Childhood Classrooms, Olga Drakopoulou, Agathi Argyriadi, Louiza Ioannidou, Maria Athanasekou, Efthymia Efthymiou, and Alexandros Argyriadis
The Animus of Cloud Seeding: Voluminous Extraction and the Earth’s Atmosphere as Vertical Farm, Alexandra Cotofana
Affective economies: prestige, access and emotional intensity from comic conventions in Abu Dhabi, Osaka, and Mexico City, Vlada Botorić and Lincoln Geraghty
EBChain: Blockchain-Based Peer-to-Peer Energy Bartering System, Abdulrezzak Zekiye, Ouns Bouachir, Oznur Ozkasap, and Moayad Aloqaily
The role of ChatGPT in higher education: a systematic literature review of applications, perceptions and ethical implications, Mahmoud Abdelrahman, Shiyu Hu, Ons Al-Shamaileh, Ramy Hammady, and Nishara Nizamuddin
Shadow knowledge creation in the AI age: how informal learning networks challenge training and development paradigms, Eduardo Carlos Dittmar and Martin Sposato
Arab National Security in the Anthropocene Era: Strategic Horizons and the Quest for a Single Security Space (2025–2035), Hamdy A. Hassan
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
Diet and microbiome shape small-molecule cytokinin pools in mammals, Eman M. Othman, Elena Bencurova, Pamela Ferretti, Peer Bork, Alvaro Rodriguez del Rio, Jaime Huerta-Cepas, Ignazio Caruana, Rania Abdel-latif, Aman Akash, Alfonso Albacete, Feras Lafi, Thomas Dandekar, and Muhammad Naseem
Leveraging Crisis Management for Minimising Brand Cancellation, Liyun Liu, Catherine Prentice, and Susan Zeidan
The adsorption study of an azo dye using graphene oxide derived from sugarcane bagasse as a green precursor: A waste-to-resource supply chain, Meisam Rezaei, Mohammad Reza Alavi Moghaddam, Elaheh Kowsari, and Munawwar Ali Khan
Best strategies to teach nutrition courses in graduate programs: a systematic review, Zeina Hojeij, Suzan Haidar, Rana Rizk, and Nadine Mahboub
A Comprehensive Review of Optimization Techniques for Healthcare Using Cancer Datasets, Dina Tbaishat, Mohammad Tubishat, Sharif Naser Makhadmeh, and Mohammed Azmi Al-Betar
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
Tokenized Stocks And Tracking Errors: Evidence On Pricing Efficiency, Mieszko Mazur and Efstathios Polyzos
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
From Environmental Awareness to Sustainable Action and Social Impact in the Age of AI: A Mixed-Methods Study in Abu Dhabi, Rakan Alhrahsheh, Ganka Ivanova, and Mostafa Mohamad
Knowledge, Awareness, Attitudes, and HPV Vaccine Uptake Among Women in the United Arab Emirates, Linda Smail
Emirati Students and Climate Change Adaptation: Green Activism in the UAE?, Tilde Rosmer
From technical skills to dynamic capabilities: a hierarchical taxonomy for developing organizational AI prompting competencies, Martin Sposato and Christina Nizamidou
GameFit: An AI-Powered Gamification for Enhancing User Retention in Mobile Fitness Applications, Murad Al-Rajab, Samia Loucif, Muhammet Yalkapov, Ayyub Akbar Ugli Ishnazarov, and Suhail Odeh
Perspectives on the Use of AI-Enabled Smart Therapeutics in Pharmacy: A Study of Pharmacists and Students, Dina Tbaishat, Omar Alfandi, Maha Elfadel, Mays Abu Ajamieh, and Nancy Hakooz
Going beyond: using business for peacebuilding in identity-based conflicts, Wasseem Abaza
A large language model-based analysis of vulnerability discovery in windows software, Puya Pakshad, Samson Quaye, Jamal Al-Karaki, Marwan Omar, and Maurice E. Dawson
Curating complexity: parental pedagogical digital agency in home Arabic literacy development, Fatma F.S. Said
Navigating masculine norms: identity strategies and gender inequality in logistics leadership, Tarik Saikouk, Ismail Badraoui, Nejib Fattam, and Blandine Ageron
6G Architectures and Enabling Intelligence for Next-Generation Connectivity [From the Guest Editors], Anwer Al-Dulaimi, Sumei Sun, Francesco Restuccia, Tommy Svensson, and Hao Guo
AI-Assisted Collaboration in Computing Education: Rethinking Teamwork Pedagogy, David Santandreu Calonge, Linda Smail, Firuz Kamalov, and Tyrone Ruth