Submissions from 2026
Artificial intelligence in higher education, opportunities, and challenges: a review, Sharifa AlBlooshi
The Impact of AI-Powered Mobile Money System on Supply Chain: Multi-Cases from SMEs in the Global South, Mostafa Mohamad, Michael Nii Laryeafio, Ebimoboere Koroye, Derick Nyame, Samuel Ayertey, and Adelina Emini
Assessing Mangrove Ecosystem Health and Identifying Optimal Planting Regions Using Remote Sensing and GIS in the UAE, Imen Ben Salem, A. Karthi, and Yousef Nazzal
Assessing Urban Flooding and Vegetation Impact in Dubai Creek Following the April 2024 Extreme Rainfall, Dana Alhammadi and Xin Hong
Generative AI use and self-learning in higher education: the role of learning difficulties, Dana Saleh and Areej ElSayary
Mapping Post-Rainfall Recovery in Arid Regions Using a Hierarchical U-Net, Xin Hong
Mapping Urban Vegetation Changes Using PlanetScope Imagery and GIS: A Case Study of the 2024 Dubai Flood, Sumayya Almansoori and Xin Hong
Metaverse-Enabled Digital Twins for Business and Smart Cities: Toward A Human-Centered Framework for Digital Transformation, Rasem Qudaih, Nicholas Caldwell, Imen Ben Salem, and A. Karthi
Inundation flow velocities generated by tropical cyclones across atoll islands, derived from two centuries of megaclast deposits in French Polynesia, Remy Canavesio, James P. Terry, Olivier Cohen, and Edwige Pons-Branchu
Transformative Leadership In Embracing Neurodiversity: A Framework For Organizational Digital Transformation, Martin Sposato
From resilience to viability: a systematic review and framework for a supply chain viability index, Tariq Aljuneidi, Ismail Badraoui, Shahid Ahmad Bhat, Youssef Boulaksil, and Akif A. Bulgak
Implementing disciplined collaboration in the life sciences, Muhammad Naseem
Prevalence And Factors Associated With Regular Fast-Food Consumption Among The Adult Population In Qatar: Cross-Sectional Analysis From Qatar Biobank Cohort, Alaa Zuhair Massarweh, Lynne Alexandra Kennedy, Asayel Saleh, Aljazi Al-Thani, and Ala Al Rajabi
Strategies for teaching kindergarten children English language skills through distance learning during COVID-19 pandemic: A future vision for education in the United Arab Emirates, Laila Mohebi, Ghadah Al Murshidi, Ahmed Al Zaabi, and Ahlam Hendawy
The Relationship Between Organizational Mindfulness, Crisis Management And Its Impact On Employee Motivation, Fotis Vouzas, Christina Nizamidou, Demetres Subeniotis, and Kyriaki Stamatiadou
BioRepairMARL: Multi-Agent-Assisted Biological Repair of Histological Systems, Muhammad Al-Zafar Khan, Jamal Al-Karaki, and Marwan Omar
Removal of a quaternary ammonium compound by electrocoagulation: Mechanistic analysis and multi-response optimization using response surface methodology and machine learning, Ali Tavakoli, Mohammad Reza Alavi Moghaddam, Javad Abdollahi, Reza Karbasi, Amir Reza Azadmehr, and Munawwar Ali Khan
Towards a social and ethnographic Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis, Andrea Mayr
Mid-Cenomanian Event Controls the Bioproductivity and Organic Preservation of Bituminous Limestones From North Jordan, Mohammad Alqudah, Malik M. Momani, Saber Al-Rousan, Nazem Al Radaideh, Mohammed Hail Hakimi, Mohammad Al Alaween, Afikah Rahim, Ali Y. Kahal, and Osama M. Al-Tarawneh
Seeing Is Believing: The Role of Visual Content in Shaping Tourist Engagement and Attachment, Shahid Rasool, Catherine Prentice, Muhammad Zeshan, and Susan Zeidan
The Smallest One of All: Place Attachment at Hong Kong Disneyland, William McCarthy and Filareti Kotsi
Visual word recognition and vowelization in Arabic: New evidence from verbal-patterns recognition, Haitham Taha, Raphiq Ibrahim, and Hanada Taha Thomure
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
The Artists' Brain: A Data Fusion Approach To Characterize The Neural Bases Of Professional Visual Artists, Erdem Taskiran, Francesca Bacci, David Melcher, Alessandro Grecucci, and Nicola De Pisapia
Assessment of body fat percentage in Emirati females: a comparative analysis of BIA vs. DXA, Dalia Haroun and Aseel Ehsanallah
Flexible Work Policies and Emirati Workforce Integration, Noora Ali Mahmoud Ramadan Al Ali and Martin Sposato
Grassroots AI integration in organizations: from employee initiative to institutional learning, Khawla Ali Saleh Alshowab and Martin Sposato
Leadership in the Era of Temporal Flexibility: Humanizing AI-Mediated Work, Khawla Alshowab and Martin Sposato
Religion, schooling and secularism, Shaima Amatullah
Bugeaud’s conquest of Algeria from 1841 to 1847: insights from the State Archives of Naples, Olivier Lewis and Giovanna Di Mauro
Aspects of board diversity and audit fees: evidence from an emerging economy, Aref M. Eissa, Yasser Eliwa, and Ahmed Diab
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
Optimizing Proaftn Classifier With Ant Colony Algorithm: Enhanced Diabetes Detection Benchmarking, Feras Al-Obeidat
Achieving Optimal Tissue Repair Through MARL with Reward Shaping and Curriculum Learning, Muhammad Al Zafar Khan, Jamal Al-Karaki, and Marwan Omar
AI Applications for Organizational Learning and Development: An Interdisciplinary Approach, Martin Sposato
AI-Driven Content Filtering and Access Management Systems: Enhancing Online Safety and Digital Resource Accessibility, Murad Al-Rajab, Samia Loucif, Huda Samreen Baig, Dalal Abdur Rahman Al-Badwi, and Laisa Sanjida Isra
Impact of PPP1R1A Knockdown on the Proteomic Landscape of INS-1 Cells: A Focus on Significant Modulated Pathways, Jalal Taneera, Alexander D. Giddey, Nelson C. Soares, Anila Khalique, Abdul Khader Mohammed, Mohamed Omer Mahgoub, and Eglal Mahgoub
Leveraging VR and Fine-Tuned Language Models for UAE Dialect Interview Training: The TQDR Case Study, Reem Alnaqeb, Maitha Almansoori, Fatema Alrashidi, Alliza Anne, and Heba Ismail
Multi-swimmer Drowning Detection Using a Custom Annotated Underwater Dataset and Real-Time AI, Hamad Alzaabi, Saif Alzaabi, and Sarah Kohail
Adaptive Federated Learning for Future IoV-Oriented IoT End-to-End Network Planning, Jiaming Pei, Xiaoqing Xu, Lukun Wang, Saba Al-Rubaye, Sun Zhang, and Anwer Al-Dulaimi
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
Blockchain Enabled EEG Neuromarketing Framework for Secure and Intelligent Consumer Electronics, Usama Arshad, Abdallah Tubaishat, Sajid Anwar, Zahid Halim, and Yoshinobu Kawahara
Conceptualizing a Model for Transforming Academic Search with Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Nikesh Narayanan
Deep Learning Under Siege: Identifying Security Vulnerabilities and Risk Mitigation Strategies, Jamal Al-Karaki, Muhammad Al-Zafar Khan, Mostafa Mohamad, and Dababrata Chowdhury
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
Foundation Model Empowered Real-Time Video Conference With Semantic Communications, Mingkai Chen, Wenbo Ma, Mujian Zeng, Xiaoming He, Jian Xiong, Lei Wang, Anwer Al-Dulaimi, and Shahid Mumtaz
HCI Education and Education for HCI: Current Opportunities and Challenges, Lara S.G. Piccolo, Paloma Díaz, Helen Petrie, Shrikant Salve, Kaveh Bazargan, and Ahmed Seffah
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
On Harnessing EEG Signals for the Comprehensive Assessment of Neurological Disorders: A Review, Zaib Unnisa, Asadullah Tariq, Irfanud Din, and Abdelkader Nasreddine Belkacem
Optimized Hybrid Beamforming for RIS-Assisted Multi-User MIMO in 6G mmWave Networks: A Low-Complexity Approach to Spectral Efficiency and Interference Mitigation, Safiya Nasser AL-Jaradi, Mohammad Kamrul Hasan, Nabeel Al-Qirim, Shayla Islam, Thippa Reddy Gadekallu, Hana Mujlid, Hashim Elshafie, and Rashid A. Saeed
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
Sustainable paper production from date palm and reed leaves through the valorization of agricultural waste products, Imane Belyamani, Alreem Alameri, and Jacqueline Soghman
Task-Driven Semantic Collaborative Communication Helps Multi-Robot Systems with Embodied Intelligence, Mingkai Chen, Mujian Zeng, Wenbo Ma, Xiaoming He, Anwer Al-Dulaimi, and Shahid Mumtaz
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
Submissions from 2025
Clinical cut-off values and factors associated with birth weight in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Zainab Taha, Farid El Ktaibi, Dimitrios Papandreou, Aysha Al Dhaher, Ahmed Hassan, and Ishag Adam
Cultivating managed dependencies in Dubai: education consultants in a stratified international student mobility brokerage market, David Sancho and V. J. Varghese
Digital Shopping Behavior Model (DSBM): Exploring the Role of Personalization, Reviews, and Purchase Intent on Amazon, Arshi Naim, Mosatafa Mohamad, Mrim M. Alnfiai, and Nishu Ayedee
Enhanced Multi-Class Arrhythmia Detection Using Generative Adversarial Networks for Minority Class Augmentation, Heba Ismail, Mohamed Adel Serhani, and Benjamin C.M. Fung
Augmented reality perceived value in expo tourism: exploring the roles of spatial presence, immersion, flow and readiness, Amjad Abu ELSamen, Anestis Fotiadis, Shih Shuo Yeh, Li Hui Chang, and Tzung Cheng Huan
The Role of Holding Companies in Strengthening Gulf Economic and Political Interests Among Great Power Competition in the Asia-Pacific, Ayesha Mubarak Aldhabah Alketbi
Synthetic ethics: posthuman leadership in algorithmically governed organizations, Martin Sposato
Debunking the Myth: A Dive Into the Role of Relational Capital in Sustainable Food Production Systems, Ismail Badraoui, Tarik Saikouk, Nejib Fattam, Ahmed Hamdi, and Vikas Kumar
Camels and Cosmopolitanism: Exploring Expatriate Women’s Belonging in the UAE’s Desert Spaces, Marta Wieczorek and Anke Reichenbach
Customer experience, engagement, and co-creation in augmented reality retail service, Amjad Abu ELSamen, Linda D. Hollebeek, Saifeddin Alimamy, Nikolaos Stylos, and Weng Marc Lim
Numerical solution of a fractional SEIR epidemic model using Bernstein series approximation method, Jalal Al Hallak, M. H.T. Alshbool, and Ishak Hashim
Prevalence and factors associated with regular fast-food consumption among adults in the UAE: a cross-sectional study, Ala Al Rajabi, Rafiq Hijazi, and Lynne Alexandra Kennedy
Redefining boundaries: a comparative analysis of human–AI collaboration dynamics in European healthcare and financial services, Martin Sposato, Eduardo Carlos Dittmar, and Jenny Patricia Vargas Portillo
Citizenship as a moderator of social capital: knowledge hoarding in expatriate-dominated workplaces, Valerie Priscilla Goby
Forensic Investigation of Smart Digital Devices: A Hands-on Guide, Farkhund Iqbal
Validation of the GenAI Usage Scale (GAIUS) and the role of demographics in academic dishonesty in higher education, Aizhan Shomotova, Salwa Husain, and Areej Elsayary
Efficient Task Offloading for Multi-Access Edge Computing via Intelligent Reflecting Surface, Junhui Du, Huaming Wu, Anwer Al-Dulaimi, and Shahid Mumtaz
The Blue Ocean Strategy: Strategic Innovation or Management Fad?, Martin Sposato
User adoption of metaverse-based digital storytelling for intangible cultural heritage: a value–emotion–ethics framework, Mousa Al-Kfairy
A systematic review of teaching and learning in the context of Arabic diglossia, Hanada Taha Thomure, Haitham Taha, Taline Sabella, and Rabab Saleh
Predicting Skin Concern Severity From Genetic and Lifestyle Factors: A Comparative Multi-Output Machine Learning Framework, Yassine Benachour, Lina Maloukh, Sadok Bouamama, and Barbara Geusens
Satellite altimetry reveals 6-month seasonal phase difference and post-2000 IOD linkages in Arabian–Oman Gulf sea level communication, Muhammad Usman
CFD simulation of a modified solar still system with enhanced productivity, Laveet Kumar, Rajesh Kumar, Imen Ben Salem, and Mamdouh El Haj Assad
CFD simulations of solar dryer, Roshan Manghwar, Laveet Kumar, Imen Ben Salem, Mamdouh El Haj Assad, and Abdallah Bouabidi
Enhancing breast cancer detection in mammographic imaging using explainable clinical decision support system and framework, Ahed Abugabah, Prashant Kumar Shukla, Piyush Kumar Shukla, and Abhishek Dwivedi
Introduction to CFD (Computational fluid dynamics), Laveet Kumar, Mamdouh El Haj Assad, Imen Ben Salem, and Abdallah Bouabidi
Constitutional protections in utilising artificial intelligence systems for investigating and inferring crimes: a comparative study, Ashraf Fathi Al-Rai and Nayel Musa AlOmran
Distributed Large Models Training Optimization With Real-Time Wireless Channel Feedback, Jiaming Pei, Valerio Frascolla, Anwer Al-Dulaimi, Wei Liu, Theyazn H.H. Aldhyani, Ali Kashif Bashir, and Shahid Mumtaz
CEO Social Capital, Board Connectedness, and Anchor Investors: A Study of Initial Public Offerings, Rwan El-Khatib, Abdulkadir Mohamed, and Brahim Saadouni
Efficient Routing for Software-Defined Wireless Sensor Networks: A Naïve Bayes Approach, Amine Tcherak, Samia Loucif, and Mohamed Ould Khaoua
Pathological drivers of coral diseases across the Arabian Peninsula, Thierry M. Work, Greta S. Aeby, David Abrego, Jessica Bouwmeester, Emily Howells, Pedro Range, Maren Ziegler, Thor Jensen, Amanda Shore, Grace Vaughan, John A. Burt, Christian R. Voolstra, and Radhouan Ben-Hamadou
Understanding medical information and emotional support needs in mental health questions with large language models, Chen Liu, William Yu Chung Wang, and Gohar Khan
A Smart Hybrid Framework for 3D Lung Nodule Segmentation Using Computed Tomography, Ahed Abugabah
A deep learning framework for automated breast cancer diagnosis using intelligent segmentation and classification, Ahed Abugabah
Advancing environmental sustainability in the UAE: the interplay of women’s empowerment, financial development, and natural resource management, Suzanna Elmassah and Eslam A. Hassanein
A hybrid fog-edge computing architecture for real-time health monitoring in IoMT systems with optimized latency and threat resilience, Umar Islam, Mohammed Naif Alatawi, Ali Alqazzaz, Sulaiman Alamro, Babar Shah, and Fernando Moreira
An intelligent healthcare system for rare disease diagnosis utilizing electronic health records based on a knowledge-guided multimodal transformer framework, Ahed Abugabah, Prashant Kumar Shukla, Piyush Kumar Shukla, and Ankur Pandey
Artificial intelligence in educational leadership: a comprehensive taxonomy and future directions, Martin Sposato
Artificial intelligence in waste management systems: Applications, challenges, and prospects, Imane Belyamani
Big data transfer service architecture for cloud data centers: problems, methods, applications, and future trends, Muhammad Umar Majigi, Ismaila Idris, Shafi’i Muhammad Abdulhamid, and Richard A. Ikuesan
Blockchain affordances in digital health: a systematic review and research agenda for personalized health-care, Arnob Zahid, Stephen C. Wingreen, and Ravishankar Sharma
Characterising acute and chronic care needs: insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019, Yves Miel H. Zuniga, Alimuddin Zumla, Liesl J. Zuhlke, Mohammad Zoladl, Boback Ziaeian, Chenwen Zhong, Xiu Ju George Zhao, Zhi Jiang Zhang, Jianrong Zhang, Nejimu Biza Zepro, Getachew Assefa Zenebe, Jean David Zeitoun, Zelalem Banjaw Zegeye, Mikhail Sergeevich Zastrozhin, Zahra Zareshahrabadi, Kourosh Zarea, Ali Zare Dehnavi, Iman Zare, Moein Zangiabadian, Alireza Zangeneh, Nelson Zamora, Sojib Bin Zaman, Nazar Zaki, Farima Zakaryaei, Mazyar Zahir, Farbod Zahedi Tajrishi, Vesna Zadnik, and Ali Artaman
Characterization and recycling of waste gabbro stone powder as a sustainable cement replacement, Jad Bawab, Hilal El-Hassan, Hassan Al Zagha, and Maisa El Gamal
Cognitive AI and implicit pseudo-spline wavelets for enhanced seismic prediction, Mutaz Mohammad
Comparative analysis of leading artificial intelligence chatbots in the context of entrepreneurship, Firuz Kamalov, David Santandreu Calonge, Patrik T. Hultberg, Linda Smail, and Dima Jamali
Connecting the Dots: IoT, sustainability, and SDGs, Saadat M. Alhashmi, Islam Al-Qudah, Ibrahim Abaker Hashem, Belal Alsinglawi, Raiza Borreo, Hassan S․ Migdadi, and Weisi Chen