Submissions from 2024
An overview of university-industry collaboration in the Arab world, Zeina Hojeij
Asthma prevalence among United States population insights from NHANES data analysis, Sarya Swed, Bisher Sawaf, Feras Al-Obeidat, Wael Hafez, Amine Rakab, Hidar Alibrahim, Mohamad Nour Nasif, Baraa Alghalyini, Abdul Rehman Zia Zaidi, Lamees Alshareef, Fadel Alqatati, Fathima Zamrath Zahir, Ashraf I. Ahmed, Mulham Alom, Anas Sultan, Abdullah AlMahmoud, Agyad Bakkour, and Ivan Cherrez-Ojeda
ChatGPT in Higher Education - A Student's Perspective, Ahmed Shuhaiber, Mohammad Amin Kuhail, and Sinan Salman
Cognitive behavioral therapy-enhanced through videoconferencing for night eating syndrome, binge-eating disorder and comorbid insomnia: a Case Report, Bernou Melisse and Teresa Arora
Combining Multi-Agent Systems and Artificial Intelligence of Things: Technical challenges and gains, Pedro Hilario Luzolo, Zeina Elrawashdeh, Igor Tchappi, Stéphane Galland, and Fatma Outay
Computational precision in time fractional PDEs: Euler wavelets and novel numerical techniques, Mutaz Mohammad and Alexander Trounev
Examining Primary Teachers' Concerns, Self-Efficacy, Attitudes, Intentions, and Challenges of Implementing Inclusive Pedagogy in English Literacy Classrooms for Bilingual Dyslexic Students in the UAE, Robin Ogdol, Jose Roan Adorna, Romee Capate, and Aisha Alteneiji
Graph attention-based neural collaborative filtering for item-specific recommendation system using knowledge graph, Ehsan Elahi, Sajid Anwar, Mousa Al-kfairy, Joel J.P.C. Rodrigues, Alladoumbaye Ngueilbaye, Zahid Halim, and Muhammad Waqas
Heritagutopia: a new utopian paradigm, Luca Donner and Francesca Sorcinelli
Human vs. AI counseling: College students' perspectives, Mohammad Amin Kuhail, Nazik Alturki, Justin Thomas, and Amal K. Alkhalifa
Identity and inequality misperceptions, demographic determinants and efficacy of corrective measures, K. Peren Arin, Deni Mazrekaj, Marcel Thum, Juan A. Lacomba, and Francisco Lagos
Individual and combinatorial application of nanosilica and carbon nanoparticles alleviate nickel stress in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.): Impacts on gene expression, AsA − GSH cycle, cellular fractionation, and proline metabolism, Zhanbin Luo, Manar Fawzi Bani Mfarrej, Muhammad Hamzah Saleem, Jing Ma, Ibrahim A. Saleh, Mostafa A. Abdel-Maksoud, Adel M. Zakri, Fu Chen, and Leobardo Manuel Gómez Oliván
In their own voices: a nationwide study of students’ attitudes towards the implementation of smart learning environments in UAE schools, Maria Efstratopoulou, Maxwell Peprah Opoku, Aizhan Shomotova, Christina Davison, Abdulrafi Jaffarul, and Aalya Mesmar
Investing in nature: Unpacking trends and gaps in biodiversity finance research, Ritika Chopra, Haitham Nobanee, Dipanwita Chakraborty, and Philip Anthony Hamill
Leadership potential and self-perceived employability of undergraduate students in the United Arab Emirates, Aizhan Shomotova, Tatiana Karabchuk, and Ali Ibrahim
Leveraging on-board computing in autonomous ferries to identify malicious network connections: Leveraging on-board computing in autonomous ferries to identify..: K. Hayawi et al., Kadhim Hayawi, Junaid Sajid, Asad Waqar Malik, Zouheir Trabelsi, and Ayaz Ur Rehman
Maximizing Heavy Metal Removal and Precious Metal Recovery with Innovative Biowaste-Derived Biosorbents and Biochar, Behzad Murtaza, Roshina Arshad, Moon Kinza, Jianxu Wang, Muhammad Shahid, Muhammad Imran, Noor S. Shah, Qasim Ali, Jibran Iqbal, and Changseok Han
Mobile money innovations, income inequality and gender inclusion in sub-Saharan Africa, Simplice A. Asongu, Peter Agyemang-Mintah, Joseph Nnanna, and Yolande E. Ngoungou
Peer Observation: Ensuring Teaching Excellence in Higher Education, Elissar Gerges
Photo-to-chemical energy transformation: Pioneering photocatalysts, surface and interface engineering, Rajiv Kumar, M. P. Chaudhary, Amir Al-Ahmed, Somnath Bhattacharyya, Svetlana von Gratowski, Jibran Iqbal, and Inamuddin
Recent advances in transition metal-based photocatalytic heterojunctions for algal inhibition and water disinfection: A review, Yaksha Verma, Gaurav Sharma, Jibran Iqbal, Mu Naushad, Chin Wei Lai, Amit Kumar, Pooja Dhiman, and Ackmez Mudhoo
Securing Electric Vehicles Against CAN Bus Replay Attacks: A Message Authentication Approach, Yunlong Sun, Shancang Li, Muddesar Iqbal, and Fatma Taher
Suboptimal Attainment of Global Goals of Human Rights, Universal Health Coverage and Sustainable Development Goals in Gaza During 2023–2024, Mohammed Alkhaldi, Bhavana Akilan, Maha Hoteit, Mohamed Elhadidy, and Suzanne Morrison
Sustainable EnergySense: a predictive machine learning framework for optimizing residential electricity consumption, Murad Al-Rajab and Samia Loucif
Toward a globally lunar calendar: a machine learning-driven approach for crescent moon visibility prediction, Samia Loucif, Murad Al-Rajab, Raed Abu Zitar, and Mahmoud Rezk
University ‘Pay-for-grades’: the bait and switch search engine optimization strategies of contract cheating websites in the United States, Timothy M. Daly and James C. Ryan
User acceptance of AI voice assistants in Jordan's telecom industry, Mousa Al-Kfairy, Dheya Mustafa, Ahmed Al-Adaileh, Samah Zriqat, and Obsa Sendaba
Voices from Afar: Cross-national study of parental perspectives towards implementation of a smart learning environment in schools in the United Arab Emirates, Maria Efstratopoulou, Maxwell Peprah Opoku, Christina Davison, Abdulrafi Jaffarul, and Aalya Mesmar
Computational Study of Gas-Solid, Two-Phase Interaction System and Particle Kinetics Establishing 3D Analysis, Maisa El Gamal, Ameera Mohammad, Basim Abu-Jdayil, and Imen Ben Salem
Advancing Medical Device Management Systems through Ethereum Blockchain, Ahmed Shuhaiber and Nishara Nizamuddin
Analysis of Blockchain Assisted Energy Sharing Algorithms with Realistic Data Across Microgrids, Abdulrezzak Zekiye, Ozan Sina Bankaoglu, Ouns Bouachir, Öznur Özkasap, and Moayad Aloqaily
Blockchain and the Metaverse: Personalized Learning for a Digital Future, Nishara Nizamuddin and Ahmed Shuhaiber
Blockchain-Enhanced Federated Learning for Internet of Vehicles, Muhammad Asad and Safa Otoum
Blockchain Types in Patient Health Records Systems: An Analysis of Risk Perceptions, Huwida E. Said, Nedaa B. Al Barghuthi, Sulafa M. Badi, Faiza Hashim, and Shini Girija
Credit Card Fraud Detection Using Symbolic Aggregate Approximation, Snit D. Zerea, Belsabel T. Woldemichael, Feven B. Araya, and Richard A. Ikuesan
Editorial: Liveable cities for locals and visitors: challenges and opportunities for destinations, Hugues Seraphin, Anestis Fotiadis, and Vanessa Gowreesunkar
Ethical Pathways in VR and the Metaverse: Frameworks for Responsible Innovation, Mousa Al-Kfairy, Saed Alrabaee, and Omar Alfandi
Federated Learning for Personalized User Experiences in the Metaverse, Muhammad Asad and Safa Otoum
GNN as Explainable Tool with Heterogeneous and Homogeneous Data for Medical Claim Validation, Reem Muhammad, Dina Tbaishat, Seif Yacoub, Amril Nazir, Mustafa AbdulRazek, Mohamed Abo El-Enen, Ravishankar Sharma, and Ahmed T. Sahlol
Message from the General Chairs, Farina Bhuiyan and Moayad Aloqaily
MetaGuard: A Zero-Trust-Based Access Control for Metaverse, Asma Alshamsi, Amal Adel, Mezoun Al Ghfeli, and Ouns Bouachir
RobustEncoder: Leveraging K-Means clustering technique to defend NLP models against backdoor attacks, Luay Albtosh, Marwan Omar, Jamal N. Al-Karaki, Derek Mohammed, and Hewa Majeed Zangana
Accelerated Historical and Future Warming in the Middle East and North Africa, Abdul Malik, Georgiy Stenchikov, Suleiman Mostamandi, Sagar Parajuli, Jos Lelieveld, George Zittis, Muhammad Sheraz Ahsan, Luqman Atique, and Muhammad Usman
Bppfl: a blockchain-based framework for privacy-preserving federated learning, Muhammad Asad and Safa Otoum
Entrevista a Soyelgas, fotógrafo de los conflictos del 2019, Ximena Córdova Oviedo
La crisis política de Bolivia en 2019 y los desafíos al proyecto plurinacional : Una reflexión en torno a los artículos reunidos en esta edición especial, M. Ximena Postigo and Ximena Córdova Oviedo
Towards a Comprehensive Metaverse Forensic Framework Based on Technology Task Fit Model, Amna AlMutawa, Richard Adeyemi Ikuesan, and Huwida Said
Generative AI with Big Data for Better Detection of Fraud in Medical Claims, Mohamed Ahmed Abo El-Enen, Dina Tbaishat, Mustafa AbdulRazek, Amril Nazir, Reem Muhammad, and Ahmed T. Sahlol
PHR-NFT: Decentralized Blockchain Framework with Hyperledger and NFTs for Secure and Transparent Patient Health Records, Huwida E. Said, Nedaa B. Al Barghuthi, Sulafa M. Badi, Faiza Hashim, and Shini Girija
Social Inequality in the MENA Region, Habibul Haque Khondker
DualRep: Knowledge Graph Completion by Utilizing Dual Representation of Relational Paths and Tail Node Density Insights, Haji Gul, Feras Al-Obeidat, Adnan Amin, Muhammad Wasim, and Fernando Moreira
Implementing Bernstein Operational Matrices to Solve a Fractional‐Order Smoking Epidemic Model, Jalal Al Hallak, Mohammed Alshbool, and Ishak Hashim
Collage-based narratives of mothers of third culture kids: the in-between space of transnational families in the UAE, Anna Marie Dillon and Tabassim Ali
Evaluating the usefulness of date seed (Phoenix Dactylifera) derived biochar for the removal of caffeine from aqueous media: Isothermal and kinetic studies, Kenesha Wilson, Imane Belyamani, Nora Jamal Saleh, and Fatema Jamal Hasan Haji
Federated Learning in Vehicular Networks: A Review of Emerging Trends and Future Directions, Muhammad Asad, Safa Otoum, and Bassem Ouni
Harnessing LLMs for IoT Malware Detection: A Comparative Analysis of BERT and GPT-2, Marwan Omar, Hewa Majeed Zangana, Jamal N. Al-Karaki, and Derek Mohammed
Revolutionizing Academic lIbraries: The Impact of makerspaces. Sharjah International Library Conference, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates., Sayed Mahmoud
Analyzing the Influence of Eggshell Powder (ESP) as Partial Replacement with Cement in Concrete, Jasir Mushtaq, Peerzada Danish, Imen Ben Salem, Nadeem Gulzar Shahmir, Towseef Ahmad Gilani, Tawfeeq Wani, and Iftekar Gull
Factors Impacting the Adoption and Acceptance of ChatGPT in Educational Settings: A Narrative Review of Empirical Studies, Mousa Al-kfairy
The altered landscape as heterotopia, Shane Hulbert and Ioannis Galanopoulos Papavasileiou
Lib Digital Apps and Archival Outreach: Lessons from a Sister Discipline, Lekoko Kenosi
Educational leadership's role in fostering innovation and entrepreneurship in education: A narrative literature review, Zeina Hojeij
EnhancedBERT: A python software tailored for arabic word sense disambiguation, Sanaa Kaddoura and Reem Nassar
Global Initiatives on Safer and More Responsible Artificial Intelligence, Ravi S. Sharma, Samia Loucif, Nir Kshetri, and Jeffrey Voas
Green recovery in BRICS economies: The role of mineral resources, energy productivity, and green innovation in sustainable development, Muhammad Umar, Nawazish Mirza, Zaghum Umar, and Tatiana Sokolova
Hawaiian legends of coastal devastation and paleotsunami reconstruction, Nu'u, Kaupō, Maui, Hawai'i, Scott Fisher, James Goff, Andrew Cundy, David Sear, James Terry, Randall J. LeVeque, Loyce M. Adams, and Diana Sahy
Higher moments interaction between the US treasury yields, energy assets, and green cryptos: Dynamic analysis with portfolio implications, Najaf Iqbal, Zaghum Umar, Zhang Shaoyong, and Tatiana Sokolova
Phosphorus sources enhance barley growth and mitigate lead stress via antioxidant responses, proline metabolism, and gene expression, Manar Fawzi Bani Mfarrej, Sadia Javed, Rafa Almeer, Rawidh Alsaidalani, Mohamed Kamel, Muhammad Hamzah Saleem, and Shafaqat Ali
Triglyceride and Glucose Index as an Optimal Predictor of Metabolic Syndrome in Lebanese Adults, Suzan Haidar, Nadine Mahboub, Dimitrios Papandreou, Myriam Abboud, and Rana Rizk
Comparison Despite Uniqueness: A Thematic Analysis of the PISA 2022 Results for the United Arab Emirates, Emily Winchip
A Neuroimaging Yolov8-Based Cad Framework for Anosmia Grading in Covid-19, Hossam Magdy Balaha, Mayada Elgendy, Ahmed Alksas, Mohamed Shehata, Norah Saleh Alghamdi, Fatma Taher, Mohammed Ghazal, Mahitab Ghoneim, Eslam Hamed, Fatma Sherif, Ahmed Elgarayhi, Mohammed Sallah, Mohamed Abdelbadie Salem, Elsharawy Kamal, Harpal Sandhu, and Ayman El-Baz
A Novel Approach for 3D Renal Segmentation Using a Modified GAN Model and Texture Analysis, Israa Sharaby, Ahmed Alksas, Hossam Magdy Balaha, Ali Mahmoud, Mohammed Badawy, Mohamed Abou El-Ghar, Ashraf Khalil, Mohammed Ghazal, Sohail Contractor, and Ayman El-Baz
Comparative analysis of moral decision-making and trust dynamics: human reasoning vs. ChatGPT-3 narratives, Umair Rehman, Muhammad Umair Shah, Farkhund Iqbal, and Ramsha Fatima
Semioethics as an axiology of care for the self-other: A Welbian genealogy, Zoe Hurley
Enhancing IoT Protocol Security Through AI and ML: A Comprehensive Analysis, Babar Shah, Muhammad Junaid, and Mohammad Habib
Enhancing Sentiment Analysis of Movie Reviews with PySpark, Ibtissam Youb, Feras Al-Obeidat, Mohamed Hamlich, and Alami Essaadoui
Gender Inequality in the Global South, Yasmin Sultana and Habibul Haque Khondker
Leveraging Large Language Models for Enhancing Literature-Based Discovery, Ikbal Taleb, Alramzana Nujum Navaz, and Mohamed Adel Serhani
Early Detection and Categorization of Cervical Cancer Cells Using Smoothing Cross Entropy-Based Multi-Deep Transfer Learning, Rania Ahmed, Nadia Dahmani, Ghada Dahy, Ashraf Darwish, and Aboul Ella Hassanien
Next-Generation Block Ciphers: Achieving Superior Memory Efficiency and Cryptographic Robustness for IoT Devices, Saadia Aziz, Ijaz Ali Shoukat, Mohsin Iftikhar, Mohsin Murtaza, Abdulmajeed M. Alenezi, Cheng-Chi Lee, and Imran Taj
Guest editorial: Women and Gulf Cities. The transformative impact of women influencing the architectural and urban developments of the gulf region, Daniela A. Ottmann, Anna Grichting Solder, and Adina Hempel
Greenland summer blocking characteristics: an evaluation of a high-resolution multi-model ensemble, Linh N. Luu, Edward Hanna, Dilkushi de Alwis Pitts, Jacob Maddison, James A. Screen, Jennifer L. Catto, and Xavier Fettweis
From science to society: Exploring the nexus between obesity research and public awareness in Brazil, Sofia Lafetá Pinto Santos, Renata Miyabara, Rym Ghimouz, Mirela Dobre, Andrei Brateanu, Luciana Aparecida Campos, and Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu
Visible light driven ZnFe2O4 for the degradation of oxytetracycline in the presence of HSO5− at semi-pilot scale and additional H2 production, Jibran Iqbal, Noor S. Shah, Javed Ali Khan, Anood Ibrahim, Bilal Masood Pirzada, Mu Naushad, and Changseok Han
Knocking on Heaven’s Door? Entrepreneurship, Firm Growth, and Health Risks, Jukka Partanen, Aino Tenhiälä, Teemu Kautonen, Markus Jokela, Daniel A. Lerner, and Alexander McKelvie
Performance enhancement of vanadium redox flow battery with novel streamlined design: Simulation and experimental validation, Abdulmonem Fetyan, Bronston P. Benetho, Tawaddod Alkindi, Anugrah Andisetiawan, Musbaudeen O. Bamgbopa, Ayoob Alhammadi, and Gumaa A. El-Nagar
Is Silence Golden In Political Workplace? The Dual Effects Of Silence On Career Success In China, Yi Li, Cangyan Li, Yi Zhang, Xiaomei Gong, and Xiaolong Hu
Reacting to criticism: What motivates top leaders to respond substantively to negative social performance feedback?, Myrto Chliova, Gabriella Cacciotti, Teemu Kautonen, and Ignacio Pavez
Framing of the FIFA world cup 2022: An examination of message appeal in the english language press in the UAE, Magdalena Karolak
Archival Education in a Complex Digital Period: Which Courses Should be on the Menu?, Lekoko Kenosi
Public-Private Partnership: A New Policy to Ameliorate the Quality of Public Utility Services to the Public, Karem Sayed Aboelazm, Fady Tawakol, Khalid Mohamed Dganni, and Nada Zuhair Alfil
Robotic Judges: A New Step Towards Justice or the Exclusion of Humans?, Karem Sayed Aboelazm, Khalid Mohamed Dganni, Fady Tawakol, and Hanadi Sharif
From living heritage values to value-based policymaking: exploring new indicators for Abu Dhabi’s sustainable development, Elena Raevskikh, Giovanna Di Mauro, and Maxime Jaffré
A Novel Bipolar Valued Fuzzy Group based on Dib’s approach, Fadi Al-Zu’bi, Abdul Ghaffur Ahmad, Abd Ulazeez Alkouri, and Maslina Darus
A Novel Polymerized Sulfur Concrete for Underground Hydrogen Storage in Lined Rock Caverns, Abdel Mohsen O. Mohamed and Maisa El Gamal
Editorial: Tourism in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) – Changes, Challenges and Opportunities, Paolo Mura and Mohammad Alazaizeh
Effectiveness of Field Experience Program in the United Arab Emirates (UAE): A Mixed-Methods Study of Stakeholders’ Perceptions in the Light of Vision 2030, Fatima Al Mohsen and Laila Mohebi
Enhancing microgrid forecasting accuracy with SAQ-MTCLSTM: A self-adjusting quantized multi-task ConvLSTM for optimized solar power and load demand predictions, Ehtisham Lodhi, Nadia Dahmani, Syed Muhammad Salman Bukhari, Sujan Gyawali, Sanjog Thapa, Lin Qiu, Muhammad Hamza Zafar, and Naureen Akhtar