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Convergent thinking, divergent thinking, and openness to experience as predictors of academic success among high-achieving and typical-achieving medical students

BMC Medical Education
Background Creativity-related cognitive processes and personality traits are not often examined together in educational contexts, particularly when discussing high-achieving subgroups of medical students.
Ahmed M. Abdulla Alabbasi, Ahmed Mohamed Alansari, Abdelhalim Deifalla, Mark A. Runco, Reginald P. Sequeira, Ghazi A. Alotaibi, Aseel AlSaleh   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Heavy mineral stratigraphy of the Unayzah Formation and Basal Khuff Clastics (Carboniferous to Permian) of Central Saudi Arabia [PDF]

, 2010
A study of heavy mineral assemblages in the Unayzah Reservoir sandstones of central Saudi Arabia has identified successive changes in provenance signature.
Cocker, Joshua D., Filatoff, John D., Knox, Robert W.   +2 more
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The Political Significance of the Gulf Cooperation Countries’ Sovereign Wealth Funds’ Investments in Central and Eastern Europe [PDF]

, 2017
Although there has been vivid academic debate as to what extent Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) are motivated by political reasons, it is rather clear that countries can use state-owned investment funds as a tool of their foreign policy. Even Barack Obama,
Obroniecki, Marcin
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Resident Satisfaction With Orthodontic Training: Evaluating Experiences and Program

Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction The satisfaction of orthodontic residents with their training programs is a key indicator of program effectiveness and serves as an important guide for the improvement of educational and clinical training programs. This survey was conducted to evaluate the perceived satisfaction of orthodontic residents with the current training ...
Jason Nguyen, Sandra Andari, Maria Karakousoglou, Ross Brenner, Shaza Abass   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

On the Temporal Variability of Precipitation in Iraq: Arid‐Wet Years and Extreme Events

International Journal of Climatology, EarlyView.
Daily and monthly precipitation data in Iraq display high seasonal to interdecadal variability, with arid and wet years that have very distinct seasonal cycles. Monthly rainfall is significantly correlated with the Indian Ocean Dipole. Extreme events are identified and classified as belonging to four different weather patterns, allowing to obtain daily
Ali Raheem Al‐Nassar, Josep L. Pelegrí, Pánfilo Masciángioli   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Barriers and limitations for undergoing mammography screenings among Kuwaiti women (aged 40–69) attending primary health care centers

BMC Primary Care
Background Breast cancer is the leading cancer among women in Kuwait, yet mammography screening (MS) uptake remains suboptimal despite the Kuwait National Mammography Screening Program (KNMSP). This study identifies barriers to MS adherence among Kuwaiti
Omar Alfailakawi, Hussain Alostath, Asmaa Aldubian, Al-Ghala Alsaleh, Ghadeer Alsughayer, Alaa Alshamran, Ali Ashkanani, Hussein Kamal, Haneen Mohammad, Mohammad Murad, Duaa Hasan, Mohamed Hany Shehata   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

The emergency remote teaching experience during the COVID-19 pandemic: the case of Arabian Gulf University

Cogent Education
In the context of an abrupt shift to online learning, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, this study examines the efficacy of Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT) and derives important insights from this transformation.
Alaa Eldin A. Ayoub, Maha M. Alsabbagh, Mohammad S. Abido, Ahmed M. Abdulla Alabbasi, Wid H. Daghustani, Al-Ajab M. Al-Ajab, Taysir M. Al Khazali, Soud M. Al Mahamid, Mohamed A. Shahat, Mohamed Dahmani Fath Allah   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Predictors of Abnormal Bone Mass Density in Adult Patients with Homozygous Sickle-Cell Disease

Clinical Medicine Insights: Endocrinology and Diabetes, 2015
Background Adult patients with sickle-cell disease (SCD) often have multiple bone compactions causing tissue hypoxia and osteonecrosis. The impact on bone abnormalities lesion detected by bone mass density is not well defined.
Taysir S. Garadah, Adia B. Hassan, Ahmed A. Jaradat, Diab E. Diab, Hiba O. Kalafalla, Adel K. Kalifa, Reginald P. sequeira, Abdul Hameed A. Alawadi   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fisheries Management: The Kuwaiti Experience [PDF]

, 1994
Siddeek et al. (1991) discussed very briefly some recent developments in Kuwait's shrimp fishery, including an important increase in landings of the main commercial species, Penaeus semisulcatus.
Mathews , C. P.
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DNA barcoding reveals the coral “laboratory-rat”, Stylophora pistillata encompasses multiple identities [PDF]

, 2013
Stylophora pistillata is a widely used coral “lab-rat” species with highly variable morphology and a broad biogeographic range (Red Sea to western central Pacific).
A Budd, A Schettino, A Valentini, AJ Drummond, C Chen, CA Chen, CA Chen, CC Wallace, CY Chiou, D Darriba, D Huang, D Posada, DJ Combosch, F Stefani, H Akaike, H Fukami, H Fukami, JE Meulenkamp, JF Flot, JF Flot, JH Pinzón, JP Huelsenbeck, K Tamura, KE Carpenter, M Hasegawa, M Medina, O Folmer, O Hoegh-Guldberg, RC Baron-Szabo, S Guindon, TC LaJeunesse, TC LaJeunesse, TL Shearer, W Renema, WKW Loh   +34 more
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