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Pearl Fishing in Bahrain: new evidence from the archaeological collections and archives

open access: yesArabian Humanities
During preparation of content for Bahrain’s UNESCO World Heritage Site, Pearling Testimony of an Island Economy (aka the Pearling Path) new artefactual, archaeological and documentary evidence was discovered and collated that reveals the long history of ...
Robert Carter
doaj   +1 more source

Acquired duplication of isochromosome 21's resulting in pentasomy 21 with concurrent 13q deletion in acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a rare co-occurrence

open access: yesJournal of Biochemical and Clinical Genetics
Background Pentasomy involving duplication of isochromosome 21;der(21;21)(q10;q10) is a rare cytogenetic abnormality linked primarily to acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and less frequently to acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or myelodysplastic syndromes ...
Suhaib Mohammad Ali Abunaser   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The e-government implementation directions in Oman: A preliminay investigation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Electronic government has established itself as the primary enabler for transforming the way government services are offered to citizens. In the gulf countries, public sector transformation efforts are focused towards increasing accessibility ...
Al-Busaidy, M, Weerakkody, V
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Transposing Citizenship: Acts of Belonging and Locality Among the Non‐Citizen Population of the Arabian Peninsula

open access: yesStudies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines how non‐citizens born and raised in Kuwait develop a sense of belonging despite restrictive nationality laws and the Kafala sponsorship system that deny them legal pathways to citizenship. Drawing on qualitative ethnographic research, I introduce the concept of ‘acts of belonging’ to capture how these individuals assert ...
Abdullah al‐Khonaini
wiley   +1 more source

How Can Smart City Technologies be Utilized to Align With and Enhance the Principles of Islamic Architecture?

open access: yesProceedings of the International Conference of Contemporary Affairs in Architecture and Urbanism-ICCAUA
In an era of rapid urbanization, smart cities leverage technologies like AI and IoT to enhance sustainability and optimize resource usage. However, integrating these innovations raises concerns about preserving cultural identities, especially within ...
Reem Sultan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Atimiaphobia: The Undiscovered Burden of Honor Cultures and Shame Societies on Mental Health—Development and Validation of Atimiaphobia Scale

open access: yesPsyCh Journal, Volume 15, Issue 3, June 2026.
ABSTRACT The psychological impact of honor cultures and shame societies on the general population has not been examined through a diagnostic lens. Atimiaphobia is a newly recognized psychological condition characterized by an intense fear of losing honor or being labeled shameless, deeply rooted in honor cultures and shame societies.
Waqar Husain   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Financial Markets in the GCC Prospects for European Cooperation [PDF]

open access: yes
financial ...
Eberhard Brodhage, Rodney Wilson
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Missing the Mark: Adoption of Watermarking for Generative AI Systems in Practice and Implications Under the New EU AI Act

open access: yesPolicy &Internet, Volume 18, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT AI‐generated images have become so good in recent years that individuals often cannot distinguish them from ‘real’ images. This development, combined with the rapid spread of AI‐generated content online, creates a series of societal risks. Watermarking, a technique that involves embedding information within the content to indicate their AI ...
Bram Rijsbosch   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

How Fragrant are perfumes? A Micro Perspective from Middle East [PDF]

open access: yes
Satisfaction is a consumer post-purchase evaluation of the overall service experience. As an important determinant of customer loyalty and retention, firms exhibit most care to maintain customer satisfaction intact, unless it cannot be up-scaled.
Babu, Febina   +4 more
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Situating African FinTech in Global Financial Networks

open access: yesTransactions of the Institute of British Geographers, Volume 51, Issue 2, June 2026.
Short Abstract This paper explores the geographical patterns of firm creation and investments in African FinTech and how they have evolved since the emergence of FinTech on the continent. Our findings show waves of investment, specialisation of different FinTech centres and the networks of FinTech capital.
Julien Migozzi, Dariusz Wójcik
wiley   +1 more source

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