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Pearl Fishing in Bahrain: new evidence from the archaeological collections and archives
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
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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
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The e-government implementation directions in Oman: A preliminay investigation [PDF]
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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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
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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
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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
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Financial Markets in the GCC Prospects for European Cooperation [PDF]
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Eberhard Brodhage, Rodney Wilson
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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
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How Fragrant are perfumes? A Micro Perspective from Middle East [PDF]
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
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
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