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Banking efficiency and economic growth in the MENA region [PDF]

, 2011
This paper examines the nexus between cost efficiency and economic growth in the Middle East and North Africa region. We apply a causality analysis between cost efficiency and financial deepening using the Generalized Methods of Moments and our findings ...
Ghannouci, Walid, Radic, Nemanja
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Water availability and land‐use shape the diversity of Odonata in the Middle East

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Odonata diversity in the Middle East depends on the availability of long‐lasting waters, emphasizing the importance of preserving stable aquatic habitats for biodiversity conservation under climate change‐driven droughts. Agricultural expansion is associated with increased Odonata species richness, but overall trait diversity remains limited ...
Zohreh Eslami Barzoki, Jonathan Chase
wiley   +1 more source

Burnout and Stress Among Emergency Physicians in the Kingdom of Bahrain

Saudi Journal of Emergency Medicine
Background: Emergency physicians (EPs) are exposed to various stressors that lead to burnout. No studies to date have examined these factors in the emergency departments (EDs) of the Kingdom of Bahrain.
Feras H. Abuzeyad, Luma Bashmi, Priya Das, Abrar Al Ansari, Stephanie Hsu, Ghada Al Qasim, Naser Mohamed Ali Mansoor, Abdulla Almusalam   +7 more
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Safe, Sustainable and Ethical Recruitment of Internationally Qualified Registered Nurses to Australia

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To critically examine the safety, sustainability and ethical dimensions of recruiting internationally qualified nurses to Australia. A Global Justice Framework focusing on the political ethics of care is applied to the complexity and practical application of issues raised by the urgent nursing workforce needs in the health and aged care ...
Louise Sheehy, Jennifer Fraser, Kate Cheney, Jacqueline Bloomfield   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

THE ABRAHAM ACCORDS AND PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST: REGIONAL RECEPTION AND IMPLICATIONS

CMES (Center of Middle Eastern Studies)
The normalization of ties between Israel and four Arab countries (Bahrain, Morocco, the United Arab Emirates, and Sudan) starting in 2020 through the US-facilitated Abraham Accords opened a new paradigm of peace in the greater Middle East and North ...
Henelito Jr Arias Sevilla
doaj   +1 more source

Does market structure matter on banks' profitability and stability? Emerging versus advanced economies [PDF]

, 2011
We investigate the effects of market power, banking and bank-environment activities on profitability and stability (risk and returns) for a total of 1929 banks in 40 emerging and advanced economies over the sample period of 1999-2008. The model developed
Liu, G, Mirzaei, A, Moore, T
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Does Political Connection Mitigate the Sanctions for Corruptions? Evidence From the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)

Journal of Business Finance &Accounting, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the effect of political connection on sanctions for violations of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Using a sample of revealed FCPA sanctions and two alternative proxies for US firms’ political connections, we find a negative association between political connection and the severity of sanctions, an effect that ...
Kaishu Wu, Wenjia Yan
wiley   +1 more source

National Dialogue: Bahrain Case

Вестник Московского Университета. Серия XXV: Международные отношения и мировая политика, 2020
The all-inclusive interparty negotiations on a national basis aimed at ending an internal conflict, overcoming its consequences and securing conditions for a peaceful development of the society are not by themselves a new phenomenon.
E. I. Vulakh
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Increased C‐reactive protein is associated with corneal nerve loss and painful neuropathic symptoms in Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Journal of Diabetes Investigation, EarlyView.
Higher circulating C‐reactive protein, a marker of systemic inflammation, is associated with reduced corneal small nerve fiber density in individuals with Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Among participants with diabetic peripheral neuropathy, CRP levels are highest in those reporting positive neuropathic symptoms such as burning, painful cold, or electric ...
Georgios Ponirakis, Ibrahim Al‐Janahi, Einas Elgassim, Ioannis N. Petropoulos, Hoda Gad, Adnan Khan, Hadeel B. Zaghloul, Hamda Ali, Mashhood A. Siddique, Sidra Abdulshakoor, Jenneth M. Concepcion, Sara H. Khalfalla, Iynas S. A. Elamin, Abeer T. H. AlZawqari, Tania Bibi, Marwa A. El Deeb, Lina H. M. Ahmed, Youssra Dakroury, Abeer M. M. El Shewehy, Iuliia Salivon, Mohammad Qasim Minhas, Yara Ismail, Mahmoud A. Zirie, Yousuf Al‐Ansari, Mariam A. O. Al‐Malaheem, Dorothy J. Quadros, Stephen L. Atkin, Rayaz A. Malik   +27 more
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Econometric Analysis of the Bilateral Trade Flows in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries [PDF]

This study analyzes the trade flows of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) both among its member countries and with the rest of the world for the 1997-2002 and 2003-2007 periods.
INSEL, Aysu, TEKCE, Mahmut
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