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Exploring plastic and reconstructive surgery referral pathways: Insights from primary care physicians in Bahrain

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Background: Primary care physicians (PCPs) serve as the frontline of healthcare systems worldwide, acting as gatekeepers for specialist referrals. However, the absence of clear referral guidelines and complete guidance can lead to inappropriate referrals,
Abdulla A. Fakhro, Ali M. Humood, Yusuf Althawadi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Technopolitical Energy Governance as Administrative Closure: Digitalisation and the Depoliticisation of Energy Politics in Iran and Saudi Arabia

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Digitalisation is widely framed as a route to more efficient and participatory public administration. In authoritarian settings, however, digital governance often works less as administrative improvement than as a technopolitical instrument for managing dissent and insulating policy from contestation.
Arash Beidollahkhani
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainable Cities Under Pressure: Climate Risk, Oil Price Uncertainty, and Technological Innovation in GCC Countries

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the dynamic interactions between climate risk, oil price uncertainty (OPU), and technological innovation in shaping Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to Sustainable Cities and Communities (SCC) across Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries from 2005 to 2024. Using a panel Time‐Varying Interactive Fixed Effects (
Mohamed Sami Ben Ali, Alanoud Al‐Maadid, Kamal Si Mohammed   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Climate Vulnerability and Renewable Energy Consumption: The Moderating Role of Financial Development

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the nexus between climate vulnerability (CVUL) and renewable energy consumption (RECO) and tests the moderating effect of financial development (FD) on this relationship. The analysis is, particularly, relevant for the 162 panel countries observed between 1995 and 2022, which face diverse climate risks and exhibit ...
Sorin Gabriel Anton
wiley   +1 more source

Climate Crisis, Human Mobility and Security Challenges in the MENA Region: Implications for Sustainable Development and Regional Stability

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the interplay between climate change, violent conflict and forced migration in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), focusing on asylum flows to the European Union (EU). By integrating high‐resolution climate, conflict and socioeconomic data spanning 2000 to 2023, we develop a comprehensive empirical framework to ...
Shifa Mathbout, George Boustras, Pierantonios Papazoglou, Javier Martin‐Vide, Joan A. Lopez‐Bustins   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Arab Spring Uprisings: Revolutionary Patterns and Theoretical Explanations

Akademik İncelemeler Dergisi, 2014
Literature on authoritarianism and democratization in the Arab world lacks the required political shrewdness to predict and explain the trajectory of current Arab uprisings.
Doha Mustafa
doaj  

Prevalence, characteristics, and risk factors for urinary incontinence among women attending Primary Healthcare Centers in Bahrain, 2023

Journal of Family and Community Medicine
BACKGROUND: Urinary incontinence (UI) is a common health concern of women that often goes untreated owing to a lack of awareness and social stigma. It is associated with a lower quality of life and negative bio-psycho-social consequences.
Jasim A. Abdulhusain, Marwa J. Darraj, Mohamed Y. Alasbool, Eman K. Alasoomi, Yusuf A.J. Altahoo, Bahnaz E. Tadayyon, Mahmood A. Alawainati   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Carbon VIX, Climate Risk and Financial Stability New Evidence From Developing Countries

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the effects of the carbon VIX and climate risk on financial stability through the banking Z‐score in developing economies. Using the Dynamic Panel Threshold Model of 106 developing countries from 2012 to 2022, the results reveal that both carbon VIX and climate risk exert a significant negative influence on banking ...
Alanoud Al‐Maadid, Mohamed Sami Ben Ali, Kamal Si Mohammed, Omer Salih Mohammed Abker   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Probing the Energy Trilemma Pillars: Do Innovation Pathways Deliver Cleaner and More Equitable Energy Systems?

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Balancing reliable energy supply, equitable access, and environmental sustainability is a central challenge of the global energy transition. This study examines how innovation influences the energy trilemma by shaping energy security, energy equity, and environmental sustainability across 115 countries from 2011 to 2023.
Kingsley Imandojemu, Omozele Lynda Showunmi, Felix Orole, Damilola Felix Eluyela, Hammed Oluwaseyi Musibau, Romanus Osabohien   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Dynamic Impact of the Energy Transition on Food Security in Developing Countries

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the context of persistent food insecurity and the global push for the transition toward clean energy in developing countries, understanding the association between clean energy access and food affordability is increasingly important to inform multisectoral policy interventions. Against this background, this study explores the dynamic impact
Boris D. Soh Wenda, Thierry M. Pondie, Aissatou Ndiaye, Götz Uckert, Katharina Löhr, Stefan Sieber   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source