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Prevalence of excessive screen time and its associated factors among schoolchildren in Damascus, Syria: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Alshayeb L, Dashash M.
europepmc   +1 more source

The Politics of Passage: Studying Checkpoints and Claim Making in Conflict‐affected Settings

Development and Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Roadblocks, or checkpoints, are obligatory passage points that are erected by entities claiming authority over a given crossing. They are often the most common everyday interface between civilians and armed actors in conflict‐affected contexts, but are overlooked in studies on either trade or authority amidst conflict.
Peer Schouten, Vanessa van den Boogaard, Max Gallien, Shalaka Thakur, Florian Weigand   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Broke Autocrats, Broken Elections: Trade Shocks and Electoral Fraud in Autocracies

Economics &Politics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We argue that when terms‐of‐trade (ToT) shocks reduce resource rents, autocrats lose the fiscal capacity to sustain loyalty through patronage and increasingly rely on electoral manipulation as a survival strategy. We present a simple model in which rents finance patronage in normal times, while adverse shocks reduce the effectiveness of ...
Antonis Adam, Sofia Tsarsitalidou
wiley   +1 more source

Medicine in the Mother Tongue: Navigating Linguistic Realities in Syrian Education. [PDF]

Avicenna J Med
Habib H, Baki MA.
europepmc   +1 more source

A multi‐level process perspective on refugee workplace integration

European Management Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Prior research has suggested the need for complementary efforts by multiple stakeholders (government, NGOs, employers) to support workplace integration for refugees, but has paid less attention to how such programs are developed and enacted in specific settings, and how they then influence refugees' workplace integration trajectories.
Vedran Omanović, Ann Langley
wiley   +1 more source

Medical students' attitudes toward peer physical examination at the University of Jordan: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]

BMC Med Educ
Al-Taher R, Al-Nasa'h M, Altarawneh A, Alnsour B, Siyam H, Beithou A, Alnawaiseh A, Abuosba M.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Review of \u3cem\u3eMor Gabriel aus Beth Qustan: Leben und Legende eines syrischen Abtbischofs aus dem 7. Jahrhundert\u3c/em\u3e by Zeki Joseph [PDF]

, 2013
Saint-Laurent, Jeanne-Nicole
core   +1 more source

Fostering refugees' entrepreneurial instincts: Lessons from the past, learning for the future

European Management Review, EarlyView.
Abstract The ongoing global crises have sparked academic discussions on immigration, recognizing it as a key factor in socio‐economic advancement. Immigration is viewed as an essential element of human capital, capable of addressing labor and skill shortages in developed nations.
Gagan Deep Sharma, Ritika Chopra, Sascha Kraus, Gaurav Talan, Christina Theodoraki   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond borders: Exploring the challenges of refugee children in Saudi Arabia and Turkey. [PDF]

PLoS One
Bin Kadasah TA, Alsedrani GS.
europepmc   +1 more source

Military Leadership and International Peacekeeping: An Examination of the Experiences of Female Officers Through a Bourdieusian Framework

Gender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article provides insights into how Bourdieu's social theory can be used to explore the complex experiences of female military officers. It has been over 20 years since feminist scholars first extended Bourdieu's framework to include gender, arguing that women are often denied access to valued capital in organizations due to the gendered ...
Angela McGinn
wiley   +1 more source