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Remote sensing and interdisciplinary approach for studying Dubai’s urban context and development [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Outlining the different phases and features of the urban and socio-economic development of Dubai, this work is aimed at highlighting the potential of remote sensing and the interdisciplinary approach for the study of cities characterised by overwhelming ...
DE VECCHIS, Gino   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Board Gender Diversity and Environmental Credit Risk in Banking: A Global Study of Bank Governance

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the relationship between board gender diversity and environmental credit risk in the global banking sector. Using a panel dataset of 345 publicly listed banks from 75 countries over the period 2018–2022, we find that greater female representation on bank boards is significantly associated with lower environmental credit
Kenza Mouti   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Economic burden of asthma in Abu Dhabi: a retrospective study

open access: yesClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research, 2014
Ashraf Alzaabi,1 Mohammed Alseiari,2 Bassam Mahboub3 1Respiratory Medicine Division, Zayed Military Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; 2General Secretariat of Executive Council, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; 3University of Sharjah, Rashid ...
Alzaabi A, Alseiari M, Mahboub B
doaj  

Corporate ESG Greenwashing: Does Regulatory Proximity Matter?

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) greenwashing undermines sustainable development, yet the influence of regulatory proximity on oversight is understudied. By introducing the “distance decay effect” from geoeconomics into ESG misconduct research and using a sample of Chinese listed firms from 2009 to 2022, this study reveals a ...
Weiqi Zhao   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Alkohol legalization in United Arab Emirates’: Between local norms and global tolerance

open access: yesJurnal Inovasi Ilmu Sosial dan Politik
This article departs from the phenomenon of tolerance by the United Arab Emirates towards global citizens who live through the policy of legalizing alcohol, which was previously an act that was criminalized by the government which was heavily influenced ...
Alfen Redho Putra
doaj   +1 more source

Cross-Sectional Association Between Body Fat Composition and Biomarkers of Inflammation and Endothelial Dysfunction in Children with Overweight/Obesity

open access: yesDiabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity, 2023
Javed Yasin,1,* Charu Sharma,1,* Muhammad Jawad Hashim,2 Sania Al Hamed,3 Juma AlKaabi,1 Elhadi H Aburawi3 1Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, 15551, United Arab ...
Yasin J   +5 more
doaj  

Rheological characteristics and consumer acceptance of camel milk yogurts as affected by bovine proteins and hydrocolloids

open access: yesInternational Journal of Food Properties, 2020
This study evaluated the effects of added casein (CN), whey proteins (WPs), calcium chloride (CaCl2), and a hydrocolloid [gum arabic (GA), gelatin (GL), sodium alginate (ALG), or pectin (PC)] on the quality of camel milk yogurts.
Bhawna Sobti   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Board Gender Diversity and Eco‐Innovation: The Moderating Role of Organisational Environmental Orientation

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Corporate sustainability has become a strategic priority in response to growing regulatory, social and environmental pressures, placing greater emphasis on governance structures, such as board composition, that shape the incorporation of ethical and sustainable values into corporate decision‐making.
Isabel‐María García‐Sánchez   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Limitations and Future Directions for Research on Biomarkers and Endothelial Dysfunction in UAE Youth [Response to Letter]

open access: yesDiabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity
Charu Sharma,1 Abubaker Suliman,2 Sania Mazin AL Hamad,3 Javed Yasin,1 Mohamed Abuzakouk,4 Juma AlKaabi,1 Elhadi Husein Aburawi3 1Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, 15551 ...
Sharma C   +6 more
doaj  

Desire for Cultural Preservation as a Predictor of Support for Entertainment Media Censorship in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates

open access: yesInternational Journal of Communication, 2016
This article examines support for cultural preservation as a predictor of support for censorship of entertainment media in three Arab Gulf countries: Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (N = 3,017; n > 1,000 in each country).
Justin D. Martin   +2 more
doaj  

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