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Mental health, quality of life, wellbeing, loneliness and use of social media in a time of social distancing during the COVID-19 outbreak. A cross-country comparative study (2021)
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Geirdal, A., Ruffolo, M., Leung, J., Thygesen, H., Price, D., Bonsaksen, T., & Schoultz, M. (2021). Mental health, quality of life, wellbeing, loneliness and use of social media in a time of social distancing during the COVID-19 outbreak. A cross-country comparative study. Journal of Mental Health, 30(2), 148-155. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2021.1875413

Background The COVID-19 outbreak raised questions about how people experience their mental health, quality of life (QoL), wellbeing and loneliness in the context of social distancing, and the use of social media during this time Aims To examine... Read More about Mental health, quality of life, wellbeing, loneliness and use of social media in a time of social distancing during the COVID-19 outbreak. A cross-country comparative study.

An investigation of the push–pull factors influencing student selection of higher education : the case of Arabian Gulf students in the UK (2021)
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Hailat, K. Q., Alsmadi, S., Nassar, M., & Chung, S. B. (2021). An investigation of the push–pull factors influencing student selection of higher education : the case of Arabian Gulf students in the UK. Journal of Public Affairs, 22(4), e2657. https://doi.org/10.1002/pa.2657

The internationalization of students in tertiary education has increased worldwide for the past 20 years. International students (IS) are considered consumers of Higher Education (HE) in host countries and are often a significant contributor to many... Read More about An investigation of the push–pull factors influencing student selection of higher education : the case of Arabian Gulf students in the UK.

Restoring perivascular adipose tissue function in obesity using exercise (2021)
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Saxton, S., Toms, L., Aldous, R., Withers, S., Ohanian, J., & Heagerty, A. (2021). Restoring perivascular adipose tissue function in obesity using exercise. Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy, 35(6), 1291-1304. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10557-020-07136-0

Perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) exerts an anti-contractile effect which is vital in regulating vascular tone. This effect is mediated via sympathetic nervous stimulation of PVAT by a mechanism which involves noradrenaline uptake through organic ca... Read More about Restoring perivascular adipose tissue function in obesity using exercise.

eDNA in a bottleneck : obstacles to fish metabarcoding studies in megadiverse freshwater systems (2021)
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Jackman, J., Benvenuto, C., Coscia, I., Carvalho, C., Ready, J., Boubli, J., …Sales, N. (2021). eDNA in a bottleneck : obstacles to fish metabarcoding studies in megadiverse freshwater systems. Environmental DNA, 3(4), 837-849. https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.191

The current capacity of environmental DNA (eDNA) to provide accurate insights into the biodiversity of megadiverse regions (e.g., the Neotropics) requires further evaluation to ensure its reliability for long‐term monitoring. In this study, we first... Read More about eDNA in a bottleneck : obstacles to fish metabarcoding studies in megadiverse freshwater systems.

Nitric oxide (NO) elicits aminoglycoside tolerance in Escherichia coli but antibiotic resistance gene carriage and NO sensitivity have not co-evolved (2021)
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Ribiero, C., Rahman, L., Holmes, L., Woody, A., Webster, C., Monaghan, T., …Shepherd, M. (2021). Nitric oxide (NO) elicits aminoglycoside tolerance in Escherichia coli but antibiotic resistance gene carriage and NO sensitivity have not co-evolved. Archives of Microbiology, 203(5), 2541-2550. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-021-02245-2

The spread of multidrug-resistance in Gram-negative bacterial pathogens presents a major clinical challenge, and new approaches are required to combat these organisms. Nitric oxide (NO) is a well-known antimicrobial that is produced by the immune sys... Read More about Nitric oxide (NO) elicits aminoglycoside tolerance in Escherichia coli but antibiotic resistance gene carriage and NO sensitivity have not co-evolved.

Towards automation of dynamic-gaze video analysis taking functional upper-limb tasks as a case study (2021)
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Alyaman, M., Sobuh, M., Zaid, A., Kenney, L., Galpin, A., & Al-Taee, M. (2021). Towards automation of dynamic-gaze video analysis taking functional upper-limb tasks as a case study. Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, 203, 106041. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmpb.2021.106041

Background and objective : Previous studies in motor control have yielded clear evidence that gaze behavior (where someone looks) quantifies the attention paid to perform actions. However, eliciting clinically meaningful results from the gaze data h... Read More about Towards automation of dynamic-gaze video analysis taking functional upper-limb tasks as a case study.

Effects of cultural diversity and climatic background on outdoor thermal perception in Melbourne city, Australia (2021)
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Kenawy, I., & Elkadi, H. (2021). Effects of cultural diversity and climatic background on outdoor thermal perception in Melbourne city, Australia. Building and Environment, 195, 107746. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.107746

Making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable is one of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). This goal is particularly important in global cities where public places are shared with diverse communities. Success... Read More about Effects of cultural diversity and climatic background on outdoor thermal perception in Melbourne city, Australia.

Reasonable entrepreneurial risk: behavioural criteria for corporate managers (2021)
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Sosnovskikh, S., & Cherkasova, O. (2021). Reasonable entrepreneurial risk: behavioural criteria for corporate managers. https://doi.org/10.17589/2309-8678-2021-9-1-58-80

This paper discusses the essence of the entrepreneurial risk, ethical and legal standards, which must be adhered to by the head of a commercial organisation. In the Russian legislation, there is debate concerning the boundaries of the responsibilitie... Read More about Reasonable entrepreneurial risk: behavioural criteria for corporate managers.

Improving the deaf and hard of hearing internet accessibility : JSL, text-into-sign language translator for Arabic (2021)
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Al-Sarayrah, W., Al-Aiad, A., Habes, M., Elareshi, M., & Salloum, S. Improving the deaf and hard of hearing internet accessibility : JSL, text-into-sign language translator for Arabic. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 1339, 456-468. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69717-4_43

Our society is more dependent on ICT regardless of our abilities. However, some webpages cannot be accessed by D/HoH people, especially when they lack education skills. Technological experts have offered several solutions over the years e.g., fixed c... Read More about Improving the deaf and hard of hearing internet accessibility : JSL, text-into-sign language translator for Arabic.

Classifying audio music genres using CNN and RNN (2021)
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Khamees, A., Hejazi, H., Alshurideh, M., & Salloum, S. Classifying audio music genres using CNN and RNN. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 315-323. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69717-4_31

This paper discusses applying different types of neural networks to classify a dataset of type audio. We used a GTZAN dataset that includes various audio music records representing different conventional categories of music genres. Each shares a set... Read More about Classifying audio music genres using CNN and RNN.

Arabic text generation : deep learning for poetry synthesis (2021)
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Hejazi, H., Khamees, A., Alshurideh, M., & Salloum, S. Arabic text generation : deep learning for poetry synthesis. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 1339, 104-116. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69717-4_11

Text Generation, especially poetry synthesis, is a promising and challenging AI task. We have used LSTM and word2vec methods to explore this area. We do forward and backward word training with different word sequences lengths. Two Datasets of Arabic... Read More about Arabic text generation : deep learning for poetry synthesis.

Classifying audio music genres using a multilayer sequential model (2021)
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Khamees, A., Hejazi, H., Alshurideh, M., & Salloum, S. Classifying audio music genres using a multilayer sequential model. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 301-314. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69717-4_30

In this paper, we discuss applying a neural network model to classify a dataset of type audio. We used a GTZAN dataset that includes different audio music records representing different conventional categories of music genres. Each shares a set of co... Read More about Classifying audio music genres using a multilayer sequential model.

Predicting the intention to use social media sites : a hybrid SEM - machine learning approach (2021)
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Salloum, S., AlAhbabi, N., Habes, M., Aburayya, A., & Akour, I. Predicting the intention to use social media sites : a hybrid SEM - machine learning approach. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 324-334. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69717-4_32

The study conducted aims to form a conceptual model to calculate the pupils’ acceptance of social media in education and its factors. Although the amount of research done on the acceptance of social media applications has amplified, the factors affec... Read More about Predicting the intention to use social media sites : a hybrid SEM - machine learning approach.

Smart vision of school classroom (2021)
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Hantoobi, S., Wahdan, A., Salloum, S., & Shaalan, K. Smart vision of school classroom. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 525-537. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69717-4_50

Modern technology has become an integral part of our daily lives. Every day generates the need for new technologies so that we can coexist and integrate into contemporary life. Virtual reality (VR) is becoming imperative in some life areas, such as m... Read More about Smart vision of school classroom.

The effects of subjective norm on the intention to use social media networks : an exploratory study using PLS-SEM and machine learning approach (2021)
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Al Kurdi, B., Alshurideh, M., Nuseir, M., Aburayya, A., & Salloum, S. The effects of subjective norm on the intention to use social media networks : an exploratory study using PLS-SEM and machine learning approach. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 581-592. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69717-4_55

Several research has been conducted on social media application's acceptance, but factors that impact educational purposes are completely ignored in this research. Therefore, the research has been conducted with the purpose of developing a conceptual... Read More about The effects of subjective norm on the intention to use social media networks : an exploratory study using PLS-SEM and machine learning approach.

The acceptance of social media sites : an empirical study using PLS-SEM and ML approaches (2021)
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Al-Skaf, S., Youssef, E., Habes, M., Alhumaid, K., & Salloum, S. The acceptance of social media sites : an empirical study using PLS-SEM and ML approaches. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 548-558. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69717-4_52

The study conducted aims to form a conceptual model to calculate the pupils’ acceptance of social media in education and its factors. The study is carried out by extending the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) using social influence factors. Alongsid... Read More about The acceptance of social media sites : an empirical study using PLS-SEM and ML approaches.

Business excellence in enhancing global competitive advantage in healthcare sector of UAE (2021)
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Zainal, A., & Salloum, S. Business excellence in enhancing global competitive advantage in healthcare sector of UAE. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 260-274. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69717-4_27

The purpose of the study is to explore the role of business excellence in improving global competitive advantage in the UAE’s healthcare sector. The study explores various business excellence models and recognizes widely used models and the best mode... Read More about Business excellence in enhancing global competitive advantage in healthcare sector of UAE.

Exploring the impact of live music performances on the wellbeing of community-dwelling people living with dementia and their care partners (2021)
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Smith, S., Innes, A., & Bushell, S. (2021). Exploring the impact of live music performances on the wellbeing of community-dwelling people living with dementia and their care partners. Wellbeing, Space and Society, 2, 100032. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wss.2021.100032

Background: Music-based initiatives cover a wide range of activity, including music therapy in either an individual or group capacity, choirs, orchestral performances, and apps on digital technology enabling people to engage with individual playlis... Read More about Exploring the impact of live music performances on the wellbeing of community-dwelling people living with dementia and their care partners.

Rising to the challenge : the delivery of simulation and clinical skills during COVID-19 (2021)
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Miller, A., & Guest, K. (2021). Rising to the challenge : the delivery of simulation and clinical skills during COVID-19. Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing, 44(1), 6-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/24694193.2021.1883156

The declaration of a global pandemic in March 2020 resulted in all higher education institutions having to quickly transform traditional didactic teaching and learning to online delivery. This involved delivering lectures and seminars virtually, and... Read More about Rising to the challenge : the delivery of simulation and clinical skills during COVID-19.