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There is a growing acknowledgment by segments of the global population that it is becoming extremely difficult to ignore the negative production externalities of industrial processes. In this regard, the related concept of "sustainability" has been gaining traction, with use of the word rising considerably since the 1990s. The term itself has been defined in many different ways, however, the core components are becoming common knowledge: economic, environmental, and social--informally referred to as profits, planet, and people. As Borden has aptly noted: "Sustainability ideas are growing and maturing at many levels worldwide". One way that people come to know about sustainable development and its importance is through media coverage of the movement via various projects and initiatives that have been proposed on a theoretical or conceptual basis, as well as those models which have already been concretely realized. One such project established in 2015 is Dubai's "Sustainable City', the emirate's first net-zero energy working model, which received attention in the world press. This paper investigates and compares the coverage that the Sustainable City has received in the global and local media by utilizing a content analysis methodology guided by framing theory. The research joins the discussion on issues regarding how the media discuss aspects of "sustainability" and how it takes hold within a society, whether it be by grassroots or government policy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In government organizations, some would say that it is impossible to find them applying innovation at their organization. However, this case study on Dubai Police illustrates that this statement is incorrect. Within this paper, it will review and verify Dubai's Police ways of using innovation and its importance, the patterns and sources that inspires them and how they develop their innovative processes. This paper also shares some of Dubai's Police innovative projects, such as their unique way on distributing knowledge, technologies, robots, strategies in crises (COVID-19 pandemic), then a demonstration of how they measure their projects success. Afterword's we will discuss how Dubai Police organize their innovation and how they formed a collaboration with other organizations and teams. The examples were gathered through real case records, interviews, and personal experience. While viewing their ways of innovation, an online survey was made to see UAE citizens feedback regarding their thoughts towards Dubai's Police innovative activities. The survey results indicated that the citizens agree with Dubai Police initiatives. However, due for the limitation within the survey website, out of 53 responses, only 40 responses were available to be used in this study. This paper purpose is to show an insight of how a government sectors could apply innovation and how Dubai Police were able to achieve it. This paper is valuable for those who are looking for examples of innovation applied in government sectors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper explores the life experiences, identities and trajectories of young Dubai-born Indians living in the Arab Gulf. It seeks to contribute to an emergent body of research on the formation of diasporic identities and forms of belonging among South Asians in the Gulf, which underscores the ways in which migrants articulate forms of cultural belonging in a context where they are denied the right to citizenship. Building on the notion of the 'educated person', the paper argues that education constitutes an important, yet overlooked, basis for forms of cultural belonging in Dubai. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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From the construction of ports to the dredging of access corridors for ships and the production of asphalt and concrete, sand is an inextricable part of urban environments. Focusing on the molecular transformations of sand–from silt to concrete to rubble–the first half of this paper studies the geosocial history of Dubai over the course of the twentieth century, including the dredging of Dubai Creek, the making of Jebel Ali Port, and the construction of the World Islands. I draw on reports, archival records, and newspapers, as well as existing scholarship, to demonstrate the infrastructural exuberance of Dubai, its tendency to marshal vast amounts of sand in the construction of increasingly outrageous infrastructures. In the second half of the paper, I follow some of the threads that emerge from this site in a more theoretical and comparative register. I draw comparisons between Dubai and similar world–cities in the global South, to understand and critique how this infrastructural exuberance exists alongside increasing concerns over 'sand scarcity'. Drawing on the work of Georges Bataille (1991. The accursed share: volume 1: consumption, tr. by Hurley, R. New York: Zone Books), Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari (1983. Anti–oedipus: capitalism and schizophrenia, tr. by Hurley, R. New York, NY: Penguin Classics; 1987. A thousand plateaus: capitalism and schizophrenia, tr. by Massumi, B. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press), and McKenzie Wark (2015. Molecular red: theory for the anthropocene. New York: Verso), I develop a framework of antiproductive ecologies that treats incommensurable forms of surplus and waste (such as sand and rubble) as constitutive of world–cities. Developing Deleuze and Guattari's concept of 'antiproduction' from an environmental perspective, I argue that in their exuberance and thirst for construction, world–cities like Dubai attempt to organize and render productive the very planetary distribution of sand and silt. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper aims to explore the economic, social, and environmental policies in Gulf countries. Despite the increased attention paid by scholars on circularity, there is no evidence about the relationship between the circular economy and Islamic countries. Using an explorative case study, this paper benefits from analyzing several information sources underlying the first link between circularity and Islamic countries. After an in-depth literature review, the authors present a useful comparison between the linear and circular economy concepts. Additionally, we emphasize a framework of policies and best practices adopted from Dubai, which merges several approaches applied towards the circular economy. Furthermore, this paper highlights the theoretical link between social entrepreneurs and Islamic pillars based on the Maqasid al-Shariah business model. In conclusion, the article provides useful implications for researchers and practitioners, who in the future aim to investigate the relationship between Islamic systems and the circular economy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Contemporary large-scale real estate developments often have an explicit transnational character. Particularly in late development contexts, they are frequently financed and developed by foreign stakeholders. United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based transnational developers have been the largest global providers of greenfield real estate foreign direct investment (GREFDI) between 2003 and 2014. A closer look at these activities, however, reveals that only a limited percentage of the announced projects eventually materialized. Based on a thorough study of several academic articles, online media coverage, and interviews conducted with real estate experts in Dubai and Abu Dhabi in 2018, this paper critically evaluates the current status of transnational real estate development projects (TREDs) announced by the UAE companies in the early 21st century, as well as the most common implementation strategies and rationales behind them. It illustrates how closely geopolitics, geo-economics, and real estate can be intertwined, especially when transnational developers are closely related to their home governments. Against this backdrop, TREDs are often a part of broader bilateral business deals, and can simultaneously be driven by the desire of acquiring symbolic capital on behalf of the political actors involved. Furthermore, it is concluded that TREDs that are facilitated by UAE-based developers are fairly similar to contemporary TREDS on behalf of government-related developers from other emerging economies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The elderly are the most predicted users for smart home technology in the United Arab Emirates and the population over 65 is expected to increase to 24.3% by 2030. Despite the rapid development of smart home technology, research has been mainly focused on technology development. To encourage conservative elderly users, however, smart home technology should be implemented for UAE elderly users to accept and integrate it into their daily lives. The objective of this paper is to analyze the preferences and needs of smart home technologies to understand the behaviors of UAE elderly users, and the factors affecting the acceptance of technology. As a methodology, a survey and interview were conducted for 110 people in their 40s and 60s and a total of 105 valid survey responses were collected and used as data for frequency, mean, cross-analysis, independent sample t-test, one-way variance analysis, and multiple regression analysis with IBM SPSS statistics 27. The results showed that 67.0% of UAE elderly users have chronic diseases such as high blood pressure (16.2%), heart disease (3.8%), diabetes (32.4%), or arthritis (10.5%). Therefore, smart home technology for health management is inevitable to improve overall lifestyles. It was statistically proven that UAE elderly users want automatic fall detection in the living room (39.0%) and bedroom (25.7%). Lifestyle monitoring in living room (44.7%) and bedroom (18.1%); the elderly preferred living room most for daily life assistance (36.2%), environmental control (50.5%), health and biometric monitoring (49.5%), and video conferencing (82.9%). In the case of sensors, elderly preferred the switch at the entrance (36.2%), and motion detecting sensors (42.9%), video cameras (56.2%), and voice recognition (50.5%) sensors in the living room. However, UAE elderly users do not think smart home technology can protect their privacy. It is found that age group and computer technology affinity are the most influential variables and UAE elderly users have an anxiety about technology, which influenced the acceptance of smart home technology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In a hot arid environment, like Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), having a plant buffer can be of the utmost importance. The aim of this study is to investigate the role of adding buffer landscaping in achieving a more comfortable microclimate at an urban level. A recent community in Dubai was chosen to act as a case study for this paper. The case was analysed before and after applying the plant buffer. Specific plants were chosen, surrounding the city to block the community from air pollution. This kind of plant can take out pollution and refresh the air by retaining the dirt. The trees are pollution tolerant and can tolerate a large amount of dirt, which exists in the air. By using the ENVI-Met as well as Flow Design and Revit simulation packages, analysis shows that the community benefited in terms of dusty wind and temperature reductions by applying buffer landscaping around it. As a final note, whilst this paper mainly focuses on Gulf countries and buildings, it may be argued that many of the research outcomes are relevant to a variety of countries especially those with similar social and environmental conditions to the UAE. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Landscape Urbanism has been, to date, a theory emerging primarily from the Western world. This paper counters the Western focus by exploring the potential of Landscape Urbanism theory in Dubai. In a previous article published by the author, landscape architecture in Dubai has been identified as diverging from the tenets of the various charters of the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA), having apparently scant regard for pressing ecological, social and cultural design issues. Landscape Urbanism in this paper is discussed with respect to its ability to bolster the practice of landscape architecture in Dubai in relation to these issues. The paper argues that a number of key facets of Landscape Urbanism appear difficult to reconcile with the ecological, social and cultural conditions of Dubai. Further to this, it tends to lack the tools by which landscape urbanists in Dubai could link theory with practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a case study of the JW Marriott Marquis in Dubai, the tallest hotel in the world, which measured and improved their food safety culture as part of the Culture Excellence Program. It is the fifth article in a theme issue of Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes, discussing the importance of measuring food safety and quality culture.Design/methodology/approach A longitudinal case study was used, including an online anonymous survey taken by a representative number of employees and supporting in-depth semi-structured interviews.Findings The company received a high score in year one of the research, and the reasons for this are discussed. Taking their best practices further with the use of the survey data, they then saw quantitative improvement in year two which was maintained in year three. This demonstrates elements of best practice in food safety management and how measuring culture within a business can facilitate continual improvement.Originality/value This paper demonstrates how and why a five-star hotel has measured and improved their food safety culture, with practical examples. It will be of value to food safety and quality practitioners, trainers, auditors and other stakeholders involved in the food industry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper describes how Dubai's top-down redevelopment strategy affected residents of Sha'biyat Al Defaa' and Sha'biyat Al Shorta, or Army and Police Colony, a densely aging Dubai neighbourhood. The article draws on an original ethnographic case study, including field observation, interviews with residents and local press reports. Findings show that redevelopment demolished this old neighbourhood to appeal to economic elites without making any effort to preserve any of its social, economic or emotional value to residents or the larger community. In doing so, Dubai sacrificed the wellbeing of a vulnerable population. I draw on the concept of place attachment to interpret this case's significance for planning and preservation theory and practice. Place attachment conceptualises affective ties to both physical settings and the relationships and memories that such settings support. This study gives planners, policy makers and preservationists new evidence that attachment to land and community are important motivations for expanding historic preservation into concerns for community preservation. Conventionally, historic preservation concerns itself primarily with built landscapes; this paper argues that individuals' feelings and bonds to social settings can be used as engines for preservation. The paper concludes that Dubai's top-down planning model does not sensitively capture the needs of low-income communities. It argues that in advocating preservation and mitigating displacement impacts, city planners must pressure the state and developers for more affordable housing policies and projects, and must establish service programmes that provide technical and economic assistance to city residents who face eviction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the fast changing education sector of today's world, many countries are treating education as an attractive exportable service that has spill over benefits for the domestic economies. While many countries are actively marketing educational services from their wellestablished tertiary institutions there are some countries that are trying to create educational hubs to provide good quality education to domestic and international students. Establishing a good quality international education hub requires the institutions in the hub to be of high standards because these are the basic building blocks. The paper identifies important factors that can help the stakeholders to establish a good quality tertiary institution of international standards in an emerging education hub. In many education hubs branch campuses and startups are often struggling to provide good quality education that meets the desired international standards. This paper addresses the opportunities and challenges of establishing a tertiary institution of high international standards and suggests a specific model that is realistic and cost effective. It is expected that the proposed model would provide a good array of broad strategic choices to universities trying to deal with their own sets of distinct goals and constraints. Since establishment of a solid international educational institution is a dynamic and evolving process, it is essential that trends and experiences are monitored and analyzed in order to generate a better understanding of this process. The paper uses the UAE education market and the strategy adopted by one specific institution as an example. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between public sector organizations' performance and benchmarking. This study is based on case study methodology where data were collected from various resources. The results from Dubai government entities that applied TRADE benchmarking model show that there is a significant impact of benchmarking application on performance improvement. The first case was the mechanical department of Dubai police that could increase vehicle availability and labor productivity. The second one was Dubai Municipality that also managed to increase the percentage of purchase requisitions processed within specific period of time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper quantifies the determinants of banks selection attributes by university students-customers in Dubai leveraging multi-attribute model algorithm. The motivation for this paper is that there is little or no research that empirically examined retail bank selection attributes important to university student-customers when choosing a bank in the UAE. Our paper fills this gap by utilizing AHP algorithm to model determinants of bank selection and preference by university student-customers. Leveraging effective marketing strategies to procure and retain today's savvy university student-customers is more ever imperative. Therefore, it behooves forward looking C-level bank marketers to properly identify the requisite selection attributes that matter the most to potential customers when deciding on a bank to patronize. The study focuses on examining the bank selection attributes utilized by university student-customers. A sum of 100 students of Canadian University of Dubai served as a sample for the research. We used seven prominent bank selection attributes derived from relevant bank marketing literature, interviews with some undergraduate students, and one attribute from our own experience. Results indicate that three premier factors influencing student-customers' bank preference are service charge, proximity to location and ATM, and convenience. The results also indicate that for the focal banks as a whole, ENBD is the most preferred choice. Thus, results of this paper provide insightful and valuable information to bank C-suit executives on the selection attributes that are important to nowadays university student-customers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The development pattern of Dubai, host city of the 2018 CTBUH Middle East Conference core program, typifies the polycentric city phenomenon more than most cities. This paper analyzes the conditions and characteristics of Dubai's tall polycentrism. A longer version with more contextual analysis appears as the introduction to the Proceedings of the Conference, see store.ctbuh.org/2018-middle-east-proceedings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The primary objective of this paper is to quantify the effect of Dubai's diverse seismicity estimates on the seismic response of reinforced concrete shear wall buildings. In this regard, three 12‐story office buildings are designed and detailed in accordance with common practices and building codes utilized in Dubai. The buildings are designed for three possible seismic hazard estimates of Dubai (i.e., high, moderate, and low) with specially detailed shear walls. The seismic response is evaluated based on FEMA P695 methodology and fragility analysis. The methodology is based on nonlinear pseudo‐static pushover and incremental dynamic analyses (IDA). Pushover analysis is performed and its results are compared against design levels. IDA is performed using the set of 22 far‐field ground motion records recommended by FEMA P695. The results of this research confirm that designing for the conservative seismicity estimate significantly enhances the seismic response of the buildings. The building designed for the highest seismicity showed a favorable structural response, while the moderate seismicity design had a reasonable response. For the lowest seismicity design, results showed a poor seismic performance. Furthermore, the resulting enhancements in the seismic response reduce potential earthquake damages and collapse probabilities. Therefore, the marginal increase in initial investment is outweighed by the reduction in the buildings’ life‐cycle (repair and downtime) cost. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: The Dubai Residency Training Program (DRTP) is a structured postgraduate educational training program started on 1992 to improve healthcare in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) through education and training; align doctors' training in the UAE with internationally recognized standards; deliver educational best practice; and achieve a balance between clinical service delivery and continuing professional development. The aim of this paper is to review the experiences, challenges and outcomes of the DRTP over the last 25 years. Methods: All documentation relating to the DRTP was reviewed and reevaluated. Results: The DRTP has become a very solid foundation; yet, one of the major challenges we are facing is containing the balance between the health service and education. Another challenge is that our capacity for training is limited, in spite of demand, we are not yet able to open all specialties needed in the UAE. Finally, there is a mandate to separate the educational body from service to better govern the education. Conclusions: The time has come, however, for the UAE to have its own medical specialty board. This would further support high quality, comprehensive specialty training to deliver the bespoke workforce required by the Dubai Health Authority. The concept of structured training where the resident knows what, when, and how to learn the required knowledge and skills is already established, and the UAE has the required numbers of highly trained professionals to form the board. Nevertheless, we should neither be complacent nor underestimate the challenges that remain to deliver the UAE specialty board. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper aims to explain the ERP implementation in public sector agency in UAE. It explores the relationships between institutional logics and institutional work when a new accounting change is occurring in the field. This paper presents a case study of Community Development Authority (CDA). It draws on the institutional logics lens to inform Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System. It proposes that this system produces a duality of change. On one hand, this system is subject to institutional forces and institutional processes that set the rules of rationality. On the other hand, it is also an important embodiment of institutional commitments and serves to preserve these rules by constraining the actions of human agents. By examining a case of the CDA, the findings compare differentiated institutional work and institutional logics of ERP implementation, as well as analysis of mechanisms that led to different business outcomes. Through institutional analysis of interviews and documents and archival data, the study found that institutional logics (rules) based on correspondent institutional work (actions). The findings also show that CDA was able to align institutional works with its logics built in ERP, resulting in a success in the standard version. It identifies the success factors, software selection steps, and implementation procedures that are critical to a successful implementation of ERP system. The implementation of ERP confirms the practice variance between the institutional logics and situated logics as evident in Dubai Smart Government. This paper can be considered as a one of very few studies about the implementation of ERP system in the Middle East. This study has important implications for academic and practitioners alike by examining the interaction between institutional logics and institutional work when a new accounting change is taking place in the public sector. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper studies the processes through which skilled international workers are differentially attracted to and incorporated in the rapidly globalising cities of Dubai and Abu Dhabi, thereby reproducing the migrant division of labour in these cities. This is accomplished by presenting results from a large-scale employment survey of foreign and local firms in these cities, as well as key informant interviews conducted with representatives of these firms. Most significantly, it is in global city labour markets that firm employment practices intersect with state regulatory frameworks and local employment structures, and thus, where skilled international migration flows are localised. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents case study findings of exploratory research on the growth of Event Tourism in Dubai, UAE. Dubai targeted tourism as a growth industry in the 1990s and is now emerging as a world-class event destination. The research takes an epistemological approach in exploring theoretical knowledge of tourism events along with practical knowledge of their development and delivery. Utilizing a typology of Dubai events and a narrative of their growth, a conceptual framework is developed to guide related research into the behaviour of event tourists. Findings show Dubai has applied a diverse strategic approach in developing a strong brand image and events have significantly contributed to this as a brand extension, a key brand element, and as a co-branding partner. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

In the hot climate of Dubai, there is potential for harnessing natural ventilation to maintain an acceptable indoor environment. This would also help in reducing costs, excessive use of energy and the consequential environmental effects of year-round air conditioning. Given the limited amount of relevant studies in this oil-rich region, this paper investigates the potential energy saving prospects of integrating natural ventilation with air conditioning systems into the residential buildings of Dubai. A real villa has been chosen to act as a case study for this research. A detailed analysis of the annual energy performance of the case study has been performed through the use of a computerised simulation, the results of which were verified with and checked against actual utility bills for a whole year. The energy consumption of the base case study has been compared with that resulting from different natural ventilation strategies. This was supplemented with a CFD analysis to examine wind circulation. All in all, the paper provides informed insights with regard to the potential savings of various ventilation strategies in a hot climatic context. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose – Despite the rising significance of the Arabian Gulf on the global corporate landscape, research is lacking in the area of organizational crisis communication. The purpose of this paper is to present a preliminary contribution to this gap in the form of an initial investigation of the conceptualization of crisis among female Emirati nationals in Dubai. Design/methodology/approach – With reference to Pearson and Clair’s (1998) list of organizational crises, the authors designed a survey to elicit perceptions of crises, their severity, and their likelihood of occurring in the United Arab Emirates; the authors administered this survey to 105 female Emirati respondents. Given the heavy delineation of gender roles that exists in the region, the authors limited this initial study to a single gender, women. The authors discuss the crises respondents identified as most severe and most likely to occur in the country in terms of culture, Islamic values, and business in Dubai. Findings – Responses indicate that perceptions of crisis differ vastly from those that typically obtain in western countries and that particular religious and cultural factors influence these perceptions. Research limitations/implications – Given the divergence between the construal of crisis in the Gulf and in western contexts, further investigation of how organizational crisis is perceived and responded to in Gulf contexts is warranted to inform corporate communication management in a region whose economic influence is increasingly important. Future research also needs to investigate a broader sample, including male respondents, in order to construct a framework of culture and crisis in the region. Practical implications – As more MNCs are attracted to Dubai, and other Gulf cities, it is imperative that they are well informed of the differing perceptions of, and reactions to, potential crises that may affect them directly or indirectly. Originality/value – The present study is the first the authors know of that assesses how organizational crises are perceived in a Gulf context. It brings to the fore certain particularities that could serve as hypotheses for an innovative research stream. While it is an exploratory study, it highlights salient issues that can be formulated into hypotheses in further research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Does Dubai have a space that encapsulates its transformation from a small fishing village to a major urban center? A center that is a microcosm for the city's urban growth and transformation? This paper details the search for this space, which began upon my arrival in the UAE in 1996. Only equipped with a brief note from an Egyptian compatriot that I need to seek Maidan Gamal Abd el Nasser, this quest led me to Nasser Square. Known officially as Baniyas Square, I will recount its origins and how it ultimately represents the story of Dubai's emergence. The depiction will be conducted through an analysis of historical records (archival photographs, travelogues and media reports), informal observations and interviews with square users as well as mapping its current state. My aim is to situate Dubai within the discourse of globalizing cities by highlighting the quotidian aspects of its urban settings. This would demonstrate the extent to which the city has been a response to, and interacts with, what Michael Peter-Smith describes as ‘globalization from below', a form of transnational urbanism witnessing the interaction of multiple actors facilitated by the particular configuration of these spaces. Such a depiction would move the discourse concerning cities in the Gulf region from one that focuses on their rapid rise and spectacular architecture, to one that highlights their unique contribution to urbanization and urban theory. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article provides information on multiple meetings, including the High-Level Political Forum in July 2023, organized by Indigenous Navigator (IN), and COP 28 of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change held in Dubai in December 2023. Topics include the expansion of the Indigenous Navigator's framework and tools, the monitoring of Indigenous Peoples' rights, and the development of new modules addressing climate change, biodiversity, and gender issues.

Cyberbullying is a recognized public health threat with established links to physical and mental health problems. A 2-stage stratified random cluster analysis of data from a self-administered survey on health-related behaviours including 1,683 adolescents from 28 government and private schools estimated the prevalence of cyberbullying and examined potentially related psychological and behavioural factors. We identified loneliness, sleep disturbances, loss of appetite, sadness, lack of parental understanding, tobacco use, school absenteeism, and physical fights as associated factors. However, logistic regression found statistically significant higher odds only for experiencing sadness and loneliness, school absenteeism and physical fights, indicating reduction in these factors as the primary goals of comprehensive cyberbullying prevention programs to protect the health and wellbeing of adolescent. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aims to investigate the connection between parental support and academic achievement among primary school students (grades 1 to 5) in CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) schools. CBSE schools are known for their precise academic standards, and their primary education curriculum highlights physical, emotional, social, and mental development, requiring support from parents. This research focuses on both working and single stay-at-home parents and their impact on academic performance based on the amount of time they offer to their children's academics daily. The research question is whether there is a connection between parental support and academic achievement, considering the conditions of both working and stay-at-home parents. As students spend more time with their families than at school, it is expected that their academic performance will be affected by their family environment. Therefore, this study seeks to investigate the relationship between parental involvement in school and students' academic achievement. The research will involve a general study of both working and stay-at-home parents and their levels of parental support for academics. A quantitative research approach will be used, with 140 parents of primary school students (both working and single stay-at-home) completing a Microsoft form questionnaire to evaluate their parental support and its impact on academic performance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The rental sector in the UAE represents about half of the real estate sector, as it is one of the basics on which the economy is based and one of the essential basic pillars in the economic sector. Due to that, the local legislator intervened in the Emirate of Dubai to achieve transparency in this sector and protect dealers' rights. Therefore, the government established a Rental Dispute Center Dubai (RDCA) to resolve rental disputes arising between the parties from the rental contract. In this regard, the article examines the extent of the contribution of the RDCA to the development of the real estate sector and the provision of a safe and stable environment for investors on the one hand and for the parties to the rental relationship on the other. The article adopted the social legal research methodology. The data were examined using an analytical and critical approach. It found that the RDCA has been demonstrated to effectively accomplish simplicity, expediency, and efficiency in resolving rental disputes, thereby distinguishing itself from the judicial system. It also has significantly contributed to safeguarding the rights of all involved parties within the rental relationship, thereby augmenting the growth and advancement of the real estate sector. However, the article recommends that certain legal provisions that appear to contradict the principle of judicial independence be revised in order to fully realise the goals for which the RDCA was established. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Intended for good productivity and perfect operation of the solar power grid a failure-free system is required. Therefore, thermal image processing with the thermal camera is the latest non-invasive (without manual contact) type fault identification technique which may give good precision in all aspects. The soiling issue, which is major productivity affecting factor may import from several reasons such as dust on the wind, bird mucks, etc. The efficient power production sufferers due to accumulated soil deposits reaching from 1%-7% in the county, such as India, to more than 25% in middle-east countries country, such as Dubai, Kuwait, etc. This research offers a solar panel soiling detection system built on thermal imaging which powers the inspection method and mitigates the requirement for physical panel inspection in a large solar production place. Hence, in this method, solar panels can be verified by working without disturbing production operation and it will save time and price of recognition. India ranks 3rd worldwide in the usage use age of Photovoltaic (PV) panels now and it is supported about 8.6% of the Nation's electricity need in the year 2020. In the meantime, the installed PV production areas in India are aged 4-5 years old. Hence the need for inspection and maintenance of installed PV is growing fast day by day. As a result, this research focuses on finding the soiling hotspot exactly of the working solar panels with the help of Principal Components Thermal Analysis (PCTA) on MATLAB Environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Many scholars in the field of architecture, urban planning, transportation, geography, economics and sociology have studied port-cities from different perspectives. Yet, the majority of literature on this topic is concerned about the Developed Western and East Asian World. With the aim to contribute to the existing studies and to fill this gap in the literature, this paper makes an attempt to study an example in the fast-developing Arab States in the Middle East, which has recently drawn a particular attention among the scholars. Dubai provides an interesting case study, as it currently hosts the major transhipment hubport of the region. Centred on a single case-study approach, a four-phase model is hypothesized as a tool to investigate the changing spatial and functional dynamics at the port-city interface from the 1900s to the 2010s. The argument is based on a reciprocal relationship between the port and the city, since the advent of a free port. Historically the port has been the economic backbone. Consequently the Creek dredging and newly constructed ports integrated with ancillary infrastructures (such as FTZs) have played an important role in boosting the growth. Some concluding remarks underline the main trends in Dubai's port-city development, compared to the existing European and Asian models. This dynamic evolution is influenced by internal factors, such as oil revenues and governmental strategies, as well as external ones, like the regional and global forces. Despite sharing common features with the Asian consolidation model, this study suggests that Dubai may demonstrate a particular pattern of port-city development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper studies the impact of the acquisition of relevant medical technology and information technology on the efficiency of hospital wards in three public hospitals in Dubai. Efficiency scores are obtained through bootstrapped data envelopment analysis, and are then regressed on variables assessing the extent of technology acquisition using truncated regression. Results show that both the acquisition of medical technology and of information technology have a positive impact on the ward efficiency, but that the strength of this relation is moderated by several variables related to organizational and managerial factors. In particular, results point out that the relationship between efficiency and technology is positively moderated by the ability of the head of ward to manage internal conflicts, by the managerial goals, and by the tenure of the head of ward. A negative moderating impact is exerted by perceived constraints to managerial actions, such as conflicting priorities with the hospital general management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We continue the ongoing dialogue in AMLE on business school hubs and addresses from Rogmans (2019, this issue) by evaluating the applicability of Dunning's OLI advantages—Ownership (O), Location (L), Internalization (I)—in explaining Dubai's emergence as a global education hub. Because business schools typically possess few transferable Ownership-advantages, Dunning's OLI advantages theory appears simplistic and decontextualized when applied to the global business school field. This commentary contributes to existing research on business school hubs by providing some guiding points for future discussions seeking to develop a better understanding of international branch campuses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study sets out to review and contribute to the writings on healthcare advertising. In order to do so, the research's main purpose is to depict aspects such as, how individuals in Dubai perceive healthcare advertising and advertising done by private hospitals. This will help marketers understand how these perceptions will further impact consumers' choices of hospitals, as their main healthcare facilities in Dubai. Moreover, the study is sought to address several points such as healthcare delivery systems in Dubai and respective characteristics, economic expansion, and nonetheless brief examination of advertising implications in this industry. Also, a few concepts on marketing and communications, as well as some advertising theories are portrayed. Besides this, a more detailed literature review explores the beginnings of healthcare and hospital advertising and tracks consumers' input toward hospital advertising throughout time. The study's literature review also depicts the ethics and moral principles that surround healthcare advertising. In this way, the study approaches some points that with time have improved healthcare providers' image and nevertheless changed their marketing practices and services into more sophisticated ones. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Seismic design codes predominantly assume that earthquakes involve a single ground shaking event; however, earthquakes can occur as a series of shocks. Consequently, the capacity of structures to resist earthquakes with multiple peaks without suffering severe damage is a crucial parameter. This research study evaluates the seismic performance of a high-rise building in Dubai using existing records of single and multiple peaks. Three-dimensional building model was developed considering the actual cross-sections of the horizontal and vertical elements fitting the seismic zone through dynamic response spectrum analysis. The building is analyzed using the nonlinear regime employing fast-nonlinear timehistory analysis with the scaled NS and EW records of the Niigata earthquake. The main finding of this work is that records with multiple peaks significantly increase structural response and magnify the structural damage compared with records of single-peak earthquakes; thus, earthquakes involving multiple shocks significantly increase the risk of structural failure in a building. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study aims to identify the barriers and provide remedies for effective curriculum implementation. The identified barriers from the literature review are divided into three categories: students, teachers, and management. An online survey was executed with 150 teachers at the same school to gain their insight on the subject. Besides, 15 heads were interviewed to see the similarities and dissimilarities in their opinions of teachers. For this reason, the study has adopted the mixed-method framework to trace the convergence and divergence in the findings. The online survey has helped gather quantitative data, which was further analysed by statistical methods. In addition, Qualitative data was collected through interviews, and thematic analysis was executed to interpret their responses. Finally, the join display chart format is employed to check the similarity and dissimilarity in their opinions. The finding indicates that heads are giving substantial significance to the teachers' curriculum knowledge and need for professional development. Also, they want higher management to think in this line. In contrast, teachers have shown inconsistency in their responses for both constructs and highlighted the issue of workload. To this end, the study suggests that higher-level management develop concrete and meaningful policies to overcome the barriers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents ongoing actions in Dubai on patient dose monitoring in digital radiographic examinations, mammography, interventional procedures, and dental radiological procedures. The aim of Dubai Health Authority (DHA) is to move towards the establishment of local diagnostic reference levels. DHA has participated in national and regional projects under the umbrella of the International Atomic Energy Agency. The need for local radiation protection educational programmes and wider patient dosimetry monitoring and recording emerged from this work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article explores how young Emirati women appropriate Dubai's public spaces and thus contribute to the making of the city. While privileged in terms of nationality and class, their gendered identities complicate Emirati women's access to public space and make them subject to various restrictions on their mobility. I will first investigate how young women manage their public visibility and construct respectability through their behavior and attire, means of transportation, and the company they keep. I will then explore how local discourses that divide the city into "Emirati" and "non-Emirati" places influence young women's urban trajectories. I will argue that Emirati women are most vulnerable in public places that are frequented by their own compatriots. It is other Emiratis' gazes that matter the most for the reputation of young women. Other parts of the city, such as New Dubai's corporate playscapes, are perceived as more liberating in many respects, but often also as alien, intimidating, and unwelcoming. By highlighting the multiple ways in which nationality, gender, and class intersect in Emirati women's use of the city, this paper illustrates how features of contemporary neoliberal urbanism take on different meanings in the cultural context of the Arab Gulf. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Dubai has a unique overall structure of educational provision in which 89% of students attend private schools serving multiple nationalities. About half of these students receive supplementary tutoring, widely known in the literature as shadow education. Different school systems within Dubai have different shadows, shaped by various factors including curricular demands and the cultures of the learners. Some supplementary tutoring is received within the schools, and some externally. Patterns of school-provided tutoring are shaped by the operators' business models. Some schools charge high fees and include supplementary tutoring within their packages, while others charge lower fees and require separate payments for tutoring. Further variations are caused by the policies of school principals, thus indeed forming multiple systems with multiple shadows. Particularly employing interview data from 18 schools, the paper draws on Dubai's unique features to make conceptual contributions to wider literature about the ways in which curricula, cultures, business models, and school-level administrations shape shadow education provision. • Most schooling provision in Dubai is in the private sector. Some packages for this schooling include supplementary tutoring while others exclude it. • The cultures of different nationalities also relate to both the demand for private tutoring and the supply. • Further variations arise from the attitudes of individual managers at the school level. • The range of models provides insights for reconsideration of concepts associated with private supplementary tutoring. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This multi-level study builds on the natural resource-based view and value-belief-norm theory to assess the effect of environmental innovation strategies on customer loyalty through the mediator of green innovation performance. It also examines whether leadership support for green innovation further strengthens the impact of such a strategy on green innovation performance and whether the effect of innovation performance further enhances loyalty among customers with environmental values. We collected multi-level data from multiple sources in 52 five-star chain-affiliated hotels in Dubai, surveying 39 operation managers, 39 human resource (HR) managers, 40 marketing managers, and 230 hotel guests/customers. Structural equation modelling was used to analyze the data. We found empirical support for all hypotheses. Specifically, we demonstrate that environmental strategy enhances customer loyalty through green innovation performance when there is strong leadership support for green innovation. We also show that customers who subscribe to environmental values are more likely to be loyal to green hotel organizations. Our study further outlines how hotel managers can use innovative green strategies to enhance customer loyalty, showing how our findings can shape management practices and future research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Availability and suitability of public transport enhances the perceived attractiveness of a destination for tourists. Since few studies have investigated how public transport influenced the tourist experience, this study developed and empirically examined a parsimonious conceptual model of satisfaction for tourists using public transport services, with quality and value postulated to influence value, which in turn influenced satisfaction. Using data collected from a judgmental sample of 169 tourists using the Dubai metro, confirmatory factor analysis was used to develop unidimensional and valid measures, after which the study hypotheses were tested using structural equation modeling. Reputation (gamma = 0.99, p < 0.01) was found to influence satisfaction via value, while quality was unexpectedly not found to be a driver for value. Various theoretical and managerial implications are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article presents a unique transnational perspective on the racial politics of Dubai's smart urbanism to examine how the two oppositional realms of cultural production – racial difference and anti-racist future – facilitate and contest Dubai's growth as a logistical space, which requires attention to its regional dominance. To this end, it compares the profit-driven, high-tech futuristic spectacles of Dubai to Beirut, an example of the war-torn and toxic cities that are spreading in the rest of the region, while focusing on the racial politics of the exploitative Kafala (sponsorship) system in both cities. As a counter-spectacle, it discusses Beirut-based artist Bassem Saad's artistic work, which tackles the unevenly distributed care and waste economies passing through Beirut. Ultimately, the article demonstrates how anti-racist and feminist mobilizations for abolishing the Kafala envision alternatives to the futurity that contemporary Gulf Futurism propels. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]