Obesity and Cardiovascular Risk in the Arab Gulf States
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DOI: 10.1007/s12170-020-00642-8
Abstract: Purpose of Review Rapid economic growth in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states over the last half-century has been associated with a rise in obesity and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. In this review, we shed… read more here.
Keywords: gulf states; obesity cardiovascular; cardiovascular risk; obesity ... See more keywords
Oil Export Economies: New Comparative Perspectives on the Arab Gulf States
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DOI: 10.1080/21534764.2017.1322316
Abstract: In this book, Annika Kropf sets out to analyze both a timely and important issue for the Arab Gulf states; namely, economic diversification. Since export of oil commenced in the early 1950s, and in... read more here.
Keywords: oil export; export economies; arab gulf; gulf states ... See more keywords
Desert Kingdoms to Global Powers: The Rise of the Arab Gulf
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DOI: 10.1080/21534764.2019.1625195
Abstract: The startling rise of the Arab Gulf states to positions of prominence in regional and international affairs has been the object of numerous monographs and articles in recent years, but none has qui... read more here.
Keywords: rise arab; kingdoms global; global powers; desert kingdoms ... See more keywords
Representative bureaucracy in the Arab Gulf states
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DOI: 10.1108/ijpsm-07-2017-0198
Abstract: PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to apply the lens of representative bureaucracy (RB) to women’s representation at management level in governments and government-owned companies in Arab Gulf states (AGS), and to consider the implications… read more here.
Keywords: arab gulf; management; owned companies; bureaucracy ... See more keywords
Health Promotion and Obesity in the Arab Gulf States: Challenges and Good Practices
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DOI: 10.1155/2019/4756260
Abstract: This debate paper focuses on available strategies, policies, and challenges of health promotion for combating obesity in the Arab Gulf states (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, and Qatar). The paper focuses on the abovementioned countries… read more here.
Keywords: health; obesity arab; health promotion; arab gulf ... See more keywords
Validation study of a wellbeing scale (SPANE) in the Arab Gulf region: A multicountry study
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0268027
Abstract: The Scale of Positive and Negative Experience (SPANE) is an emerging wellbeing scale to measure the frequency of positive and negative emotions. This study explores the psychometric properties of SPANE on a sample from the… read more here.
Keywords: arab gulf; study; spane; gulf region ... See more keywords