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Journal articles on the topic "Nejd (Saudi Arabia)"
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Groucutt, Huw S., Paul Breeze, Nick A. Drake, Richard Jennings, Ash Parton, Tom White, Ceri Shipton, et al. "The Middle Palaeolithic of the Nejd, Saudi Arabia." Journal of Field Archaeology 41, no. 2 (March 3, 2016): 131–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00934690.2016.1156928.
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Naumkin, V. V. "Hejaz in the Mid-1920s: the First Soviet Peacemaking Initiative." Minbar. Islamic Studies 11, no. 4 (February 4, 2019): 703–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.31162/2618-9569-2018-11-4-703-723.
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The article provides a fresh insight into the little known peacemaking initiative in the history of the Soviet diplomacy launched and planned by the head of the first Soviet diplomatic mission in the Arab world – in the Kingdom of Hejaz – Consul General Kerim Hakimov. As the troops commanded by Abdel Aziz bin Saud, the then ruler of Nejd, were rapidly approaching the Hejaz, and by the early 1925 had captured its capital Jeddah, Moscow, mindful of the future, gave its approval for Hakimov to get along with forging contacts with the Nejd representatives. The author reviews the motives underlying the decision to make an attempt at reconciliation between Ibn Saud and Sharif Hussein that would allow a possibility to establish a direct contact with the would-be founder of Saudi Arabia located in Mecca. Eventually, the Soviet Consul General managed to procure the vital information about the situation in Arabia and make a realistic assessment of Ibn Saud’s chances to gain victory. The trip made by the Consul General had an impact on Moscow’s determination to move forward along the way of supporting Ibn Saud in his efforts to unify the Arab lands, as a result, the USSR was the first nation to recognize the new state in Arabia.
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Abdulmohsen Aldersoni, Ali, and David Hou Chi Chow. "Adapting Traditional Passive Strategies within Contemporary House to Decrease High energy consumption Impact in Nejd Region, Saudi Arabia." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 329 (October 11, 2019): 012007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/329/1/012007.
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Hamdi, Saipul. "DE-KULTURALISASI ISLAM DAN KONFLIK SOSIAL DALAM DAKWAH WAHABI DI INDONESIA." Jurnal Kawistara 9, no. 2 (October 19, 2019): 164. http://dx.doi.org/10.22146/kawistara.40397.
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This article investigates the phenomena of a transnational Wahhabi movement particularly the Wahhabi local organization in Indonesia. Wahhabism is a puritan, textual, and reformist Islamic movement established in Nejd Saudi Arabia 18th century identified as part of the conservative Sunni orthodox tradition. It was determined as the major religious-state reference for shariah law formulation by the Saudi government and expanded to non-Arab countries around the world imposing reformation idea of Islamic religious tradition and academic culture. This article examines the expansion and growth of the Wahhabi local organization in Indonesia and the effort to perform deculturalization of Islam from the local religious tradition practices. Deculturalizing Islam or pulling out Islam from cultural mixture and absorption is not easy because Islam has integrated to the local religious tradition since its presence in the community around the 12th century, which shows a long negotiation and unification of those identities. In doing so, this article explores the response on Wahhabi deculturalization discourse and how the local people negotiate to this new identity and socio-religious transformation influenced by the Wahhabi’s teaching and ideology. The hypothesis of Wahhabi’s teaching position and role in shaping radicalism and terrorism has carried this research to understand the local context of Wahhabi in Indonesia, how the Wahhabi people understand and engage to radicalism and terrorism, the response to global jihadism propagation including Al-Qaeda and ISIS, and the production of Khilafah Islamiyah idea and mission. The aggressive approach of Wahhabi, which attacks a belief system of local Muslim practices and invigorates the new single identity of Islam, leads this article to investigate the patterns of Wahhabi socio-religious conflict in the communities and the influence to social disintegration existence.
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Hashmi, M. Anaam, Nadia Abdulghaffar, and Iman Edinat. "Sustainability Commitment In Saudi Arabia And Need For Educational Reforms For The Jobs Of The Future." International Business & Economics Research Journal (IBER) 14, no. 1 (December 23, 2014): 47. http://dx.doi.org/10.19030/iber.v14i1.9031.
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Saudi Arabia is an important country among the Middle Eastern nations and a pivotal one because of its key position in international petroleum production. Sustainable practices are becoming prominent considerations among public and private sector Saudi Arabian business enterprises. Secondary and primary data pertaining to sustainability and carbon management practices in Saudi Arabia and its business enterprises were analyzed in this study. Saudi Arabian government has been serious in tackling the environmental problems. Primary data revealed private sector managers were better prepared and eager to deal with sustainability and carbon management problems compared to public sector enterprises. Surveyed Saudi managers reported hope that their employers would start rewarding positive sustainability actions and focus on educating managers about carbon management practices. There is a need to reform the educational system to prepare future managers who are ready to implement sustainability policies in their organizations. The findings of this project can assist Saudi Arabian policymakers and leadership of public and private sector universities to restructure the higher education sector to prepare students for the jobs of the future and help Saudi Arabia in pursuing sustainability goals.
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Ostrowski, Stéphane, Eric Bedin, Daniel M. Lenain, and Abdulaziz H. Abuzinada. "Ten years of Arabian oryx conservation breeding in Saudi Arabia – achievements and regional perspectives." Oryx 32, no. 3 (July 1998): 209–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-3008.1998.d01-38.x.
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The National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development was established in 1986 to oversee all wildlife conservation programmes in Saudi Arabia. The Arabian oryx Oryx leucoryx is one of the flagship species of the Saudi Arabian reintroduction policy. It has been captive-bred since 1986 at the National Wildlife Research Center near Taif. With the creation of a network of protected areas in the former distribution range of the species, attention has shifted to the release of captive-bred oryx into Mahazat as-Sayd and 'Uruq Bani Ma'arid reserves. Similar programmes carried out in other countries of the Arabian Peninsula underline the need for regional co-operation and pan-Arabic public awareness programmes, in addition to captive-breeding and reintroduction projects.
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Alsadaan, Nourah, Linda K. Jones, Amanda Kimpton, and Cliff DaCosta. "Challenges Facing the Nursing Profession in Saudi Arabia: An Integrative Review." Nursing Reports 11, no. 2 (May 31, 2021): 395–403. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nursrep11020038.
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There is a paucity of recent literature identifying the issues facing the nursing profession in Saudi Arabia. The aim of this integrative review is to highlight the ongoing challenges facing the nursing profession in Saudi Arabia despite attempts to make a difference and suggests recommendations for the future. Literature published from 2000 to 2020, inclusive, relevant for nursing challenges in Saudi Arabia was accessed and reviewed from multiple sources. In Saudi Arabia, inadequate numbers of Saudi nurses have prompted an increase in recruitment of expatriate nurses. This has created its own issues including, retention, lack of competency in English and Arabic, as well as Arabic cultural aspects, insufficient experience, and a high workload. The result is job dissatisfaction and increased attrition as these nurses prefer to move to more developed countries. For national nurses, the issues are the need to recruit more and retain these nurses. There are a range of cultural factors that contribute to these issues with national nurses. There is a need to improve the image of nursing to recruit more Saudi nurses as well as addressing issues in education and work environment. For expatriate nurses there is a need for a better recruitment processes, a thorough program of education to improve knowledge and skills to equip them to work and stay in Saudi. There is also a need for organizational changes to be made to increase the job satisfaction and retention of nurses generally. Healthcare in Saudi Arabia also needs leaders to efficiently manage the various issues associated with the nursing workforce challenges.
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Alassaf, Abdullah, Basim Almulhim, Sara Ayid Alghamdi, and Sreekanth Kumar Mallineni. "Perceptions and Preventive Practices Regarding COVID-19 Pandemic Outbreak and Oral Health Care Perceptions during the Lockdown: A Cross-Sectional Survey from Saudi Arabia." Healthcare 9, no. 8 (July 29, 2021): 959. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9080959.
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Aims: The study aimed to evaluate perceptions and preventive practices regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and oral health care perceptions during the lockdown in the Saudi Arabian population. Materials and Method: This cross-sectional study was performed by collecting the data from individuals belonging to various parts of the Saudi Arabian Population through an online self-reported questionnaire. The questionnaire had two main parts: first comprised of demographic data include the region of residence, gender, nationality, age, the number of family members, monthly income of the family, and the second was further divided into three sections of perception (P), practice (PRA) and oral health care practice (D) questions. All these (P, PRA, and D) were analyzed by comparing all of the demographic characteristics. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS IBM (version 21.0), and statistical significance was set at a 5% level. Results: Overall, 2013 participants (54% males and 46% females) contributed to the Saudi Arabia study. Only 5% of non-Saudis live in Saudi Arabia were participated in the study, while the majority of participants were of 21–40 years age group (45%), 59% of having more than five family members, and 60% of them had ≤10 K Suadi riyal monthly income respectively. The majority of the participants were from Riyadh (33.7%) and Asir (25.1%) in the study. Overall, 89.5% of the participants were aware of the COVID-19 global pandemic. The majority of the participants (55%) from Saudi Arabia utilized the Ministry of Health website, a source of information regarding COVID-19. However, 56.5% of the participants had COVID-19 related perception, and 74.3% followed an appropriate preventive practice. Approximately 60% had good oral health practice. The study participants showed mixed opinions on perceptions regarding COVID-19, preventive practice, and oral health practices. Conclusion: The present study suggested that the Saudi Arabian population has good attention to COVID-19, but preventive practice and oral health perception need better awareness to control this novel virus spread. The Ministry of Health website utilized as a significant source of information among the Saudi Arabian population regarding COVID-19.
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Nalband, Nisar Ahamad, and Mohammed A. Al Awadh. "Employer Branding Practices in Saudi Arabian Banking Sector." Journal of Management Research 9, no. 3 (June 21, 2017): 31. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/jmr.v9i3.11223.
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In these days of competition, to be unique in the market the organizations are using many strategies. To design and execute any strategy the organizations needs talented employees.To facilitate the pooling of employees into an organization “employer branding practices” plays a critical role. In the process of attracting the right talent at right time for right job has become immensely important. The human resources management departments have no doubt occupying the fore front in the business organizations of today; yet it has to leave its impact through communicating the employer branding practices properly in an effective way.The present research paper deals with Saudi Arabian Banking Sector where in which the authors have made an attempt to find the practices of employer branding available or not from the human resource management perspective.The research is timely for the reason that Saudi Arabia is implementing “Nitaqat” (a step by step process to encourage local’s employment (the Saudi employment market comprises around 40% of expatriate employees). The companies are on toes to recruit Saudi nationals; the availability of skilled and talented Saudis is less. Therefore there is a need for employer branding practices.The data collected from thirteen banks operating in Saudi Arabia and appropriate tools of statistics used to analyze the data and arrive to a conclusion.From the literature review it is found that academically unanimously it is agreed that employer branding practices will help in attracting and retaining the talent, but the actual practices of employer branding are either not recorded or properly planned. From the research it is found that definitely there is a need for employer branding practices in Saudi Arabian banking sector too.
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DAWAH, HASSAN A., SYED K. AHMAD, MOHAMMED A. ABDULLAH, and TADEUSZ ZATWARNICKI. "An overview of the Ephydridae (Diptera) of Saudi Arabia." Zootaxa 4711, no. 3 (December 17, 2019): 401–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4711.3.1.
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Despite the species richness of Ephydridae world-wide (2000 species) and its prominent environmental roles as a minor pest and as a food for wildlife, only 13 species have been recorded from Saudi Arabia. Between 2012 and 2016, a biodiversity study of Diptera was conducted at Jazan, Asir, and Najran in south-western Saudi Arabia, at 22 sites, was performed mainly using Malaise traps and sweep nets. In this study, 43 known species of Ephydridae were identified, 37 of them for the first time from southwestern Saudi Arabia and 16 from Arabian Peninsula. This brings the total number of Ephydridae species in Saudi Arabia to 49 (including previous records). There were a further four species, which could not be identified authoritatively to species level. A list of all species of Ephydridae recorded from Saudi Arabia is appended. Images of thirty-two species are presented. The species recorded in this study are more Palaearctic in origin as compared to other regions. Biological information (where known) and world-wide distribution are included. This study has added new records to the Saudi Arabian checklist of Ephydridae, which will provide the basis for systematic studies and fauna analyses of future work on the family. The need for further field and laboratory work and surveillance is highlighted.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Nejd (Saudi Arabia)"
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Fallatah, Hussam Ibrahim. "Addressing the need for consumer protection in e-commerce in Saudi Arabia." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2017. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/18133/.
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In traditional commercial transactions, consumers are usually regarded as the vulnerable party.1 This vulnerability is, arguably, more pronounced in e-commerce due to the way this particular kind of business is conducted, and this creates additional complications that do not exist in a traditional trade transaction. E-consumer concerns can be reduced by creating an appropriate legal environment, including the introduction of consumer protection regulations. Most developed countries, such as the United Kingdom, have realised that empowering consumers is important for fostering the e-commerce market.2 However, in developing countries, the lack of consumer protection regulations for e-commerce is one of the main barriers to the progression of e-commerce. Saudi Arabia is one country affected by a lack of efficient protection for e-consumers.3 This lack of efficiency is attributed to the ambiguity of current measures available for protecting e-consumers; current measures are based on basic consumer protection principles gleaned from Sharia and some other standard regulations that are used for protecting e-consumers. In the context of e-commerce, these general rules require further explanation and clarification.4 Therefore, the overriding objective of this research is to address the need for e-consumer protection regulations in Saudi Arabia by proposing a legal framework that might be used to provide efficient protection. This research identifies areas that contribute to the ambiguity of current measures, including a lack of clear unified regulations for e-consumer protection, and a lack of clear provisions in specific areas including: information obligation, the right to cancel, and rights of redress. In order to address these needs, a legal framework is suggested. This was built by using UK regulations as a model, with consideration given to their suitability for the Saudi Legal system, and its culture and traditions.
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Rawaf, Monirah. "Women in public administration in Saudia Arabia : the need for reform." Thesis, University of Bath, 1989. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.237258.
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Algahtani, Jamal A. "The need for strategic research and study centers (think tanks) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia." Thesis, Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/41345.
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.Rapid growth in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) demands a transparent policy-making apparatus to meet emerging needs. Government agencies alone may not be able to devise legitimate public policies. The presence of an adequate number of capable think tanks in KSA will add legitimacy to the public policy-making process. Think tanks can provide policy guidance on modern issues like economic growth, resource allocation, job creation, unemployment reduction, financial management, legislation, and human capital development. The Majlis al Shura is a ministerial-level institution in today’s KSA and performs in a similar manner to think tanks. There is an increased demand to help launch independent research centers and provide them with needed support due to accelerated growth. The KSA government seems willing to extend its support to such institutes without governmental intervention and pressures. The Syrian issue generated a broad-based policy discussion in the United States and was taken as a case study. Many lessons can be drawn from this case that are specific to the local dynamics of KSA, and which can be employed in economics, security, foreign policy, social welfare, advancing national goals, protecting national interests, capturing market share in the global market, attracting foreign direct investment, and so on. Based on these lessons learned, this research proposes a way forward for encouraging the establishment of think tanks in KSA
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Sharbatly, Abdulaziz. "Risk regulation in Islamic banking : does Saudi Arabia need to adopt the risk regulation practices of Basel?" Thesis, University of Westminster, 2016. https://westminsterresearch.westminster.ac.uk/item/9zyvq/risk-regulation-in-islamic-banking-does-saudi-arabia-need-to-adopt-the-risk-regulation-practices-of-basel.
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Proponents of Islamic finance often argue that the success of Islamic banks in the UK and Malaysia during the 2007-8 Financial Crisis is proof of the proposition that all Islamic banks (IBs) are immune from sub-prime-mortgage type shocks. The implementation of Basel practices in Saudi Arabia will be very difficult and is likely through various challenges. However, it is arguable that such practices may bring about change in a substantial way in the UAE market. Thus, this thesis will discuss features of IBs in the UK and Malaysia, and discuss the areas in which the Saudi market is mired in less risk than conventional markets in the UK and Malaysia. Using a qualitative methodology, this research sought to answer the primary research question, that is, “Does Saudi Arabia Need to Adopt the Risk Regulation Practices of Basel?” To be able to accurately answer this main question, it is necessary to determine whether the standardisation of accounting practices and regulatory principles can enhance Islamic finance organisations. It is likewise necessary to determine whether the Basel framework can be internalized by Islamic financial institutions to solve issues such as the inadequate coordination of financial markets in Saudi Arabia. The research sought to consider whether legal secularisation could be reconciled with Islamic models of finance in order to standardise banking processes across jurisdictions. It is vital to discuss this research problem as it is evident that Islamic banks are, by design, “safer” than conventional banks, which take fewer risks than conventional banking systems. Its ability to withstand the 2007-8 Financial Crisis can serve as example to other banking systems to follow to prevent the debilitating effects such a crisis can provide to the global financial system and the worldwide economy as a whole. This paper also discusses inherent risks in dealing with Saudi banks caused by structural weaknesses in the Saudi economy, further caused by a lack of transparency. Research from the content analysis and literature review demonstrated that certain components of Malaysian banking and banking in the UK, including Basel Frameworks (I, II, and III) can be adopted by the Islamic financial model in order to improve the overall banking structure in Saudi Arabia. Whilst Islamic accounting standards do not need to be as rigorous as some Basel Frameworks discussed in the study, implications for positive social change in Saudi Arabia include adopting policies which specialise in clearing defining risk management and policies which focus on improving corporate governance and bolstering transparency in Saudi markets. The central argument of this research therefore, is that the incorporation of pertinent Basel components, as well as those from the Malaysia and UK banking system, into the KSA banking system, will bring about improvements to the latter’s overall banking structure.
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Albugmi, Mutlaq. "The Effects of Predisposing, Enabling, and Need Factors on the Use of Health ServicesAmong Noncitizen Employees in the Private Sector in Saudi Arabia." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1627595522119298.
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Alangari, Haifa. "Authority and foreign intervention in Arabia : a case study of Sharif Hussein of Hijaz and Ibn Saud of Nejd and Great Britain (1914-1924)." Thesis, SOAS, University of London, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.362507.
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Al-Akkad, Jamal Abdulrahman. "Aligning the appeal of entrepreneurs to investors : why is there a need for an optimal entrepreneurship training module in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to better engage entrepreneurs with investors." Thesis, Durham University, 2018. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/12823/.
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Little of the available funding reaches entrepreneurs and SMEs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This lack of financing ability, known as credit rationing, is mainly due to information asymmetries and is a pressing issue in Saudi Arabia. The Saudi government is relying on the entrepreneurship and SMEs subsector to diversify the Kingdom’s economy away from the dominance of oil and to create jobs for young Saudis who are underemployed. This study aims to answer a question that hypothesizes that entrepreneurs need an optimal training module to understand the types of information that investors utilize in investment decisions and the type of “signals” from entrepreneurs that inspire confidence in investors. The human capital theory suggests that a quality training program can establish a skill base that will improve return on investment. The signaling theory suggests that the challenge of imperfect information can be largely overcome by training entrepreneurs to send more accurate and more targeted signals to investors regarding their character, skills, and the viability of their projects. The study uses both quantitative and qualitative methods in data collection. The research was conducted within the Saudi cities of Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dammam, where most of the entrepreneurial activities and SMEs development are located. It suffered some limitations due to access to data and the conservativeness of the Saudi population in responding to academic studies that affected the sample size The findings reveal that entrepreneurs with an in-depth understanding of investors’ due diligence process are more likely to invest adequately to assemble appropriate skill sets and learn to signal the characteristics that investors appreciate while tailoring their ventures and business plans to meet investors’ ideals. A training module that includes these components can be vital in overcoming credit rationing in the Kingdom. Universities, mainly business schools, may play a significant role in providing the optimal training module, with collaboration from investors. This study contributes to the literature by representing the history of the entrepreneurship and SMEs development in the Kingdom through three main periodical stages. Also, it identifies the assessment studies that international management consultants prepared to several Saudi government agencies in the subject field. This contribution is more likely to help future researchers in having more practical information about the entrepreneurship and SMEs ecosystem in the Kingdom. Furthermore, the study has implications on entrepreneurship and SMEs development stakeholders such as entrepreneurs, investors, training institutes, and regulators. Few recommendations are proposed. The study concludes with suggestions for research in related subject areas in Saudi Arabia and potentially other countries with similar economies.
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Alqallaf, Hebah. "Exploring the need and potential role for school nurses in Saudi Arabian schools." Thesis, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1828/7515.
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The purpose of this study was to explore the need for school nurses in the Saudi school system and to explore the current role of nurses in school health education and health promotion in Saudi Arabia. The study used a qualitative approach that was guided by implementation literature. Fifteen participants (8 nursing students; 4 nursing faculty members; 3 nurses) answered open-ended questions and participated in semi-structured interviews. From the findings, three themes emerged to identify the current role of nurses in Saudi Arabian school: “Health educator”, “Health promoter”, and “Liaison with community”. Four themes were identified based on the potential role of nurses in Saudi Arabian schools: “Leadership role”, “Care provider role”, “Educator role”, and “Liaison with community”. Five themes were identified based on facilitators and barriers to providing health and physical education in Saudi schools: “University and college level support”, “School health services”, “Governmental support”, “Lack of cultural approval”, and “Demand for nurses exceeds supply”. This study contributes to our understanding of what are the current and potential roles of nurses in Saudi Arabian schools, are nursing students currently prepared to provide health education and promotion to school staff and students, and what facilitators and barriers exist for nursing to provide health education and promotion in Saudi schools. This information can contribute to decision-making processes, formulation of necessary legislation, and government measures towards the implementation of school nursing and physical education, particularly in girls’ schools in Saudi Arabia, so as to maximize health and wellness in the Saudi community.Graduate
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Books on the topic "Nejd (Saudi Arabia)"
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Rashid, Nasser Ibrahim. Saudi Arabia: All you need to know. Joplin, Mo: International Institute of Technology, 1995.
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Sohail, M. Sadiq. "Economic Diversification in Saudi Arabia: The Need for Improving Competitiveness for Sustainable Development." In The GCC Economies, 147–56. New York, NY: Springer New York, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1611-1_12.
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Taibah, Maha, and Mounira Jamjoom. "Saudi Arabia: The Need for a Coherent National Strategy for Human Capital Development." In Education Policy Reform Trends in G20 Members, 229–43. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38931-3_13.
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Bhatt, Yagyavalk. "Renewable Energy Deployment to Stimulate Energy Transition in the Gulf Cooperation Council." In Renewable Energy Transition in Asia, 161–83. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8905-8_8.
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AbstractThe Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region plays a vital role in shaping the global energy markets because of its substantial amount of hydrocarbons resources. Although the GCC has abundant hydrocarbon resources, countries in the region have also shown their commitment and intent to become the global leaders in alternate energy, especially, renewable energy through their “Visions and Laws”. Further, All the countries in the Middle East have also set targets for the deployment of renewable energy at the federal or local level.For several decades, there has been steady economic and population growth of the Middle East countries, with most of the region’s wealth and socio-economic development, tied to its substantial oil and gas resources. Renewable energy can provide an alternative to their energy landscape, which holds a vast potential to cut fuel costs, reduce GHG emissions.To promote renewable energy, in the last five years, renewable energy has gained a lot of interest in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Low tariffs bids for renewable energy generation in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia since 2016 have made renewable energy, especially solar power competitive with conventional energy (International Renewable Energy Agency. Renewable Energy Market Analysis-GCC 2019. s.l.: International Renewable Energy Agency, 2019).With the push from the decision-makers to reduce the risk of dependence fossil fuels, the renewable energy plans can be implemented in the GCC. Decision-makers in the GCC have recognized the need for a plan for the post-oil era. This chapter will explore the GCC long term policies and government’s role in shaping the renewable energy market. Further, the chapter will also explore the challenges & opportunities related to the renewable energy sector in GCC (International Renewable Energy Agency. Renewable Energy Market Analysis-GCC 2019. s.l.: International Renewable Energy Agency, 2019).
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"The Nejd-Mandate Frontiers: TheIkhwan Rebellion." In Britain and Saudi Arabia, 1925-1939, 103–45. Routledge, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203043417-11.
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"British Policy During the Hejaz-Nejd War: The Aqaba-Maan Affair, 1925." In Britain and Saudi Arabia, 1925-1939, 47–68. Routledge, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203043417-8.
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Davidson, Christopher M. "Research Methods and Data Collection." In From Sheikhs to Sultanism, 25–46. Oxford University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197586488.003.0003.
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This chapter identifies firstly the main research tasks that need to be carried out in order to advance a suitably scientific, evidence-based interpretation of the apparent changes in statecraft and authority structures in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and--as per the framework--to test robustly the hypothesis that MBS and MBZ have effectively supplanted the ‘sheikhly rule’ of their predecessors with something more autocratic and possibly even sultanistic. Secondly, it considers the numerous methodological challenges involved in navigating the ‘fields of power’ in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, including the opacity of official data and the numerous difficulties involved in relying on academic research, media outputs, and non-governmental organization sources. Finally, it discusses the possible means of circumventing some of these obstacles, and suggests that certain primary data gathering opportunities are nonetheless plausible (including interviews and surveys), subject to certain ‘workarounds’.
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Jamal, Amaney A. "Palestine and Saudi Arabia and the Limits of Democracy." In Of Empires and Citizens. Princeton University Press, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.23943/princeton/9780691149646.003.0007.
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This chapter extends the analysis to Palestine and Saudi Arabia. In 2002, the road map for peace adopted by the European Union, United States, Russian, and the United Nations called for the necessity of Palestinian reforms in moving the peace process forward. The United States was vocal about the need for the Palestinians to reform their system of government and pushed for Palestinian elections in the early years of the new millennium. However, the United States was hoping that a pro-Fatah alliance would emerge and neglected to state publicly that it would nullify any outcome that was not favorable to its own interests. The Palestinians learned the hard way that the United States would indeed punish the entire population for exercising democracy the wrong way. The case of Saudi Arabia mirrors in many ways the experiences of non-oil-rich states captured in this manuscript. Significant segments of the Saudi public recognize the importance of the Saudi regime in maintaining close alliances with the United States.
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Hamidaddin, Abdullah. "Evolution of Saudi Religion." In Tweeted Heresies, 182–90. Oxford University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190062583.003.0007.
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The final and concluding chapter summarizes the main points raised in the previous chapters confirming the presence of religious criticisms and disengagements while also emphasizing the difficulties in gaining an accurate knowledge of the extent those two phenomena are widespread in Saudi society. The chapter also highlights the layman’s criticism of religion and contrasts it with that of the intellectual, philosopher or theologian and states the need to pay more attention to the former as it is more representative of most religious criticisms, more indicative of the impact of modern sensibilities on the relationship between Muslims in general and their religiosity, and is motivated by different reasons least of which are ideas. The chapter states the main learnings gained about the phenomenon of criticizing religion in Saudi Arabia and its public emergence in virtual spaces, while also stressing the challenges of the migration of public virtual criticism into public dialogue in physical spaces. Moreover, it points to some of the learnings gained about disengagement from religion in terms of causes and outcomes. Finally, it points to some of the questions left unanswered that need further research.
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Raimi, Lukman, and Abdussalam Aljadani. "Sustainability of Public Finance of Rentier States." In Recent Advancements in Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Corporate Social Responsibility, 88–113. IGI Global, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-2347-6.ch005.
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Embedding this discourse on rentier state theory (RST), this chapter discusses the quest for sustainability of the public finance system of Nigeria and Saudi Arabia. The inability of these rentier states to meet their economic, social, and political commitments led to the adoption of value-added tax (VAT) and economic diversification as sustainability strategies. The findings from the macroeconomic data indicated that Nigeria and Saudi Arabia have large markets that provide opportunities for the introduction of VAT. These two countries also have huge deposits of natural resources, including oil, which could be developed for accelerating economic diversification. This chapter validates the appropriateness of VAT and post-rentier economic diversification as sound policies for industrial, services, tax, and tourism development. The findings from this chapter need to be strengthened with a more rigorous empirical investigation. The chapter concludes with far-reaching policy suggestions.
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Jones, Clive, and Yoel Guzansky. "Arms Sales and the Nuclear Question." In Fraternal Enemies, 121–58. Oxford University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197521878.003.0005.
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The limits of the TSR are explored. While Israel has often withheld opposition of hi-tech US arms sales to the Gulf monarchies it would, in the past, have lobbied Congress to oppose, the chapter emphasizes Israel’s need to retain its qualitative military edge as well as a wider concern over the nuclear programs being developed by the Emirates and potentially Saudi Arabia.
Conference papers on the topic "Nejd (Saudi Arabia)"
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Hussain, Faisal M., and Fahad A. Al-Sulaiman. "Exergy Analysis of Solar Chimney for Saudi Arabian Weather Conditions." In ASME 2016 10th International Conference on Energy Sustainability collocated with the ASME 2016 Power Conference and the ASME 2016 14th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/es2016-59211.
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Solar thermal energy is considered one of the most promising renewable energy resources, especially for high intensive solar radiation locations, such as Saudi Arabia. Therefore, there is a need to assess the performance of one potential dominant solar thermal energy technology that can be applied in Saudi Arabia, which is Solar Chimney Power Plant (SCPP). SCPP is guided through natural draft utilizing solar radiant energy to impart ascending thrust to the flow of air and therefore, transforming the radiant energy to run the turbine. This paper presents the exergy analysis of the assumed model of the SCPP and presents its performance for Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, as an illustrative of the exergy model developed. The modeling was validated against published data. The tower height is 195 m and the collector diameter is 240 m. The tower can produce, on average, around 123kW during daytime and has, on average, air mass flow rate of around 160 kg/s. The exergetic efficiency was found to be around 0.45%.
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Al-Ansary, Hany, Abdelrahman El-Leathy, Sheldon Jeter, Matthew Golob, Clayton Nguyen, Eldwin Djajadiwinata, Shaker Alaqel, et al. "Design Features of the World’s First Commercial Concentrating Solar Power Plant Using the Particle Heating Receiver Concept." In ASME 2019 13th International Conference on Energy Sustainability collocated with the ASME 2019 Heat Transfer Summer Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/es2019-3856.
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Abstract Particle-based power tower systems are a promising technology that can allow operation of concentrating solar power (CSP) systems at temperatures higher than what today’s commercial molten salt systems can achieve, making them suitable for use in a variety of applications, including supercritical CO2 cycles, air Brayton cycles, and high-temperature process heat. In this concept, particles, instead of molten salt, are heated by the concentrated sunlight. In 2015, this concept was successfully tested at Sandia National Laboratories. In the mean time, an integrated system incorporating a particle heating receiver, a particle-to-air heat exchanger and a 100-kWe microturbine was designed, built, and tested at King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The integrated system was run in 2018, and results from that test campaign were very promising, with temperatures of the particles leaving the receiver exceeding 600°C despite a number of challenges. The utility sponsoring the project is now planning to move forward with building a 1-MWe plant using the same concept, thereby moving closer to large-scale deployment, and making this facility the world’s first commercial concentrating solar power plant that uses the particle heating receiver concept. Moving from a 100-kWe scale to a 1-MWe scale requires modifications to the design of some components. The most likely plant location is the city of Duba in northwestern Saudi Arabia where the average daily total DNI is 7,170 Wh/m2 and an integrated solar combined cycle power plant exists on the premises. This paper discusses the design features of the main components of the new plant. Those features include a north field design, a 7.22-m2 single-sheet heliostat design, a cavity receiver to improve receiver efficiency by reducing radiative and convective losses, temperature-based particle flow regulation within the receiver, six hours of full-load thermal energy storage, with the tanks integrated into the tower structure and made of cost-effective masonry material, a shell-and-tube particle-to-air heat exchanger, a 45% efficiency recuperated intercooled gas turbine, and a high-temperature bucket elevator. The heliostat field was optimized using SolarPILOT. Results show that 1,302 heliostats are needed. The aperture area was found to be approximately 5.7 m2, while the total illuminated receiver surface area is about 16.8 m2. This design was found to be capable of achieving the particle temperature rise of 416°C, which is necessary to allow the turbine to rely entirely on the solar field to bring the temperature of air to the firing temperature of the turbine, thereby eliminating the need for fuel consumption except for back-up and for assistance at off-design conditions.
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Hijji, Mohammad, Saad Amin, Rahat Iqbal, and Wayne Harrop. "A Critical Evaluation of the Rational Need for an IT Management System for Flash Flood Events in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia." In 2013 International Conference on Developments in eSystems Engineering (DeSE). IEEE, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/dese.2013.45.
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