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Audio Transmission Based on Hybrid Crypto-steganography Framework for Efficient Cyber Security in Wireless Communication System
Wireless systems enable people in last decades to communicate and access applications and information without wires, which provided better image, audio and video transmitting with progressive needing for infor...
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Proposed cancelable biometrics system based on hybrid optical crypto-steganography audio framework for cyber security applications
Biometric authentication systems have gained significant popularity in recent years due to their high level of security and convenience. Cancelable biometrics is a promising area of research that addresses the...
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Open AccessMediating effect of depression and acute stress between exposure to Israel-Gaza war media coverage and insomnia: a multinational study from five arab countries
In the context of persistent wars and conflicts worldwide, the impact of acute, excessive and constant exposure to media coverage of such events on mental health outcomes becomes a serious problem for public h...
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Open AccessThe Precarity of Progress: Implications of a Shifting Gendered Division of Labor for Relationships and Well-Being as a Function of Country-Level Gender Equality
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic saw a shift toward a more traditional division of labor–one where women took greater responsibility for household tasks and childcare than men. We tested whether this regress...
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Three reasons why parental burnout is more prevalent in individualistic countries: a mediation study in 36 countries
The prevalence of parental burnout, a condition that has severe consequences for both parents and children, varies dramatically across countries and is highest in Western countries characterized by high indivi...
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Anxiety and Quality of Life in College Students with a Chronic Illness Compared to Those Without: The Mediational Roles of Experiential Avoidance and Committed Action
The presence of a chronic illness and the experience of anxiety are both factors that have been shown, separately, to negatively impact individuals’ self-reported quality of life (QoL). In an attempt to furthe...
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Mistrust of the Nigerian health system and its practical implications: Qualitative insights from professionals and non-professionals in the Nigerian health system
Health system mistrust, a public health issue, is poorly understood in Nigeria, a country with a fragile health system. Understanding this public health issue will inform mitigation strategies against it. Thus...
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Open AccessThe prevalence of suicidal behaviour and its associated risk factors among school-going adolescents resident in the United Arab Emirates
Suicidal behaviour which includes suicidal ideation, having a plan to commit suicide and suicide attempts remains a global public health issue as it substantially impacts adolescent health and wellbeing. Suici...
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Open AccessMental illness stigma as a moderator in the relationship between religiosity and help-seeking attitudes among Muslims from 16 Arab countries
Determining the potential barriers responsible for delaying access to care, and elucidating pathways to early intervention should be a priority, especially in Arab countries where mental health resources are l...
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Open AccessTranslating and validating the hoarding rating scale-self report into Arabic
Hoarding disorder is characterized by a persistent inability to part with possessions due to a perceived need to keep them, regardless of their actual value. Arabic-speaking populations currently lack a valida...
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Cross-Country Validation of the Arabic Version of the Prodromal Questionnaire–Brief (PQ‐B) in Young Adults from the General Population of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region
The concept of early intervention in psychosis is still novel and evolving in some Arab countries, while completely non-existent in most of the other countries. What further complicates the introduction of thi...
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Cross-cultural comparison of mental illness stigma and help-seeking attitudes: a multinational population-based study from 16 Arab countries and 10,036 individuals
There is evidence that culture deeply affects beliefs about mental illnesses' causes, treatment, and help-seeking. We aimed to explore and compare knowledge, attitudes toward mental illness and help-seeking, c...
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Open AccessThe Role of Religion and Religiosity in Health-Promoting Care for the Body During the Lockdowns caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic in Egypt, Poland and Romania
The coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), as a widespread health threat, has triggered an increase in health-related behaviours, both pro-and anti-health, especially with regard to diet and physical activity. One o...
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Open AccessPredictors of adherence to public health behaviors for fighting COVID-19 derived from longitudinal data
The present paper examines longitudinally how subjective perceptions about COVID-19, one’s community, and the government predict adherence to public health measures to reduce the spread of the virus. Using an ...
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Interns’ Self-efficacy, Internet Addiction, Wellbeing, and Online Learning Experiences: A Descriptive-Correlational Study
The ramifications of Internet addiction on psychological and social wellbeing have been extensively demonstrated in previous studies involving college students, but examining the mediating role of Internet add...
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Researchers’ Motivation and Its Correlates: An Empirical Study Amid COVID-19 Pandemic in Arab Region
This study aims to shape an insight towards researchers’ involvement in research projects in the Arabian region, mainly through assessing the intrinsic and extrinsic motivations towards research and their asso...
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Open AccessLives versus Livelihoods? Perceived economic risk has a stronger association with support for COVID-19 preventive measures than perceived health risk
This paper examines whether compliance with COVID-19 mitigation measures is motivated by wanting to save lives or save the economy (or both), and which implications this carries to fight the pandemic. National...
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Parental Burnout Around the Globe: a 42-Country Study
High levels of stress in the parenting domain can lead to parental burnout, a condition that has severe consequences for both parents and children. It is not yet clear, however, whether parental burnout varies by...
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Chaotic encryption with different modes of operation based on Rubik’s cube for efficient wireless communication
A novel image encryption algorithm based on the Rubik’s cube scrambling is proposed in this paper to achieve simultaneous encryption of a group of images. This proposed encryption algorithm begins with chaotic...
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3-D Image Encryption Based on Rubik’s Cube and RC6 Algorithm
A novel encryption algorithm based on the 3-D Rubik’s cube is proposed in this paper to achieve 3D encryption of a group of images. This proposed encryption algorithm begins with RC6 as a first step for encryp...
