Life-cycle assessment of oil recovery using dimethyl ether produced from green hydrogen and captured CO2 by R. Farajzadeh, N. Khoshnevis, D. Solomon, S. Masalmeh, J. Bruining

“…It is shown that for a mature reservoir in the Middle East, this method can mitigate approximately 75% of the CO2 emissions released from burning the produced oil. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of novel functional vinyl ethers that bear various groups by Fayad, Antoinette, El Malti, Wassim, Ameduri, Bruno, Alaaeddine, Ali

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Complicated history with huge potential: Israeli-Japanese relations’ development by D. А. Maryasis, E. A. Iakimova

“…This has led Japanese authorities to maintain a balanced course in the Middle East. Over time, the significance of this task has grown as Tokyo seeks to enhance its international status, particularly within the UN and its specialized agencies. …”
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Molecular docking reveals fibrinogen binding sites on SARS-CoV-2 spike protein: A potential mechanism for COVID-19-related coagulation by Onur Ozturk, Evren Kilinc, Batuhan Gorkem Irez, Emel Timucin

“…The occurrence of thromboinflammation has likewise been corroborated in cases of both Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). In this study, we investigated the protein-protein interactions between the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and fibrinogen, a glycoprotein that plays a crucial role in blood coagulation. …”
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GIS-based multi-criteria decision making for identifying rainwater harvesting sites by Waqed H. Hassan, Karrar Mahdi, Zahraa K. Kadhim

“…Abstract The Middle East region, with its arid and semi-arid climate, is one of the regions most affected by climate change and water scarcity. …”
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An alternative statistical model for modeling the bimodal asymmetric data with properties, copulas, assessment and applications by Mustafa Kamal, Hebatallah H. Mohammad, Sabir Ali Siddiqui, Maryam Ibrahim Habadi, Mohammad Abiad, Badr Aloraini, Atif Ali Yassin Ali, Sara Mohamed Ahmed Alsheikh

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Russian-Persian Schools as an Element of Imperial Russia’s Soft Power Policy in Northern Persia: Late Nineteenth – Early Twentieth Centuries by Vladimir O. Kulakov

“…The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries witnessed an intensified Russia–UK confrontation in Persia, which was paralleled by penetrations of other great powers (France, Germany, USA) into the Near and Middle East. Under those conditions, Russia’s traditional economic methods of influence in Persia became insufficient. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of original fluorinated bis-cyclic carbonates and xanthates from a fluorinated epoxide by Alaaeddine, Ali, Ladmiral, Vincent, El Malti, Wassim, Haydar, Lolwa, Caillol, Sylvain, Améduri, Bruno

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Aligning ESG Ratings and SDGs in the MENA Region: Challenges and Insights Through a Fuzzy Delphi Multi-Criteria Approach by Hayet Benhamida, Zoubida Benmamoun, Vernika Agarwal, Youssef Raouf, Arshia Kaul

“…This research paper looks at the intricate interrelationships between environmental, social and governance issues and government debt levels in the Middle East and North Africa region. The paper examines the emergence of various approaches in shaping government debt levels as part of developing sustainable models for this area. …”
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Effect of Lockdown due to COVID-19 on the Aerosol and Trace Gases Spatial Distribution over India and Adjoining Regions by Madineni Venkat Ratnam, Perumal Prasad, Sivan Thankamani Akhil Raj, Ibrahim Hoteit

“…A Concentration Weighted Trajectory analysis suggests that the air masses traveling from middle-east and Africa are the potential sources for the observed high aerosol concentrations over central India. …”
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The g-generalized Mittag-Leffler (p,s,k)-function by Umbreen Ayub, Madiha Shafiq, Amir Abbas, Umair Khan, Anuar Ishak, Y.S. Hamed, Homan Emadifar

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Facies distribution, sequence stratigraphy, and reservoir quality of the Oligo-Miocene carbonate sequences (Asmari formation) in the Dezful embayment, SW Iran by Hamed Sadeqi, Mohsen Aleali, Ali Kadkhodaie, Mehran Arian

“…Abstract The Asmari succession is among the greatest productive hydrocarbon-bearing rock units in the Middle East. This paper examines the biostratigraphy, sedimentary environment, and depositional sequence of the Asmari reservoir in the Haft-Kel Field. …”
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Assessment of High-resolution Local Emissions and Land-use in Air Quality Forecasting at an Urban, Coastal, Desert Environment by Christos Fountoukis, Yasir Mohieldeen, Luis Pomares, Ivan Gladich, Azhar Siddique, Adam Skillern, Mohammed A. Ayoub

“…Abstract Fine particulate matter, ozone and nitrogen oxides are forecasted using a three-dimensional atmospheric meteorology-chemistry model (WRF-Chem) and a triple-nesting configuration over the Middle East and the Arabian Peninsula focusing on the hot desert climate of Qatar. …”
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Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Waterpipe Smokers in Sulaimani City/ Kurdistan Region of Iraq by Bestun Ibrahim Hama Rahim, Abdulrahman M. Ibrahem, Niaz Mustafa Kamal

“…This practice is rising in the Middle East countries.  Waterpipe comprises many chemical toxins as cigarette smoke. …”
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Wet Deposition and Long-range Transport of Major Ions Related to Snow at Northwestern Himalayas (India) by Anshu Sharma, U. C. Kulshrestha

“…Backward airmass trajectory analysis revealed that the ionic species were contributed by the airmasses coming from North Atlantic Ocean, Africa, Europe, Middle East, and Mediterranean region to all these sites through long-range transport (LRT).…”
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Defense Budget Gaps and Legal Implications of Alternative Financing in Indonesia: A Legal Reform Perspective by Aris Marsudiyanto, Athor Subroto, Bambang Permadi Soemantri Brodjonegoro, A. Hanief Saha Ghafur

“…With global challenges, particularly the escalating wars in the Middle East, Indonesia faces growing security concerns that necessitate a stronger defense program. …”
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The Molecular Diagnosis Protocols of New Coronavirus (COVID-19); Specificity and Sensitivity an Overview by Abdullah Ahmed Hama, Othman Abdulrahman Mohammed, Fatima Mahmud Ali, Osama Hamid Shareef, Sardar Muhammad Wli, Sabiha Sharif, Syamand Ahmed Qadir

“…Acute respiratory tract infection is a common public health concern worldwide a new emerging contagious virus (COVID-2019) or SARSC- 2 causing a pandemic pneumonia outbreak, The main transmission route of this virus is through droplets from respiratory made during sneezing or coughing of infected people like the recent viral infection of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV1) and the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). Many epidemiological factors have a crucial role in promoting the transmission of the COVID-2019 that makes the disease as an emerging and global alarming against this new coronavirus. …”
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Comparison of Quality of Care and Welfare Services for Middle-aged and Older Disabled Individuals in Iran and Lebanon Using ServQual Model by Sedighe Sadat Tabatabaei Far, Negar Paydar Jahromi, Suhail Mahmoud Al-Zoubi, Abdulrazzak Abyad, Abdolrahim Asadollahi

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Assessing the Relationship Between the Type of Internet Use and Internet Addiction in Early and Middle Adolescents: Cross-Sectional Study From Qatar by Khansa Chemnad, Maryam Aziz, Sanaa Al- Harahsheh, Azza Abdelmoneium, Ahmed Baghdady, Diana Alsayed Hassan, Raian Ali

“…Cultural and regional factors also play a role in shaping internet use patterns and IA in the Middle East, necessitating context-specific, culturally sensitive approaches to IA prevention.…”
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The demographic history of the wild crop relative Brachypodium distachyon is shaped by distinct past and present ecological niches by Minadakis, Nikolaos, Williams, Hefin, Horvath, Robert, Caković, Danka, Stritt, Christoph, Thieme, Michael, Bourgeois, Yann, Roulin, Anne C.

“…By combining population genetics, niche modeling and landscape genomics, we suggest that B. distachyon recolonized Europe and the Middle East following the last glacial maximum. Consequently, the species faced new environmental conditions which led to clear associations between bioclimatic variables and genetic factors as well as footprints of positive selection in the genome. …”
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