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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Faisal M. Sanai, Abdullah Al Khathlan, Ahmad Al Fadhli, Ahmad S. Jazzar, Al Moutaz Hashim, Eid Mansour, Faisal Abaalkhail, Fuad Hasan, Hajer Al Mudaiheem, Huda Al Quraishi, Juliana Bottomley, Khalid A. Alswat, Mohammed Al Ghamdi, Mohamed Farghaly, Motaz Fathy, Nancy Awad, Omneya Mohamed, Sam Kozma, Waleed Al-Hamoudi, Ahmed Al-jedai
Summary: The Middle East faces a significant burden of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), particularly driven by obesity and type-2 diabetes mellitus. This study estimated the clinical and economic impact of NAFLD/NASH in Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait, showing a significant increase in cases and costs over the next decade. This highlights the urgent need for public health policies targeting NASH in the region.
HEPATOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Zouheir Mighri, Majid Ibrahim AlSaggaf
Summary: This study examines the asymmetric impacts of renewable energy consumption and economic complexity on Saudi Arabia's economic growth using NARDL frameworks. The results show that there are significant differences in the short-term and long-term effects of renewable energy consumption and economic complexity on economic growth.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Montassar Kahia, Anis Omri, Bilel Jarraya
Summary: This article examines the relationship between economic growth, green energy, and environmental quality, finding a unidirectional impact of economic growth on renewable energy consumption, bidirectional relationships between economic growth and CO2 emissions, and the failure of renewable energy in Saudi Arabia to effectively protect the environment. The environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis was supported, with policy implications discussed.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Hashem A. AlNemer, Besma Hkiri, Kais Tissaoui
Summary: This paper examines the co-movements between renewable and non-renewable energy sources, CO2 emissions, and GDP per capita in Saudi Arabia. The results indicate that non-renewable energy sources lead to an expansion of carbon emissions in the frequency domain. In the long term, fossil fuels have a significant causal relationship with economic growth, while renewable energy promotes economic growth and reduces carbon emissions at different frequencies. Wavelet analysis shows clear differences in all variables in the time-frequency space. Non-renewable energy sources support economic growth and contribute to pollution, while renewable energy consumption has a significant impact on reducing carbon emissions and promoting short-term economic growth. Multiple wavelet outcomes suggest that renewable energy not only stimulates economic growth but also promotes a sustainable and cleaner environment. The combined effects of non-renewable energy sources increase carbon emissions. Therefore, it is advised that the Saudi government promotes green energy investments and accelerates the transition to renewable energy production, as it offers advantages and opportunities in terms of the environment and socio-economic development.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Ghaya Alawadhi, Meera Almehiri, Ahmad Sakhrieh, Ahmad Alshwawra, Jamil Al Asfar
Summary: Water transmission lines have the potential for energy recovery, which can be harnessed to produce electricity for water plants or consumers, providing financial and environmental benefits. This study explores the feasibility of installing an inline hydropower system in an existing transmission water pipe. The analysis focuses on a mini-hydropower plant in Liwa's reservoir transmission line in the UAE, finding a maximum power harvest of 218.175 kW. The payback period ranges from one to six years, with a potential return on investment of up to 85%, and estimated yearly CO2 emissions savings between 395 and 1939 tons.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Eyup Dogan, Syed Faisal Shah
Summary: This study examines the impact of real output, energy intensity, and renewable energy on the ecological footprint in the United Arab Emirates. The results show that energy intensity and renewable energy have a negative effect on the ecological footprint, while real output has a positive effect. This suggests that increasing real income leads to higher environmental pollution, while increasing renewable energy and technological advances help reduce emissions. The findings emphasize the importance of implementing programs and incentives to support renewable energy and energy-efficient technologies for environmental sustainability.
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Energy & Fuels
Alya AlHammadi, Nasser Al-Saif, Ameena Saad Al-Sumaiti, Mousa Marzband, Tareefa Alsumaiti, Ehsan Heydarian-Forushani
Summary: The United Arab Emirates is moving towards the use of renewable energy to address high energy consumption, unstable oil prices, and increasing carbon dioxide emissions. The study found that the optimal electric vehicle charging model comprising solar photovoltaics, wind turbines, batteries and a distribution grid was superior to other configurations from technical, economic, and environmental perspectives.
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Economics
Jorge Blazquez, Marzio Galeotti, Baltasar Manzano, Axel Pierru, Shreekar Pradhan
Summary: Energy price reforms generate the largest long-term welfare gains among the three policy measures, while introducing a VAT and deploying renewable energy also bring about certain welfare benefits. However, the welfare effects of renewable energy deployment are sensitive to the selected financing scheme.
ECONOMIC MODELLING
(2021)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Hassan Z. Al Garni, Abdullahi Abubakar Mas'ud, M. A. Baseer, Makbul A. M. Ramli
Summary: This study investigates the application of a combined dispatch strategy to optimize hybrid energy systems for six remote locations in Saudi Arabia. The technical and economic viability of the hybrid and fully renewable energy system designs are assessed using HOMER. The results can serve as a hybrid energy solution for other parts of the world with similar weather conditions.
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES AND ASSESSMENTS
(2022)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Mohammed Albattah, Daniel Efurosibina Attoye
Summary: The study revealed a high level of awareness of BIPV among UAE residents, with demographic characteristics having little impact on awareness but showing a significant statistical difference in interest in BIPV.
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Environmental Sciences
Rafia Afroz, Md Muhibbullah
Summary: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the links between renewable energy, non-renewable energy, capital, labour and economic growth in Malaysia. The study finds that in the long and short run, positive shocks of non-renewable energy are greater than the positive shocks of renewable energy. Additionally, reducing renewable energy consumption accelerates economic growth, while reducing non-renewable energy consumption slows down economic growth. Measures need to be taken to develop renewable energy and reduce dependence on non-renewable energy consumption.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Faozi A. Almaqtari, Abdulwahid A. Hashed, Mohd. Shamim
Summary: The study found that audit committee attributes have the highest impact on compliance with IFRS and financial reporting quality, and the collective effect of corporate governance mechanisms has not shifted to be more influential from Saudi GAAP to IFRS. The research provides valuable insights for regulators, stock markets, practitioners, and academicians in this area.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Mehdi Abid, Habib Sakrafi, Zouheyr Gheraia, Hanane Abdelli
Summary: This study investigates the relationship between renewable energy consumption and ecological footprint in Saudi Arabia, considering the important role of economic growth in the environmental function. The findings suggest that an increase in human capital and renewable energy consumption improves environmental quality, while an increase in trade openness and GDP deteriorates environmental quality.
Review
Energy & Fuels
Hani A. Aldhubaib
Summary: The economy of Saudi Arabia heavily relies on oil, leading to economic and environmental challenges. Despite abundant renewable energy sources, their utilization is limited. Therefore, the country has launched a vision to diversify energy sources and reduce dependence on oil.
FRONTIERS IN ENERGY RESEARCH
(2022)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jean Pierre Namahoro, Qiaosheng Wu, Haijun Xiao, Na Zhou
Summary: The study found that renewable energy consumption has an impact on economic growth, and observed an asymmetric causality relationship from positive shocks of renewable energy consumption to economic growth, as well as a unidirectional causality effect from agriculture and capital to economic growth.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Tomiwa Sunday Adebayo, Seun Damola Oladipupo, Husam Rjoub, Dervis Kirikkaleli, Ibrahim Adeshola
Summary: The study finds that structural change can improve environmental quality in Turkey and has a nonlinear impact on CO2 emissions. However, Turkey's current economic progress trajectory is unsustainable due to its reliance on fossil fuel-based energy consumption. The government should encourage investment in the service sector to maintain environmental sustainability.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
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Environmental Studies
Andrew Adewale Alola, Festus Victor Bekun, Tomiwa Sunday Adebayo, Gizem Uzuner
Summary: This study employs nonlinear ARDL and frequency domain causality methods to investigate the contributions and mitigating effects of energy sources and economic progress on China's cement carbon emissions. The findings suggest that economic growth, energy from fossil fuels, and primary energy consumption all contribute to emissions, while renewable energy has a decreasing effect on emissions.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Development Studies
Andrew Adewale Alola, Tomiwa Sunday Adebayo
Summary: This study examines the impact of raw material productivity, export intensification, and environmental-related technologies on the carbon neutrality target in the Nordic region. The findings suggest that positive shifts in environmental-related technologies have a greater impact on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, while a positive shift in raw material productivity and a negative shift in export intensity also contribute to a decline in emissions. These results provide valuable policy guidance.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Article
Development Studies
Muhammad Ramzan, Ummara Razi, Muhammad Umer Quddoos, Tomiwa Sunday Adebayo
Summary: This study investigates the impact of green innovation and financial globalization on environmental sustainability and energy transition in the UK. The results show that green innovation and financial globalization have a unidirectional causality towards environmental sustainability and energy transition.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Article
Thermodynamics
Chen Wang, Syed Ali Raza, Tomiwa Sunday Adebayo, Sun Yi, Muhammad Ibrahim Shah
Summary: This study examines the role of nuclear energy, hydro, and biomass energy in China's overall ecological footprint and finds strong causal linkages between clean energy and ecological footprint. However, the predictive power of clean energies is insignificant at the upper quantiles of its distribution. The study highlights the importance of deploying clean energy sources quickly to avoid negative effects after the peak of ecological footprint.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Tomiwa Sunday Adebayo, Ahmed Samour
Summary: This paper examines the impact of fiscal policy on load capacity factor in BRICS nations from 1990 to 2018. The study utilizes co-integration test, second-generation unit root tests, and the panel nonlinear autoregressive distributed lag (PNARDL) method. The findings reveal that economic expansion and nonrenewable energy contribute to environmental deterioration, while increased renewable energy promotes environmental sustainability. Moreover, positive shocks in taxation revenue improve environmental quality, while positive (negative) shocks in government expenditure decrease it.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
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Environmental Studies
Cosimo Magazzino, Marco Gallegati, Federico Giri
Summary: Empirical studies of the EKC hypothesis may be sensitive to datasets, specifications, and functional forms. This paper investigates the long-run relationship among CO2 emissions, real GDP, and energy consumption using a panel of 9 advanced economies from 1870 to 2008. The results suggest that while the EKC exists at the panel level post-1950s, the inverted U-shaped relationship between CO2 and real GDP is only validated for a subset of countries at the individual country level. However, a clear inverse U-shaped pattern emerges for all countries, except Canada, when a semi-parametric regression framework is applied.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REVIEW
(2023)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Tomiwa Sunday Adebayo
Summary: This research examines the impact of economic complexity and financial risk on the load capacity factor. The findings show that renewable energy use, economic complexity, and financial risk contribute to ecological quality. However, non-renewable energy and economic progress threaten ecological quality by reducing the load capacity factor. The study also reveals causal relationships from financial risk, economic growth, disintegrated energy, and economic complexity to the load capacity factor.
GEOLOGICAL JOURNAL
(2023)
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Economics
Cosimo Magazzino, Fabio Gaetano Santeramo
Summary: This paper emphasizes the heterogeneity of the linkages among financial development, productivity, and growth across income groups. An empirical analysis is conducted with a sample of 130 economies and classified into four subsamples. The findings have practical implications for stakeholders involved in long-term investments, suggesting different priorities for less developed and developed economies.
JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC STUDIES
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Sudeshna Ghosh, Tomiwa Sunday Adebayo, Shujaat Abbas, Buhari Dogan, Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie
Summary: This study examines the impact of economic complexity, high-tech industries, renewables, natural resource abundance, and financial globalization on CO2 emissions and ecological footprint in 10 newly industrializing countries. The results show that the development of high-tech industries has a positive impact on the environment, while renewables and natural resource exploitation can mitigate environmental challenges. However, economic complexity and financial globalization increase emissions and ecological footprint.
NATURAL RESOURCES FORUM
(2023)
Article
Development Studies
Riza Radmehr, Samira Shayanmehr, Ernest Ali Baba, Ahmed Samour, Tomiwa Sunday Adebayo
Summary: This study investigates the direct and spillover effects of green technological innovation and renewable energy on ecological sustainability in 20 selected EU nations between 1995 and 2018 using spatial panel econometric technique. The results indicate that green technological innovation and renewable energy significantly promote domestic ecological sustainability, and neighboring countries' high levels of green technological innovation, renewable energy, and human capital also benefit the environmental quality of EU countries. Overall, this paper assists policymakers in developing a comprehensive strategy for enhancing ecological responsibility via renewable energy and green technology innovation. Evaluation: 8/10.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
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Economics
Cosimo Magazzino
Summary: This paper examines the relationship between ecological footprint (EF), electricity consumption, and GDP in China using annual data from 1960 to 2019. The study finds that factors like trade openness, urbanization, and life expectancy may increase EF as they are mainly human-induced ecological distortions. The results show that electricity consumption and real GDP contribute to environmental degradation, while trade and urbanization help reduce EF and improve environmental quality. The study also concludes that urbanization and life expectancy have a significant impact on environmental degradation across all frequencies.
EMPIRICAL ECONOMICS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Heris Golpira, Heibatolah Sadeghi, Cosimo Magazzino
Summary: This research examines the validity of the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis in 37 OECD countries from 1960 to 2019. Panel quantile regressions show different curves (U-shaped, N-shaped) for different quartiles, indicating the impact of economic growth on emissions varies. Cointegrating regressions reveal a detrimental effect on the environment from economic growth, fossil fuel consumption, and population, while renewable energy consumption reduces CO2 emissions. Panel causality tests confirm a feedback mechanism between CO2 emissions and other variables, and single-country estimates show significant variability in the sample.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Tanzila Akmal, Faisal Jamil, Muhammad Haseeb Raza, Cosimo Magazzino
Summary: Rising urbanization has a significant impact on the abiotic environmental conditions in housing units, resulting in increased waste production and decreased property values. A study in Pakistan found that the proximity of a waste dump site to residential homes has a significant impact on rental values, with rents decreasing as the distance from the dump site increases. The study recommends stricter enforcement of sanitary laws and regulations to remove irregular waste dump sites from residential areas.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Tomiwa Sunday Adebayo, Andrew Adewale Alola
Summary: This study examines the roles of energy source efficiency, renewable energy utilization, and environment-related technologies in achieving sustainable development and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Denmark. The findings show that increasing renewable energy consumption can significantly reduce short-, medium-, and long-term emissions. Improving energy efficiency and innovation in environment-related technologies also contribute to emission reductions. The study recommends prioritizing attributes such as reliability, durability, and adaptability in environmental innovations.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
