The description of various methods for ethnicity classification can be found in the literature, though their reliability still remains unclear. We examined inter-observer agreement in defining the ethnic identification of patients in a bi-ethnic population (Arab-Jewish) in northern Israel, using place of birth and residence in addition to given and family names. Data about 1006 consecutive pati...

We study the response to the Charlie Hebdo shootings of January 7, 2015 on Twitter across the globe. We ask whether the stances on the issue of freedom of speech can be modeled using established sociological theories, including Huntington’s culturalist Clash of Civilizations, and those taking into consideration social context, including Density and Interdependence theories. We find support for ...

Using data from the 2nd Gulf Registry of Acute Coronary Events (Gulf RACE-2) in 2008-09 we investigated the in-hospital complications and 1-year outcome of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in patients with systemic hypertension from 6 Gulf countries. Of 7847 consecutive patients admitted with ACS, 3746 (47.7%) had hypertension. Hypertension was more prevalent in women, in Arabs than non-Arabs and ...

UNLABELLED The trend of extended life expectancy along with a sedentary lifestyle is typical in Western cultures. OBJECTIVE To explore adherence to physical activity recommendations in older adults in Israel. METHODS A random sample of 1,536 Jews and 316 Arabs age 65+ were interviewed and divided into sufficiently active, insufficiently active, and inactive groups based on official guidelin...

Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) is rare in non-Orientals, and sporadic case reports were reported world-wide. Eight cases were reported in Arabs, including 3 Saudis. We present an additional case of TPP in a 38-year-old Saudi man, and review the literature on TPP in Arabs. Our patient presented with complete flaccid quadriplegia, 5 weeks after he was diagnosed with Graves' disease that was ...

In highly multicultural societies, the economic status hierarchy may come to mimic the hierarchy of global wealth, reinforcing social inequality by tying pay scales to national wealth. We investigated how nationality influences expectations of payment in the UAE. Participants reported how much they expected people to be paid and how much skill they were perceived to have by nationality. They al...

Indonesia's maritime historiography so far has focused more on socio-economic interactions, such as: shipping-trade history, ethnic identity, downstream-upstream connections, and the politics of harbor workers. Meanwhile, sea, strait, river function to connect people, goods, ideas have made their own history which unfortunately be neglected in Indonesian historiography. By using historical meth...