This paper aims to explore effective ways to incorporate a mission-orientated framework to innovation policies that are designed to achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This paper aims to identify the strategies of MOIP to inform innovation and sustainability in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, particularly focusing on the Gulf Corporation Council (GCC) context. It does so through a systematic literature review of current studies related to MOIP, according to the PRISMA protocol, regarding countries in the GCC region that are currently undergoing ambitious national strategic development plans with sustainability and inclusive growth at their core. This particularly targets SDG 9, which is about fostering innovation that is inclusive and sustainable. Implications for this study may inform innovation policy in the GCC and even inspire the wider Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in terms of innovation metrics, energy transitions, the innovation ecosystem, public participation, and policy implementation and evaluation. Based on the systematic review and current innovation ecosystems and practices in the GCC, recommendations and strategic options are outlined.

Aim: To examine the congruency between patient self-reporting and nurse assessment of pain in the emergency department (ED) through the use of the numerical rating scale (NRS) and visual analogue s... Plain language summary This study was conducted to answer the following question: to what extent do emergency department nurses match their pain assessment with their patients pain assessment? The ...

The waqf sector encompasses considerable wealth that has accumulated since the dawn of Islam and has played a prominent role in social welfare and socioeconomic development. However, this role declined due to inefficiencies and the loss of public trust in waqf caused by corruption, mismanagement, and neglect. The emergence of blockchain technology could disrupt the waqf sector and restore public trust by offering features that enhance transparency and governance and facilitate donations to channel increased liquidity toward the development of idle assets. It also enables cause-based donations and coded contractual stipulations to strengthen governance. To assess the potential for successful implementation of blockchain-based waqf, this paper reviews the applicability of prevalent blockchain adoption challenges to the existing ecosystem and suggests possible enhancements. The research indicates that whereas a blockchain waqf platform was launched by Finterra through its Waqf Chain, several challenges face blockchain adoption that represents severe impediments to a successful proliferation of the technology