Aatef Hobiny, Faris S. Alzahrani and Ibrahim Abbas
The purposes of this study, a generalized model for thermoelastic wave under three-phase lag (TPL) model is used to compute the increment of temperature, the components of…
Abstract
Purpose
The purposes of this study, a generalized model for thermoelastic wave under three-phase lag (TPL) model is used to compute the increment of temperature, the components of displacement, the changes in volume fraction field and the stress components in a two-dimension porous medium.
Design/methodology/approach
By using Laplace-Fourier transformations with the eigen values methodologies, the analytical solutions of all physical variables are obtained.
Findings
The derived methods are estimated with numerical outcomes which are applied to the porous media in simplified geometry.
Originality/value
Finally, the outcomes are represented graphically to display the difference among the models of the TPL and the Green and Naghdi (GNIII) with and without energy dissipations.
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Sharifah Alharoon and Fairouz M. Aldhmour
This study aims to examine the impact of digital health technology adoption on female physicians’ work–life balance (WLB) in Bahrain. This study also examines the impact of two…
Abstract
Purpose
This study aims to examine the impact of digital health technology adoption on female physicians’ work–life balance (WLB) in Bahrain. This study also examines the impact of two moderating variables: career stage, based on the kaleidoscope career model (KCM) and the presence of domestic workers, based on Becker’s theory of the allocation of time.
Design/methodology/approach
An electronic quantitative survey was administered to female physicians working in Bahrain. The survey gathered data on various aspects of digital health technology, WLB and demographic characteristics such as age and the presence of domestic workers. From a target population of approximately 1,000 female physicians in Bahrain, 102 participated in the survey.
Findings
The authors found that the effect of digital health technologies on WLB is positive in general and specifically for the early-career stage; however, it harms WLB in the middle and late-career stages. This is consistent with KCM predictions. In addition, there is no moderating effect of having domestic helpers.
Originality/value
This paper contributes to the theoretical understanding of the effect of technology on WLB by expanding the traditional model (KCM) to include an economic model of how female physicians allocate their time between work and home responsibilities, including the effect that a domestic worker can have on this allocation. Beyond these theoretical contributions, this paper is also the first to study technology and WLB in the health sector in Bahrain following the COVID-19 pandemic.