Effat University Repository
Effat University Institutional Repository
Welcome to the Effat University Repository, a service of Effat Library and Cultural Museum. This repository provides global and open access to scholarship and research output created by Effat University faculty, graduate and undergraduate students.
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Publication KING SALMAN PARK – INTERACTIVE VISITOR CENTER:(Effat University)The King Salman Park Visitor Center integrates the values of Salmani architecture with sustainable innovation, reflecting the cultural identity of Riyadh and embodying the ambitions of Vision 2030. Strategically embedded within the green cultural zone of King Salman Park, the center acts as a gateway for discovery, environmental education, and community engagement, rooted in the park’s natural topography and green landscapes. The project program includes diverse spaces that serve public, semi-public, and private functions: exhibitions, an auditorium, a VR area, shops, lounges, restaurants, training rooms, and supporting technical and service zones. These functions are carefully organized to provide an engaging and seamless visitor experience that encourages exploration and learning. Inspired by the Salmani Urban Charter, the building’s architectural form responds to both site topography and functional needs. Its folding geometry and triangular apertures evoke the traditional architectural language of Najd while ensuring environmental performance through natural ventilation, shading, and integration with the landscape. The design philosophy emphasizes sustainability, wellness, innovation, and cultural continuity. Eco-friendly materials and renewable energy solutions reduce the building’s ecological footprint, while open courtyards, shaded walkways, and green areas enhance the quality of public life. The triangular patterns rooted in Salmani architecture create a strong sense of identity, harmony, and connection with Riyadh’s heritage. This philosophy is aligned with the core principles of the Salmani Charter: • Respecting and preserving the site’s natural elements • Reinforcing architectural identity and continuity • Enhancing community well-being through meaningful, inclusive spaces A Qur’anic verse beautifully underscores this vision of environmental stewardship:Publication The Role of the Digital Dietary Diaries in Managing Eating Behaviours and Mood Among Effat University Students:(Effat University)Purpose: This study assesses how well the digital dietary diaries manage eating habits among Effat university students. Digital technologies such as fitness health applications provide scalable solutions for eating behavior disorders, which are becoming more and more common. Nevertheless, little is known about their use in Saudi Arabia. This study aims to address this gap by assessing the impact of dietary diaries on students' eating behaviors and moods. Methods: The design is a quasi-experimental approach. To assess improvements in eating behaviours before and after using the diary, quantitative data is gathered using the Eating Attitude Test (EAT - 40) and (Mood and Feelings Questionnaire - MFQ). Participants log in their meals, feelings, and behaviours over a period of 7 days. Open-ended questions were used to collect qualitative data in order to investigate participants' experiences, and difficulties. For quantitative results, statistical methods were used to analyze the data; for qualitative findings, content analysis was employed. Implications: The study has a number of significant ramifications. By assessing the ability of dietary diaries to effectively regulate eating behaviours, it contributes to the larger field of behavioural health and increases our understanding of digital health interventions. The results could guide the creation of therapies specifically designed to meet the nutritional requirements and emotional difficulties of college students. The study closes a significant vacuum in regional research on digital health tools in Saudi Arabia by concentrating on students at Effat University. It also lays the groundwork for upcoming longitudinal research and the broader use of digital health resourcesPublication ALQALM ARABIC CALLIGRAPHY MUSEUM(Effat University)Publication From Historical Caliphate to Modern Governance Alliance: Tracing the Origin and Evolution of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation(Center for Study of Religion and Religious Tolerance, University of Belgrade, 2025-06-25)Founded in 1969, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) bears a modern iteration of the traditional notion of Islamic caliphate, embodying the leadership ideals of the Islamic world. Historically, the caliphate symbolised a unified system of good governance under individual rulers, with the fall of the Ottoman Empire marking its end and heralding significant ideological transformations within the Muslim community. In the wake of modernity and postcolonialism, as traditional Islamic governance structures were reevaluated amidst the rise of nationalism and nation-states, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict crystallised these shifts, fostering a collective Islamic identity through the OIC. This cooperation not only seeks to uphold religious identity and political influence but also to perpetuate Islamic governance in the contemporary milieu. This paper investigates the OIC’s evolution from historical caliphate ideals to modern polity, assessing its ideological foundations, pivotal role and enduring relevance in today’s global landscape.Publication Serial mediating role of hardiness and positive reinterpretation in optimism and work place stress among young doctors(Sage, 2025-06-30)Background: Young doctors are struggling with extreme workplace stress due to inadequate working conditions, high patient load and low salaries in a faltering health care system of Pakistan. These conditions necessitate a focus on psycho- logical resilience factors such as hardiness and positive reinterpretation coping. This study investigates how optimism affects workplace stress through hardiness and positive reinterpretation coping using a serial mediation model. Understanding these psychological dynamics is vital for improving the well-being of doctors in under developed health care system. Objective: The objective of the study is to explore the serial mediating role of hardiness and positive reinterpretation coping in the association between optimism and workplace stress among young doctors of Pakistan. Method: Purposive sampling was used to select 200 young house job doctors from public hospitals of Lahore, Pakistan. Self-report questionnaires like Life Orientation Test-Revised, Personal Views Survey (3rd Edition), Coping Orientation to Problem Experienced and Work place stress scale were used to assess the optimism, hardiness, positive reinterpretation, and work place stress of the participants. All the ethical considerations were taken into account while collecting data and reporting ndings. Data was analyzed using SPSS and AMOS. Results: Findings of Pearson Product Moment Correlation indicated that optimism is positively related with hardiness (r = .32, p < .001) and positive reinterpretation (r = .35, p < .001), and negatively associated with work place stress. Additionally, hardiness was positively linked with positive reinterpretation (r = .46, p < .001). Furthermore, ndings also suggest signi cant negative association of optimism (r =−.24, p < .001), hardiness (r =−.51, p < .001), and positive reinterpretation (r =−.41, p < .001) with work place stress. Findings of SEM suggested that CFI, GFI, TLI, NFI, SRMR, and RMSEA values indicated the model tness. The serial mediating role of hardiness and positive reinterpretation in the association of optimism and work place stress was also signi cant as the indirect effect was (b=−.07, p= <.01). Conclusion: The present research emphasized the sequential interaction of optimism, hardiness, positive reinterpret- ation and work place stress that advances our knowledge to understand stress management. These ndings can be useful in counseling and training of house-job doctors working in unprivileged circumstances.
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