SIMAD University

Rethinking approaches to Somali Studies: a narrative review of anthropological, Marxist, revisionist, and comprehensive perspectives

Somali Studies has developed over more than a century into a multidisciplinary field encompassing history, anthropology, sociology, political science, linguistics, religious studies, transnational studies and diaspora studies. Despite this breadth, the field has been shaped dispr...

Development and structural validation of the Artificial Intelligence Competency Scale for Nurse Educators (AI-CSNE): a three-domain measure of perceived AI competency

The rapid integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into healthcare and nursing education has created new competency requirements for nurse educators. Despite this growing demand, there is a notable lack of rigorously developed and psychometrically validated instruments specifi...

Multilingual hybridization in Somali noun phrases: Morphosyntactic integration of Arabic, English, and Italian borrowings across written, spoken, and dspoken and digital registers

This study explores hybridization in Somali noun phrases by analyzing the structural, morphological, and sociolinguistic processes involved in the integration of foreign lexical items into Somali syntactic frames. Drawing on written texts, spoken discourse, and diaspora digital c...

Cryptocurrency investment intention among youth entrepreneurs in Mogadishu, Somalia: an extended theory of planned behaviour approach

Cryptocurrency investment has become a risky area of digital finance, especially for youth entrepreneurs in fragile economies where formal financial systems and investor-protection mechanisms remain limited. In Somalia, the growth of digital finance and mobile-money use has gener...

Genitive constructions across Somali dialects: Northern, Benadiri, and Maay

This study examines genitive constructions across Northern Somali (Maxaa Tiri), Benadiri, and Maay, addressing the limited comparative evidence on dialectal variation in Somali nominal possession. A comparative descriptive design was employed using elicited examples, translation...

Molecular Pathogenesis, Global Epidemiological Trends, and Treatment Strategies for Pteropine Orthoreoviruses: A Narrative Review

Pteropine orthoreoviruses are emerging bat-borne zoonotic viruses of the genus Orthoreovirus (family Reoviridae), increasingly recognized as causes of acute respiratory disease in humans. Originally grouped with the largely non-pathogenic mammalian orthoreoviruses, they have chal...

HE-CloudML: a privacy-preserving framework for secure machine learning inference over encrypted cloud data using homomorphic encryption

Abstract The widespread adoption of cloud-based Machine Learning as a Service (MLaaS) exposes sensitive user data to critical privacy risks during inference, as plaintext data must typically be processed by untrusted cloud servers. This paper presents HE-CloudML, a unified privac...

The effect of armed conflict, climatic variations, and food insecurity on internally displaced populations in Somalia

Droughts and conflict-related crises have frequently affected Somali states over the past three decades. Analyzing the drivers of displacement during crisis can provide critical insights for governmental and humanitarian efforts aimed at mitigating these effects. The study aimed...

Effects of oil prices agricultural land and employment on agricultural value added in Pakistan using the ARDL approach

Pakistan's agricultural sector plays a fundamental role in ensuring food security, generating employment, and supporting economic growth; however, its performance is increasingly challenged by volatile international oil prices (OIL), changes in agricultural land (AL) use, and shi...

Digital financial inclusion and leadership quality as determinants of banking system stability in Somalia

Abstract This study examines the association between digital financial inclusion, leadership quality, and banking system stability in Somalia, focusing on the moderating role of institutional governance. Using annual macro financial data for 2019–2024 and ordinary least squares e...

Current cybersecurity threats to patient safety in the operating room: a review

Abstract Surgical, anesthetic, and intensive care practices now depend on a large ecosystem of wired and wireless devices, robotic consoles, imaging and laboratory systems, and cloud infrastructure: the Internet of Medical Things and the smart operating room, which extends care b...

A quantitative systematic review of governance practices and public trust in local governments across emerging and developing contexts

Declining public trust poses a critical challenge to local administrations; however, empirical evidence regarding its antecedents remains fragmented. This systematic literature review synthesizes quantitative evidence to evaluate the relationship between core governance practices...

Illegal unreported and unregulated fishing in Somalia a systematic review of fisheries governance and sustainable development

Abstract Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing poses a significant threat to fisheries sustainability, maritime governance, and coastal livelihoods in fragile maritime states such as Somalia. This study systematically reviews the literature on IUU fishing in Somali w...

Digital health in pursuit of universal health coverage and equity challenges

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of digital health technologies worldwide, positioning them as pivotal tools in the pursuit of universal health coverage (UHC). This commentary critically examines the dual potential of digital health: while innovations such as te...

Institutional support mechanisms associated with teacher empowerment and professional commitment among primary and secondary school teachers in urban schools in Mogadishu, Somalia

Teacher empowerment and professional commitment are important for supporting educational quality, particularly in fragile and post-conflict contexts where institutional support structures remain weak. Despite increasing attention to teacher retention challenges in developing coun...