A study of Emirati Undergraduates Students’ Perceptions of Cooperative Learning by Al Rasbi, Sumayya Naajem

“…The purpose of this study is to investigate the Emirati students’ perception of using cooperative learning to progress their learning process. The study site is one of the Higher Colleges of Technology campuses in United Arab Emirates. …”
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Corporate governance and quality of accounting information by Elgammal, Walid

“…As a result, the authors proposed two recommendations; one is to increase the independency of the board of directors by preventing CEOs and CFOs to act as chairmen for the board in addition to preventing the members of the board from owning companies’ shares. …”
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Water Footprint Assessment and Virtual Water Trade in the Globally Most Water-Stressed Country, Qatar by Nayla Higazy (17679453)

“…<p dir="ltr">Qatar is one of the most water stressed countries globally, despite Qatar’s aridity and its lack of freshwater resources, per capita water consumption became one of the highest in the world due to population growth, agricultural expansion, rapid urbanization and industrialization and it is expected to increase in the coming decades. …”

The relation between motivational and behavioral cultural intelligence and the three dimensions of cross-cultural adjustment among Arabs working in the USA by Dagher, Grace K.

“…For a number of years the number of businesses going internationally has increased. With the increase of international businesses, an increase of cross-cultural interaction at the different levels and aspects of our life around the world took place. …”
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The role of methanolic extract of Quercus infectoria bark in lipemia, glycemia, gastric ulcer and bacterial growth by Khouzami, L.

“…The present investigation explores the effects of methanolic extract of Quercus infectoria bark upon rat blood lipid profile, glycemia, inflammation, gastric ulcer and bacterial growth. After one month of chronic extract (0.5% w/v) intake via drinking water, there was a significant increase in serum HDL-cholesterol level. …”
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Game theoretical models for cloud federations. (2019) by Hammoud, Ahmad Tarek

“…The quality of service (QoS) is one of the main factors that attracts or discourages the clients from renting such services. …”
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Environmental impacts of using recycled plastics in concrete by Furqan Tahir (14429547)

“…<p>The urbanization process adds to the increase in solid waste generation, increased environmental impacts, and solid waste management failures. …”

A Framework For Risk Assessment Of Last Mile Delivery by Mismar, Hajed Mohammad

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The Impact of Managerial Risk factors on Building information modeling Performance in the Construction Industry by NAFA, MOHAMMAD MAHMOUD SULTAN

“…These benefits and challenges inspire researchers to exert more efforts in order to increase the benefits of the software and reduce the negative impacts of BIM on the construction industry. …”
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Susceptibility of Candida albicans to common and novel antifungal drugs, and relationship between the mating type locus and resistance, in Lebanese hospital isolates by Khalaf, Roy A.

“…Results showed that resistance, among C. albicans isolates, was the highest with 12% for IT, followed by 7.7% for VO, 6% for KE, 5% for FL, 1.7% for AP and 0% for CS. Three isolates (2.6%) were resistant to all azoles tested, including one that was resistant to all drugs used except CS. …”
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Minimization of the amplitude of the entire span of beams using mass dampers by Issa, Jimmy S.

“…Since minimizing the amplitude at one point of the beam might increase it at another point, in this work the maximum amplitude along the entire beam span is minimized. …”
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A power line data communication interface using spread spectrumtechnology in home automation by Shwehdi, M.H.

“…Power line communication (PLC) has been one of the dreams of the electronics industry for decades, especially for building automation. …”
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Energy Performance of Public Housing Buildings in Sao Paulo, Brazil An Evaluation of the Current Design Process by Leister, Alexandra Maria Aguiar

“…Among all, buildings have been identified as one of the biggest causes to environmental damage. …”
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Online Feedback in a Visible Learning School: An Investigation to Study the Effect of Online Feedback during Online Sessions Conducted through Nearpod by QANDEEL, KIFAH

“…Classroom observations qualitatively collected the data about the characteristics of online feedback, which are summarized as being 1) immediate 2) frequent 3) able to increase the students’ awareness of each other’s mistakes 4) able to allow the students to think critically 5) balanced 6) able to foster equity and establish a sense of community 7) having 3 levels, which are task level, process level and self-regulatory level. …”
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Optimising the Role of Innovative Technologies in Risk Management Strategies for Extension of Time Disputes Avoidance by KREIDLI, ISMAIL KHALIL

“…Nevertheless, this sector needs to contend with many difficulties, most notably with disputes that delay the implementation of the project and damaging the relationship between the stakeholders. EOT disputes are one of the critical challenges which affects project schedule and causes the increase cost. …”
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Reusing Minarets as a Passive Cooling (Wind Catcher/Solar Chimney): A Case Study in the Emirate of Sharjah by ABDALLA, TALIB ABDALLA ALI

“…The minaret accompanies the design of each mosque, which is equivalent to the number of mosques, and more, since some mosque designs have more than one minaret. In this research, the idea of repurposing minarets or adding new uses to them is studied, such as using minarets as a passive cooling method, such as using them as wind catchers/solar chimneys that contribute to the process of directing the wind to the prayer hall and work to increase thermal comfort through environmentally friendly passive cooling methods. …”
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In-Vitro Degradation of Hollow Silica Reinforced Magnesium Syntactic Foams in Different Simulated Body Fluids for Biomedical Applications by Manakari, Vyasaraj

“…Results indicate that corrosion resistance of the Mg-SiO₂ syntactic foam decreases with increasing chloride ion concentration of the SBF. Mg-1.0 vol.% SiO₂ displayed the best corrosion response and its corrosion susceptibility pertaining to corrosion rate and polarisation curves in different SBF solutions can be ranked in the following order: ABPS > PBS > HBSS > ASS. …”
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1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene Transformation Reaction Compared With Its Transalkylation Reaction With Toluene Over USY Zeolite by Al-Khattaf, H

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Risk Factors for Post-Cesarean, Surgical Site Infections in a Multi-Ethnic Population of Qatar by Sufia Athar (14777830)

“…In our hospital, the SSIs after CD were noted to increase in 2016 and first quarter of 2017. One of the methods implemented for SSI reduction included identifying modifiable risk factors.…”

Strengthening of Shear Deficient Beams with CFRP Laminates with Different Types of Anchorage Systems by Mohamed, Khalid Mustafa Elradi

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