Impacts of COVID-19 on the Use of Digital Technology in Construction Projects in the UAE by Elrefaey, Omar

“…The results clearly show the increasing level of usage of digital technology in the construction industry from pre-COVID to during COVID and post-COVID periods. …”
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Resiliency Assessment of Road Networks during Mega Sport Events: The Case of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 by Mohammad Zaher Serdar (17191381)

“…Compactness increases the concentration of the load on host cities’ infrastructures, which have to preserve an acceptable level of functionality under any possible disturbance; in other words, they should be resilient. …”

The Impact of Digital Technology on Creating Virtual Environment in the AEC Industry by Elrefaey, Omar

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Osmotically assisted reverse osmosis: Assessing pretreatment on hypersaline produced water by Mashael Al-Maas (14152386)

“…A flux loss of ~8 % was obtained using level II PW quality which was reduced to ~4 % by application of level III pretreatment. …”

A Dynamic Optimal Battery Swapping Mechanism for Electric Vehicles using an LSTM-based Rolling Horizon Approach by Shalaby, Ahmed Ayman Ahmed

“…The BSS has several swapping bays such that each can accommodate an EV for swapping single or multiple battery units. The proposed BSS model considers serving different types of EVs using a heterogeneous battery stock. …”
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An Efficient Network-on-Chip Architecture Based on the Fat-Tree (FT) Topology by Bouhraoua, A.

“…The adopted topology increases performance without a substantial increase in the routing cost. …”
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Investigating vulnerability for developing eating disorders in a multi-confessional population by Doumit, Rita

“…The present study aimed to examine the vulnerability to eating disorders (ED) among 949 Lebanese female young adults as well as its association with stress, anxiety, depression, body image dissatisfaction (BID), dysfunctional eating, body mass index, religious affiliation (Christian, Muslim, Druze or Other), religiosity and activity level. Results showed that anxiety had the greatest effect on increasing the predisposition to ED, followed by stress level, BID, depression and restrained eating. …”
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Zomato: shaping the future of food by Ramadan, Zahy

“…Maya, the country manager of Zomato Lebanon, faced a key dilemma deciding which potential strategy to replicate from head office into the local market that would help her fend off rising competitors while still increasing the size of the market. Complexity academic level This case can be used mainly in senior undergraduate-level business school students. …”
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Exploring Elite Labor Migration by Abou Zour, Teya Fadwa

“…This thesis investigates the complex push and pull factors that influence elite labor migration by focusing on Lebanese elite youth who migrate specifically to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) for white-collar job opportunities. …”
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Choosing between the formal and informal economy by Abi Aad, Amine A.

“…Using institutional economic theory, previous research shows that, at the country level, weak formal institutions create institutional voids that increase the transaction costs of using the formal economy. …”
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Greywater reuse in the water-scarce Gulf Region by Canal Forgues, Eric

“…Gulf countries, such as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are faced with natural water scarcity, exorbitant water demands, beyond their renewable resources and desalination capacities, overloaded wastewater treatment systems that have resulted in releases of untreated wastewater in the marine environment, and increasing populations and expanded economic activities that would further accentuate existing water problems. …”
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Chronic reduction of store operated Ca²⁺ entry is viable therapeutically but is associated with cardiovascular complications by Fang Yu (156838)

“…The hypomorph mice are viable and fertile, with no overt defects.</li> <li>Decreased SOCE in the hypomorph mice is due to poor translocation of the mutant STIM1 to endoplasmic reticulum–plasma membrane contact sites resulting in fewer STIM1 puncta.…”

Accommodating High Penetrations of Renewable Distributed Generation Mix in Smart Grids by Khayata, Mohammad Tarek

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Towards S. aureus maldi-typing. (c2014) by Awad, Dania Bassam

“…S. aureus’ adaptable characteristics and increasing antibiotic resistance allows it to thrive in both nosocomial and community settings. …”
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Assessing the Use of Oil and Gas Produced Water for Soil Aquifer Treatment in Abu Dhabi by Pavlopoulos, Kosmas

“…The United Arab Emirates originally lack for sufficient natural water resources. …”
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Drill String Modeling and Stress Analysis by Abdul-Ameer, A.

“…The unsupported deflection of drill strings which are subjected to increasing gravitational loading and distortion, with borehole depth and twisting, is considered. …”
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Establishing A Guideline and Decision-Making Approach For UAE Solar Assets Waste Management By Utilising PVsyst by AL-ALI, AMEL

“…As the number of solar panel installations increases, the amount of discarded panels is also expected to escalate to an estimated 60 million tons by 2050, assuming a lifespan of 20-30 years for the panels. …”
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Living with air-conditioning: experiences in Dubai, Chongqing and London by Murtagh, Niamh

“…A total of 72 participants were interviewed in an exploratory cross-cultural phenomenological study in Dubai (United Arab Emirates—UAE), Chongqing (China) and London (UK). …”
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Determinants of female labor force participation: implications for policy in Qatar by Noora Lari (14158824)

“…A regression analysis was performed with women’s employment, individual-level characteristics (e.g., age, education, and marital status), and household-level factors (e.g., number of children below 18 years of age and household monthly income) as the variables. …”

Below-Average Bidding Method by Awwad, Rita E.

“…The low-bid method, typically used for competitive bidding in the United States, may result in a contract with a firm that submits either accidentally or deliberately an unrealistically low-bid price. …”
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