The Effectiveness of Current Policies and Regulations Aimed at Promoting Sustainable Practices in Residential Neighborhoods in Dubai, UAE by ALSUWAIDI, FATIMA

“…The financial examination, however, indicates the economic impracticality of certain scenarios, such as the extensive payback period of 51 years for green roofs, versus the 8.5 years for triple-glazing, necessitating a judicious balance of cost-effectiveness in sustainable methodologies.The dissertation's primary recommendations advocate for a more systematic integration of policies, informed by international benchmarks such as BREEAM, and the establishment of more definitive guidelines to differentiate the levels of certification within the Sa'fat system. Emphasizing the critical role of data-driven policymaking and active engagement of all stakeholders, the dissertation proposes strategies to bolster the efficacy of the system. …”
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Impact of ‘back to back’ payment clause on the cash flow of subcontractor in the UAE by Bader, Mahmoud Fathi

“…Furthermore, according to most of the respondents to the survey, back to back clause in unfair term and should be invalidated by the law To conclude, it is worthwhile to the parties to be clear in their contract terms with regards to payment certification and mechanisms. In addition, the legislator should be inspired by the other common laws to adopt payment mechanisms and certainty in the construction industry.…”
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Reconceptualizing Norm Conflict in International Law by Ka Lok YIP (19160611)

“…Concomitantly, it argues that the justification for using certain legal techniques to resolve norm conflicts lies in the intended relationship deducible only between those norms that share the same regulatory purpose rather than between norms merely applying to the same factual situation. …”

Comparative analysis of environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings: do sectors and regions differ by Pillai, Rekha

“…Perceiving ESG ratings from dual dimensions, we introduce the ‘push–pull effect’ where we identify the rationale pushing corporates for providing their ESG engagements to ESG rating providers and the justification for stakeholders pulling information from these rating providers. …”
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Comparative analysis of environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings: do sectors and regions differ? by Pillai, Rekha

“…Perceiving ESG ratings from dual dimensions, we introduce the ‘push–pull effect’ where we identify the rationale pushing corporates for providing their ESG engagements to ESG rating providers and the justification for stakeholders pulling information from these rating providers. …”
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Environmental management practices in the Lebanese pharmaceutical industries: by Ramadan, W.

“…Although the cost of certification was not considered as a barrier for the implementation of ISO 14001, the majority of the pharmaceutical industries are neither interested nor willing to adopt the Standard if they are not exposed to any regulatory pressure or external demand. …”
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Emotional Intelligence in Leaders: A Case study of its effect on Team performance in the construction industry of Dubai, U.A.E by Al-Mahmoud, Ahmed Ali

“…In the light of the analysis and the findings of the study, it is highly recommended. to invest in developing leaders and teams’ emotional intelligence through behaviour modelling, emotional intelligence mentoring and certification. In addition benchmarking with emotionally intelligent organisations is important. …”
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A Decentralised Public Key Infrastructure for X-Road by Bakhtina, Mariia

“…An approach and architecture were recently proposed for the X-Road data exchange systems to move from public key infrastructure (PKI) with centralised certification authorities to de centralised PKI (DPKI). …”
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Distribution transformers reliability; industrial plant in SaudiArabia by Shwehdi, M.H.

“…Information of this type is often the only means of showing economic justification for spares, redundancy or improved maintenance programs. …”
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A new solution to the gamer’s dilemma by Ali, Rami

“…What Luck points out is that this justification equally applies to virtual pedophelia, but gamers intuitively think that such acts are not morally permissible. …”
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Coupled and scalar asymptotic models for internal waves over variable topography by Lteif, Ralph

“…In addition, our system permits the full justification of any lower order, well-posed and consistent model. …”
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When All That Takes Place Is the Place Itself': Tracing the Word/Image Parallax from Godot to Gatsby by Kilroy, Robert

“…Offering “theoretical justification for broadening the scope of visual studies” (Bartmanski, 2012 10), Mitchell appeared to resolve what had long been regarded as a central site of epistemological struggle, what he himself termed the word/image problematic. …”
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IMPROVING BER PERFORMANCE OF LDPC CODES BASED ON INTERMEDIATE DECODING RESULTS by Alghonaim, Esa

“…Simulation results with a rate ½ (1024,512) progressive edge-growth (PEG) LDPC code show that the proposed modification can decrease the BER by as much as 10-to-40%, particularly for high SNR values.…”
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Energy saving potential analysis applying factory scale energy audit – A case study of food production by Derar, Al Momani

“…An energy audit (EA) is a crucial step in boosting factory energy efficiency and obtaining certification for cleaner manufacturing. The results of a preliminary energy audit carried out at a sizable industrial facility in Jordan that creates some of the most well-known foods in the Middle East are presented in this study. …”
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Assessment of green marketing and management in Lebanon. (c1997) by Taleb, Samer T.

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Educational Test Scores: Interpretation and Use through an Argument-Based Framework by A.Mehdi Riazi (22590449)

“…<p dir="ltr">In educational settings, tests and assessment tasks serve various purposes, such as placement, achievement, and certification. However, the key question remains: "To what extent are the test scores valid for the purposes they are used?" …”

The European framework for cybersecurity: strong assets, intricate history by Salvino A. Salvaggio (21606302)

“…It is therefore recommended that the regulatory framework is expanded to better govern the accreditation/certification of professional cybersecurity experts as well.…”

The algorithmic muse and the public domain: Why copyright’s legal philosophy precludes protection for generative AI outputs by Ezieddin Elmahjub (17788526)

“…Traditional theories utilitarian incentive, labor desert and personality fail to provide coherent justification for protection. The public domain constitutes the default baseline for intellectual creations. …”

Effect of fiber-fiber interaction on the strength properties of short fiber reinforced cements by Karam, G.N.

“…A general modification to the models used for the study of the effect of fiber volume on the strength properties of short fiber reinforced cements is presented. …”
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IoT platforms assessment methodology for COVID-19 vaccine logistics and transportation: a multi-methods decision making model by Yasir Ali (799969)

“…Therefore, several technologies have been applied but the complexity of COVID-19 vaccine makes the Internet of Things (IoT) a strong use case due to its multiple features support like excursion notification, data sharing, connectivity management, secure shipping, real-time tracking and monitoring etc. …”