The new accounting standard IFRS 9 and its impact on how banks should provision for credit losses by ALBANNA, AMNA AHMAD

“…Moreover, the impairment provision level will increase under IFRS9 around 25%. Under the new accounting rule there are requirement for issuing more equity, since more loans are unexpected to get back from the customers in this situation banks may need more capital to cover the expected losses. …”
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Cost recovery evaluation of Al Ain construction and demolition waste treatment plant by Taher, Ibrahim Abdulmajid Ibrahim

“…The rapid urban growth and economic development in Abu Dhabi Emirate has resulted in extreme increase in the daily generation of waste quantity. …”
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Opportunities for Knowledge Sharing, Knowledge Transfer, and Innovation in the UAE through Academia-Industry Collaboration by Mirahmadi, Mirahmadi

“…Competition and technological changes continue to increase at a rapid rate which leads to a significant growth in the need for connection between firms and universities, not only to discover knowledge but also to achieve improvements in performance. …”
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The Impact of a Teacher Induction Programme on the Retention of Teachers: A Study in a Private School in Abu Dhabi by Almahmoud, Nahed

“…The reasons behind teachers' increasing rates of turnovers can be related to many key factors such as work conditions and teacher morale. …”
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Exploring the Critical Success Criteria and Factors of Adopting Technological Innovation in the U.A.E Public Sectors by Al Marzooqi, Hanan Ibrahim Ahmed

“…However, as the concept of innovation in public services is considered a new topic for the U.A.E government, most of the departments need to be aware of the critical success criteria and factors for innovation projects. …”
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The Impact of Organizational Design on the Effectiveness of Project Management: A Case Study from the UAE Public Sector by Ibrahim, Ahmed M.

“…The research on project management effectiveness has been extensive and controversial infused by the pragmatic need for project management (PM) to achieve tangible and predictable results in practice. …”
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The effects of Organisational Ambidexterity and New Public Management on Public Sector Service Quality through Service Innovation by ALKAABI, SEEMA SAADY

“…Moreover, the bureaucratic structure of the public sector hinders any initiative to improve, meet the demand for better products and services and operate without necessarily increasing its expenditures and disbursements. Hence, the need to reduce bureaucracy may give rise to the increasing demand for service innovation to attain service quality and enhance performance. …”
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An optimized approach to video traffic splitting in heterogeneous wireless networks with energy and QoE consideration by Abbas, Nadine

“…However, the continuous use of multiple wireless interfaces will increase the system performance but at the expense of more energy. …”
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The potential of technology in education. (c2016) by Zain, Farah

“…As students in Lebanon gain the chance to use the new technology more, especially tablets (including iPads) for education purposes, their passion for attending classes and gaining knowledge might increase. Thus, there is a need to enhance today‟s teaching styles using new learning technologies. …”
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Characterization of MXene as a Cancer Photothermal Agent Under Physiological Conditions by Samar Shurbaji (9938696)

“…Interestingly, dynamic culture alone did not result in a significant increase in uptake suggesting the need for surface modifications for enhanced cellular uptake under shear stress. …”

Recognizing Plastic Threats in Baggage X-Rays Using Deep Networks by Alawar, Mohammad Suhail Abdulwahid Abdulrahman

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Prevalence and attributable health burden of chronic respiratory diseases, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 by Joan B Soriano (6458528)

“…Death rates due to interstitial lung disease and pulmonary sarcoidosis were greater than those due to pneumoconiosis in all super-regions. …”

Information Technology Disaster Recovery Plan (IT DRP) Framework – A study on IT Continuity for Smart City in Abu Dhabi Smart Government by AL HASSAN, LINDA KHALED MOHAMMED

“…Over the years, technology application in various fields of business has increased, with one such concept been seen in the form of smart cities. …”
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The global, regional, and national burden of pancreatic cancer and its attributable risk factors in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global B... by Akram Pourshams (63963)

“…There was a 2·1 times increase in DALYs due to pancreatic cancer, increasing from 4·4 million (4·3–4·5) in 1990 to 9·1 million (8·9–9·3) in 2017. …”

Sitagliptin/Simvastatin by Ramadan, Wijdan H.

“…Both medications have also demonstrated an acceptable side effect profile. However, caution is needed when coadministering with any drug that may increase simvastatin levels to reduce the risk of myopathy and rhabdomyolysis. …”
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An empirical study on measuring operating efficiency and revenue of real estate assets in the UAE using data envelopment analysis by Alafifi, Abdulrahman

“…This implies that managers need to considerably reduce the operational resources (input) to improve the levels of revenue. …”
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The current status of anatomy knowledge by Yammine, Kaissar

“…Such suboptimal anatomy education has been linked to an increase in some types of medico-legal claims. This could be due in part to the rapid rise of modern learning approaches, lack of gross anatomy teachers, and lack of structured programs. …”
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Lean management adoption level in middle eastern manufacturing facilities by El-Khalil, Raed

“…In addition, respondents have indicated that cost conversion reduction, productivity increase, and inventory reduction are the three main drivers of lean implementation…”
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HBN Nanoparticle-Assisted Rapid Thermal Cycling for the Detection of Acanthamoeba by Rasheed, Abdul Khaliq

“…As low as 1 X 10¯⁴ wt % was determined as the optimum concentration of hBN nanoparticles, which increased Acanthamoeba DNA yield up to ~16%. Further, it was able to reduce PCR temperature that led to a ~2.0-fold increase in Acanthamoeba DNA yield at an improved PCR specificity at 46.2 °C low annealing temperature. hBN nanoparticles further reduced standard PCR step time by 10 min and cycles by eight; thus, enhancing Acanthamoeba detection rapidly. …”
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Overheating risk of a single-family detached house built at different ages under current and future climate in Canada by Mutasim Baba, Fuad

“…With the anticipated increase in temperature and solar radiation and frequency of extreme weather conditions due to climate change, buildings typically designed/built in Canadian cold climates would experience increased risks of summer overheating. …”
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