‘Writing’ small states: contextualizing the construct in the Arab Gulf by Larbi Sadiki (14153025)

“…The problematic comes to the fore in a context of these two countries’ increasing regional and international visibility, as well as what seems to be renewed scholarly interest in small states, more generally. …”

Citizenship and National Identity in International Schools in the UAE: A Case Study of Three American Schools in Dubai by Alaryani, Aysha Salmeen

“…The methodology is an interpretive qualitative study using semi-structured interviews, and document analysis. …”
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Investigating High School Boys’ Academic Underachievement in Second Language Classrooms by Samra, Nora

“…This qualitative research adopts two main tools, which are observations and semi-structured interviews with teachers, leaders, and students. …”
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A control algorithm to increase the efficient operation of wind energy conversion systems under extreme wind conditions by Nyam Jargalsaikhan (17380429)

“…<p dir="ltr">This paper aims to increase the power production of gearless permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG) based wind energy conversion systems (WECS) in strong (greater than 25 m/s) wind speed regions. In general, most wind turbines cut off when wind speed is over the cut-out rate; as a result, the power generation of the wind farm decreases. …”

A Case Study Exploring ESL Instructors’ Perspectives of Blended Learning in UAE Higher Education by Alawadhi, Azza

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The effect of soft background music, Mozart music, on the three levels of students' engagement. (c2016) by Al Bizri, Dima Bashir

“…The following five instruments were used: SESQ-ENG, TERF-N, semi-structured interviews with the teachers, focus group interviews with the students, and observations. …”
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Characterizing the Effect of Arginine Deprivation on Autophagic Response in Breast Cancer cells by Haidar, Fatemah

“…The metabolism of arginine, a semi-essential amino acid, is required for homeostasis and deregulated in various diseases. …”
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Magnetorheological Elastomer based torsional vibration isolator for application in a prototype drilling shaft by Thaer M. I. Syam (21250799)

“…Unwanted vibration in machines can cause severe damage and machine breakdown. In this work, a semi-active vibration isolator using MRE is proposed for a potential application in a drilling system to isolate the torsional vibration. …”

Effect of UV Ageing on the fatigue life of bulk polyethylene by Hamza Lamnii (18806002)

“…This study focuses on investigating the effect of UV irradiation on the fatigue properties of bulk semi-crystalline polymer; the low density Polyethylene (LDPE). …”

A Novel Downlink IM-NOMA Scheme by Abdullateef Almohamad (16870074)

“…Hence, the linear relation between the number of served users and the required (orthogonal or semi-orthogonal) resources in the orthogonal multiple access (OMA) schemes is no longer sufficient. …”

Drivers and challenges for implementing ISO 14001 environmental management systems in an emerging Gulf Arab country by Waxin, Marie-France

“…We adopt an explorative, qualitative methodology, using semi-structured interviews with environmental managers in 11 organizations (6 private and 5 public) from different industrial sectors. …”
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An Investigative study to Explore Teachers` Attitude Towards the Inclusion of Learners on the Autism Spectrum Disorder and Learners with Meares Irlen Syndrome in Private Schools in... by ABDULHAMEED, TAGHREED NAEED

“…The first one was an online survey that was designed for the purpose of this research, reflective responses written by teachers of students with Autism and MIS to explore their views of their teaching experience, and the third tool was a group of semi-structured interviews with staff members in special education department to explore the support these departments offer to the teachers of ASD and MIS students to achieve a successful inclusion. …”
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Effectiveness of Scrum Methodology in the management of software development projects by JANAHI, ABDULRAHIM YAQOOB

“…The research was conducted using semi-structured interviews with ten managers from ten different software organizations and an online survey with sixty (60) participants. …”
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A Study on Teaching English through Literature: Teachers’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Classroom Practices by Almuhairi, Amena Ghanem Adhed Ghanem

“…This study is an attempt to investigate teaching English language through literature, which is of increasing importance in the context of learning English as a second language. …”
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Investigating the Leadership Styles and National Culture of Emirati Female School Principals by Al Khatib, Soulafa

“…Background: With the growing expectations from the field of education day by day, increases the importance of effective school leadership. …”
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Adoption and Implementation of Online Learning Systems in Lebanon: Prospects and Barriers by SHAYA, NESSRIN MOHAMMAD

“…Data was collected quantitatively through electronically distributed questionnaires and qualitatively through face-to-face semi-structured interviews. Macro and micro levels of analysis took place using statistical testing methods and thematic analysis led to an emergent status of online education in Lebanon. …”
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Examining the Role of Innovative Leadership in Enhancing Student Achievement: Strategies and Outcomes by ALKENDI, MARWA

“…The study used a mixed-methods approach, integrating qualitative data from semi-structured interviews with school administrators, while quantitative data collected by questionnaire administered to teachers. …”
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Effective Provisions of Educational Services for Native Arabic Learners with dyslexia at a Private School in Northern Emirates in the UAE A case-study by Alkamali, Hana

“…Using a qualitative, single case study approach, data were collected from observations, field notes, semi-structured interviews, and document analysis. …”
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Investigation of Provision of Services to Students of Determination in the Federal Higher Education Institute in the UAE by NADEEM, FARHANA

“…Quantitative data were collected through surveys and qualitative data was gathered through semi-structured interviews. The data was collected from Students of Determination themselves, Faculty members and Specialists of seven colleges of the Federal Higher Education University. …”
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The Perceptions of the Impact of a Professional Training Development Program on the Inclusion and the Differentiation Management Skills: A Case Study of the Teachers in an American... by MOUSTAPHA, HANANE ISSAM

“…In response to the evolving landscape of education and in light of the Universal Conventions and the Emirati constitution and laws; teachers are facing an increasing emphasis on developing inclusive and differentiation skills. …”
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