Achieving thermal comfort by applying passive cooling strategies to courtyard houses in Dubai (UAE) by Feroz, Sheikh Mehreen

“…The outcomes discovered had a small increase in improvement of the outdoor air temperature owing to the passive principles pertained. …”
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Effects of natural organic matter on aggregation kinetics of boron nanoparticles in monovalent and divalent electrolytes by Liu, Xuyang

“…However, the attachment efficiency kept increasing in the presence of CaCl2 and alginate with the increase in the electrolyte concentration and was greater than unity at >4 mM CaCl2. The destabilization was attributed to bridging of the nanoparticles by the alginate–Ca2+ system. …”
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Investigating the Themes and Perceptions of the Formal and Informal STEM Education Programs, STEM Career Development, and their Connections to the Triple Helix Component in the UAE by HUSAIN, FATIMA YOUSUF

“…Also, there was no difference between male and female students regarding STEM career perceptions in all three Triple Helix clusters. The findings showed that there is a need for the Triple Helix components to play a larger role in STEM education to improve its implementation in the governmental schools and to increase the number of students pursuing STEM careers. …”
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Optimum sizing of steam turbines for concentrated solar power plants by Poullikkas, Andreas

“…Finally, although the cost of electricity of a CSP plant with capacities greater than 1MWe is significantly reduced to less than 1US$/kWh, currently such technology can only become economically viable through supporting schemes.…”
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Post-materialistic values and entrepreneurial intention– the case of Saudi Arabia by Alammari, Khalid

“…An online survey returned 405 valid questionnaires, representing a 27 per cent response rate. The data were analysed using partial least structural equation modelling. …”
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Produced water treatment: Application of Air Gap Membrane Distillation by Alkhudhiri, Abdullah

“…Also, the effect of feed flow rate, coolant temperature and feed temperature on permeate flux is studied. The flux increases as the feed temperature and flow rate increase, and declines as the coolant temperatures increase. …”
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Finite Element Analysis of Machining Lightweight Syntactic Foams by Thomas, Kevin Koshy

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Progress in female education and employment in the United Arab Emirates towards Millennium Development Goal (3) - Gender Equality by Kemp, Linzi

“…Two themes are found for such progress: a government strategy to increase women's access to education; societal acceptance of educated women. …”
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Customer Acceptance and Bank Employee Perceptions of Internet Banking by Aminzadeh, Arezoo

“…According to the results, they perceive IB useful, efficient and effective,profitable, increasing customer satisfaction and market effects, reducing overall cost and no security issues.Findings from this study provides insights for the banks in Dubai by identifying the significant IB drivers, understanding key attributes for customer satisfaction and user loyalty to IB and recommendations to enhance the IB system to increase the number of online subscribers, motivate the users to utilize the IB in performing their transactions and retain the current users in order to reduce the overall cost of the bank, increase the volume of the sale,maintain good image in the market, sustain their competitive position in the market and increase the bank profitability.…”
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Effect of Crude Oil Products on the Geotechnical Properties of Sandy Soil by Shaheen, Ehab Taher

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Driving and hypoglycemia by Stephen Beer (5480411)

“…Hypoglycemia has been associated with cardiac arrhythmia, a decreased ability to drive and driving mishap. Recent meta-analysis of 15 studies showed a risk road traffic collisions (RTC) of 12-19% greater than general populations. …”

Crunching the numbers of food poisoning in Qatar by Nature Research (16552612)

“…</p><p>In 2012, half the cases in Qatar were girls below the age of two and boys below the age of three. Three-fourths of the cases in that same year were non-Qataris, with Indians, Egyptians and Pakistanis forming a large bulk of those affected. …”

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. …”

Effect of fasting on laryngopharyngeal reflux disease in male subjects by Hamdan, Abdul-Latif

“…The average score of all the three increased significantly while fasting. For the RFS the most common laryngeal findings in the non-fasting group versus the fasting group were erythema (77 vs. 68 %), thick endolaryngeal mucus (77 vs. 77 %) and posterior commissure hypertrophy (55 vs. 64 %). …”
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GIS-based framework for artificial aquifer recharge to secure sustainable strategic water reserves in Qatar arid environment peninsula by Yasir Elginaid Mohieldeen (18513750)

“…This increase would sustain supplies of high quality for up to three months if consumption is maintained at the 2018 level. …”

User-centric strategies for resource management in heterogeneous wireless networks with QoS considerations by Abbas, Nadine Fawaz

“…Demand for mobile applications is increasing at an exponential rate which is loading existing wireless networks. …”
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Formation of Bromate in Pet Bottle Water by Sharif, Haifa

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Impact of Using Recycled Materials in the Construction Industry of the United Arab Emirates by Al Zarouni, Tariq

“…The increased concerns about the amount of construction and demolition (C&D) waste generated in the country has led to different groups calling for increased recycling of the waste rather than disposal in landfills. …”
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Solar syngas production via methanothermal reduction of strontium oxide by Rahul R. Bhosale (6467102)

“…Application of heat recuperation considerably decreased the requirement of solar energy input, and hence the process efficiency is further amplified. …”

Potent anti-tumor promoting effects of Daucus carota oil extract in mice by Abou Zeinab, RM

“…Inraperitoneal treatment inhibited tumor yield by 43%, and decreased the tumor volume by 85% at week 20. Gavage treatment failed to inhibit the promotion of tumors but decreased tumor volume by 20%. …”
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