SYSTEM DYNAMICS APPROACH FOR WHOLE LIFE CYCLE COST MODELLING OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PROJECTS IN UNITED ARAB EMIRATES حسب Sadek, Ahmed

"…This is achieved by applying adjusting risks on project's initial cost at the preconstruction stage with respect to cost and risk behaviours at each time step. Cost impact is following an increasing S-Curve behaviour during CAPEX time and risk impact is following a decreasing S-Curve behaviour during CAPEX lifetime. …"
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Towards a Conceptual Framework on the Importance of Privacy and Security Concerns in Audit Data Analytics حسب Yunis, Manal

"…With the rapid growth and spread of data, it became difficult for traditional applications to store, compute and analyze huge volume of structured and unstructured data. …"
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Biomolecular alterations in acute traumatic brain injury (TBI) using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) imaging spectroscopy حسب Fazle Rakib (5768069)

"…<p dir="ltr">Acute injury is one of the substantial stage post-traumatic brain injury (TBI) occurring at the moment of impact. Decreased metabolism, unregulated cerebral blood flow and direct tissue damage are triggered by acute injury. …"

Colloid retention and mobilization mechanisms under different physicochemical conditions in porous media: A micromodel study حسب Safna Nishad (16932474)

"…However, for hydrophobic colloids, changes in solution chemistry significantly increase colloid retention where the colloid interaction become attractive with the increase in ionic strength and decrease in pH values. …"

Disrupted harvests: how Ukraine – Russia war influences global food systems – a systematic review حسب Hamid El Bilali (15864930)

"…This systematic study delves into this intricate interaction, examining scholarly literature to determine the magnitude and complexities of the war’s impact on global agri-food systems. Utilizing a rigourous methodology, we screened 236 articles from the Web of Science database as of March 2023, narrowing the corpus to 62 significant publications that meet comprehensive eligibility criteria. …"

The Impact of Building Orientation, Opening to Wall Ratio, Aspect Ratio and Envelope Materials on Buildings Energy Consumption in the Tropics حسب Ayyad, Tareq Maher

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Effects of ethanol addition to diesel–biodiesel blends on the CI engine characteristics حسب Fakher Hamdi (21225134)

"…Ethanol addition has a more significant impact, with an increase in engine power of 16% at 1700 rpm and 13% at 2500 rpm for 2.5% and 5% ethanol blends, respectively. …"

Investigating students' acceptance of E-learning system in Higher Educational Environments in the UAE: Applying the Extended Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) حسب SALLOUM, SAID ABDELRAHIM SAID

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Shared Clean Mobility Operations for First-Mile and Last-Mile Public Transit Connections: A Case Study of Doha, Qatar حسب Afnan Fayez Eliyan (19517221)

"…Moreover, adding the carpooling option can significantly decrease the number of relocations operations at a minimal impact on the commuters’ trip performance.…"

Role of family in supporting children with mental disorders in Qatar حسب Abdulnaser A. Fakhrou (16855155)

"…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Mental disorders can significantly impact children's lives and affect their emotional, cognitive, and behavioral development. …"

Stemming cardiovascular diseases in Qatar حسب Nature Research (16552612)

"…<p>A new study by researchers at the Weill Cornell Medical College in New York and in Doha, Qatar, suggests that public health strategies could have a major impact on the incidence of cardiovascular diseases in the Qatari population.…"

Hydrogen bonding: a mechanism for tuning electronic and optical properties of hybrid organic–inorganic frameworks حسب Fedwa El-Mellouhi (2011099)

"…Here we demonstrate that significant progress in this area may be achieved by introducing structural elements that form hydrogen bonds with the environment. …"

Residential Demand Response Scheduling with Consideration of Consumer Preferences حسب Raka Jovanovic (17947838)

"…The model is evaluated by using the real data provided by the Department of Energy & Climate Change, UK. In the computational experiments, we examine the relation between the satisfaction of consumers based on the appliance usage preferences and the electricity costs by exploring the Pareto front of the related objective functions. …"

Project manager perceptions factors influencing the delivery of successful innovation in construction projects حسب DIAB, MOHAMED EL SAYED

"…The main findings show that there is an influence of project manager perceptions factors on delivering successful innovation at a construction project level with evidence that his leadership, capabilities/competences, personality traits, and skills (non-engineering skills) are relatively important for the significance influence. Based on this influence, construction organisations need to adopt an innovation policy, a culture for innovation, and innovation diffusion methods which concentrate more on the characteristics of the project manager’s job and his ability to contribute or assess delivering successful innovation at project level to increase the possibilities of his influence to innovation. …"
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Enhancing Urban Connectivity and Regeneration of Historic Areas: Case Study of Heart of Sharjah حسب Jumah, Ghadeer Mohammad

"…It also improves physical and visual connectivity and integration within the neighborhood and among the surrounding areas to encourage walkability in the district provides a liveable community, and increase accessibility and social interaction. A unique and significant historical district in Sharjah called ‘Heart of Sharjah’ is analyzed and assessed in terms of its livability and connectivity through a resilient urban framework. …"
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Hypoxic Stress Induces Complement-Mediated Lysis of Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Downregulating Factor H and CD59 حسب Ramada R. Khaswaneh (22224544)

"…Severe hypoxia found to decrease the survival chances of MSCs after transplantation; however, little is known about the impact of severe hypoxia on modulating the complement system activity and its effect on MSCs survival. …"

Feasibility of a group-based laughter yoga therapy on anxiety and happiness among community-dwelling older adults: A quasi-experimental study حسب Mona Metwally El-Sayed (17725127)

"…</p><p><br></p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">A statistically significant decrease in anxiety level among the study group compared to the control group (Pre = 16.68 (7.35), immediate = 6.65 (2.89), post three-month = 7.68 (2.75), p=<0.001 and effect size = 0.715). …"

The Use of Technology in Raising Awareness:An investigation into E-learning Systems for Helping Children with Diabetes حسب Hammad Al-Mansoori, Mona Ali Abdullah

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Optimization and assessment of solar-assisted cooling systems: A multicriteria framework and comparative study حسب Dana, Alghool

"…In the current context of global warming, where district cooling systems are increasingly burdening power grids worldwide, it is important to design and operate alternative systems that are not only environmentally friendly, but also cost effective for sustainable energy transition. …"
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Airflow dynamics in an emergency department: A CFD simulation study to analyse COVID-19 dispersion حسب Odi Fawwaz Alrebi (19499188)

"…The purpose of this research is to examine the design of the emergency department at a university hospital using a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation based on the ANSYS CFX package. …"