THE IMPACT OF EXTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE ON MINISTRY LICENSED NON-FEDERAL HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES by Rajivan, Reena

“…The results from this study indicate that external evaluation has played a very crucial role in improving the quality of higher education provision reflected through establishing and building a quality assurance system and a strong base for effective engagement of universities. Significant improvements are noted in Program Design, particularly the manner in which UAE Universities have responded to the need for ensuring alignment of program learning outcomes with the Qualifications Framework (QFEmirates), and in other curricular aspects related to coverage of course content, allocation of prerequisites etc. …”
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Prehospital plasma transfusion versus standard of care following traumatic injury: a review of the systematic reviews and a meta-analysis by Ayman El-Menyar (440103)

“…PHP did not significantly decrease vasopressor use or late mortality; however, it may reduce the total use of RBCs in the first 24 h. …”

Investigating The Efficacy of Ruxolitinib and CHIR-99021 in Targeting Pediatric Neuroblastoma Stem Cells by Al Sayyed, Fatima

“…Western blot analysis showed significant decrease in stem cell markers SOX-2 and Oct-4, and tumorigenic protein HMGA1, whereas it showed significant increase in apoptotic markers cleaved PARP and cleaved caspase-3. …”
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Exploring nurses perceived self-efficacy and mental health competency for enhancing psychiatric care delivery in non-psychiatric settings by Ahmad A. Abujaber (14586054)

“…Data analysis Statistical analysis conducted using SPSS version 26, focusing on descriptive and inferential statistics at a significance level of p < 0.05 (two-tailed). </p><h3>Result</h3><p dir="ltr">Among 280 nurses, significant differences were found in nurse-perceived BHCC and NPSE based on training, with a notable correlation between perceived BHCC and NPSES, while sociodemographic factors like sex and education showed no significant impact. …”

Factors Determining SMEs Intention to Access Alternative Financing in Emerging Markets: Evidence from the UAE by SHAH, SHAZIA

“…Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play a crucial role in driving economic growth, fostering innovation, and creating employment opportunities in the UAE. Despite their significance, SMEs often face a persistent challenge namely the funding gap. …”
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The Impact of Digital Transformation on Organisational Performance in UAE Construction Organisations: The Moderating Role of Organisational Culture by SHATAT, BASHAR KHALID

“…Sectoral resistance (notably in infrastructure) and size-based variations in OC were also observed. Regression analysis showed DT accounted for 54.6% of the variance in OP (supporting H1), while moderation analysis revealed a significant but negative interaction effect (rejecting H2), indicating that stronger OC may hinder DT benefits unless strategically aligned. …”
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Developing Strategies to Avoid Post-Expo Slump for Sustainable Urban Planning in Dubai by Tachouali, Dania

“…As Dubai is still in the preparation phase the research covered the pre-event level from sustainable urban planning aspect, and extracted lessons from Shanghai which hosted EXPO 2010 with a sustainability related theme, Shanghai was a significant example to follow on how to achieve a good urbanism; with regards to Shanghai EXPO 2010, the research suggested guidelines for Dubai EXPO 2020 to follow based on the sustainable world EXPO strategies and a legacy plan to avoid post-EXPO slump.…”
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Improved properties and salt rejection of polysulfone membrane by incorporation of hydrophilic cobalt-doped ZnO nanoparticles by Muneer M. Ba-Abbad (14151660)

“…Overall, the results of this study showed that embedding a small amount of Co²⁺ ions doped ZnO NPs with PSf has significant potential to be applied in industrial-scale membrane applications.…”

A novel hybrid methodology for fault diagnosis of wind energy conversion systems by Khaled Dhibi (16891524)

“…Then, the sensitive and significant characteristics are transmitted to the RF model for classification purposes. …”

What Drives the Crowd? Exploring Decision-Making Styles and Motivational Drivers in Entrepreneurship Crowdfunding by Daher, Tommy

“…While various types of crowdfunding have emerged in literature (e.g., donation-based, equity-based), little is still known on how contributors’ decision-making cognitive styles influence the selection of a particular crowdfunding type. …”
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WhatsApp communication service by Mrad, Mona

“…Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, the topic of WhatsApp usage as a communication mean in the luxury industry is still largely underexplored, hence filling a gap in the literature that needs to be addressed given its significant implications.…”
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Efficient multi-objective neural architecture search framework via policy gradient algorithm by Bo Lyu (16522643)

“…While the multi-objective NAS research addresses these challenges, the individual training required for each candidate architecture demands significant computational resources. To bridge this gap, this work combines the efficiency of the differentiable NAS with metrics compatibility in multi-objective NAS. …”

Halogen-augmented pyrrole bisurea molecular tweezers for corrosion inhibition of Fe(110) surface: A first-principle investigation by Aymen S. Abu Hatab (23770563)

“…<p>Iron rust imposes significant economic and industrial challenges, thus the need for the development of effective and environmentally friendly inhibitors. …”

The Impact of Marzano's Instructional Strategies on Grade 10 Students' Achievement in Reading Comprehension in the United Arab Emirates by MUSMAR, RAMIA DIRAR SHEHADEH

“…Learning English as the official L2 has developed to be a necessity for students in the UAE, where many are alarmingly classified as underperforming. Based on the unsatisfying academic performance in literacy skills in international exams, it is anticipated that critical achievement gaps between reform endeavors and students' performance continue to exist and it appears challenging to close these gaps without practical and meaningful implications of the pillars of effective pedagogy. …”
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Experimental investigations on the performance of a thermo-mechanical refrigeration system utilizing ultra-low temperature waste heat sources by Ahmad K., Sleiti

“…Thus, this study fills a significant gap in the literature by (i) experimentally evaluating the performance of a new full-scale thermo-mechanical refrigeration (TMR) system at ultra-low temperatures ranging from 50 °C to 85 °C, (ii) characterizing its operation with different commercial refrigerants, and (iii) identifying optimal operating conditions and working fluids for the investigated TMR system. …”
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Aeroelastic Behavior of a Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Flag Under Wind Excitation by Tripathi, Dheeraj

“…Conversely, under vortex-induced excitation, the flag demonstrates limited energy harvesting potential at smaller gap distances from the upstream bluff body. However, larger gap distances facilitate energy capture at lower flow speeds. …”
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Towards sustainable hydrogen production: A critical review of perovskite photocatalysts and their energy conversion pathways by Ghena Al Batarni (22997764)

“…This review consolidates recent progress in perovskite-based hydrogen production through three main approaches: photocatalytic, thermochemical, and photoelectrochemical (PEC) techniques. …”

Deletion of <i>RFX6</i> impairs iPSC-derived islet organoid development and survival, with no impact on PDX1⁺/NKX6.1⁺ progenitors by Noura Aldous (15429873)

“…Upon differentiating iPSCs lacking RFX6 into pancreatic islets, a significant decrease in PDX1 expression at the PF stage was observed, although this did not affect PPs co-expressing PDX1 and NKX6.1. …”

Techno‐economic assessment of evacuated flat‐plate solar collector system for industrial process heat by Zohaib Hassan (13304268)

“…<p dir="ltr">In the industrial sector, hot water applications constitute a significant share of final energy consumption. This creates a wide demand‐supply energy gap that must be bridged by integrating renewable sources with conventional fuels. …”

Ensemble Deep Random Vector Functional Link Neural Network for Regression by Minghui Hu (2457952)

“…Our present work first fills the gap of dRVFL and edRVFL work in the field of regression. …”