Conceptual Skills in Leading Change: A Competence Approach to Public Sector Leadership by JASIM, ARIF FADHEL AHMED

“…This thesis examines conceptual skills in leading public sector change through interviews and focus groups with a sample of 123 participants based around 18 focal leaders who were all top managers of government organisations in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). …”
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Vegetation analysis and environmental indicators of an arid tropical forest ecosystem of Pakistan by Muhammad Majeed (5707736)

“…Different statistical tests including Monte Carlo permutation test, Indicator Species Analysis (ISA), hierarchical classification, ordination, and variation partitioning were applied to seek the potential number of vegetation types, plant species composition, classification of the studied samples, order of importance of the considered predictors and groups of environmental variables respectively. The findings of this study indicated that all the documented 291 plant species belong to five statistically significant (p < 0.05) plant communities. …”

Restless legs syndrome in multiple sclerosis patients: Prevalence, impact, and association with disease-modifying therapies in a Saudi Arabian pilot study by Hossam Younis (17870447)

“…Notably, a statistically significant variance in IRLSSG scores was observed when contrasting Fingolimod and Aubagio treatments (<i>P</i> < 0.001).…”

Lebanese students' beliefs about learning English and French by Diab, R.L.

“…Thirdly, significant differences in students'' beliefs were found related to variables such as gender, level of proficiency in English, language-medium background, and languages spoken at home, indicating that background variables may be important sources of within group variation in learner beliefs about language learning. …”
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The October 2019 Protests and their Political Aftermath by Berry, Nawal

“…The protests also had their share of support and criticism, which makes it significant to explore the current public perception towards these protests, three years after they unfolded. …”
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In Search of Sustainable Economy Indicators: A Comparative Analysis between the Sustainable Development Goals Index and the Green Growth Index by Mishal J. Al-Thani (18810598)

“…<p dir="ltr">The absence of globally accepted indicators for measuring progress towards a Sustainable Economy (SE) presents a significant challenge in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in a timely and comprehensive manner. …”

How does varying the number of personas affect user perceptions and behavior? Challenging the ‘small personas’ hypothesis! by Joni Salminen (7434770)

“…Our study results from eye-tracking and survey data suggest that when using interactive persona systems, the number of personas can be increased from the conventionally suggested ‘less than ten’, without significant negative effects on user perceptions or task performance, and with the positive effects of increasing engagement with the personas, having a more diverse representation of the end-user population, as well as users accessing personas from more varied demographic groups for a design task. …”

Examining the Impact of School Inspection on Teaching and Learning; Dubai Private Schools as a Case Study by Alkutich, Mohamad

“…Questionnaires, interviews, a focus discussion group and documentaries are the main research instruments of this study. …”
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Investigating Perceptions of Pre-Service Teachers and Instructors About TPACK Capabilities of Pre-Service Teachers: An Explanatory Study Among Selected UAE Universities by MOHEBI, LAILA MURTADHA BAQER

“…Moreover, results indicated that the most significant factor that influenced the acquisition of knowledge and skills regarding ICT integration in the classroom was practical experiences in schools. …”
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Students' conceptual understanding of derivatives in freshmen calculus. (c2015) by Shatila, Hana Ghassan

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Associations between Bone Mineral Density and WOMAC Scores in Healthy Individuals: Insights from the Qatar Biobank by Mohammed Al-Hamdani (16962702)

“…However, BMD measures significantly contributed to predicting stiffness after controlling for sociodemographic variables (R² = 0.065, ΔF(7, 1724) = 3.34, p= 0.002), with a higher total body BMD associated with increased stiffness and a higher trunk BMD associated with decreased stiffness. …”

CSR, organizational identification, normative commitment, and the moderating effect of the importance of CSR by El-Kassar, Abdul-Nasser

“…These findings were obtained by first, demonstrating the reliability and validity of the measurement model, and then by calculating the structural model path coefficients and determining their significance. Also, cluster analysis was used to partition the respondents into two groups on the bases of whether or not they view CSR as important. …”
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Hybrid Multimodule DC-DC Converters for Ultrafast Electric Vehicle Chargers by Mena ElMenshawy (18810244)

“…<p dir="ltr">To increase the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), significant efforts in terms of reducing the charging time are required. …”

Estimating the Impact of Combined Horizontal and Vertical Curves on Drivers’ Perception by Alozn, Mohammad Essam

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The Influence of Cognitive Bias Attributes on Decision-making Style of the Project Manager: The Moderating Role of Narcissistic and Voice Behaviour by OBEIDAT, OMAR SALEM

“…The research classified sources of bias under two families: (1) perception and behavioural bias, (2) belief and probability estimation bias; these families consist of six groups that contain 21 sources of bias. The research followed a positivism philosophy using a deductive approach based on a quantitative analysis methodology and a survey instrument strategy to collect data; 381 responses were collected through an electronic survey. …”
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Qatar’s Ambulance Paramedics’ evaluation of the conventional versus a revised Glasgow Coma Scale including a pupil score by Zynri Jacobs (18505057)

“…In Table 2, there is a statistically significant difference in variables 1 and 3 between both groups. …”

Application of Wearables to Facilitate Virtually Supervised Intradialytic Exercise for Reducing Depression Symptoms by He Zhou (224270)

“…Depression symptoms were assessed at baseline and the fourth week using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. Both groups showed a significant reduction in depression score (37%, p < 0.001, Cohen’s effect size d = 0.69 in EG vs. 41%, p < 0.001, d = 0.65 in SG) with no between-group difference for the observed effect (p > 0.050). …”

Invasive Species as Rivals: Invasive Potential and Distribution Pattern of Xanthium strumarium L. by Rafi Ullah (8146836)

“…These key environmental characteristics allowed us to identify four main associations: Group I: X. strumarium-C. sativa, Group II: X. strumarium-P. hysterophorus, Group III: X. strumarium-A. aspera and Group IV: X. strumarium-C. sativa. …”

Invasive Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn.) Causes Habitat Homogenization and Affects the Spatial Distribution of Vegetation in the Semi-Arid Regions of Northern Pakistan by Nasrullah Khan (13778350)

“…Similarly, S. marianum invasion has a pronounced impact on the community’s diversity showing significant differences among the three categorized groups (p < 0.05). …”

Metabolomics analyses reveal the crucial role of ERK in regulating metabolic pathways associated with the proliferation of human cutaneous T‐cell lymphoma cells treated with Glabri... by Abdul Q. Khan (14153247)

“…<p dir="ltr">Cutaneous T‐cell lymphomas (CTC) are a heterogeneous group of T‐cell lymphoproliferative malignancies of the skin with limited treatment options, increased resistance and remission. …”