Governance in the era of Blockchain technology in Qatar: a roadmap and a manual for Trade Finance by Imad Antoine Ibrahim (14158998)

“…Trade Finance is an ideal business process to be disrupted through the benefits of DLT and especially Blockchain technology, since its processes remain antiquated, inefficient and lack digitization. Blockchain as a form of DLT particularly offers the Trade Finance process not only more rapid, secure, cost-effective and efficient procedures, but importantly completely assures trust between importers and exporters and removes the requirement to place such trust in third-party intermediaries. …”

Project performance rating model for water and wastewater treatment plant public projects by Abi Shdid, Caesar

“…Data from 43 water and wastewater projects delivered using the traditional design-bid-build (DBB) delivery method is collected to form a dataset that is utilized to build a project performance rating (PPR) model. …”
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Some considerations on the melting of reactor fuel plates and rods by Lahoud, Antoine

“…The approximate solution is applied to a class of melting problems, and the results are presented in the form of graphs depicting the progress of the melting front for a range of parameters representing various possible conditions.…”
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Decreased methylglyoxal-mediated protein glycation in the healthy aging mouse model of ectopic expression of UCP1 in skeletal muscle by Jinit Masania (7164239)

“…From this and previous transcriptomic studies, signaling involved in enhanced removal of MG-modified protein is likely increased HSPB1-directed HUWE1 ubiquitination through eIF2α-mediated, ATF5-induced increased expression of HSPB1. …”

Mitigating the impact of cultural diversity on the innovation process in the private sector in Dubai by HAJI, HASSAN

“…Thomas, (1999), defined cultural diversity to encompass the sum total of human beliefs, norms, virtues, and various activities that are regarded to be part and parcel of the community. Cultural diversity involves different practices that form a functional unit among societies in a certain area. …”
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Assessment of axially-loaded pile dynamic design methods and review of INDOT axially-loaded design procedure by Loukidis, Dimitrios

“…Interviews with INDOT geotechnical engineers and private geotechnical consultants frequently involved in INDOT’s deep foundation projects provided information on the methods and software currently employed. …”
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Insights Into the Role of CircRNAs: Biogenesis, Characterization, Functional, and Clinical Impact in Human Malignancies by Sabah Nisar (12561961)

“…Compared to the linear RNA, circRNAs are produced differentially by backsplicing exons or lariat introns from a pre-messenger RNA (mRNA) forming a covalently closed loop structure missing 3′ poly-(A) tail or 5′ cap, rendering them immune to exonuclease-mediated degradation. …”

Risk Identification and Assessment Through Construction Project Lifecycle in UAE by Juem, Fayiz

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Essays on corruption and governance by Toukan, Amjad

“…The final chapter explores the properties and implications of a general class of "difference-form" contests that has been derived for settings in which rent-seeking involves persuasion. …”
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Towards a national puppet centre for the Lebanon by Knio, Mona

“…Little attention has been given to the interplay between the various forms of artistic expression in the Middle East. …”
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Who Is Afraid of Love? Adam Smith and the Rational Analysis of Bonding by Elias L. Khalil (20518877)

“…<p dir="ltr">For Smith, love inextricably involves negative feelings, what this paper calls “bonding cost”. …”

The Enablers of Modular Construction in the UAE by Abu Jbarah, Yara

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Co-Branding and their Effectiveness on Memorable Experiences: With Special Reference to Luxury Hotels by Vahid, Dorrin

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Collaboration: The Key to Successful Business English Course Development by Abu-Yousef, Leena

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Green Design Initiatives in the UAE Construction Sector by Amritha Achuthan, Amritha

“…A compilation of the international green design practices along with its supporting regulations in Dubai are summarized to form a handy tool to future designers. The study methodology forms LEED rating system as its basis and verifies design aspects suitable for UAE through interactive discussions with designers, government officials, LEED facilitators along with active involvement in the design process. …”
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Treatment of Spent Caustic Using Immobilized Ionic Liquids by Ahmed, Nihal Yasir

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Cucurbita pepo inhibits benign prostatic hyperplasia induced by testosterone in sprague-dawley rats. (c2011) by Nawfal, Tania M.

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A Rare Case of Ileal Intussusception Caused by Primary Small Bowel Trichobezoar and Meckel's Diverticulum in an Autistic Child by Marwa Messaoud (22827959)

“…While Rapunzel syndrome—a form of gastric trichobezoar extending into the small bowel—is a recognized cause, primary small‐bowel trichobezoars are exceptionally rare. …”

Analysis and improvement of steady-state and transient biofilter models for VOC control by Mustafa, Basil Moawia Abderahman

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Artificial Intelligence for Cochlear Implants: Review of Strategies, Challenges, and Perspectives by Billel Essaid (22047578)

“…<p dir="ltr">Automatic speech recognition (ASR) plays a pivotal role in our daily lives, offering utility not only for interacting with machines but also for facilitating communication for individuals with partial or profound hearing impairments. The process involves receiving the speech signal in analog form, followed by various signal processing algorithms to make it compatible with devices of limited capacities, such as cochlear implants (CIs). …”