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    • Qualitatively Examining Self-Regulation and Affect of First-Year Writing Students 

      Payne, Erica Lee (2021-05)
      Many first-year university students find it challenging to navigate a new environment while also managing limited time, additional responsibilities, and an increasingly rigorous course load. Current research seeks effective ...
    • The Questioning Behaviors of EFL Teachers in UAE High Schools 

      Al Mazrooei, Aaesha Saif (2010-05)
      Language teachers ask many questions in their classrooms. Questioning is a very important and effective strategy for creating a communicative atmosphere at schools and promoting learning. Research in this area has investigated ...
    • R&D Productivity following First-Time CIO Appointments 

      Khallaf, Ashraf; Skantz, Terrance R. (American University of Sharjah, 2013-06-09)
      Prior studies find that firms announcing the appointment of a new chief information officer (CIO) are rewarded by stock price increases, suggesting that the market expects new CIOs to add long-term value to the firm. In ...
    • Ramsey numbers of partial order graphs (comparability graphs) and implications in ring theory 

      Badawi, Ayman; Rissner, Roswitha (De Gruyter, 2020)
      For a partially ordered set(A, ≤), letGA be the simple, undirected graph with vertex set A such that two vertices a ≠ ∈ b A are adjacent if either a ≤ b or b a ≤ . We call GA the partial order graph or comparability graph ...
    • Random Aerial Beamforming for Underlay Cognitive Radio with Exposed Secondary Users 

      Alaa, Ahmed M.; Ismail, Mahmoud H.; Tawfik, Hazim (IEEE Vehicular Technology Society, 2016)
      In this paper, we introduce the exposed secondary users problem in underlay cognitive radio systems, where both the secondary-to-primary and primary-to-secondary channels have a Line-of-Sight (LoS) component. Based on a ...
    • Rapid and convenient method for preparing masters for microcontact printing with 1–12 mm features 

      Zilch, Lloyd W.; Husseini, Ghaleb; Lua, Yit-Yian; V. Lee, MIchael; Gertsch, Kevin R,; Cannon, Bennion R.; Sevy, Eric T.; Asplund, Matthew C.; Woolley, Adam T.; Linford, Matthew R.; Perry, Robert M. (American Institute of Physics (AIP), 2004)
      Mechanical scribing can be employed to create surfaces with recessed features. Through replica molding elastomeric copies of these scribed surfaces are created that function as stamps for microcontact printing. It is shown ...
    • Rapid Separation of Bacteria from Blood - Review and Outlook 

      Pitt, William G.; Alizadeh, Mahsa; Husseini, Ghaleb; McClellan, Daniel S.; Buchanan, Clara M.; Bledsoe, Colin G.; Blanco, Rae; Melville, Madison; Hunter, Alex K.; Robison, Richard A.; Roeder, Beverly L. (American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), 2016)
      The high morbidity and mortality rate of bloodstream infections involving antibiotic‐resistant bacteria necessitate a rapid identification of the infectious organism and its resistance profile. Traditional methods based ...
    • Rapid separation of bacteria from blood – Chemical aspects 

      Alizadeh, Mahsa; Wood, Ryan L.; Buchanan, Clara M.; Bledsoe, Colin G.; Wood, Madison E.; McClellan, Daniel S.; Blanco, Rae; Ravsten, Tanner V.; Husseini, Ghaleb; Hickey, Caroline L.; Robison, Richard A.; Pitt, William G. (Elsevier, 2017)
      To rapidly diagnose infectious organisms causing blood sepsis, bacteria must be rapidly separated from blood, a very difficult process considering that concentrations of bacteria are many orders of magnitude lower than ...
    • Rapid separation of very low concentrations of bacteria from blood 

      Buchanan, Clara M.; Wood, Ryan L.; Hoj, Taalin R.; Alizadeh, Mahsa; Bledsoe, Colin G.; Wood, Madison E.; McClellan, Daniel S.; Blanco, Rae; Hickey, Caroline L.; Ravsten, Tanner V.; Husseini, Ghaleb; Robison, Richard A.; Pitt, William G. (Elsevier, 2017)
      A rapid and accurate diagnosis of the species and antibiotic resistance of bacteria in septic blood is vital to increase survival rates of patients with bloodstream infections, particularly those with carbapenem-resistant ...
    • Rate Adaptation in Dynamic Adaptive Video Streaming Over HTTP 

      Abdelhafez, Nada (2021-11)
      Video streaming stands out as the most significant traffic type consumed by mobile devices. This increased demand has been a major driver for research on bitrate adaptation algorithms. Bitrate adaptation ensures high ...
    • Re-Presenting Cultural Heritage with VR Panoramic Photography: Lessons Drawn from Media Art History 

      Thompson, Seth (International Panorama Council, 2018)
      Developing a history of virtual reality (VR) panoramic photography not only in relation to the development of illusion and immersion, but also its content, will allow for a more robust history, so that those who are working ...
    • Reactions, Adsorption and Diffusion in FCC Catalysts 

      Mahaly, Wafa (2013-06)
      The objective of this MS thesis is to study the reactions, adsorption and diffusion in FCC catalysts. The effects of different parameters on catalytic cracking are studied. Three main cases are considered: isothermal ...
    • Real Product Eye Tracking 

      Badni, Kevin (DESIGN Conference, 2012-05)
    • Real Time Li-ion Battery Bank Parameters Estimation for Electric Vehicle Traction System 

      Butt, Hafiz Muhammad Usman (2019-05)
      This work focuses on accurate and efficient real-time estimation of Li-ion battery model parameters for electric vehicle (EV) traction systems. The contributions made by this thesis are: accurate estimation of Li-ion battery ...
    • Real-Time Implementation of GPS Aided Low Cost Strapdown Inertial Navigation System 

      Sahawneh, Laith Rasmi (2009-04)
      As autonomous navigation becomes considerable and important because of the increased demand to their usage and benefits, therefore reliability and integrity issues become definite, specially when being implemented with ...
    • Real-Time Path-Planning using Depth/INS Sensor Fusion for Localization 

      Alkhawja, Fares Amin E (2019-12)
      This thesis discusses a hardware implementation of a navigating robot that plans its path and localizes itself in indoor and outdoor environments. It aims to enhance the process of navigation by enhancing the localization ...
    • Recent Advances in Femtosecond Laser-Induced Surface Structuring for Oil–Water Separation 

      Alnaser, Ali; Khan, Sharjeel Ahmed; Ganeev, Rashid; Stratakis, Emmanuel (MDPI, 2019)
      Femtosecond (FS) laser-induced surface structuring is a robust, maskless, non-contact, and single-step process for producing micro- and nanoscale structures on a material’s surface, which remarkably alters the optical, ...
    • Recent Advances in Metal-Organic Frameworks as Anticancer Drug Delivery Systems: A Review 

      Karami, Abdollah; Mohamed, Omnia A.; Ahmed, Ahmed H.S; Husseini, Ghaleb; Sabouni, Rana (Bentham, 2021)
      Background: Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), as attractive hybrid crystalline porous materials, are increasingly being investigated in biomedical applications owing to their exceptional properties, including high porosity, ...
    • Recent Advances in Nanoparticle-Based Co-Delivery Systems for Cancer Therapy 

      Al Bostami, Rouba D.; Abuwatfa, Waad Hussein; Husseini, Ghaleb (MDPI, 2022-08)
      Cancer therapies have advanced tremendously throughout the last decade, yet multiple factors still hinder the success of the different cancer therapeutics. The traditional therapeutic approach has been proven insufficient ...