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Discourse Effects on the Acquisition of the English Causative Forms: Structured Input vs. Structured Output Practice.
(2020-05)This research presents the results of a quasi-experimental empirical study investigating the effects of structured input activities and structured output tasks on the acquisition of English causative forms. The study is ... -
The Discrete Beverton-Holt Model with Periodic Harvesting in a Periodically Fluctuating Environment
(Springer, 2010)We investigate the effect of constant and periodic harvesting on the Beverton-Holt model in a periodically fluctuating environment. We show that in a periodically fluctuating environment, periodic harvesting gives a better ... -
Discrimination between genuine and acted expressions using EEG signals and machine learning
(2019-04)The main purpose of this thesis work was to quantify happiness in an objective manner. This is in line with the objectives of the National Program for Happiness and Positivity in the UAE. The major contribution to this ... -
Dispersion of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Emissions from a Biofilter at an Electronic Manufacturing Facility
(Wiley, 2017-03-01)Printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing industries, known as PCB facilities, emit odorous and toxic volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Such compounds not only harm the health but also create a nuisance environment for ... -
Distinguishing Between Fake and Real Smiles Using EEG Signals and Deep Learning
(2020-04)Genuineness of smiles is one aspect of the field of deception recognition, one that is prevalent in myriad social situations, and it is not easy to tell when a person’s smile is genuine or not for the average person. Machine ... -
Distributed Air-Conditioning Energy Management System within the Smart Grid Context
(2014-03)Air-conditioning (AC) systems are the major energy consumption units in residential and commercial buildings. In the context of smart grid, optimizing AC operations leads to substantial saving in energy consumption, reducing ... -
Distribution of Doxorubicin in Rats Undergoing Ultrasonic Drug Delivery
(Elsevier, 2010)Ultrasound (US) increases efficacy of drugs delivered from micelles, but the pharmacokinetics have not been studied previously. In this study, US was used to deliver doxorubicin (Dox) sequestered in micelles in an in vivo ... -
DNA Base-Calling
(2010-05)The human genome sequence, consisting of approximately three billion bases, was decoded in the last decade as a result of the Human Genome Project. Information derived from the genomic sequences of different species is ... -
DNA Base-Calling Techniques
(2008-12)The availability of substantial amounts of DNA sequence information has begun to revolutionize the practice of biology. So it is obvious that manual sequencing output is not adequate to keep pace with the growing demand ... -
DNA damage induced by micellar-delivered doxorubicin and ultrasound: comet assay study
(Elsevier, 2000)To minimize adverse side effects of chemotherapy, we have developed a micellar drug carrier that retains hydrophobic drugs, and then releases the drug by ultrasonic stimulation. This study investigated the DNA damage induced ... -
Does E-Verify Discriminate against Hispanic Citizens?
(American University of Sharjah, 2015)The ratcheting up of immigration enforcement has resulted in a number of unintended consequences featured in the news, such as family separations. We focus on, yet, another potentially unintended consequence -namely the ... -
Does Foreign Direct Investment Promote Economic Growth: An Empirical Analysis
(American University of Sharjah, 2018)This paper used time-series data to investigate the causal relation between foreign direct investment and economic growth in two MENA countries, namely Egypt and Jordan. The methodology used in this study follows Toda and ... -
Does Property Ownership by Women Reduce Domestic Violence? A Case of Latin America
(American University of Sharjah, 2020-06-01)It is widely believed that empowering women via various material means increases women’s outside options and, thereby, makes them less vulnerable to intimate partner violence. However, the effect of such empowerment on ... -
Does the Answer to Water Security in the UAE Lie in Pakistan?
(2016-11)Is importing water into the UAE a practical solution from technological, political and environmental perspectives? -
Domesticate in the Name of Islam
(2013-05)The difficulties in translating Islamic discourse from Arabic into English are well documented. This discourse presents many gaps at many levels (from linguistic to ideological gaps). But the translation of Islamic discourses ... -
A Double Dwell Frequency Synchronization Scheme For OFDM Systems
(2015-01)Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) is being used in many recent communication systems to cope with the demand for high data rate applications. It provides a significant improvement in the bandwidth efficiency ... -
Doxorubicin-encapsulated Albumin liposomes with acoustic triggering for cancer treatment
(2019-05)With cancer being the leading cause of death worldwide, increasing economic and social resources are being directed by researchers and healthcare professionals to treat the disease, or at least provide palliative care to ... -
Drivers and challenges for implementing ISO 14001 environmental management systems in an emerging Gulf Arab country
(Springer, 2017-11-13)Worldwide, ISO 14001 certification for organizations has become the norm, but the Arab world accounts for an insignificant portion of all the certified organizations. There is a dearth of research on environmental management ... -
Drivers of Customer Loyalty in B2B Services: A Firm-level Analysis Over Time
(American University of Sharjah, 2013-09-08)Identifying the drivers of relationship quality, satisfaction and customer loyalty has been the subject of much marketing research for over twenty years. However, there are a number of gaps in the literature, especially ... -
Drivers, Challenges and Outcomes of Environmental Management System Implementation in Public Sector Organizations: A Systematic Review of Empirical Evidence
(MDPI, 2023-04-28)Our research objectives were to conduct a systematic literature review of the empirical articles on the drivers, challenges and outcomes of environmental management system (EMS) implementation in public sector organizations ...