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The Translation of Euphemism in Political Discourse
(2017-05)
Euphemism is a word or a stretch of words by which the writer/speaker intends to generate an expression or utterance that if said bluntly would make the receiver feel unpleasant and embarrassed. The purpose of this thesis ...
A mobile Based Platform for Monitoring Respiratory Diseases
(2016-09)
Chronic respiratory diseases are diseases of the airways and other structures of the lung, usually resulting in difficulty in breathing and other symptoms. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and Asthma are ...
A Theoretical Approach towards the Modeling of Vibrothermography Using Finite Element Methods
(2019-04)
The demand for preventive maintenance in the aerospace industry has been growing as part of life extension programs. Due to its reduced inspection time, part preparation requirements, floor space, and environmental concerns, ...
Estimating Dust Accumulation on Photovoltaic Modules in the UAE
(2019-05)
Among the challenges facing solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), dust is considered the most severe problem that faces the growth of solar power plants. Dust accumulation on solar PV panels ...
Neural Networks as a Convex Problem
(2016-09)
We reformulated the problem of training the neural networks model into a convex optimization problem by performing a local quadratic expansion of the cost function and adding the necessary constraints. We designed a new ...
Towards a Critical Construction Management Research Agenda in the MENA Region
(2014-03)
Research in construction management has seen a lot of growth in recent years. The contribution of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is still relatively low. There is a need to identify the causes of the low ...
Artificial Intelligence for Assessing the Correlation Between Sleep Apnoea and Comorbidities
(2022-08)
Sleep apnoea (SA) is a chronic sleep related breathing disorder characterized by partial or complete airway obstruction, known as Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA), or when the brain does not communicate the proper signals ...
Video Streaming over D2D Networks
(2019-04)
Device-to-Device (D2D) communication has been presented as an innovation that can improve the cellular network performance by exploiting the proximity-based service between closely-located devices. Enabling D2D communication ...