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Key issues and challenges in e-government development: An integrative case study of the number one eCity in the Arab World
(Emerald, 2012-11)The purpose of this paper is to identify and study the key issues and challenges facing e-government development from an integrative perspective, and to provide strategies and policy recommendations to address them in a ... -
Kinetic and thermodynamic study of phosphate removal from water by adsorption onto (Arundo donax) reeds
(SAGE Publications, 2018-02-01)The adsorption of phosphate ion onto natural reed (Arundo donax) was studied in this work. The effect of phosphate initial concentration, adsorbent dose, pH, temperature, and salt addition on adsorption uptake was investigated. ... -
Kinetics and Modeling of H2S Removal in a Novel Biofilter
(2011-04)Biofiltration has become a widely accepted technology for the removal of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) which is one of the major odor causing gases present in the air streams of municipal wastewater treatment facilities. In ... -
L'adaptabilité du cadre expatrié : Revue critique de littérature, proposition et test d'une échelle de mesure améliorée
(Administrative Science Association of Canada (ASAC), 2004)L'adaptabilité des expatriés a une incidence déterminante sur le succès de leur mission. Pourtant, en raison des difficultés liées à sa mesure, cet antécédent ne reçoit pas toujours l’attention qui lui est due. L’objectif ... -
La compensation totale à l’international
(Éditions de Liaisons, 2008)La structure du chapitre. Ce chapitre se divise en trois parties bien distinctes, traitant de trois aspects majeurs de la compensation à l’international. Dans la première, nous traiterons d’abord des éléments de compensation ... -
La gestion stratégique des affectations internationales
(Éditions de Liaisons, 2008)La structure du chapitre. Dans les parties suivantes, nous examinerons d’abord les différentes approches de gestion du personnel international, les fonctions des affectations internationales, puis les différentes catégories ... -
La socialisation organisationnelle en contexte
(De Boeck, 2005)Les recherches de référence sur la socialisation organisationnelle ont été présentées dans le chapitre VII. Les ouvertures offertes par une approche cognitive et identitaire ainsi que par la perspective interactionniste ... -
Laboratory simulation of irrigation-induced settlement of collapsible desert soils under constant surcharge
(Springer, 2017-12)The heterogeneous nature of soil as a load bearing material, coupled with varying environmental conditions, pose challenges to geotechnical engineers in their quest to characterize and understand ground behavior for safe ... -
Leadership in the promotion of peace: Interviews with the 2015 Business for Peace honorees
(Elsevier, 2016-09)Ethical leadership can lead to many positive organizational outcomes. Previous studies have shown a correlation between ethical conduct and profitability; in addition, firms that have high ethical standards have fewer legal ... -
Light Emitting Concrete (LEC)
(2014-07-22)Currently, the world recognizes concrete as just a dull, grey building material. However, concrete has the potential to cater to different functions as well. -
Lipophilic Metabolites and Anatomical Acclimatization of Cleome amblyocarpa in the Drought and Extra-Water Areas of the Arid Desert of UAE
(MDPI, 2019)Plants adapt to different environmental conditions by developing structural and metabolic mechanisms. In this study, anatomical features and lipophilic metabolites were investigated in Cleome amblyocarpa Barr. & Murb., ... -
Liquid Fuel Production from Pyrolysis of Waste Tires: Process Simulation, Exergetic Analysis, and Life Cycle Assessment
(2015-06)Scrap tire is considered to be one of the very common and significant solid wastes and its production is increasing due to the increased number of vehicles in both developed and developing countries. Initiatives are being ... -
The lived experiences of foreign women: Influences on their international working lives
(Wiley, 2017)We explored the lived experiences of foreign-born women to discover influences on their international working lives. Life history narratives were collected in interviews with a sample group of participants (#12) in the ... -
Local site effects on seismic ground response of major cities in UAE
(2015)This paper investigates the influence of local geotechnical and geological soil conditions on the intensity of ground shaking of major cities in United Arab Emirates (UAE) including Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Sharjah, and their ... -
A localized navigation algorithm for Radiation Evasion for nuclear facilities. Part II: Optimizing the "Nearest Exit" Criterion
(2013-06)In this extension from part I ( Khasawneh et al., in press), we modify the navigation algorithm which was presented with the objective of optimizing the “Radiation Evasion” Criterion so that navigation would optimize the ... -
A localized navigation algorithm for radiation evasion for nuclear facilities: Optimizing the "Radiation Evasion" criterion: Part I
(2013-06)In this paper, we introduce a navigation algorithm having general utility for occupational workers at nuclear facilities and places where radiation poses serious health hazards. This novel algorithm leverages the use of ... -
Low Power Wireless Subcutaneous Transmitter
(2010-12)Low power wireless transmitters are finding applications in diverse fields. A field that is expressing a noticeable growth is biomedical telemetry, where a wireless transmitter accompanied with sensors is used to measure ... -
Management and control of air emissions from electronic industries
(2014-01)Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) including acetone, dichloromethane, ethanol, ethylene glycol, iso-propyl alcohol, and several other aromatic compounds are emitted during the manufacturing processes in electronic industries. ... -
Marine Sponges, Other Animal Food, and Nonfood Items Found in Digestive Tracts of the Herbivorous Marine Turtle Chelonia mydas in Hawai'i
(2011-07)Although the usual diet of Chelonia mydas comes from algae and sea grasses (plant material), animal material has been found in samples taken over the past 35 yr. The small black-brown protein sponge Chondrosia chucalla ... -
A Master Planned Fareej Community
(2016-12)