Browsing AUS Theses & Dissertations by Issue Date
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Development of a Best-Fit ERP Identifier Model for the Public Sector in the UAE
(2006-03)Efficient planning and utilization of organizational resources have always been top priority for executives worldwide and across industries. Private and public sectors are seeking efficient utilizations of their resources ... -
Arabic to English Translation of Islamic Religious Texts
(2006-04)This thesis investigates discourse strategies adopted in the translation of religious texts from Arabic into English. Such texts pose serious challenges for translators because of the orality found in Arabic religious texts ... -
The Use of Collocations as a Measure of Translation Quality and Translator Competence
(2006-04)In this thesis, the use of collocations as a measure of translation quality and of the translator's competence is studied. It is believed that collocations' competence contributes greatly to one's language competence and ... -
Suppression of Rotating Stall by Throttle Rings Control in Vaneless Diffusers of Centrifugal Compressors
(2006-04)Centrifugal compressor systems are widely used in many industrial applications. However, the operation of such systems is limited at low-mass flow rates by fluid flow instabilities. These instabilities lead the compressor ... -
Educators' and Parents' Attitudes Towards Code Switching By Arab Bilinguals: Pedagogical Implications
(2006-05)This study explores educators' and parents' attitudes towards the phenomenon of Arabic-English code switching (CS) in the culturally and linguistically diverse context of the UAE. Arabic-English language mixing is a ... -
Lexical Cohesive Devices in Arab Students' Academic Writing: Implications for Teaching Vocabulary
(2006-05)This study investigated the use of English lexical cohesive devices by 40 undergraduate Arab students enrolled in advanced academic writing classes at the American University of Sharjah. The data were quantitatively analyzed ... -
A Model of Telecommunication Sector Development and Economical Growth in GCC Countries: A Case Study of UAE
(2006-05)Many studies were conducted in America, Europe and Africa with regard to the Economics of Telecommunication's infrastructure. However, studies with the similar subject were never found published about the GCC countries. ... -
Integrated Demand Side Management in Network Planning for Utility Companies
(2006-06)In the way of transferring from public benefits authorities to developers and investors, the annual growth rate will increase rapidly through a strategy of sustainable development. With the high economic growth, it is ... -
Comparative Study of Control Strategies for Under Actuated Manipulator
(2006-06)Underactuated mechanical systems are systems with fewer control inputs (actuators) than degrees of freedom. They arise in many applications such as underwater robots, mobile robots and manipulators with passive joints. ... -
Assessment Through Student Portfolios in Omani Schools
(2006-06)Why do Omani teachers not use student portfolios as effective alternative tools of assessment? Why do they only depend on traditional testing to evaluate students progress in the English language? Although the Ministry ... -
Developing a Hybrid Model for Network Planning in Abu Dhabi Distribution Company Subsidiary of Adwea
(2006-06)The past decade witnessed an evolutionary move in power-sector restructuring which led and is going to lead utilities companies to be deregulated in the form of independent power generation, separate transmission as well ... -
Progress Evaluation and Diagnosis Indices for Construction Projects-Omar's Diagnostic Technique
(2006-06)The construction industry constitutes a major part of the global economy. Large amounts of money are spent annually for the construction of residential, commercial, industrial, and other types of projects, including ... -
Omani Teachers' Attitude Toward Classroom Research
(2006-06)Although there has been a lot of research done to investigate teachers' attitudes toward classroom research, there has been little research, if any, in the Gulf area, and especially in Oman. In fact, classroom research is ... -
Modeling and Analysis of Information Security in Supply Chain Management
(2006-06)This research presents a quantitative information security model using measurable values to describe the security of information system in supply chain management (SCM). The security of supply chain management concerns the ... -
Teachers' and Students' Practices and Attitudes Toward Arabic (L1) Use in ELT
(2006-06)The debate over whether or not English language classrooms should include the students' first language has been a controversial issue for a long time. Findings in research reveal two opposing views: On one end of the ... -
Motivated Repetition in Fictional and Nonfictional Texts in English and Arabic Translation
(2006-07)In this dissertation, the issue of markedness is discussed and the translation of motivated repetition is analyzed. It is generally assumed that people repeat words and sometimes sentences merely as some kind of embellishment, ... -
Ideology in Translating Religion Related Discourse
(2006-07)In this thesis, the importance of equivalence in the translation of religious discourse is discussed and the role of ideology in translation is analyzed. It is assumed that equivalence, defined as the relation that holds ... -
The Process Approach and UAE High School Students' Attitudes Towards Writing
(2006-08)Many students have negative attitudes towards writing and they feel frustrated because they do not know what to do to improve it. One of the main reasons behind this attitude is the adoption of the product approach that ... -
UAE High School Students' Attitudes Towards Using Authentic Materials
(2006-08)This study is an attempt to investigate the impact of using authentic materials on some of my high school students, especially those who have poor attitudes towards learning the English language. In fact, lack of motivation, ... -
AUS-UAV HILS Setup of Dynamic Flight Path Planning
(2006-08)My research will utilize the existing UAV test-bed consisting of the TRI-60 RC airplane, the Avionics Unit, the embedded controller system, and the Ground Station to test minimum time flight path algorithms and mission ...