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Oral Care in the United Arab Emirates
(Euromonitor International, 2020-06)
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 ...
Functionalized Metal Organic Frameworks For Chemotherapy Drug Delivery
(2020-11)
Cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide, and can be treated by various methods or sometimes a combination of different treatments. Chemotherapy is one of the conventional methods of treatment. Although it is effective ...
Translation of the Resumptive Conjunctions wa and thumma in the Qur`an
(2020-05-25)
The Arabic conjunctions 'wa' and 'thumma' have particular functions, which differ from those found in the English conjunctions 'and' and 'then'. One of these functions is resumption, and the main purpose of using the ...
Evaluation of 3D Concrete Printing in the United Arab Emirates
(2020-02)
3D concrete printing has been recently studied as a new scheme of construction. The automated nature of such technique allows for reductions in waste generation, less manpower requirements, and fabrication of complex ...
The Effects of Emotional Decoding on Eliciting Empathic Responses in Language Teachers: An Idiodynamic Case Study
(2020-05)
This thesis explores the effects of emotional decoding on enhancing the empathetic responses of a male in-service English second language (ESL) teacher as its case study. Although research has validated the positive ...
In Vitro Cell Work of Two Types of Targeted Nanoparticles with Ultrasound Triggering
(2020-11)
Targeted liposomes have shown promising potential as effective chemotherapeutics delivery vehicles in Smart Drug Delivery Systems (SDDSs). Upon accumulation and internalization at the tumor site, the liposomes need to be ...
CFD Modeling of Biomass Thermal Conversion in A Novel Solar-Thermal Reactor
(2020-05)
The excessive utilization of fossil fuels during the past five decades resulted in a gradualdepletion of reserves and caused a serious negative impact on the environment, such as air pollution, climate change and acid rain. ...
Hyper-Consumption to Circular Economy in the United Arab Emirates: Discarding the Disposable and Cherishing the Valuable
(ARMG Publishing, 2020-10-05)
Overconsumption of resources and consumer items is an important driver for environmental degradation and climate change. Malls, shopping, and conspicuous consumption are deeply ingrained in the local values and the global ...