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Exploring the Use of CLT in Saudi Arabia
(2007-01)
Many studies have been conducted to investigate the success of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) adoption in EFL countries. Some of these studies advocate the implementation of CLT teaching, whereas many studies in ...
Integrating Oral Communicative Skills into the English Curriculum in Dubai Schools
(2007-01)
Formal English language instruction in many parts of the world has shown limited success in developing efficient speaking skills even after years of studying. In Dubai schools, where English is the medium of instruction, ...
Predicting Stock Prices in Dubai Financial Market Using Neural Networks and the Polynomial Classifiers
(2007-05)
Predicting stock prices has always been the aim of investors in stock markets around the globe and has been considered as one of the most challenging applications of modern Time Series Forecasting. Accordingly, there were ...
Enablers for Adoption of E-Learning Technology in Anti-Money Laundering Training in UAE Banks
(2007-05)
Like other organization-wide compliance training regimes, e-Learning technologies also provide an ideal platform for anti-money laundering training in the banking sector. The past 9/11 environment and the recent monetary ...
Professional Development for Teachers of English in the UAE
(2007-01)
Because of the importance of professional development in the improvement of teaching and education, and the importance of English as a language and subject of study in the UAE, this study focused on English teachers' ...
UAE High School Students' Perceptions of Teachers' Feedback on their Writing
(2007-01)
For most teachers, marking students' papers and responding to their writing is a daunting and tedious task. It is also a practice that could carry potential dangers and requires careful consideration. However, feedback ...
Release of Doxorubicin from Unstabilized and Stabilized Micelles Under the Action of Ultrasound
(American Scientific Publishers, 2007)
Polymeric micelles are being investigated as chemotherapy drug delivery carriers using ultrasound as a trigger mechanism. The aim of this paper is to measure the release of Doxorubicin (Dox) from the core of unstabilized ...
Spatio-Temporal Feature-Extraction Techniques for Isolated Gesture Recognition in Arabic Sign Language
(IEEE, 2007)
This paper presents various spatio-temporal feature-extraction techniques with applications to online and offline recognitions of isolated Arabic Sign Language gestures. The temporal features of a video-based gesture are ...
Modeling and Sensitivity Analysis of Acoustic Release of Doxorubicin from Unstabilized Pluronic P105 Using an Artificial Neural Network Model
(Adenine Press, 2007)
This paper models steady state acoustic release of Doxorubicin (Dox) from Pluronic P105 micelles using Artificial Neural Networks (ANN). Previously collected release data were compiled and used to train, validate, and test ...
Anti-bacterial self-assembled nanotubes of cyclic d, l-alpha-peptides
(AIP Publishing, 2007)
Cyclic D, L‐α‐peptides can be designed to spontaneously partition into lipid and cell membranes where they self‐assemble into membrane‐permeating nanotubes and result in disruption of membrane potentials leading to rapid ...