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Effect of Girder Damage on the Structural Behavior of Slab-on-Girder Bridges
(2011-06)There are many bridges around the world that have been constructed with inadequate vertical clearance. Such bridges are susceptible to over-height vehicle collisions, causing damage to the underside of the supporting ... -
The Effect of Ultrasound on the Drug Delivery of RGD-Targeted Liposomes
(2018-05)Approaches used to treat cancer, with the most prominent being chemotherapy, have detrimental effects on patients’ health. Doxorubicin, a chemotherapeutic agent, alters normal cellular functions and can cause many fatal ... -
Effect of Vehicle-Parapet Collision Forces on Bridge Girders, Bracings, and Support Bearings
(2022-06)To account for the load effect due to vehicle collision with the parapet, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Bridge Design Specifications contain provisions that ensure structural ... -
Effective Teachers of Academic Writing in an EFL Context: Students and Teachers Beliefs
(2016-01)In the field on EFL academic writing, the teacher plays a pivotal role in the success of the learning process. This research aimed at investigating the characteristics that constitute an effective academic writing instructor, ... -
Effects of Autonomous Vehicles on Freeway Traffic Performance
(2018-10)Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are smart transportation technologies that have drawn significant attention recently due to their rapid development and promising future. Dubai is trying to promote the use of AVs on its road ... -
Effects of Autonomous Vehicles on the Signalized Intersections’ Performance
(2021-07)Traffic congestion is one of the main problems facing major urban cities around the world. Traffic delays at traffic signals are causing significant loss of productive time. The introduction of Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) ... -
Effects of BIM in Enhancing Prefabricated Construction
(2021-12)The use of prefabricated construction is not new in the industry. However, recent advances in digital technology, predominantly Building Information Modelling (BIM), has created renewed momentum for extensive use of this ... -
The Effects of Comics on Second Language Vocabulary Development
(2023-11)In the last two decades, L2 researchers have shown interest in employing visual aids to promote L2 vocabulary acquisition and reading comprehension (Al-Seghayer, 2001; Basal, Aytan, & Demir, 2016; Kim & Gilman, 2008; Liu, ... -
The Effects of cRGD Targeting Liposomes When Paired With Ultrasonic Waves on Drug Delivery
(2021-04)Cancer is a leading fatal disease, which has the ability to grow uncontrollably and spread throughout the body of the patient. Several approaches have been used to treat cancer, chemotherapy being the most common treatment ... -
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 ... -
Effects of Integrated Project Delivery and Information Communication Technology On Project Success
(2021-12)Project delivery systems are considered one of the most critical factors influencing project success. The downside of traditional methods is that they promote fragmentation, thus putting the main entities (stakeholders) ... -
The Effects of Local Aggregates on the Mechanical Properties of Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC)
(2013-06)Engineered Cementitous Composites (ECC) are a class of ultra-ductile fiber reinforced cementitious composites characterized by a strain hardening behavior and a high strain capacity when subjected to tensile loading. ECC ... -
Effects of Operating Conditions on Water Absorption Capacity of Superabsorbent Hydrogels
(2018-04)Superabsorbent hydrogels are three-dimensional networks of hydrophilic polymers that have an extraordinary ability to absorb and retain water. Therefore, they have been utilized in many applications such as disposal diapers, ... -
Effects of Selected Ionic Liquids on the Vapor-Liquid-Equilibria of Water-2-Propanol System
(2018-04)Separation processes involving vapor and liquid phases represent a typical unit operation in most chemical industries, including distillation and absorption. A large fraction of the capital and operating costs is usually ... -
Efficiency Optimization of a Standalone Solar Energy System using Fuzzy Based MPPT
(2012-01)This work primarily addresses the design and implementation of a standalone rotary sun tracker with dual maximum power point tracking (MPPT). The objective is to improve the efficiency of the PV system by introducing both ... -
Efficient Algorithms for Constructing Preset Distinguishing Sequences for Nondeterministic Finite State Machines
(2016-06)Derivation of input sequences for distinguishing states of a finite state machine (FSM) specification is well studied in the context of FSM-based functional testing. We present three heuristics for the derivation of ... -
Efficient Dynamic Cost Scheduling Algorithm for Data Batch Processing
(2016-05)Batch scheduling and processing play a critical role in many manufacturing and service industries. They are widely used in service industries such as banking to process data which makes them of great importance since data ...