Browsing Masters Theses by Title
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Investigating the Physical Properties of FeCu and its Potential use in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells
(2021-07)The development of solar cells has revolutionized the renewable energy sector and still holds significant potential for further advancements. Different solar cell technologies have been proposed and utilized in practical ... -
Investigating the Types and Effect of Oral Corrective Feedback Given to Students in Fujairah
(2009-09)There has been a shift in the attitudes towards the errors that language learners make. Previously they were indicators of sin or failure, however presently researchers recommend that "errors [should be] viewed as an ... -
Investigating Views of "Nativeness" of English Teachers in a Multilingual, Multicultural Setting
(2011-06)The native-/non-native-English-speaking teacher dichotomy has aroused much debate over the years. While many students and parents have assumed that native English speakers (NESs) are naturally the best choice for English ... -
Investigation and Mathematical Modeling of Acoustic Release of Doxorubicin from Micelles
(2020-05)Given the growing concern over the increasing number of people diagnosed with cancer and the high prevalence of unwanted side effects associated with chemotherapy on healthy tissues, this thesis aims to provide better, ... -
Investigation of Friction Stir Back Extrusion
(2020-01)Friction Stir Back Extrusion (FSBE) is a new bulk deformation manufacturing process that utilizes severe plastic deformation to force the processed material to produce a tubular shape. To date, most of the research conducted ... -
An Investigation of Links Between Transport Choices and Health: A Case Study in the UAE
(2019-04)This research examines the relationship between transport/travel choices-- as default decisions that are decidedly influenced by the built environment-- and public health in the UAE. The objective of the research is two-fold: ... -
An Investigation of Parking Problems and Alternatives at the American University of Sharjah
(2007-05)This paper investigates parking and transportation challenges at the American University of Sharjah in response to regional and campus growth. A parking inventory was conducted in early 2007, including characteristics of ... -
Investigation of Submerged Friction Stir Welding of Marine-Grade Aluminum Alloy
(2014-01)Friction stir welding is a newly developed welding technique utilized to weld lightweight alloys, such as aluminum alloys. Due to its low melting temperature, welding aluminum has been always challenging using conventional ... -
An IoT Architecture for Ubiquitous Context-Aware Assessments
(2017-05)Ubiquitous learning environments aim to move students out of classrooms and into the real world where learners can engage in experiential and tangible learning. Ubiquitous assessment systems are one class of learning ... -
Isolating Physical Replacement of Identical IoT Devices Using Machine and Deep Learning Approaches
(2021-04)Many Internet of Things (IoT) applications deploy identical end devices like sensor nodes or surveillance cameras in an organization. The purpose of this thesis was to determine if a malicious physical substitution of one ... -
Iterative Methods for the Numerical Solutions of Boundary Value Problems
(2014-06)The aim of this thesis is twofold. First of all, in Chapters 1 and 2, we review the well-known Adomian Decomposition Method (ADM) and Variational Iteration Method (VIM) for obtaining exact and numerical solutions for ... -
Iterative Methods for the Solution of a Steady State Biofilter Model
(2017-11)Biofilter modeling helps in understanding the biofiltration process and designing of full-scale biofilters. The biofilter models with complex kinetics do not have analytical solutions and numerical algorithms are typically ... -
Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You For The Last Time, Translation and Commentary
(2015-01)Translation of humor is a field that may not have a fair share of research, especially in the English to Arabic field where the cultural aspect may differ more vividly compared to translating into other languages. This ... -
Joint Adaptive Modulation and Channel Coding for Wireless Multimedia Communications
(2011-06)Wireless communication has witnessed a signi cant growth due to recent ad- vances in technology. As a result, there has been a strong demand for various multi- media services and applications over wireless channels. ... -
Joint Transmitter / Receiver Optimization for Cognitive Radio Applications
(2012-05)The increasing demand for high data rate services is a primary motivation for the development of next generation mobile radio networks. As such, efficient utilization of the available radio spectrum is an important objective ... -
L2 Teachers' Perception Towards the Use of Computers in L2 Language Instruction
(2008-05)The way people communicate with others, conduct research, and gather information has changed due to the dramatic changes in computer technology. Computers have become prevalent everywhere and their presence in schools has ... -
Language and Culture in Business Translation from English into Arabic
(2008-06)Today, a new communication era is emerging in the fast paced world of business and economy. A case in point is our region (the Gulf and particularly Dubai) where the economy is globally expanding and with this, demand is ... -
Language and Ideology: A Discourse and Translation Perspective
(2014-06)This study attempts to analyze the way Arabic Media reconstructs news. In spite of the fact that the written press is supposed to be one of the most reliable sources for information, its output has often been controversial, ... -
Language Anxiety and The Classroom Elements That Provoke It
(2022-05)Language anxiety is prevalent in second\foreign language classrooms. This study investigates the language skills that provoke students’ anxiety. It also explores which of the three types of classroom configurations (pair ...