Browsing Masters Theses by Title
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Development and Testing of a Novel MOF-based Composite for MEMS Sensing Applications
(2020-11)Mercury is one of the most hazardous environmental pollutants due to its immediate health implications on humans. With the potential of pollution of water due to industrial activities, a need for assessment of mercury ... -
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 ... -
Development of a Smart System for Leak Detection in Water Distribution Networks
(2021-12)Water is a critical source of life for the human society, which needs to be sustained. Every year, a considerable portion of water is lost from water distribution networks (WDNs) due to leaks. This is accompanied by ... -
Development of Activated Carbon Fibers for Organic Removals
(2017-11)Phenols are classified to be one of the most hazardous pollutants found in wastewater. They are discharged into rivers, lakes and seas, causing adverse effects on the enviromental and human health. Adsorption is a well-known ... -
Development of an Optimization Scheme for A Fixed-Wing UAV Long Endurance with PEMFC and Battery
(2018-05)Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and fuel cell industries are seeking to enhance the capability and performance of UAVs powered by fuel cells as propulsion systems. Tasks such as surveillance and land surveying increased ... -
Development of Evaluation Model for Government Services Performance Using Analytic Hierarchy Process
(2018-04)Performance Management is one of the main concerns for many organizations in the public and the private sectors. Although the definition of performance could be complicated when it comes to the public sector, different ... -
Dialect in Theatre Translation into Arabic
(2006-12)In this dissertation, the issue of theatre translation is discussed and the translation of dialect in literary works as a means of depicting identity is further examined. It is generally assumed that in translating a variety ... -
Directionality in English/Arabic Interpreting
(2008-12)Directionality in interpreting refers tо whether interpreting is performed into оr out оf one's native language, which is known аs (А) language, Arabic in this study. It wаs long-established thаt working into one's non-native ... -
Discourse Analysis of Argumentation from an English/Arabic Translation Perspective
(2008-06)This thesis explores whether Arab translators translate argumentative discourse adequately. The study examines the degree of awareness among translators of the genre conventions embedded in the argumentative English source ... -
A Discourse Analysis of Mahfouz's Attitude to Women and to Religion: A Translation Perspective
(2016-04)This study aims to investigate the issues related to translating literary work from Arabic into English. In particular, it focuses on the theory of foreignization and domestication. Two main ideological perspectives are ... -
Discourse Effects on the Acquisition of the English Causative Forms: Structured Input vs. Structured Output Practice.
(2020-05)This research presents the results of a quasi-experimental empirical study investigating the effects of structured input activities and structured output tasks on the acquisition of English causative forms. The study is ... -
Discrimination between genuine and acted expressions using EEG signals and machine learning
(2019-04)The main purpose of this thesis work was to quantify happiness in an objective manner. This is in line with the objectives of the National Program for Happiness and Positivity in the UAE. The major contribution to this ... -
Distinguishing Between Fake and Real Smiles Using EEG Signals and Deep Learning
(2020-04)Genuineness of smiles is one aspect of the field of deception recognition, one that is prevalent in myriad social situations, and it is not easy to tell when a person’s smile is genuine or not for the average person. Machine ... -
DNA Base-Calling
(2010-05)The human genome sequence, consisting of approximately three billion bases, was decoded in the last decade as a result of the Human Genome Project. Information derived from the genomic sequences of different species is ... -
DNA Base-Calling Techniques
(2008-12)The availability of substantial amounts of DNA sequence information has begun to revolutionize the practice of biology. So it is obvious that manual sequencing output is not adequate to keep pace with the growing demand ... -
Domesticate in the Name of Islam
(2013-05)The difficulties in translating Islamic discourse from Arabic into English are well documented. This discourse presents many gaps at many levels (from linguistic to ideological gaps). But the translation of Islamic discourses ... -
A Double Dwell Frequency Synchronization Scheme For OFDM Systems
(2015-01)Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) is being used in many recent communication systems to cope with the demand for high data rate applications. It provides a significant improvement in the bandwidth efficiency ...