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ELT Teachers' Perspectives on the Discussion of Culturally Sensitive Topics in the United Arab Emirates
(2017-05)
This study examines secondary school teachers' perceptions towards the discussion of culturally sensitive topics in three private schools that are located in the Emirate of Ajman, the Emirate of Dubai and the Emirate of ...
Addressing the Translation into English of near Synonymy in the Holy Qur'an
(2017-03)
It is now fairly well-established that complete synonymy is almost non-existent in any language, as it is not easy to find two words with the same denotations and/or connotations. On the other hand, near synonymy is plentiful ...
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 ...
Design and Development of a Synergetic Controller for a Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Drive System
(2017-12)
Electric vehicles are gaining increasing attention by automotive manufacturers in an attempt to reduce carbon footprint and produce more eco-friendly vehicles. Electric vehicles are powered by electric motor drives instead ...
Modeling and Guidance of an Underactuated Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
(2017-12)
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) have become an indispensable tool that is employed by an array of fields. From the inspection of underwater cables and pipelines, to the monitoring of fish pens and coral reefs, to the ...
Flexural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Beams Strengthened with Externally Bonded Hybrid Systems
(2017-12)
The demand for strengthening of aging reinforced concrete (RC) structures are continuously rising. Carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP) are the most widely used externally bonded-reinforcing (EBR) materials for strengthening ...
Multi-Robot Map Exploration Based on Multiple Rapidly-Exploring Randomized Trees
(2017-05)
Efficient robotic navigation requires a predefined map. In order to autonomously acquire a map, it is desired that robots have the ability to explore unknown environments with minimum cost and time, while ensuring complete ...
Optimizing Energy Consumption of Cloud Computing IaaS
(2017-05)
Cloud computing infrastructures are designed to support the accessibility and availability of various services to consumers over the Internet. Datacenters hosting Cloud applications consume massive amounts of power, ...
Through These Veins: Translation and Commentary
(2017-01)
This thesis investigates translation problems and strategies by carrying out an Arabic translation of a literary text taken from the novel Through These Veins, by Ann Marie Ruff, and by discussing the challenges and the ...
Target Detection Using Learning Methods
(2017-06)
Adaptive beamforming is an array processing method that can be used for target detection. In the absence of clutter signals, this method uses a one-dimensional adaptive filter called the space filter in the spatial dimension ...