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Studying Dynamics of Multi-Agent Learning in Networks See

Artificial networks mining and analysis is one of the most recent and interesting area of research due to the explosion growth of this type of networks which is seen every- where in our modern life. In the last few years few researchers’ attempts have emerged to explain the behaviors of agents in artificial networks and to optimize agent’s performance using policies learning and adaption methodology or optimizing the overall network’s performance using self-organization techniques. In most of...

The Management of Digital Technology towards Equipping Students with 21st Century Skills: Its Implementation in Lower Primary Pedagogy See

The UAE is working towards fostering the educational attainment and skills that will prepare all students to graduate with the necessary 21st century skills, that the workforce requires, and that will enable the students to be successful in their life. Several educational frameworks have attempted to define what constitutes the 21st century skills. Mutually, the 21st century skills are made up of the 6 Cs: critical thinking, collaboration, communication, creativity, character education and ci...

A study on Speaker Recognition System See

"The huge development in information technology opened the door for finding an increasing number of security gaps in the daily used systems like email accounts. Security systems developers and manufacturers are trying hardly to cope with the increasing security breaching attacks. The need to overcome this challenge forced many researchers and manufacturers to think about adding extra levels of security to protect information and resources; these extra levels of security are mainly involve aro...

Women leadership and employee satisfaction in the United Arab Emirates See

"Leadership has been considered as a one of the significant skills to exist or to be adopted by the individuals in order to achieve success. Many organizations nowadays are looking to recruit those who have leadership skills that would motivate and influence the employees to innovate and work hard to achieve the organization‟s vision and goals. This dissertation paper will focus on the women leadership in particular in the context of UAE. Also, it shall revolve around the major objective of ...

Hybrid transmission line modeling of crude oil pipeline See

"The purpose of this study was to investigate crude oil pipeline system once modeled as lumped distributed model and finite element, extracted from initial fluid equations. Substituting actual project values is a way to illustrate the advantages and disadvantages of each model in order to indicate the most effective way of computation. The principal conclusion was indicated that, finite element modeling of lossy pipeline when R and G were included, and 10 km pipeline was divided into fiv...

Historical trends of energy consumption of local housing units in UAE and future outlook in light of new green buildings regulations See

WWF (2010) ranked United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the country with the world's largest Ecological Footprint per capita in 2007, by means of that if the earth's population consumed and emitted carbons as much as UAE residents do, more than ―4.5 earths‖ would be required to sustain it. Accordingly, UAE has classed as one of the most energy consumers globally due to its massive economic development and abnormal population growth. Despite the fact that the urban development has formed the cornersto...

Evaluation of indoor environmental quality (IEQ) conditions in United Arab Emirates (UAE) elementary schools See

Modelling of Concrete Waste Using Life Cycle Assessment & Damage Cost See

There is a massive quantity of concrete waste in the city of Dubai and in United Arab Emirates (UAE) landfills, due to the enormous growth of infrastructure in the last two decades that has resulted in an increase in the number of construction and demolition sites, and currently there is no effective management option to reduce the concrete waste in the landfills by sustainable methods. Furthermore, concrete waste accumulated in landfills can damage human health, resources and ecosystems. The...

The Alignment of Beliefs on TBLT and Student Motivation: A Case Study in a Private High School in Dubai See

This case study takes a mixed methods approach to examine the alignment of beliefs on Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) in light of student motivation. This study is situated at a private school in Dubai and it focuses on the high school section. The data collection was done through data source triangulation and method triangulation, as it uses a questionnaire to obtain students’ opinions and interviews to gather the opinions of teachers and senior leaders. The overall number of participant...

Educational Leaders’ Perceptions of the Implementation of Formative Assessment Strategies on Enhancing Students’ Results in the MAP Exams in American Private Schools in the United Arab Emirates See

Assessments are considered as a significant component in the process of improving education all over the world. Formative assessment helps teachers to enhance students’ learning skills and develop their academic progress. Nowadays, for educational accountability, countries, schools and teachers are evaluated based on students’ progress results in various types of assessments. Benchmark tests and specifically the Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) is one of the external benchmark assessments i...

The Journey of Gifted and Talented Student In Dubai private Schools (Exploratory Study) See

The purpose of this study is to explore the current journey of the Gifted and Talented students in Dubai private Schools. The study looked at what is offered to such students and offered recommendations on best ways to support them. Such recommendations were based on proposing the best up-to-date international best practice that can be considered as a guide to be applied in Dubai. The researcher relied on mixed methods (quantitative and qualitative). The work involved surveying 51 participa...

The Impact of Adopting Positive Education and Wellbeing Culture on Learners with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) in a Private and Mainstream School in Dubai: An Exploratory Case Study During Uncertain Times, a Perspective from Dubai, UAE See

The impact of positive education and wellbeing culture on learners with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Dubai-based inclusive schools has been an active area of education research. While it has been demonstrated that the role of positive education and wellbeing culture is vital to the optimal development of students within school settings, scrutiny and reluctance to employ novel techniques present a significant challenge and a never-ending list of “to-dos” that hinder the...

Integration of Artificial Intelligence in E-Procurement of the Hospitality Industry: A Case Study in the UAE See

The hospitality industry is growing at an increasingly fast pace across the world which results in accumulating a large amount of data, including employee details, property details, purchase details, vendor details, and so on. The industry is yet to fully benefit from these big data by applying Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI). The data has not been investigated to the extent that such analysis can support decision-making or revenue/budget forecasting. The data analytics...

Corruption in Construction Industry and Mitigation Actions in the UAE See

Corruption and malpractices in Construction Industry become most critical issue in the Construction sector especially in the UAE. Preventive measures are taken to eradicate or minimize the damage and laws are introduce to safeguard the industry. This dissertation is covers the subject and well supported by suggestion by various authors and various literature reviews confirming such situation occurs in the industry across the world. Hence, the construction industry dominated by the multicul...

Towards Building a Secure Blockchain-Based Architecture for Internet of Things (IoT) See

IoT (Internet of Things) devices usually generate a large amount of data shared with a centralized cloud to provide various services. Traditional IoT architecture is heavily centralized, where data stored in a cloud environment, is prone to several kinds of threats. Blockchain is a very promising technology that spans many use-cases other than cryptocurrencies. For example, its implementation in the Internet of Things based networks (IoT) is still unclear and demands further research. The tra...

Exploring the Challenges of implementing the American English Language Curriculum in the Middle and High Schools of the International Schools in the United Arab Emirates See

This research aims to explore the challenges of the American English curriculum and its implemntation in both middle and high schools in the international schools in the United Arab Emirates. Moreover, the researcher seeks the possible ways to overcome challenges of the American English curriculum, explores the benefits of learning, and the ways to assess the students concerning the American English curriculum highlighting the significance of this curriculum to improve the students’ proficien...

Human Centric lighting in school classrooms See

Human centric lighting ( HCL ) is the sum of visual and non-visual effects of light on humans. Not only do we need light to see objects, but recently it was found that light affects much more than that. It was shown that light has an important effect on circadian rhythm of humanbeings, which means that it affects the sleep-wake cycle, in turn it has a significant effect on human’s health, psychological and physical wellbing, and productivity. Given the importance of Human Centric Lighting on ...

Striving for Excellence: An Analysis of Opportunities and Challenges in the English Language Curricula Reform in the UAE See

High school graduates with good English language proficiency are key to the UAE’s future, yet many lack the level of English required for entry into university. In response, the Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK) introduced a new high school curriculum “English Continuous Assessment Rich Task (ECART)” to support teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL), and then replaced it with another “National English Language Curriculum” by the Ministry of Education (MOE). This ...

THE ROLE OF NATIONAL COURTS IN ARBITRATION: AN EXAMINATION OF THE ATTITUDE OF UGANDAN COURTS See

This study examined the attitude of Ugandan courts towards arbitration in order to facilitate efficient resolution of construction disputes which are better resolved by arbitration. The investigation was done through a case-study research design involving a desk review of existing literature, legislation and the cases decided by the courts in Uganda in order to establish how the Ugandan judiciary has facilitated the growth of the process. The study notes that the courts in Uganda are generall...