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The construction industry is considered a key contributing factor to almost every countries’ economy. Taking that into account, having strong, stable and successfully completed projects from A to Z is a vital component in determining the further development of a countries infrastructure and its position within the market and overall GDP. As of decades past, construction projects have been managed by applying the traditional project management methodologies or what is known as waterfall method...

Post-conflict Somalia disintegrated into three regions: Central Southern Somalia; Puntland; and the self-declared Republic of Somaliland. Each of them independently established its own education system. Religious schools remained the only source of effective early childhood education during the collapsed period. The UNESCO and the UNICEF played major roles in funding, supervision, and most importantly, providing learning resources and material for students in opened schools. Then in 1995...

In 2018, Centers for Disease Control and prevention (CDC) [26] determined that approximately 1 in 54 children in US is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Within this group of autistic children, 44% had IQ scores in the average to above average range (IQ >85). Moreover, various studies [4,5,6] show that many cases of prodigies or super talented children show some autistic traits, most notably in attention to details and problems in communication or social skills. The Objective ...

The main focus of this thesis is building assets in the United Arab Emirates as a representative of emerging real estate markets. Research conducted in this thesis tackles the issue of efficiency in building assets. There is an extreme lack of studies investigating the performance of building assets in emerging markets in the Middle East. In the last couple of decades, the United Arab Emirates has witnessed an accelerated growth in all economic aspects. The population exploded from barely 3 m...

Background: The 21st century has been categorized by globalization, and with continuous changes in the work environment and high demand for new jobs, career guidance and counselling has become an important topic. The education system is giving the new entry students the tools and knowledge to plan for their future, which is one of their primary goals. Career guidance and counselling can give the right direction and tools for students to set their career goals, providing them with a clear unde...

Mutual fund is a pool of the investors’ money who share a common financial goal. Mutual fund offers an opportunity to invest in diversified, professionally managed basket of financial assets. Risk and performance assessment is a vital interest for investors as it offers optimal risk adjusted returns to investors, this is also an important area for mutual funds managers to use the information to make their investment decisions. This makes the risk and performance an attractive area for the res...

The present study quasi-experimental study examined the impact of the K-W-L Plus metacognitive reading strategy on tenth grade students’ reading comprehension and attitudes. Two main questions were addressed to accomplish the aim of the study which are: Q.1. What is the impact of K-W-L Plus metacognitive reading strategy on tenth grade students’ reading comprehension? Q.2. What are students’ attitudes toward the use of (K-W-L Plus) metacognitive reading strategy in the experimental group? ...

The rapid urbanisation and rising needs for upgrading style of management in growing countries such as UAE, to cope on with global environmental demands and tendencies, has been crafting real opportunities in adopting sustainable construction management approach and its useful applications. Sustainability is a concept refers to fulfilling the needs of present generations without compromising the future ones. Rising devotion become trending in construction sector to consider the different dim...

The aim of this study is to analyze the relationship between selected macroeconomic variables and auto indices of the two major Indian stock markets (viz. Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange) using monthly data during the time period, January 2017 to August 2019. Unit root test is performed to confirm the order of integration of the data. Bounds test reveals that there is a co-integrating relationship between the dependent and explanatory variables under both models of the stud...

Abu Dhabi Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHAD) was established as a government center in Abu Dhabi in 2010. The objective of the Center is to manage and ensure the proper implementation of an integrated occupational health and safety management system in the Emirate. Many researchers have highlighted the relationship between applying occupational health and safety management systems and the impact on workers’ performance. However, there is limited research on the impact on workers...

Risk management is an integral part of banks’ activities and the banking industry is generally considered one of the riskiest types of businesses. Therefore, the present study aims to examine the risk management practices in Islamic banking, using Ajman bank as the case study. The methodology used in this study is qualitative based on structured interview. The analysis is based on face-to-face interviews with five heads of departments including Retail Banking Department, Internal Control Dep...

Artificial Intelligence is a very emerging trend in the field of technology and it has the potential to revolutionize and transform the way humans interact with the help of machines. The role played by Artificial Intelligence in the field of education across UAE is derived in this report through identifying the way it impacts the efficiency and effectiveness of the education sector. The research paper aims to derive the different AI based technologies that can be adopted across the education ...

The National Agenda of the UAE seeks to develop the current status of education into a First-Rate Education System. The ambitious goal requires rigorous transformation of schools in the UAE. In order to reach this goal, educational leadership is tasked with raising student achievement at or above international standards. Teacher development is a key area of focus to reaching this goal, as the government strives to have 100% of its’ schools staffed with high quality teachers. While there a...

The marketing literature suggests that marketing capabilities are essential drivers of multinational organisations’ performance in foreign markets. Yet, the literature also indicates that cultural barriers represent significant challenges for the marketing department to develop international marketing capabilities that create value for foreign stakeholders. These challenges are even augmented by the emergence of social media platforms and the fast changes in the way consumers and firms commun...

The underground car park buildings considered as an ideal solution for the parking spaces in urban area, and it is more commonly used when the land values are high. So, the main intention to have a durable and economical building along it service life. Particularly these types of buildings are vulnerable to the structural distress related to the restrained volumetric change due to the shrinkage and thermal change during the parking operation, many of the designers and owners avert to have a s...

The Introduction of the concept of BIM into the construction industry, have made significant changes to the working standards and workflow pattern. This thesis examines the said changes in comparison to the traditional working methods in all phases of project starting from pre-concept to demolition with respect to the structural engineering discipline. Case studies are done to check the typical workflow in a BIM environment for structural design. Thus analysing the skills required and deliver...

This dissertation is dedicated to a detailed investigation of the sustainability of water resources in the United Arab Emirates. Due to high water consumption rates, the utilization of thermal methods for water generation, and the insufficient use of desalination and wastewater recycling instruments in the country, the nation faces the threat of water scarcity. This study aimed to investigate the sustainability of water resources in the UAE in detail and offer practical recommendations concer...

Generally, profitability for a business firm is the primary factor to survive. It helps the organization to grow, compete and remain attractive to investors as well as analysts. The purpose of the present study is to research in the bank-specific as well as macroeconomic determinants of Islamic banks in a region that’s consider to play an important role in Islamic finance development, namely the GCC region. The study used 28 Islamic banks operating in the GCC stock exchanges as a sam...

Most construction contracts make use of the “Liquidated Damages” clause for dealing with damages due to delay. As it is difficult and sometimes impractical to evaluate the exact losses accrued due to the late handover of the project, the employer and main contractor pre agree an estimated sum which will be due to the employer for each day of the delay. Although, this satisfactorily addresses the liability issues between the owner and main contractor, a large portion of the works are indeed ex...