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Health and Comfort Implications of Indoor Air Quality and Thermal Conditions in Dubai Elementary Schools
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2011-07)Many studies indicate that poor indoor air quality and thermal discomfort can negatively impact the health, performance, and comfort of the occupants. Poor quality of indoor air can cause short-term or long-term health ... -
Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Institutionalisation in the UAE: The Complex Interactions Between Health Policy Context, Actors, and Content in a Health Policy Reform
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2022-02)Innovative technologies are credited with significant improvements in health indicators, but they come at a high financial impact. Health Technology Assessment (HTA) is a universally established tool to rationally assess ... -
Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Multivariable Control System with Least Energy Dissipation
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2019-03)The highest energy consumption in building sector is caused by building's services such as lighting units and thermal comfort systems. Heated Ventilated Air Conditioning (HVAC) system consumes approximately 50% of the total ... -
Heterogeneity and perception congruence in retail projects in UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2016-06)The main purpose of this study is to scrutinize on whether the various demographic differences contained within a project management teams affects the decision making of the retail projects in terms of the failures or ... -
The Hidden Correlation between Intelligence and Autism
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-01)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 ... -
High Performance Teams in the UAE: a Case Study in Etisalat
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High School Type as a Predictor of Student Academic Performance and Retention: A Case Study of Student Academic Performance and Retention in relation to High School type qualification in Undergraduate Business Program at an Off-Shore Campus in U.A.E
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2016-02)It has been observed that students from different high school types tend to show a difference in their academic performance after joining a program of study at a college or a university. The present research attempted ... -
Historical trends of energy consumption of local housing units in UAE and future outlook in light of new green buildings regulations
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2011-05)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 ... -
Holistic Transitional Approach of Humanitarian Shelters Through The Implementation of Adaptable Design Strategies.
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2022-06)The issue of forcibly displaced portions of a population has become an emerging global trend that is driven by significantly increased numbers of displaced people. This is caused by increases in natural disasters due ... -
Home Automation Awareness in United Arab Emirates
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2018-07)More than ever, we use internet excessively almost everyone access the world wide web daily, from kids to elderlies, even from people with different academic backgrounds we use it to connect, socialize and even perform ... -
Horizontal Shear Strength at the Interface of the Concrete Beams Cast in Two Time Stages
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-12)Composite concrete is a method of construction that uses both precast and cast in situ concrete to produce a structural element. In framing big slabs areas, the use of precast slabs and beams is being an economical way of ... -
How can Electronic Medical Record Help improve Health Services in Emirate of Abu Dhabi?
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2010-05)Health Information System is the current most widely discussed topic in Abu Dhabi hospitals; as the implementation of such a system is still being rolled out to all hospitals and primary health care centers; also, let us ... -
How Does Anxiety affect Performance in a Foreign Language?
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2006-04)This study explores the dimensions of foreign language anxiety upon the foreign language performance of two ability groups of Arabic-speaking students in grades 11 and 12, and examines the relationship between anxiety ... -
How effective is phonological awareness training for preschoolers with speech and language difficulties? Exploring the perspectives of teachers working in preschool settings in Dubai.
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2022-05)Abstract Background: It is well documented throughout the literature that phonological awareness (PA) development in early education is a strong predictor of later reading success. Children with speech and/or language ... -
How Global Coordination Can Be Achieved from Local Coordination in Social Networks
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2009-01)Coordination in natural and arti cial intelligent systems has attracted the attention of many scientists recently. However, little research has been conducted to understand the relationship between local coordination and ... -
How Green Building Passive Design Techniques Can Enhance the Lighting and Thermal Indoor Environment in Museums
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2012-11)There is a need for global environmental sustainable development involving upgrading the built environment with green initiatives to conserve energy. museums has relatively extra electricity usages as it needs provide ... -
How one-to one E-learning enhances and affects high school students’ learning performance in the UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2010-06)The one-to-one E-learning solution has become a significant tool of 21st century teaching art within UAE. It also has become the language that UAE youth speak. Therefore, this paper discusses how this new injected solution ... -
How risky sukuk are: comparative analysis of risks associated with sukuk and conventional bonds
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2010-05)Recent issues of Islamic bonds were “welcomed” with broad criticism, both by Islamic scholars and conventional investors. Presented paper attempts to analyze sukuk-associated risks and problems, and review their competitiveness ... -
How to Enhance the Efficiency of Business Units? Exploring the Relationship between Organizational Structure, IT Governance and Project Portfolio Management Efficiency
(British University in Dubai, 2012-10)The purpose of this study is to investigate the factors that make project portfolios more efficient. This study takes on the business units that operate in the private sector and considers them as project portfolios due ... -
HOW TO PROMOTE MEDIATION OF CONSTRUCTION DISPUTES IN THE UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-09)The unique nature of each construction project makes it difficult to contain the dispute through one or two methods, that’s is due to different contributing factors such as time, cost, quality contract conditions, and the ...