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Occupational Commitment of Women in STEM Fields: The Impact of Coping Self-Efficacy and Mentoring
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2019-11)Continued under-representation of women employed in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields drastically reduces the available talent pool of technical skills. There have been many initiatives to enrol ... -
Oil and gas industry tanks Inspection, maintenance and repair as per international Engineering standard
(The British University in Dubai, 2019-07)This dissertation is centered on inspection, maintenance and repair of oil and gas tanks. The tanks play a vital role of storing oil and gas products as they await transportation or further processing. These products are ... -
An Omnichannel Digital Banking Platform For Smart City Services: UAE Case Study
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2019-09)The main aim of the research is to examine the omnichannel digital banking platforms within the UAE and how banking sector in UAE is providing smart service for smart cities. Digital banking and financial technology are ... -
On the Cognitive Plausibility of Abstract Argument Evaluation Criteria: The Case of Argument Reinstatement
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2009-06)Classical reasoning such as reasoning based on propositional logic is monotonic in the sense that adding new information does not remove any previously made conclusion. Common sense suggests that the failure of monotonic ... -
On the Role of Values in Educational Research: a Critique of Two Research Studies
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2019-10)This paper aims to critique the conceptual framework and paradigmatic nature of two studies that report on empirical data to draw conclusions and claim transferability. The focus is placed on the influence of the raft of ... -
The One-to-One Laptop Initiative in Science Classes in the United Arab Emirates High Schools
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2013-03)Technology has affected education in several ways. This study investigated the one-to-one laptop initiative in the Applied Technology High school in the United Arab Emirates. It examined the implementation of laptops in ... -
An Online Cognitive, Adaptive, Practice based Approach for ITS: An Approach to IT professional certifications
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2008-10)With the development of WWW technology, web-based Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITSs) are becoming an important area of research and development. The key benefit of web-based ITS is that it can be accessed by thousands of ... -
Online Feedback in a Visible Learning School: An Investigation to Study the Effect of Online Feedback during Online Sessions Conducted through Nearpod
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2022-01)Since feedback is one of the most significant elements that support the learning process and online learning is a demand nowadays, the present study utilizes a mixed methodology to investigate the effect of online feedback ... -
An Ontology-based Semantic Web for Arabic Question Answering: The Case of E-Government Services
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2018-08)Since the beginning of the digital age, the amount of information has increased significantly, and the relationships among the different types of information have become more sophisticated. The fact that the number of ... -
Operational and Financial Risks from Climate Change in UAE Construction Industry
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2017-11)The current dissertation explores the influence of climate change on operational and financial risks in the construction sector of the United Arab Emirates. It uses the existing literature to identify the five modules of ... -
Operational risk management under Basel ll - A case of UAE banks
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2010-05)This thesis examines the ORM process in UAE banks in the light of Basel II Accord. The research also dwells into the concept of operational risk management with detailed study of the nature and characteristics of operational ... -
Opportunities for Knowledge Sharing, Knowledge Transfer, and Innovation in the UAE through Academia-Industry Collaboration
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2013-06)Competition and technological changes continue to increase at a rapid rate which leads to a significant growth in the need for connection between firms and universities, not only to discover knowledge but also to achieve ... -
Optimisation of PV Cleaning Practices: Comparison Between Performance Based and Periodic Based Approaches
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2018-07)Solar energy has the largest untapped reserve in energy and is one of the fastest emerging energy markets. Especially in places that experience sunny clear days throughout the year such as the Middle East region, solar ... -
Optimization of the Energy Performance in the Hospitality Sector in UAE by Using the Integrated Control Methodology in the Guestrooms
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2014-05)This dissertation aims to study the energy efficiency in the hospitality sector in UAE. It will discuss the energy benchmarking analysis for the lodging buildings to differentiate between the usual practice and best practice ... -
OPTIMIZING THE FAÇADE SKIN OF AN EXISTING OFFICE BUILDING WITH BIOMEMITIC DESIGN SOLUTIONS
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2018-08)As a city, Dubai has a vision for sustainable development, with goals that are outlined till the year 2050. In this city, buildings consume 80% of the energy generated locally. In line with this initiative, local government ... -
Optimum Design Model of Energy-Efficient Affordable Housing Units in UAE: Two Cases Study of Affordable Housing units in Dubai
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-03)In response to UN-Sustainable Development goals to provide a sustainable and comfortable living for people in all society segments and to Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid 50-Year Charter vision to attain self-sufficiency in ... -
Oral Reading Fluency Model: An Investigation of Reading-aloud Strategies, Assessment Methods and Factors Affecting Students’ Oral Reading Fluency in Private Schools in the UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2019-03)Oral reading fluency skill is considered to be the bridge to reading comprehension. However, it has been neglected in public schools in the UAE despite the fact that different theories (including behaviorism, information ... -
The Orchestration of Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Innovation Networks: The Impact of knowledge sharing on networks’ innovation outputs
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2013-05)Innovation, one word, four powerful syllables that have created a revolution over the decades with the effects that are equal of an atomic bomb. Nowadays, companies and governments are obliged to think differently and ... -
Organisational Culture and Teamwork in Governmental Organization: The Case of the U.A.E
(British University in Dubai, 2011-05)This research paper investigates on the organisational culture and its effect on teamwork. The research aims to find correlation between cultural factors and teamwork. Many problems and challenges related to teamwork were ... -
Organisational Excellence in Cultural-Social Development Organisations: A study of EFQM application in Abu Dhabi government sector
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2011-03)This research aims at evaluating the effectiveness of the EFQM Excellence Model in cultural-social development organisations of Abu Dhabi government sector. The study provides an overview of how organisational excellence ...