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An Exploratory Study of Teachers' Perceptions of Prosocial Behaviors in Preschool Children
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Children's social development is generally facilitated in the context of the unique, socialization experiences that they encounter at school and at. Such experiences are likely to manifest themselves in prosocial behaviors ... -
An exploratory study of teachers' perceptions of prosocial behaviors in preschool children
( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)The purpose of this study was to assess the occurrences of prosocial behaviors in preschool children according to the perceptions of their teachers, examine if variations of prosocial behaviors exist among boys and girls, ... -
An exploratory study of the determinants of the quality of strategic decision implementation in Turkish industrial firms
( Braybrooke Press , 2014 , Article)This paper investigates the determinants of quality of decision implementation. By drawing on a sample of 116 firms located in Turkey, the authors test whether the features of important team processes (i.e. trust and ... -
An Exploratory Study of the Factors Associated With Literacy Teachers' Integration of Technology: A Study of Lebanese Schools
( Routledge , 2016 , Article)The purpose of this study is to explore Lebanese teachers' perceptions of the factors determining their integration of technology into literacy classrooms. A quantitative survey examining literacy teachers' individual ... -
An exploratory study on medications in Qatar homes
( Dove Medical Press Ltd , 2011 , Article)Background: Drug therapy is the most often used intervention for treatment and prevention of disease. However, if used inappropriately, drugs can cause more harm than good. Improper drug storage and disposal can have a ... -
An extension of consumer environmental behavior research among expatriates
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2014 , Article)A wealth of research has explored different configurations of consumer environmental beliefs, attitudes, and values, and their influence on consumer environmental behavior. It is essential that a more comprehensive ... -
An extensive analysis of mechanical, thermal and physical properties of jute fiber composites with different fiber orientations
( Elsevier Ltd , 2021 , Article)The study is aimed to find the effect of orientation of the woven jute fiber on the composites with epoxy matrix on the mechanical properties, thermal properties with different orientations (0°, 15°, 30°, 45°, 60° & 75°) ... -
An extraction method for the parameters of the solar cell single-diode-model
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2018 , Conference Paper)This paper introduces an efficient and simple method for extracting the parameters of a solar cell described by a single diode model. Given the IV curve of the solar cell, the method starts with random parameters and relies ... -
An FPGA implementation of the matching pursuit algorithm for a compressed sensing enabled e-Health monitoring platform
( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Article)Wireless monitoring of physiological signals is an evolving direction in personalized medicine and home-based e-Health systems. There are several constraints in designing such systems, with two of the most important being ... -
An H-Bridge Modular DC-DC Converter with Bidirectional Flyback-Based Energy Equalization Modules
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2018 , Conference Paper)Conventional Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC) is a promising candidate in high-voltage high-power applications. Unfortunately, operating the conventional MMC with DC output voltage results in unbalanced capacitors' ... -
An historiographical analysis of the Arabic accounts of early mosques: With special reference to those at Madina, Basra and Kufa
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An HIV-STI risk reduction program among undergraduate students at a northern Nigerian university: A randomized controlled field trial
(2012 , Article)Aim This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a peer-led human immunodeficiency virus-sexually transmitted infections (HIV-STI) intervention program based on the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills model among ... -
An H∞ cooperative fault recovery control of multi-agent systems
( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)In this work, an H∞ performance fault recovery control problem for a team of multi-agent systems that is subject to actuator faults is studied. Our main objective is to design a distributed control reconfiguration strategy ... -
An image steganography approach based on k-least significant bits (k-LSB)
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2020 , Conference Paper)Image steganography is the operation of hiding a message into a cover image. the message can be text, codes, or image. Hiding an image into another is the proposed approach in this paper. Based on LSB coding, a k-LSB-based ... -
An impedance-based method for distribution system monitoring
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2018 , Article)This paper presents a new approach in monitoring of a power distribution system. It uses the bus voltage and injected current to extract the apparent impedance seen from the measuring unit location. Then the apparent ... -
An improved adaptive EWMA control chart for monitoring time between events with application in health sector
( John Wiley and Sons Ltd , 2023 , Article)Nonconforming events rarely occur in high-quality processes, and the time between events ((Formula presented.)) is likely to be followed by a skewed distribution, such as an exponential distribution. This paper proposes ... -
An Improved ANPC-based 7-level Inverter with Reduced Component and Low TSV for EV Applications
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2023 , Conference Paper)The low dc-link voltage requirements of active-neutral-point-clamped (ANPC) inverters with voltage-gain capabilities make them attractive. The system's overall efficiency, reliability, and power density are improved by the ... -
An improved asymmetrical multi-level inverter topology with boosted output voltage and reduced components count
( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2021 , Article)This paper presents an improved Multi-level Inverter topology utilizing the concept of boosting-capacitor and two DC sources with reduced switches count for generating 17-level output. The topology employs 10 unidirectional ... -
An improved asymmetrical multilevel inverter topology with reduced semiconductor device count
( John Wiley and Sons Ltd , 2020 , Article)Background: Multilevel Inverters have become a viable alternative to two-level inverters because of their superior power quality, however, the increase in number of switches with their corresponding voltage stress, and dc ... -
An Improved Control Chart for Monitoring Linear Profiles and its Application in Thermal Conductivity
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2020 , Article)In most of the manufacturing processes, we encounter different quality characteristics of a product and process. These characteristics can be categorized into two kinds; study variables (variable of interest) and the ...
