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The World (of Warcraft) through the eyes of an expert
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PeerJ
, 2017 , Article)
Negative correlations between pupil size and the tendency to look at salient locations were found in recent studies (e.g., Mathôt et al., 2015). It is hypothesized that this negative correlation might be explained by the ...
Investigating the impact of donor funding: a case study on Lebanon
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Emerald Publishing
, 2017 , Article)
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to develop a macroeconomic framework to predict the impact of transient donor funding on a developing economy and to facilitate evaluation of the effectiveness of alternative uses of ...
Training transfer intention and training effectiveness: Assessing the gender differences using multi-group structural equation modelling approach
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emerald Publishing limited
, 2017 , Article)
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to further the current research on the topic of the intention to transfer training and training effectiveness by examining the gender-related training intention and work behaviour ...
Immersive virtual reality in improving communication skills in children with Autism
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International Association of Online Engineering
, 2017 , Article)
Individuals in the Autism Spectrum often encounter situations where they have to respond to questions and situations that they do not know how to respond to, such as, questions asked by strangers including ones related to ...
Design and implementation of a multimedia-based technology solution to assist children with intellectual disability to learn
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Kassel University Press GmbH
, 2017 , Article)
This paper presents an innovative technological solution to improve the understanding and cognitive functions of children with intellectual disability through multimedia. New algorithms that mine the story-based scripts, ...
Do financial crises alter the dynamics of corporate capital structure? Evidence from GCC countries
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2017 , Article)
We study the impact of the 2008 financial crisis on the capital structure of GCC firms. We employ a dataset covering a 10-year period from eight sectors to investigate patterns in corporate leverage before and after the ...
Does sukuk market development spur economic growth?
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2017 , Article)
We investigate the impact of sukuk market development on economic growth using a sample comprising all sukuk-issuing countries spanning the period 1995-2015. We use the system GMM estimator to tackle potential omitted ...
SME international business models: The role of context and experience
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2017 , Article)
This paper addresses two questions through a study of 180 SMEs located in contrasting industry and home country contexts. First, which business models for international markets prevail among SMEs and do they configure into ...
Beginner CFL learners' perceptions of language difficulty in a task-based teaching and learning (TBTL) environment in Denmark
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2017 , Article)
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Hierarchy based information requirements for sustainable operations of buildings in Qatar
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2017 , Article)
Information flows in construction projects are generally focused on the needs of the design and construction phases. This creates disruption of workflows across the project stages and in particular with the information ...