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Corporate governance voluntary disclosures in developing countries: evidence from Jordanian banks
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Inderscience
, 2015 , Article)
The main objective of the current study is to determine the corporate governance mechanisms and company’s characteristics that effect on the level of voluntary disclosure provided by Jordanian banking listed companies; it ...
Matching Face Images Taken on the Same Day or Months Apart: the Limitations of Photo ID
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John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
, 2013 , Article)
It is well-established that matching images of unfamiliar faces is rather error prone. However, there is an important mismatch between face matching in laboratory and realistic settings. All of the currently available ...
Gulf Arab E-Business Environment: Localization Strategy Insights
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Wiley Subscription Services, Inc.
, 2015 , Article)
The Gulf Arab region, particularly Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), took significant steps toward adopting e-business and is poised to become a significant online marketplace. The region has a number of vital ...
Decision Support System and Multi-Criteria Decision Aid: A State of the Art and Perspectives
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John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
, 2015 , Article)
The aim of this paper is to highlight the role of the Decision Support System within the field of multi-criteria decision aid (MCDA). The MCDA tools have been incorporated into systems to create Multi-Criteria Decision ...
The reversing influence of involvement on the framing effect: The role of emotions and negativity
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John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
, 2014 , Article)
The Asian disease problem (ADP), as a demonstration of the framing effect, revealed a preference reversal between options perceived as risky and those perceived as certain. This research identifies individuals' involvement ...
Time frequency signal analysis and processing toolbox update 6.2: An enhanced research platform with new advanced high-resolution TFDs
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IEEE
, 2013 , Conference Paper)
This paper describes the advancements, updates and improvements made in the new Time Frequency Signal Analysis TFSAP toolbox as compared with the previous TFSA toolbox version. The updates and improvements done in TFSA ...
Stability charts for uniform slopes in soils with nonlinear failure envelopes
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2014 , Article)
Based on the results of an extensive parametric study, charts were developed for assessment of the stability of uniform slopes in soils with nonlinear shear strength failure envelopes. The study was conducted using envelopes ...
ملامح نظام الإفلاس في قانون التجارة القطري
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Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals
, 2013 , Article)
إن تقنين نظام الإفلاس التجاري مما يتفق مع طبائع الحياة العامة والخاصة معاً، فالأحوال الاقتصادية في حياة الأمم لا تستقر على وتيرة واحدة، لكنها تتقلب ما بين الأزمة والرخاء، والضيق والسعة، ومثلها شؤون التاجر التي ربما دارت ...
Engendering a clinic: Lessons learned from a domestic violence clinical course in Qatar
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Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals
, 2013 , Article)
Domestic violence, a serious problem around the world, remains a hidden concern among the Islamic Gulf States. Yet signs indicate the situation is changing. A team of American lawyers and professors, responding to student ...
Northeastern Qatari coast hydrodynamic modeling for assessment of sensitive ecosystems under anthropogenic and natural stressors
(2015 , Master Thesis)
The Northeastern Qatari coast, comprising diverse and sensitive flora and fauna communities (e.g. coral reefs and patches, seagrass meadows and turtles) is expected to undergo changes imposed by anthropogenic stressors ...