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Oman's independent foreign policy
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Taylor and Francis
, 2016 , Book chapter)
This chapter examines and explains the nature of Oman’s foreign policy. In doing so, it will apply three levels of foreign policy analysis, including the societal level, the state level, and the system level. The chapter ...
A free-slack-based genetic algorithm for the robotic cell problem with controllable processing times
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Springer New York LLC
, 2016 , Book chapter)
We present a novel genetic algorithm for the Robotic Cell Problem with controllable processing times. This challenging problem arises in an automated production cell that consists of m consecutive machines as well as a ...
Predicting academic success in health professions training and education: Insights from a data mining analysis
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Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
, 2016 , Book chapter)
Dropping-out is a very common phenomenon among students enrolled in Health Professions degree courses. For this reason, it would be extremely useful to have a model with the main variables that can predict, with a certain ...
Initiatives to innovate education to prepare qatar for the future
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Taylor and Francis
, 2016 , Book chapter)
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book provides good examples of the different purposes and levels of integrating technology in teaching. The Gulf Cooperation ...
Impact of piracy on Somalia: Society, economy, and state building
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Taylor and Francis
, 2016 , Book chapter)
Somali pirates have hijacked more than 270 ships and attacked over 1,100 vessels from 1995 to 2014 (IMB, 2014). Reports by the International Maritime Bureau estimate that more than 3,700 crew members have been held hostage ...
Weaving trending, costing and recommendations using big data analytic: An enterprise capability evaluator
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Springer International Publishing
, 2016 , Book chapter)
In the life cycle of a business organization, unprecedented turmoil and turbulent timings are inevitable. This ever green truth is not only an advice but a motivation for every organization to be dynamic in its business ...
Delivery of anticancer molecules using carbon nanotubes
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Springer International Publishing
, 2016 , Book chapter)
Since their discovery in 1991, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have emerged as material structures with numerous potential applications with a number of products already in the market place. An exciting application, which is ...
Teacher education and the development of teacher identity
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Taylor and Francis
, 2016 , Book chapter)
This chapter reports on a study of teachers' professional identity development, which took place in a Sudanese English as a foreign language (EFL) teacher education program. The socio-political and economic discourses are ...
Modified zno nanoparticles using iron ions (Fe3+) for photo-catalytic degradation of toxic pollutants under sunlight
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Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
, 2019 , Book chapter)
The optical properties of ZnO nanoparticles were modified using various dopant concentrations of iron (Fe3+) via a sol-gel method. To investigate of ZnO nanoparticles, the X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy ...
Process Dynamic Analysis and Control Strategy for COGEN option Used for Flare Utilization
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2019 , Book chapter)
The aim of this work is to develop suitable process dynamic analysis and control strategies for implementing cogeneration unit (COGEN) as a flare utilization alternative to handle unexpected disturbances from unknown and ...