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EFL writing instruction in an Egyptian university classroom: An emic view
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Palgrave Macmillan
, 2016 , Book chapter)
In Egypt, little research is done to explore how EFL writing is taught from the participants’ emic views. Based on empirical research, this chapter explores the focuses of EFL writing instruction at university and highlights ...
The dynamics of energy geopolitics in the Gulf and Qatar's Foreign relations with East Asia
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Springer Singapore
, 2016 , Book chapter)
Five GCC countries have developed shortages of natural gas, while Qatar possesses the third largest reserves of natural gas globally, and yet no meaningful GCC-wide gas network exists. Qatar's commercially grounded energy ...
An overview of cloud systems and supply chains in Jordan
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Palgrave Macmillan
, 2016 , Book chapter)
In line with the focus of this book on cloud systems and supply chain firms, it is appropriate to provide a background of cloud systems implementation, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Information Systems ...
Investigating the role of knowledge gaps in enhancing quality in cloud environments
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Palgrave Macmillan
, 2016 , Book chapter)
In recent years we have all heard about the advantages and benefits of the so-called “cloud” for the use of corporate software (Gopalakrishnan, 2009; Neto et al., 2008; Takabi et al., 2011). It can be argued that the ...
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 ...