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Small Steps Lead to Quality Assurance and Enhancement in Qatar University
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Routledge
, 2009 , Article)
This paper presents a brief overview of Qatar University's history since it was started in 1973. Its primary focus is on the various small, but important, steps taken by the University to address the needs of quality ...
Investigating critical thinking skills practices in Qatari Elementary Schools
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Common Ground Publishing
, 2009 , Article)
The purpose of this study was to examine how government and independent elementary school teachers in Qatar compare on promoting students' critical thinking skills in the classroom. A total of 441 participants completed a ...
Validity and reliability of the Arabic version of Activities of Daily Living (ADL)
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Nasser and Doumit
, 2009 , Article)
Background. The Activity of Daily Living (ADL) is an instrument that screens elderly respondents for physical functioning and assesses whether they are dependent or independent in their daily activities. This study ...
Critical success factors for TQM implementation and their impact on performance of SMEs
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Emerald Group Publishing Limited
, 2009 , Article)
Abstract: Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the critical success factors of TQM implementation, to evaluate their impact on the primary measures as expressed by the operational performance and the secondary ...
Chip-Level Modulated BPPM Fiber-Optic Code Division Multiple Access
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IEEE
, 2009 , Conference Paper)
Chip-Level Modulated Binary Pulse Position Modulation (CLM-BPPM) is proposed as a modulation scheme for Fiber-Optic Code Division Multiple Access (FO-CDMA) systems using Optical Orthogonal Code (OOC) for time domain signal ...
Cost optimization of composite beams using genetic algorithms
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2009 , Article)
This paper presents a genetic algorithm model for the cost optimization of composite beams based on the load and resistance factor design (LRFD) specifications of the AISC. The model formulation includes the cost of concrete, ...
A predictive strategy for lifetime maximization in selective relay networks
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IEEE
, 2009 , Conference Paper)
Two algorithms based on an energy conserving dynamic transmit power threshold are proposed for improving the lifetime in relay networks utilizing selective relay strategies with amplify-and-forward (AF) relays. the lifetime ...
The modified homotopy perturbation method for solving strongly nonlinear oscillators
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Elsevier
, 2009 , Article)
In this paper we propose a reliable algorithm for the solution of nonlinear oscillators. Our algorithm is based upon the homotopy perturbation method (HPM), Laplace transforms, and Padé approximants. This modified homotopy ...
An efficient technique for finding the eigenvalues of fourth-order Sturm–Liouville problems
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Elsevier
, 2009 , Article)
In this paper, we will develop a numerical technique for finding the eigenvalues of fourth-order non-singular Sturm–Liouville problems. We used the variational iteration methods as a basis for this technique. Numerical ...
A Pyramidal Security Model for Large-Scale Group-Oriented Computing in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks: The Key Management Study
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IEEE
, 2009 , Article)
In mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs), many applications require group-oriented computing among a large number of nodes in an adversarial environment. To deploy these large-scale cooperative applications, secure multicast ...