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Policy borrowing and developing knowledge economies in GCC countries: a critique from a Human Capital Theory perspective
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Springer Science and Business Media B.V.
, 2021 , Article)
Globalization presents Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries with opportunities for economic growth and transformation, as many of these nations face economic challenges such as the need for a diversified knowledge-based ...
Teachers’ Experiences and Challenges with Student Diversity in Qatar’s Government Schools
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Common Ground Research Networks
, 2021 , Article)
Globalization has changed the demographics of the Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC) countries creating vastly diverse resident populations. Notably, Qatar has emerged as a multinational and multicultural nation. Qatar’s ...
The McDonaldization of CAEP accreditation and teacher education programs abroad
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2020 , Article)
McDonaldization is the processes of the fast-food industry that dominate segments of societies worldwide. Few studies address how McDonaldization applies to the accreditation of teacher education programs. This article ...
Interactions between autonomous vehicles and pedestrians at unsignalized mid-block crosswalks considering occlusions by opposing vehicles
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2021 , Article)
Visibility can be identified as one of the critical determinants for the safety performance of autonomous vehicles (AVs) on unsignalized mid-block crosswalks (UMC), which may be significantly influenced by build-up environment ...
Political behavior does not (always) undermine strategic decision making: Theory and evidence
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2020 , Article)
Political behavior pervades strategic decision-making, often damaging decision quality and undermining organizational performance. However, little is currently known about how top management teams (TMTs) cope with such ...
A novel agent-based framework for evaluating pedestrian safety at unsignalized mid-block crosswalks
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2021 , Article)
A critical safety problem in road networks is the conflicts on unsignalized crosswalks. Thus, a proactive approach to assess pedestrian safety performance is required. Simulating the microscopic road user behavior in a ...
Sensitive SO2 gas sensor utilizing Pt-doped graphene nanoribbon: First principles investigation
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2021 , Article)
The objective of this work is to seek a highly sensitive gas sensor for the detection of sulfur dioxide (SO2) by investigating the impacts of passivation as well as metal doping of armchair-edge graphene nanoribbon (AGNR) ...
Vulnerabilities and countermeasures in electrical substations
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
The impending and continued threat of cyberattacks on modern utility grids has called for action from the different stakeholders of the electricity sector. This calls for a thorough investigation and review of the weaknesses ...
Effect of individually controlled personalized ventilation on cross-contamination due to respiratory activities
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
While personalized ventilation (PV) has been integrated to enhance inhaled air quality, some studies showed that it can contribute to contaminants' transport indoors. This work investigates the effect of the individual ...
The Effect of the Moroccan Salvadora Persica Extract on the Corrosion Behavior of the Ni-Cr Non-precious Dental Alloy in Artificial Saliva
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Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
, 2021 , Article)
To evaluate, for the first time, the effect of the Moroccan Miswak (Salvadora persica) extract on the corrosion behavior of Ni-Cr dental alloy in artificial saliva, the electrochemical techniques, such as Inductively Coupled ...