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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 ...
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 ...
Applying a Sustainability Metric in Energy, Water and Food Nexus Applications; A Biomass Utilization Case Study to Improve Investment Decisions
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2019 , Book chapter)
The demand for energy, water and food (EWF) resources will continue to increase, especially as the population is expected to reach 9 billion by 2050. The consequences of this include resource exhaustion and environmental ...
The role of ICT adoption in curbing corruption in developing countries
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Springer International Publishing
, 2017 , Book chapter)
Corruption is regarded as a major problem impeding development potentialities, and curbing it is a leading challenge for developing countries. This chapter assesses the possibilities of ICT adoption as a powerful tool for ...
Ubiquitous monitoring system for critical cardiac abnormalities
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Springer
, 2012 , Book chapter)
In many critical cardiac abnormalities, it is desirable to have a monitoring system that can keep a constant surveillance on the conditions of the heart and its related patterns. This can be very convenient in clinical ...