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The role of English and the sociocultural structure of Bahasa: a study of Brunei Darussalam
( Springer Science and Business Media B.V. , 2023 , Article)This paper looks at the role of English in Brunei and the sociocultural structure of Bahasa/language in Brunei Darussalam. The aim of this research is to critically analyse sociocultural theory from Vygotsky’s “peak ... -
Students’ and facilitators’ experiences with synchronous and asynchronous online dialogic discussions and e-facilitation in understanding the Nature of Science
( Springer , 2024 , Article)The existing literature lacks a precise understanding of how online facilitation and dialogic discussions can positively impact students’ comprehension of the Nature of Science (NoS). This study delves into the experiences ... -
VASCULAR REMODELING IN HYPERTENSION: IN-VITRO/ EX-VIVO MECHANICAL STRETCH-INDUCED ALTERATIONS AND OMICS ANALYSIS
(2024 , Dissertation)Hypertension, being a primary vasculature disorder, contributes significantly to premature death globally. Over the years, numerical figures have evidenced a dramatic increase in hypertension’s global prevalence, affecting ... -
Exploring EMI in STEM disciplines: a case study of KAIST
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2024 , Article)This research aims to overview the English-medium instruction (EMI) situation in Korean Higher education (HE), briefly describing and studying HE policies and examining their impact on Korean teachers and students. The ... -
Factors impacting science and mathematics teachers’ competencies and self-efficacy in TPACK for PBL and STEM
( Modestum LTD , 2024 , Article)Science and mathematics teachers face the dual challenge of mastering subject-specific expertise and developing the pedagogical skills necessary for implementing integrated science, technology, engineering, and mathematics ... -
Submarine groundwater discharge on the algarve shelf: Case study of albufeira-ribeira de quarteira aquifer system
( Laboratorio Nacional de Energia e Geologia , 2015 , Article)In the Algarve region (S of Portugal) occur several coastal aquifer systems which geometry and structure of the water bearing formations, groundwater flow, and water balance, are favorable to the existence of submarine ... -
Microplastics in coastal environments of the Arabian Gulf
( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)Eight sandy beaches along the coastline of Qatar and four sea surface stations on the eastern coast, adjacent to Doha Bay, were surveyed between December 2014 and March 2015. Microplastics, mainly low density polyethylene ... -
Biophysical model of coral population connectivity in the Arabian/Persian Gulf
( Academic Press , 2020 , Book chapter)The coral reef ecosystems of the Arabian/Persian Gulf (the Gulf) are facing profound pressure from climate change (extreme temperatures) and anthropogenic (land-use and population-related) stressors. Increasing degradation ... -
Ocean acidification impacts on zooplankton
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Coral and reef fish communities in the thermally extreme Persian/Arabian gulf: Insights into potential climate change effects
( Springer , 2021 , Book chapter)Coral reefs are facing global challenges, with climate change causing recurrent coral bleaching events at a faster rate than corals may be able to recover from, and leading to an overall decline of coral cover and shifts ... -
Applying the ecosystem services - EBM framework to sustainably manage Qatar's coral reefs and seagrass beds
( Elsevier Ltd , 2021 , Article)Given the current natural and anthropogenic threats facing Qatar's marine environment and the consequential expected decline in ecosystem services, this paper examines the potential application of the Ecosystem Services-EBM ... -
Epibenthic communities from offshore platforms in the Arabian Gulf are structured by platform age and depth
( Elsevier Ltd , 2021 , Article)Oil and gas platforms act as artificial habitats for a myriad of marine organisms. In this study, we used opportunistic remotely operated vehicle (ROV) data to describe fouling assemblages through the characterization of ... -
Population genetic structure of a major reef-building coral species Acropora downingi in northeastern Arabian Peninsula
( Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH , 2022 , Article)Current seawater temperatures around the northeastern Arabian Peninsula resemble future global forecasts as temperatures > 35 °C are commonly observed in summer. To provide a more fundamental aim of understanding the ... -
Are offshore platforms a good candidate to restore functional diversity of reef fish communities in the Arabian Gulf?
( Elsevier B.V. , 2023 , Article)Human-made structures are ubiquitous in the marine realm. Complex structures such as oil and gas platforms may constitute a suitable habitat for species in areas where natural reefs have been highly degraded by coastal ... -
Spatial patterns of reef fishes and corals in the thermally extreme waters of Qatar
( Frontiers Media S.A. , 2022 , Article)The Persian Gulf is a thermally extreme environment in which reef corals have adapted to survive through temperature ranges that would be lethal to corals from other regions. Despite offering a unique opportunity to better ... -
Human and avicennia marina mangrove populations: With special reference to Qatar
( University of Akron , 2017 , Article)This study's aim is to find out the reasons and the ways to ensure the survival of Qatari mangroves along with the current development of the country. Mangroves are halophyte trees, able to survive in intertidal areas, ... -
Removal of toxic pollutants from produced water by phytoremediation: Applications and mechanistic study
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)In this study, a greenhouse experiment of complete randomized design with three replications was conducted to investigate the potential of Medicago sativa, Zea mays, Helianthus annus, Sorghum bicolor, Phragmites australis ... -
Using safety constraint for transactional dataset anonymization
( Springer , 2013 , Conference Paper)In this paper, we address privacy breaches in transactional data where individuals have multiple tuples in a dataset. We provide a safe grouping principle to ensure that correlated values are grouped together in unique ... -
Maintaining database anonymity in the presence of queries
( Springer , 2013 , Conference Paper)With the advent of cloud computing there is an increased interest in outsourcing an organization's data to a remote provider in order to reduce the costs associated with self-hosting. If that database contains information ... -
Secure and private outsourcing of shape-based feature extraction
( Springer , 2013 , Conference Paper)There has been much recent work on secure storage outsourcing, where an organization wants to store its data at untrusted remote cloud servers in an encrypted form, such that its own employees can query the encrypted data ...
