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An intertextuality perspective on Noah's Story in the Quran
(Academic Research Publishing Group, 2019)This study aims to analyse verses from the Quran in relation to Noah's story from an intertextuality perspective. The analysis focuses on three main aspects, namely, unravelling the discoursal meaning of ard 'land' in ... -
Mapping information technology infrastructure library with other information technology standards and best practices
(Science Publications, 2013)Information Technology (IT) has become an important strategic resource that any organization has to manage. It has been recognized that IT services are crucial and strategic organizational assets, therefore, organizations ... -
Anti-inflammatory agents of the carbamoylmethyl ester class: Synthesis, characterization, and pharmacological evaluation
(Dove Medical Press Ltd., 2013)In this study, target compounds 5-12 were synthesized via acid amine coupling of ibuprofen and naproxen with methyl ester derivatives of amino acids, namely, l-proline, sarcosine, l-tyrosine, and l-glutamic acid. When ... -
Science practical work and its impact on students' science achievement
(OmniaScience, 2020)The purpose of this quasi-experimental study is to evaluate the overall effect of practical work on students' academic attainment in science. Participants were selected from tenth grade students (chemistry and biology) and ... -
Cost-Efficient Bi-Layer Modeling of Antenna Input Characteristics Using Gradient Kriging Surrogates
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2020)Over the recent years, surrogate modeling has been playing an increasing role in the design of antenna structures. The main incentive is to mitigate the issues related to high cost of electromagnetic (EM)-based procedures. ... -
Unsteady Ferrofluid Slip Flow in the Presence of Magnetic Dipole with Convective Boundary Conditions
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2020)In this research article a micropolar Ferrofluid is analyzed. The flow is unsteady over an impulsively stretch sheet under the impact of MHD (Magnetohydrodynamics). We analyzed in this research article the interaction ... -
Design of Neural Network with Levenberg-Marquardt and Bayesian Regularization Backpropagation for Solving Pantograph Delay Differential Equations
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2020)In this paper, novel computing paradigm by exploiting the strength of feed-forward artificial neural networks (ANNs) with Levenberg-Marquardt Method (LMM), and Bayesian Regularization Method (BRM) based backpropagation is ... -
The experiences of three different user groups using Personally Controlled Health Record for multidisciplinary care team
(Australasian Association for Information Systems, 2019)Personally Controlled Health Records (PCHR) are patient-centric tools which allow individuals to own, manage, access and share their health information online from anywhere, at any time. Patient-centric tools have received ... -
On the path loss model for 5-GHz microwave-based pinless subsea connectors
(Electromagnetics Academy, 2019)In this work, a simple propagation channel model for microwave-based pinless subsea connectors in the 5 GHz band is presented. Both high electromagnetic attenuation in seawater due to absorption and the near-field working ... -
Mitigating insider threats on the edge: A knowledgebase approach
(Zarka Private University, 2020)Insider Threats, who are cloud internal users, cause very serious problems, which in terns, leads to devastating attacks for both individuals and organizations. Although, most of the attentions, in the real world, is for ... -
Expedited Yield Optimization of Narrow-and Multi-Band Antennas Using Performance-Driven Surrogates
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2020)Uncertainty quantification is an important aspect of engineering design, also pertaining to the development and performance evaluation of antenna systems. Manufacturing tolerances as well as other types of uncertainties, ... -
The impact of corporate governance practices on firm’s performance: An empirical evidence from Indian tourism sector
(Centre of Sociological Research, 2019)The growth of Indian companies in recent years has led to a change in the nature of the economy which attracted outsider investors from developed countries who demanded robust corporate governance practices from Indian ... -
An examination of consumers’ adoption of internet of things (IoT) in Indian banks
(Cogent OA, 2020)The purpose of this study is to find out the impact of awareness, privacy & safety, cost, convenience, social influence, and habits on the adoption of IoT in Indian banks. The sample size of 467 Indian customers has been ... -
Extending UML use case diagrams to represent non-interactive functional requirements
(Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 2020)Background: The comprehensive representation of functional requirements is a crucial activity in the analysis phase of the software development life cycle. Representation of a complete set of functional requirements helps ... -
Optimization of the application software in biomechanics and their contribution to the biological field
(Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute of Technology, 2019)Biomechanics refers to study of movement within dynamic biological systems. Advancement of computer software technologies such as JAVA language leads to combine stimuli and signals by biological systems and utilize them ... -
A low-profile hybrid multi-permittivity dielectric resonator antenna with perforated structure for Ku and K band applications
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2020)A wideband hybrid dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) consisting of a rectangular slot patch and a perforated stacked cylindrical dielectric resonator (DR) is proposed. A rectangular slot was etched on the grounding side ... -
Hybrid Isolator for Mutual-Coupling Reduction in Millimeter-Wave MIMO Antenna Systems
(IEEE., 2019)A novel millimeter-wave (MMW) hybrid isolator is presented to reduce the mutual-coupling (MC) between two closely-spaced dielectric resonators (DR) antennas at 60 GHz. The proposed hybrid isolator consists of a combination ... -
The impact of using drama in education on life skills and reflective thinking
(Kassel University Press GmbH, 2019)The study aimed to identify the impact of using drama in education on life skills and reflective thinking. The experimental method was used, and the study sample consisted of (100) students from the 10th grade at the ... -
Exploring Diverse Features for Sentiment Quantification Using Machine Learning Algorithms
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2020)In the era of web 2.0, online forums, blogs and Twitter are becoming primary sources for sharing views, opinions and comments about different topics. Classifying these views, opinions and comments is known as sentiment ... -
The determinants of liquidity of Indian listed commercial banks: A panel data approach
(Cogent OA., 2019)The objective of this study is to examine the liquidity (LQD) determinants of Indian listed commercial banks. The study has applied both GMM and pooled, fixed and random effect models to a panel of 37 commercial banks ...