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Building Disaster Resilience within the Emirati Energy Sector through a Comprehensive Strategic Mitigation Plan [PDF]
, 2013 Disasters, both natural and man-made, have been occurring with increasing frequency and effect in recent decades in many countries around the world. Such threats have been shown to result in a loss of life, property and income and all of which have an ...
Amaratunga, Dilanthi +2 more
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Eco‐Initiatives and Commitment to the Equator Principles
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Equator Principles (EP) score is a performance code for financial institutions (FIs) based on their commitment to managing environmental issues in project financing. This study examines the impact of environmental initiatives on the adoption of the EP by 204 US financial firms (including banks, insurance companies, investment banks, asset ...
Post Raj Pokharel +1 more
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TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract This article examines how online tutoring platforms (OTPs) have facilitated new forms of (im)mobility—and discourses of (im)mobility—among online English tutors. Drawing on semi‐structured interviews with online tutors, the article critically interrogates OTPs' primary selling point: that online tutors can work “anytime, anywhere.” While OTPs ...
Nate Ming Curran
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Notes on the Afar triple junction [PDF]
Geological anomalies of Afar and bordering ...
Mohr, P. A.
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Tilapia culture in Kuwait: constraints and solutions [PDF]
, 2006 Tilapia farming in Kuwait is in its early stages. Slow growth, high production cost and poor demand are the major constraints to the expansion of tilapia culture in Kuwait.
Ridha, M.T.
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Feature Article: ELT Materials
TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract After providing a working definition of ELT materials that encompasses both commercial and noncommercial instructional resources, I differentiate between studies of materials content, consumption, and production, reviewing notable studies of each type, most of which have appeared in the pages of TQ.
Nigel Harwood
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The effect of third gulf war on the efficiency of Arabian and east African seaports. [PDF]
On March 19, 2003, the American and the British forces began the Third Persian Gulf War, a conflict which may become popularly known as " 3rd Gulf War" or the "Second Iraq War".
Ahmed Salem AL-ERAQI
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Guanxi and Wasta: 20 Years of Evolution and Future Directions for Informal Network Research
Thunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article provides an examination of the evolution of networking in China and the Arab world over two decades and provides an update to, and new insights arising from, an article called Guanxi and Wasta; A Comparison, published in Thunderbird International Business Review in 2006.
Kate Hutchings +3 more
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Wintering Birds in Northern Saudi Arabia: February 2009 [PDF]
, 2011 The northern plains of Saudi Arabia are an area of approximately 231,000 km2, or roughly equivalent to the size of the whole of the United Kingdom. During previous ABBA Surveys in this area in late winter and spring significant numbers of wintering ...
Abu Qabous, Baleegh +3 more
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Prospects for Developing Compressed Air Energy Storage in Saudi Arabia
IET Smart Energy Systems, EarlyView.Under Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030, this paper analyses the supporting role of Compressed Air Energy Storage in high‐penetration renewable energy systems and, in light of the local geological resources and grid conditions, demonstrates its feasibility for deployment and future development prospects.
Mingzhong Wan +6 more
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