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A comparative psychological evaluation of a robotic avatar in Dubai and Japan

Frontiers in Robotics and AI
IntroductionThis study focused on the psychological evaluation of an avatar robot in two distinct regions, Dubai in the Middle East and Japan in the Far East.
Hiroko Kamide, Yukiko Horikawa, Moe Sato, Moe Sato, Atsushi Toyoda, Atsushi Toyoda, Kurima Sakai, Takashi Minato, Takashi Minato, Takahiro Miyashita, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Hiroshi Ishiguro   +11 more
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Information, knowledge and the context of interaction [PDF]

, 2008
Representing knowledge as information content alone is insufficient in providing us with an understanding of the world around us. A combination of context as well as reasoning of the information content is fundamental to representing knowledge, within ...
Sharif, A M
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From signing up to staying in: Exploring factors associated with engagement in parenting programs

Family Relations, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective This study explored individual and program factors associated with engagement in early childhood parenting programs in the United Arab Emirates. Background Parenting programs can improve caregiver well‐being, parenting skills, and child outcomes, but their success relies on effective recruitment and sustained participation ...
Michelle P. Kelly, Dean Cairns, Ashlyn Smith, Khawla Barley, Andrew E. Lincoln   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The role of the Dubai Festival in the work of mural painting in its public facilities (Analytical study)

Maǧallaẗ Al-Turāṯ wa Al-Taṣmīm
The presented research is an analytical study of the Dubai Canvas Festival 2017 for three-dimensional arts, as it is an art festival organized by Brand Dubai, the creative arm of the Government of Dubai Media Office (GDMO).
Researcher.Shimaa Saber Moukhtar Abdel Hamid gohar The role of the Dubai Festival
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Analyzing Hydrodynamic Changes in Dubai Creek, UAE: A Pre- and Post-Extension Study

Hydrology
This paper presents a comparative study that examines the effects of the Dubai Creek extension on its hydrodynamics and water flushing dynamics. Dubai Creek (Khor Dubai) is a 24 km long artificial seawater stream located in the emirate of Dubai.
Khaled Elkersh, Serter Atabay, Tarig Ali, Abdullah G. Yilmaz, Maruf Md. Mortula, Geórgenes H. Cavalcante   +5 more
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Is the "Dubai model" a new paradigm for growth and investment strategies for oil-based economies? Case study: Eurasia. ACES Working Papers No. 8, 2008 [PDF]

, 2008
The first part of the paper addresses the theoretical background of economic growth and competitive advantage models. Although there is a whole set of research on a relationship between foreign direct investments and economic growth, little has been said
Dairabayeva, Karlygash S., Rehman, Scheherazade S.   +1 more
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Dental Caries Prevalence Among Dubai and Northern Emirates Public Schoolchildren: An Epidemiological Retrospective Study (2015–2019)

International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Oral health is a key public health priority in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), yet the effectiveness of the existing programmes is unclear due to limited standardised data. Aim To estimate schoolchildren caries prevalence across UAE over five academic years (2015–2019) and assess the associated factors.
Khawla Humaid Belhoul Alfalasi, Tom Loney, Momen Atieh, Christopher Cardwell, Haifa Hannawi, Maimouneh Qazi, Gerry McKenna   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Arabic or English? Multilingual users’ preferences in Dubai ATM transactions

Frontiers in Communication
Language choice or preference, that is the deliberate selection of language(s) for different purposes in different contexts, situations and domains, is a complex sociolinguistic phenomenon as it is usually motivated by numerous sociolinguistic factors ...
Ahmad Al-Issa, Hana Sulieman
doaj   +1 more source

Identifying opportunities for developing CSP and PV-CSP hybrid projects under current tender conditions and market perspectives in MENA – benchmarking with PV-CCGT [PDF]

, 2015
Concentrating solar power (CSP) is one of the promising renewable energy technologies provided the fact that it is equipped with a cost-efficient storage system, thermal energy storage (TES).
Ali Zaalouk, Osama
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The Mixed Gamble of Competitive Dynamics in Family‐Controlled Firms

Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract We extend the mixed gamble perspective to explain how family‐controlled firms frame and evaluate the difficult trade‐off between potential gains and losses in financial wealth (FW) and socioemotional wealth (SEW) when pursuing portfolio‐level strategic initiatives, as captured by competitive aggressiveness and complexity.
Jaeyoung Cho, Alfredo De Massis, Josip Kotlar   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source