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ASSESSING READINESS FOR TRANSFORMATION FROM RULEBASED TO AI-BASED CHATBOT IN UAE HEALTHCARE: A CASE STUDY OF A REHABILITATION HOSPITAL IN ABU DHABI
Get PDFThis study investigates the readiness for transforming rule-based chatbots to AI-based chatbots in UAE healthcare, examining a rehabilitation hospital in Abu Dhabi through quantitative research involving healthcare professionals (N=96) and technical analysis. Findings revealed positive perceptions of the current system alongside enhancement opportunities through AI capabilities, with perceived usefulness strongly correlating with behavioural intention, high service quality ratings for empathy and responsiveness, midcareer professionals demonstrating the highest AI acceptance levels, and system integration identified as the highest priority implementation area.
The research contributes to healthcare technology transformation knowledge in the UAE by providing a structured implementation framework addressing technical requirements, organizational preparations, training needs, change management strategies, and risk mitigation, offering practical guidelines for UAE healthcare institutions navigating the transition from rule-based to AI-powered systems while maintaining operational efficiency
مبدأ يقينية العقد في القانون الإنجليزي- دراسة تحليلية مقارنة بالغرر في الفقه الإسلامي والقانون المقارن
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The principle of certainty of contract is considered one of the principles included in the unwritten English common law of customary origins and based upon judicial precedents of the English courts. It allows the court to intervene to give certainty to the contract, and save it from nullity; by completing it through construction and adding some phrases to its legal wording, and giving it an objectively clear meaning, that is consistent with the common intention of the contracting parties. This principle can also nullify the contract, despite the availability of its basic elements, if its subject matter and terms are uncertain, i.e. tainted with vagueness, ambiguity, incompleteness, deficiency or excessive anonymity. In contrast, Islamic jurisprudence has adopted the concept of uncertainty to express the doubt and excessive anonymity that afflict the subject matter of the contract, its requirements, or its fundamental conditions and has classified it into effective and non-effective uncertainty.
It should also be noted that comparative law, represented in this study by the Iraqi Civil Code No. (40) of 1951, and the United Arab Emirates Federal Civil Transactions Code No. (5) of 1985, which are influenced by Islamic jurisprudence, took the concept of uncertainty (jeopardy and fraud).
ملخص البحث
يعدّ مبدأ يقينية العقد من المبادىء التي تضمنتها الشريعة العامة الإنجليزية العرفية غير المكتوبة والمبنية على السوابق القضائية للمحاكم الإنجليزية، ويسمح للمحكمة بالتدخل لإضفاء اليقينية على العقد، وإنقاذه من البطلان؛ وذلك بإكماله عن طريق التفسير وإضافة بعض العبارات إلى صياغته القانونية، وإعطائه معنىً واضحاً من الناحية الموضوعية يتفق مع النية المشتركة للمتعاقدين. كما يمكن لهذا المبدأ أن يجعل العقد باطلاً، على الرغم من توفر أركانه، إذا كان محله وبنوده غير يقينية، بأن كانت مشوبة بالغموض والإبهام وبالقصور أو النقص والجهالة الفاحشة. وبالمقابل أخذ الفقه الإسلامي بمفهوم الغرر للتعبير عن الشكّ والجهالة الفاحشة اللتين تعتريان محل العقد، ومقتضاه أو شروطه الأساسية، وصنّفه إلى غرر مؤثر وغير مؤثر. وقد أخذ القانون المقارن المتمثل في هذه الدراسة، في القانون المدني العراقي رقم (40) لسنة 1951، وقانون المعاملات المدنية الإماراتي الاتحادي رقم (5) لسنة 1985، المتأثرين بالفقه الإسلامي، بمفهوم الغرر
Obstacles of Applying Response to Intervention Model Principles According to International Reading Association in Elementary Level.
Get PDFThe current study aimed to identify the obstacles of applying the Response to Intervention Model principles according to the International Reading Association from the point of view of primary school literacy teachers in Al Taif City. In addition, the study examined the difference among the sample answers based on the school level and gender variables. The researcher used a descriptive survey approach and designed a questionnaire for this purpose, the questionnaire covered four main topics: teaching and experience, responsive teaching and differentiation, evaluation, and teamwork and school administration. The sample included (258) literacy teachers from the elementary school level participated. The results found that the overall level of obstacles was moderate. But the “teamwork and school administration” principle came first as an obstacle of applying the Response to Intervention Model, while the “responsive teaching and differentiation” principle was the last obstacle of applying the Response to Intervention Model. There are also significant differences for the school level variable in favor of the higher grades. The study provided a number of recommendations to correctly activate the Response to Intervention Model and apply its main principles in Saudi Schools.
Keywords: Response to Intervantion, Reading, Elemantary, Obstacles, International Reading Association
FECAL MICROBIOTA OF HEALTHY ARABIAN CAMELS (Camelus dromedarius): A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY INVESTIGATING VARIOUS FACTORS (FOOD, CAMEL TYPE, AND DRINKING WATER) AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON FECAL MICROBIOME DIVERSITY IN ARABIAN CAMELS
Get PDFIn UAE, dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius) are considered as vital sources of meat and milk, and they also symbolize the cultural heritage of the region. Understanding healthy dromedary camel’s core microbiome and microbiome diversity is essential for their conservation and sustainable management. To explore the fecal microbiome diversity and core fecal microbiome of healthy dromedary camels, in this study, we analyzed 150 fecal samples from camels collected across 10 different farms in the Dubai region. Each farm maintains healthy camels and provides specific diets and water types, with some farms also focusing on camels for racing purposes. In this study, we carried out 16s rRNA gene (V3-V4 region amplicon) based microbiome analysis. Initially, alpha diversity was estimated for all samples, among the 10 farms, samples from Farm_5 showed the lowest diversity (Shannon-Weiner diversity index: 4.10; food habit: Rhodes grass, wheat bran, bread, and sheep feed pellets). At the same time, the highest alpha diversity was observed in farm_4 (Shannon-Weiner diversity index: 6.74), which follows the food habits of Rhodes grass and wheat bran. Beta diversity analysis showed a clear segregation of Farm_3 samples from other farm samples. Overall, we observed, at the phylum level, Firmicutes, Bacteroidota, Spirochaetota, Verrucomicrobiota, Proteobacteria, Fibrobacterota, Fusobacteriota and Desulfobacterota constitute the core microbiome of the Arabian camel fecal samples. Like other camel types (Algerian camels and Bactrian camels), Arabian dromedary camels are dominated by the phyla Firmicutes and Bacteroidota. In contrast, we found that the studied camels showed less Firmicutes/Bacteroidota ratio than Algerian and Bactrian camels. Also, we found higher (\u3e35%) amount of Bacteroidetes presence in studied 150 samples. Moreover, we observed less Firmicutes/Bacteroidota ratio in racing farms than in breeding farms. At the class level, we found Clostridia_258483, Bacteroidia, Spirochaetia, Negativicutes, Verrucomicrobiae, Bacilli, Fusobacteriia, Desulfovibrionia, Gammaproteobacteria and Fibrobacteria constitute the core microbiome of camel fecal samples. Overall, this study explored the core fecal microbiome of healthy Arabian dromedary camels. The fecal microbiome data generated from this study can be used as a reference point to monitor camel health in both breeding and racing farms
GENOMIC AND METABOLIC NETWORK PROPERTIES IN THERMOPHILES AND PSYCHROPHILES COMPARED TO MESOPHILES
Get PDFThermophiles and psychrophiles are extremophilic microorganisms that thrive in harsh conditions. Thermophiles are mostly located in hot springs, prosper in high temperatures. Psychrophiles thrive in extremely cold environments, including polar regions and deep-sea habitats. Although they play a crucial role in biotechnology and environmental research, their mechanisms of adaptation are still not well understood. The main objective of this thesis is to understand the genomic characteristics and metabolic network features in thermophiles and psychrophiles compared to mesophiles. The genomes of 59 species among thermophiles, psychrophiles, and mesophiles were collected from the NCBI database. These genomes were used to analyze their key features such as genome length, CDS counts, and G+C content at both whole-genome and codon-specific levels. Codon usage and amino acid abundance were analyzed, and genome-scale metabolic models were constructed using the ModelSEED platform. Additional analysis included model simulation, evaluation of metabolite production rates, pathway enrichment analysis of unique active reactions, and the generating of a metabolic network for all species. The study suggests that psychrophiles have larger genomes, more genes, larger metabolic networks, less metabolite exchange, and greater growth rates compared to thermophiles. Both groups have specific codon and amino acid preferences where thermophiles favor GC-rich codons, and psychrophiles prefer AT-rich codons. These bioinformatic analysis gives us deeper understanding of thermophiles and psychrophiles adaptation mechanisms, which enables their advanced application in biotechnology for industrial processes that requires stability in either extremely high or low temperatures. They also support biofuel production by leveraging their efficient metabolic networks and offer advanced applications in environmental industries
الحماية المستدامة للمستهلك من المخاطر المرتبطة بالغذاء دراسة تحليلية في التشريع الإماراتي
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The consumers’ lives are mainly dependent on food, which makes it the most important product that the consumers seek to acquire.
Because acquiring food is vital, and due to the numerous potential damages, that can occur to the consumer if the food does not meet quality standards or if it contains elements that can put the consumer’s health in danger, even his life too, the Emirati legislator decided to promulgate a consumer protection act in the area of food consumption: the Federal Decree Law No (10) of 2015 concerning food safety.
ملخص البحث
الغذاء هو أهم ما يسعى المستهلك لاقتنائه نظرا لارتباطه الوثيق بحياته التي لا يمكنها أن تستمر بدون غذاء. ولأنّ اقتناء الغذاء بهذه الأهمية، ونظرا للأضرار الخطيرة التي يمكن أن تلحق بالمستهلك إذا لم يكن مطابقا للمواصفات الخاصة به أو إذا تضمن عيوبا قد تؤدي إلى تضرّر صحة المستهلك وحتى حياته، ارتأى المشرّع الإماراتي إصدار قانون خاص بحماية المستهلك في مجال الغذاء، وهو القانون الاتحادي رقم 10 لسنة 2015 بشأن سلامة الغذاء
Predicting Entrepreneurial Intention: The Impact of Career Expectations and Grit among University Students at Sultan Qaboos University
Get PDFThis study investigates the predictive effects of career expectations and grit on Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) students’ entrepreneurial intentions. In addition, the study examined the effects of demographic variables (gender, college and GPA) on the levels of entrepreneurial intention, career expectations and grit. The study sample consisted of (323) students from undergraduate levels at SQU. The results indicated that career expectations and the perseverance of effort domain in grit scale were able to predict entrepreneurial intention. Furthermore, based on demographic variables, a statistically significant difference was found in entrepreneurial intentions, career expectations, consistency of interest and perseverance of effort. Considering the current findings, the study recommended expanding research on factors influencing entrepreneurial intentions among university students by adding psychological and social variables as mediators and moderator\u27s factors. Furthermore, the study emphasized the necessity for workshops and training programs to enhance students\u27 understanding of the significance of career expectations and grit in entrepreneurial intention, given the evolution in the educational system.
Keywords: Entrepreneurial intention, career expectations, grit, university students, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman
THE IMPACT OF RUBRIC-BASED FEEDBACK ON EFL WRITING PROFICIENCY: EXPLORING REVISION SKILLS AND LEARNING TRANSFER
Get PDFThis study explores how rubric-based feedback influences the writing development of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners, with a particular focus on their revision practices, learning transfer, and the challenges they face with cognitive overload. The research was carried out in a high school context in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), aiming to understand the real impact of structured feedback on students’ writing performance.Twenty Arabic-speaking students participated in the study, completing four essay writing tasks over eight weeks. These included a pre-test, two feedback-supported drafts, and a post-test. Their essays were assessed using an analytic rubric designed to evaluate key areas of writing, such as grammar, sentence structure, cohesion and coherence, content relevance, and clarity of expression. To gain a fuller understanding, the study combined quantitative analysis (paired t-tests and regression analysis) with qualitative examination of students\u27 writing and feedback responses.The findings showed that while students made noticeable improvements in their revisions, the progress varied across different aspects of writing. Feedback related to cohesion and coherence seemed to have a more lasting impact, while grammar-related feedback often led to immediate corrections but less evidence of long-term retention. The study also found that students sometimes struggled with cognitive overload, especially when presented with too much feedback at once.Moreover, the qualitative analysis uncovered traces of first-language (L1) influence, particularly in sentence structuring and transitions, which reflects the unique challenges Arabic-speaking learners encounter when writing in English. Drawing on these insights, the study offers practical recommendations for classroom practice, emphasizing the need to balance the amount and type of feedback provided, while also being mindful of students\u27 cognitive capacity and linguistic background
EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION OF NOVEL NANO POLYMER HYBRID ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY IN CARBONATE RESERVOIR
Get PDFInnovative enhanced oil recovery (EOR) strategies are needed to unlock additional reserves in heterogeneous, oil-wet carbonate reservoirs. This study evaluates hybrid nano-polymer flooding by integrating silica nanoparticles (SiO₂) and single-walled carbon nanotubes (CNT) with novel HPAM polymers (Sav10 and Sav10 VHM) to optimize wettability alteration, rheological parameters, and recovery mechanisms.A comprehensive experimental approach was employed, where rheological tests assessed viscosity enhancement under varying shear conditions, and wettability alteration was quantified via contact angle measurements using HPAM-SiO₂, HPAM-CNT, Sav10 VHM-SiO₂, and Sav10 VHM-CNT systems. Core floods were performed in three consecutive phases; waterflooding (baseline), standalone nanoparticle flooding, and hybrid nano-polymer flooding to systematically assess the performance of each method. Key parameters monitored included oil recovery, pressure differentials, resistance factor, and residual resistance factor.Rheological evaluations confirmed that the hybrid formulations maintained a stable target viscosity (4 cP) under reservoir conditions, ensuring effective mobility control without compromising polymer functionality. Wettability studies demonstrated significant shifts: the HPAM-SiO₂ system reduced contact angles from 171° to 38.66°, and the HPAM-CNT system shifted from 168° to 54.9°. Similarly, for Sav10 VHM polymer systems, the SiO₂-Sav10 VHM combination shifted the contact angle from 170° to 49.48°, and the CNT-Sav10 VHM system reduced it from 166° to 45°, confirming effective wettability alteration. Core flooding experiments revealed that for Sav10 systems, standalone SiO₂ and CNT flooding improved recovery by 2% and 7%, respectively, whereas the hybrid systems achieved incremental gains of 6% and 18%. For Sav10 VHM systems, standalone SiO₂ and CNT flooding improved recovery by 3% and 18%, respectively, while the hybrid systems achieved gains of 4% and 10%, showcasing the superior performance of SWCNT-polymer combinations.Injectivity metrics showed favourable resistance factors and sustained residual resistance factors, outperforming polymer only methods. This study presents the first core-scale evaluation of hybrid nano-polymer flooding in carbonate reservoirs, offering practical insights for advancing EOR in oil-wet formations, particularly in Gulf region applications