901 research outputs found
Implicit and explicit predictors of smoking cessation behavior
No full textThe current study drew on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) to model self-change behavior in a sample of self-defined smokers over a 6 month follow-up period. The study tested the validity of the TPB model and the validity of the Expanded Model which proposed the addition of Impulsivity and Implicit Smoking Self-Identity as predictors of smoking outcome. The sample was recruited via an online advertisement and consisted of current smokers over18 years of age reporting no terminal illness. The baseline sample consisted of 81female and 49 male participants and the follow-up sample consisted of 28 female and 14 male participants. The study was administered online. Data consisted of demographic variables, dependence severity, and perceived stress. The TPB model variables were Smoking Attitude, as measured by Semantic Differential scales, Social Norm and Intent to Quit, measured using item ratings, and Self-Efficacy. Smoking outcome was measured as time to first quit attempt, number of quit attempts in the last 6 months, and longest period of abstinence in the last 6 months (dichotomized into high and low abstinence groups because of severe skew). A linear regression was run to test the first step of the TPB, predicting Intent to Quit from Personal Attitude, Social Norm, and Self-Efficacy. The current study found support for the first step of the TPB model- Personal Attitude and Social Norm predicted Intent to Quit. A series of regressions were performed to test the second step of the model, predicting Smoking Outcome from Intent to Quit, Self-Efficacy, Impulsivity, and Smoking Self-Concept. Partial support was found for the second step of the model, with Intent to Quit and Impulsivity predicting smoking outcome. Smoking Self-Concept was found to be predictive at a trend. Self-efficacy was not found to be predictive of either Intent to Quit or smoking outcome. An attrition analysis was performed to investigate predictors of study participation at follow-up. Support for the construct validity of the Smoking Self-Identity IAT was found; it was uncorrelated with Explicit Attitude and Social Desirability Bias and negatively correlated with smoking outcome. Limitations of the sample and implications for future research are discussed.Ph.D.Includes abstractVitaIncludes bibliographical referencesby Zayed Al-Otaib
Design and method statement of truss gantry over Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai. Justification of the method used
No full textPara el acceso a la Isla de Bluewater es necesaria la construcción de 3.7 km de puentes de
varios vanos, los cuales conectarán la mencionada isla con la intersección 5½ (salida 29) de
Sheikh Zayed Road (E11) en Dubai, la carretera más larga y grande de los Emiratos Árabes
Unidos. El viaducto del puente principal, el cuál tiene 25 m de ancho (llegando incluso a 37 m
en la conexión con la isla), tiene una longitud total de 1.4 km y proporciona total acceso
(mediante vehículo y metro) y todos los servicios eléctricos, de telecomunicación, agua
potable, aguas de escorrentía y aguas negras necesarios en la isla.
La conexión entre Sheikh Zayed Road y el puente principal se realiza mediante distintos
puentes de acceso (con una anchura comprendida entre 11.5 m y 14.4 m y una logitud total de
1.7 km) y 3 puentes de varios vanos sobre Sheikh Zayed Road, los cuales tienen 11.5 m de
anchura y 200 m de largo aproximadamente cada uno.
Debido a que muchos de estos puentes serán construidos sobre carreteras existentes, metro y
distintos servicios y que el proceso constructivo elegido para la construcción de estos puentes
consiste en trasmitir toda la carga de estos sobre el terreno mediante andamiaje, será
necesaria la utilización de varios y distintos tipos de pórticos. Estas posibles soluciones son
vigas simplemente apoyadas (GS25-03, GS08-01 y GS08-04), pórtico (GS24-03) y celosía (GS08-
02 y GS08-03).
Basado en la eficiencia, montaje y desmontaje, coste y deformación, el objetivo de este trabajo
es estudiar el diseño y método constructivo de las diferentes soluciones utilizadas y justificar
su uso. For the access of Bluewater´s Island is required the construction of a 3.7 km multi-span
bridges, which will connect the mentioned island to the interchange number 5½ (exit 29) on
Sheikh Zayed Road (E11) in Dubai, the longest and biggest road in United Arab Emirates. The
main viaduct bridge, which is 25 m wide (reaching up to 37 m in the conection with the Island),
has a total length of 1.4 km and provides full access (by car and by metro) and the electrical,
telecommunication, potable water, irrigation and sewerage services to the island.
The connection of Sheikh Zayed Road to the main bridge is done by several access bridges
(with a width between 11.5 m and 14.4 m and a total length of 1.7 km) and 3 multi-span
bridges over Sheikh Zayed Road, which are 11.5 m wide and aproximately 200 m length each.
Due to that many of these bridges will be constructed over existing live roads, live metro and
utilities and that the constructive process chosen for these bridges is to transfers all the loads
onto the ground by scaffolding, it will be required the used of many and different types of
gantries. These possible solutions are simply supproted gantry (GS25-03, GS08-01 and GS08-
04), portal frame gantry (GS24-03) and truss gantry (GS08-02 and GS08-03).
Based on the efficiency, erection and dismantling, cost and deflection, the aim of this paper is
to study the design and method statement of the different solutions used and to justify their
used
Collection assessment for a Middle Eastern, English curriculum university library
No full text
Purpose
Library collections at Middle Eastern universities have usually prioritized teaching over research resources. Zayed University is transitioning toward research, but research-centric collection assessments are rarely applied in the region. The purpose of this paper is to present on the successes and limitations of using citation analysis to assess the relevance of the Zayed University Library collection to its shifted focus.
Design/methodology/approach
Recent Scopus-listed publications were sorted by the colleges of the Zayed University affiliated author, and citations listed in the publications were ranked as present or absent in the library collection.
Findings
The resultant table provides an unambiguous evaluation of the extent to which the library collection has met the needs of recently successful published academics across disciplines. Pitfalls include the limitations of the Scopus database in representing all disciplines.
Originality/value
Outcomes of the assessment enable the Library to develop collection strategies for continuous improvement and effectively support the campus researchers.
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PENGARUH DAYA TARIK DAN HASIL REVIEW MELALUI MEDIA SOSIAL TERHADAP KEPUTUSAN MASYARAKAT BERKUNJUNG KE MASJID RAYA SYEIKH ZAYED SURAKARTA
No full textAbstrak: Perkembangan tren pariwisata halal dari tahun ke tahun menjadikan daya tarik tersendiri bagi umat muslim. Indonesia dengan peringkat ke-1 pada tahun 2023 dalam pariwisata halal semakin dapat melebarkan sayapnya untuk meningkatkan potensi dari pariwisata halal yang salah satunya ialah masjid. Tujuan penelitian ini guna mengetahui adakah pengaruh daya tarik dan hasil review melalui media sosial terhadap keputusan masyarakat untuk berkunjung di Masjid Raya Syeikh Zayed Banjarsari Surakarta. Metode yang digunakan oleh penulis yaitu kuantitatif dengan analisis regresi linear berganda berupa alat SPSS versi 25 dan teknik sampling berupa purposive sampling. Penelitian ini menggunakan data primer yang diperoleh dari hasil penyebaran kuesioner dan sekunder yang merujuk pada literatur-literatur yang relevan. Hasil dari penelitian menunjukkan bahwa secara simultan daya tarik dan hasil review berpengaruh secara signifikan terhadap keputusan masyarakat berkunjung ke Masjid Raya Syeikh Zayed. Sedangkan secara parsial, variabel daya tarik memiliki pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap keputusan masyarakat untuk berkunjung ke Masjid Raya Syeikh Zayed. Berbeda dengan hasil review tidak berpengaruh secara signifikan terhadap keputusan masyarakat berkunjung ke Masjid Raya Syeikh Zayed.
Kata kunci: Review Melalui Social Media; Daya Tarik; Hasil Review; Keputusan Berkunjung; Pariwisata Halal
Abstract: The development of halal tourism trends from year to year makes it a special attraction for Muslims. Indonesia, which ranks 1st in 2023 in halal tourism, can increasingly spread its wings to increase the potential for halal tourism, one of which is mosques. The aim of this research is to find out whether there is an influence of attractiveness and the results of reviews via social media on people's decisions to visit the Grand Mosque of Sheikh Zayed Banjarsari Surakarta. The method used by the author is quantitative with multiple linear regression analysis in the form of SPSS version 25 tools and a sampling technique in the form of purposive sampling. This research uses primary data obtained from the results of distributing questionnaires and secondary data which refers to relevant literature. The results of the research show that simultaneously the attraction and the results of the review have a significant influence on people's decisions to visit the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. Meanwhile, partially the attractiveness variable has a significant influence on people's decisions to visit the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. In contrast to the results of the review, it does not significantly influence people's decisions to visit the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque.
Keywords: Review Via Social Media; Attractiveness; Review Results; Decision to Visit; Halal Touris
Reseña de Matthew HEDGES (2023): Reinventing the Sheikhdom. Clan, Power and Patronage in Mohammed bin Zayed\u27s UAE, Hurst publishers, London
No full textReinventing the Sheikhdom: Clan, Power and Patronage in Mohammed bin Zayed\u27s UAE is an investigation into the security strategy of the United Arab Emirates, understood as the "set of measures taken to insulate the political elites from internal and external threats" that could jeopardize their permanence in power. Hedges speaks of a "neopatriarchal state" and "neocorporatist praetorianism" to define a regime with different centers of power isolated from each other and subservient to the government through interpersonal links. Hedges\u27 focus is on the "micro-decisions," the various measures of co-optation and intimidation by Mohammed bin Zayed (MBZ) to remain at the top of a complex network where tribal and kinship qualities come into balance with technocratic values.Reinventing the Sheikhdom: Clan, Power and Patronage in Mohammed bin Zayed’s UAE es una investigación sobre la estrategia de seguridad del régimen de los Emiratos Árabes Unidos, entendida como el “conjunto de medidas tomadas para aislar a las élites políticas de amenazas internas y externas” que puedan poner en riesgo su permanencia en el poder. Hedges habla de un “Estado neopatriarcal” y de “pretorianismo neocorporativista” para definir un régimen con diferentes centros de poder aislados entre sí y supeditados al gobierno a través de vínculos interpersonales. El foco de Hedges está en las “microdecisiones”, las diferentes medidas de cooptación e intimidación de Mohamed bin Zayed (MBZ) para mantenerse en la cúspide de una compleja red donde las cualidades tribales y de parentesco entran en equilibrio con los valores tecnocráticos
Multilingual dataset of COVID tweets for relation-level metaphor analysis TCMeta 1.0
No full textTCMeta is a dataset of noun phrase constructions from COVID-related tweets, annotated for relation-level metaphor.
It contains 2,138 Slovene and 2,221 English instances in tab-separated tabular format .tsv, where each line presents a unique phrase under consideration, extracted from a COVID-related tweet. The primary annotations include the COVID metaphor label (whether the phrase expresses a metaphor relating to COVID), but also additional ones for idioms, metaphors not relating to COVID, or metaphors not evident on the relation-level.
The complete user tweet could not be published due to the ToS of the then Twitter platform. We recommend retrieving the text of the tweets via their IDs using the Hydrator tool [https://github.com/docnow/hydrator] or similar.
The dataset is further described in:
Brglez, M., Zayed, O. & Buitelaar, P. TCMeta: a multilingual dataset of COVID tweets for relation-level metaphor analysis. Lang Resources & Evaluation 59, 437–475 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10579-024-09725-z.
@article{brglez2025tcmeta,
title={{TCMeta}: a multilingual dataset of {COVID} tweets for relation-level metaphor analysis},
author={Brglez, Mojca and Zayed, Omnia and Buitelaar, Paul},
journal={Language Resources and Evaluation},
pages={437--475},
volume={59},
year={2025},
publisher={Springer},
doi = {10.1007/s10579-024-09725-z}
Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) propagation by using cryopreserved sperm samples
No full text[EN] The aim of this study was to test the artificial seminal plasma (ASP) as the extender as well as methanol as the cryoprotectant for cryopreservation, and to collect information on the fertilizing capacity of cryopreserved sperm samples. Eggs from Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica, females were control-fertilized with native sperm diluted with ASP and cryopreserved sperm (ASP as extender [in 1:100 ratio] and 10% methanol in v/v final concentration). No statistical differences (p<.05) were among the measured parameters (hatching, survival after 10days post-hatch, malformation rates) between the two groups, thus this cryopreservation method can be used effectively for artificial propagation of the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica.Tokyo University of Agriculture Strategic Research Program (TUA-SRP); Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund, Grant/ Award Number: 162512761; Research Centre of Excellence, Grant/Award Number: 11476-3/ 2016/FEKUTMüller, T.; Matsubara, H.; Kubara, Y.; Horváth, Á.; Asturiano Nemesio, JF.; Urbányi, B. (2017). Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) propagation by using cryopreserved sperm samples. Journal of Applied Ichthyology (Online). 33:550-552. https://doi.org/10.1111/jai.13316S55055233Abe, T., Ijiri, S., Adachi, S., & Yamauchi, K. (2010). Development of an in vitro culture system for producing eel larvae from immature ovarian follicles in Japanese eel Anguilla japonica. Fisheries Science, 76(2), 257-265. doi:10.1007/s12562-010-0216-8Asturiano, J., Sørensen, S., Pérez, L., Lauesen, P., & Tomkiewicz, J. (2016). First Production of Larvae Using Cryopreserved Sperm: Effects of Preservation Temperature and Cryopreservation on European Eel Sperm Fertilization Capacity. Reproduction in Domestic Animals, 51(4), 485-491. doi:10.1111/rda.12706Kurokawa, T., Okamoto, T., Gen, K., Uji, S., Murashita, K., Unuma, T., … Tanaka, H. (2008). Influence of Water Temperature on Morphological Deformities in Cultured Larvae of Japanese Eel,Anguilla japonica, at Completion of Yolk Resorption. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, 39(6), 726-735. doi:10.1111/j.1749-7345.2008.00208.xMüller, T., Horváth, Á., Takahashi, E., Kolics, B., Bakos, K., Decsi, K., … Yamaha, E. (2012). Artificial hybridization of Japanese and European eel (Anguilla japonica×A. anguilla) by using cryopreserved sperm from freshwater reared males. Aquaculture, 350-353, 130-133. doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2012.04.007Ohta, H., Kagawa, H., Tanaka, H., Okuzawa, K., Iinuma, N., & Hirose, K. (1997). Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 17(1/6), 163-169. doi:10.1023/a:1007720600588Okamoto, T., Kurokawa, T., Gen, K., Murashita, K., Nomura, K., Kim, S.-K., … Tanaka, H. (2009). Influence of salinity on morphological deformities in cultured larvae of Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica, at completion of yolk resorption. Aquaculture, 293(1-2), 113-118. doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2009.04.005Tanaka, S., Zhang, H., Horie, N., Yamada, Y., Okamura, A., Utoh, T., … Kurokura, H. (2002). Long-term cryopreservation of sperm of Japanese eel. Journal of Fish Biology, 60(1), 139-146. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2002.tb02393.xUnuma, T., Kondo, S., Tanaka, H., Kagawa, H., Nomura, K., & Ohta, H. (2004). Determination of the rates of fertilization, hatching and larval survival in the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica, using tissue culture microplates. Aquaculture, 241(1-4), 345-356. doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2004.08.00
Evaluación de la geométrica vial y condición de la carretera Zonanga – Tabacal, Jaén, 2022
No full textLa presente investigación tuvo como objetivo evaluar la geometría vial y condición de la carretera Zonanga – Tabacal, la problemática abordada es que a causa de la topografía accidentada se producen accidentes de tránsito y las lluvias generan deslizamientos afectando la transitabilidad. La muestra fue de 8 km, según la metodología fue de tipo básica, diseño no experimental y enfoque cuantitativo. Como resultados se obtuvo que el 77% longitudes de tramos en tangente, el 43% de radios, el 13% de pendientes de entrada en curvas verticales y el 13% de pendientes de salida el 53% de longitudes de curvas verticales, no cumplen y el 23%, 57%, 87%, 87% y 47% cumple respectivamente y para las secciones transversales el ancho de calzada cumple el 100%; presenta una condición de bueno en 11 unidades de muestra y regular en cinco, la falla predominante es la deformación (64%) y la que menos predomina los baches/huecos (2%). Concluyendo que la geometría de la carretera cumple en promedio el 60% con los parámetros de la norma de diseño DG-2018, por lo que se recomienda la instalación de señalización preventiva y de barreras de seguridad vial y realizar un mantenimiento rutinario para garantizar la transitabilidad
Measuring the Accessibility of Arab Markets
No full textMarket access matters. This paper uses a method suggested by Hugo et al. (2006) to determine and rank a sample of Arab countries in terms of their market access. The paper suggests that market access is comprised of three components: public institutions, regulatory environment, and network industries. The paper finds that most Arab countries perform better than the world median in terms of market access, except for Morocco and Algeria. The paper demonstrates how these two countries and other Arab countries can improve their market access, either by improving their network industries, their public institutions, or their regulatory environment. Corresponding Author, Zayed University, Economic & Policy Research Unit, P.O. Box 19282, Dubai, UAE, Phone: +971 4 402 1465, Fax: +971 4 402 1002, E-mail: [email protected] Zayed University, Economic & Policy Research Unit, P.O. Box 19282, Dubai, UAE, Phone: +971 4 402 1470, Fax: +971 4 402 1002, E-mail: [email protected]
Are library electronic resources providing adequate support for research? A case study of a federal university in the United Arab Emirates
No full text© 2019, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: Middle Eastern universities have recently been included in international rankings, driving a shift in priorities from teaching to research. However, research-centric collection assessments are rarely applied in the region. The Library and Learning Commons of Zayed University has recently completed the first phase of collection assessment for this transition. This study aims to provide an overview of how electronic resources adequacy was measured, and correlations between utilization of resources and research output were determined. A systematic approach is presented to assess electronic resources impact and to investigate and demonstrate the Library’s support of research output in local research and the scholarly environment. Design/methodology/approach: Journal article publications from 2009 to 2016 with at least one Zayed University affiliated author were collected from Scopus, the abstract and citation database operated by Elsevier BV. Sources used within these articles were analyzed. COUNTER usage statistics of three indicators (searches, sessions and full-text downloads) were collected from the most used electronic resources in the Library to define the correlation between usage and research activities in the university during the assessment period. Findings: The change in university direction toward research is apparent in the data since Fall 2014. Since then, faculty publication output grew rapidly and was positively correlated with library resources use. Sessions and searches displayed a strong positive relationship with research output while the correlation with full-text downloads was moderate. This was true for individual colleges as well as for the university as a whole, supporting the assumption that library utilization is highly correlated with the growth of research productivity. Practical implications: Results of this assessment were used to justify the budget allocation of Zayed University Library for supporting research and improve the focus of collection development to better meet researchers’ needs. The most important outcomes were to provide evidence-based information to Library management for strategic planning and evaluation of their changing role in the digital age. Originality/value: The systematic approach described has enabled Zayed University library to assess the relevance of its resources to its changed focus toward research, both for the university as a whole and among the more research-productive colleges. This initial approach may be useful for other libraries going through a similar transition, particularly within the region
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