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Do EFL Teachers Reduce the Reading Gap in Qatar? A Study of Strategy Instruction in Government Schools
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Society for Research and Knowledge Management
, 2021 , Article)
Teachers' instructional practices are crucial to students' achievement in reading comprehension. Students' low English reading competence in Qatar's government schools raises concerns about not only reading comprehension ...
The reconstruction of academic identity through language policy: a narrative approach
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Routledge
, 2020 , Article)
This article aims to examine how language policy affects the reconstruction of academic identities in a time of rapid and significant changes in contemporary higher education. Through a narrative approach, we explore how ...
Augmented reality flavor: cross-modal mapping across gustation, olfaction, and vision
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Springer
, 2021 , Article)
Gustatory display research is still in its infancy despite being one of the essential everyday senses that human practice while eating and drinking. Indeed, the most important and frequent tasks that our brain deals with ...
Heterogeneous contributions of change in population distribution of body mass index to change in obesity and underweight
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eLife Sciences Publications
, 2021 , Article)
From 1985 to 2016, the prevalence of underweight decreased, and that of obesity and severe obesity increased, in most regions, with significant variation in the magnitude of these changes across regions. We investigated ...
Electrodeposited white bronzes on brass: Corrosion in 3.5 % sodium chloride solution
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
White bronzes are electrodeposited coatings applied on brass as surface finishes. We report a comparative study on the corrosion resistance in chloride aqueous environment of two white bronzes, a Zn-bearing and a Zn-free. ...
Pavement condition analysis via vehicle mounted accelerometer data
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International Islamic University Malaysia-IIUM
, 2020 , Article)
Road anomalies and irregularities such as potholes and uneven surfaces are a common hazard in South East Asia and developing countries. Such hazards pose a threat to the safety and well-being of both civilians going about ...
Structural equation modeling of public transport use with COVID-19 precautions: An extension of the norm activation model
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
This study aims to identify the travelers' attitudes and preferences towards the use of public transport during COVID-19 through the Norm-Activation Model (NAM). A questionnaire survey was designed to assess the traveler's ...
Factors Affecting the Performance of Sub-1 GHz IoT Wireless Networks
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Hindawi Limited
, 2021 , Article)
Internet of Things (IoT) devices frequently utilize wireless networks operating in the Industrial, Scientific, and Medical (ISM) Sub-1 GHz spectrum bands. Compared with higher frequency bands, the Sub-1 GHz band provides ...
Point-Denoise: Unsupervised outlier detection for 3D point clouds enhancement
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Springer Nature
, 2021 , Article)
3D point cloud denoising is an increasingly demanding field as such type of data structure is getting more attention in perceiving the 3D environment for diverse applications. Despite their novelty, recently proposed ...
Myxedema psychosis: A protocol for a systematic review and a pooled analysis
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Wolters Kluwer Health
, 2020 , Article)
Background: Myxedema psychosis (MP) is a rare presentation of hypothyroidism. Although known for >70 years, a significant lack of systematic literature describing this condition exists. This limits the clinician's ability ...