Academic Articles & Research Papers

The Islamic Military Alliance to Fight Terrorism: Structure, mission, and politics

This paper is a preliminary examination of the newly established Islamic Military Alliance to Fight Terrorism (IMAFT). IMAFT's membership includes Arab and Muslim states in the continents of Asia and Africa, and encompasses considerable mil...

An exploratory examination of the barriers to innovation and change as perceived by senior management

The banking industry has undergone significant shifts as innovations have enabled new banking services and created new customer requirements. While banks strive to incorporate innovation and change systems, they also face various obstacles....

Functionalising Collagen-Based Scaffolds With Platelet-Rich Plasma for Enhanced Skin Wound Healing Potential

Porous collagen-glycosaminoglycan (collagen-GAG) scaffolds have shown promising clinical results for wound healing; however, these scaffolds do not replace the dermal and epidermal layer simultaneously and rely on local endogenous signaling...

Design of Low-Density Parity-Check Code Pair for Joint Source-Channel Coding Systems Based on Graph Theory

In this article, a graph-theoretic method (taking advantage of constraints among sets associated with the corresponding parity-check matrices) is applied for the construction of a double low-density parity-check (D-LDPC) code (also known as...

Mapping the Burden of Fungal Diseases in the United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates has very little data on the incidence or prevalence of fungal diseases. Using total and underlying disease risk populations and likely affected proportions, we have modelled the burden of fungal disease for the firs...

The Emirates Gastroenterology and Hepatology Society Consensus Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Adults with Eosinophilic Esophagitis in the United Arab Emirates: A National Delphi Study

Background: Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic, immune-mediated esophageal disease characterized by symptoms of esophageal dysfunction and eosinophil-predominant inflammation. Increasing recognition of EoE and advances in its diagn...

Interplay between charge-density-waves, disorder, and superconductivity in transition metal dichalcogenides

Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are a fascinating class of materials known for their various electronic properties and potential applications in nanoelectronics, quantum computing, and energy storage. This review explores the intric...

Neuromodulation Effect According to Lesion Location After Dual-Mode Brain Stimulation in Patients with Subacute Stroke: A Preliminary Study

Dual-mode non-invasive brain stimulation using repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and transcranial direct current stimulation is known to help neurorehabilitation in patients with stroke. However, this neuromodulation effect may v...

CD44-Receptors-Mediated Multiprong Targeting Strategy Against Breast Cancer and Tumor-Associated Macrophages: Design, Optimization, Characterization, and Cytologic Evaluation

Zahid Hussain,1,2 Lama Abdulrahim Abdul Moti,1 Jayalakshmi Jagal,2 Hnin Ei Thu,3 Shahzeb Khan,4 Mohsin Kazi5 1Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, College of Pharmacy, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, 27272, United Arab...

Concurrent frequency–voltage stabilization for hybrid microgrid with virtual inertia support

Abstract This paper presents a novel control scheme for combined frequency and voltage stabilization of an islanded multi‐generator hybrid microgrid (IHμG). The control concept incorporates an improved virtual inertia support scheme (IVIS) ...

Nanotechnology: A Revolution in Modern Industry

Nanotechnology, contrary to its name, has massively revolutionized industries around the world. This paper predominantly deals with data regarding the applications of nanotechnology in the modernization of several industries. A comprehensiv...

Multi-regional energy sharing approach for shared energy storage and local renewable energy resources considering efficiency optimization

As distributed photovoltaic and shared energy storage systems expanded on the user side, developing an energy-sharing mechanism across different regions became crucial for fully utilizing local renewable energy resources and maximizing the ...

Strategic cybersecurity

The role of national cybersecurity strategies on the improvement of cybersecurity education

NLP Sentiment Analysis and Accounting Transparency: A New Era of Financial Record Keeping

Transparency in financial reporting is crucial for maintaining trust in financial markets, yet fraudulent financial statements remain challenging to detect and prevent. This study introduces a novel approach to detecting financial statement...

Leveraging sentiment analysis of food delivery services reviews using deep learning and word embedding

Companies that deliver food (food delivery services, or FDS) try to use customer feedback to identify aspects where the customer experience could be improved. Consumer feedback on purchasing and receiving goods via online platforms is a cru...

Analyzing Brain Tumor Classification Techniques: A Comprehensive Survey

Classification of brain tumour is critical in medical image analysis and diagnosis as it aids in determining the affinity of cases to select treatment paths. This feature underscores the importance of accurate classification of brain tumour...

A systematic literature review on spam content detection and classification

The presence of spam content in social media is tremendously increasing, and therefore the detection of spam has become vital. The spam contents increase as people extensively use social media, i.e., Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and E-mail. ...

Hardware and Software Optimizations for Accelerating Deep Neural Networks: Survey of Current Trends, Challenges, and the Road Ahead

Currently, Machine Learning (ML) is becoming ubiquitous in everyday life. Deep Learning (DL) is already present in many applications ranging from computer vision for medicine to autonomous driving of modern cars as well as other sectors in ...

A Novel Methodology for Human Kinematics Motion Detection Based on Smartphones Sensor Data Using Artificial Intelligence

Kinematic motion detection aims to determine a person’s actions based on activity data. Human kinematic motion detection has many valuable applications in health care, such as health monitoring, preventing obesity, virtual reality, daily li...