Faculty of Communication, Arts and SciencesThis community includes articles, book chapters, and conferences published by the Faculty of Communication, Arts, and Sciences faculty members.https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12519/5632024-03-29T09:56:07Z2024-03-29T09:56:07Z152124-epibrasinolide modulates the vase life of lisianthus cut flowers by modulating acc oxidase enzyme activity and physiological responsesDarvish, MohammadShirzad, HabibAsghari, MohammadrezaNoruzi, ParvizAlirezalu, AbolfazlPateiro, MirianTakshe, Aseel A.Lorenzo, José Manuelhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12519/3852023-04-25T03:01:38Z2021-05-01T00:00:00Zdc.title: 24-epibrasinolide modulates the vase life of lisianthus cut flowers by modulating acc oxidase enzyme activity and physiological responses
dc.contributor.author: Darvish, Mohammad; Shirzad, Habib; Asghari, Mohammadreza; Noruzi, Parviz; Alirezalu, Abolfazl; Pateiro, Mirian; Takshe, Aseel A.; Lorenzo, José Manuel
dc.description.abstract: Ethylene is the most important factor playing roles in senescence and deterioration of harvested crops including cut flowers. Brassinosteroids (BRs), as natural phytohormones, have been reported to differently modulate ethylene production and related senescence processes in different crops. This study was carried out to determine the effects of different levels of 24-epibrassinolide (EBL) on ACC oxidase enzyme activity, the final enzyme in ethylene biosynthesis pathway, vase life, and senescence rate in lisianthus cut flowers. Harvested flowers were treated with EBL (at 0, 3, 6, and 9 µmol/L) and kept at 25◦C for 15 days. The ACC oxidase activity, water absorption, malondialdehyde (MDA) production and vase solution absorption rates, chlorophyll and anthocyanin contents, and the vase life of the flowers were evaluated during and at the end of storage. EBL at 3 µmol/L significantly (p ≤ 0.01) enhanced the flower vase life by decreasing the ACC oxidase activity, MDA production and senescence rates, and enhancing chlorophyll and anthocyanin biosynthesis and accumulation, relative water content, and vase solution absorption rates. By increasing the concentration, EBL negatively affected the flower vase life and postharvest quality probably via enhancing the ACC oxidase enzyme activity and subsequent ethylene production. EBL at 6 and 9 µmol/L and in a concentration dependent manner, enhanced the ACC oxidase activity and MDA production rate and decreased chlorophyll and anthocyanin accumulation and water absorption rate. The results indicate that the effects of brassinosteroids on ethylene production and physiology of lisianthus cut flowers is highly dose dependent. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
dc.description: This article is licensed under Creative Commons License and full text is openly accessible in CUD Digital Repository. The version of the scholarly record of this article is published in Plants (2021), accessible online through this link https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10050995
2021-05-01T00:00:00ZA clustering approach for autistic trait classificationBaadel, SaidThabtah, FadiLu, Joanhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12519/2312023-02-14T03:43:25Z2020-07-02T00:00:00Zdc.title: A clustering approach for autistic trait classification
dc.contributor.author: Baadel, Said; Thabtah, Fadi; Lu, Joan
dc.description.abstract: Machine learning (ML) techniques can be utilized by physicians, clinicians, as well as other users, to discover Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) symptoms based on historical cases and controls to enhance autism screening efficiency and accuracy. The aim of this study is to improve the performance of detecting ASD traits by reducing data dimensionality and eliminating redundancy in the autism dataset. To achieve this, a new semi-supervised ML framework approach called Clustering-based Autistic Trait Classification (CATC) is proposed that uses a clustering technique and that validates classifiers using classification techniques. The proposed method identifies potential autism cases based on their similarity traits as opposed to a scoring function used by many ASD screening tools. Empirical results on different datasets involving children, adolescents, and adults were verified and compared to other common machine learning classification techniques. The results showed that CATC offers classifiers with higher predictive accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity rates than those of other intelligent classification approaches such as Artificial Neural Network (ANN), Random Forest, Random Trees, and Rule Induction. These classifiers are useful as they are exploited by diagnosticians and other stakeholders involved in ASD screening. © 2020 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
dc.description: This article is not available at CUD collection. The version of scholarly record of this article paper is published in Informatics for Health and Social Care (2020), available online at: https://doi.org/10.1080/17538157.2019.1687482
2020-07-02T00:00:00ZA Critical Examination of the Arab Undergraduate Students’ Perceptions of their Academic Arabic Proficiency in Three EMI Universities in the UAEMasri, Taghreed Ibrahimhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12519/3822023-04-26T03:01:43Z2019-01-01T00:00:00Zdc.title: A Critical Examination of the Arab Undergraduate Students’ Perceptions of their Academic Arabic Proficiency in Three EMI Universities in the UAE
dc.contributor.author: Masri, Taghreed Ibrahim
dc.description.abstract: The overwhelming power that English enjoys has become a threat to many indigenous languages that are losing the battle against English dominance and hegemony. One facet for this threat is the use of English as a medium of instruction (EMI). The EMI policy has been a naturalized and taken-for-granted practice without questioning or problematizing. As a result, academic Arabic is almost absent from the academic scene in the UAE higher education. This study aims to problematize the use of English as medium of instruction at three universities in the United Arab Emirates. It also aims to critically explore the perceptions of Arab university students who were in Arabic schools, of their Arabic proficiency after studying at university. Based on critical theoretical framework and approached from interpretive and critical paradigms, the study used a mixed-methods approach of quantitative and qualitative data collection methods. 268 surveys and 20 semi-structured interviews showed that students were aware of the decline in their Arabic proficiency due to studying via English. Results also indicated that students showed symptoms of Academic language attrition. c2019 by the author(s).
dc.description: This article is not available at CUD collection. The version of scholarly record of this article is published in English Language Teaching (2019), English Language Teaching, available online at: https://doi.org/10.5539/elt.v12n4p21
2019-01-01T00:00:00ZA positive psychology intervention program in a culturally-diverse university : boosting happiness and reducing fearLambert, LouisePassmore, Holli-AnneJoshanloo, Mohsenhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12519/92023-02-22T03:20:46Z2019-04-15T00:00:00Zdc.title: A positive psychology intervention program in a culturally-diverse university : boosting happiness and reducing fear
dc.contributor.author: Lambert, Louise; Passmore, Holli-Anne; Joshanloo, Mohsen
dc.description.abstract: While developing excellence in knowledge and skills, academic institutions have often overlooked their obligation to instill wellbeing. To address this, we introduced a 14-week positive psychology intervention (PPI) program (Happiness 101) to university students from 39 different nations studying in the United Arab Emirates (N = 159). Students were exposed to 18 different PPIs. Pre, post, and 3-month-post measures were taken assessing hedonic and eudaimonic well-being, and beliefs regarding the fear and fragility of happiness. At the end of the semester, relative to a control group (N = 108), participants exposed to the Happiness 101 program reported higher levels of both hedonic and eudaimonic well-being, and lower levels of fear of happiness and the belief that happiness is fragile. Boosts in life satisfaction and net-positive affect, and reduction of fear of happiness and the belief that happiness is fragile were maintained in the Happiness 101 group 3 months post-intervention. © 2018, Springer Science+Business Media B.V., part of Springer Nature.
dc.description: Full text of this article is available in CUD LRC electronic resources at: https://search-proquest-com.ezp.cud.ac.ae/docview/2037260244?pq-origsite=summon
2019-04-15T00:00:00ZA Predictive Model to Diagnose Psychophysiological Insomnia with Daytime Hyperarousal and Nighttime Micro–Macro-Structures CorrelationGhermezian, AliNami, MohammadShalbaf, RezaKhosrowabadi, RezaNasehi, Mohammadhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12519/8302023-09-15T03:13:17Z2023-01-01T00:00:00Zdc.title: A Predictive Model to Diagnose Psychophysiological Insomnia with Daytime Hyperarousal and Nighttime Micro–Macro-Structures Correlation
dc.contributor.author: Ghermezian, Ali; Nami, Mohammad; Shalbaf, Reza; Khosrowabadi, Reza; Nasehi, Mohammad
2023-01-01T00:00:00ZA research episode in Dubai, United Arab Emirates: The Echo of the 27th International Society for Music Education Research Commission SeminarPapatzikis, Efthymioshttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12519/1892023-04-27T03:01:28Z2019-01-01T00:00:00Zdc.title: A research episode in Dubai, United Arab Emirates: The Echo of the 27th International Society for Music Education Research Commission Seminar
dc.contributor.author: Papatzikis, Efthymios
dc.description.abstract: The Seminar of the International Society for Music Education Research Commission (ISME) is presented throughout the world as an international, high level academic community, where music education scholars meet to discuss the various advancements in music and music education. In 2018, the seminar took place in Dubai, UAE and enjoyed attendance from all the six continents. This report article not only communicates a functional summary of the event’s proceedings, but also critically approaches its impact in Dubai and the Middle East. Introducing advanced musical experiences, exchanging ideas on cutting-edge theories and major practices of music making and music education, proposing many constructive ideas on improved, efficient, balanced and sustainable thinking processes, and providing a fervent analysis of existing problems across the globe, this seminar has proven to express a brilliant dialogue, a clash of various modes of wisdom and a feast of thought. All forms of relevant communication, as this article proposes, comprise a glance forward into the future, creating a high-end and prudent platform for global communication and cooperation. © 2019 Ufa State Institute of Arts. All rights reserved.
dc.description: This article is not available at CUD collection. The version of scholarly record of this Article is published in Music Scholarship (2019), available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.17674/1997-0854.2019.3.093-103.
2019-01-01T00:00:00ZA review of the environmental implications of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab EmiratesAlalawi, ShaikhaIssa, Sahar T.Takshe, Aseel A.ElBarazi, Iffathttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12519/6702024-03-26T17:35:07Z2022-08-01T00:00:00Zdc.title: A review of the environmental implications of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates
dc.contributor.author: Alalawi, Shaikha; Issa, Sahar T.; Takshe, Aseel A.; ElBarazi, Iffat
dc.description.abstract: This paper reviews the environmental implications associated with the COVID-19 pandemic at the individual and community levels in the UAE. The positive effects emanating from the pandemic include improved air quality and reduced contamination of public spaces with pollutants. On the other hand, far-reaching negative effects include poor disposal of medical plastic waste and facemasks and the rise in unhygienic health practices amongst residents of UAE. The long-term ecological implications of the pandemic are still not well understood. The findings shed the light on the importance of addressing the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic through preventative policies and strategies for better environmental health and readiness for future crises. Future research could assess the long-term environmental conse-quences of the pandemic on the UAE. © 2022
2022-08-01T00:00:00ZA systematic review on machine learning and deep learning techniques in the effective diagnosis of Alzheimer’s diseaseArya, Akhilesh DeepVerma, Sourabh SinghChakarabarti, PrasunChakrabarti, TulikaElngar, Ahmed A.Kamali, Ali-MohammadNami, Mohammadhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12519/8282023-09-15T03:13:20Z2023-12-01T00:00:00Zdc.title: A systematic review on machine learning and deep learning techniques in the effective diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease
dc.contributor.author: Arya, Akhilesh Deep; Verma, Sourabh Singh; Chakarabarti, Prasun; Chakrabarti, Tulika; Elngar, Ahmed A.; Kamali, Ali-Mohammad; Nami, Mohammad
dc.description.abstract: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a brain-related disease in which the condition of the patient gets worse with time. AD is not a curable disease by any medication. It is impossible to halt the death of brain cells, but with the help of medication, the effects of AD can be delayed. As not all MCI patients will suffer from AD, it is required to accurately diagnose whether a mild cognitive impaired (MCI) patient will convert to AD (namely MCI converter MCI-C) or not (namely MCI non-converter MCI-NC), during early diagnosis. There are two modalities, positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance image (MRI), used by a physician for the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. Machine learning and deep learning perform exceptionally well in the field of computer vision where there is a requirement to extract information from high-dimensional data. Researchers use deep learning models in the field of medicine for diagnosis, prognosis, and even to predict the future health of the patient under medication. This study is a systematic review of publications using machine learning and deep learning methods for early classification of normal cognitive (NC) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD).This study is an effort to provide the details of the two most commonly used modalities PET and MRI for the identification of AD, and to evaluate the performance of both modalities while working with different classifiers. © 2023, The Author(s).
2023-12-01T00:00:00ZAn Initial Reading into the UAE’s Food Security Response During COVID-19Takshe, Aseel A.Lyra, Dionysia AngelikiAlkhani, FaisalMendoza, NicholasTalli, Mahahttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12519/3652023-04-26T03:01:39Z2021-01-01T00:00:00Zdc.title: An Initial Reading into the UAE’s Food Security Response During COVID-19
dc.contributor.author: Takshe, Aseel A.; Lyra, Dionysia Angeliki; Alkhani, Faisal; Mendoza, Nicholas; Talli, Maha
dc.description.abstract: The following report is a desk study on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food security within the United Arab Emirates. It focuses on highlighting the status of food security, and its 4 pillars, within the UAE, before COVID-19. Furthermore, it talks about the impacts and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the food security pillars of access, availability, utilization, and stability. The study has shown that despite local and international movement restrictions, major job losses, trade restrictions, and travel bans, that the UAE is still able to provide ample, nutritious food for its community to access.
Additionally, they have invested in local food security by way of new Agri-tech solutions such as smart greenhouses, AI-controlled food-growing environments, and vertical farming. Moreover, by increasing focus on local food and water production to further bolster their food sources and prepare them for any future food security related issues and challenges. This study also compares the UAE and its response to COVID-19 towards similar countries such as Singapore and other GCC countries.
The report concludes that increasing local food production, investment in the Agri-tech sector, increasing local food storage capacity, optimizing coastal and inland farming practices, diversification and strengthening of international partners, and acquisition of international agricultural land, will help the UAE bolster its strength, in terms of food security and stabilizing food resources, for the community in the future to come.
dc.description: This article is not available at CUD collection. The version of scholarly record of this article is published in PalArch’s Journal of Archaeology of Egypt / Egyptology (2021), available online at: https://www.archives.palarch.nl/index.php/jae/article/view/6062
2021-01-01T00:00:00ZAnalysis of the United Arab Emirates' contribution to the sustainable development goals with a focus on global health and climate changeAlkhaldi, MohammedMoonesar, Immanuel AzaadIssa, Sahar T.Ghach, WissamOkasha, AhmadAlbada, MarinaChelli, SabrinaTakshe, Aseel A.https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12519/8622024-03-08T03:51:12Z2023-01-01T00:00:00Zdc.title: Analysis of the United Arab Emirates' contribution to the sustainable development goals with a focus on global health and climate change
dc.contributor.author: Alkhaldi, Mohammed; Moonesar, Immanuel Azaad; Issa, Sahar T.; Ghach, Wissam; Okasha, Ahmad; Albada, Marina; Chelli, Sabrina; Takshe, Aseel A.
dc.description.abstract: Purpose: The world is confronted by various current development challenges, including global health security and climate change. The rapid growth of these challenges warned all nations regardless of their development or geographical position. As an emerging international power, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was among these nations and is viewed as a proactive key actor. Design/methodology/approach: This review was conducted as a thematic synthesis from 27 studies, reports and publications along with authors' insights. Using MS Word and Excel programs, three stages of data exploration, extraction and synthesis and analysis were applied. Data gathering, analysis and thematization and compilation. Findings: The UAE is giving significant attention to global health and climate change. Over the past 20 years, multipolicies, strategies and bodies were developed to lead the national, regional and global SDGs. Global health and climate change became the most two notable priorities on the government agenda and its strategic thinking is that both priorities can no longer be overlooked. Nationally, the UAE has made significant economic, scientific, social and health growth. Building a resilient and world-class healthcare system was one of six national priorities of the achieved UAE National Agenda 2021. Globally, UAE has proved its global health leadership by ensuring lasting and collective multilateral partnerships and collaborations that led to remarkable achievements in global health and climate change. Examples on the global scale: partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO) to target billions of people of the world's population and ensure they get Universal Healthcare Coverage (UHC) without financial hardship, the partnership between UAE and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to establish the Global Institute for Disease Elimination (GLIDE) to fight diseases and put an end to polio. Additionally, the state's role in the COVID-19 global efforts such as vaccine development, supply chain and distribution targeted low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). The UAE has shown a constant commitment to climate change mitigation and building a sustainable ecosystem by hosting global organizations, leading initiatives, supporting countries and is now organizing the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) this year. Great opportunities can be exploited to promote the country's contributions through further investment in cooperation, research and technology for better knowledge, sound policies, and innovative solutions for all regional and global health and climate change challenges. Originality/value: This review is a fresh evidence-synthesizing attempt to document the role of the UAE. This role is well placed to play an additional major role with all partners to address these pressing challenges by boosting its role, especially in the Middle East region and advancing a new regional-oriented revolutionary expanded developmental plan that centered on low-resource countries empowerment, multilateralism, intersectionality and lasting collaborations. © 2023, Mohammed Alkhaldi, Immanuel Azaad Moonesar, Sahar T. Issa, Wissam Ghach, Ahmad Okasha, Marina Albada, Sabrina Chelli and Aseel A. Takshe.
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