Essays about: "emirate"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the word emirate.

1. 1. The Linguistic Representation of the Taliban in the Afghani Newspaper, Comparison Between Before and After the Power Change

   University essay from

   Author : Ahmad Albonia; [2022]
   Keywords : Political discourse analysis- Critical discourse analysis- Corpus linguistics- Qualitative thimatic research-Fairclough;

   Abstract : Bearing in mind the big role media plays in shaping public opinion and the importance of understanding how ideologies can be conveyed to the public through language, this study uses qualitative analysis to investigate the discursive representation changes around the existence of the Taliban or what they call themselves now, the Islamic Emirate, in the Afghan media before and after the power shift. In specific, it illustrates how linguistic devices are used to transmit the discourse changes through the used language in the Afghani newspaper to legitimize or delegitimize having the Taliban in Afghanistan. READ MORE

3. 2. SCHOOL MATERIAL RESOURCES AND STUDENT READING ACHIEVEMENT IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

   Author : Linda Gogliotti; [2020-09-10]
   Keywords : PISA 2018; United Arab Emirates educational system; reading achievement; school material resources; Ecological Systems Theory;

   Abstract : Aim: This study aimed to 1) identify differences in overall student reading achievement in the UAE based on student gender, 2) determine if there is school material resource inequity in the UAE based on school location or school type, and 3) measure the effects of school material resources on student reading achievement in the UAE while controlling for other variables. Theory: The theoretical framework used for this study is Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory including the Process-Person-Context-Time model. READ MORE

4. 3. Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment for Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Marwa al Kabban; [2019]
   Keywords : Physical Geography and Ecosystem analysis; GIS; Sea Level Rise; Vulnerability Assessment; Modelling Sea Level Rise; Impacts Assessment of Sea Level Rise; GIS application in Sea Level Rise; Disaster Risk Reduction DRR ; Government Information Sharing GIS ; ArcGIS Web App Builder Dashboard; Sea Level Rise Story Map; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : The phenomenon of global warming has become a fact, however; the uncertainty is about the magnitude and acceleration of its manifestations. Global mean sea level rise is one of the results induced by global warming and is happening with an undetectable accelerated pace. READ MORE

5. 4. PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF A SOLAR   COOLING SYSTEM IN UAE – RAS AL KHAIMAH BY BOTH EXPERIMENT AND SIMULATION

   University essay from Akademin för teknik och miljö

   Author : Martin Ssembatya; [2013]
   Keywords : Solar driven cooling;

   Abstract : In United Arab Emirates (UAE), a huge proportion of electrical energy consumed in buildings is used to run air conditioning equipments. This is because UAE’s climate is characterized by very high ambient temperatures and high humidity, especially during summer periods. READ MORE

6. 5. Implementing Sustainable Construction Practices in Dubai - a policy instrument assessment

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Marco Maguina; [2011]
   Keywords : LEED; Dubai; Sustainable construction practices; Dubai World; policy instruments; barriers; Green Dubai Resolution;

   Abstract : Recognized as one of the main obstacles to sustainable development, climate change is caused and accelerated by the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated from all energy end-user sectors. The building sector alone consumes around 40% of all produced energy worldwide. READ MORE