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Showing 1 to 20 of 260 for “"Kuwait"”.
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Water demand management in Kuwait
Kuwait is an arid country located in the Middle East, with limited access to water resources. Yet water demand per capita is much higher than in other countries in the world, estimated to be around 450 L/capita/day. There are several reasons for such a high demand, but one is certainly the price. …
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A COMPARISON BETWEEN ISLAMIC AND CONVENTIONAL HOME FINANCING IN KUWAIT: CLIENT PERCEPTIONS OF THE FACILITES OFFERED BY THE NATIONAL BANK OF KUWAIT AND KUWAIT FINANCE HOUSE
… of home financing, with the National Bank of Kuwait represented as a traditional Bank and the Kuwait Finance House as an example of an Islamic Bank. This comparison is important since it is new in this area and ives the clients an overview about available home finance. In addition, new …
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Public Relations Practitioners Use of Social Media in Kuwait Organisations: Alternative Public Relations Model in Kuwait
… adopted by the public relations practitioners in Kuwaiti public institutions and private commercial institutions. The research aims to develop the public relations body of knowledge by conducting an empirical investigation of public relations practitioners’ practice of social media in Kuwaiti …
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Political power and rule in Kuwait
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The Halal-Based Equity Investments in Kuwait
… hence the performance of, Halal portfolios in Kuwait. In contrast to previous studies, the present study breakdowns Halal stocks in to ‘pure Halal’ (PH) and ‘Mixed Halal’ (MH), and the non-Halal stocks in to ‘Sin’ and ‘Mixed Sin’ (MS). This is to respond to the debate among Shariah scholars …
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Arab adolescents’ attitudes towards mental health in Kuwait
… and beliefs of Arab high school students in Kuwait towards people suffering from mental illness. The findings aim to broaden an understanding of the subject area within the Arab population in order to inform future approaches to decrease stigmatizing beliefs and increase more accepting …
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Analysis of sustainable water supply options for Kuwait
… options for improving the sustainability of Kuwait's water supply system. The country currently relies heavily on desalination and brackish groundwater extraction. The options considered for increasing the flux of potable water into Kuwait include expanding the desalination capacity, …
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The state and politics of migrant labour in Kuwait
… examines the relationship between the state in Kuwait and the use of large numbers of migrant workers in the Kuwaiti economy. Migrant labour has become essential not only in every aspect of economic life but also as a means of reproducing state power based on traditional social relations. An …
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The History and Perception of Music Education in Kuwait
… history and development of music education in Kuwait. The history of the four teacher-training institutions and music education in schools are discussed. That includes the history of the Music General Supervision Department and its music activities. Additionally, the study examined the …
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Corporate Governance in Kuwait: the role of merchant families
… why there is no corporate governance code in Kuwait. It applied the new institutional sociology theory to explain the dominant logics; the community of practices, whether the current companies Act (article 15) is adequate and whether these practices coincide with international codes, such as …
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A study of forensically important Necrophgous Diptera in Kuwait.
… attention in some parts of the world such as Kuwait and other Arab countries where the value of insect as indicators in criminal investigations has not been fully realised. For forensic entomology to be effective in legal investigations, knowledge of local insect assemblages and their …
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Trace element contaminants in the Kuwait water production system
Fresh water in Kuwait is produced by non- conventional methods. About 95% of this water comes from desalinated seawater using multi-stage flash distillation technique and the remainder comes from underground brackish water. The blended water containes organic, inorganic and trace metal impurities …
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Corporate Social Responsibility in the Banking Industry in Kuwait
… over the past decade. The organizations in Kuwait are no exception; they have been striving to address and execute the best practices of CSR. The banking sector in Kuwait, which plays a pivotal role in the economy, represents an area of strong interest for anyone wanting to research the …
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The life cycle assessment of concrete manufacturing in Kuwait
… The recent increase of construction projects in Kuwait in combination with the desire of decreasing fuel usage has led the Kuwait government and people to shift their attention towards the environment and its impacts. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is developed to assist in the quantification of the …
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Supervisors' Attitudes toward Family Involvement in Kuwait Middle Schools
… educational supervisors (i.e., head teachers) in Kuwaiti middle schools toward the involvement of families in the education of their adolescent children. Joyce Epstein's model of family involvement (1996c) provided the theoretical framework. A survey instrument, Supervisor's Attitudes toward …
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An investigation of driver attitudes towards road safety in Kuwait
… rate per 10,000 vehicles in the State of Kuwait is about three times that in the UK, and the number of traffic accidents in Kuwait is increasing each year. In 1992, there were 16,017 traffic accidents, with 279 killed. By 2005, the number of accidents had increased to 56,235 with 451 …
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E-cigarette use in Kuwait: prevalence, knowledge, attitudes and beliefs
… populations globally with a focus on UK and Kuwait student populations and their knowledge, attitudes and beliefs about e-cigarettes. In addition, the PhD study examined health policy development and production in Kuwait in order to consider and recommend ways in which to inform e-cigarette …
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