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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Mohammed-Saeed"”.
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Optimal Portfolio Construction for Oil-Based Sovereign Wealth Funds
<p>Chapter 1 of this dissertation delves into the economic challenges faced by oil-exporting countries that rely heavily on a single income source, with a particular focus on Saudi Arabia as a case study. The primary objective is to examine the efforts of Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund in …
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Black housing in South Africa : realities, myths and options
This thesis is primarily based on three statements, the first a reality, the second a statement of policy and the third a declaration of intent. THE REALITY: In order to keep pace with the growth in population over the period 1980 to 2000, more than four million houses will need to be built. In …
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Multidimensional predictors of English language proficiency: MSEM analysis in Saudi EFL students in higher education
Grounded in Self-Determination Theory and the PERMA well-being framework, this multilevel study surveyed 3,980 Saudi English-major undergraduates nested within 185 professors and 91 academic advisors to examine how student characteristics, professors’ need-supportive teaching (NST), and advisors’ …
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Advancing the Utility of Manufacturing Data for Modeling, Monitoring, and Securing Machining Processes
The growing adoption of smart manufacturing systems and its related technologies (e.g., embedded sensing, internet-of-things, cyber-physical systems, big data analytics, and cloud computing) is promising a paradigm shift in the manufacturing industry. Such systems enable extracting and exchanging …
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Structural Behaviour of Self Consolidating Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete Beams
When subjected to a combination of moment and shear force, a reinforced concrete (RC) beam with either little or no transverse reinforcement can fail in shear before reaching its full flexural strength. This type of failure is sudden in nature and usually disastrous because it does not give …