Dissertation Defenses

FABRICATION AND EVALUATION OF MULTICOMPONENT BIOMIMETIC SCAFFOLDS FOR BONE TISSUE ENGINEERING

Mozan Osman Hassan, United Arab Emirates University

Yanah Theatre

4:00 PM

IMPACT OF MULTIFACTORIAL INTERVENTIONS WITH MEDICATION AND LIFESTYLE OPTIMIZATION ON PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES: A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL

Marwan M. El Deyarbi, United Arab Emirates University

CMHS Building

1:00 PM

GENOMICS INSIGHTS INTO ANTI-PLATELETS THERAPY: UNRAVELING OF VARIANTS AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CLOPIDOGREL-GUIDED THERAPY IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Lubna Qasem Khasawneh, United Arab Emirates University

Yanah Theatre

12:00 PM

HUMAN RESOURCE PRACTICES AND EMPLOYEE OUTCOMES: AN EXAMINATION OF PERFORMANCE, SATISFACTION AND DIVERSITY CLIMATE IN THE HOSPITALITY SECTOR OF SAUDI ARABIA

Tareq Al-Jammaz, United Arab Emirates University

H3-2021

2:00 PM

THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF COMMERCIAL EXPLOITATION AND MINING OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN OUTER SPACE

Salam Fouzat Al Kasem, United Arab Emirates University

H2-0012

4:00 PM

INVESTIGATING THE BIDIRECTIONAL ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC PREDICTORS AND SELF-REPORTED DEPRESSION AMONG ADULTS IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Mitha Abdallah Albalushi, United Arab Emirates University

YANAH Theatre, Second floor, Block C (2C010)

10:00 AM

ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF IRRIGATION WATER AND SOIL SALINITY ON DATE PALM AND DESERT SOIL ASSOCIATED MICROBIOTA

Subha Chandran, United Arab Emirates University

F3-035

11:00 AM

ROLE OF B CELL MEDIATED IMMUNE RESPONSES DURING SKIN ‘ATOPIC DERMATITIS’ DISEASE

Hidaya Mohammed Abdul Kader, United Arab Emirates University

F3-238

9:00 AM

THE LEGAL REGULATION OF THE INTERNAL OVERSIGHT COMMITTEES IN ISLAMIC FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

Samya Bakheet Alnahdi, United Arab Emirates University

Moot Court Room, Ground Floor, College of Law Building H2

10:00 AM

THE LEGAL REGULATION OF GOVERNMENT COMPANIES IN THE UAE

Abdulla Saeed Alharbi, United Arab Emirates University

Moot Court Room, Ground Floor, College of Law Building H2

12:00 PM

MOUSE MAMMARY TUMOR VIRUS (MMTV) GENOMIC RNA (GRNA) PACKAGING: SELECTIVE GRNA ENCAPSIDATION IS FACILITATED BY LONG-RANGE INTERACTIONS (LRIS) THAT FACILITATE SPECIFIC GAG BINDING

Suresha G. Prabhu, United Arab Emirates University

Yannah Theater, Second Floor, Block C (2C010), Male Side

1:00 PM

STRUCTURAL BEHAVIOR OF CORRODED REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAM ELEMENTS REPAIRED WITH FABRIC-REINFORCED MATRIX COMPOSITES

Youssef Ibrahim Elmezayen, United Arab Emirates University

F3-134

8:00 PM

IMPROVING STUDENTS’ COGNITIVE ABILITIES IN REMOTE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT USING BRAIN COMPUTER INTERFACE AND EYE-TRACKING

Nuraini Jamil, United Arab Emirates University

E1-1012

2:00 PM

AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE PERCEPTIONS OF FEMALE EMPLOYEES IN THE ABU DHABI GOVERNMENT SECTOR ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WORK AND FAMILY LIFE AND ITS EFFECT ON THEIR WELL-BEING

Mouza Mohamed Alqubaisi, United Arab Emirates University

Crescent Building D3-1049

1:00 PM

CRIMINAL PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM PORNOGRAPHY: A COMPARATIVE ANALYTICAL

Hamed Ahmed AlDerei, United Arab Emirates University

Moot Court Room, Ground Floor, College of Law Building H2

12:00 PM

SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORK NANOSTRUCTURES AND EVALUATION OF THEIR PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY

James Kegere, United Arab Emirates University

F3 - 136

1:00 PM

DISTURBANCE OBSERVER-BASED CONTROL SCHEMES FOR OFF-GRID RENEWABLE ENERGY-BASED DISTRIBUTED GENERATION SYSTEMS FEEDING UNBALANCED AND NONLINEAR LOADS

Samantha Sasi Stephen, United Arab Emirates University

F1-1164

5:00 PM

MOLECULAR MECHANISMS AND ROLE OF CAMEL MILK DERIVED BIOACTIVE PEPTIDES TOWARDS INSULIN AND GLP-1 RECEPTOR ACTIVATION

Irfa Anwar, United Arab Emirates University

F3-129

9:00 AM

AN ACCURATE NUMERICAL METHOD FOR IMPULSIVELY STARTED FLOW PAST AN ELLIPTICAL CYLINDER IN NANOFLUIDIC MEDIUM

Shumaila Javed, United Arab Emirates University

F3-238

10:00 AM

DIET, BIOACCUMULATION OF HEAVY METALS, AND POPULATION GENOMICS OF NARROW-BARRED SPANISH MACKEREL (SCOMBEROMORUS COMMERSON) FROM THE ARABIAN GULF

Shaima Malik, united arab

F3-022

11:00 AM

ELUCIDATING THE PATHOGENIC MECHANISMS OF DISEASE-CAUSING VARIANTS IN THE LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR (LDLR) AND THE VERY-LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR (VLDLR)

Aseel Adnan Jawabri, United Arab Emirates University

Yanah Theatre

1:00 PM

THE EFFECT OF A STEM-BASED ENRICHMENT UNIT ON GIFTED SIXTH GRADERS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS, AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS STEM

Aisha Abdulkader Cheikhmous, United Arab Emirates University

H1-0067

3:00 PM

EVALUATION OF FIELD GROWN GRAPEVINE GRAFTS FOR DROUGHT TOLERANCE UNDER WATER DEFICIT IRRIGATION IN THE ARID REGIONS OF UAE

Sonu Krishankumar, United Arab Emirates University

F3-110

9:00 AM

THE CELLULAR TRAFFICKING AND TARGETING OF ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING-ENZYME-2 (ACE2) AND NEUTRAL-AMINO-ACID-TRANSPORTER (B0AT1) VARIANTS: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PATHOGENESIS OF ASSOCIATED DISEASES AND THERAPY

Nesreen Fayyad Al-Khofash, United Arab Emirates University

Yanah Theatre

1:00 PM

NUTRITION EDUCATION INTERVENTION FOR PATIENTS LIVING WITH HIV ATTENDING AN OUTPATIENT CLINIC IN DUBAI, UAE

Souheir Mahmoud Alia, United Arab Emirates University

C6-0002

12:30 PM

FROM MICROPLASTIC IMPACTS TO BIODEGRADATION SOLUTIONS: INVESTIGATING MICROPLASTIC CONTAMINATION, MICROBIAL RESPONSES, AND EFFICACY OF SYNTHETIC MICROBIAL CONSORTIA IN PLASTIC DEGRADATION

Rener Sahot De Jesus, United Arab Emirates University

F3-033

1:00 PM

A DUAL APPROACH TO CARBAMATE PESTICIDES: EXTRACTION AND DETERMINATION IN CAMEL MILK AND DATE PALM FRUIT IN THE UAE, AND PHOTOCATALYTIC DEGRADATION IN WATER

Rana Fawzi Morsi, United Arab Emirates University

F3-036

3:00 PM

ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE (AMR) EMERGENCE IN SEWAGE WASTEWATER: AN INVESTIGATION BASED ON ADVANCED GENOMICS METHODS

Shahana Seher Malik, United Arab Emirates University

F3- 120

8:00 AM

DISTURBANCE OBSERVER-BASED CONTROL FOR POWER CONVERTERS IN RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS

Amulya Viswambharan, United Arab Emirates University

F1-1164

9:30 AM

Exploring the Relationships between G2G, G2E and G2C E-government Interactions and Organizational Readiness for Citizen Centricity in the UAE Government: Organizational Culture as a Moderator

Esam Al Sayed Ahmed, United Arab Emirates University

H3-2021

1:00 PM

QUADRATIC STOCHASTIC PROCESSES: ALGEBRAIC STRUCTURES AND THEIR APPLICATIONS

Taimun Qaisar, United Arab Emirates University

F3-022

11:00 AM

MEASUREMENT OF GROUNDWATER AND CONTAMINANT FLUXES IN FRACTURES USING A COMBINED SYSTEM OF PASSIVE FLUX METER AND MULTIPORT SAMPLER

Qasim Raza Khan, United Arab Emirates University

F3-043

5:00 PM

DEVELOPMENT OF AN ADHD SCALE IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: AN EXPLORATORY MIXED-METHODS STUDY

Abeer Arafa Eldib, United Arab Emirates University

H1, 0009

10:00 AM

EXPLORING THE ROLE OF PERSONALITY TRAITS IN PREDICTING FINANCIAL VULNERABILITY: MODERATING EFFECTS OF DIGITAL LITERACY AND FINANCIAL LITERACY WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR

Saad Ahmed Almarzooqi, United Arab Emirates University

Crescent Building Room D3-1049

1:00 PM

LEGISLATIVE POLICY AND MEASURING THE IMPACT OF LEGISLATIONS IN THE UAE

Alia Saif Aljabri, United Arab Emirates University

H2 - Moot Court Room

12:00 PM

RESPONSIVENESS OF DESERT PLANT DEHYDRIN GENES IN THE ALLEVIATION OF ABIOTIC STRESSES

Mughair Abdul Aziz, United Arab Emirates University

F3-110

5:00 PM

OVERCOMING MOTOR IMAGERY BCI ILLITERACY: ADAPTIVE DECODING AND KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER IN EEG-BASED BRAIN-COMPUTER INTERFACES

Zaid Shuqfa Shuqfa, United Arab Emirates University

E1-2025

11:00 AM

DEVELOPMENT OF LOW-CARBON CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITES WITH VOLCANIC ASH AND CALCIUM CARBIDE RESIDUE USING CARBONATION CURING

Jad Samir Bawab, United Arab Emirates University

F3-223

2:00 PM

DEVELOPMENT OF AL AIN FLASH FLOOD RISK MAPS UTILIZING HIGH-RESOLUTION AND ACCURATE REMOTE SENSING DATA

Khaled Khamis Al Arfati, United Arab Emirates University

H1, 1116

6:30 PM

PERCEPTIONS OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OF ANXIETY AS AN IMPACT OF THE EMSAT EXAM IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Ameirah Hassan AAL Mohamed, United Arab Emirates University

H1-0017B

10:00 AM

DYNAMIC ANALYSIS AND CONTROL OF A QUADRUPED ROBOTIC SYSTEM BASED ON NEWTON-EULER FORMULATION

Vyshak Sureshkumar, United Arab Emirates University

F1, 1043

11:00 AM

UTILIZATION OF IMIDAZOLIUM IONIC LIQUIDS FOR ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY IN HARSH EMIRATI TIGHT CARBONATE OIL RESERVOIRS

Noran Hussein Mousa, United Arab Emirates University

F1, 0046

9:00 AM

EXPLORING THE CONCEPTUALIZATION, IDENTIFICATION, ENRICHMENT PROCEDURES, AND ASSOCIATED NEEDS OF CREATIVELY GIFTED STUDENTS IN CYCLE-3 PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN AJMAN AND UMM QUWAIN, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Hind Tuaib Alghfeli, United Arab Emirates University

H1-0054

11:00 AM

STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION OF SOS PATHWAY GENES (SOS1, SOS2, SOS3) IN AVICENNIA MARINA: INSIGHTS INTO SALINITY STRESS TOLERANCE

Mariam Obaid AlZaabi, United Arab Emirates University

E1-1027

2:00 PM

UNRAVELLING HOST DEFENSE AND PATHOGEN VIRULENCE IN FUSARIUM PROLIFERATUM-INDUCED SUDDEN DECLINE SYNDROME OF DATE PALM IN THE UAE

Gouthaman Puthan Purayil, United Arab Emirates University

E1, 1027

10:00 AM

COMPUTATIONAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF SLOW CRACK GROWTH IN HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE

Abdulla Almomani, United Arab Emirates University

F1-1043

2:30 PM

POTENTIALS OF INFORMAL HOUSEHOLD-PRACTICED URBAN FARMING AS A CONTRIBUTOR TO SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE IN EMIRATI NEIGHBOURHOODS

Hadia Al Haddad, United Arab Emirates University

F1-1124

12:00 AM

DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF HIP IMPLANTS FOR LONGEVITY THROUGH INTEGRATING ADVANCED GROOVE STRUCTURES AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

Asarudheen Abdudeen, United Arab Emirates University

F1-1043

3:00 PM

RESILIENCE ORIENTED DYNAMIC BAYESIAN NETWORK FOR TIME DEPENDENT POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DURING HURRICANES

Kehkashan Fatima, United Arab Emirates University

Online

3:00 PM

NEW CONTRAST-BASED METRICS FOR ROADWAY LIGHTING DESIGN

Amira R. AbouElhamd, United Arab Emirates University

F1-1124

12:15 AM

NEW CONTRAST-BASED METRICS FOR ROADWAY LIGHTING DESIGN

Amira R. AbouElhamd, United Arab Emirates University

F1-1125

3:00 PM

BRIDGING BORDERS: EXPLORING PLACE ATTACHMENT AS SPATIAL LIVED EXPERIENCES OF EXPATRIATE COMMUNITIES IN DUBAI, UAE

Gopika Balakrishnan, United Arab Emirates University

F1 - 1124

6:00 PM

DYNAMICS OF MANGROVE CARBON STOCK IN SELECTED UAE COASTLINE: A REMOTE SENSING APPROACH

Karthika Kandamkulathil Gopi, United Arab Emirates University

F1, 2007

10:00 AM

THE ROLE OF CERAMIDES AS BIOMARKERS AND THERAPEUTIC TARGETS FOR CARDIOMETABOLIC DISEASE AND ITS INTERSECTION WITH CELLULAR AGING

Youssef Moustafa Shalaby, United Arab Emirates University

Yannah Theater, Second Floor, Block C (2C010), Male Side, CMHS

1:00 PM

JET IMPINGEMENT AND VORTEX/SWIRL COOLING OF DIFFERENT INLET AND OUTLET GEOMETRICAL CONFIGURATIONS FOR TURBINE BLADE LEADING EDGE COOLING

Irfan Ahmad Sheikh, United Arab Emirates University

Room 1043, F1 Building

11:00 AM

ANALYZING SEA LEVEL RISE SCENARIOS IMPACT ON THE MOBILITY, INFRASTRUCTURES, ENVIRONMENT OF ABU DHABI AND DEFINING SOLUTIONS BY CREATING A DIGITAL TWIN USING GIS AND GAME ENGINE

Justine Sylviane Lucie Sarrau, United Arab Emirates University

H1 - 2124

2:00 PM

FRAMEWORK FOR NEXT GENERATION SECURITY OPERATION CENTER POWERED BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Mohamad Khayat, United Arab Emirates University

Room 1028, E1 Building

10:00 AM

ENHANCING THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF CO2-RICH AMINE SOLUTION REGENERATION THROUGH INNOVATIVE CATALYST AND ADVANCED MEMBRANE MODULE SYSTEM

Muhammad Waseem, United Arab Emirates University

F1-1077

6:00 PM

GENOMIC AND METABOLIC NETWORK CHARACTERIZATION OF FUSARIUM SPECIES

Hend Hussain MueenUddin, United Arab Emirates University

F1-2022

11:00 AM

DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF SUSTAINABLE ALUMINUM METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES WITH DATE PALM AGRO-RESIDUES AS REINFORCEMENT

Ansar Kareem, United Arab Emirates University

F1-1043

2:30 PM

TRUSTWORTHY FEDERATED LEARNING FRAMEWORK FOR SECURE, EFFICIENT, AND QUALITY-AWARE DISTRIBUTED AI

Asadullah Tariq, United Arab Emirates University

Room 0004, H4 Building

10:00 AM

CHILD OCCUPANT SAFETY IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: CRASH, INJURY, AND ANTHROPOMETRIC ANALYSIS

Muhammad Uba Abdulazeez, United Arab Emirates University

F1-1043

6:00 PM

THE RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN IN THE DIGITAL AGE

Ammar Ali Qasem, United Arab Emirates University

H2-0012

9:00 AM

BIOACTIVE MEMBRANE SYSTEM FOR EFFICIENT EMERGING POLLUTANTS TREATMENT

Ayat El Telib El Tayeb, United Arab Emirates University

11:15 AM

A NOVEL DRUG-LOADED INJECTABLE HYDROGEL SYSTEM USING OXIDIZED INULIN AND PLURONIC F-127 WITH Β-CYCLODEXTRIN NANOCRYSTALS FOR OCULAR DEFECT TREATMENT

Salama Al Dhaheri, United Arab Emirates University

F1-1077

4:00 PM

REHABILITATION OF REINFORCED CONCRETE COLUMNS PRE-DAMAGED BY CORROSION USING ADVANCED COMPOSITE MATERIALS

Feras Farid Abu Obaida, United Arab Emirates University

F3-0040

5:00 PM

ANTECEDENTS AND EFFECTS OF USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA BY SMALL BUSINESS FIRMS IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: INSIGHTS FROM DUBAI

Khadija Ahmad Mohammad, United Arab Emirates University

D3-1049, Crescent Building

9:00 AM

BIO-CORROSION STUDIES ON NOVEL Zr‑Co‑Ti BASED METALLIC GLASS ALLOYS FOR BIOMEDICAL IMPLANT APPLICATIONS

Shubhra Shitole, United Arab Emirates University

F1-1043

11:00 AM

DEVELOPMENT OF COMPOSITE MEMBRANES AND NANOFLUID ABSORBENTS INCORPORATING SURFACE-FUNCTIONALIZED NANOPARTICLES FOR ENHANCED CO₂ ABSORPTION IN GAS–LIQUID MEMBRANE CONTACTORS

Riya Ahammed Labeeb, United Arab Emirates University

F1-1077

12:30 PM

EXPLORING THE RECURSIVE MEANING-MAKING AND MULTILITERACY ACTIVITIES OF ARAB COLLEGE STUDENTS THROUGH ENGAGEMENT WITH VIDEO GAMES: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY

Nour Al Okla, United Arab Emirates University

H1-0051

2:00 PM

How Do Emirati University Students Develop Their Academic Biliteracy? A Mixed-Method Study

Eman Kamel Rababa, United Arab Emirates University

H1-0009

9:00 AM

EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF FACULTY–STUDENT INTERACTIONS OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM ON THE SENSE OF BELONGING, ENGAGEMENT, SELF-CONFIDENCE, AND RETENTION AMONG UNDERGRADUATES IN UAE FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES

Mona Malalla Alhammadi, United Arab Emirates University

H1-0067

12:00 PM

THERMO-CHEMICAL RECYCLING OF WASTE PLASTICS CONTAINING HALOGENATED POLYMERS (Br−, Cl−, F−) USING POTENTIAL ADDITIVES

Mohamed Shafi, United Arab Emirates University

F1-1077

7:30 AM

Urban Form, Density, and Energy Efficiency: A Typo-Morphology-Based Simulation Framework for Superblock Planning and Densification in Abu Dhabi

Najeeba Ali Kunju, United Arab Emirates University

F1-2126

11:00 AM

DEVELOPMENT AND EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATION OF A BIO-BASED CO2 PURIFICATION MEDIUM DERIVED FROM PUFFED RICE WASTE FOR INDOOR AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

Abeer Fuad Othman, United Arab Emirates University

F3-136

1:00 PM

ENHANCEMENT OF AERATION AND ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESSES USING MICRONANOBUBBLES FOR EFFICIENT WASTEWATER TREATMENT

Marwa Ahmed Abdelhamid, United Arab Emirates University

F1-1117

2:00 PM

UPCYCLING CARBIDE SLAG WASTE FOR LOW-TEMPERATURE CO2 SEQUESTRATION: DIRECT APPLICATION AND ADSORPTION AFTER CHEMICAL ALTERATION

Manisha Sukhraj Kothari, United Arab Emirates University

F1-1117

5:30 PM