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  • wadi flow in the arabian Gulf States
    Hydrological Processes, 2006
    Co-Authors: M Nouh
    Abstract:

    Real data on wadi flood flows from Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Kuwait, UAE, Bahrain and Qatar were used to develop methodologies for the prediction of annual maximum flows and average monthly flows in the Arabian Gulf States. For the prediction of annual maximum floods, three methods have been investigated. In the first method, regional curves were developed and used together with the mean annual flood flow, estimated from the characteristics of the drainage basin, to estimate flood flows at a location in the basin. The second method fits data to various probability distribution functions, with a developed methodology introduced to account for floods generated by more than one system of climate, and the best fitted function was used for flood estimates. In the third method, only floods over a threshold, which depends on characteristics of the drainage basin, were considered and modelled. For the prediction of average monthly flows, stochastic simulation approaches of flood frequency analysis were used. Each of the prediction methods was verified by being applied in 40 different drainage basins. Based on the results obtained, recommendations were made on the best method to be applied (at present) by design engineers in the Arabian Gulf States. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

  • wadi flow in the arabian Gulf States
    Hydrological Processes, 2006
    Co-Authors: M Nouh
    Abstract:

    Real data on wadi flood flows from Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Kuwait, UAE, Bahrain and Qatar were used to develop methodologies for the prediction of annual maximum flows and average monthly flows in the Arabian Gulf States. For the prediction of annual maximum floods, three methods have been investigated. In the first method, regional curves were developed and used together with the mean annual flood flow, estimated from the characteristics of the drainage basin, to estimate flood flows at a location in the basin. The second method fits data to various probability distribution functions, with a developed methodology introduced to account for floods generated by more than one system of climate, and the best fitted function was used for flood estimates. In the third method, only floods over a threshold, which depends on characteristics of the drainage basin, were considered and modelled. For the prediction of average monthly flows, stochastic simulation approaches of flood frequency analysis were used. Each of the prediction methods was verified by being applied in 40 different drainage basins. Based on the results obtained, recommendations were made on the best method to be applied (at present) by design engineers in the Arabian Gulf States. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Michael Macan - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

Brenda Chawner - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • The influence of contextual factors on the adoption and development of Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD) programmes in the Arab Gulf States
    Library Management, 2014
    Co-Authors: Jamal Alsalmi, Chern Li Liew, Brenda Chawner
    Abstract:

    Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present the findings from research that explored the influence of contextual factors on the adoption and development of Electronic Theses and Dissertation (ETD) programmes in the Arab Gulf States. Design/methodology/approach – Semi-structured interviews were conducted with representatives of five groups of stakeholders with an interest in the implementation of ETD programmes. The groups were postgraduate students, academic staff, library managers, system administrators, and postgraduate officers from five Gulf States universities. In addition, an online survey was conducted with 309 participants in order to test and explore, in a larger sample, the issues identified in the interviews. Findings – Research participants identified three levels of factors; contextual, institutional, and personal. In addition, they highlighted that contextual factors have an influence on institutional factors. These contextual factors include misunderstanding of plagiarism, strong econ...

  • Social factors influencing the adoption and development of Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD) programmes in the Arab Gulf States
    2011
    Co-Authors: Jamal Alsalmi, Chern Li Liew, Brenda Chawner
    Abstract:

    This paper presents the findings from a research that explored social factors influencing the adoption and development of ETD programs in the Arab Gulf States. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with representatives of five groups of stakeholders with an interest in the implementation of ETD programmes from five Gulf States universities. Research participants identified a number of social issues that influenced the adoption and development of ETD programmes in the Gulf States. These issues included the influence of other people, such as the influence of peers, the influence of academic supervisors on students’ attitudes; the influence of promotional and advocacy activities on a university community and the influence of seeing other universities already adopting ETD programmes. In general, the research participants perceived the importance of social factors, especially promotional activities, in influencing the adoption and development of ETD programmes in the Gulf States.

Brett Wilkinson - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • A comparison of ICT infrastructure in Saudi Arabian and Gulf States universities
    2016 SAI Computing Conference (SAI), 2016
    Co-Authors: Fahad Alturise, Paul Calder, Brett Wilkinson
    Abstract:

    This paper compares the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure between Saudi Arabia and Gulf States universities, the latter consisting of Qatar, Oman, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain. A questionnaire, expert-reviewed and pilot-tested, was used to collect data from ten universities in Saudi Arabia and five in the Gulf States. It covered the perspectives offered by faculty members, staff and students. Differences emerged in the Saudi Arabian and Gulf States universities' infrastructure including: internet connection, computer devices, and software and services system availability and effectiveness. The results suggest that Saudi Arabian universities must improve their ICT infrastructure, including the provision of suitable connection networks and formal training of staff in utilising ICT resources. This study's findings aim to advise the Saudi Arabian and Gulf States universities on their plans and programmes for e-learning and the consolidation of required resources.

  • E-mail use by the faculty members, students and staff of Saudi Arabian and Gulf States Universities
    International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, 2014
    Co-Authors: Fahad Alturise, Paul Calder, Brett Wilkinson
    Abstract:

    Electronic mail systems (Email) constitute one of the most important communication and business tools that people employ. Email in the workplace can help a business improve its productivity. Many organisations now rely on email to manage internal communications as well as other communication and business processes and procedures. This paper compares email use by university stakeholders (i.e. faculty members, staff and students) between Saudi Arabia on one hand, and the Gulf States - Qatar, Oman, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain – on the other. A questionnaire that was expertreviewed and pilot-tested, was used to collect data from ten universities in Saudi Arabia and five universities in the Gulf States. Slight differences emerged in the Saudi Arabia and Gulf States universities’ stakeholders’ use of email in terms of having email, frequency of checking email, and skills in using email. The Saudi Arabian universities must improve their IT infrastructure, including the provision of suitable connection networks and formal training of staff in utilising IT resources. This study’s findings aim to advise the Saudi Arabian and Gulf States’ universities on their plans and programmes for e-learning and the consolidation of required resources.

Kenneth Katzman - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • The Persian Gulf States: Issues for U.S. Policy, 2006
    2006
    Co-Authors: Kenneth Katzman
    Abstract:

    The U.S.-led war to overthrow Saddam Hussein virtually ended Iraq's ability to militarily threaten the region, but it has produced new and unanticipated security challenges for the Persian Gulf States (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates). The Gulf States, which are all led by Sunni Muslim regimes, fear that Shiite Iran is unchecked now that Iraq is strategically weak. Most Gulf States, particularly Saudi Arabia, have provided only halting support to the fledgling government in Baghdad and revived the focus on U.S.-Gulf defense cooperation as existed in the 1990s. The Bush Administration advocates more rapid and sweeping political and economic liberalization as key to long-term Gulf stability and to reducing support in the Gulf States for terrorist groups such as Al Qaeda.

  • The Persian Gulf States: Post-War Issues for U.S. Policy, 2003
    2003
    Co-Authors: Kenneth Katzman
    Abstract:

    Abstract : The Bush Administration has said that the fall of Saddam Hussein s regime in April 2003 will ease the security challenges the Persian Gulf region faces. The U.S.- led war has ended Iraq s ability to produceweapons of mass destruction (WMD)and virtually ended any Iraqi conventional military threat to the region. However, some of the Persian Gulf States (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates) fear that Iraq might no longer serve as a strategic counterweight to Iran and they fear that pro-Iranian Shiite Muslim groups might obtain a major share of power in post-war Iraq. Substantial Administration concern remains about Iran sWMD programs, particularly what appear to be rapid advances in its nuclear program, and the potential for Iran to transfer that technology or materiel to the terrorist groups it supports. Over the longer term, with Iraq no longer a major power and the United States likely to sharply reduce its Gulf presence once Iraq is stabilized, the Gulf States might try to fashion a new security architecture for the Gulf that is based more on regional States and less on the United States. On the other hand, a reduction of the U.S. military presence in the Gulf might benefit the Gulf States by easing internal opposition to close cooperation with the United States. Internally, most of the Gulf States are feeling pressure from a portion of their publicswho largely viewthe U.S. war on Iraq as an invasion and occupation and who blame Gulf and other Arab governments for failing to head off the U.S. offensive. The Gulf governments are also being blamed by some in their population for failing to persuade the United States to end what is viewed in the region as a pronounced U.S. tilt toward Israel in the Israeli-Palestinian dispute. At the same time, some Gulf States are opening up their political processes as a means of deflecting popular pressure.

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