Sustainable Construction Materials in the Middle East: Model Development for Materials Selection by Madu, Taha Ahmed Omar

“…This thesis is organized along two interrelated directions: first, it delivers a comprehensive assessment of the current adoption, challenges, and opportunities associated with the use of sustainable construction materials across the three target countries; second, it develops a robust, systematic model to guide the sustainable selection of building materials. …”
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Influence of durability properties on performance of bitumen stabilised materials by Twagira, Elias Mathaniya

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The effect of pressure and temperature on the microstructure and mechanical properties of polycrystalline graphites by Van der Riet, Clement David

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Creolised objects: A study of material culture as marker of coloured identity by Huigen-Conradie, Stephane Edith

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The feasibility of wood plastic composites as building material for RDP houses in South Africa by Dlamini, Tenele Unity

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Teachers' perceptions of spreadsheet algebra programs as curriculum materials for high school mathematics in Namibia by Rodrigues Losada, Ricardo J.

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Cross-cultural transfer of learning materials for a journalism course at a higher education institution

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Towards a material damage model using the logarithmic strain, with von Mises plasticity considerations by Namalomba, Paul

“…Moreover, this proposed model makes the assumption of full isotropy, all material properties at a material point are the same in tension and compression and the same regardless of the dimension. …”
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Fabrication & Characterization of Hybrid Piezoelectric/Triboelectric Nanocomposite Nanogenerators via Fusion Deposition Modeling by El Toukhy, Khaled

“…These findings highlight the potential of PTENGs in energy harvesting applications, particularly in the sportswear industry, where customized dimensions and enhanced energy harvesting capabilities can be achieved especially in show sole manufacturing which already uses TPU as their go-to material.…”
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Extraction and modification of hemicellulose from wheat bran to produce entrapment materials for the controlled release of chemicals and bioactive substances by Matavire, Thokozani Olga

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A laser-based assessment of road construction aggregate shape and texture properties and their relationship with material shear strength, a pilot study

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Incorporation of polysaccharide nanowhiskers into a poly(ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol) matrix by Du Toit, Madeleine Leonore

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Mechanics and durability of surface treated structural foamed concrete by Van Rooyen, Algurnon Steve

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Connecting the urban informal settlement to the city : a system dynamics approach by Smit, Suzanne

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Validation of a scale to measure consumers' engagement in voluntary simplistic clothing consumption behaviour in South Africa

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Host-guest dynamics in copper-based metal-organic frameworks by Bezuidenhout, Charl X.

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Organic-inorganic hybrid graft copolymers of polystyrene and polydimethylsiloxane by Sutherland, Aimee Celeste

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A Comparative Analysis of Pragmatic Understanding of the Arabic Language by Major “Chat-prompted” LLMs (Large Language Models) (Gemini 2.5 Pro, ChatGPT 4o, and DeepThink-R1) by Ahmed, Doha M.

“…This study aims to assess the latest developments in the capabilities of three of the most recent “chat-prompted” LLMs (Large Language Models), Gemini 2.5 Pro, ChatGPT 4o, and DeepThink-R1, as of July 2025 in understanding the pragmatics of the Arabic language and detecting speech acts via testing on segments derived from audiovisual media material, for example, the Egyptian Arabic talk show “Maa’koum Mona El-Shazly” “ ﻲﻟذﺎﺸﻟا ﻰﻨﻣ ﻢﻜﻌﻣ .” …”
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