Functions and contextual triggers of offensive language on Twitter by Mansour, Deena Mohamed

“…The results also show that the most common contexts that trigger this offensive use of language are political, economic, personal, and soccer games. …”
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Realizing the right to education in Egypt: an assessment of primary education in relation to international standards by Qadir, Fawziah Abdel Rahman

“…The right to education in international human rights law is contained in number of international treaties. The most comprehensive coverage of the right is found within the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) under articles 13 and 14. …”
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Influence of Organizational Culture and Leadership Style on Disputes in Construction Projects – A Contractor’s Perspective by Mekhaimer, Omneya Nader

“…This research objective is achieved by formulating a survey questionnaire to be filled by project managers where this survey utilized both competing value framework and full-range leadership theories to explore the dominant organizational culture and leadership style, respectively. …”
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Examining Undergraduate Students’ Learning Transfer from English for General Academic Purposes (EGAP) Courses to Discipline-Specific Courses by Abdelkader, Sara

“…This study adopts a mixed method approach and utilizes two instruments, which are students’ EGAP and non-EGAP writing samples and a questionnaire, to answer the research questions. …”
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The Feminization of Deteriorated Labor Force Participation In Egypt: 1990 – 2024 by Gamal Nour El Din, Mennan

“…The review of the literature addresses the main factors affecting the phenomenon of female labor force participation and the high presence of women in informal employment, identifying education as one of the most significantly positive factors affecting FLFP. …”
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Arabizi (Franco) in Egypt: A Study of Features, Reasons, Attitudes, and Educational Influence among Youth in Online Communication by Wafa, Muhammad

“…Through a mixed-methods approach, including quantitative analysis of an online questionnaire using inferential statistics and qualitative examination of text samples, this study investigates the most common language varieties used by Egyptian youth, the underlying reasons for Arabizi's adoption, attitudes towards its usage, and the salient features of this variety of online communication. …”
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Digital Replica for Trustworthy Cooperative Autonomous Vehicles by Farahat, Hady

“…Trust in an automated system can be defined as confidence in a vehicle's reliability, safety, and predictability, which is essential for the acceptance and widespread adoption of fully autonomous vehicles (FAVs); without it, users might disengage from using autonomous vehicles or reject the technology altogether. Most of the previous research has focused on trust from an ego vehicle perspective. …”
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Investigating the psychometric properties of a South African adaptation of the Boston Naming Test : evidence for diagnostic validity from a memory clinic population by Baerecke, Lauren

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The protection of high-voltage shunt capacitor banks by Van der Toorn, Sean

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Validation of an adjusted calcium formula using the Roche calcium (NMBATPA) and albumin (BCG) methods at Groote Schuur Hospital by Ndlovu, Mbali

“…ABSTRACT: Validation of an adjusted calcium formula using the Roche calcium (NMBATPA) and albumin (BCG) methods at Groote Schuur Hospital Introduction: Most laboratories continue to adjust serum total calcium (tCa) concentration for serum albumin as a surrogate marker of calcium status, despite the availability of ionised calcium (iCa) measurement. …”
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Culture-led urban regeneration: The case of Maboneng by Meek, Louise Gardner

“…This dissertation utilizes a case study of Maboneng in Johannesburg central business district (CBD) to make a case for culture-led urban regeneration in South Africa. …”
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Reconstruction of Functions From Non-uniformly Distributed Sampled Data in Shift-Invariant Frame Subspaces by Mkhaliphi, Mkhuseli Bruce

“…The numerical tools utilized in this research consist of the theory of discrete irregular sampling, frames, and iterative techniques. …”
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A forensic anthropological investigation of skeletal remains recovered from a 1000 year old archaeological site in North Western Namibia by Rossouw, Lache Zolyn

“…A forensic analytical approach was utilized to uncover the evidence, allowing us to manage the site as a 'crime scene.' …”
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Correlation of urinary mcp-1 and tweak with renal histology and early response to therapy in newly biopsied patients with lupus nephritis in cape town, South Africa by Moloi, Mothusi Walter

“…We assessed the utility of urinary MCP-1 (uMCP-1) and TWEAK (uTWEAK) in predicting renal histological findings, disease flares and treatment response 6 months following initiation of treatment for LN in newly biopsied patients. …”
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Evaluation of the World Health Organization’s basic emergency care course and online cases in Uganda by Friedman, Alexandra

“…The pre-course cases group scored significantly higher on the pre-test MCQ than controls (p=0.004) and found cases most useful pre-BEC. Nurses experienced more significant initial gains and long-term decays in MCQ and self-rated knowledge than doctors (p=0.009, p< 0.05). …”
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Exploring the adoption rationales and effects of off-grid renewable energy access for African youth: a case study from Tanzania by Rabenold, Colton

“…In addition to being one of the poorest countries in Africa, Tanzania is considered the 13th most vulnerable nation in the world to climate change and climate variability. …”
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International Academy of Cytology Yokohama System for reporting Breast Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy (FNAB) cytology: A Retrospective Study in a Single South African Tertiary Insti... by Pamacheche, Patricia Nee Pariza

“…Introduction: Breast carcinoma is the most common malignancy amongst women in South Africa. …”
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Beyond hearing aid fitting: Investigating the feasibility of providing tele-rehabilitation for adult hearing aid users in a South African public health context by Khatib, Nuha

“…Introduction: Disabling hearing loss is one of the most common sensory deficits; affecting approximately 466 million people worldwide. …”
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Affordable rental housing delivery in Kenya by Olonde, Victor Otieno

“…However, rental housing markets in most developing countries have been characterized by market failure because of the inability to provide adequate rental units commensurate with the urban population's demand. …”
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A CMIP5 Model Selection Specific to South Africa's Winter Rainfall Zone by Marsh, Peter

“…The dynamics subsequently identified as being most influential to rainfall supply in the WRZ include the South Atlantic subtropical jet stream responsible for steering of mid-latitude storm systems, the South Atlantic subtropical high, and the presence, or preferably absence, of precipitation blocking subsidence, and the prevalence of mid-latitude storm systems, critical for transport and upliftment of moisture to the region. …”
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