This paper focuses on User-Generated (UG) photos in the understudied Arab Muslim World. Over four million public photos on Flickr.com represent Arab countries‟ UG presence, with Egypt and Palestine the top countries for the respective keywords of travel and Muslim. The findings also reveal varied United Arab Emirates‟ presence, with ten times more Dubai photos than the next highest emirate Abu ...

Deals with a study of the mineralogical and organic components of the monthly dust-fall deposited over Al Ain city, some 150km east of Abu Dhabi and 130km southeast of Dubai. The identification of the mineralogical and organic composition was carried out by means of infrared spectroscopy. This study reveals that the principal constituents of dust-fall over the studied city are calcite, gypsum, ...

This paper reports ongoing research on the ways in which ICT professionals encounter and appropriate e-government projects as they engage in process of planning, developing and supporting e-government systems. The empirical case study is a public sector organization in the City of Dubai. The concept of sense making and enactment are used for data analysis. This study highlights the process of s...

This paper first outlines the benefits of medium voltage variable frequency drives compared to classical drivers or control methods (i.e. steam/gas turbines, hydraulic coupling and Direct-On-Line operation with, for example, valve/damper control). The paper then focuses on typical variable frequency drive applications in the sugar industry and also describes two real cases, namely an ABB drive ...

This work explores the relationship between price of crude oil and its production through an empirical study on regions Organization Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) non-Organization (non-OPEC). The has recently been fluctuating greatly that it cannot be predicted; this fluctuation causes changes in prices raw materials for everyday life, thus affecting economy worldwide. To better understa...