Conjunctions function as cohesive and text building elements in Modern Standard Arabic. They play various semantic and discursive roles at different textual levels: phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph and discourse (Al-Batal, ...

COBRA1 is a co-factor of BRCA1 that was identified to be the β-subunit of the NELF complex (Negative elongation factor) which stalls RNA polymerase II and prevents elongation of the message. The reported levels of expression ...

Critical reading learning outcomes, first semester: 1. appreciate the value of reading in a variety of genres, including media literacy; 2. articulate response and a personal interpretation of a text; 3. summarize the main ...

This thesis covers the development of a model updating technique which relies on the introduction of correction factors to the elemental stiffness matrix of a beam Finite Element Model (FEM). A Genetic Algorithm selects ...