Lughati, the Sharjah-based initiative dedicated to supporting Arabic learning the smart way, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Sharjah. The MoU aims to conduct a research study to measure Lughati's impact on children and students who have been involved with the initiative throughout its first and second phases. The MoU, at the University of Sharjah, was signed by Badria Al Ali, Manager of the Lughati initiative and Prof. Maamar Bettayeb, Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Studies at the University of Sharjah. The signing ceremony was held in the presence of representatives from both organisations. Under the terms of the MoU, the Research and Graduate Studies Department at the University of Sharjah will conduct a study on the impact of Lughati initiative on the learning process of Sharjah's kindergarten and primary school students who were given smart tablet devices by the initiative. On the other hand, Lughati will provide the University of Sharjah's research team with data and samples taken from 100 teachers and 50 students. The study will aim to evaluate the initiative and measure its level of success in achieving its objectives and goals that seek to support the national Arabic curriculum and encourage students to use Arabic using modern scientific methods.

Agreement has been signed between Office of Vice chancellor for Scientific Research and Graduate Studies and Sheikh Zayed housing program/ Dubai. In order to conduct the first two studies (The residential reality in the UAE: current characteristics and future visions). And the first objective of the study to know the degree of satisfaction of the families benefiting from the program about the current housing in terms of size, distance and design, and taking into account their needs. As well as the variables most related to the factors of satisfaction and dissatisfaction among beneficiaries of the Sheikh Zayed Housing Program. The second study entitled (A prospective study of the reality of the expected future needs of housing for citizens in the United Arab Emirates until 2040). Which aims to determine the impact of the demographic and economic factors witnessed by the UAE on the future housing needs. During the two decades and to identify the role of economic and investment plans currently facing to support the population movement to cope with the future preparation during the next two decades.

A study has been conducted between the Family Development Centers that belong to the Supreme Council of the Family / Sharjah and Office of Vice Chancellor for Scientific Research and Graduate Studies to conduct study entitled: (Bullying among students in Sharjah Schools).The aim of this study is to measure the prevalence of these behaviors among school students in Sharjah, as well as to design preventive programs aimed at protecting young people and the community.

An agreement has been signed between both Family Development Foundation /Abu Dhabi and the Office of Vice Chancellor for Scientific Research and Graduate Studies, which aims to cooperate in the field of studies and research that achieve the strategic objectives of the Family Development Foundation. Several studies have been conducted among these the study entitled : (Problems and challenges facing the family and Emirati women in the 21 century), which aims to identify the most important problems and challenges facing the family as a social institution and women as a social group in the United Arab Emirates in the twenty-first century in the following areas: - Social. - Health. - Economic. - Participation in public life. And, the second study entitled (A qualitative Study about Youth and Social network Sites), which aims to identify the most important social networking sites attractive to young people, topics discussed in these sites, the number of hours spent by the user of these sites, the positive and negative of social networking sites, and the concept of electronic addiction and its characteristics.

Raafat ElAwady,1,2 Dr Srinivasulu Vunnam,1 Cijo George Vazhappilly,1 Taleb H. AL-Tel*1,2 1Sharjah Institute for Medical Research and 2College of Pharmacy University of Sharjah, Sharjah, 27272 UAE This invention describes novel heterocyclic systems, which possess many biological activities including but not limited to, anticancer activity and are useful in the treatment of many disease states related to cell proliferation. In particular, new pyran derivatives are provided having the general formula A and B, processes for their preparation, and methods for their pharmaceutical applications for example here as anticancer agents. These compounds were found to have antiproliferative effects against multiple cancer cell lines and showed considerably less toxicity to normal fibroblasts. These compounds exhibited typical anticancer properties by inducing caspase-mediated cell death mechanisms and arresting cancer cell progression. Further, these novel compounds were able to target multiple key proteins/enzymes, including thioredoxin reductase, glutathione reductase, transferrin receptors, inisitol-3-phosphate synthase, cystolic aminopeptidase and transketolase that are over-expressed in tumor cells, which may facilitate to address the current issues in therapy such as multi-drug resistance and/or tumor relapse.