Browsing by Subject "Performance"
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A Characterization Study of Arabic Twitter Data with a Benchmarking for State-of-the-Art Opinion Mining Models
( Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL) , 2017 , Conference Paper)Opinion mining in Arabic is a challenging task given the rich morphology of the language. The task becomes more challenging when it is applied to Twitter data, which contains additional sources of noise, such as the use ... -
A Multilayer Perception Trained Method in Speed Control of a Linear Switched Reluctance Motor
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2022 , Article)Switched reluctance motors are nonlinear systems with some uncertainties and unmodeled dynamics. Propulsion force and speed in these motors have inherently high fluctuations complicating their applications. The conventional ... -
A need for functionally graded stiffness femoral stem for reduction in stress shielding and promoting bone growth: Computational analysis
( American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) , 2017 , Conference Paper)Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA) is an orthopaedic procedure that is available to reduce pain and restore the functionality of hip joints. THA has been successfully implemented for the last 40 years. However, after more than ... -
A New Approach to Robust MPC Design for LPV Systems in Input-Output Form
( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Conference Paper)In this paper, a robust model predictive control (MPC) technique is introduced to control MIMO linear parameter-varying (LPV) systems subject to input-output constraints. The LPV system is represented in input-output form, ... -
A Novel Proportional Navigation Based Method for Robotic Interception Planning with Final Velocity Control
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2021 , Article)This paper presents a new method for robot interception planning based on the proportional navigation. Guidance laws are basically developed for aerospace applications where a pursuer impacts a target using these methods, ... -
A performance comparison of MD5 authenticated routing traffic with EIGRP, RIPv2, and OSPF
( Zarqa University , 2010 , Article)Routing is the process of forwarding data across an inter-network from a designated source to a final destination. Along the way from source to destination, at least one intermediate node is considered. Due to the major ... -
Achieving energy efficiency in data centers with a performance-guaranteed power aware routing
( Elsevier B.V. , 2017 , Article)Nowadays, data centers are designed to offer the highest performance in case of high traffic load and peak utilisation of the network. However, in a realistic data center environment, the peak capacity of the network is ... -
Analysis of the performance of TAM in oil and gas industry: Factors and solutions for improvement
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)Although it is well recognized that turnaround maintenance (TAM) projects are key determinant of the performance of oil and gas (O&G) companies, little is known about the factors that determine their performance and what ... -
Application of Petri nets towards improved utilization of machines in job shop manufacturing environments
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2017 , Article)Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the use of Petri nets in a job shop setup for the improvement in the utilization of machines. Design/methodology/approach - The study discusses concepts such as reachable ... -
The application of quality management in the financial services sector in Jordan
( Business Perspectives , 2012 , Article)This study examines the applicability of total quality management (TQM) in the Jordanian financial services sector using a sample of employees at 12 financial institutions. The applicability of the TQM is assessed through ... -
Are We Ready for this Disaster? Towards Location Mention Recognition from Crisis Tweets
( Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL) , 2020 , Conference Paper)The widespread usage of Twitter during emergencies has provided a new opportunity and timely resource to crisis responders for various disaster management tasks. Geolocation information of pertinent tweets is crucial for ... -
Assessment of the Influence of Hydrogen Share on Performance, Combustion, and Emissions in a Four-Stroke Gasoline Engine
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2022 , Article)This study aims to develop a one-dimensional model to investigate the effect of hydrogen share in gasoline fuel on the performance, combustion, and exhaust emissions of a gasoline direct-injection engine. Iso-octane was ... -
Bio-carrier and operating temperature effect on ammonia removal from secondary wastewater effluents using moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR)
( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Article)This study investigates the impact of bio-carriers' surface area and shape, wastewater chemistry and operating temperature on ammonia removal from real wastewater effluents using Moving bed biofilm reactors (MBBRs) operated ... -
COVID-19 infection localization and severity grading from chest X-ray images
( Elsevier Ltd , 2021 , Article)The immense spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has left healthcare systems incapable to diagnose and test patients at the required rate. Given the effects of COVID-19 on pulmonary tissues, chest radiographic ... -
Development of a new excavation technique for centrifuge testing in sand
( CRC Press/Balkema , 2021 , Book chapter)Even though shaft excavation is a key part of tunnelling projects in large cities, many uncertainties about their actual performance still exist in practice and only very few case studies have been reported in the literature. ... -
The differential and synergistic effects of market orientation and entrepreneurial orientation on hotel ambidexterity
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)Innovation ambidexterity has surprisingly received limited attention in hospitality research. Using data from 101 Jordanian hotels analyzed with PLS structural equation modeling, this paper reports a double differential ... -
Do different marketing practices pre-suppose different frames of reference? An exploratory study
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2018 , Article)Purpose: The role of managerial assumptions in the formulation of organizational strategies has been well recognized by previous studies, yet in marketing literature, the effect of such imperative on marketing practice ... -
Empirical performance evaluation of QUIC protocol for Tor anonymity network
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2019 , Conference Paper)Tor's anonymity network is one of the most widely used anonymity networks online, it consists of thousands of routers run by volunteers. Tor preserves the anonymity of its users by relaying the traffic through a number of ... -
Enhanced power extraction from thermoelectric generators considering non-uniform heat distribution
( Elsevier Ltd , 2021 , Article)In this paper, a technique to enhance the performances of the thermoelectric generator under non-uniform heat distribution is developed. A large area of heat source is needed when the thermoelectric generator is used for ... -
External resource provision and the international performance of SMEs – A contextual analysis
( Elsevier Inc. , 2022 , Article)This paper investigates whether different categories of links (core and discretionary) to external resource providers are associated with the international performance of SMEs, as well as the perceived importance of external ...