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An experimental investigation of emission performance of heterogenous catalyst jatropha biodiesel using RSM
( Elsevier Ltd , 2021 , Article)Tremendous growth in the number of automobiles in developed and developing global economies has exorbitantly boosted competition for petroleum products. Petroleum products derived from fossil fuels are predominantly ... -
An experimental performance evaluation of the hybrid FSO/RF
( SPIE , 2017 , Conference Paper)This paper is a first attempt to study the effects of atmospheric turbulences on hybrid free space optics/ radio frequency (FSO/RF) transmission system in Doha, Qatar. The state of Qatar is characterized by a Mediterranean ... -
An experimental study of the amphibious robot inspired by biological duck foot
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2018 , Conference Paper)A lot of issues are faced in the exploration due to complexity of terrain and/or unexpected environment, due to which many places are left unmapped. The aim of this project is to design and develop an amphibious robot which ... -
An experimental study on the effect of using gas-to-liquid (GTL) fuel on diesel engine performance and emissions
( Elsevier B.V. , 2016 , Article)Gas to Liquid (GTL) fuel is considered one of the most propitious clean alternative fuels for the diesel engines. The aim of this study was to experimentally compare the performance and emissions of a diesel engine fueled ... -
An experimental validation of numerical model for top-hat tubular structure subjected to axial crush
( MDPI AG , 2021 , Article)Vehicle crashworthiness is an important aspect to consider when designing a vehicle to ensure the safety of the occupants. Besides this, vehicles are also designed to reduce weight for better fuel economics. One possible ... -
An Exploration into Delay-Influencing Factors on Healthcare Construction Projects: The Case of Saudi Arabia
( Qatar University Press , 2023 , Conference Paper)The construction project's delay is one of the biggest challenges that concern practitioners in the construction industry. The success or failure of construction projects is usually measured by the building team's achievement ... -
An exploration of accounting information system's role in SMEs failure triangular
( Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. , 2018 , Article)High rates of SMEs failure in recent years question whether and how information system can help in raising financial awareness? To address this question, the present paper seeks to empirically explore the relationship ... -
An Exploratory Study of Teachers' Perceptions of Prosocial Behaviors in Preschool Children
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Children's social development is generally facilitated in the context of the unique, socialization experiences that they encounter at school and at. Such experiences are likely to manifest themselves in prosocial behaviors ... -
An exploratory study of teachers' perceptions of prosocial behaviors in preschool children
( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)The purpose of this study was to assess the occurrences of prosocial behaviors in preschool children according to the perceptions of their teachers, examine if variations of prosocial behaviors exist among boys and girls, ... -
An exploratory study of the determinants of the quality of strategic decision implementation in Turkish industrial firms
( Braybrooke Press , 2014 , Article)This paper investigates the determinants of quality of decision implementation. By drawing on a sample of 116 firms located in Turkey, the authors test whether the features of important team processes (i.e. trust and ... -
An Exploratory Study of the Factors Associated With Literacy Teachers' Integration of Technology: A Study of Lebanese Schools
( Routledge , 2016 , Article)The purpose of this study is to explore Lebanese teachers' perceptions of the factors determining their integration of technology into literacy classrooms. A quantitative survey examining literacy teachers' individual ... -
An extension of consumer environmental behavior research among expatriates
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2014 , Article)A wealth of research has explored different configurations of consumer environmental beliefs, attitudes, and values, and their influence on consumer environmental behavior. It is essential that a more comprehensive ... -
An extensive analysis of mechanical, thermal and physical properties of jute fiber composites with different fiber orientations
( Elsevier Ltd , 2021 , Article)The study is aimed to find the effect of orientation of the woven jute fiber on the composites with epoxy matrix on the mechanical properties, thermal properties with different orientations (0°, 15°, 30°, 45°, 60° & 75°) ... -
An extraction method for the parameters of the solar cell single-diode-model
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2018 , Conference Paper)This paper introduces an efficient and simple method for extracting the parameters of a solar cell described by a single diode model. Given the IV curve of the solar cell, the method starts with random parameters and relies ... -
An FPGA implementation of the matching pursuit algorithm for a compressed sensing enabled e-Health monitoring platform
( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Article)Wireless monitoring of physiological signals is an evolving direction in personalized medicine and home-based e-Health systems. There are several constraints in designing such systems, with two of the most important being ... -
An H-Bridge Modular DC-DC Converter with Bidirectional Flyback-Based Energy Equalization Modules
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2018 , Conference Paper)Conventional Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC) is a promising candidate in high-voltage high-power applications. Unfortunately, operating the conventional MMC with DC output voltage results in unbalanced capacitors' ... -
An historiographical analysis of the Arabic accounts of early mosques: With special reference to those at Madina, Basra and Kufa
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An HIV-STI risk reduction program among undergraduate students at a northern Nigerian university: A randomized controlled field trial
(2012 , Article)Aim This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a peer-led human immunodeficiency virus-sexually transmitted infections (HIV-STI) intervention program based on the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills model among ... -
An H∞ cooperative fault recovery control of multi-agent systems
( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)In this work, an H∞ performance fault recovery control problem for a team of multi-agent systems that is subject to actuator faults is studied. Our main objective is to design a distributed control reconfiguration strategy ... -
An image steganography approach based on k-least significant bits (k-LSB)
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2020 , Conference Paper)Image steganography is the operation of hiding a message into a cover image. the message can be text, codes, or image. Hiding an image into another is the proposed approach in this paper. Based on LSB coding, a k-LSB-based ...