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Modest seductiveness: Reconciling modesty and vanity by reverse assimilation and double resistance
( John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. , 2012 , Article)We study conflicting notions of modesty and vanity in the Arab Gulf region by focusing on contemporary female adornment practices and the tensions underlying them. The standard of modest traditional dress that women are ... -
Modest seductiveness: Reconciling modesty and vanity by reverse assimilation and double resistance
( Wiley-Blackwell , 2012 , Article)We study conflicting notions of modesty and vanity in the Arab Gulf region by focusing on contemporary female adornment practices and the tensions underlying them. The standard of modest traditional dress that women are ... -
Modification of Pd/CeO2 catalyst by Atomic Layer Deposition of ZrO2
( Elsevier , 2016 , Article)Modification of a 1 wt% Pd/CeO2 catalyst by Atomic Layer Deposition of thin ZrO2 films was studied. Calcination of the unmodified Pd/CeO2, prepared by precipitation of aqueous Ce(NO3)3 solutions, with Pd added by impregnation, ... -
Modification of polyethylene by RF plasma in different/mixture gases
( MDPI AG , 2019 , Article)Herein, low-density polyethylene (LDPE) films were treated using radio-frequency plasma discharge in the presence of air, nitrogen, oxygen, argon, and their mixtures to introduce new chemical functionalities. The surface ... -
A Modification to Enhance the Survival of the Island FDMA Flap by Adding a Skin Bridge
( national library of medicine , 2021 , Article)Background: Distal thumb injuries are common in high construction load regions, and it is a challenging task for the plastic surgeon to find the optimum choice that preserves thumb length and provides a sensory substitute ... -
Modified Alamouti decoding for highly selective channels for LTE systems
( IEEE , 2012 , Conference Paper)In this contribution, we propose an improvement of Alamouti coding for equalization of space-time block code multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) over highly-selective ... -
Modified halloysite nanotubes decorated with Ceria for synergistic corrosion inhibition of Polyolefin based smart composite coatings
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)The deteriorating effect of corrosion can be controlled by applying suitable polymeric-based coatings. In this work, polyolefin based smart composite coatings containing modified halloysite nanotubes decorated with ceria ... -
The modified homotopy perturbation method for solving strongly nonlinear oscillators
( Elsevier , 2009 , Article)In this paper we propose a reliable algorithm for the solution of nonlinear oscillators. Our algorithm is based upon the homotopy perturbation method (HPM), Laplace transforms, and Padé approximants. This modified homotopy ... -
Modified modulation scheme for photovoltaic fed grid-connected three-phase boost inverter
( IEEE , 2013 , Conference Paper)Transformer-less photovoltaic (PV) inverters are the major functional units of modern grid-connected PV energy production systems. In general, two power conversion stages are required when low-voltage unregulated photovoltaic ... -
Modified multilevel buck-boost converter with equal voltage across each capacitor: Analysis and experimental investigations
( Institution of Engineering and Technology , 2019 , Article)Recently, the circuitry of Multilevel Buck-Boost Converter (here, called MBBC1) is suggested in the literature to attain high inverting voltage by increasing the output levels of the classical buck-boost converter. However, ... -
A modified niching crow search approach to well placement optimization
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2021 , Article)Well placement optimization is considered a non-convex and highly multimodal optimization problem. In this article, a modified crow search algorithm is proposed to tackle the well placement optimization problem. This article ... -
Modified os sepiae of Sepiella inermis as a low cost, sustainable, bio-based adsorbent for the effective remediation of boron from aqueous solution
( Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH , 2022 , Article)The occurrence of boron in low concentration is essential; however, a higher concentration of boron source in water has a toxic effect on humans as well as have retard effect on agricultural plant growth. Thus, the affordable ... -
Modified Particle Filters for Detection of False Data Injection Attacks and State Estimation in Networked Nonlinear Systems
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2022 , Article)Networked control systems which transfer data over communication networks may suffer from malicious cyber attacks by injecting false data to the transferred information. Such attacks can cause performance degradation of ... -
Modified Profile Likelihood Estimation in the Lomax Distribution
( Horizon Research Publishing , 2022 , Article)In this paper, we consider improving maximum likelihood inference for the scale parameter of the Lomax distribution. The improvement is based on using modifications to the maximum likelihood estimator based on the ... -
Modified QR-D and MMSE PMI selection technique for MIMO closed loop spatial multiplexing in LTE/LTE-advanced
(2013 , Conference Paper)Limited feedback closed-loop spatial multiplexing evolved as an attractive technique during the development of Multi Input Multi Output (MIMO) in Long Term Evolution (LTE). Spatial multiplexing involves transmitting ... -
Modified Quantum Particle Swarm Optimization For Selective Harmonic Elimination (SHE) in A Single-phase Multilevel Inverter
( International Journal of Innovative , 2021 , Article)The Multilevel Inverter (MLI) uses Selective Harmonic Elimination (SHE) of the Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) approach to tackle the fundamental harmonics with the elimination of selected lower harmonics. The optimal switching ... -
Modified total variation regularization using fuzzy complement for image denoising
( IEEE Computer Society , 2016 , Conference Paper)In this paper, we propose a denoising algorithm based on the Total Variation (TV) model. Specifically, we associate to the regularization term of the Rodin-Osher-Fatimi (ROF) functional a small weight whenever denoising ... -
Modified transformerless dual buck inverter with improved lifetime for PV applications
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2018 , Conference Paper)The Dual Buck Inverter (DBI) possesses no shoot-through concerns and it can improve the efficiency by utilizing power MOSFETs. This is because at accidentally triggered shoot-through states; two inductors are in-parallel ... -
MODIFIED WALNUT SHELLS FOR THE REMOVAL OF MERCURY
(2024 , Dissertation)Mercury, a highly toxic heavy metal, poses a significant threat to both the environment and human health. Mercury pollution can negatively impact wildlife and infiltrate the food chain, ultimately affecting humans. Exposure ... -
Modified zeolite/polysulfone mixed matrix membrane for enhanced CO2/CH4 separation
( MDPI AG , 2021 , Article)In recent years, mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) have received worldwide attention for their potential to offer superior gas permeation and separation performance involving CO2 and CH4. However, fabricating defect-free MMMs ...
