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Warming impact on energy use of HVAC system in buildings of different thermal qualities and in different climates
( Elsevier Ltd , 2014 , Article)In order to combat climate change, energy use in the building must be further reduced. Heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems in residential buildings account for considerable fraction of global energy ... -
Warming up for athletic events
( Qatar University , 1985 , Article)Warming up is a widely accepted procedure preceding every type of athletic events, although objective evidence supporting the use of warm up is limited. Coaches, physical educators and athletes of almost every athletic ... -
Waste audit: Pathway to attain sustainability at Qatar University
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Waste audit has proved to be a valuable first step in development of a viable waste minimization and recycling program. Waste characterization has been successfully used at many educational institutions in the United States ... -
Water and carbon footprint reduction potential of renewable energy in the United States: A policy analysis using system dynamics
( Elsevier , 2019 , Article)Renewable energy has gained popularity as an alternative to fossil fuels, which regularly emit large amounts of Greenhouse Gases and consume/withdraw large amounts of water, but renewable energy market penetration is still ... -
Water Conditions And Proline Content In Shade And Sun Plants
( Qatar University , 1984 , Article)Different parameters of the water conditions (Water content, water saturation deficit, osmotic pressure of the cell sap and partial osmotic pressure due to sugars), chlorophyll and proline contents were investigated in sun ... -
Water demand in Qatar: Future trends and conservation scenarios
( European Water Resources Association (EWRA) , 2019 , Article)We model water consumption in the market segment that compose the Qatari water market. We link water consumption to population growth. Building on the estimated model, we develop long-range ... -
Water harvesting cube
( Springer Nature , 2019 , Article)Water scarcity is at the center of the world's greatest challenges, including famine, disease, and sustainable development. In many countries, there are active researches aimed at improving the supply of fresh water through ... -
Water Quality Of The Area West Of Karak City, Jordan
( Qatar University , 1986 , Article)The water quality of some wells, wadis and springs in the area west of Karak City has been evaluated for irrigation and domestic uses, by the application ofWilcox (1955) and Doneen (1961) methods, as well as the standards ... -
Water Relations Of Some Woodlice (Oniscidea) From Arid And Mesic Environments
( Qatar University , 1987 , Article)The desert woodlouse Porcellio evansi from Bahrain and Qatar has a transpiration rate as low or lower than recorded from other desert species. The synanthropic mesic Porsellionides pruinosus has a much higher rate, while ... -
Water resources assessment at El-Arish area, using remote sensing and GIS, North Sinai, Egypt
( IEEE , 2008 , Conference Paper)This research aims at to analyse the pattern and rate of shoreline changes at the El-Arish area during the period 1984-2006, which represents the time at which the El-Arish harbour has affected along the coastline. Detecting ... -
Water resources assessment of zayandeh-rood river basin using integrated surface water and groundwater footprints and K-means clustering method
( Elsevier B.V. , 2022 , Article)The lack of an integrated approach to assess the quantity and quality of surface water and groundwater resources undesirably affects their sustainability and errors in users' decisions in the optimal development of basins. ... -
Water reuse: Brackish water desalination using Prosopis juliflora
( Elsevier B.V. , 2020 , Article)Prosopis juliflora is a plant species that have the potential to yield significant environmental and economic benefits. It is used widely as a source of biofuel, food, feed and as an adsorbent in water treatment. In this ... -
Water stress and gibberellic acid effects on growth of fenugreek plants
( Springer Berlin / Heidelberg , 1998 , Article)Fenugreek plant is susceptible to water stress during the vegetative growth stages, since a soil matric potential lower than -0.3 MPa causes substantial reduction in growth parameters such as height, weight and total leaf ... -
Water Supply from Turkey to Cyprus Island with Suspended Marine Pipeline
( Qatar Univesrity Press , 2020 , Conference Paper)More than 90% of the water requirement for the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC/KKTC) was being supplied from groundwater resources, while the rest was being provided from surface waters and seawater until the ...