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Dynamic performance, financial leverage and financial crisis: Evidence from GCC countries
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Emerald Group Holdings Ltd.
, 2015 , Article)
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of financial leverage on firm’s performance in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Additionally, this paper investigates the impact of recent financial ...
Debt maturity, financial crisis and corporate performance in GCC countries: A dynamic-GMM approach
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Inderscience Publishers
, 2015 , Article)
This study investigates the effect of debt financing and debt maturity on corporate performance, using evidence from Gulf Cooperation Council countries (GCC): Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab ...
QU at TREC-2015: Building Real-Time Systems for Tweet Filtering and Question Answering
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National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
, 2015 , Conference Paper)
This paper presents our participation in the microblog and LiveQA tracks in TREC-2015. Both tracks required building a "real-time" system that monitors a data stream and responds to users' information needs in real-time. ...
A novel robust automated FFT-based segmentation and features selection algorithm for acoustic emission condition based monitoring systems
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Elsevier
, 2015 , Article)
This paper aims at developing a robust, fast-response and automated FFT-based features selection algorithm for the development of acoustic emission practical condition based monitoring applications of mechanical systems. ...
Bank efficiency assessment using a hybrid approach of random forests and data envelopment analysis
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2015 , Conference Paper)
This study introduces a three-stage integrated framework consisting of data envelopment analysis (DEA), random forest, and logistic regression to examine and predict the impact of environmental variables on banks' performance. ...
Model predictive control of selective catalytic reduction in diesel-powered vehicles
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2015 , Conference Paper)
This paper proposes a method to synthesize an optimal controller for the SCR section of the diesel exhaust after-treatment system, which is based on a system model consisting of coupled hyperbolic and parabolic partial ...
Optimal boundary control of coupled parabolic PDE-ODE systems using infinite-dimensional representation
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Elsevier
, 2015 , Article)
The optimal boundary control problem is studied for coupled parabolic PDE-ODE systems. The linear quadratic method is used and exploits an infinite-dimensional state-space representation of the coupled PDE-ODE system. ...
Single-step feedback linearization with assignable dynamics for hyperbolic PDE
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2015 , Conference Paper)
The present work proposes an extension of single-step feedback linearization with pole-placement formulation to the class of nonlinear hyperbolic systems. In particular, the mathematical formulation in the context of ...
Energy integration alternatives for effective use of waste heat associated with flaring during abnormal situation
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AIChE
, 2015 , Conference Paper)
This work reports a multi-objective optimization frame work for new/modified design solutions for energy integration to manage flares from uncertain sources during abnormal situation. It also suggests some energy integration ...
Sustainable approaches for abnormal situation management for an ethylene process plant
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American Institute of Chemical Engineers
, 2015 , Conference Paper)
The focus of my research is to develop the concept of sustainable design, which involves process-design activities that lead to economic growth, environmental protection, and social progress for the current generation ...