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Electrochemical corrosion parameters for active and passive reinforcing steel in carbonated and sound concrete
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John Wiley and Sons Inc
, 2021 , Article)
The electrochemical corrosion parameters, such as corrosion potential, corrosion current density, and the Tafel constants are necessary inputs for the corrosion modeling in reinforced concrete. Literature shows large ...
Assessing the Potential Impact of Introducing VAT on Price Levels in Qatar
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Internationaal Bureau voor Fiscale Documentatie (IBFD)
, 2021 , Article)
Potential introduction of VAT in Qatar may have a significant pass-through effect on inflation rates. Nevertheless, using the Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices at constant tax rates (HICP-CT), in this article the authors ...
An Adaptive Neurofuzzy Inference System for the Assessment of Change Order Management Performance in Construction
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American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
, 2021 , Article)
Change order management is a major challenge in the construction business due to the associated disputes, claims, productivity losses, delays, and cost implications. As a result, effective change order management (COM) is ...
Pre-Transit Oriented Development Assessment Guidelines for Assessing Metro Station Dependent Component Area
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MDPI
, 2022 , Article)
Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) assessment models are commonly used to assess existing and planned metro station catchment areas. Elements like diversity, density, design, destination, distance, and demand management ...
Colchicine use might be associated with lower mortality in COVID-19 patients: A meta-analysis
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Wiley-Blackwell
, 2021 , Article)
Background: Colchicine was recently repurposed for the management of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This rapid review and meta-analysis aimed to assess colchicine's impact on mortality outcomes in COVID-19 patients. ...
Efficient system reliability-based design optimization study for replaced hip prosthesis using new optimized anisotropic bone formulations
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MDPI AG
, 2020 , Article)
An efficient reliability algorithm is developed to transfer the system reliability problem to a single-component reliability problem, considering the uncertainty of loading cases and the material properties. The main ...
How do tobacco control policies work in low-income and middle-income countries? A realist synthesis
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BMJ
, 2022 , Article)
Background The burden of tobacco use is disproportionately high in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). There is scarce theorisation on what works with respect to implementation of tobacco control policies in these ...
Developing and validating a multidisciplinary scale of E-retailing website elements
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2022 , Article)
The purpose of this article is to theoretically identify the salient elements of e-retailing websites and empirically verify them through a rigorous scale development process. A mixed method approach was followed to achieve ...
Methods for modeling and evaluating construction disputes: A critical review
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IEEE
, 2020 , Article)
Cost and time are the targeted outcomes of any successful construction project, and disputes over these two key factors constitute a major obstacle to successful project outcomes. As escalated levels of dispute are becoming ...
Development and initial validation of stigma towards healthcare providers working with covid-19 patients scale (S19-hcps)
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Dove Medical Press Ltd
, 2021 , Article)
Purpose: The S19-HCPs tool evaluates the stigma towards healthcare providers working with patients with COVID-19. Materials and Methods: The psychometric properties of the Arabic and English versions of the S19-HCPs were ...