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A world polity view on reorganization and institutional change in natural resources management
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Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc
, 2022 , Book chapter)
World polity theory as a part of sociological neo-institutionalism provides interesting insights into institutional change and similarities between national organizations. These organizations depend on rules and actor ...
An integrated approach to the simultaneous design and operation of industrial facilities for abnormal situation management
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2014 , Book chapter)
Flaring is a common operation in industrial facilities and is usually intended for safety purposes, for disposal of waste gases with low heating values, or for management of abnormal situations. In addition to the economic ...
Characterization of Industrial Flaring under Uncertainty for the Design of Optimum Flare Recovery and Utilization Systems
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2022 , Book chapter)
One of the main challenges in industrial applications is to optimally manage flare gases that are inevitably generated both in routine and non-routine process operations but can yet constitute valuable energy resources for ...
Treatment of petroleum industry wastewater: current practices and perspectives
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Book chapter)
Petroleum industry is one of the major contributors to water pollution globally. The industry can discharge different types of pollutants that can be carcinogenic, phytotoxic, and genotoxic. The nature of these pollutants ...
Virtual and Augmented Reality in Surgery
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Springer
, 2020 , Book chapter)
To provide an overview of the novel applications of Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) technologies within the realm of Surgery. This chapter will clarify the concepts associated with AR and VR in the context ...
Medical image analysis
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Book chapter)
This chapter presents deep learning methodologies for medical imaging tasks. The chapter starts with echocardiography for early detection of myocardial infarction (MI) or commonly known as heart attack. Early and fundamental ...
Determination of vascular reactivity of middle cerebral arteries from stroke and spinal cord injury animal models using pressure myography
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Humana Press Inc.
, 2016 , Book chapter)
Stroke and other neurovascular derangements are main causes of global death. They, along with spinal cord injuries, are responsible for being the principal cause of disability due to neurological and cognitive problems. ...
Retinoids and Reactive Oxygen Species in Cancer Cell Death and Therapeutics
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Springer Nature
, 2022 , Book chapter)
Retinoids are a large family of structurally related natural and synthetic molecules that exhibit a variety of effects in embryogenesis and adult life. The parent compound of retinoids is vitamin A which was first discovered ...
Working and living conditions of migrant workers in the GCC
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Taylor and Francis
, 2016 , Book chapter)
Since Qatar was awarded the hosting of the 2022 World Cup, a great deal of media attention has focused on the conditions of the foreign workers responsible for creating and maintaining the infrastructure of the modern Gulf ...
Halophytes as important sources of antioxidants and anti-cholinesterase compounds
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Springer International Publishing
, 2021 , Book chapter)
Halophytes are plants adapted to high salinity, and they are common in many places around the world where environmental conditions are inconvenient for the growth of conventional plants. Normally, plants exposed to harsh ...