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Effect of microstructural evolution on wettability and tribological behavior of TiO2 nanotubular arrays coated on Ti–6Al–4V
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2015 , Article)
Self-organized TiO2 nanotubular arrays were fabricated by electrochemical anodization of Ti–6Al–4V plates in an NH4F/H3PO4 electrolyte. The effect of microstructural evolutions on the wettability and tribological behavior ...
Parameter estimation through the weighted goal programming model
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Inderscience Publishers
, 2015 , Article)
Many models in economics, management and finance can be described in terms of nonlinear dynamical systems which usually depend on some unknown parameters. To conduct a long-run behaviour analysis of these models it is of ...
Assessment of linear and nonlinear viscoelastic responses of warm-mix asphalt binders
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CRC Press/Balkema
, 2015 , Conference Paper)
Warm-Mix Asphalt (WMA) technology is widely used in the paving industry due to its impact on reduction of asphalt mixing and compaction temperatures. Characterisation of WMA in the past had focused on evaluating the linear ...
Factors influence consumers' adoption of mobile payment devices in Qatar
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Inderscience
, 2015 , Article)
This research examines the factors that influence the customers' intention in adapting Mobile Payment Device (MPD) technology in an emerging economy (Qatar). Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology Model (UTAUT) ...
A Process Model for Customisation of Software in Multi-tenant SaaS Model
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2015 , Conference Paper)
This paper outlines a generic process framework for customisation of software in cloud computing. The flexibility for client-specific customisation of the software offered by software-as-a-service (SaaS) is limited. The ...
Overproduction of the Bacillus thuringiensis Vip3Aa16 toxin and study of its insecticidal activity against the carob moth Ectomyelois ceratoniae
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Elsevier
, 2015 , Article)
The vip3Aa16 gene of Bacillus thuringiensis strain BUPM95 was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli. Optimization of Vip3A16 protein expression was conducted using Plackett–Burman design and response surface methodology. ...
An Energy Saving Strategy for LTE-A Multiantenna Systems
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Springer
, 2015 , Article)
Long Term Evolution - Advanced (LTE-A) supports closed-loop Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) techniques to improve its performance, but in order to exploit multiuser (MU) MIMO channel capabilities, the design of an ...
Association rule mining on fragmented database
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Springer
, 2015 , Conference Paper)
Anonymization methods are an important tool to protect privacy. The goal is to release data while preventing individuals from being identified. Most approaches generalize data, reducing the level of detail so that many ...
A Critique of the Balanced Scorecard as a Performance Measurement Tool
(2015 , Article)
Given the dynamic nature of business markets, organizations have witnessed a rapid change in their performance
measurement systems in the last three decades with most of the performance measurement tools being ...
The cardiovascular implication of single nucleotide polymorphisms of chromosome 9p21 locus among Arab population
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Wolters Kluwer Health
, 2015 , Article)
Background: Based on several reports including genome-wide association studies, genetic variability has been linked with higher (nearly half) susceptibility toward coronary artery disease (CAD). We aimed to evaluate the ...