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Urban regeneration and the search for identity in historic cities
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MDPI AG
, 2017 , Article)
In the face of rapid economic development, population growth, people increasing needs and changing lifestyles, most historic centers in the Gulf have experienced problems in making the necessary adjustment and adaptation ...
Throughput, latency and cost comparisons of microcontroller-based implementations of wireless sensor network (WSN) in high jump sports
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American Institute of Physics Inc.
, 2017 , Conference Paper)
In high jump sports, approach take-off speed and force during the take-off are two (2) main important parts to gain maximum jump. To measure both parameters, wireless sensor network (WSN) that contains microcontroller and ...
Crowdsourced multi-view live video streaming using cloud computing
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2017 , Article)
Advances and commoditization of media generation devices enable capturing and sharing of any special event by multiple attendees. We propose a novel system to collect individual video streams (views) captured for the same ...
Rice is a potential dietary source of not only arsenic but also other toxic elements like lead and chromium
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2017 , Article)
Rice is a staple food and a good source of nutrition for half of the earth’s population including Middle Eastern countries. However, rice may accumulate hazardous levels of toxic elements. In KSA, rice is imported from ...
Surround-Screen Mobile based Projection: Design and Implementation of Mobile Cave Virtual Reality
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2017 , Article)
Virtual Reality (VR) is the employment of computer devices to simulate real or imaginary environments. Conventional user interfaces stresses the usage of screen displays to interact with the developed environment. The ...
Sample Entropy, Univariate, and Multivariate Multi-Scale Entropy in Comparison with Classical Postural Sway Parameters in Young Healthy Adults.
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Frontiers Media
, 2017 , Article)
The present study aimed to compare various entropy measures to assess the dynamics and complexity of center of pressure (COP) displacements. Perturbing balance tests are often used in healthy subjects to imitate either ...
Journalism and the Islamic Worldview: Journalistic roles in Muslim-majority countries
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Routledge
, 2017 , Article)
This paper looks at the extent to which journalistic culture in Muslim-majority countries is shaped by a distinctive Islamic worldview. We identified four principles of an Islamic perspective to journalism: truth and ...
Preliminary insight into winter native fish assemblages in guadiana estuary salt marshes coping with environmental variability and non-indigenous fish introduction
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MDPI AG
, 2017 , Article)
This work aims to undertake a preliminary characterization of winter fish assemblages in the salt marsh areas of Guadiana lower estuary (South-East Portugal) and discusses the potential risks of habitat dominance by a ...
Assessment of abnormally low tenders: a multinomial logistic regression approach
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Taylor and Francis Ltd.
, 2017 , Article)
This study was performed in order to reveal factors affecting abnormally low tenders (ALTs) and to minimize negative effects of them. A thorough literature review was carried out to observe past research about the reasons ...
An efficient eco advanced oxidation process for phenol mineralization using a 2D/3D nanocomposite photocatalyst and visible light irradiations
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Nature Publishing Group
, 2017 , Article)
Nanocomposites (CNTi) with different mass ratios of carbon nitride (C3N4) and TiO2 nanoparticles were prepared hydrothermally. Different characterization techniques were used including X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV-Vis diffuse ...