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Gas Processing Technology-Treatment and Utilization
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Elsevier
, 2017 , Book chapter)
The term natural gas refers to hydrocarbon-rich gas; it is a gaseous fossil fuel that is found in oil fields, natural gas fields, and coal beds (Carroll, 2010; Speight, 2007). Natural gas is colorless, shapeless, and ...
Optimal Design of Cogeneration Systems Based on Flaring and Venting Streams and Accounting for the Involved Uncertainty
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2017 , Book chapter)
This work presents an optimization approach to design cogeneration systems able to use flare streams as supplementary fuel during normal and abnormal operation in oil complexes, while the problems associated with flaring ...
Introduction of Biopolymer Composites: What to do in Electronics?
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2017 , Book chapter)
Environment friendly, biodegradable and nontoxic materials especially from renewable resources are attaining great levels of attention nowadays. Biopolymers contribute a very significant division of materials through which ...
Frequency conversion layers for Si solar cell efficiency improvement
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Springer Nature
, 2017 , Book chapter)
SiNx and SiNx: Tb3+ thin layers deposited by reactive magnetron co-sputtering have been studied with the aim of optimizing the light management in Si solar cells. Those Si-based layers are developed to be compatible with ...
Recycling of polymer-polymer composites
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Elsevier
, 2017 , Book chapter)
Polymers are inexpensive, lightweight, and durable materials derived from the petroleum industry that are easily molded into a variety of commodities that are used in a wide range of applications. Consequently, polymer ...
Teachers’ reflective practices within a Gulf cooperation council context: Knowledge, beliefs, and challenges
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Taylor and Francis
, 2017 , Book chapter)
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Mismanagement or mismeasurement: The application of DEA to generate performance values and insights from big data
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IGI Global
, 2017 , Book chapter)
Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is a well-known frontier valuation method to assess the performance of set of Decision Making Units (DMUs). It derives an overall performance for each DMU based on its efficiency relative ...
Culture shapes face perception: Comparisons of egypt and the UK
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Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
, 2017 , Book chapter)
The psychological literature reports a variety of cross-cultural differences in cognition, but most of these are based on comparisons of Western and Asian observers. Here, we discuss quantitative and qualitative cross-cultural ...
Expatriate mobility, firm recruitment and local context: Skilled international migration to the rapidly globalizing city of Dubai.
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Routledge
, 2017 , Book chapter)
About the Book
In today’s global knowledge economy, competition for the best and brightest workers has intensified. Highly skilled workers are an asset to companies, knowledge institutions, cities, and regions as they ...
Piezo- and Thermoelectric Materials from Biopolymer Composites
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2017 , Book chapter)
Energy or power harvesting materials based on polymer nanocomposites have emerged as stable sources of electrical energy. Their wider applications ranging from aerospace to military and from automobiles to e-clothing signify ...