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Vulnerabilities and countermeasures in electrical substations
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
The impending and continued threat of cyberattacks on modern utility grids has called for action from the different stakeholders of the electricity sector. This calls for a thorough investigation and review of the weaknesses ...
Effect of individually controlled personalized ventilation on cross-contamination due to respiratory activities
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
While personalized ventilation (PV) has been integrated to enhance inhaled air quality, some studies showed that it can contribute to contaminants' transport indoors. This work investigates the effect of the individual ...
Production and investigation of flexible nanofibers of sPEEK/PVP loaded with RuO2 nanoparticles
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
Electrospinning technique was employed to fabricate composite nanofibers/nanoparticles of sulfonated polyether ether ketone, polyvinylpyrrolidone, and ruthenium oxide (sPEEK/PVP/RuO2). The samples were synthesized with ...
Durability of plain concrete prism strengthened with galvanized steel mesh and CFRP laminates under harsh environmental conditions
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
This paper investigates the bond durability of recently developed galvanized steel mesh (GSM) strengthening systems compared to the carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites under severe environments. Plain concrete ...
Evacuation under flooded conditions: Experimental investigation of the influence of water depth on walking behaviors
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
Flooding can be considered as the most frequent type of natural disaster, and it is an unavoidable phenomenon in many parts of the world. Ensuring the safety of people during such natural disasters is extremely important. ...
The Effect of the Moroccan Salvadora Persica Extract on the Corrosion Behavior of the Ni-Cr Non-precious Dental Alloy in Artificial Saliva
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Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
, 2021 , Article)
To evaluate, for the first time, the effect of the Moroccan Miswak (Salvadora persica) extract on the corrosion behavior of Ni-Cr dental alloy in artificial saliva, the electrochemical techniques, such as Inductively Coupled ...
Analysis and optimization of concentrated solar power plant for application in arid climate
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd
, 2021 , Article)
In this research study, the concentrated solar power (CSP) technology is reviewed for designing and optimizing a CSP tower plant for arid climate regions such as Qatar. A database for all CSP projects around the world is ...
A image encryption algorithm based on chaotic Lorenz system and novel primitive polynomial S-boxes
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Springer
, 2021 , Article)
We have proposed a robust, secure and efficient image encryption algorithm based on chaotic maps and algebraic structure. Nowadays, the chaotic cryptosystems gained more attention due to their efficiency, the assurance of ...
Adaptive de Algorithm for Novel Energy Control Framework Based on Edge Computing in IIoT Applications
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IEEE Computer Society
, 2021 , Article)
With the development of the industrial Internet of Things and the advancements in wireless sensor networking technologies, the smart grid based on edge computing now is regarded as being essential for real-time monitoring ...
Optimal Transport for UAV D2D Distributed Learning: Example using Federated Learning
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2021 , Conference Paper)
Federated Learning (FL) is a novel distributed learning paradigm in which local learning models are simultaneously trained using the stored data on multiple devices, then ultimately aggregated into a global model. A promising ...