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Mesoporous Silica Thin Membranes with Large Vertical Mesochannels for Nanosize-Based Separation
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Wiley-VCH Verlag
, 2017 , Article)
Membrane separation technologies are of great interest in industrial processes such as water purification, gas separation, and materials synthesis. However, commercial filtration membranes have broad pore size distributions, ...
Wavelet-based Encoding Scheme for Controlling Size of Compressed ECG Segments in Telecardiology Systems
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Springer New York LLC
, 2017 , Article)
One of the major issues in time-critical medical applications using wireless technology is the size of the payload packet, which is generally designed to be very small to improve the transmission process. Using small packets ...
Access Control Schemes for Implantable Medical Devices: A Survey
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2017 , Article)
Implantable medical devices (IMDs) are electronic devices implanted within human body for diagnostic, monitoring, and therapeutic purposes. It is imperative to guarantee that IMDs are completely secured since the patient's ...
Performance of FRCM-Strengthened RC Beams Subject to Fatigue
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American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
, 2017 , Article)
Fabric-reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM) is a relatively new material system developed for the repair, retrofit, and rehabilitation of reinforced concrete (RC) and masonry structures. Structures such as bridges experience ...
Creating value from business intelligence systems investments
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Taylor and Francis
, 2017 , Book chapter)
Both academics and practitioners have recognized the value of business intelligence systems (BI systems, hereafter) to enhance planning, control, decision-making, and organizational performance. This value stems from the ...
Performance analysis of secure AF relay networks using cooperative jamming under outdated CSI
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Institution of Engineering and Technology
, 2017 , Article)
This paper studies cooperative transmission for securing a two-hop network where the eavesdropper can wiretap the relay channels. With outdated channel state information (CSI), we propose an opportunistic relaying with ...
Conflicts and security in integrated water resources management
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Elsevier
, 2017 , Article)
Water Resources Management (IWRM) are criticized for not considering context, local realities or legitimacy during the implementation of water sector reforms. Universal remedies of IWRM can thus lead to resistance, conflicts ...
Community-based adaptation to climate change in Egypt-status quo and future policies
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Springer
, 2017 , Book chapter)
For many of Egypt's communities, climate change represent an increasing threat to development and livelihoods that remains underrepresented in terms of policies and strategies. The vulnerability of communities in agricultural ...
Urban water pricing in Yemen: a comparison of increasing block tariffs to other pricing schemes
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Routledge
, 2017 , Article)
This study examines the viability of increasing block tariffs (IBTs) to achieve the right balance between efficiency, financial requirements and equity, and compares them to alternative pricing schemes. Using numerical ...
العلّة والحكمة والتّعليل بالحكمة: دراسة مُصطلحيّة
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جامعة الأمير عبد القادر للعلوم الإسلامية
, 2017 , Article)
هدف هذا البحث إلى بيان المعاني التي ينطلق عليها لفظ العلّة والحكمة والتّمييز بينها، كما هدف إلى بيان معنى التّعليل بالحكمة وما يقابله من التّعليل بالـمَظِنّة. وبالاستقراء والتّحليل توصّل الباحث إلى أنّ لفظ العلّة في اللغة ...