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Securing Untrusted RF-EH Relay Networks Using Cooperative Jamming Signals
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2017 , Article)
We propose a new scheme to secure a wireless-powered untrusted cooperative-communication network, where a legitimate source node (Alice) transmits her information messages to a legitimate destination node (Bob) through the ...
Experimental determination and computational fluid dynamics predictions of pressure loss in close-coupled elbows (RP-1682)
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Taylor and Francis Inc.
, 2017 , Article)
An experimental program was implemented to study pressure losses in HVAC duct systems associated with 305 mm (12 in.) diameter close-coupled round five-gore elbows. The goal of this program was to experimentally verify a ...
DEMATEL-ANP risk assessment in oil and gas construction projects
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MDPI AG
, 2017 , Article)
Oil and gas construction projects are complex and risky because of their dynamic environment. Furthermore, rising global energy demand has increased the need for trustworthy risk assessment models for such projects that ...
Green Cooperative Device-to-Device Communication: A Social-Aware Perspective
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2016 , Article Review)
As the mobile operators strive to accommodate the increasing load and capacity requirements, direct communication among users' devices, namely, device-to-device (D2D) communication, emerges as an advantageous solution for ...
Policy-Based Customization and Corrective Adaptation of Composite Web Services
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Inderscience Publishers
, 2010 , Article)
Due to the typical long-running character of business processes, it is often desirable to be able to change a running process. Common scenarios include the occurrence of faults, the change of business requirements and ...
Country and gender-specific achievement of healthy nutrition and physical activity guidelines: Latent class analysis of 6266 university students in Egypt, Libya, and Palestine
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MDPI AG
, 2017 , Article)
Research on healthy behaviour such as physical activity and healthy nutrition and their combination is lacking among university students in Arab countries. The current survey assessed healthy nutrition, and moderate/vigorous ...
Correlations between socioeconomic drivers and indicators of urban expansion: Evidence from the heavily urbanised Shanghai metropolitan area, China
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MDPI AG
, 2017 , Article)
Rapid urban expansion resulting in increased impervious surfaces causes a series of urban environmental problems, e.g., the urban heat island and urban forest fragmentation. Urban expansion is a serious threat to human ...
Control mechanisms of MNEs: an empirical study
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2016 , Article)
Purpose: This purpose of this paper is to explore variations in the extent of control mechanisms, according to country of origin and organizational characteristics, in a challenging country of domicile. Design/methodolog ...
Impact of the Wireless Network's PHY Security and Reliability on Demand-Side Management Cost in the Smart Grid
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2017 , Article)
We investigate the impact of the wireless network's physical layer (PHY) security and reliability on demand-side management operation in the smart grid. We assume that consumers communicate their energy demands with the ...
Thermal comfort investigation of an outdoor air-conditioned area in a hot and arid environment
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Taylor and Francis Inc.
, 2017 , Article)
Thermal comfort in hot and arid outdoor environments is an industrial challenging field. An outdoor air-conditioned area was designed and built to host sport and social events during summers 2014 and 2015 in Qatar. This ...