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Comprehensive evaluation of long-term aging of asphalt mixtures in hot climatic condition
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Taylor & Francis
, 2018 , Article)
Aging is an inevitable phenomenon in hot mix asphalt production and during in-service period of flexible pavement operation. This paper presents an experimental evaluation of long-term aging of asphalt mixtures in Qatar. ...
Predicting student-perceived learning outcomes and satisfaction in ERP courses: An empirical investigation
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Association for Information Systems
, 2011 , Article)
This article uses the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology model (UTAUT) as the basis for the research framework to examine factors that influence student-perceived learning outcomes and satisfaction in ...
Smoking cessation intervention: Can diabetic patients’ change their motivation to quit and nicotine dependence?
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PharmaInfo Publications
, 2018 , Article)
Introduction: Considering smoking tobacco is a bad habit that drive smokers to nicotine dependence; that argue an urgent need to evaluate factors keep them smoke and how a smoking cessation intervention can affect these ...
Market power in GCC banking sector
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Consulting Publishing Company
, 2011 , Article)
This study attempts to find whether market concentration has been a main driver for market power in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) banking industry over the period of 2002-2008. Using the methodology of the new empirical ...
Feedback information and consumer motivation: The moderating role of positive and negative reference values in self-regulation
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Emerald Publishing
, 2011 , Article)
Purpose: Marketers spend considerable resources to motivate people to consume their products and services as a means of goal attainment. Why people change their consumption behaviour is based largely on these goals; many ...
Re-Examining the Technical Efficiency of Australian Banks: A Bootstrap DEA Approach
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Wiley-Blackwell
, 2014 , Article)
This study re-examines both pure technical and scale efficiency of Australian banks using bootstrap data envelopment analysis (DEA). The aim is to improve the choice of variables of the core profit efficiency model which ...
Determinants of Tunisia's exports: A gravity model framework
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International Economic Society Ltd
, 2013 , Article)
This paper applies the gravity trade model to explain Tunisia's exports pattern with non-traditional partner's countries and to determine the main factors explaining Tunisia's exports with these countries. We estimate our ...
Profitability, reliability and condition based monitoring of LNG floating platforms: A review
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Elsevier
, 2015 , Article)
The efficiency and profitability of Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading platform (FPSO) terminals depends on various factors such as LNG liquefaction process type, system reliability and maintenance approach. This ...
A concept analysis scheme of simple stories for learning resources through extraction of domain-based multimedia elements
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International Association of Online Engineering
, 2017 , Article)
Children with special needs face major difficulties to understand the script of stories. They cannot comprehend the words' meaning properly. Instructors use different techniques to explain them. They read the script several ...
Scalar dissipation rate statistics in turbulent flows using Planar Laser Induced Fluorescence measurements
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Elsevier
, 2012 , Article)
A shearless mixing layer with isotropic decaying turbulence has been examined with a turbulent axisymmetric opposed-jet flow and a plume in pipe flow. The study has been carried out experimentally with Planar Laser Induced ...