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Drift optimization of high-rise buildings in earthquake zones
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John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
, 2011 , Article)
This paper presents a Drift Design Structural Model (DDSM) for the design optimization of high-rise buildings in seismic zones. The model is formulated as a Generalized Single Degree of Freedom System subjected to equivalent ...
Alcohol Consumption, Early-Onset Drinking, and Health-Related Consequences in Adolescents Presenting at Emergency Departments in England
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Elsevier
, 2017 , Article)
PurposeGlobally, alcohol use is the leading cause of ill health and life years lost in adolescents, although its clinical impact is often overlooked, particularly in England where most research is based in schools. This ...
الدين وإشكالية الماهية بين الفكر المسيحي والإسلامي
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جامعة عمار ثليجي الأغواط
, 2014 , Article)
إن نزعة التديّن نزعة مغروسة في أعماق النفس البشرية، فالغريزة الدينية مشتركة بين الأحناس البشرية حتى أشدها همجية وبدائية، وإن التطلع فوق الطبيعة هو إحدى النزعات العالمية الخالدة الإنسانية، لقد وجدت جماعات إنسانية بدائية من ...
Using the transtheoretical model's stages of change to predict medication adherence in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a primary health care setting
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Springer
, 2019 , Article)
Background: Qatar is currently experiencing a worrying increase in the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM). One of the most common reasons for uncontrolled DM is non-adherence to medications. The socio-behavioral intervention ...
Transmission delay minimization for energy constrained communication in wireless body area sensor networks
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IEEE
, 2014 , Conference Paper)
Body Area Sensor Networks (BASNs) is a promising technology, which promotes smart and scalable vital sign monitoring of the chronically ill and elderly people live an independent life, besides providing people with quality ...
Gut microbial communities modulating brain development and function
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Taylor & Francis
, 2012 , Article)
Mammalian brain development is initiated in utero and internal and external environmental signals can affect this process all the way until adulthood. Recent observations suggest that one such external cue is the indigenous ...
Simplified vibration response prediction for slender monumental stairs
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American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
, 2014 , Conference Paper)
Slender monumental stairs are major architectural features in hotels, condominiums, hospitals, and other high-end building structures. Architectural requirements for these are usually very aggressive, with long spans and ...
A MALDI-TOF study of bio-remediation in highly weathered oil contaminated soils
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Elsevier
, 2018 , Article)
We have shown that Bacillus cereus is dominating the bacterial population at three polluted oil-industry sites
where weather and soil conditions are extreme in terms of temperature, UV-radiation and salinity. A minor ...
Enhancing the performance of post-failure restoration schemes in multi-tenant networks
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2017 , Conference Paper)
Failure in the physical network can cause a temporal or permanent unavailability of some resources, which can lead to a quality of service (QoS) degradation and loss of revenue. While much work has been dedicated to the ...
Addressing security compatibility for multi-tenant cloud services
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Inderscience Publishers
, 2013 , Article)
This paper addresses the issue of compatibility checking between the security requirements of service clients and the security assurances provided by multi-tenant cloud services. To allow early detection of security ...