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One Arab woman's journey to entrepreneurship: a case study
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Inderscience
, 2013 , Article)
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is pegged as a highly opportunistic market. The region's unique demographics include a native population that is in the minority and high numbers of women involved in entrepreneurial activities. ...
Automatic verification of health regulatory compliance in cloud computing
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IEEE
, 2013 , Conference Paper)
This paper aims to develop an approach that enables cloud computing clients to verify health regulatory compliance claimed by cloud computing providers. In this approach, clients of cloud computing could check automatically ...
Optimal performance of single-column chromatography and simulated moving bed processes for the separation of optical isomers
(2013 , Conference Paper)
Chromatography has been established as the method of choice for the separation and purification of optically pure drugs which has a market size of about 250 billion USD. Single column chromatography (SCC) is commonly used ...
Greedy algorithms and metaheuristics for a multiple runway combined arrival-departure aircraft sequencing problem
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Elsevier
, 2013 , Article)
This paper examines the Aircraft Sequencing Problem (ASP) over multiple runways, under mixed mode operations with the objective of minimizing the total weighted tardiness of aircraft landings and departures simultaneously. ...
Infrared spectroscopy as an ultrastructure bio-probe for fungal cellular characterization
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Research India Publications
, 2013 , Article)
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy was used to characterize the biochemical composition of fungal cells. It also was applied to detect the differences between the biochemical constituents of spores and hyphae of A. ...
Photoactuating of materials designed for haptic aid-tablets for visually impaired people based on styrene-b-isoprene-b-styrene block copolymer nanocomposites
(2013 , Article)
In this study, the photoactuation of styrene-b-isoprene-b-styrene (SIS) block copolymer containing multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) is shown. In order to improve dispersion, the MWCNT were ovalently modified either by ...
Ontology-based model in tourism context-aware systems
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IEEE Computer Society
, 2013 , Conference Paper)
Different approaches have been used to model contextual information in context-aware systems. Comparing to other models, ontology-based modeling offers more expressiveness, semantically sharing and interoperability. It ...
Potential of Photorhabdus temperata K122 bioinsecticide in protecting wheat flour against Ephestia kuehniella
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2013 , Article)
The present study reports investigations on the insecticidal activity of the entomopathogenic bacterium Photorhabdus temperata K122 against the Mediterranean flour moth Ephestia kuehniella. Cultured in the optimized medium, ...
Robotic toys for autistic children: Innovative tools for teaching and treatment
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IEEE
, 2013 , Conference Paper)
This paper presents an initial study related to the use of robotic toys as teaching and therapeutic aid tools for teachers and care-givers as well as parents of children with various levels of autism spectrum disorder ...
Role of contextual properties in enterprise service migration to cloud computing
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd
, 2013 , Article Review)
This paper attempts to identify the role of contextual properties of enterprise systems architecture in relation to service migration to cloud computing. In a cloud-based service architecture, the shift of ownership, scope, ...