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On the aero acoustic and internal flows structure in a centrifugal compressor with hub side cavity operating at off design condition
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Elsevier
, 2016 , Article)
This paper covers the characterization of the acoustic noise and the unsteady flow field of a high speed centrifugal compressor NASA CC3. In order to accurately predict the noise, all analyses are carried out through the ...
State-of-the-art review on sustainable design and construction of quieter pavements-Part 1: Traffic noise measurement and abatement techniques
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
, 2016 , Article)
Noise pollution due to highway traffic has drawn the attention of transportation agencies worldwide. Noise pollution is an irritant to residents, especially in urban areas near roads with high traffic volume. In addition ...
Organizational Excellence as the Driver for Organizational Performance: A Study on Dubai Police
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Canadian Center of Science and Education
, 2016 , Article)
This study was set up to examine the effect of organizational excellence on organizational performance. A questionnaire survey was employed to collect the data from Dubai Police departments. Two hundred fifty questionnaires ...
Catalytic C-H oxidations by nonheme mononuclear Fe(II) complexes of two pentadentate ligands: Evidence for an Fe(IV) oxo intermediate
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Elsevier
, 2016 , Article)
The oxidation reactions of alkanes with hydrogen peroxide and peracids (peracetic acid (PAA) and m-chloroperoxybenzoic acid (mCPBA)) catalysed by two Fe(II) complexes of pentadentate {N5}-donor ligands have been investigated. ...
Joint replenishment model for multiple products with substitution
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2016 , Article)
We extend the classical economic order quantity model to address the joint replenishment of multiple products under substitution. The proposed model optimizes ordering quantities for each product under substitution effects ...
Emotion-Cognition Interaction in Nonhuman Primates: Cognitive Avoidance of Negative Stimuli in Baboons (Papio papio)
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SAGE
, 2016 , Article)
It is well established that emotion and cognition interact in humans, but such an interaction has not been extensively studied in nonhuman primates. We investigated whether emotional value can affect nonhuman primates’ ...
Quality Reporting of Environmental Information by Saudi Agricultural Companies: Water Information Disclosure
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Research India Publications
, 2016 , Article)
The objective of the study is to examine the quality of environmental reporting specifically the water information disclosed by food and agriculture Saudi listed companies. The study used qualitative content analysis of ...
A Concubine in Early-Modern Egypt: The Example of Nafisa Khatun al-Muradiyya
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Brill Academic Publishers
, 2016 , Article)
This article portrays the life of Al-Sit Nafisa Khatun al-Muradiyya, originally taken captive in Georgia and sold into slavery in Cairo, who rises from life as a concubine to become the wife of the Mamluk leader Murad Bey ...
Luxury Brands and Corporate Social Responsibility: A Perspective on Consumers' Preferences
(2016 , Article)
The recent growth trends of globalization has witnessed prominent growth in luxury brand sales over the recent years. However, the dramatically changing economic environment also leads to hardship for luxury brand companies ...
Why Is That Relevant? Collecting Annotator Rationales for Relevance Judgments
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AAAI Press
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
When collecting subjective human ratings of items, it can be difficult to measure and enforce data quality due to task subjectivity and lack of insight into how judges’ arrive at each rating decision. To address this, we ...