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Financial instruments disclosure: The case of Qatari listed banks
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Inderscience Publishers
, 2016 , Article)
The aim of this study is to investigate the determinants of International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 7 disclosures on Qatari listed banks. An un-weighted disclosure index and multiple regression analysis were ...
Digitally-enabled service transformation in the public sector: The lure of institutional pressure and strategic response towards change
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2016 , Article)
Digitally-Enabled Service Transformation (DEST) projects in public sector institutions are viewed as a choice of strategic response towards changes in policy. Such transformation can destruct institutional stability and ...
Meals served to hypertensive and cardiac inpatients in Jordan: comparison with WHO and NIH dietary guidelines
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World Health Organization
, 2016 , Article)
This study aimed to evaluate the compliance of daily meals served to hypertensive and cardiac inpatients in Jordan according to WHO guidelines and the Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC) and Dietary Approach to Stop ...
Performance of eigenvalue based spectrum sensing in full-duplex cognitive radio networks
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Spectrum sensing is a key component in any cognitive radio network. Recently full-duplex communication, i.e., the ability to transmit and receive at the same time at the same frequency, has become feasible. Residual self ...
The development of the first Qatar national museum
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Taylor and Francis
, 2016 , Book chapter)
This chapter investigates the establishment of the first National Museum in Qatar in the 1970s, during the reign of Sheikh Khalifa Bin Hamad Al Thani. Opened on the 23 June 1975, the Qatar National Museum became the first ...
Urban air pollution monitoring system with forecasting models
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2016 , Article)
A system for monitoring and forecasting urban air pollution is presented in this paper. The system uses low-cost air-quality monitoring motes that are equipped with an array of gaseous and meteorological sensors. These ...
Advanced time-frequency signal and system analysis
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2016 , Book chapter)
This chapter extends Part I by presenting additional advanced key principles underlying the use of time-frequency (t,f) methods. The topic is covered in 11 focused sections.
Section 4.1 describes the relationships between ...
Network function virtualization scheduling with transmission delay optimization
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
To accelerate the implementation of network functions/middle boxes and reduce the deployment cost, recently the concept of Network Function Virtualization (NFV) has emerged and became a topic of much interest attracting ...
Effect of Lorentz forces on forced-convection nanofluid flow over a stretched surface
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2016 , Article)
Magnetic nanofluid hydrothermal analysis over a plate is studied that includes consideration of thermal radiation. The Runge-Kutta (RK4) method is utilized to get solution of ODEs which are obtained from similarity solution. ...
A boost converter-based ringing circuit with high-voltage gain for unipolar pulse generation
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2016 , Article)
High-Voltage pulse generators are commonly used in biotechnology, medicine, industrial applications, food processing and drinking water purification. The dc-dc boost converter has been used before in pulsed applications ...