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Comfort temperature and occupant adaptive behavior in offices in Qatar during summer
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2017 , Article)
Qatar tops the world in per capita CO2 emissions and per capita total primary energy supply. Adaptive comfort standards and thermal comfort field survey data are not available for Qatar. We conducted a thermal comfort ...
Sukuk, banking system, and financial markets: Rivals or complements?
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2017 , Article)
Using the system GMM estimation technique, we study the effects of the financial development on Sukuk markets using a panel dataset of 11 countries from 1995 to 2015. First, we find that Sukuk and bank financing are ...
Environmental degradation of 30 to 50 years old reinforced concrete structures in Qatari climate
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Advanced Engineering Solutions
, 2017 , Conference Paper)
This paper presents the results of a field survey carried out on three reinforced concrete (RC) structures built respectively in 1960's 1970's and 1980's to determine the main load (environmental) and resistance (concrete ...
The impact of energy consumption and economic development on Ecological Footprint and CO2 emissions: Evidence from a Markov Switching Equilibrium Correction Model
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2017 , Article)
Reducing the impact of air pollution and global environmental degradation on human health and quality of life for Qatari citizens represents the most important objective of the Qatar National vision 2030. With respect to ...
Shading and day-lighting controls energy savings in offices with fully-Glazed façades in hot climates
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2017 , Article)
Shading devices installed on windows are designed to reduce solar radiation transmission into the space by absorbing and reflecting radiation rays. This study investigates the effect of shading and day-lighting controls ...
Corporate governance, bank concentration and economic growth
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2017 , Article)
We examine the effects of bank concentration and corporate governance among firms in terms of economic growth using panel data for 34 countries and 29 manufacturing sectors over the period 1980-2010. We show the following ...
Thermal performance of stadium's Field of Play in hot climates
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2017 , Article)
The stadium Field of Play (FoP) is a large area of grass that affects the stadiums overall thermal performance. This paper experimentally and numerically investigates the thermal performance of stadiums FoP in hot and arid ...
Cooling vest with optimized PCM arrangement targeting torso sensitive areas that trigger comfort when cooled for improving human comfort in hot conditions
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2017 , Article)
The objective of this work is to optimize the arrangement of Phase Change Material (PCM) packets in a cooling vest by targeting torso segments that can trigger comfort when cooled. An integrated fabric-PCM and bio-heat ...
The Determinants of Bond Market Development: Further Evidence from Emerging and Developed Countries
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2017 , Article)
The objective of this paper is to empirically investigate the structural, financial, developmental, institutional, and macroeconomic determinants of bond market development for a sample of 22 emerging and developing countries ...
Ecosystem service supply and demand: Theory and management application
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ACTA ECOLOGICA SINICA
, 2017 , Article)
Ecosvstem service is a very important issue for current, sustainable scientific research. Environmental protection and management requirements are increasing and policymakers hope to incorporate ecological service information ...