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Design and implementation of haptic virtual fixtures for preoperative surgical planning
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2018 , Article)
Haptic virtual fixtures (VFs) are force feedback mechanisms that enhance the human performance of tele-operative procedures where visual guidance suffers from many limitations. Many papers have explored the integration of ...
ARAP: Arabic author profiling project for cyber-security
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Sociedad Espanola para el Procesamiento del Lenguaje Natural
, 2018 , Article)
In this paper we describe the current state of the ARAP project on Arabic Author Profiling for Cyber-Security funded by the Qatar National Research Fund via the Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar. The project focuses on ...
Robust feature point detectors for car make recognition
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2018 , Article)
An Automatic Vehicle Make and Model Recognition (AVMMR) system can be a useful add-on tool to Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) to address potential car cloning, including intelligence collection by the police to ...
PLA-TiO2 nanocomposites: Thermal, morphological, structural, and humidity sensing properties
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2018 , Article)
In this paper, the effect of TiO2 ceramic nanoparticles on the thermal stability, morphology, molecular mass, structure and electrical properties of the polylactic acid-Titanium dioxide (PLA-TiO2) composites, aimed for ...
Linear and nonlinear viscoelastic and viscoplastic analysis of asphalt binders with warm mix asphalt additives
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Taylor and Francis Ltd.
, 2018 , Article)
Warm-Mix Asphalt (WMA) is a widely used product, which proved a contribution to the reduction in asphalt mixing and compaction temperatures. This reduction leads to lower fuel consumption and smoke emission in asphalt ...
Cost-effective alkylammonium formate-based protic ionic liquids for methane hydrate inhibition
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2018 , Article)
In light of current concerns about environmental impact, ionic liquids have been tested in a number of industrial applications, including gas purification, lubrication, and catalysis. In this work, cost-effective ...
Auction Design and Analysis for SDN-Based Traffic Offloading in Hybrid Satellite-Terrestrial Networks
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2018 , Article)
Recently, hybrid satellite-terrestrial networks (H-STNs) are expected to support extremely high data rates and exponentially increasing demands of data, which require new spectrum sharing and interference control technology ...
Enhancing Clinical Learning Through an Innovative Instructor Application for ECMO Patient Simulators
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SAGE Publications Inc.
, 2018 , Article)
Background. Simulation-based learning (SBL) employs the synergy between technology and people to immerse learners in highly-realistic situations in order to achieve quality clinical education. Due to the ever-increasing ...
Efficient virtual network function placement strategies for Cloud Radio Access Networks
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2018 , Article)
The new generation of 5G mobile services place stringent requirements for cellular network operators in terms of latency and costs. The latest trend in radio access networks (RANs) is to pool the baseband units (BBUs) of ...
Age, growth, population dynamics and stock status of Perna perna in Omani waters
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Triveni Enterprises
, 2018 , Article)
Aim: Population parameters such as growth, recruitment pattern, mortality, exploitation rate and the length-weight relationship were investigated for the brown mussel, Perna pernain Omani waters. Methodology: Monthly ...