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A systematic visual approach to molecular design via property clusters and group contribution methods
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2008 , Article)
In this work, a new simple yet effective, systematic method to synthesize and design molecules is presented. Visualization of the problem is achieved by employing an annex to the recently developed property clustering ...
A NEW DEPOSITIONAL MODEL AND SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION FOR THE UPPER JURASSIC ARAB "D" RESERVOIR IN QATAR
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
, 2001 , Article)
Deposition of the Arab Formation on the Arabian Plate followed a eustatic sea-level high during the Oxfordian that deposited the open-marine shelfal carbonates of the Hanifa and Jubaila Formations. Oolite/peloidal shoals ...
Gamma irradiation effects on polymethyl methacrylate
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WILEY-VCH Verlag
, 2007 , Article)
The effect of gamma-irradiation on the structure of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) has been investigated. In this study, the PMMA specimens were gamma-irradiated at doses in the range of 0-1000 kGy and measured by means ...
Bench-scale and packed bed sorption of methylene blue using treated olive pomace and charcoal
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2006 , Article)
A combination of olive pomace after solvent extraction and charcoal produced from the solid waste of olive oil press industry was used as an adsorbent for the removal of methylene blue (MB) dye from aqueous solutions. Batch ...
Simulation of large capacity MSF brine circulation plants
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2006 , Article)
New multistage flashing desalination units (MSF) are being constructed with large capacity that may vary from 50,000 to 75,000 m3/d. This is almost 2–3 times the conventional unit capacity of 27,000–32,000 m3/d, which were ...
Fixing the Kingdom: Political Evolution and Socio-Economic Challenges in Bahrain
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Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar
, 2008 , Article)
Bahrain has entered into a more ‘progressive’ phase of its history under King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. Various parliamentary and legislative restructuring, in addition to discernable changes within civil society, have ...
A Magnetic Transport Middle Eastern Positron Beam
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Elsevier
, 2008 , Article)
A magnetically guided slow positron beam is being constructed at Qatar University and is currently being optimised for regular operation. This is the first positron beam in the Middle East, as well as being the first Arabic ...
Cost optimization of composite beams using genetic algorithms
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2009 , Article)
This paper presents a genetic algorithm model for the cost optimization of composite beams based on the load and resistance factor design (LRFD) specifications of the AISC. The model formulation includes the cost of concrete, ...
New tellurite glass: Optical properties
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Elsevier
, 2008 , Article)
The refractive index and UV spectra of the quaternary tellurite glass system of the form 80TeO2-5TiO2-(15 - x) WO3-xAnOm where AnOm is Nb2O5, Nd2O3 and Er2O3, x = 0.01, 1, 3 and 5 mol% for Nb2O5 and x = 0.01, 0.1, 1, 3, 5 ...
Homotopy analysis method for fractional IVPs
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Elsevier
, 2007 , Article)
In this paper, the homotopy analysis method is applied to solve linear and nonlinear fractional initial-value problems (fIVPs). The fractional derivatives are described by Caputo’s sense. Exact and/or approximate analytical ...