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A holistic overview of Qatar's (Built) cultural heritage; Towards an integrated sustainable conservation strategy
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MDPI AG
, 2019 , Article)
Historic urban cores are the backbone of a city's cultural identity. Maintaining and preserving the socio-cultural, environmental and economic characteristics of the built heritage is vital for cultural identity survival. ...
Obesity is associated with depression in Malaysian schoolchildren: A cross-sectional study
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Universitas Indonesia
, 2020 , Article)
Background: Overweight and obesity, which may lead to depression, have become prevalent among children worldwide. Hence, this study aimed to measure obesity and depression among schoolchildren in Kuantan. Methods: This ...
Effective removal of lanthanum ions from aqueous solution using rice husk: Impact of experimental variables
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Desalination Publications
, 2018 , Article)
The focus of the present work is to optimize different experimental parameters such as nature of electrolyte, pH, amount of adsorbent, ions concentration, equilibration time, temperature, and operating mode. The effective ...
Impact of magnetic dipole on a thermally stratified ferrofluid past a stretchable surface
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SAGE Publications Ltd
, 2019 , Article)
This article focuses on the characteristics of a magnetic dipole in a viscous ferrofluid induced by linear stretched surface. The analysis is disclosed by thermally stratified phenomenon and stagnation point. It is also ...
Visual Analysis of ISIS Discourse Strategies and Types in Dabiq and Rumiyah Online Magazines
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Routledge
, 2019 , Article)
Dabiq and Rumiyah are two professional online magazines that the Islamic State in Iraq and Sham (ISIS) established between June 2014 and September 2017 to support its broadcasting media. This study examines the visual ...
Production of flexible nanocomposite membranes for x-ray detectors
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
Flexible membranes of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) polymer and CuO nanoparticles for x-ray detection applications are reported in this work. PVA represents a polymer matrix for nanoparticles, and its flexibility and electrical ...
Physical Layer Security for TAS/MRC Systems With and Without Co-Channel Interference Over Fading Channels
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2018 , Article)
In this paper, the secrecy performance of transmit antenna selection/maximal ratio combining systems in the absence and presence of co-channel interference (CCI) over ?-? fading channels is considered. In particular, ...
Technology Adoption and Diffusion: A New Application of the UTAUT Model
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World Scientific Publishing Co.Pte Ltd
, 2018 , Article)
Diffusion of innovation is a key challenge for organizations; it brings social change that alters a system's structure and how it operates. Most of the studies in this area have focused on the information and communication ...
First principle investigation of H2Se, H2Te and PH3 sensing based on graphene oxide
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
Detecting toxic gases is of great importance to protect our health and preserve the quality of life. In this work, graphene (G) and graphene oxide with three different modifications (G–O, G–OH, and G–O–OH) have been used ...
DFT investigation of H2S adsorption on graphenenanosheets and nanoribbons: Comparative study
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
Graphenenanosheet (GNS), armchair graphenenanoribbon (AGNR), and zigzag graphenenanoribbon (ZGNR) systems were investigated by first principle calculations using the density functional theory (DFT). The DFT calculations ...