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The Role of Institutions in Economic Development
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Palgrave Macmillan
, 2016 , Book chapter)
Despite the global liberalization of trade, financial and technological flows, there still are tremendous disparities in terms of income per capita and growth rates across countries (Hall and Jones, 1999). Among the plethora ...
Materials and design issues for military helmets - Chapter 6
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Woodhead Publishing
, 2012 , Book chapter)
Abstract: As weaponry technology has advanced, the ballistic threat to humans has increased significantly. As well as the military, civilians who are exposed to these threats as part of their everyday work require adequate ...
Molecular Property Clustering Techniques
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2016 , Book chapter)
In this work, systematic property clustering methods for molecular design are described. Group contribution first-order estimation methods are coupled with property clustering methods to define the targets of the property ...
Manama, Bahrain
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Taylor and Francis
, 2016 , Book chapter)
Kish is a low-lying island of coral rock, 90 km2 in area, a few kilometres off the Iranian coast in the Persian Gulf. Ferdousi Street is the actual main avenue of Kish, but in spite of its line of hotels, amusements and ...
Optimal Design of Cogeneration Systems Based on Flaring and Venting Streams and Accounting for the Involved Uncertainty
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2017 , Book chapter)
This work presents an optimization approach to design cogeneration systems able to use flare streams as supplementary fuel during normal and abnormal operation in oil complexes, while the problems associated with flaring ...
Sources of Economic Growth in MENA Countries: Technological Progress, Physical or Human Capital Accumulations?
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Palgrave Macmillan
, 2016 , Book chapter)
Economic growth is an increase in the productive capacity of an economy. The productive capacity can be increased by an increase in factors of production, such as capital, labor, or the level of technology. Economic growth ...
Introduction of Biopolymer Composites: What to do in Electronics?
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2017 , Book chapter)
Environment friendly, biodegradable and nontoxic materials especially from renewable resources are attaining great levels of attention nowadays. Biopolymers contribute a very significant division of materials through which ...
mlearn: Designing a Platform for Mobile Learning
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IGI Global
, 2013 , Book chapter)
This chapter presents the findings of the first phase of a four-phase research study that involves the design and development of an integrated architecture for a mobile learning platform. During this phase, a high-level ...
Concerns and Challenges in Pharmacy Education: Mind the Gaps
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Elsevier
, 2018 , Book chapter)
Pharmacy college is the primary setting where students could and should take advantage of the opportunity to develop their personal and professional attributes. It is also the place that will assist students in shaping ...
Adhesion Improvement Between Polyethylene and Aluminum Using Eco-Friendly Plasma Treatment
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John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
, 2015 , Book chapter)