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Optimizing postdisaster reconstruction planning for damaged transportation networks
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American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
, 2009 , Article)
The limited availability of reconstruction resources is one of the main challenges that often confront postdisaster recovery of damaged transportation networks. This requires an effective and efficient deployment and ...
Helminth parasite larvae collected from Arabian Gulf fish III. first report on genus Dasyrhynchs Pintner 1928 (Cestoda: Trypanorhyncha) with a key depending on morphology of plerocercoid larva
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Universita Di Messina, Istituto Di Parassitologia Medica
, 2003 , Article)
Two trypanorhynchan cestode larvae related to genus Dasyrhynchus are reported for the first time from Emirati coastal waters, Arabian Gulf. The first is Dasyhynchus sp. collected as encysted. larvae from body cavity of ...
Solving systems of fractional differential equations using differential transform method
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2007 , Article)
This paper presents approximate analytical solutions for systems of fractional differential equations using the differential transform method. The fractional derivatives are described in the Caputo sense. The application ...
Simpler is also better in approximating fixed points
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Elsevier
, 2008 , Article)
In this paper we demonstrate that a number of fixed point iteration problems can be solved using a modified Krasnoselskij iteration process, which is much simpler to use than the other iteration schemes that have been defined
Monogenea of Arabian Gulf fishes 1. Descriptions of three Capsala spp. (Capsalidae) including Capsala naffari n. sp. infecting mackerel tuna Euthynnus affinis from coasts of Emirates
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Elsevier
, 2002 , Article)
Three species of the genus Capsala including Capsala naffari n. sp., C. neothunni (Yamaguti, 1968) and C. nozawae (Goto, 1894) are recorded and described from the buccal cavity of mackerel tuna Euthynnus affinis caught ...
A simulated annealing technique for multi-objective simulation optimization
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Elsevier
, 2009 , Article)
In this paper, we present a simulated annealing algorithm for solving multi-objective simulation optimization problems. The algorithm is based on the idea of simulated annealing with constant temperature, and uses a rule ...
Wireless transmission using cooperation on demand
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2009 , Article)
Mobile users with single antennas can still take advantage of spatial diversity through repetition based cooperative transmission. In this paper, we consider a scheme in which the cooperation is triggered only if the ...
Solving fractional diffusion and wave equations by modified homotopy perturbation method
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2007 , Article)
This Letter applies the modified He's homotopy perturbation method (HPM) suggested by Momani and Odibat to obtaining solutions of linear and nonlinear fractional diffusion and wave equations. The fractional derivative is ...
Likelihood and Bayesian estimation of using lower record values from the generalized exponential distribution
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2007 , Article)
We consider the likelihood and Bayesian estimation of the stress-strength reliability based on lower record values from the generalized exponential distribution. The estimators are derived and their properties are studied. ...
FINANCIAL AID AT PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST: ITS IMPACT ON PERSISTENCE AND STUDENT SATISFACTION, THE CASE OF LEBANON
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Euro-Mediterranean Centre for Educational Research
, 2009 , Article)
Many private universities around the world sustain their growth and
retain students through a system of ‘cost-sharing’ where fees and tuition are
channelled back to students in form of financial aid. Not all students are ...