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Does openness enhance financial sector development? The experience of the arab world
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Emerald Group Holdings Ltd.
, 2014 , Article)
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine if the simultaneous openness to trade and capital account can promote financial sector development. Design/methodology/approach - Based on a sample of 12 Arab countries ...
Performance Comparison of classification algorithms for EEG-based remote epileptic seizure detection in Wireless Sensor Networks
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IEEE Computer Society
, 2014 , Conference Paper)
Identification of epileptic seizure remotely by analyzing the electroencephalography (EEG) signal is very important for scalable sensor-based health systems. Classification is the most important technique for wide-ranging ...
Torque ripple alleviation of a radial magnetic gearbox using step skewing approach
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2014 , Conference Paper)
Recently, magnetic gearboxes (MGBs) are serious contenders to their conventional mechanical counterparts in terms of reduced maintenance requirements, improved reliability, tolerance to mechanical inaccuracies, and inherent ...
Characteristics of olive mill solid residue and its application in remediation of Pb2+, Cu2+ and Ni2+ from aqueous solution: Mechanistic study
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Elsevier
, 2014 , Article)
This study investigated the use of untreated olive mill solid residues (OMSR) as a solid extractant for Pb2+, Cu2+ and Ni2+ ions from aqueous solution. It was shown that the solution initial pH value affected the metal ...
High temperature thermal stability of innovative nanostructured thin coatings for advanced tooling
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Trans Tech Publications Ltd
, 2014 , Article)
Tools for machining are made of hard steels and cemented carbide (WC-Co). For specialized applications, such as aluminium machining, diamond or polycrystalline cubic boron nitride are also used. The main problem with steel, ...
Anthropometric and lifestyle characteristics of active and inactive saudi and british adolescents
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Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
, 2014 , Article)
To compare the anthropometric and lifestyle characteristics of active and inactive adolescents in Saudi Arabia and Britain. A school-based cross-sectional study was conducted at four cities in Saudi Arabia (Riyadh and ...
Characterization and utilization of fly ash of heavy fuel oil generated in power stations
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2014 , Article)
Unlike coal fly ash, fly ash of heavy fuel oil has received much less attention in the literature. In this work, detailed physicochemical characterization of heavy fuel oil fly ash (FA) is provided. The ash has a carbonaceous ...
Graphene oxide as antimicrobial against two gram-positive and two gram-negative bacteria in addition to one fungus
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Science Publications
, 2014 , Article)
Graphene based materials have wide potential applications in biology, biomedical, agriculture environmental and biotechnology. Graphene Oxide (GO) is one of those materials and has a promising substance as antimicrobial ...
A predictive model for the assessment of the temperature polarization effect in direct contact membrane distillation desalination of high salinity feed
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2014 , Article)
Temperature polarization is one of the major sources responsible for flux drop in membrane distillation systems due to the reduction in the driving force across the membrane. The present study offers a predictive model ...
ما كتب في التفسير من بداية القرن الثالث إلى منتصف القرن الرابع الهجري
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معجم الدوحة التاريخي للغة العربية
, 2014 , Article)
هو بحث في بيلوغرافيا علم التفسير وهي غبارة عن دراسة مسحية لكل ماكتبوطبع في التفسير من بداية القرن الثالث إلى منتصف القرن الرابع الهجري