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Flexible tri-layer piezoelectric nanogenerator based on PVDF-HFP/Ni-doped ZnO nanocomposites
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Royal Society of Chemistry
, 2017 , Article)
In this work, we report Ni doped ZnO/poly(vinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene) [PVDF-HFP] nanocomposites prepared by sandwiching and their structural, morphological, thermal, electrical and piezoelectric properties. ...
Vegetative insecticidal protein of Bacillus thuringiensis BLB459 and its efficiency against Lepidoptera
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2017 , Article)
Bacillus thuringiensis strain BLB459 supernatant showed a promising activity against Lepidopteran pests with extremely damages in the larvae midgut. Investigations of the genes that encode secreted toxin demonstrated that ...
تحصين القرارات المتعلقة بالجنسية القطرية : آثاره ومدى دستوريته
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كلية أحمد بن محمد العسكرية
, 2017 , Article)
لم يكن القضاء القطري يختص في النظر في الطعون المتعلقة بالقرارات الإدارية النهائية لفترة زمنية طويلة، حتى صدر قانون رقم (7) لسنة 2007 بشأن الفصل في المنازعات الإدارية الذي أنشأ دوائر إدارية في المحكمة الابتدائية ومحكمة ...
Effects of high frequency drive speed modulation on rotor with continuous stator contact
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2017 , Article)
In many mechanical systems, rotating structures experience continuous rotor-stator contact and torsion motions are dominant in the response. Drill strings used in the oil and gas industry represent one example of rotating ...
Moment invariants for multi-component shapes with applications to leaf classification
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2017 , Article)
In this paper we introduce seven new invariants for multi-component shapes, and apply them to the leaf classification problem. One of the new invariants is an area based analogue of the already known boundary based anisotropy ...
Influence of composite particle formation on the performance and economics of grit removal
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2017 , Article)
Grit is routinely removed at the headworks of municipal wastewater treatment works to limit its onerous impact on downstream processes. Grit separation technologies are normally based on sedimentation of a homogeneous ...
A novel model and decomposition approach for the integrated airline fleet assignment, aircraft routing, and crew pairing problem
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INFORMS Inst.for Operations Res.and the Management Sciences
, 2017 , Article)
Given a daily flight schedule and a set of aircraft fleets, the airline scheduling problem assigns individual aircraft and groups of crew to each flight based on specific considerations of aircraft maintenance requirements ...
Effects of amphiphilic pluronic F127 on the performance of PS/SPEEK blend ultrafiltration membrane: Characterization and antifouling study
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2017 , Article)
The effect of amphiphilic Pluronic F127 additive on the ultrafiltration performance of polysulfone (PSf)/sulfonated poly (ether ether ketone) (SPEEK) blend flat sheet membranes was investigated in the present work. Fixed ...
The impact of FIFA's official announcements on the stock market of Qatar: The case of the 2022 World Cup
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2017 , Article)
This study examines the impact of the FIFA's official announcements on Doha Stock Exchange (DSE) of Qatar with respect to the 2022 World Cup. Using the abnormal unsystematic volatility method of Hilliard and Savickas (2002), ...
Entrepreneurial mindset and the role of universities as strategic drivers of entrepreneurship: Evidence from the United Arab Emirates
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2017 , Article)
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide insight into the factors that influence the mindset of youth in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in choosing entrepreneurship as their future employment. It also suggests the ...