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الانسحاب الأمريكي من الاتفاق النووي الإيراني: التداعيات والآفاق
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مركز دراسات الشرق الأوسط
, 2018 , Article)
تتناول هذه الدراسة بالتحليل التبعات المتوقعة الناتجة عن انسحاب الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية من الاتفاق النووي الإيراني الذي تم توقيعه بين إيران من جهة والدول الدائمة العضوية في مجلس الأمن، كما ركزت على التبعات المتعلقة بإعادة ...
Exploiting Task Elasticity and Price Heterogeneity for Maximizing Cloud Computing Profits
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IEEE Computer Society
, 2018 , Article)
This paper exploits cloud task elasticity and price heterogeneity to propose an online resource management framework that maximizes cloud profits while minimizing energy expenses. This is done by reducing the duration ...
Risk-constrained scheduling of solar Stirling engine based industrial continuous heat treatment furnace
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Elsevier
, 2018 , Article)
This paper presents a novel framework for designing and optimal scheduling of an air source heat pump based industrial continuous heat treatment furnace (ICHTF) which is driven by a solar Stirling engine and a wind turbine. ...
An impedance-based method for distribution system monitoring
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2018 , Article)
This paper presents a new approach in monitoring of a power distribution system. It uses the bus voltage and injected current to extract the apparent impedance seen from the measuring unit location. Then the apparent ...
Wind power smoothing using demand response of electric vehicles
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Elsevier
, 2018 , Article)
Large penetrations of wind power is prevented in most power systems, mainly because it is highly stochastic. One important aspect of this uncertainty is the large power gradients that wind farms may impose to the grid. To ...
Feature selection for effective health index diagnoses of power transformers
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2018 , Article)
This letter investigates an approach based on feature selection and classification techniques to reduce assessment complexities of power transformers. This approach decreases the number of features by extracting the most ...
Adolescents' perceptions of their parents' and peers' opinions about their body weight
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2018 , Article)
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the associations between adolescents' perceptions of their parents' and peers' opinions about body weight and their actual weight status. Design/methodology/approach: A ...
Controlled design of PtPd nanodendrite ornamented niobium oxynitride nanosheets for solar-driven water splitting
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Royal Society of Chemistry
, 2018 , Article)
Developing efficient photocatalysts for the water splitting reaction is crucial in a fuel cell reaction. Herein, we present a facile road-map for one-pot fabrication of PtPd nanodendrite (ND) ornamented niobium oxynitride ...
Does investors' fear gauge in a mature market matter? Evidence from the MENA region
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Institutional Investor, Inc
, 2018 , Article)
This article examines the notion that less developed markets may be deemed safe havens for international investors. It tests the effect of mature markets' fear on risk and return in less developed markets. The study employs ...
Employee perceptions of fairness toward IoT monitoring
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2018 , Article)
Purpose
This paper aims to explore Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled monitoring in a multi-national petrochemical organization in Qatar and finds that the technology does not negatively influence employee perceptions of ...