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Adaptive thermal comfort in the different buildings of Darjeeling Hills in eastern India – Effect of difference in elevation
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2018 , Article)
Thermal comfort standards are required to provide comfortable indoor condition which has a positive effect on the occupant. However, the Predicted Mean Vote – Percentage People Dissatisfied (PMV-PPD) model which is used ...
Seasonal weather conditions affect training program efficiency and physical performance among special forces trainees: A long-term follow-up study
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Public Library of Science
, 2018 , Article)
The purpose of the present investigation was to follow-up the effect of specific commandos? training-cycles (SCTCs) on upper-body strength resistance and running endurance performance, as well as determine whether variation ...
Managing Uncertain Industrial Flares during Abnormal Process Operations using an Integrated Optimization and Monte Carlo Simulation Approach
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2017 , Book chapter)
In this work, an integrated optimization framework with Monte Carlo (MC) simulation techniques is suggested for the systematic synthesis of energy alternative tools, such as cogeneration (COGEN) systems, which can effectively ...
Top-down/bottom-up method for identifying a set of voltage stability preventive controls
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
In this work, a novel method for choosing a global set of preventive controls for voltage stability analysis is developed. The method depends on top-down and bottom-up approaches to obtain the set of controls according to ...
Regime-specific impact of financial reforms on economic growth in Pakistan
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
This study uses and proposes a new methodological approach to construct a financial liberalization index on the basis of the dynamic factor model technique. The resulting index is used to investigate the impact of the ...
Principles of time-frequency feature extraction for change detection in non-stationary signals: Applications to newborn EEG abnormality detection
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2015 , Article)
This paper considers the general problem of detecting change in non-stationary signals using features observed in the time-frequency (t,f) domain, obtained using a class of quadratic time-frequency distributions (QTFDs). ...
Lifetime maximization with predictive power management in selective relay networks
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2009 , Conference Paper)
A diversity scheme which exploits the existence of a source-destination path to improve the lifetime and outage probability of a wireless selective relay network with Amplifyand-Forward (AF) relays is proposed and studied. ...
Cellulose assisted combustion synthesis of nanomaterials for energy conversion applications
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IEEE Computer Society
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
Combustion synthesis has been used for a long time for synthesizing functional materials suitable for many applications such as ceramics, electronics, pigments, catalysts etc. In this paper we introduce an emerging field ...
An LP model for optimizing a supply chain management system for steel company
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Newswood Limited
, 2014 , Conference Paper)
In this research, we have developed a linear programming formulation to describe Qatar steel manufacturing supply chain from suppliers to consumers. The purpose of the model is to provide answers regarding the optimal ...
Greening multinational enterprises in the oil, gas and petrochemicals: Environmental sustainability and the moderation role of environmental sensitivity
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Emerald Publishing
, 2020 , Article)
Purpose: Premised on the shortage of research on the role of organisational mindfulness in promoting environmental sustainability, this study evaluates the effects of organisational mindfulness and mindful organising on ...