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Sustainability Assessment in Aviation Industry: A Mini- Review on the Tools, Models and Methods of Assessment
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IEOM Society International
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
Sustainable aviation practices have significantly reduced Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions over the years. However, these practices have not shaped the aviation industry in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development ...
Physical functionalization of multi-walled carbon nanotubes for enhanced dispersibility in aqueous medium
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Springer Nature
, 2020 , Article)
Noncovalent functionalization of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) by anionic surfactants (sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate; SDBS and sodium cholate; SC) results in stable aqueous dispersions. SDBS showed better ...
Customer service quality, emotional brand attachment and customer citizenship behaviors: findings from an emerging higher education market
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Taylor & Francis
, 2021 , Article)
This study examined the impact of university services on customers’ (students’) Emotional Brand Attachment (EBA) and Customer Citizenship Behaviors (CCB). The main reason for examining this association was to explore the ...
Prevalence and potential determinants of covid-19 vaccine hesitancy and resistance in qatar: Results from a nationally representative survey of qatari nationals and migrants between december 2020 and january 2021
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MDPI AG
, 2021 , Article)
Global COVID-19 pandemic containment necessitates understanding the risk of hesitance or resistance to vaccine uptake in different populations. The Middle East and North Africa currently lack vital representative vaccine ...
Assessing the Potential Impact of Introducing VAT on Price Levels in Qatar
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Internationaal Bureau voor Fiscale Documentatie (IBFD)
, 2021 , Article)
Potential introduction of VAT in Qatar may have a significant pass-through effect on inflation rates. Nevertheless, using the Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices at constant tax rates (HICP-CT), in this article the authors ...
An Adaptive Neurofuzzy Inference System for the Assessment of Change Order Management Performance in Construction
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American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
, 2021 , Article)
Change order management is a major challenge in the construction business due to the associated disputes, claims, productivity losses, delays, and cost implications. As a result, effective change order management (COM) is ...
Colchicine use might be associated with lower mortality in COVID-19 patients: A meta-analysis
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Wiley-Blackwell
, 2021 , Article)
Background: Colchicine was recently repurposed for the management of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This rapid review and meta-analysis aimed to assess colchicine's impact on mortality outcomes in COVID-19 patients. ...
Efficient system reliability-based design optimization study for replaced hip prosthesis using new optimized anisotropic bone formulations
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MDPI AG
, 2020 , Article)
An efficient reliability algorithm is developed to transfer the system reliability problem to a single-component reliability problem, considering the uncertainty of loading cases and the material properties. The main ...
Methods for modeling and evaluating construction disputes: A critical review
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IEEE
, 2020 , Article)
Cost and time are the targeted outcomes of any successful construction project, and disputes over these two key factors constitute a major obstacle to successful project outcomes. As escalated levels of dispute are becoming ...
Development and initial validation of stigma towards healthcare providers working with covid-19 patients scale (S19-hcps)
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Dove Medical Press Ltd
, 2021 , Article)
Purpose: The S19-HCPs tool evaluates the stigma towards healthcare providers working with patients with COVID-19. Materials and Methods: The psychometric properties of the Arabic and English versions of the S19-HCPs were ...