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Corporate reporting and disclosures in the emerging capital market of Kuwait: The perceptions of users and preparers
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Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.
, 2018 , Article)
The objective of this paper is to investigate the perceptions of users and preparers regarding financial disclosure practices in annual reports of Kuwaiti listed firms. To measure participants' views, a questionnaire survey ...
Synthesis and characterization of stable anion exchange membranes for desalination applications
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Desalination Publications
, 2018 , Article)
This research reports the synthesis of stable anion exchange membranes (AEMs) from brominated poly (2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide) (BPPO) and triethylamine (TEA) for desalination applications. The successful synthesis ...
On generalized Littlewood–Paley functions
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Springer-Verlag Italia s.r.l.
, 2018 , Article)
We study the Lp boundedness of certain classes of generalized Littlewood–Paley functions S(f). We obtain Lp estimates of S(f) with sharp range of p and under optimal conditions on ?. By using these estimates along with an ...
Comparison of bias adjustment methods in meta-analysis suggests that quality effects modeling may have less limitations than other approaches.
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Elsevier
, 2019 , Article)
The quality of primary research is commonly assessed before inclusion in meta-analyses. Findings are discussed in the context of the quality appraisal by categorizing studies according to risk of bias. The impact of appraised ...
Circular economy business models and operations management
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2019 , Article)
This article examines and conceptualizes the implications of the adoption of circular economy (CE) business models on operations management (OM) decision-making processes, in the areas of product design, production planning ...
Changes of perceived unevenness caused by in-track vibration countermeasures in slab track
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2017 , Article)
This paper investigates the relation between unevenness at different locations in a railway track and the unevenness perceived by a train, for the particular case of a slab track. The different types of unevenness considered ...
Effect of codeposition of mixed nanoparticles (V2O5 and ZrO2) on the structure and properties of Ni-B nanocomposite coating
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2018 , Article)
In the present research, Ni-B-V2O5/ZrO2 hybrid composite coating is prepared from an aqueous electrolyte using direct current. The properties of the hybrid composite is compared to that of the Ni-B coating in order to ...
A longitudinal study of e-government maturity
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2017 , Article)
We assembled a panel data set for the period 2002-2008 and fitted a mixed-effects regression model to study how the maturity of e-Government around the globe was influenced by changing levels of affluence, information ...
Insights of CO2 adsorption performance of amine impregnated mesoporous silica (SBA-15) at wide range pressure and temperature conditions
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2015 , Article)
Beside IGCC, efficient storage and transportation of CO2 and other gases require pressurize conditions. CO2 and other gases adsorption on solid sorbents at high pressure and various temperatures are extremely important as ...
Thermodynamic analysis of solar-driven chemical looping steam methane reforming over Cr2O3/Cr redox pair
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2019 , Article)
Thermodynamic analysis of the Cr2O3/Cr based CH4 reforming (MR) and water splitting (WS) cycle is conducted and the results obtained are reported in this paper. For this study, two process configurations are considered: ...