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Drillstring Failure - Identification, Modeling, and Experimental Characterization
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
, 2019 , Article)
Drilling is one of the costliest and risky activities in oil and gas industry due to complexity of interactions with downhole formation. Under such conditions, the uncertainty of drillstring behavior increases, and hence, ...
Meteorological Factors and Seasonal Stroke Rates: A Four-year Comprehensive Study
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W.B. Saunders
, 2019 , Article)
Introduction: There is a growing body of evidence suggesting that acute cardiovascular events including stroke are not distributed randomly over time but instead depend on months/season of the year. We report the impact ...
Prevalence of general and abdominal obesity among adolescents attending independent schools in Qatar
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2019 , Article)
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to determine the prevalence of general and abdominal obesity among adolescents attending independent schools in Qatar. Design/methodology/approaches: A school-based cross-sectional ...
Nonlinear free and forced vibrations of graphene nanoplatelet reinforced microbeams with geometrical imperfection
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Springer Verlag
, 2019 , Article)
Nonlinear free/forced vibration of a functionally graded graphene nanoplatelet (GNP) reinforced microbeam having geometrical imperfection which is rested on a non-linear elastic substrate have been studied in the present ...
المخاتلة السردية، تمثُّلات" ثقافة الهامش" في السَّرد الروائي
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جامعة المسيلة
, 2019 , Article)
خضعت الكتاباتُ السردية المعنية بتمثُّل الحياة اليومية لقطاع إنساني عريض يمثل - "الهامش" الثقافي في مقابل "المتن" الثقافي المنماز بطبيعته النخبوية إلى قراءات ومراجعات عدة تم - الاشتغال عليها حداثيًا من منظورين شكليّ ووظيفيّ، ...
Simulation-based deterioration patterns of water pipelines
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Taylor and Francis Ltd.
, 2019 , Article)
Water pipelines deteriorate overtime due to several distressing factors. To keep water pipelines in good condition, municipalities need to use reliable and credible deterioration models and inspection plans to better manage ...
طرق تدريس وتقييم طلبة الدراسات العليا في القانون: نحو بناء القدرات والخبرات
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كلية القانون الكويتية العالمية
, 2019 , Article)
تسعى هذه الورقة البحثية إلى معالجة الأزمة المزمنة التي مازالت جل كليات القانون خاصة في العالم العربي تعاني منها بالنسبة لمناهج تدريس طلبة الدراسات العليا في القانون، إذ مازال التدريس الإلقائي أو التلقيني مستعملاً بكثرة في ...
A simplified modal-based method to quantify delamination in carbon fibre-reinforced plastic beam
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Taylor and Francis Ltd.
, 2019 , Article)
This study contributes to our knowledge about the detection and recognition of carbon fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP) composites by using a modal analysis technique. Delamination was artificially induced during the ...
An assessment of mortgage loan default propensity in Ghana
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2019 , Article)
Purpose
Credit market development requires appropriate credit assessment and default policies. This paper aims to examine the impact of household characteristics on mortgage default, using survey data collected from ...
Improving the Performance of Attached-Growth Wastewater Treatment Processes by Altering the Support Media Surface
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American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
, 2019 , Article)
This study investigated the impact of altering the surface characteristics of support media used in attached-growth processes on the performance of biological wastewater treatment. The surface alteration was achieved through ...