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Handover authentication for mobile networks: Security and efficiency aspects
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2015 , Article)
A handover authentication module in mobile networks enables mobile nodes to securely and seamlessly roam over multiple access points. However, designing an appropriate handover authentication protocol is a difficult task ...
Performance evaluation of gas-power strategies for building energy conservation
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Elsevier
, 2015 , Article)
The work provided herein involves a comparison of natural gas and hydrogen fuels for the purpose of energy conservation for buildings via alternative energy generation methodologies. A case study simulation was developed ...
A context-aware approach for long-term behavioural change detection and abnormality prediction in ambient assisted living
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Elsevier
, 2015 , Article)
This research aims to describe pattern recognition models for detecting behavioural and health-related changes in a patient who is monitored continuously in an assisted living environment. The early anticipation of anomalies ...
A Fatigue Measuring Protocol for Wireless Body Area Sensor Networks
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Springer New York LLC
, 2015 , Article)
As players and soldiers preform strenuous exercises and do difficult and tiring duties, they are usually the common victims of muscular fatigue. Keeping this in mind, we propose FAtigue MEasurement (FAME) protocol for ...
Towards an Environmental Economics of Islam
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Zayed University
, 2015 , Article)
In Islam, ecology and economics are two systems that are part of
the divine cosmic order. The role of humans is purely to discover,
and use, these systems for the betterment of life in all its forms. This
article examines ...
Pharmaceutical pricing policies in Qatar
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Springer International Publishing
, 2015 , Book chapter)
Qatar is the world’s highest per capita income non-OECD country. The country has established the National Health Strategy 2011–2016 (NHS), which is aligned with the Qatar National Vision 2030 that will advance Qatar’s ...
Energy in smart grid: Strategies and technologies for efficiency enhancement
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2015 , Conference Paper)
Incorporating advanced software and hardware technologies, to create a two way electricity and information flow, is forming the concept of the smart grid (SG). In an SG the energy delivery and control not only autonomous ...
Optimum power and rate allocation in cluster based video sensor networks
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2015 , Conference Paper)
In a wireless video sensor network (WVSN), each video sensor node consumes a significant amount of power on video compression in addition to the required power for communication. Therefore, the power optimization is a more ...
A kernelized sparsity-based approach for best spectral bands selection for face recognition
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Springer Verlag
, 2015 , Article)
We study face recognition in unconstrained illumination conditions. A twofold contribution is proposed: First, the robustness of four state-of-the-art algorithms, namely Multi-block Local Binary Pattern (MBLBP), Histogram ...
Teaching "design-for-corrosion" to engineering undergraduates: A case study of novel Ni-B coatings for high wear and corrosive applications
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IGI Global
, 2015 , Book chapter)
This chapter briefly describes the challenges and developments in the field of corrosion focusing on the subject of materials science. A brief introduction was provided on corrosion damage and the importance of its prevention. ...