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Identifying crack parameters in slow rotating machinery using vibration measurements and hybrid neuro-particle swarm technique
(2010 , Conference Paper)Low-cycle fatigue-initiated cracks may result in failure in slow-rotating equipments. Online monitoring to identify such fault/crack parameters, namely crack size and crack location, would be critical in providing an early ... -
Image Local Features Description through Polynomial Approximation
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2019 , Article)This work introduces a novel local patch descriptor that remains invariant under varying conditions of orientation, viewpoint, scale, and illumination. The proposed descriptor incorporate polynomials of various degrees to ... -
Imaging cancer cells with nanostructures: Prospects of nanotechnology driven non-invasive cancer diagnosis
( Elsevier B.V. , 2021 , Article)The application of nanostructured materials in medicine is a rapidly evolving area of research that includes both the diagnosis and treatment of various diseases. Metals, metal oxides and carbon-based nanomaterials have ... -
Impact of competitive conditions on supplier evaluation: a construction supply chain case study
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2018 , Article)This research proposes a multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) framework and demonstrates the impact of competitive conditions on supplier evaluation process for construction supply chains. The paper focuses on the supply ... -
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Qatar Electricity Demand and Load Forecasting: Preparedness of Distribution Networks for Emerging Situations
( MDPI , 2022 , Article)The COVID-19 pandemic has brought several global challenges, one of which is meeting the electricity demand. Millions of people are confined to their homes, in each of which a reliable electricity supply is needed, to ... -
Impact of first-year seminar on student engagement, awareness, and general attitudes toward higher education
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2018 , Article)Purpose: This study intends to add to the existing body of literature on the impact of a newly implemented first year seminar in the College of Law and Business. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effects the ... -
Impact of green manufacturing practices on organisational performance in Indian context: An empirical study
( Elsevier Ltd , 2016 , Article)This study presents an empirical assessment and guides about measuring impact of GM (green manufacturing) practices on organisational performance in Indian context. The research approach is to extract critical GM factors ... -
The impact of the corrosive environment on the quality of metal joining process
( Elsevier Ltd , 2020 , Conference Paper)Owing to the main attention as regards the metal joining in the automotive industries, many studies have been conducted to achieve this problem by joining metals materials that can provide high efficiency at minimum cost. ... -
Impedance spectroscopy, ionic conductivity and dielectric studies of new Li+ ion conducting polymer blend electrolytes based on biodegradable polymers for solid state battery applications
( Springer New York LLC , 2016 , Article)New solid polymer blend electrolyte films based on biodegradable polymer blend comprising of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and poly (N-vinyl pyrrolidone) (PVP) doped with different wt% of lithium carbonate (Li2CO3) salt have ... -
Improved bounds for hybrid flow shop scheduling with multiprocessor tasks
(2013 , Article)In this paper, we investigate the problem of minimizing makespan in a multistage hybrid flow-shop scheduling with multiprocessor tasks. To generate high-quality approximate solutions to this challenging NP-hard problem, ... -
Improved exosome isolation methods from non-small lung cancer cells (NC1975) and their characterization using morphological and surface protein biomarker methods
( Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH , 2023 , Article)This study has demonstrated improved methods for isolating exosomes from non-small lung cancer cells, which address the problems characterized by exosome morphological and chemical methods. To improve the isolation methods, ... -
Improved properties of Al-Si3N4 nanocomposites fabricated through a microwave sintering and hot extrusion process
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2017 , Article)In this study, nano-sized Si3N4 (0, 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 vol%)/Al composites were fabricated using a powder metallurgy method involving microwave sintering technique followed by hot extrusion. The influence of Si3N4 content ... -
Improving mechanical, thermal and damping properties of niti (Nitinol) reinforced aluminum nanocomposites
( MDPI AG , 2020 , Article)In the present study, Ni50Ti50 (NiTi) particle reinforced aluminum nanocomposites were fabricated using microwave sintering and subsequently hot extrusion. The effect of NiTi (0, 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5 vol %) content on the ... -
In situ DRIFTS Studies on Cu, Ni and CuNi catalysts for Ethanol Decomposition Reaction
( Springer New York LLC , 2016 , Article)Catalyst nanopowders containing copper and nickel were synthesized using solution combustion synthesis method for hydrogen production from ethanol decomposition. Detailed in situ DRIFTS studies were conducted on three ... -
In situ strengthening of thin-wall structures using pressurized foam
( Elsevier Ltd , 2015 , Article)A simple and effective in situ method for strengthening or healing thin-wall structures is presented. In this method, a liquid-state gap-sealing foam is injected within the enclosed spaces of a structure. After injection ... -
In vitro models and systems for evaluating the dynamics of drug delivery to the healthy and diseased brain
( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Article Review)The blood-brain barrier (BBB) plays a crucial role in maintaining brain homeostasis and transport of drugs to the brain. The conventional animal and Transwell BBB models along with emerging microfluidic-based BBB-on-chip ... -
In-depth Analysis of Pedestrian Safety in the State of Qatar
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Pedestrian safety is of a serious concern as it includes children and the aged population. From the Global status report on road safety in 2015 by World Health Organization (WHO), it can be seen that pedestrian fatalities ... -
In-plane stress analysis of multiple parallel cracks in an orthotropic FGM medium under time-harmonic loading
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)This study aimed to investigate the fracture behavior of a cracked orthotropic FGM medium when exposed to an in-plane harmonic load. The mechanical feature of the medium exponentially varied along the y-axis. Using the ... -
Increased complications of COVID-19 in people with cardiovascular disease: Role of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) dysregulation
( Elsevier Ireland Ltd , 2022 , Article)The rapid spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID?19), has had a dramatic negative impact on public health and economies worldwide. Recent studies ... -
INDIRECT PRESSURE MEASUREMENT FOR FUNCTIONALLY INACCESSIBLE VESSELS
( Blackwell Publishing Ltd , 1989 , Article)