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How sustainable is liquefied natural gas supply chain? An integrated life cycle sustainability assessment model
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)Integrating sustainability into the distribution network process is a significant problem for any industry hoping to prosper or survive in today's fast-paced environment. Since gas is one of the world's most important fuel ... -
Humans are Well Tuned to Detecting Agents Among Non-agents: Examining the Sensitivity of Human Perception to Behavioral Characteristics of Intentional Systems
( Springer Netherlands , 2015 , Article)For efficient social interactions, humans have developed means to predict and understand others' behavior often with reference to intentions and desires. To infer others' intentions, however, one must assume that the other ... -
Hybrid ejector-absorption refrigeration systems: A review
( MDPI , 2021 , Article Review)Absorption Refrigeration Systems (ARS) are potential alternatives to direct expansion (DX) refrigeration systems. This review focused on the incorporation of an ejector into absorption refrigeration cycles to constitute ... -
Hybrid fuzzy sliding mode for stick-slip suppression in drill string systems
( Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers , 2022 , Article)Stick-slip vibration is one of the main factors that contribute greatly to reducing the service life of drill string equipment and decreasing the efficiency of the overall drilling system. Thus, it would be very desirable ... -
Hybrid particle swarm optimization algorithm for solving the clustered vehicle routing problem
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)This paper considers a variant of the classical capacitated vehicle routing problem called clustered vehicle routing problem (CluVRP). In CluVRP, customers are grouped into different clusters. A vehicle visiting a cluster ... -
Hybridized ant colony algorithm for the Multi Compartment Vehicle Routing Problem
( Elsevier Ltd , 2015 , Article)Multi Compartment Vehicle Routing Problem is an extension of the classical Capacitated Vehicle Routing Problem where different products are transported together in one vehicle with multiple compartments. Products are stored ... -
Hydrogels for Advanced Stem Cell Therapies: A Biomimetic Materials Approach for Enhancing Natural Tissue Function
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers , 2018 , Article)Stem-cell-based therapy is a promising approach for the treatment of a myriad of diseases and injuries. However, the low rate of cell survival and the uncontrolled differentiation of the injected stem cells currently remain ... -
Hydrogen Production via Ethanol Decomposition over Bimetallic Catalyst
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Bimetallic catalyst shows distinct physical and chemical properties differ from its monometallic catalyst due to the high synergy between the monometals. Bimetals of transition metals shows different applications in the ... -
Hydrothermal method-based synthesized tin oxide nanoparticles: Albumin binding and antiproliferative activity against K562 cells
( Elsevier Ltd , 2021 , Article)The interaction of nanoparticles with protein and cells may provide important information regarding their biomedical implementations. Herein, after synthesis of tin oxide (SnO2) nanoparticles by hydrothermal method, their ... -
Hysteresis behaviour of different magnetorheological elastomer models: Modelling and simulation
( EXTRICA , 2020 , Conference Paper)Smart materials are materials by which their properties can be altered due to external stimuli such as temperature, pressure, and magnetic field. Magnetorheological Elastomer (MRE) is a type of smart composite material ... -
ICFHR 2018 competition on multi-script writer identification
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2018 , Conference Paper)This paper describes the ICFHR 2018 Competition on Multi-script Writer Identification with details on the competition tasks, databases employed, submitted systems, evaluation protocol and the reported results. The competition ... -
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 ...