• A Portrait of Low-Income Migrants in Contemporary Qatar 

      Gardner, Andrew; Pessoa, Silvia; Diop, Abdoulaye; Al-Ghanim, Kaltham; Le Trung, Kien; ... more authors ( Springer Singapore , 2019 , Book chapter)
      Though transnational labour migration in the Gulf States has increasingly been of scholarly interest, that scholarship has to date relied largely on qualitative ethnographic methodologies or small non-representative sampling ...
    • Adhesion Improvement Between Polyethylene and Aluminum Using Eco-Friendly Plasma Treatment 

      Popelka, Anton; Krupa, Igor; Novak, Igor; Ouederni, M.; Abdulaqder, Fatima; ... more authors ( John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2015 , Book chapter)
    • Adsorption 

      Das, Rasel; Das Tuhi, Sayonthoni; Zaidi, Syed Mohammed Javaid ( Springer International Publishing , 2018 , Book chapter)
      Removing of wastewater pollutants by novel adsorption techniques is urgent as they are continuously defiling the limited freshwater resources, seriously affecting the terrestrial, ecosystems, aquatic, and aerial flora and ...
    • Advances in 4D Printing of Shape-Memory Materials: Current Status and Developments 

      Maurya, Muni Raj; Sadasivuni, Kishor Kumar; Kazim, Samrana; Kalyani, J. V. S. K. V.; Cabibihan, John-John; ... more authors ( Springer International Publishing , 2022 , Book chapter)
      The next generation 3D printing is now termed as four-dimensional (4D) printing technology that involves the printing of complex geometries with smart materials. The rise of 4D technological developments leads to finding ...
    • Agricultural applications 

      Sarra, Hechmi; Zoghlami, Rahma Ines; Mokni-Tlili, Sonia; Benzarti, Saoussen; Moussa, Mohamed; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2023 , Book chapter)
      The agro-industrial activities related to the three most cultivated palm tree species worldwide namely, oil palm, date palm, and coconut palm generate a large amount of residues during pre- and post-harvest processes. ...
    • Agriculture and Irrigation 

      Varisco, Daniel Martin ( Macmillan Reference USA, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning , 2016 , Book chapter)
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    • Applications of Machine Learning for Predicting Heart Failure 

      Boughorbel, Sabr; Himeur, Yassine; Salman, Huseyin Enes; Bensaali, Faycal; Farooq, Faisal; ... more authors ( Wiley , 2022 , Book chapter)
      Heart Failure is a major health burden for healthcare systems worldwide. Early diagnosis, prediction and management of patients with these conditions are critical to improve patient health outcome. The availability of large ...
    • Applying zero trust security principles to defence mechanisms against data exfiltration attacks 

      Egerton, Hugo; Hammoudeh, Mohammad; Unal, Devrim; Adebisi, Bamidele ( wiley , 2021 , Book chapter)
      The zero-trust principle explicitly verifies that the authentication and authorization of all actions are performed regardless of the requesting user's credentials or permissions. This chapter presents the details of a ...
    • Assessing Desalination Governance and the Promise of Technology in the Arabian Peninsula 

      Al-Saidi, Mohammad ( AL SHARQ STRATEGIC RESEARCH , 2023 , Book chapter)
      Desalination is expected to grow across the Middle East and North Africa due to increased water scarcity. The cost of desalinated water has decreased significantly over the last decades, but it has not reflected the ...
    • Assessment strategies of different molten salts for heat transfer in tri-generation systems 

      Klaimi, Rachid; Alnouri, Sabla Y.; Stijepovic, Mirko ( Elsevier B.V. , 2021 , Book chapter)
      Tri-Generation Systems (TGS) are designed for combined cooling, heating, and power production within a single process. In this paper, the integration of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) together with TGS is studied. The ...
    • Autoimmune Diseases of the GI Tract Part I: Etiology and Pathophysiology 

      Al-Ruweidi, Mahmoud Khatib A.A.; Khater, Nada; Alkaabi, Haya Rashid; Hasan, Maram; Yalcin, Huseyin C. ( IntechOpen , 2022 , Book chapter)
      Autoimmune diseases have emerged as a pandemic in our modern societies, especially after World War II. There are currently more than 80 autoimmune diseases that compromise the lives of millions of patients around the world. ...
    • Autoimmune Diseases of the GI Tract Part II: Emergence of Diagnostic Tools and Treatments 

      Al-Ruweidi, Mahmoud Khatib A.A.; Khater, Nada; Alkaabi, Haya Rashid; Hasan, Maram; Murtaza, Mohammed; ... more authors ( IntechOpen , 2022 , Book chapter)
      Autoimmune diseases (AD) have emerged as a pandemic in our modern societies, especially after the World War II. In part I, we have reviewed five main diseases and shed light on different aspects from introducing the concept ...
    • Balance of power shifts and energy interests in Central Asia? 

      Piet, Rémi B. ( Palgrave Macmillan , 2015 , Book chapter)
      The energy-rich Central Asian states of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan represent a natural object of desire for the geopolitical interests of their ambitious neighbours. Whether perceived as an important component ...
    • Beneficial effect of carbon nanotubes on membrane properties for fuel cell application 

      Khawla Mozamil, Mustafa; Alsaydeh, Sajeda Adnan Mutlaq; Zaidi, Syed Javaid ( Elsevier , 2019 , Book chapter)
      Due to growing environmental problems, fuel cells have attracted worldwide attention as a promising alternative clean-energy source. A number of scientific groups are working to develop the fuel cell and make it a viable ...
    • Big Data Analytics and Its Impact on Basin Water Agreements and International Water Law: A Study of the Ramotswa Aquifer 

      Ibrahim, Imad; Truby, Jon; Brown, Rafael ( Brill , 2022 , Book chapter)
      Big data analytics is transforming the water sector at the national and international levels. Its potential impact on transboundary water resource governance is being assessed, for example, in the context of selected basins, ...
    • Biochar production from the pyrolysis of tomato processing residues 

      Stylianou, Marinos; Terpsithea, Psichoula; Hamdi, Helmi; Michail, Tsangas; Zorpas, Antonis A.; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2022 , Book chapter)
      The global modern challenges of climate change, natural resources scarcity, waste overproduction, management and processing, etc., need to be examined under the circular economy principles. As such, biochar is considered ...
    • Business-Driven Ecological Innovations in Green Growth Strategies 

      Engelmann, Jan; Al-Saidi, Mohammad ( Springer Nature , 2019 , Book chapter)
      Eco-innovations are inventions or developments of new and optimised technology or processes that lead to environmental and economic benefits. Such innovations are closely interlinked with sustainability and green growth ...
    • Can biodegradable plastics solve plastic solid waste accumulation ? 

      Luyt, A. S.; Malik, S. S. ( Elsevier , 2018 , Book chapter)
      Polymers are fast becoming a serious environmental hazard, and are normally disposed of through landfilling, recycling, and incineration. Landfill sites are becoming increasingly scarce, and incineration contributes to air ...
    • Cancer Metastasis: Dynamic Hetero-cellular Communications Between Cancer Cells and Host Tissues 

      Saliba, Jessica; El-Sabban, Maya; Shaito, Abdullah; El-Harakeh, Mohammad; Obeid, Joelle; ... more authors ( Springer International Publishing , 2023 , Book chapter)
      Metastasis is the most devastating aspect of cancer. Originally, tumor cells arise from a single clone, and then they undergo additional mutations and acquire invasive and metastatic features. These acquired mutations are ...
    • Carbon Capture 

      Zhang, Zhien; Borhani, Tohid N.G.; El-Naas, Muftah H. ( Elsevier Inc. , 2018 , Book chapter)
      CO2 is one of the main greenhouse gases that causes global warming, leading to a global detrimental impact on the environment, economy, and society as a whole. Carbon capture is regarded as an important and effective ...