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Development of Bangladeshi immigrant entrepreneurship in Canada
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SAGE
, 2018 , Article)
Canada has developed a comprehensive immigration policy to accept different types of immigrants under its economic, family and humanitarian immigration categories. Canada invites over a quarter-million immigrants in a year. ...
Magnetorheological damper with external excitation for more efficient control of vehicles? dynamics
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SAGE Publications Ltd
, 2018 , Article)
This article presents a new concept design for magnetorheological dampers, where the excitation circuit and magnetic field are applied from outside the magnetorheological chamber. This magnetorheological damper was designed ...
Smart Grid Cybersecurity: Standards and Technical Countermeasures
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
Cybersecurity in smart grids is of critical importance given the heavy reliance of modern societies on electricity and the recent cyberattacks that resulted in blackouts. The evolution of the legacy electric grid to a ...
Well-to-wheel water footprints of conventional versus electric vehicles in the United States: A state-based comparative analysis
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2018 , Article)
Today, increasing levels of water demand become a particularly serious challenge for many countries, especially since water is an essential element for production of transportation fuels. Unfortunately, no research efforts ...
The effect of electro spinning parameters on polystyrene nano fiber morphology: Oil-water separation
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Desalination Publications
, 2018 , Article)
This manuscript reports optimized conditions necessary to prepare electro-spun nano fibers and microfibers using two different forms of polystyrene (PS) in dimethylformamide (DMF). We conducted a systematic and methodical ...
CO2 Capture Using Hollow Fiber Membranes: A Review of Membrane Wetting
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American Chemical Society
, 2018 , Article Review)
Hollow fiber membrane contactors have several advantages that make them a good alternative to conventional absorption processes in the gas industry, and they have attracted the interest of many researchers. However, critical ...
Evaluation of Antimicrobial Action of Chitosan and Acetic Acid on Broiler Cecal Bacterial Profiles in Anaerobic Cultures InoculatedWith Salmonella Typhimurium
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Oxford University Press
, 2018 , Article)
Chitosan is known to have antimicrobial properties against a range of microbes. In this
study, three different molecular weight (MW) chitosan preparations were used: low (LMW),
medium (MMW), and coarse (CMW), in acetic ...
Who Supports Honor-Based Violence in the Middle East? Findings From a National Survey of Kuwait
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SAGE Publications Inc.
, 2018 , Article)
This study reports findings from what is, to the authors' knowledge, the first nationally representative survey of public attitudes toward honor-based violence (HBV) in a Middle East country affected by such violence, and ...
Outdoor continuous cultivation of self-settling marine cyanobacterium chroococcidiopsis sp.
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Mary Ann Liebert Inc.
, 2018 , Article)
Spontaneous settling of certain aggregating microalgae or cyanobacteria could potentially alleviate the energy requirement in biomass harvesting. A locally isolated floc-forming marine cyanobacteria, Chroococcidiopsis sp., ...
Assessing prevalence of and barriers to medication adherence in patients with uncontrolled diabetes attending primary healthcare clinics in Qatar
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2018 , Article)
Background: Studies conducted in Qatar have reported a high prevalence of diabetic nephropathy, retinopathy, and neuropathy. These complications are often associated with poor medication adherence and uncontrolled diabetes. ...