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Attitudes towards road safety among pre-drivers: The case of Qatar
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IEOM Society
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
A preliminary study involving school students aged 12-18 years attempted to test whether there is difference in attitudes towards road safety between Arab and non-Arab respondents. The sampled participants were categorized ...
Bioremediation and nutrient removal from wastewater by Chlorella vulgaris
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2018 , Article)
The capability of the microalgae Chlorella vulgaris (Cv) for biomass production and nutrients removal under different wastewater quality has been studied. Cv was cultivated in a standard medium (Marine labs American society ...
Reprint of “The effect of site-specific spectral densities on the high-dimensional exciton-vibrational dynamics in the FMO complex”
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2018 , Article)
© 2017 Elsevier B.V. The coupled exciton-vibrational dynamics of a three-site model of the FMO complex is investigated using the Multi-layer Multi-configuration Time-dependent Hartree (ML-MCTDH) approach. Emphasis is put ...
Enhancing thermal and mechanical response of aluminum using nanolength scale TiC ceramic reinforcement
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2018 , Article)
the present work, nano-sized titanium carbide (0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 vol%) reinforced aluminum (Al) metal matrix composites were synthesized by powder metallurgy incorporating microwave sintering and hot extrusion. Microstructural, ...
Effect of temperature and fluid speed on the corrosion behavior of carbon steel pipeline in Qatari oilfield produced water
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2018 , Article)
Metals integrity, such as carbon steel used in pipeline network can be seriously damaged by produced water causing serious corrosion problems. This can result in significant threats to safe operation of the oilfield ...
Influence of modified clay on the structure and performance of polysulfocomposite membrane
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Desalination Publications
, 2018 , Article)
Highly porous modified clay material with large surface area known as ?Filtralite? was used as a filler for the preparation of polysulfone (PSf) composite membranes. Filtralite concentration in the membrane composition was ...
Virtual Reality Glove for Falconry
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
This project is a virtual reality based game. Basically it's about hunting pray-using different types of falcons. And the main idea behind this project is to give more knowledge to the player about a cultural game in more ...
Electro-sprayed PVA coating with texture-enriched surface morphology for augmented humidity sensing
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2018 , Article)
This article reports the modified surface morphology of Poly-vinyl Alcohol (PVA) films using electro-spraying coating technique. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were conducted to examine ...
Migration Policies across the GCC: Challenges in Reforming the Kafala
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Gulf Research Center Cambridge
, 2018 , Book chapter)
Much of the debate over immigration policy in the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, and Qatar) revolves around the kafala, or sponsorship system.
In ...
Synthesis, characterization and performance of Pd-based core-shell methane oxidation nano-catalysts
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2018 , Article)
In this paper, a comparative investigation of the catalytic performances of Pd@TiO2 and Pd@CeO2, core-shells nanocatalysts supported over functionalized alumina, for application to methane oxidation is presented. The results ...