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Potential utilization of municipal solid waste incineration ashes as sand replacement for developing sustainable cementitious binder
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
This paper investigates the ability of recycling the municipality solid waste incineration (MSWI) ashes as sand replacement in cementitious binder production. Two types of MSWI ashes were considered in this study including ...
Applying zero trust security principles to defence mechanisms against data exfiltration attacks
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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 ...
Submerged versus side-stream osmotic membrane bioreactors using an outer-selective hollow fiber osmotic membrane for desalination
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
This study investigated the comparative performances, fouling mitigation efficiencies, and operational costs of side-stream and submerged osmotic membrane bioreactors (OMBR) systems using an outer-selective hollow fiber ...
Surface curing effect on reflection response of hardened cementitious mortar samples
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
Surface curing effect of hardened engineering cementitious mortar (ECM) samples with distinct water-to-binder
ratios (𝑤∕𝑏) is analyzed by recording amplitude of reflection response |𝛤| or conductance term 𝑔 measured
by ...
Investigating office buildings evacuations using unannounced fire drills: The case study of CERN, Switzerland
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
The main objective of this paper is to explore evacuees' behaviour during an unannounced fire drill using data collected in two office buildings located at CERN, in Switzerland. Overall, a total of 142 pre-evacuation time ...
Model predictive control for optimal energy management of connected cluster of microgrids with net zero energy multi-greenhouses
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
This paper intends to present a cooperative control framework for a connected cluster of microgrids with multi-smart greenhouses creating a smart local electric grid in the framework of smart grids. Each microgrid comprises ...
Is the ecosystem approach effective in transboundary water systems: Central Asia as a case study?
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John Wiley and Sons Inc
, 2021 , Article Review)
In the context of international environmental law and International Water Law (IWL), the Ecosystem Approach (EA) has become a source of heated debate. In recent years, there has been growing recognition of the negative ...
Feasibility of recycling waste carbon black in cement mortar production: Environmental life cycle assessment and performance evaluation
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
The feasibility of recycling waste carbon black (WCB) that comes as a byproduct from aluminum industry in cementitious composites production is examined in this research. Experimental work combined with environmental life ...
A Service-Oriented Approach for Sensing in the Internet of Things: Intelligent Transportation Systems and Privacy Use Cases
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2021 , Article)
This paper presents a Sensing-as-a-Service run-time Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), called 3SOA, for the development of Internet of Things (IoT) applications. 3SOA aims to allow interoperability among various IoT ...
Fertility Transitions in Qatar: The Dynamics between Women's Socioeconomic Status and Fertility
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Radiance Research Academy
, 2021 , Article)
Introduction: Qatar society has undergone major socio-economic transformations that have eventually promoted female access to education and career opportunities, which has, in turn, impacted fertility preferences. Objective: ...