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Large-scale global optimization based on hybrid swarm intelligence algorithm
( IOS Press , 2020 , Article)There are numerous large-scale global optimization problems encountered in real-world applications including engineering, manufacturing, economics, networking fields. Over the last two decades different varieties of swarm ... -
Large-Scale Swarm Control in Cluttered Environments
( Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH , 2024 , Conference Paper)In the evolving era of social robots, managing a swarm of autonomous agents to perform particular tasks has become essential for numerous industries. The task becomes more challenging for large-scale swarms and complex ... -
Larval hatching and development of the wedge shell (Donax trunculus L.) under increased CO2 in southern Portugal
( Springer Verlag , 2016 , Article)Noticeable changes in global temperatures, climate and ocean carbon chemistry are the result of carbon dioxide increase in the atmosphere. This increase has been mitigated by the oceans capacity to absorb one-fourth of the ... -
Laryngeal Contrast in Qatari Arabic: Effect of Speaking Rate on Voice Onset Time
( S. Karger AG , 2019 , Article)Beckman and colleagues claimed in 2011 that Swedish has an overspecified phonological contrast between prevoiced and voiceless aspirated stops. Yet, Swedish is the only language for which this pattern has been reported. ... -
Laryngeal realism and the voicing contrast in Khuzestani Arabic stops
( Cambridge University Press , 2023 , Article)In laryngeal realism (LR), laryngeal specification of stops is explained by direct maps of cues (e.g. VOT) onto privative phonological laryngeal features [voice] or [spread glottis]. Phonetic realization of the segments ... -
Las políticas de ciudadanía en los estados del Consejo de Cooperación del Golfo
( Grupo de Estudios de Relaciones Internacionales (GERI) , 2017 , Article)This article explores the legal frameworks of citizenship and naturalization of the six states of the Gulf Cooperation Council, and analyzes how they have been used since the creation of modern states to the present, with ... -
Laser Induced Periodic Surface Structures on Nano Metal Oxide filled Polyvinylidene Fluoride Nanocomposites
( Elsevier , 2018 , Article)The ability of polarized pulsed laser in surface modification of substrate surfaces without thermally destroying them is a well-established concept of scientific procedure. In this work, we report the laser induced surface ... -
Laundry wastewater treatment using ultrafiltration under different operating conditions
( American Institute of Physics Inc. , 2018 , Conference Paper)The laundry wastewater of one of the hospitals in Qatar was selected and studied. It was found that hospital laundry is releasing considerable amount of wastewater i.e. 1800 - 2500 liters/cycle while washing 40 - 50 kg of ... -
Le Développement de la Compétence de Lecture-Compréhension des Textes Narratifs en Classe de FLE
( Yarmouk University , 2023 , Article)L’objectif de cette étude est de proposer des stratégies en vue du développement des compétences de lecture-compréhension des textes narratifs chez les apprenants arabophones en classe de français langue étrangère (FLE). ... -
Le momentum psychologique en sport : vers une perspective complexe et dynamiquePsychological momentum in sport: Toward a complex and dynamical perspective
( Elsevier Masson SAS , 2016 , Article)Le momentum psychologique (MP) est un phénomène social ayant suscité la curiosité des psychologues du sport depuis les années 1980. Depuis les premières conceptualisations, le MP a été considéré comme un construit complexe, ... -
Le partenariat du Maroc avec l’OTAN : un cran de sécurité supplémentaire
( L'Harmattan , 2014 , Book chapter)Les relations du Maroc avec les pays membres de l’OTAN au cours et après la période de la Guerre froide s’expliquent par sa politique pro-occidentale depuis son accès à l’indépendance, mais aussi par la conception qu'il a ... -
Lead (Pb) bioaccumulation and antioxidative responses in Tetraena qataranse
( Nature Research , 2020 , Article)Lead (Pb) is the second most toxic metal on Earth and is toxic to humans and other living things. In plants, Pb commonly inhibits growth when it is at a concentration in the soil of 30�mg/kg or more but several Pb tolerant ... -
Least-squares spectral methods for ODE eigenvalue problems
( Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics , 2022 , Article)We develop spectral methods for ODEs and operator eigenvalue problems that are based on a least-squares formulation of the problem. The key tool is a method for rectangular generalized eigenvalue problems, which we extend ... -
Les représentations de la langue/culture française chez les étudiantes qatariennes inscrites en mineure de français à l’Université du Qatar
( Slovenska Vzdelavacia a Obstaravacia s.r.o , 2021 , Article)Cette recherche s’intéresse aux représentations que se font les étudiantes qatariennes, inscrites en mineure de français à l’université du Qatar, de la langue/culture française. Son objectif est d’analyser ces représentations ... -
Level sets of potential functions bisecting unbounded quadrilaterals
( Springer Nature , 2022 , Article)We study the mixed Dirichlet–Neumann problem for the Laplace equation in the complement of a bounded convex polygonal quadrilateral in the extended complex plane. The Dirichlet / Neumann conditions at opposite pairs of ... -
Lexical retrieval after Arabic aphasia: Syntactic access and predictors of spoken naming
( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)Research into anomia has been carried out in English and many Indo-European languages extensively, but not in Arabic. Previous studies have investigated predictors of successful lexical retrieval after anomia, and access ... -
Libya's Arab spring: The long road from revolution to democracy
( SAGE , 2012 , Article)This article presents a critical account of Libya's incipient democratization, contextualizing it within the Arab Spring élan. This first line of inquiry is twofold: it critically assesses the meaning of democratization ... -
Lifting Sanctions on Iran: Shifting Sands or Major Earthquake?
( Al Sharq Strategic Research , 2016 , Article)The nuclear deal and its ramifications have added new elements of tensions between the Islamic Republic and the Gulf States. The lifting of the sanctions will be a significant addition to Iran’s financial capacity, which ... -
Lignin and lignocellulosic materials: A glance on the current opportunities for energy and sustainability
( Springer International Publishing , 2021 , Book chapter)Fossil fuels are running out fast. The energy demand is one of the largest challenges humankind has ever faced. Applications targeting renewable resources that are nonpetroleum based are booming. The scientific community ... -
The Ligon lintless-2 Short Fiber Mutation Is Located within a Terminal Deletion of Chromosome 18 in Cotton<sup>1</sup>
( American Society of Plant Biologists , 2020 , Article)Extreme elongation distinguishes about one-fourth of cotton (Gossypium sp.) seed epidermal cells as “lint” fibers, useful for the textile industry, from “fuzz” fibers (,5 mm). Ligon lintless-2 (Li2), a dominant mutation ...