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The impact of affordable housing developments on sustainability in gulf cities
( Open House International Association , 2016 , Article)The recent construction boom has led to new urban development dynamics in Gulf cities driven by real-estate speculations and large infrastructure investments. While in the past affordable housing for medium income migrants ... -
The impact of authentic complex engineering design experience for k-12 students on 21st century attributes and perceptions towards STEM fields (Evaluation, Strand 3)
( American Society for Engineering Education , 2015 , Conference Paper)Recent studies showed that embedding engineering at K-12 level has a positive impact on stimulating interest in- and improving learning outcomes of science and mathematics, and development of 21st Century skills. Engineering ... -
The impact of charges in force field parameterization for molecular dynamics simulations of deep eutectic solvents
( Elsevier , 2015 , Article)The nanoscopic characteristics and macroscopic physicochemical properties of choline chloride:levulinic acid (1:2 mole ratio) deep eutectic solvent are analyzed from molecular dynamics simulations. Considering the ionic ... -
The impact of electric field on the demulsification efficiency in an electro-coalescence process
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)In this study, the influence of the electric field and its determining parameters such as voltage, inter-electrode distance and frequency on the demulsification efficiency of a water-in-oil emulsion was studied. The numerical ... -
The impact of inter-layer network coding on the relative performance of MRC/MDC WiFi media delivery
( ACM , 2011 , Conference Paper)A primary challenge in multicasting video in a wireless LAN is to deal with the client diversity - clients may have different channel characteristics and hence receive different numbers of transmissions from the AP. A ... -
The Impact of Land Mix-use on Inhabitants’ Social Wellbeing in the Qatari Neighbourhoods
( Qatar University Press , 2023 , Conference Paper)Health and wellbeing have been key considerations in designing sustainable environments. However, most research on built environments and wellbeing has been conducted in Western communities, with very little research in ... -
The impact of mechanical shear on membrane flux and energy demand
( Elsevier B.V. , 2016 , Article Review)The use of forced mechanical shear for both disc membranes (rotating and vibrating disc filtration, RDF and VDF respectively) and hollow fibres (vibrating HF membranes, VHFM) is reviewed. These systems have been extensively ... -
The impact of mechanically-imposed shear on clogging, fouling and energy demand for an immersed membrane bioreactor
( MDPIAG , 2018 , Article)The impact of the application of mechanically-imposed shear on the propensity for fouling and clogging (or “sludging”—the agglomeration of sludge solids in the membrane channel) of an immersed flat sheet (iFS) membrane ... -
The impact of metal inert gas welding on the corrosion and mechanical behavior of AA 6061 T6
( Electrochemical Science Group , 2014 , Article)An attempt has been made to investigate the effects of MIG welding on the corrosion and mechanical properties of AA 6061 T6. A series of experimental techniques has been conducted to evaluate the corrosion and mechanical ... -
The impact of stealthy attacks on smart grid performance: Tradeoffs and implications
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2017 , Article)The smart grid is envisioned to significantly enhance the efficiency of energy consumption, by utilizing two-way communication channels between consumers and operators. For example, operators can opportunistically leverage ... -
The Implementation of A Crop Diseases APP Based on Deep Transfer Learning
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2020 , Conference Paper)Classifying the severity of crop diseases is the staple-basic element of the plant pathology for making disease prevent and control strategies. The diagnosis of disease needs timeliness and accuracy. Thanks to the development ... -
The importance of sensory feedback to enhance embodiment during virtual training of myoelectric prostheses users
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2021 , Conference Paper)In this poster, we propose a system that uses immersive Virtual Reality (iVR) and EMG signal processing (muscle activity) to provide a training environment for amputees who are supposed to use a myoelectric prosthesis. We ... -
The inapproximability of illuminating polygons by α-floodlights
( Queen's University, Ontario, Canada , 2015 , Conference Paper)We consider variants of the art gallery problem where guard visibility is limited to a certain angular aperture-. We show that the problem is NP-hard even when guards can be located in the interior of the polygon. We then ... -
The influence of aeration scheme and aeration rate on the permeate flux for wastewater treatment using membrane bioreactors: Experimental and artificial neural network modeling
( Desalination Publications , 2021 , Article)In this paper, the effect of time, aeration scheme, aeration rate, and mixed liquor suspended solid (MLSS) concentration on the permeate flux in membrane bioreactors have been studied. Aeration rates of 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5 ... -
The influence of bus service satisfaction on university students' mode choice
( John Wiley and Sons Ltd , 2016 , Article)The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between bus service satisfaction and the transport mode of choice among university students in Qatar. The degree of bus service satisfaction was collected directly ... -
The Internet of Things: A Review of Enabled Technologies and Future Challenges
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2019 , Article Review)The Internet of Things (IoT) is an emerging classical model, envisioned as a system of billions of small interconnected devices for posing the state-of-the-art findings to real-world glitches. Over the last decade, there ... -
The Investigation of an Efficient and Effective Proactive Pipeline Integrity System
( Qatar Univesrity Press , 2020 , Conference Paper)In this paper, we propose the investigation of an efficient and effective proactive pipeline integrity system that uses multi-sensors for monitoring and inspection of the pipeline. Although the focus is on the pipeline, ... -
The legacies of Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics: an evaluation of the Adler Olympic Park
( Routledge , 2017 , Article)The study investigates the legacies of the 2014 Winter Olympics, and, in particular, it focuses on the evaluation of the new public open spaces created after their stage and their sustainability outcomes. Indeed, Sochi was ... -
The limit of blockchains: Infeasibility of a smart obama-trump contract
( Association for Computing Machinery , 2019 , Article)Although smart contracts are Turing complete, it is a misconception that they can fulfill all routine contracts. -
The link between high performance work practices and organizational performance: Empirically validating the conceptualization of HPWP according to the AMO model
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2016 , Article)Purpose � The purpose of this paper is to better understand the relationship between high-performance work practices (HPWP) and organizational performance through a multi-dimensional model of the relationship between HPWP ...