Browsing College of Engineering by Publisher "Elsevier Inc."
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A combined computational and experimental study of high pressure and supercritical CO2 adsorption on Basolite MOFs
( Elsevier Inc. , 2013 , Article)Metal organic frameworks (such as commercial Basolite®) display significant promise for CO2 capture and storage. Here, in order to monitor CO2 capture of Basolite®, we combined high pressure CO2 adsorption with high-pressure ... -
A mixed model-based Johnson's relative weights for eco-efficiency assessment: The case for global food consumption
( Elsevier Inc. , 2021 , Article)Eco-efficiency composite indicators are widely accepted as the ratio of environmental impact to created economic value. These indicators are realistic measures for assessing sustainability performance considering the economy ... -
A Neural Field Theory for Loss of Consciousness: Synaptic Drive Dynamics, System Stability, Attractors, Partial Synchronization, and Hopf Bifurcations Characterizing the Anesthetic Cascade
( Elsevier Inc. , 2016 , Book chapter)With the advances in biochemistry, molecular biology, and neurochemistry there has been impressive progress in understanding the molecular properties of anesthetic agents. However, there has been little focus on how the ... -
A review of time-frequency matched filter design with application to seizure detection in multichannel newborn EEG
( Elsevier Inc. , 2014 , Article)This paper presents a novel design of a time-frequency (t-f) matched filter as a solution to the problem of detecting a non-stationary signal in the presence of additive noise, for application to the detection of newborn ... -
A robust high-resolution time-frequency representation based on the local optimization of the short-time fractional Fourier transform
( Elsevier Inc. , 2017 , Article)The Locally Optimized Spectrogram (LOS) defines a novel method for obtaining a high-resolution time-frequency (t,f) representation based on the short-time fractional Fourier transform (STFrFT). The key novelty of the LOS ... -
Accountable credential management system for vehicular communication
( Elsevier Inc. , 2020 , Article)Social Internet of Vehicles (SIoV) is becoming a reality where private and secure communication is a prerequisite. Various standardization organizations and studies have reached a consensus to use Vehicular Public-key ... -
Advanced design and specifications of TFDs
( Elsevier Inc. , 2016 , Book chapter)This chapter describes specific examples of design of time-frequency distributions (TFDs), as a complement to the material described in Chapters 2 and Section 3.1. This key time-frequency (t,f) topic is covered in 11 ... -
Advanced implementation and realization of TFDs
( Elsevier Inc. , 2016 , Book chapter)The design of efficient algorithms is the key to effective utilization of the properties of time-frequency distributions (TFDs) for real-life applications. This chapter presents the needed procedures, techniques, and ... -
Advanced time-frequency signal and system analysis
( Elsevier Inc. , 2016 , Book chapter)This chapter extends Part I by presenting additional advanced key principles underlying the use of time-frequency (t,f) methods. The topic is covered in 11 focused sections. Section 4.1 describes the relationships between ... -
Aging evaluation of asphalt samples with Low Field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
( Elsevier Inc. , 2017 , Article)In this study, a recently developed methodology to assess aging of pavements by using Low Field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (LF-NMR) was applied to asphalt mix samples at different aging states. The ultimate objective of ... -
An efficient inverse short-time Fourier transform algorithm for improved signal reconstruction by time-frequency synthesis: Optimality and computational issues
( Elsevier Inc. , 2017 , Article)This paper presents an improved signal reconstruction method based on a new inverse short-time Fourier transform (ISTFT) estimator. The main challenge addressed in this study is to design a more computationally efficient ... -
An improved time–frequency noise reduction method using a psycho-acoustic Mel model
( Elsevier Inc. , 2018 , Article)This paper addresses the problem of noise reduction in non-stationary signals. The paper first describes a human physiology based time?frequency (TF) representation (HPTF) using Mel filterbanks. It is then used to improve ... -
Analysis of local time-frequency entropy features for nonstationary signal components time supports detection
( Elsevier Inc. , 2014 , Article)Identification of different specific signal components, produced by one or more sources, is a problem encountered in many signal processing applications. This can be done by applying the local time-frequency-based Rényi ... -
Applications of blockchain in unmanned aerial vehicles: A review
( Elsevier Inc. , 2020 , Other)The recent advancement in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in terms of manufacturing processes, and communication and networking technology has led to a rise in their usage in civilian and commercial applications. The ... -
An approach for constructing complex discriminating surfaces based on Bayesian interference of the maximum entropy
( Elsevier Inc. , 2003 , Article)In this paper we present a comprehensive Maximum Entropy (MaxEnt) procedure for the classification tasks. This MaxEnt is applied successfully to the problem of estimating the probability distribution function (pdf) of a ... -
Circular economy application for a Green Stadium construction towards sustainable FIFA world cup Qatar 2022?
( Elsevier Inc. , 2021 , Article)The construction industry is responsible for a significant amount of raw material consumption and environmental footprints. Therefore, sustainable construction became a hot topic, which strives to reduce material consumption, ... -
CO 2 adsorption studies on Prussian blue analogues
( Elsevier Inc. , 2012 , Article)Carbon dioxide (CO2) adsorption capacities of several Prussian blue (PB) analogues have been studied using the state-of-the-art Rubotherm® sorption apparatus to obtain adsorption and desorption isotherms of these compounds ... -
Data concerning isometric lower limb strength of dominant versus not-dominant leg in young elite soccer players
( Elsevier Inc. , 2018 , Article)The present data article describes the isometric lower limb strength of dominant leg versus not-dominant leg measured with handheld dynamometer (HHD) in a sample of 31 young elite soccer players (age 16.42 ± 0.45 years; ... -
Data for benchmarking low-cost, 3D printed prosthetic hands
( Elsevier Inc. , 2019 , Article)In this article, three different data sets are presented to evaluate a representative of openly accessible 3D printed prosthetic hand. The first data set includes grasping force measurements of human hand and low-cost 3D ... -
Data on the impact of an object with different thicknesses of different soft materials at different impact velocities on a dummy head
( Elsevier Inc. , 2019 , Article)The purpose of this data is to investigate the effect of different thicknesses of different soft materials samples added to an object on the resultant head acceleration of a developed dummy head upon impact. The object was ...