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From Ahmadinejad to Rouhani: Iran’s Presence in Africa
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Springer
, 2020 , Book chapter)
This article explains the drivers behind Iran’s overtures to Africa, and the dynamics of its presence in the continent. Focusing on Senegal as a case study, this article contends that the compound international sanctions ...
COVID-19 AND THE FUTURE OF THE GLOBAL SYSTEM: SHIFTING-SANDS OR EARTHQUAKE
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Center for Strategic Research & Antalya Diplomacy Forum Republic of Turkey - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
, 2020 , Book chapter)
As we witness the pandemic of COVID-19, we are also observing a rising trend that is becoming a scholarly pandemic. It is the pandemic of overstating the current moment of COVID-19 as a cause of global transformations. It ...
Competing Radicalisms: A Comparison of Saudi and Iranian Foreign Policies After 2015
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Springer
, 2021 , Book chapter)
On 5 June 2017, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Egypt initiated a blockade on the state of Qatar. While many justifications were offered for the blockade, the blockading countries, led by Saudi Arabia, ...
CHAPTER 4: Graphitic Carbon Nitride Nanostructures as Potent Catalysts for Water Splitting: Theoretical Insights
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Royal Society of Chemistry
, 2021 , Book chapter)
The water-splitting reaction is a highly promising green and sustainable energy source. However, finding effective catalysts for both water reduction and oxidation is an unnerving challenge. Graphitic carbon nitride (gCN) ...
Iran-Saudi Relations: Is Pilgrimage a Mirror of Conflict?
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European University Institute
, 2021 , Book chapter)
Executive Summary
The Hajj (pilgrimage) is considered one of the
pillars of the relationship between Iran and Saudi
Arabia. This aspect of their relationship starkly
mirrors the political and sectarian polarisation
in ...
28 Sport communication and the politics of identity in the MENA region
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De Gruyter Mouton
, 2021 , Book chapter)
This chapter examines the sporting context in the MENA region, and the role of media coverage in mobilizing narratives around sport performance, in the construction of collective imagination framed around national unity, ...
Microgrid Formation Strategy Including Multiple Energy and Capacity Resources for Resilience Improvement
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Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
, 2021 , Book chapter)
Nowadays, the resilience enhancement is one of the most important concerns in electric power networks. The division of the main microgrid into several sub-microgrids, i.e., microgrid formation (MF), is a resilient strategy ...
Metaheurestic algorithm based hybrid model for identification of building sale prices
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Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
, 2021 , Book chapter)
The overall cost of a building depends on several variables such as economical, project physical and financial variables. The CCB (construction cost of building) also depends on deviations of several indices which are not ...
Big-Data Analytics Based Energy Analysis and Monitoring for Multi-storey Hospital Buildings: Case Study
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Springer
, 2020 , Book chapter)
Big-Data analytics based energy analysis and monitoring for multistory buildings plays an important role in proper management and control of operation of the hospital. In this study, hospitals of 16 time zones of three ...
Data-Driven Intelligent Model for Sale Price Prediction and Monitoring of a Building
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Springer
, 2020 , Book chapter)
The construction cost forecasting and monitoring plays an important role in a building condition assessment. The construction cost of a building (CCB) not only depends on the method of construction, equipment, labor, and ...