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Simulation and impact analysis of behavioral and socioeconomic dimensions of energy consumption
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Article)
Human-oriented factors present unavoidable challenges and uncertainties in building energy strategic planning. The uncertainties escalate when the target society is not fully known to the decision-maker and can create ...
Observations on Food Consumption Behaviors During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Oman
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Frontiers Media
, 2022 , Article)
This paper aims to study the perceptions of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on behaviors related to diet and food shopping on a sample of 356 adults in Oman. The study is based on the results of an Arabic-language ...
Energy transition in Saudi Arabia: Giant leap or necessary adjustment for a large carbon economy?
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Conference Paper)
Since 2016 and guided by the National Vision 2030, the energy transition in Saudi Arabia has gained significant momentum. There have been important energy subsidy reforms and dynamic developments in the renewable energy ...
Accelerating the Change to Smart Societies- a Strategic Knowledge-Based Framework for Smart Energy Transition of Urban Communities
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Frontiers Media
, 2022 , Article)
Urban communities differ in their social, economic, and environmental characteristics, as
well as in the approach to energy use. Dynamic energy use and available on-site resources
allow interaction with the surroundings ...
Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on food security and food consumption: Preliminary insights from the gulf cooperation council region
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Cogent OA
, 2022 , Article Review)
As the coronavirus pandemic spreads, measures to contain it—such as home confinement, social isolation, closure of businesses and educational institutions, and remote work—have affected everyday life. Further, some voices ...
واقع الشراكة الصينية – الأفريقية ومستقبلها في ظل جائحة كورونا
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مركز دراسات الوحدة العربية
, 2022 , Article)
تبدى الشراكة الصينية الأفريقية كنموذج لأقوى وأنجح الشراكات في عالم اليوم لكونها تقوم على الاحترام والمنفعة المتبادلة بين الطرفين وعدم التدخل في الشؤون الداخلية من جانب طرف على الآخر.
تتجلى المصالح الصينية في أفريقيا ...
Adaptable scheduling of smart building communities with thermal mapping and demand flexibility
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Article)
This paper proposes a novel hierarchical optimization framework that couples the balancing problem of a community network with building energy management (BEM) to form an integrated model capable of capturing potential ...
A Transformative State in the Wake of COVID-19: What Is Needed to Enable Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Education in Qatar?
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MDPI
, 2022 , Article)
Economic diversification is vital in achieving sustainable economic development, especially
for countries relying on nonrenewable natural resources, such as oil and gas, in the case of the
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ...
Impacts of the Russia-Ukraine War on Global Food Security: Towards More Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems?
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MDPI
, 2022 , Article)
As a conflict between two major agricultural powers, the Russia-Ukraine war has various negative socioeconomic impacts that are now being felt internationally and might worsen, notably, for global food security. If the war ...
EU Powerlessness : Conflicting Perceptions in Response to the War on Gaza
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the North European Academy for Sciences and Scientific Research
, 2022 , Article)
This article aimed to scrutinize the EU’s cause of powerlessness in dealing with the confrontation, which erupted between the Israeli occupation and Gaza strip in May 2021. Due to the fact that the EU was one of the least ...