Mechanical & Industrial Engineering: المرسلات الحديثة
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Road users' behavior at marked Crosswalks on channelized right-turn lanes at intersections in the state of Qatar
( MDPI AG , 2019 , Article)At non-signalized marked crosswalks, pedestrian priority is neither well-defined nor well acknowledged by drivers. This paper presents the findings of an investigation on both driver and pedestrian behavior at non-signalized ... -
Recognition of Aggressive Interactions of Children Toward Robotic Toys
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2019 , Conference Paper)Social robots are now being considered to be a part of the therapy of children with autism. During the interactions, some aggressive behaviors could lead to harmful scenarios. The ability of a social robot to detect such ... -
Bayesian framework for fault variable identification
( Taylor and Francis Inc. , 2019 , Article)In most manufacturing processes, identifying the faulty process variables that may lead to process changes is crucial for quality engineers and practitioners. There are several parametric procedures for identifying faulty ... -
Beneficial effect of shot peening on steamside oxidation of 300-series austenitic steels: An electrochemical study
( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Article)The formation of a protective oxide ensures the good corrosion resistance of austenitic steels in high temperature steam. However after long-term interaction even the protective oxide may tend to exfoliate and cause ... -
Impact of first-year seminar on student engagement, awareness, and general attitudes toward higher education
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2018 , Article)Purpose: This study intends to add to the existing body of literature on the impact of a newly implemented first year seminar in the College of Law and Business. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effects the ... -
Numerical and experimental investigation on corrugation geometry for metallic tubes under lateral loading
( Trans Tech Publications Ltd , 2018 , Conference Paper)Energy absorption devices are being used to protect structures from severe damages and reduce injury to occupants during accidents. The integrated characteristics of crash absorption devices can be classified as high energy ... -
Effect of Ni incorporation in cobalt oxide lattice on carbon formation during ethanol decomposition reaction
( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Article)In this work, we report the results of catalytic decomposition of ethanol over a porous mixed metal oxide of Ni-Co (NiCoO2) and analyze the effect of Ni incorporation in Co3O4 lattice on the activity and hydrogen selectivity ... -
Stakeholder’s perception of service quality: a case in Qatar
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2019 , Article)Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate and report students’ perception of service quality in a university by examining the perceptual context of service quality with respect to students’ loyalty behavior, ... -
A model for capacitated green vehicle routing problem with the time-varying vehicle speed and soft time windows
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)This paper investigates the capacitated green vehicle routing problem (GVRP) with time-varying vehicle speed and soft time windows. The GVRP is developed as a multi-objective mixed integer nonlinear programming (MINLP) ... -
Research frontiers in sustainable development of energy, water and environment systems in a time of climate crisis
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)Sustainable energy conversion and management processes increasingly require an integrated approach, especially in the context of addressing the climate crisis. This editorial puts forth related research frontiers based on ... -
A new compact formulation for the daily crew pairing problem
( INFORMS Inst.for Operations Res.and the Management Sciences , 2019 , Article)The daily crew pairing problem (DCPP) seeks to generate a set of minimal-cost pairings that covers all the planned daily flights while complying with a variety of labor regulations, safety rules, and policies of the airline. ... -
Treatment as prevention for hepatitis C virus in Pakistan: Mathematical modelling projections
( BMJ Publishing Group , 2019 , Article)Objective Direct-Acting antivirals have opened an opportunity for controlling hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in Pakistan, where 10% of the global infection burden is found. We aimed to evaluate the implications of five ... -
On the effectiveness of emission penalties in decentralized supply chains
( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Article)In recent years, the emission of harmful pollutants, such as greenhouse gases, due to industrial activities have received considerable interest from both business and scientific communities. As a result, an increasing ... -
Dynamic response of metal foam FG porous cylindrical micro-shells due to moving loads with strain gradient size-dependency
( Springer Verlag , 2019 , Article)The dynamic characteristics of functionally graded (FG) metal foam cylindrical micro-scale shells in contact with a moving load will be analyzed thorough this paper accounting for strain-gradient size-dependency. In the ... -
Robustness analysis of the FFT-based segmentation, feature selection and machine fault identification algorithm
( British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing , 2019 , Article)This paper aims to experimentally investigate the robustness of a recently developed fast Fourier transform (FFT)-based segmentation, feature selection and fault identification algorithm for the development of practical ... -
Assessing regional and global environmental footprints and value added of the largest food producers in the world
( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Article)This research aims to provide important insights regarding the environmental and socioeconomic impacts of the world's largest food producing countries based on four sustainability metrics: energy use, carbon footprint, ... -
Finite Element Analysis of Porous Titanium Alloy Hip Stem to Evaluate the Biomechanical Performance During Walking and Stair Climbing
( Springer , 2019 , Article)Despite the success of cementless hip stem, stress shielding still presents a serious problem leading to bone resorption. Stems incorporating porous cellular structures represent a promising solution. Therefore, this study ... -
Optimization of physicochemical and dielectric features in the conductive copolymers of aniline and 2-aminophenol
( Springer Verlag , 2019 , Article)The current exploration emphasizes improving the solubility and thermal characteristics of the homopolymers–polyaniline and poly-2-aminophenol via copolymerization technique with simultaneous optimization of conductivity ... -
Combustion and emissions of a diesel engine utilizing novel intake manifold designs and running on alternative fuels
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)This work presents a number of integrated strategies aimed at enhancing the performance of the diesel engine and the subsequent reduction of its associated emissions. Three novel spiral-helical shaped intake manifolds with ... -
Crushing analysis and multi-objective optimization of different length bi-thin walled cylindrical structures under axial impact loading
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2019 , Article)This article attempts to increase the crashworthiness characteristics of energy absorbers. It is found that the effect of the bi-tubular arrangement on the energy absorption and peak force is nonlinear. This nonlinearity ...
