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Life cycle assessment of desiccant – Dew point evaporative cooling systems with water reclamation for poultry houses in hot and humid climate
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)Desiccant – dew point evaporative based cooling systems is known to be an effective system for the ventilation and cooling of poultry houses in hot and humid climates. However, they suffer from high water consumption that ... -
Life cycle assessment of osmotic microbial fuel cells for simultaneous wastewater treatment and resource recovery
( Springer Verlag , 2019 , Article)Purpose An osmotic microbial fuel cell (OsMFC) is derived from the integration of a forward osmosis (FO) membrane into a conventional microbial fuel cell (MFC), with enhanced performance in bioelectricity generation from ... -
Life cycle assessment of particulate recycled low density polyethylene and recycled polypropylene reinforced with talc and fiberglass
( Trans Tech Publications Ltd , 2011 , Conference Paper)Although recycled polymers and reinforced polymer composites have been in use for many years there is little information available on their environmental impacts. The goal of the present study is to analyze the environmental ... -
Life Cycle Assessment of Tall Buildings in Qatar, A focus on Construction Materials Use and Techniques
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Buildings represent one of the most significant sources of negative impacts to the natural ecosystems on which Qatar's inhabitants health and environmental quality depend. The market has identified Qatar as one of the ... -
Life Cycle Cost Analysis for Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) and Constant Refrigerant Flow (CRF) Air Conditioning Systems in Arid Climate: Case Study in Qatar
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)All over the world, there is a call to encourage sustainable energy thinking and implementation. In the heating, ventilation and air conditioning field, the rise of the variable refrigerant flow systems has made a big ... -
Life cycle cost analysis of structural concrete using seawater, recycled concrete aggregate, and GFRP reinforcement
( Elsevier , 2018 , Article)© 2018 Elsevier Ltd Using seawater and recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) in a concrete mix is potentially advantageous from a sustainability perspective. However, the high chloride levels expected in such a case demands ... -
Life cycle environmental impact comparison of bioelectrochemical systems for wastewater treatment
( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Conference Paper)Bioelectrochemical systems (BESs) are developed to transform the energy harvested from the biomass into electricity. Different types of BESs including microbial fuel cell (MFC), microbial electrolysis cell (MEC), and ... -
Life cycle sustainability assessment of autonomous heavy-duty trucks
( Wiley , 2020 , Article)Connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) are emerging technologies expected to bring important environmental, social, and economic improvements in transportation systems. Given their implications in terms of air quality and ... -
Life cycle sustainability assessment of sport utility vehicles: The case for Qatar
( Springer Verlag , 2020 , Article)Electric vehicle technologies are attractive alternatives to traditional vehicles towards achieving sustainable transportation. The adoption of these technologies has a great potential in reducing road transportation ... -
Life is engineering program: Impact of an engineering outreach project in K-12
( IEEE , 2013 , Conference Paper)The demand for qualified national engineers is high in Qatar; Currently, a wide gap in supply exists. Consequently, urgent and proactive interventions at K-12 level to promote engineering profession to school students are ... -
Lifecycle management in the smart city context: Smart parking use-case
( Springer New York LLC , 2016 , Conference Paper)Lifecycle management enables enterprises to manage their products, services and product-service bundles. IoT and CPS have made products and services smarter by closing the loop of data across different phases of lifecycle. ... -
Lifestyle trends and housing typologies in emerging multicultural cities
( Routledge , 2017 , Article)The introduction of new housing typologies in emerging cities is rooted in dynamics including infrastructural investments, urban growth rates and new development policies. In accommodating new lifestyles, demand-driven ... -
Lifetime maximization for greedy selective relay strategies
(2009 , Conference Paper)In this paper we propose a new algorithm for selective relay strategies with Amplify-and-Forward (AF) relays which improves the relay network lifetime. The lifetime of the relay network is defined as the maximum number of ... -
Lifetime maximization with predictive power management in selective relay networks
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2009 , Conference Paper)A diversity scheme which exploits the existence of a source-destination path to improve the lifetime and outage probability of a wireless selective relay network with Amplifyand-Forward (AF) relays is proposed and studied. ... -
Lifted polynomial size formulations for the homogeneous and heterogeneous vehicle routing problems
( Elsevier B.V. , 2017 , Article)We propose compact formulations for the symmetric and asymmetric capacitated vehicle routing problems. These formulations are obtained by lifting, using the Reformulation-Linearization Technique, a novel polynomial size ... -
Light Rail Transit (LRT) and Transit Villages in Qatar: A Planning-Strategy to Revitalize the Built Environment of Doha
( Henry Stewart Publications , 2017 , Article)For the past several decades, the car has been the most popular method for travelling within cities, small towns and rural areas. This has caused increasing traffic congestion, which in turn has become a drain to the economy ... -
Light rail transit and land use in Qatar: An integrated planning strategy for Al-Qassar's TOD
( ArchNet , 2016 , Article)The State of Qatar is presently facing the development of major transport infrastructure, to be finalized (A) by 2022 for the planned FIFA World Cup and (B) by 2030, as envisioned by the comprehensive national development ... -
Light Rail Transit and Land Use in Qatar: An Integrated Planning Strategy for the Impelmentation of West Bay Al Sadd Al Wakra Tod'S
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2018 , Conference Paper)The research study aligns with the social sciences, art and humanities, themes of the main research priority areas of the four ARC'18 pillars (The Context) Recent Transit oriented development in Qatar embodies transportation ... -
Light-Controlled Growth Factors Release on Tetrapodal ZnO-Incorporated 3D-Printed Hydrogels for Developing Smart Wound Scaffold
( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2021 , Article)Advanced wound scaffolds that integrate active substances to treat chronic wounds have gained significant recent attention. While wound scaffolds and advanced functionalities have previously been incorporated into one ... -
Light-weight encryption of wireless communication for implantable medical devices using henon chaotic system
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2017 , Conference Paper)Implantable Medical Devices (IMDs) are a growing industry regarding personal health care and monitoring. In addition, they provide patients with efficient treatments. In general, these devices use wireless communication ...