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Characterization and Modeling of Damage in Steel at Different Strain Rates
(2011-01)The structural behavior of steel, as many structural materials, changes during deformation processes under complex mechanical loadings. The damage process may start at some point in the deformation process in the form of ... -
Characterization of heavy vehicle headways in oversaturated interrupted conditions: Towards development of passenger car equivalency factors
(Elsevier, 2021)Passenger car equivalency (PCE) of heavy trucks is often studied using filed observation and microscopic simulation models, especially for signalized intersections. While the Highway Capacity Manual recommends a single ... -
Characterization of transection spinal cord injuries by monitoring somatosensory evoked potentials and motor behavior
(Elsevier, 2020)Standardization of spinal cord injury (SCI) models is crucial for reproducible injury in research settings and their objective assessments. Basso, Beattie and Bresnahan (BBB) scoring, the traditional behavioral evaluation ... -
Characterizing the Acoustic Behavior of Hexagonal Periodic Cellular Cores
(2020-12)Cellular solid cores are used in composite sandwich structures due to their high stiffness to weight ratio. However, owing to their porosity, they are inherently weak and are susceptible to damage due to improper loadings. ... -
Charging On the Move
(2014-07-22)Nowadays, most electronic devices are equipped with sub-standard batteries that are not long lasting. According to statistics, a battery for a mobile lasts for around 17 hours with lower than average use. This is very ... -
Cheating by Students in English Tests in Private Schools in the UAE: Cheating Techniques and Teacher/Administrator Responses
(2009-12)Cheating has recently become an increasingly discussed problem in the field of academia. It is a common behavior of some students at schools, which concerns ESL/EFL teachers in educational settings. Cheating has developed ... -
Chemical and biological assessment of sediments and water of Khalid Khor, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
(Elsevier, 2016-10-15)Water and sediments were collected on March 2013 and April 2014 from Khalid Khor creek area in United Arab Emirates to assess their quality parameters. The pH and alkalinity of the water samples were measured and their ... -
Chemical composition and potential health risks of raw Arabian incense (Bakhour)
(2014-11)Burning Arabian incense (Bakhour) is a common indoor practice in the Middle East and the Arabian Gulf region. However, the chemical composition of this substance has never been studied. Three different Bakhour brands were ... -
Chemical disinfectants of COVID-19: an overview
(IWA Publishing, 2020-07)The outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) has led to a broad use of chemical disinfectants in order to sterilize public spaces and prevent contamination. This paper surveys the chemicals that are effective in deactivating the ... -
Child Educational Psychology: Translation and Commentary
(2014-05)This thesis explores the problems associated with translating the discourse of child educational psychology. To this end, the thesis includes a translation from English into Arabic and a Commentary of two selected chapters ... -
Chip Level Implementation of a Digital Radar System
(2015-05)In this work, an S-Band radar system based on stretch processing technique is developed at chip level. The novelty in this work lies in providing an integrated, compact and miniaturized radar system chipset. The radar has ... -
Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech: Translation and Commentary
(2016-12)Although Winston Churchill wrote some of the greatest speeches of the twentieth century, few of those speeches or only fragments of them have been translated into Arabic. This thesis is a translation and commentary of one ... -
Civil Engineering Volunteerism: Assisting Developing Countries Stem the Tide of Economic Migration
(ASCE Library, 2017-10)Forum papers are thought-provoking opinion pieces or essays founded in fact, sometimes containing speculation, on a civil engineering topic of general interest and relevance to the readership of the journal. The views ... -
Civil Unrest and the Poaching of Rhinos in the Kaziranga National Park, India
(Elsevier, 2014-07)Civil unrest and political instability have been associated with endangered species poaching. This paper accounts for a period of civil unrest in Assam, India, which saw a marked increase in rhino poaching. Census data on ... -
Classical and Modified Fractional Differential Transform Methods: Applications to Health-related Problems, including covid-19 and Bromsulfthalein (BSP) Studies
(2023-11)The present thesis employs the Fractional Differential Transform Method (FDTM) to address two health-related problems. The FDTM was initially applied to the linear fractional human liver model, resulting in a semi-analytic ... -
Classification of Cognitive Workload Levels under Vague Visual Stimulation
(2016-05)In most applications where humans are involved, it is important to augment the interaction between users and the components of these applications. One significant element is the cognitive state of ... -
Classification of Common Partial Discharge Types in Oil-Paper Insulation Using Acoustic Signals
(2014-02)Power transformers' age is highly related to the strength status of its insulation system. Oil-paper insulation system is the main type of insulation for most of the power and distribution transformers in the network. ... -
Classifying Maqams of Qur'anic Recitations Using Deep Learning
(IEEE Access, 2021)The Holy Qur’an is among the most recited and memorized books in the world. For beautification of Qur’anic recitation, almost all reciters around the globe perform their recitations using a specific melody, known as maqam ... -
Clean Coal Power Plants
(2014-01-19)It talks about diversifying sources of energy in the Gulf region rather than depending on one or two sources (gas and fuel). We are planning to implement clean coal technology as another source of energy. This power plant ...