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The Emergence of the American University Abroad
(Columbia University, 2018)
This dissertation explores the relations of independent American universities abroad to one another and to American higher education through a mixed-method comparative case study of three eras (1919-1945; 1946-1990; ...
Assessment of Usability of Web-Based Applications' User Interfaces
(2017-07)
System intelligence can be expressed in terms of how much it helps to make a desired task easy for human beings. The concept can be extended to user interface of computer software which is the cornerstone of human- machine ...
Target Detection Using Learning Methods
(2017-06)
Adaptive beamforming is an array processing method that can be used for target detection. In the absence of clutter signals, this method uses a one-dimensional adaptive filter called the space filter in the spatial dimension ...
Big Data in the MENA Region: The Next Path Towards Socio-economic and Cultural Development
(American Anthropological Association, 2017)
As elsewhere, big data is perceived as central to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) nations’ socio-economic and cultural development. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, by virtue of its advanced information ...
Production of self-compacting concrete using Jordanian oil shale ash
(2012-04)
The potential of using Jordanian oil shale ash (OSA) as partial replacement of the cement on fresh and mechanical properties of self-compacting concrete (SCC) was investigated in depth. Six SCC mixtures were prepared with ...
An overview of load demand and price forecasting methodologies
(2011)
In this work, an overview of the various methodologies developed in recent years for short, mid and long term load and price forecasting is carried out. In the analysis the advantages and disadvantages of each method are ...
Constitutionalism and Transitions in North Africa. Analysing conflicts between legal and extra-legal sources of constitutional rights
(LSE Middle East centre, 2015-04)
Microbial Removal from Secondary Treated Wastewater Using a Hybrid System of Ultrafiltration and Reverse Osmosis
(2012-07)
The efficiency of advanced membranes towards removal of general and specific microbes from wastewater was investigated. The treatment included a subsequent system of activated sludge, ultrafiltration (hollow fibre membranes ...
Optimum sizing of steam turbines for concentrated solar power plants
(2012)
In this work, a selection of the optimum steam turbine type and size for integration in concentrated solar
power (CSP) plants is carried out. In particular, the optimum steam turbine input and output interfaces
for a ...