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A health risk assessment of Arabian incense (Bakhour) smoke in the United Arab Emirates
(2015-04)
Burning Arabian incense (Bakhour) is a common practice in the Middle East and Arabian Gulf. Although the incense generates large amounts of chemicals and air pollutants, little is known with regard to the nature of these ...
Prediction of minimum factor of safety against slope failure in clayey soils using artificial neural network
(2015)
This paper presents prediction of minimum factor of safety (FS) against slope failure in clayey soils using artificial neural network (ANN). Two multilayer perceptron ANN models were used to predict the minimum factor of ...
Temperature Effect on the Mechanical Properties of Carbon, Glass and Carbon-Glass FRP Laminates
(Elsevier, 2015-01)
Externally bonded fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) laminates are widely used to strengthen and rehabilitate reinforced concrete (RC) structural members in flexure and shear. Despite the clear and proven advantages of using ...
Foreign investment and real exchange rate volatility in emerging Asian countries
(2015)
This study asks whether greater foreign investment reduces real exchange rate volatility in eight emerging Asian countries. As a noteworthy aspect, we utilize detailed measures of foreign investment, including foreign ...
n-Hexadecane Fuel for a Phosphoric Acid Direct Hydrocarbon Fuel Cell
(Hindawi, 2015-01)
The objective of this work was to examine fuel cells as a possible alternative to the diesel fuel engines currently used in railway locomotives, thereby decreasing air emissions from the railway transportation sector. We ...
Removal of lead (II) ions from Aqueous Solution using Eggplant Peels Activated Charcoal
(Taylor & Francis, 2015-01)
The eggplant peel activated charcoal (EPPAC) was investigated as an adsorbent for the removal of lead II ions from aqueous solution. Three methods were tested for the production of eggplant peel activated charcoal (EPPAC) ...
Local site effects on seismic ground response of major cities in UAE
(2015)
This paper investigates the influence of local geotechnical and geological soil conditions on the intensity of ground shaking of major cities in United Arab Emirates (UAE) including Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Sharjah, and their ...
Concentrated photovoltaic thermal (CPVT) solar collector systems: Part II - Implemented systems, performance assessment, and future directions
(2015-10)
Concentrated photovoltaic thermal (CPVT) solar collectors have been gaining ever-increasing attention from the scientific community and industrial developers due to their promising potential to pave the way for the penetration ...
Water desalination by forward (direct) osmosis phenomenon: A comprehensive review
(2015)
Forward osmosis (FO) is a developing technology, which is thought to have a potential of producing potable water in an energy-efficient manner. FO is driven by the natural osmotic pressure difference across a semi-permeable ...
Data communication through distribution networks for smart grid applications
(2015-09)
In this study, a novel solution is introduced to deal with excessive signal attenuation in distribution transformers for power line communication in smart grids. The results presented were not achievable before proposing ...