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Energy Efficient Houses in the Middle Eastern Region
(2015-02-01)The Middle East is a region which relies heavily on fossil fuels for energy, the disadvantages of this are well known. Furthermore, even if we were to move towards renewable energy sources there are underlying efficiency ... -
Energy Efficient Refrigerator - Buying Decision An Environmental Accounting Case
(2013-01)This case is designed to introduce students to the topic of environmental management accounting and provide experience in decision making with environmental costs and benefits. -
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Energy Management of a Multi-Source Power System
(2018-05)Many industries are heavily dependent on fossil fuels to carry out their daily operations. The transportation industry alone is responsible for consuming two thirds of the oil used around the world. As fossil fuel deposits ... -
Energy-Aware Qos Scheduling at Mac Level in Wimax
(2011-01)In a mobile wireless network, energy saving of mobile devices is one of the most important features for the extension of devices' life-time and the network. In mobile networks, the device is expected to have several ... -
Energy-Aware QoS Uplink Scheduling for UGS Traffic Flows in WiMAX Networks
(Elsevier, 2014-01)This paper presents a new energy-aware QoS scheduling and call admission control algorithm for WiMAX IEEE 802.16e wireless access standard. The scheduling algorithm works at MAC layer and is designed towards minimizing ... -
Enhancing a Simple Water-Based Photovoltaic-Thermal (PVT) Solar Collector Using CFD Analysis
(2019-07)Photovoltaics thermal collectors are gaining more attention due to their promising potential to pave the way for the penetration of solar energy in modern day power generation technologies. PVTs’ flexibility, manufacturability, ... -
The environmental impact of obesity: longitudinal evidence from the United States
(Elsevier, 2017-08)This paper examines the relationship between obesity and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions while accounting for the environmental impact of growth in transportation output and in crop and animal farming. -
EQUITY INCOME OF ENERGY FIRMS: EXAMINATION OF NON-CASH INCOME
(2010-04)The energy sector has reported robust profits in recent years with some energy firms reporting record profits, drawing botii public and political scrutiny. Reported accounting profits, however, can include amounts that do ... -
Estimating Dust Accumulation on Photovoltaic Modules in the UAE
(2019-05)Among the challenges facing solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), dust is considered the most severe problem that faces the growth of solar power plants. Dust accumulation on solar PV panels ... -
Evaluating the Sustainability of Traffic Growth in Malaysia
(2015)This paper evaluates the sustainability of traffic growth in Malaysia.The number of registered vehicles is used as an indication of traffic growth.Also, the number of registered buses is considered ... -
Evaluation of an Integrated PTSC/Thermal Energy Storage System Using Nano-Fluid Particles
(2016-01)Daily increase in the use of electricity and fossil fuels in the world raises the need for a renewable source of energy to accommodate the needs and power requirements for different sectors. Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) ... -
Evaluation of fluoride levels in bottled water and their contribution to health and teeth problems in the United Arab Emirate
(Elsevier, 2016-10)Fluoride is needed for better health, yet if ingested at higher levels it may lead to health problems. Fluoride can be obtained from different sources, with drinking water being a major contributor. In the United Arab ... -
Evaluation of Microplastics in Beach Sediments along the Coast of Dubai, U.A.E
(2019-05)The unprecedented increase in consumption in conjunction with poor management of plastic waste have resulted in global contamination of both terrestrial and marine environments. Plastic debris undergoes fragmentation, ... -
Evaluation of Sustainability of Multistory Reinforced Concrete Structure
(2014)Three different types of concrete mixes of design strengths 100 MPa, 50 MPa, and 50 MPa lightweight were designed, produced, and analyzed in the effort to quantify their effects on sustainability and economics. An overall ... -
Evaluation of sustainable concrete produced with desalinated reject brine
(Elsevier, 2017-06)The worldwide demand for new concrete buildings is increasing at a rapid pace to keep up with urban development. Despite the need, concrete production and its use have a number of environmental consequences. The production ... -
Evaluations of Sustainable Concepts in Civil Engineering Program
(2011)Sustainability has been very critical for civil engineering graduates. A lack of understanding the fundamentals of sustainable material brings obstacles in implementing the concepts of sustainability ... -
An examination into the disclosure, structure and contents of ethical codes in publicly-listed acquiring firms
(Springer, 2015-03)Due to the prevalent influence of legal trends in driving ethical homogenization and persistent decoupling between ethical substance and symbolism in today's organizations, scholars are calling for a renewed interest in ... -
Exergy analysis of heat exchangers in the copper-chlorine thermochemical cycle to enhance thermal effectiveness and cycle efficiency
(2011-08)Most existing nuclear power plants in North America are typically water-cooled and operate at 250–5008C. For this temperature level, the copper–chlorine (Cu–Cl) cycle is one of the most promisingcycles that can be integrated ... -
Exergy and thermo-economic analysis of solar thermal cycles powered multi-stage flash desalination process
(2013-12)Solar thermal power cycles assisted multi-stage flash brine recycle (MSF-BR) distillation process are thermo-economically analyzed and evaluated. In this work, the analyses are compared according to three different ...