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    • Curriculum-guided Crowd Sourcing of Assessments in a Developing Country 

      Zualkernan, Imran; Raza, Anjana; Karim, Asad (2012-10)
      Success of Wikipedia has opened a number of possibilities for crowd sourcing learning resources. However, not all crowd sourcing initiatives are successful. For developing countries, adoption factors like lack of infrastructure ...

    • Data communication through distribution networks for smart grid applications 

      El Haj, Youssef; Albasha, Lutfi; El-Hag, Ayman (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 ...

    • A Decision Matrix Approach to Green Project Management Processes 

      Al-Tekreeti, Mustafa Sahban; Beheiry, Salwa (Emerald, 2016)
      The purpose of this paper is to develop a decision matrix for green project management processes (GPMPs) in commercial construction projects. GPMPs can assist in decoding all of the information required to make green-conscious ...

    • A Decision Tool for Selecting a Sustainable Learning Technology Intervention 

      Raji, Maryam; Zualkernan, Imran (National Taiwan Normal University, 2016)
      Education is a basic human right. In pursuit of this right, governments in developing countries and their donors often invest scarce resources in educational initiatives that are sometimes not sustainable. This paper ...

    • DEFC and Panicum Virgatum to Power the Future 

      Saad Bokhari, Syed; Tishat, Muhammad; Ajaz, Arsalan; Masud, Mahren; Umar, Muhammad (2014-01-19)
      Many rely on fossil fuels as a primary source of energy to satisfy everyday needs of transportation and electricity. Within 45 years we will be facing a shortage of current fossil fuels thus research is being carried out ...

    • Defining an Architectural Design Strategy for Energy Performance-A Systematic Approach for Students 

      Mokhtar, Ahmed (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)
      Managing the energy performance of a building should start from the pre-conceptual design phase. Architects at this phase need to analyze the nature of the site environment, the nature of the building, and the comfort ...

    • Desalination Using Solar Ponds 

      Ali Khan, Murtaza; Rashid, Mohammed; Shaikh, Mohammad Usamah; Ahmed, Shoaib (2014-07-22)
      The growing demand of freshwater is placing huge pressure on existing supplies. Seawater is a vast source to satisfy this demand. However, seawater cannot be directly consumed and therefore, desalination of seawater is a ...

    • Design and performance of sustainable/green concrete 

      Abdulkatib, Wisam J. (2016-01)
      Concrete is the most used construction material in the world. However, the production of one ton of cement, which is the main ingredient of concrete, releases about one ton of carbon dioxide, and consumes natural resources, ...

    • Design and simulation of a UOIT copper-chlorine cycle for hydrogen production 

      Orhan, Mehmet Fatih; Dincer, Ibrahim; Rosen, Marc (Wiley, 2013-08)
      A design and simulation study of the four-step copper–chlorine (Cu–Cl) cycle using Aspen Plus software (Aspen Technology Inc., Cambridge, MA)is reported. The simulation consists of four main sections: hydrolysis, ...

    • Design of a Fully Concentrated Solar Powered Electricity Generation Plant for the UAE 

      Ali, Hessa Abbas (2018-09)
      The increase in the world’s demand for electricity and the depletion of the fossil fuels used in conventional power plant systems raises the need for different renewable sources of electricity generation. Concentrated solar ...

    • Design of Airfoils for Wind Turbine Rotors 

      Alajmi, Jelowi; Alsayed, Tareq; Chakhachirou, Wasim; Alsayed, Yousef (2014-07-22)
      The turbine is a machine which converts rotational energy into usable work or usable energy. This change is initiated through mechanical gearing or because of electromagnetic induction, which results in electricity. There ...

    • Design of systems for hydrogen production based on the Cu-Cl thermochemical water decomposition cycle: Configurations and performance 

      Orhan, Mehmet Fatih; Dincer, Ibrahim; Rosen, Marc A. (2011-08)
      In this study, we analyze several Cu-Cl cycles by examining various design schemes for an overall system and its components, in order to identify potential performance improvements. The factors that determine the number ...

    • Designing a Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing System Considering a Circular Shaped Layout 

      AlDuaij, Awrad Khalid (2018-05)
      Production demands are constantly changing at a fast pace. The demand for a shorter life cycle and customized products makes it more difficult for factories to adapt. To stay competitive, factories need to be flexible in ...

    • Designing constructed wetlands for reclamation of pretreated wastewater and stormwater 

      Tao, Wendong; Sauba, Keshav; Fattah, Kazi Parvez; Smith, John R. (Springer, 2017-03)
      Wastewater reclamation is getting greater attention as an alternative to conventional approaches to wastewater treatment and water supply due to increasing water stress coupled with more stringent water quality limitation ...

    • Determinants of Decision to Pay a Price Premium for Modified Food in Korea 

      Kaya, Ozgur; Florkowski, Wojciech J.; Yen, Steven T.; Suh, Dong-Kyun (2013)
      The knowledge of whether or not consumers are willing to pay a price premiums and the amount of the willingness to pay (WTP) when buying foods with more fiber, vitamins, protein, fat, and less saturated fat shapes food ...

    • Development Aid to Agriculture and Economic Growthrod 

      Kaya, Ozgur; Kaya, Ilker; Gunter, Lewell (2012-04)
      The link between foreign aid and economic growth has been a controversial issue with no strong consensus so far. This paper argues that a possible reason why some studies may conclude that aid is ineffective in promoting ...

    • Development and Evaluation of Nano-silica Sustainable Concrete 

      Alqamish, Habib Hassan Abdulla (2017-05)
      The concrete industry is one of the main contributors in the emission of carbon dioxide. Yet, it is the most used man-made material. In the past few decades, different pozzolanic materials were used as a partial replacement ...

    • Development and Mechanical Performance of Sustainable Geopolymer Concrete 

      Zannerni, Ghina M. (2016-05)
      Concrete production has always been a main source of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. These emissions come mainly from Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC), which releases an average of 0.83 tons of CO2 /t. Researchers have been ...

    • Development of Activated Carbon Fibers for Organic Removals 

      Alkathiri, Doaa Salim Samhan (2017-11)
      Phenols are classified to be one of the most hazardous pollutants found in wastewater. They are discharged into rivers, lakes and seas, causing adverse effects on the enviromental and human health. Adsorption is a well-known ...

    • Développement et validation d’un modèle de structuration des valeurs au travail 

      Wils, Thierry; Luncasu, Marian; Waxin, Marie-France (Université Laval, 2007)
      Bien que les valeurs au travail jouent un rôle important en gestion des ressources humaines, il n’existe actuellement aucun instrument de mesure des valeurs au travail reposant sur une structuration théorique. À partir des ...