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Concentrated Solar Power Towers
(2016-11)As technology increases in variety and complexity, power consumption and the demand for electricity are on the rise. Coupled with the hazardous environmental effects that fossil fuels create and their limited supply, ... -
Concentrating solar power (CSP) system integrated with MED-RO hybrid desalination
(2014-03)Renewable energy technologies, in particular concentrating solar power (CSP), are becoming more and more interesting for powering water desalination system. Moving from a European Community funded project called MATS, ... -
Concentration of Selected Anions in Bottled Water in the United Arab Emirates
(2012-05)Several studies have shown concern over nitrate and nitrite contamination of prepared infant formula used by infants less than six months old, as it may lead to methemoglobinemia and death. One possible source of contamination ... -
Conceptual Design and Analysis of Concentrated Photovoltaic Thermal (CPVT) Solar Collectors with Different Configurations
(2015-05)In light of the globally dwindling fossil fuel reserves, escalating fuel prices, and growing environmental concerns; the need for energy-efficient and environmentally-benign sustainable energy solutions becomes direr than ... -
Connecting social technologies with information literacy
(Taylor & Francis, 2007)Social technologies such as weblogs, wikis, and social bookmarking are emerging both as information resources and as tools for research. This paper reflects on these technologies and suggests they may be well placed to ... -
Connecting the GCC Countries with the Maglev Train
(2014-07-22)The GCC tourism rate is growing rapidly every year however; the region is limited to air and vehicle travel making transportation costly. With Dubai winning the Expo 2020 bid and Qatar winning the World Cup 2022 bid, there ... -
Connecting Water Resources across Political Borders: A Pearl River Delta Special Ecological Area
(CUBE srl., 2017)Situated between several interdependent political and economic zones of southern China's Pearl River Delta, the Pearl River Delta Special Ecological Area (PRD SEA) project explores the possibility that regional administrative ... -
Conserved-Mass Metastructures For Vibration Suppression
(2019-04)Vibration suppression, cancellation or absorption is an expansive field of research, which has been the focus of numerous studies performed by scientists and engineers for decades. Metamaterials are a new class of semi-active ... -
Constitutionalism and Transitions in North Africa. Analysing conflicts between legal and extra-legal sources of constitutional rights
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The Constraints of the Arabic Subtitled Film
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Constructing National Identity through the Lens of the Painted Panorama: The Bourbaki Panorama in Lucerne, Switzerland
(International Panorama Council, 2019)Using the Bourbaki Panorama, which depicts the French General Charles-Denis Bourbaki’s army crossing Switzerland’s border near Les Verrières in 1871, this paper examines the notion of identity narrative in nation-building ... -
Construction Disputes in the UAE: Causes and Resolution Methods
(MDPI, 2020)Claims and disputes occur frequently in the construction industry between different contracting parties, mainly the owner, the designer and the contractor. Consequently, valuable time and a significant amount of money are ... -
Construction with Contour Crafting
(2016-11)The emirate’s population is growing 7% year-on-year, meaning that at least 75,000 new properties are needed each year to keep up with demand. The number of properties for sale in Dubai is beginning to fall below the level ... -
Contactless Power Transfer (CPT) System in Electric Vehicles (EV’s)
(2016-11)The usage of Electric Vehicles (EV’s) is increasing in European countries because of the low tax rates for low-emission vehicles in these nations. However, the inconvenient charging procedures associated with EV’s have ... -
Contextual Emphasis in the Holy Quran and its Translation into English
(2016-11)This thesis tackles the translation of emphasis in the Holy Quran. To achieve this aim, relevant translation theories are invoked, and the context of the Quranic text carefully examined. The use of emphatic devices (my ... -
Continuous Arabic Sign Language Recognition in User Dependent Mode
(Scientific Research, 2010)Arabic Sign Language recognition is an emerging field of research. Previous attempts at automatic visionbased recognition of Arabic Sign Language mainly focused on finger spelling and recognizing isolated gestures. In this ... -
Control and Optimization of Membrane Biological Reactor Processes
(2011-01)Membrane biological reactor (MBR) is an emerging technology adopted for domestic and industrial wastewater treatment. The high selectivity of the semi permeable membrane to water results in membrane fouling. Fouling is a ... -
Control of cardiac alternans by mechanical and electrical feedback
(American Physical Society, 2014)A persistent alternation in the cardiac action potential duration has been linked to the onset of ventricular arrhythmia, which may lead to sudden cardiac death. A coupling between these cardiac alternans and the intracellular ...