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Modeling, Simulation and Control of Biotrickling Filter for Removal of Air Pollutants
(2012-06)
Stringent environmental regulations for control of pollutants have led to the use of effective air pollution control strategies. Biotrickling filter, one of the biological reactors, offers a great advantage of being a cost ...
Heavy Metal Removal from Wastewater using Novel Adsorbent
(2012-01)
Heavy metals, when in abundance, can be very toxic to the medium in which it is dissolved. Adsorption has been used as a suitable water treatment process to remove heavy metals. Many studies have been conducted to remove ...
Machine Translation in Saudi Arabia
(2012-12)
Recently, there has been an increasing interest in machine translation technology in the Arab world and the world at large, especially with the growing demand for translation. The aim of this thesis is to investigate how ...
Human Errors in Structural Design and Construction in the United Arab Emirates
(2012-06)
The construction sector in the United Arab Emirates has witnessed an unparalleled growth in the past decade. In spite of recent challenges due to global recession, this sector remains strong in the Gulf region. Experience ...
Production of Activated Carbon from Sewage Sludge for the Removal of Lead from Water
(2012-06)
Different activated carbons were produced from sewage sludge taken from Sharjah waste water treatment plant. Carbonization and activation were carried out in steam environment without an external flowing inert stream or ...
Modelling the Impact of Bottlenecks on Arterial Travel Time Using Neural Networks
(2012-06)
Bottlenecks along signalized arterials are a major cause of capacity reduction and delay, which directly impact travel time along specific routes within an urban network. This research addresses the impacts of bottlenecks ...
Phosphorus and Algae Removal via Adsorption
(2012-01)
Algal bloom, commonly known as Red Tide in coastal areas, has become one of the major problems facing desalination plants due to the high biomass concentration of microalgae associated with it. It causes operational problems ...
The Subtitles of H. Dabbour: A Translational Dilemma
(2012-05)
Nowadays, with the presence of the Internet and evolution of the mass media, the world has become a global village, which has made the role of translation vital and indispensable in bridging gaps in communication. Films ...
2D Elasto-Plastic Finite Element Analysis of Tunnels in Dubai, UAE
(2012-06)
Major cities in UAE in general and Dubai in particular are facing significant challenges in terms of traffic flow patterns. Tunnels are being considered as viable option to alleviate the problems faced by transportation ...
Multi-Objective Task Allocation Via Multi-Agent Coalition Formation
(2012-05)
Nowadays, tasks are complex and cannot be performed by individual agents. Therefore, there is a need to form coalitions utilizing the resources in order to maximize the efficiency of the system and/or maximize the payoff ...