Browsing Faculty Work (AUS Sustainability) by Title
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Phytoextraction of Cr(VI) from soil using Portulaca oleracea
(Taylor & Francis, 2014-01)Cr(VI) represents an environmental challenge in both soil and water as it is soluble and bioavailable over a wide range of pH. In previous investigations, Portulaca oleracea (a plant local to the United Arab Emirates (UAE)) ... -
PIRATA: A Sustained Observing System for Tropical Atlantic Climate Research and Forecasting
(American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2019)Prediction and Research Moored Array in the Tropical Atlantic (PIRATA) is a multinational program initiated in 1997 in the tropical Atlantic to improve our understanding and ability to predict ocean‐atmosphere variability. ... -
Political connections and the cost of equity capital
(Elsevier, 2012-01)Motivated by recent research on the costs and benefits of political connection, we examine the cost of equity capital of politically connected firms. Using propensity score matching models, we find that politically connected ... -
The political determinants of the cost of equity: Evidence from Privatization
(Wiley, 2012-01)In this paper, we investigate the political determinants of the cost of equity using a unique data set of 236 firms privatized between 1987 and 2006 in 38 countries. We find robust evidence that the cost of equity is ... -
Potential for improving vehicle fuel efficiency and reducing the environmental pollution via fuel ionization
(2012-07)In order to reduce the level of atmospheric pollution caused by vehicle engine emissions, application of a novel technique based on fuel magnetization has been tested in this study aiming at improving fuel efficiency and ... -
Predicting gasoline prices using Michigan survey data
(2015-07)This study investigates the predictive power of Michigan Surveys of Consumers (MSC) data for gasoline prices. Specifically, we utilize the MSC data on both expected inflation and consumer sentiment to construct a vector ... -
Prediction of Backwater Level of Bridge Constriction using ANN
(2012-12)Bridge constriction in channels usually causes afflux which results in increase in backwater level well above the normal level and may possibly result in overflow on the flood plain surrounding the channel during flooding ... -
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 ... -
Present and Future Trend in the Production and Energy Consumption of Desalinated Water in GCC Countries
(2013)Water is one of the pressing global challenges facing humanity. In the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, it is considered as the most critical challenges and is expected to grow with time. GCC countries have chosen ... -
Probabilistic seismic hazard analysis and spectral accelerations for United Arab Emirates
(Springer, 2013-06)In recent years, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has experienced an unprecedented growth which is coupled with the increase in seismic activity in the surroundings. Previous studies presents significant variations in their ... -
Process design of waste gas treatment from Emirates Gold Refinery
(2011-06)In this case study, the process modifications and improvement to the existing process at the Emirates Gold refinery (in order to meet the United Arab Emirates (UAE) nitrogen oxides air emission regulations) is presented. ... -
Process simulation and analysis of a five-step copper-chlorine thermochemical water decomposition cycle for sustainable hydrogen production
(2014-01)A process model of a five-step copper–chlorine (Cu–Cl) cycle is developed and simulated with the Aspen Plus simulation code. Energy and mass balances, stream flows and properties, heat exchanger duties, and shaft work are ... -
Produced Water Treatment Using Naturally Abundant Pomegranate Peel
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)Pomegranate peel powder (PPP) was employed as a low cost adsorbent for the removal of crude oil from simulated produced water (SPW). The effect of contact time, adsorbent dosage, pH, as well as temperature on the efficiency ... -
Produced water treatment using olive leaves
(Desalination Publications, 2017-01)Olive leaves powder (OLP) was employed as a low cost adsorbent for the removal of hexane extractable crude oil from simulated produced water. The effect of contact time, adsorbent dosage, pH, salinity as well as temperature ... -
Produced water treatment: Application of Air Gap Membrane Distillation
(2013-01)Air Gap Membrane Distillation (AGMD) has been implemented to treat produced water. The permeate fluxes, rejection factor and energy consumption for three different membranes, TF200, TF450 and TF1000, with pore sizes of ... -
Production of self-compacting concrete using Jordanian oil shale ash
(2012-04)The potential of using Jordanian oil shale ash (OSA) as partial replacement of the cement on fresh and mechanical properties of self-compacting concrete (SCC) was investigated in depth. Six SCC mixtures were prepared with ... -
Production of sustainable pavement with oil sludge
(2014-05)Oil sludge (OS) has been used as partial replacement of asphalt binder for road asphalt production. The properties of OS were studied and the results showed that it has high content of heavy oil. The oil removal from OS ... -
Progress in female education and employment in the United Arab Emirates towards Millennium Development Goal (3) - Gender Equality
(Emerald, 2013-07)The purpose of this paper is to investigate the progress in the United Arab Emirates towards achievement of Millennium Development Goal (3), "gender equality", by the target date of 2015.Design/methodology/approach ‐ ... -
Public sector HRM reform: a multi-nation perspective
(International Human Resource Management Conference, 2009)The objective of this research is to describe and discuss trends in HRM practice as they have emerged in public sector organizations undertaking new management reforms over the last two decades. To do this, we reviewed ... -
Pyrene-directed growth of nanoporous benzimidazole-linked nanofibers and their application to selective CO2 capture and separation
(2012-11)A pyrene-based benzimidazole-linked polymer (BILP-10) has been synthesized by the co-condensation of 1,3,6,8-tetrakis(4-formylphenyl)pyrene and 1,2,4,5-benzenetetramine tetrahydrochloride in dimethylformamide. The use of ...
