Effective non-intrusive load monitoring of buildings based on a novel multi-descriptor fusion with dimensionality reduction by Yassine Himeur (14158821)

“…Accordingly, non-intrusive load monitoring has been investigated in various academic and industrial projects for capturing device-specific consumption footprints without any additional hardware installation. …”

Enhancement of polysulfone ultrafiltration membrane with third generation poly(amido amine)-graphene oxide nanocomposite by Ahmed T. Yasir (16518552)

Development of a Rating System for Implementing Health Impacting Features of Transport Facilities by Abdelrahman, Bassant Essam

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An adaptive load-balancing approach to XML-based network management using JPVM by Sqalli, M.H.

“…The goal is to increase the efficiency of processing the management data, and decrease the communication time by distributing the management load across multiple XML/SNMP gateways. …”
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Behavior of axially loaded drilled shaft foundations with symmetric voids outside and inside the caging by Abishdid, Caesar

“…To complete these objectives, fifteen large-scale drilled shaft samples were built and tested using a hydraulic actuator at the Florida International University’s (FIU) Titan America Structures and Construction Testing (TASCT) laboratory. During the static load test, load-displacement curves were recorded by the data acquisition system (MegaDAC). …”
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Two-surgeon technique of parenchymal transection contributes to reduced transfusion rate in patients undergoing major hepatectomy by Palavecino, Martin

“…Further, we evaluated the effect of the increasing use of the 2-surgeon technique for parenchymal transection on the blood transfusion rate.…”
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Energy-Efficient Cell Association and Load Balancing for Low Battery Users in Heterogeneous Cellular Networks by Abdul Qadeer Khan (22502168)

“…In HCN, the deployment of low power nodes inside the coverage area of a high power node yields the benefit of providing improved data rates to users by offloading a portion of users from a highly loaded high power node to relatively lightly loaded low power nodes. …”

Global, regional, and national mortality among young people aged 10–24 years, 1950–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 by Joseph L Ward (9715619)

“…Annual percentage decrease in all-cause mortality rate since 1990 in adolescents aged 15–19 years was 1·3% in males and 1·6% in females, almost half that of males aged 1–4 years (2·4%), and around a third less than in females aged 1–4 years (2·5%). …”

Optimal Energy Dispatch Engine for PV-DG-ESS Hybrid Power Plants Considering Battery Degradation and Carbon Emissions by Laith Kanaan (21632714)

“…To test the performance of the developed model, real-time load and photovoltaic (PV) data were used in conjunction with a PV-DG-ESS hybrid plant. …”

Machine Learning-Based Management of Electric Vehicles Charging: Towards Highly-Dispersed Fast Chargers by Mostafa Shibl (18810412)

“…<p dir="ltr">Coordinated charging of electric vehicles (EVs) improves the overall efficiency of the power grid as it avoids distribution system overloads, increases power quality, and decreases voltage fluctuations. Moreover, the coordinated charging supports flattening the load profile. …”

An Evaluation of Short-Term Effects of Different Soil Management Systems on Soil Physical, Structural and Hydraulic Properties and an Estimation and Optimization of Water Infiltrat... by Merheb, Caroline

“…The second part included the derivation of the mathematical model which resulted in good Nash-Sutcliffe Efficiency. For irrigation rate smaller than 0.05cm/min, NT was faster since all the other systems had larger pore structure for which more time is needed to saturate. …”
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Pregnancy and traffic crashes in North America by Donald Redelmeier (3586313)

“…The increased risk was largest in the early second trimester and compensated during the third trimester. …”

Forecasting the impact of diabetes mellitus on tuberculosis disease incidence and mortality in India by Susanne F Awad (18618622)

“…By 2050, at least one-third of TB incidence and almost half of TB mortality in India will be attributed to DM. …”

Risk factors for extubation-related complications in morbidly obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery: a retrospective cohort study by Ayten Saracoglu (8075222)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">One-third of major anesthesia-related airway complications occur during or shortly after tracheal extubation. …”

Sustainable food development for societies in hot arid regions: Thermoeconomic assessment of passive-cooled soil-based and hydroponic greenhouses by Omer Abedrabboh (17346847)

“…Moreover, heat waves and increasing average ambient temperatures have significantly increased plants' dehydration and death. …”

Managing span of control efficiency and effectiveness by El-Kassar, Abdul-Nasser

“…Purpose The purpose of this paper is to address the following issues: first, the significance of the three independent variables (the chassis, trim, and assembly departments) on the three outputs (direct run loss first time capability, jobs per hour (JPH) lost, and injury rate); second, the optimal level of span of control based on the best achieved outputs; and third, whether increasing the span of control post 2009 improved manufacturing outputs in comparison with a span of control pre 2009. …”
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Integrated economic and environmental models for a multi stage cold supply chain under carbon tax regulation by Hariga, Moncer

“…Numerical results of the sensitivity analysis on the carbon tax policy indicate that as the tax rate increases, substantial reductions in the amount of carbon footprint emitted are realized and cost savings are also achieved when adopting the lot sizing and shipping policy of the third/integrated model over the operational cost minimization model.…”
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Behavior of FRP-RC Columns Using BFRP Ties under Concentric Loading by Obeidat, Khaled

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HOW CAN BLOCKCHAIN REVOLUTIONIZE THE JORDANIAN BANKING SECTOR? by Saidat, Zaid

“…First, due to the shrinking interest-rate spread, Jordan's financial sector lacks long term lending and unsecured loans. …”
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SynergyGrids: blockchain-supported distributed microgrid energy trading by Moayad Aloqaily (14158932)

“…The trading system shows 17.8% decrease in energy cost for consumers and 76.4% decrease in load over utility grids when compared with its counterparts.…”