A quality of experience-aware association algorithm for 5G heterogeneous networks by Trakas, Panagiotis

“…We propose a heuristic, QoE-aware user association algorithm to maximize the MNO profit, while providing high QoE. …”
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Textile-Reinforced Mortar (TRM) System as a Strengthening Technique on Reinforced Concrete Beams by Afzal, Muhammad Shekaib

“…The average values of energy absorption for using carbon as strengthening material were 1.8 × , 1.2 × and 1.6 × for “ρ” _“s” ^“1” “ = 0.5%,” “ρ” _“s” ^“2” “ = 0.72% and “ “ρ” _“s” ^“3” “ = 1.27%” beam specimens respectively to that of the control specimen. …”
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EFFECT OF PHENOL AS A CONTAMINANT ON THE WILD PEARL OYSTER PINCTADA IMBRICATA RADIATA IN QATAR: ECOTOXICOLOGICAL APPROACH AND USE OF OYSTER SHELL STRUCTURE AS A POTENTIAL MITIGATIO... by BARAH, FARAHNAZ GHOLAMREZA

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Techno-economic assessment of upfront nitrogen removal in a baseload LNG plant by Pal, Ajinkya

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Profiling of intestinal microbiota in patients infected with respiratory influenza a and b viruses by Al Khatib, Hebah A.

“…Little is known about the association between respiratory viral infections and their impact on intestinal microbiota. Here, we compared the effect of influenza types, A and B, and influenza shedding in patients’ stools on the gut microbiota diversity and composition. …”
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A New Class of Electrocatalyst Materials for Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Applications by Zaidi, Syed M. Javaid

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A new quadratic asymmetric error correction model: does size matter? by Mnasri, Ayman

“…We introduce a new quadratic asymmetric error correction model that comprehensively accounts for both sign and size asymmetries. …”
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The effect of clopidogrel and aspirin on the severity of traumatic brain injury in a rat model by Firas, Kobeissy

“…We also explored a panel of brain damage and apoptosis biomarkers by immunoblotting. …”
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Understanding the Scales Formation Inhibition Mechanism on C-Steel in a Sour Media by Al-Qahtani, Noora

“…In this work, the electrochemical behaviour of C-steel in sour (i) de-ionised water (DIW) and (ii) in different NaCl solutions were examined in an H2S system. A series of experiments were conducted at ambient (RT), 50 oC and at 80 oC using different combinations of inhibitors (A and B). …”
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Re-Examining the Technical Efficiency of Australian Banks: A Bootstrap DEA Approach by Moradi-Motlagh, Amir

“…The aim is to improve the choice of variables of the core profit efficiency model which is commonly used in earlier Australian banking efficiency studies. After we introduce the "interest income" over "net interest income" variable in the core profit efficiency model, the proportion of fully pure technical efficient banks decreased to 23% which is significantly lower than 81% which was reported in a recent study. …”
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Experimental study of exhaust emissions and performance of a dual fuel IDI diesel engine by Badr, O.

“…Dual fuel engines of the compression ignition type provide an alternative approach for I.C. engines to improve economy, reduce exhaust emissions and achieve a greater power. The present contribution is an experimental investigation to evaluate such a statement using a modified Ricardo E6 indirect injection diesel engine. …”
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Development and in Vitro Testing of a Nitric Oxide Nanoparticle Carrier for Acute Lung Injury by Kordi, Haya

“…Also NO secretion was shown to decrease stiffness in various tissue types which can aid as a treatment of conditions like ARDS.One issue with using NO is that the life-time is too short so the treatment is not very effective. …”
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Development of a Mechanistic and Data-Driven Model for Multiphase Flow Leak Detection in Pipeline by Barooah, Abinash

“…The effect of different pressure constraints, pipe length, pipe diameter, two-phase fluid rheology, leak diameter, leak location, outlet liquid volume fraction, and flowing liquid hold-up on leak size, pressure, and flow rate is analyzed. Decreasing the liquid fraction in the outlet section of the leak leads to a slight increase (6% average) in the inlet mass flow rate and a significant decrease (50% average) in the outlet mass flow rate for fixed pressure constraints, resulting in an increased leak flow rate, pressure, and density. …”
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Second law analysis of a gravity-driven liquid film flowing along an inclined plate subjected to constant wall temperature by Al-Ahmed, Abdullah I.

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A New Detection Function Model for Distance Sampling Based on the Burr XII Model by Alanzi, Ayed R. A.

“…In this paper, we provide a new flexible parametric model based on the Burr XII distribution. …”
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A kernelized sparsity-based approach for best spectral bands selection for face recognition by Bouchech, H.J.

“…Second, we propose to enhance the performance of the four mentioned algorithms, which has been drastically decreased upon the day lighted face images provided by IRIS-M3 face database. …”
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Re-emission of slow positrons from tungsten at elevated temperatures by Al-Qaradawi, I. Y.

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A vector quantization based k-NN approach for large-scale image classification by Ozan, Ezgi Can

“…In this paper we propose a vector quantization (VQ) based k-NN classifier, which has improved efficiency for both storage requirements and computational costs. …”
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Mechanical Behavior of a Novel Nanocomposite Polysulphone - Carbon Nanotubes Membrane for Water Treatment by Wang, Kui

“…The commercial CNTs had a lengths of 1 ?m to 10 ?m and outer diameters of 10 nm to 20 nm (corresponded aspect ratios ranging from 50 to 1000), with purity >95% and BET surface area of 156 m2/g. …”
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A dynamic MOPSO algorithm for multiobjective optimal design of hybrid renewable energy systems by Sharafi, Masoud

“…Additionally, the set coverage metric value shows that at least 67% of Pareto solutions obtained by DMOPSO dominate the solutions resulted by other reported algorithms. By using a sensitivity analysis for the case study, it is found that if the PV panel and wind turbine capital cost are decreased by 50%, the total NPC of the system would be decreased by 18.8 and 3.7%, respectively.…”
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