Reliability of high strain ionomeric polymer transducers fabricated using the direct assembly process by Akle, Barbar

“…Water-hydrated transducers dehydrate and stop moving within 5 min while operating in air under the application of ± 2 V. Ionic liquid based transducers are demonstrated to operate in air for over 400 000 cycles with little loss in performance, and are reliable up to 1 million cycles with a performance loss of less than 43%. …”
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Internet Searches for Medical Symptoms Before Seeking Information on 12-Step Addiction Treatment Programs: A Web-Search Log Analysis by George Nitzburg (18614989)

“…Second, we examined symptom queries preceding queries on the 12-step program at time lags of 0-7 days, 7-14 days, and 14-30 days, where the probability of asking about a medical symptom was greater in the 30-day time window preceding 12-step program information-seeking as compared to all previous times that the symptom was queried.…”

Comparison of the clinical outcomes of non-invasive ventilation by helmet vs facemask in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome by Mohamad Y. Khatib (11659459)

“…However, some of the limitations of the NIV face mask were air leak, face mask intolerance, and requirement of high positive end expiratory pressure, which could be resolved with the use of the helmet NIV. …”

Climate Change Implications for Optimal Sizing of Residential Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Systems in Qatar by Muhammad Imran Khan (614396)

“…Techno-economic optimization in HOMER Pro (version 3.10) verifies a grid-connected rooftop PV system as optimal in all years, with capacity expanding from 7.4 kW to 8.2 kW between 2002 and 2100 to meet rising air conditioning loads. However, as temperatures increase, PV’s energy contribution declines slightly from 18% to 16% due to climate change degrading solar yields. …”

CFD Based Optimization and Design of a Feeding Tube Enhanced Cross Flow Heat Exchanger for Automotive Heat Transfer Systems by Navas, Mohammed Irfan

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Measurement of Vigilance Using EEG Source Localization by Zeid, Salma Khaled Mohamad

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Photovoltaic Facades: Key to the Concept of Zero Energy Buildings by KAMPADAM, MATHEW GEORGE

“…Buildings around the globe consume almost 40 % of energy, and building operations are based on non-renewable sources of energy, e.g., ventilation, air conditioning, electricity, heating, which contributes to over 33% of greenhouse gases. …”
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Comprehensive energy modeling methodology for battery electric buses by Basma, Hussein

“…Also, the use of electric auxiliaries, especially, air conditioning, reduces the DR further. The DR problem could be resolved either by increasing the battery capacity, which increases the bus cost or by rightsizing the battery alongside an adequate charging strategy to avoid schedule disruption. …”
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Window-Windcatcher for Enhanced Thermal Comfort, Natural Ventilation and Reduced COVID-19 Transmission by Odi Fawwaz Alrebei (17562522)

“…The proposed window-windcatcher has been shown to improve both thermal comfort and indoor air quality by increasing the actual-to-required ventilation ratio by up to 9% compared to the control case as per the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) standards. …”

CFD Analyses: The Effect of Pressure Suction and Airflow Velocity on Coronavirus Dispersal by Bushra Obeidat (18288907)

“…Air transmission from these sites to adjacent regions is a possibility in the scenario studied, increasing the likelihood of the virus spreading from these locations and infecting people in the surrounding areas. …”

A Smart Home Energy Management System Using IoT and Big Data Analytics Approach by Al-Ali, Abdul-Rahman

“…Increasing cost and demand of energy has led many organizations to find smart ways for monitoring, controlling and saving energy. …”
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A Comprehensive Method of Ion Exchange Resins Regeneration and Its Optimization for Water Treatment by Al-Asheh, Sameer

“…The strong acidic cation polymeric exchanger resin is commercially called MERCK 104765 cation exchanger IV with capacity greater than 3.2 mmol/ml, while the strong basic anion polymeric exchanger resin is commercially called MERCK 104767 anion exchanger III with capacities greater than 1.0 mmol/ml. …”
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Hemodynamics of small aneurysm pairs at the internal carotid artery by Jou, Liang-Der

“…The maximum wall shear stress increases for serial aneurysms, but decreases for parallel aneurysms. Interaction between parallel aneurysms is not significant; however, the proximal aneurysm in serial aneurysms may be subject to a greater rupture risk.…”
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The impact of automatic tube current modulation related settings of a modern GE CT scanner on image quality and patient dose; details do matter by Ioannis A. Tsalafoutas (14776939)

“…As surrogates of image quality were used the image noise and the detectability index (d’) of five different materials (air, solid water, polystyrene, iodine, and bone) embedded in the Mercury phantom calculated with the ImQuest software.…”

Fire detection and anti-fire system to enhance food security: A concept of smart agriculture systems-based IoT and embedded systems with machine-to-machine protocol by Morchid, Abdennabi

“…This is due to: 1) the growth of the world population, 2) the decline of natural resources, 3) the loss of agricultural land, and 4) the increase of unforeseen environmental conditions (storms, fires, and other natural hazards). …”
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A Review of the Integrated Renewable Energy Systems for Sustainable Urban Mobility by Hanadi Al-Thani (8350050)

“…<p dir="ltr">Several challenges have emerged due to the increasing deterioration of urban mobility and its severe impacts on the environment and human health. …”

Airflow dynamics in an emergency department: A CFD simulation study to analyse COVID-19 dispersion by Odi Fawwaz Alrebi (19499188)

“…According to the two scenarios examined, the possibility of air transmission from these locations to neighboring areas becomes apparent, increasing the likelihood of transmitting the virus from these locations and infecting people in the adjacent areas, including patients and health care providers. …”

Influence of temperature on tire-pavement noise in hot climates: Qatar case by Okan, Sirin

“…The ambient air temperature greatly influences tire-pavement noise measurements. …”
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Ionic electroactive hybrid transducers by Akle, Barbar J.

“…SWNT/PANI hybrid also increased both strain and strain rate but not as significant as with RuO2. …”
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KINETIC DOUBLE SKIN FAÇADE AS AN ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIVE STRATEGY TO REDUCE ENERGY AND IMPROVE LIGHT COMFORT IN AN OFFICE BUILDING IN DUBAI - UAE by ALSALEEM, MOAMIN

“…The wind test results end up with the best cavity as 1800mm due to the optimal air velocity and air pressure in the cavity. CFD software used to measure the stack effect of the double skin, and the simulation concurs the disadvantage of high rise scale of double skin façade due to chimney effect factor where wind temperatures increased drastically. …”
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