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Suspensions of carbon nanofibers in organic medium: Rheo-electrical properties
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2015 , Article)The nonaqueous suspensions of carbon nanofibers (CNFs) in 1 M lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonaimide) in propylene carbonate electrolyte reveal unique structural evolution and shear-induced transition due to the high ... -
Sustainability assessment and modeling based on supervised machine learning techniques: The case for food consumption
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)Sustainability of food consumption requires the understanding of multi-dimensional environmental, economic and social impacts using a holistic and integrated sustainability assessment and modeling framework. This article ... -
Sustainability assessment and techno-economic analysis of thermally enhanced polymer tube for multi-effect distillation (Med) technology
( MDPI AG , 2021 , Article)Metal-alloys tubes are used in the falling-film evaporator of the multi-effect distillation (MED) that is the dominant and efficient thermal seawater desalination process. However, the harsh seawater environment (high ... -
Sustainability Assessment in Aviation Industry: A Mini- Review on the Tools, Models and Methods of Assessment
( IEOM Society International , 2020 , Conference Paper)Sustainable aviation practices have significantly reduced Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions over the years. However, these practices have not shaped the aviation industry in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development ... -
Sustainability Driven Strategy for Achieving Sustainable Infrastructure: Musaimeer Pumping Station and Outfall Project
( Qatar University Press , 2023 , Conference Paper)The increasing emphasis on global sustainability issues such as climate change, loss of biodiversity, deforestation, and water scarcity has provided a strong mandate for the construction industry to incorporate sustainable ... -
Sustainability governance and legitimisation processes: Gulf of Mexico oil spill
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2020 , Article)Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the emergence of sustainability governance through the unfolding hybridisation process between corporate governance and corporate social responsibility and the implications ... -
Sustainability in Construction: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle for a Greener Qatar
( Qatar Univesrity Press , 2020 , Conference Paper)In this paper, an innovative Engineering Sustainability Policy (ESP) and a new Sustainable Engineering Index (SEI) is proposed on the basis of testing results obtained within the context of the DN16 project in the State ... -
Sustainability in Higher Education: Comprehensive Tool for Assessing the Sustainability in Higher Educational Institutions
(2019 , Master Thesis)Sustainability has received increasing attention in the Higher Education Institutions nowadays. Several sustainability assessment tools have been identified for higher education through previous research. However, there ... -
Sustainability Indexing and Benchmarking Framework for Oil and Gas Companies in Qatar: Review, Analysis, And Future Perspectives
(2019 , Master Thesis)The oil and gas sector has a major impact on sustainability dimensions characterized by environmental, economic, and social aspects. Because of this multidimensionality of sustainability objectives and the complexity ... -
Sustainability metrics for a supply chain: The case of small and medium enterprises
( Inderscience Publishers , 2012 , Article)Using digraph and matrix method this research enunciates a simple method to quantify supply chain sustainability for small and medium enterprises. It proposes a numerical index which can be used to measure sustainability ... -
Sustainability performance measurement framework for supply chain management
( Inderscience Publishers , 2015 , Article)Sustainability of supply chains has been recognised as a competitive indicator for business. The most widely used framework for implementing sustainability practices is the triple bottom line (TBL). However, the TBL is a ... -
Sustainability Performance of European Smart Cities: A Novel DEA Approach with Double Frontiers
( Elsevier Ltd , 2022 , Article)Sustainability is the crux of urban renaissance. Imbibed with utopian technological planning, understanding the convergence between smart development and sustainable practices for city development is necessary. Smart cities ... -
Sustainability Performance Simulation of the U.S. Urban Mobility Policies
(2018 , Conference Paper)Heavy dependence on personal vehicle usage in the U.S. has made the transportation sector one of the greatest contributors to air pollutant emissions the associated human health concerns. The transportation mode choices ... -
SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES IN FACILITY MANAGEMENT
(2017 , Master Thesis)Facilities management (FM) has witnessed a pragmatic growth and its importance has increased parallel to the expansion of the construction sector. Meanwhile, the concept of sustainability is being established and is ... -
Sustainability reporting indicators used by oil and gas companies in GCC countries: IPIECA guidance approach
( Frontiers Media S.A. , 2023 , Article)The purpose of this article is to assess the quality of the sustainability reporting indicators used by oil and gas companies (OGCs) in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. This study utilizes the International Petroleum ... -
Sustainable agri-food systems: Environment, economy, society, and policy
( MDPI AG , 2021 , Article Review)Agri-food systems (AFS) have been central in the debate on sustainable development. De-spite this growing interest in AFS, comprehensive analyses of the scholarly literature are hard to find. Therefore, the present systematic ... -
Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security in Qatar: International Threats and Local Constraints
( Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH , 2022 , Book chapter)Food security has been a constant issue in Qatar and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region since the 2007-2008 global food crisis. The Qatari government implemented two significant strategies: overseas agri-investments ... -
Sustainable agriculture in the Arabian/Persian Gulf region utilizing marginal water resources: Making the best of a bad situation
( MDPI AG , 2018 , Article Review)One way to encourage agricultural self-sufficiency in arid regions is to increase the productivity of conventional freshwater agriculture. Another way is to develop and implement novel strategies and technologies that do ... -
Sustainable alkali-activated binders with municipal solid waste incineration ashes as sand or fly ash replacement
( Springer Nature , 2022 , Article)The present study investigates the feasibility of using two types of municipality solid wastes incineration ashes, namely, fly ash and bottom ash in the production of sustainable alkali-activated binder. The ashes are ... -
Sustainable Alternatives for Concrete by adding Different Types of Natural and Industrial Waste Materials
( Qatar University Press , 2023 , Conference Paper)The construction industry accounts for a high percentage of global energy-related CO2 emissions (37 % in 2021 based on data from United Nations Environmental Program - UNEP) leading to an increasing need for solutions to ...
