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Multiple-runway aircraft sequencing problems using mixed-integer programming
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Institute of Industrial Engineers
, 2012 , Conference Paper)
We examine aircraft sequencing problems over multiple runways, under mixed mode operations, with the objective of minimizing the total weighted tardiness of aircraft landings and departures. A mixed-integer programming ...
An analysis of methodologies utilised in e-government research: A user satisfaction perspective
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Emerald Group Publishing Limited
, 2012 , Article)
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyse the research design, methodologies and approaches utilised in electronic government (e-government) research studies published in the last decade (2000-2012). Design/method ...
Infinite-dimensional LQ optimal control of a dimethyl ether (DME) catalytic distillation column
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Elsevier
, 2012 , Article)
This contribution addresses the development of a linear quadratic (LQ) regulator in order to control the concentration profiles along a catalytic distillation column, which is modelled by a set of coupled hyperbolic partial ...
The (IM)-possible mosque: Spatial mutation and identity needs in northern Ireland
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Emerald Publishing
, 2012 , Article)
Over more than thirty years of violent conflict, Northern Ireland had an intense sectarian violence due to the political-religious opposition between its Catholic and Protestant communities. The history of the Muslim ...
Learning games for children with intellectual challenges
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IEEE
, 2012 , Conference Paper)
This paper discuss the design of the current educational tutorials and games which are developed for children with intellectual challenges who are resident in the Shafallah center for children with special needs in Doha, ...
An ontology-based system to dynamically extract multimedia elements for children's tutorials
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IEEE
, 2012 , Conference Paper)
Children with intellectual disabilities are very challenging to teach, and can learn best with the use of different methodologies that engage their senses, such as using images, sounds and clips. In this work, a new ...
Tele-wobble: A telerehabilitation wobble board for lower extremity therapy
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IEEE
, 2012 , Article)
Ankle deficiencies occur quite often among poststroke patients and people working in physically demanding professions in general. Computerized telerehabilitation systems have emerged as promising assistive tools for effective ...
MeMaPads: Enhancing children's well-being through a physically interactive memory and math games
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IEEE
, 2012 , Conference Paper)
Obesity has recently become an epidemic that endangers the well-being of all the modern societies, especially the young generations. The lack of physical activity is considered as one major reason that contributes to such ...
Using fringes for minimal conceptual decomposition of binary contexts
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World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd
, 2012 , Article)
Extracting knowledge from huge data in a reasonable time is still a challenging problem. Most real data (structured or not) can be mapped to an equivalent binary context, with or without using a scaling method, as for ...
An Arabic-based tutorial system for children with special needs
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Springer
, 2012 , Conference Paper)
In spite of the current advance of the use of computers in education in the Arab world, complete suites of solutions for students with special needs are very scarce. This paper presents an assistive system managing learning ...