Research List

Anaerobic decomposition of organic compounds in landfills generates greenhouse gases (GHG). The objective of this study is to estimate total landfill gases (LFG) emissions from Asker Landfill in Bahrain utilizing LandGEM software. Total annual municipal solid waste disposal rate between 1997 and 2016 shows considerable increase. The methane generation rate [...]

This research paper deals with a special case of a multiobjective 3D-Bin Packing Problem. n 3D boxes of different volumetric dimensions are to be filled in a minimum number of identical bins. The boxes have different weights and can be only horizontally rotated when placed in the bins. Two objectives [...]

The main objective of this paper is to develop a new model for the Green Household Waste Transportation Problem in the city of Sousse, in which several vehicles located at the depot are used to collect waste from many bins and bring them back to the depot. The suggested model [...]

Nowadays Internet of Thing (IoT) technology has accessed all the aspects of our life. One of the IoT applications is the smart transportation. Smart transportation gains a lot of attention, as it is part of the smart cities. The data transmission in smart transportation is done through the wireless communication [...]

Cities across the Arab Gulf region, especially those in Bahrain, have undergone a notable transformation by virtue of the rapid urbanization of the region. Thus, the characteristics of these cities have encountered massive transformation. Accordingly, both governmental and non-governmental projects are authorized for collaborative work to meet the accelerating demands [...]

This paper estimates traffic attracted to schools using attributes that are usually available in the early stages of urban planning, namely the neighborhoods’ average income and lot area. The paper also compares the prediction of trips using attributes that are more informative such as the gross floor area, the number [...]

This paper explores the extent in which public and private sector collaboration to set up a digital business ecosystem shapes the way digital entrepreneurs frame their roles. The study focuses on the case study of digital entrepreneurship in Bahrain, and particularly on the interactions that take place between public sector [...]

In 2011, Bahrain Petroleum Company inaugurated the country’s first Hybrid Renewable Energy System (HRES) as a demonstration project, which partially supplies the electricity required for the reception hall of the company’s park. Data collected from the system for a full year were analyzed to assess the performance of this grid-connected [...]

Purpose: Motivated by agency theory, this paper aims to explore the impact of bank diversification and bank independency on the likelihood of bank failure. The effects of corporate governance (ownership and board structures) are also examined. Design/methodology/approach: Logistic regressions are used to explore the role of corporate governance on bank [...]

One of the integral parts of determining business success directly correlates to how well a company interacts with their customers. This increased demand for direct communication has evolved how companies cooperate with their patrons and examines how essential ethics is related to these communications. Ethical Consumerism and Comparative Studies Across [...]