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Accelerating the transformation to a green university: University of Bahrain experience

Authors: Hamzah R.Y., Alnaser N.W., Alnaser W.E.
Many universities are striving to have an environmental impact on the society as they are considered as small communities aiming to be eco-friendly and having low CO2 emission. This concept has been emerging after the worldwide concern on the ozone depletion issue and global warming. As a result, many titles [...]

A detailed statistical study of heterogeneous, homogeneous and nucleation models for dissolution of waste concrete sample for mineral carbonation

Authors: Irfan M.F., Usman M.R., Rashid A.
One of the key issues associated to mineral carbonation is the slow kinetic rate of leaching process. Hence it is highly important to study the kinetics of the leaching process in detail. This paper deals with the detailed analytical and statistical studies of calcium leaching from waste concrete sample. For [...]

Characterizing temporal variability of PM 2.5 /PM 10 ratio and its relationship with meteorological parameters in Bahrain

Authors: Coskuner G., Jassim M.S., Munir S.
The Kingdom of Bahrain is ranked in the top 10 most urban ambient air polluted countries in the world due to high particulate matter (PM) concentrations. The main objective of this article is to analyze comprehensively long-term temporal (annual, seasonal, and monthly) trends of PM 2.5 /PM 10 ratios using [...]

Dynamic model of soil moisture for smart irrigation systems

Authors: Balbis L., Jassim A.
In geographical areas subject to an arid climate, one of the most precious resources is water, which often get wasted due to inefficient irrigation systems. Automated irrigation systems which relies on closed loop control and feedback from sensors can help to closely match the water supply to the crop demand [...]

Bahrain parks cloud platform: Live suit of tools for planning, designing, and managing public parks

Authors: Silva J.P., Mestarehi M.
The paper introduces an open source cloud platform for the efficient, knowledge-based, sustainable and inclusive development of urban parks – Bahrain Parks developed at the University of Bahrain. We describe the local context at the genesis of the initiative, its components, the rationale for the creation of a comprehensive, live, [...]

Application of central composite design to optimize culture conditions of chlorella vulgaris in a batch photobioreactor: An efficient modeling approach

Authors: Kazeem M.A., Hossain S.M.Z., Hossain M.M., Razzak S.A.
Microalgae cultivation and their use is a promising approach for integrated CO2 biofixation, wastewater treatment and renewable energy production. To develop such an important technology, there is a need to optimize the culture conditions, maximizing CO2 consumption, degrading the nutrients present in the wastewater and maximise the microalgae biomass production. [...]

Towards an effective environmental impact assessment (EIA) in the industrial sector of Bahrain, Arabian Gulf

Authors: Yaqoob M.E., Naser H.A., Elkanzi E.M., Janahi E.M.
Rapid economic and industrial developments and population growth in Bahrain are associated with increases in energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions. An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process has been adopted in the country to address environmental aspects within energy intensive projects such as oil and petrochemical industries. The quality of [...]

Quantifying exposure levels of coastal facilities to oil spills in Bahrain, Arabian Gulf

Authors: Marzooq H., Naser H.A., Elkanzi E.M.
The Arabian Gulf is considered as a hub for global oil industry. Thus the Arabian Gulf marine environment is under permanent threat from oil spills due to oil exploitation, production, and transportation. Oil pollution poses adverse effects on marine environment, society, and economy. Oil spill incidents that occurred in Bahrain [...]

Investigating the barriers to change management in public sector educational institutions

Authors: Al-Alawi A.I., Abdulmohsen M., Al-Malki F.M., Mehrotra A.
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore barriers to the change management in the public sector of educational institutions such as public schools of the Ministry of Education in the GCC countries. The exploration of the research is based on the ADKAR change management model that consists of [...]

Safety mapping for the transportation of raw sewage by trucks in Bahrain

Authors: Qambar F.H., Elkanzi E.M., Suliman S.M.A.
As the Kingdom of Bahrain’s population and development expand, sewage transport outside the national sewer network becomes an ever increasing requirement. Due to the risk associated with sewage transport, an evaluation of industry safety practices has become necessary. Four main factors were selected to make a comprehensive safety assessment model, [...]