Research List

Maximizing the annual season of street comfort in hot climates requires synergies between all planning and design features. The absence of such combination compromises comfort and planning goals, like increasing walkability. Street orientation is both a determinant of its solar intake and a design feature that outlasts all others. In [...]

The harm caused by the inefficient designs of contemporary cities to the environment is abysmal. Demands for new cities continue to rise due to the growing global populations. The literature discussed the increasing harm caused by such growths on the environment and their negative impact on the physiological and psychological [...]

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to present a hybrid approach to model and predict long-term energy peak load using Bayesian and Holt–Winters (HW) exponential smoothing techniques. Design/methodology/approach: Bayesian inference is administered by Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) sampling techniques. Machine learning tools are used to calibrate the values [...]

Smart City is an emergent strategy and solution for the urbanization problems and the investments in its worldwide market are rapidly. However, the Smart City maturity models are discussed in very few scientific research papers and it is uncertain whether the existing maturity models can fulfil their proposed objectives. Also, [...]

Despite the call for the application of ergonomics in developing countries, the African share of ergonomic studies is modest. Date palm farming is considered one of the most important economic resources in hot and dry areas. In African countries, including Algeria, there exist millions of date palms. Date palm work [...]

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between organizational culture and job satisfaction in a telecommunications company in Bahrain and to assess the relative importance of each organizational culture dimension using Customer Value Framework Model. The primary data were collected via a questionnaire that was distributed to [...]

The main focus of this chapter is to identify the behaviors of the consumers and sellers of e-commerce in Bahrain. It also seeks to understand the ethical and legal issues faced by the users of e-commerce and the various reasons for such behavior. The perception of the consumers regarding online [...]

Nowadays Photovoltaic (PV) became the new competitive energy resource. Therefore, it needs to be connected to the grid to reduce the demand from the authority, which means the flow of the load will be reduced. The production of the electricity as a solar energy will increase in the locations where [...]

Purpose – The damage humans caused to the environment post the industrial revolution fostered developing sustainability-rating systems – a number of evaluation instruments that focus on various factors to evaluate buildings and small-scale urban developments. Nevertheless, no buildings are certified in Bahrain, the environmentally challenged country in the Arabian Gulf. [...]

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 [...]