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Integrated Water Quality Assessment In Damietta Branch Intakes At Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt, M. Elbagoury, H. Omara, Bakenaz A. Zeidan

Mansoura Engineering Journal

The water quality of the Damietta branch evaluated and assessed using the water quality index (WQI), including twenty-one physical, chemical, and biological parameters (Temperature, Turbidity, Chlorine, Electrical Conductivity, Total Dissolved Solids, pH, Chloride, Total Alkalinity, Total Hardness, Dissolved Oxygen, Chemical Oxygen Demand, Biological Oxygen Demand, Nitrogen, Sulfate, Calcium, Total phosphorus, Sodium, Potassium, Nitrate, Magnesium, and Total Coliform) measured at eleven different drinking water intake stations in Dakahlia governorate along the Damietta branch of the Nile river for four successive years from 2018 to 2021. The scale for evaluating the water quality of the Damietta branch of the Nile River is …

Exact/Partial Cipher-Text Retrieval On The Encrypted Cloud Database Using Sckha Algorithm, Samia Souror, Mohammed Badawy, Nawal El-Fishawy

Mansoura Engineering Journal

Searchable encryption techniques are intelligent tools that attempt to solve the challenge of querying stored data on untrusted cloud servers while preserving data confidentiality. This paper proposes simple, powerful, and practical Searchable Symmetric Encryption (SSE) scheme which capable of executing SQL (Structural Query Language) queries over encrypted cloud databases. Our scheme improves the efficiency of the search over encrypted data by using the SCKHA (Symmetric Cipher based on Key Hashing Algorithm) algorithm instead of using the bloom filter technique which causes the problem of the false positives. We built a complicated index structure for the encrypted data by combining the …

M²Brtpc: A Novel Modified Multimodal Biometric Recognition For Toddlers And Pre-School Children Approach, Mahmoud Bahzad, Labib M. Labib, Mostafa Elhosseini, Mahmoud Badawy

Mansoura Engineering Journal

A biometric system based on the characteristics of adults recently achieved an outstanding result. Over the last few decades, many applications have been developed for adults, such as fingerprint, face, iris, and hand-vein. Infant identification suffers from many problems and does not enroll all possible ages. Identifying children using one or any biometric features is the first step in ensuring that they are recognized before the law and that their rights are guaranteed. From another perspective, this prevents baby swaps in hospitals, Identifying Missing Children, and Civil ID Programs. This paper introduces an approach for Multimodal Biometric Recognition for Toddlers …

Low Loss Hybrid Plasmonic Waveguide With Graphene Multilayers, Hala Mossad I. Hassan, Nihal F. F. Areed, H. A. El-Mikati, Mohamed Farhat O. Hameed, S. S. A. Obayya

Mansoura Engineering Journal

A proposed design of graphene-based hybrid plasmonic waveguide is presented to improve the propagation length with a good confinement. The suggested design has multilayers of SiO2–graphene/ SiO2– GaAs – graphene/ SiO2. The full vectorial finite element method (FVFEM) is used to study the effective index (neff), propagation length (Lp), and normalized effective mode area (Aeff) of the supported hybrid plasmonic modes. In this investigation, the structure geometrical parameters are studied to achieve an ultra-small effective mode area with low propagation loss. The numerical results show that long propagation length of 138 µm at frequency of 3THz is achieved with normalized …

Daunting Encounters: La Hague’S Infrastructures Of Secrecy, Agnes Villette

Secrecy and Society

The article explores secrecy, more particularly, nuclear secrecy in relation to two nuclear facilities situated at the tip of the Norman peninsula of La Hague, in France. Both sites - the CSM nuclear waste repository and the close-by refueling plant - were developed at the end of the 1960s in connection with France’s extensive civil and military nuclear program. While institutional archives and access to the sites remain tedious, the article contends that the nuclear secrecy shielding the facilities can be approached by unpacking the numerous accidents that took place at the site. Silenced and subjected to amnesia, spills and …

Green Infrastructure Intervention To Improve Waste And Water System In Urban Areas, Muthiah Hakim Hadini, Farah Bulqis Muzakar, Nurlina Yustiningrum, Nicole Hall, Peicong Li, Freya Ward, Ova Candra Dewi, Coriesta Dian Sulistiani, Andrew Flynn

Smart City

The increase in waste generation and water use in urban areas may lead to local flooding that is dangerous for health if it is not appropriately managed by waste and water systems in urban infrastructure. Sponge City is a concept that utilizes Green Infrastructures (GIs) to manage waste and water systems while still maintaining open and public spaces function. This study aims to review the waste and water infrastructure systems in Depok, Indonesia which are compared with Gainesville in the United States, America and Cardiff, United Kingdom, to give recommendations for preventing flooding in urban areas. Analysis is done by …

Performance Of Geopolymer Mortar Using Developed Dry Geopolymer-Cement By A Combination Of Alkaline Solid Activators, Mariam Farouk Ghazy, Metwally Abd-Allah Abd-Elaty, Sara Mohamed Mostafa

Mansoura Engineering Journal

This experimental study investigates the possibility of using a combination of solid activators to produce dry powder geopolymer cement. Fly ash (FA) and/or ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) were employed as precursors. Sodium metasilicate pentahydrate (NSP), calcium hydroxide (CH) and sodium carbonate (NC) were used as alkaline solid activators. Meanwhile, the effect of using a combination of solid activators to prepare one-part geopolymer mortars was studied by using three different curing methods and compared with the traditional corrosive alkali solutions that are used as activators in two-part geopolymer mortar, and also compared with Portland cement (PC) mortar mix. Fresh …

Localizing Sustainable Development Goals In Strategic Development Planning Procedures. Case Study: Local Development Planning Manual For The Palestinian Cities And Towns, Mohammed Itair, Ihab Hijazi, Saleh Qanazi, Sami Zaidalkilani, Amjad Issa

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

This study aimed to localize the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Palestinian development goals on local level. For this purpose, the study adopted a methodology that includes proposed mechanisms to localize these goals and their derived objectives in the development planning of Palestinian cities and towns to link it to global development. In addition to a proposal for a methodology that includes a set of technical tools to support and ensure the integrated implementation of global agendas at the local level. This mechanism proposes modifications to the current procedures used in the planning process in the Palestinian context and …

Triadic Pattern Total Theatre As A Model For Theater Directing Methods Based On The Construction Of Triangtu Sundanese Philosophical Values, Tatang Rusmana

International Review of Humanities Studies

The three basic values of the philosophy of life belonging to the culture of the Sundanese people in Indonesia are the principles of triadic patterns of life contained in the Tritangtu Sunda philosophy. The three basic philosophical values contain a view of the division of triadic worlds, namely Buana Nyungcung (upper world, metaphor; sky, water, and women), Buana Larang (underworld, metaphor; earth, land, and men), and Buana Pancatengah ( Middle world, metaphor; stone, human, male and female, and life behavior). Tritangtu Sunda is a cosmic perspective of the unification of three interconnected worlds in the life of the Sundanese people. …

Analysis Of The Main Factor In The Implementation Of Open Defecation Free Using The Ahp Method, Vica Asrianti Dwiputri, Ova Candra Dewi

Smart City

Environmental sanitation refers to an environment's health status, including housing, sewage disposal, clean water supply, waste management, and other factors. Sustainable Development Goals 6 (SDG 6) ensures people access proper environmental sanitation. Based on the monitoring and evaluation results of Community-Based Total Sanitation (STBM) in 2022, it was found that 100% of open defecation had been stopped for Pillar 1 of STBM. This study aims to identify the factors that influence the success of implementing Open Defecation Free (ODF) programs in Depok City. There are two stages in this study to determine the priority factors that influence the success of …

Evaluating Placemaking Strategies In Old Cairo Public Squares, Moaz St. Plazas., Aya Tarek Ibrahem Aya Tarek

Future Engineering Journal

According to UN-Habitat (2015), “Public spaces are all places publicly owned or of public use, accessible and enjoyable by all for free and without profit motive” (p.1). The characteristics of public spaces mentioned in this definition, which are mainly public ownership of the place, enjoyability, and free accessibility by all, are pertinent to the uses of streets in general and pedestrian-friendly streets in specific.

Public space is more than well-designed physical places. It is an arena for social interaction and active citizenship that can spark social and economic development and drive environmental sustainability. The design, provision, and maintenance of well-connected …

Investigating The Common Perceptual Qualities Of Urban Morphology And Subjective Wellbeing Scales For Urban Mobility Studies: A Literature Review., Dina Mahmoud Abdelrashid Noseir, Marwa A. Khalifa, Yehya M. Serag, Mohamed A. El Fayoumi

Future Engineering Journal

The impact of the built environment, urban form, and urban morphology on individual's perception, experience and wellbeing has been the focus of many studies in the past few decades. Additionally, the impact of the built environment and its spatial characteristics has been recently studied from different approaches. Literature review shows that various research has been conducted on the impact of the built environment and travelers’ behavior and modal choice. However, few studies have been conducted on the impact of the built environment on travelers’ perception during mobility. Thus, this manuscript attempts to theoretically establish a link between the epistemology of …

Evaluation Of Static Horizontal Louvers On Annual Daylighting Performance In Classrooms, Kamal A. Saleem, Samir S. Hosny, Ashraf Nessim

Future Engineering Journal

Daylighting has a great impact on students’ health, learning performance, and productivity. The goal of this paper is to enhance daylighting performance by examining year-round daylighting performance of Southern facades in the case of one central window in a classroom located in Cairo, Egypt by using static external horizontal shading devices during the Fall, Spring and Summer semesters The scope of the study is to evaluate and assess the effect of the window-to-wall ratio (WWR) in addition to the louvers’ configurations of depth and count parameters of the classroom on annual daylighting performance metrics for classrooms’ southern facades by using …

Fostering Human Dimension Of Smart Cities: Lessons From Jakarta For Nusantara, Indonesia’S New Capital City In The Making, Wicaksono Sarosa, Nurulitha Andini Susetyo, Marsa Nur Aulianisa, Mahbub Ridhoo Maulaa, Pradamas Giffary

Smart City

A city’s problems often arise as the population grows and urbanization happens. This process is linear to the development of information-and-communication technologies (ICT), especially in urban areas. As a result, cities have adopted an initiative to solve the problems which are popularly known as the smart city. Over decades, the idea of a smart city has evolved from a mere technological modernization to advanced utilization through community involvement. However, in practice, smart city ideas and initiatives often put a heavy emphasis on technical aspects and ignored the more human side, which has caused a digital divide. This paper argues that …

Situated Interior, Paramita Atmodiwirjo, Yandi Andri Yatmo

Interiority

The idea of a situated interior reflects the conceptual understanding of an expanded range of interiority from the self to the outside world; it involves traversing rigid boundaries to allow fluidity and continuity. The situated interior considers the critical role of other things in defining the interior practice, from the practice of inhabitation and the practice of making and designing to the dynamic formation of the discipline. The collection of articles in this issue of Interiority demonstrates the numerous ways particular situations define the practice of design, inhabitation, and the discipline of the interior. The narratives of various situations presented …

Interiority And Agency: Exploring Self In Context With Others In The Act Of Creation, Barbara Young

Interiority

This investigation seeks to extend the discourse on interiority. I am an interior designer and, therefore, pose questions as they relate to design process, specifically that the concern regarding interiority is not necessarily something to design for, but as designers, it affects how and what we design. The presented cases are artistic explorations that provided an opportunity to interrogate interiority as it relates to my cognitive and creative process. Through an auto-ethnographic account, I present two acts of making. In the creation process, I interrogate meaning-making and perception that constitutes my subjective interiority, which can only be understood in context. …

Korean Public Bathhouse: Potential Of Interiority, Michelle Boyoung Huh

Interiority

This essay introduces the Korean public bathhouse, jjimjil-bang, to understand the concept of interiority from sociocultural and psychological perspectives. The author addresses interiority as a continuous process of defining the range of intimacy that changes with context, space, and time. Interiority involves individuating spatial and situational moments in the blended physical, perceived, and imaged environment. In exploring interiority, the case of jjimjil-bang suggests broad perspectives for understanding spatial circumstances as an integration of the activity, environment, and situation. The author introduces the characteristics of jjimjil-bang in terms of the program, spatial structure, and meaning of memory. To demonstrate the …

Illusory Interior: Public Housing As Uncanny Site, Dea Aulia Widyaevan

Interiority

In 2021, Indonesia participated in the London Design Biennale, focusing on the theme of Resonance. The pavilion's response centred around public housing as an uncanny site, examining the psychological barriers faced by evicted communities during their transition to public housing. This study provides a conceptual analysis by exploring how the uncanny aspects of the occupants' experiences are expressed in installation using the illusory interior as a spatial metaphor. Through practice-led research, utilising ethnographic surrealism and narrative inquiries, data was gathered and translated into artistic mediums through various experiments. The study identifies several factors contributing to the uncanny sensation among public …

Live-Work Interior Quality For Older People In Low-Income Housing In Bangkok, Sutida Sattayakorn, Soranart Sinuraibhan, Saithiwa Ramasoot, Supreeya Wungpatcharapon, Karim Hadjri, Isaiah Durosaiye, Junji Huang

Interiority

This study explores to determine the live-work housing needs of low-income older people in informal settlements, the ways of life of whom contemporary housing provision often fails to consider. A questionnaire survey was conducted in three communities in Klong Toey, the largest informal settlement in Bangkok, to understand households’ satisfaction levels and expectations regarding the interior quality of their live-work housing. Older people’s specific interior spaces and housing requirements and expectations vary depending on the nature of their livelihood activities that can be categorised into three main groups, namely service, cook, and stock. The findings suggest a strong relationship between …

The Emergence Of Interior Architecture, Maryam Darbandi, Nadieh Imani, Mohammadreza Rahimzadeh

Interiority

Less than a century has passed since the creation or at least the use of the term interior architecture. Although interior architecture had existed before and was considered an inseparable part of architectural work, some developments and changes became the basis for the formation of interior architecture and, as a result, its appearance independently of architecture. The main impact of these developments in the independence of interior architecture can be traced to the 19th and 20th centuries when the field of two specialisations of the same family, interior decoration and interior design emerged. This article aims to take a …

Manifestations Of Urban Interiority In Delhi Gate Bazaar Of Lahore, Sarah Javed Shah, Carles Muro

Interiority

In the contemporary debate, the notion of interiority has expanded beyond the confines of the interior, in the urban realm, as a conjunction of urban and interior conditions. This article aims to contribute to the discourse, using the lens of urban interiority to explore the unique spatial character and distinct cultural practices in Lahore’s Delhi Gate Bazaar. The bazaar exists on a linear passageway, the Royal Trail, as a network of interior, exterior, and in-between spaces—establishing a spatial continuum by blurring the boundaries between the public and private and uninterrupted flow of spaces from outside to inside. This urban space …

Effect Of The Natural Pozzolanic Basalt On High Strength Concrete, Mohamed Sayed Mohamed Moawad, Abd El-Rahman Ragab, Shimaa Younis

Mansoura Engineering Journal

Concrete is important construction material in civil applications. Portland Cement (PC) is considered the essential component material to produce the concrete, especially in high-strength concrete. Around ranging from 5-7% of CO2 was generated during PC production. Consequently, the concrete and PC production are change in the environment. So; it has become very important for the construction industry to focus on minimizing environmental pollution, energy consumption reduction. Several pozzolanic cementitious materials can be added as a fractional replacement of cement in concrete to reduce PC impact on environmental pollution. Pozzolanic materials include PC as one of its main components as well …

New Opportunities For Urban Science Research, Guangtao Wang, Fen Li, Xiang Liu

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

Urban science is the study of urban problems from the viewpoint and by method of system science. At present, China’s urbanization rate has reached 65.22%. Urban development has entered a new period of quality improvement and structural adjustment, and the progress of information technology and the development of information industry have also brought new opportunities for urban science. After reviewing the theoretical basis of urban science put forward by Qian Xuesen, drawing on the cutting-edge trends of international urban science research, combined with the goal support, key challenges and application scenarios of China’s new smart city construction, the study puts …

A Standard Model Of Inpatient Spaces From The Perspective Of Visual Comfort In Daylight, Dalia H. Tamamm, Ezzat A. Morghany, Khaled S. S. Abdelmagid

Mansoura Engineering Journal

Visual comfort is one of the most important factors in achieving indoor environmental quality due to its great impact on human health, especially in hospitals, schools, and administrative buildings. It also enhances the health and well-being of patients within the spaces of their stay in hospitals. Previous studies did not address visual effects that support recovery, psychological and physical comfort of patients within their spaces. The problem of this paper is to seek an answer to a central question about the characteristics and specifications of the standard model of inpatient spaces from the perspective of Visual Comfort in daylight. Therefore, …

The Role Of Design Flexibility In Raising The Efficiency Of Social Housing In Egypt, Asmaa Elsayed Shawky, Asmaa N. Elbadrawy, Nanees A. El-Sayyad

Mansoura Engineering Journal

The housing and real estate investment sector in Egypt has witnessed remarkable prosperity in recent years, despite the presence of accompanying problems such as population increase and political and economic problems. Government agencies have given great importance to the issue of providing adequate housing, especially for low-income and young people, in all development plans. From this point of view, this study was done with the aim of solving the problem of limited spaces in social housing by using design flexibility as one of the directions to solve these problems. Most of the users of these dwellings find it difficult to …

Integrative Software Design For Hospital Information Systems, Esraa M. Hashem, Mahmoud F. Y. Shalaby, Mai S. Mabrouk, Samir.Y. Marzouk

Mansoura Engineering Journal

The Hospital Information System is a huge, integrated system that meets these needs. The primary objective of any hospital information system is to produce high-quality and timely reporting for evidence-based decisions and interventions. The electronic health record is essential in creating uniform data formats and terminology for both corporate and public sector reporting needs. In this study, we design a hospital information system that focuses on the tools, and techniques necessary to improve the gathering, archiving, retrieval, and application of information in biomedicine and the healthcare industry. With the intention of bringing about progress, the idea of a paperless hospital …

The Role Of English Language Courses In Media Colleges In Providing Their Graduates With Labor Market Skills: An Applied Study On Graduates Of Middle East University, Mazen Al-Fedawi Dr.

Middle East Journal of Communication Studies

The study aimed to identify the degree of contribution of English language courses in providing graduates with the necessary skills by achieving the specifications of the graduate of the Faculty of Mass Communication required in the labor market, and the degree of their acquisition of the professional skills required in the labor market. It also aimed to explore whether there are differences between the acquisition of labor market skills among graduates of mass media faculties due to variables, type of specialization, number of years of work, and gender. The study achieved these objectives through an applied survey study on an …

Skills That Help Employ Media Graduates In The Labor Market From The Point Of View Of Practicing Media Professionals., Mahmoud Al-Rajabi Dr.

Middle East Journal of Communication Studies

The study aimed to reveal the most important skills that help to employ graduates of media faculties in the labor market from the point of view of media practitioners. The study used two approaches, the qualitative methodology and the inductive approach, by conducting in-depth interviews with seventeen media practitioners in Jordan, and the sample was taken in an intentional way. The results of the study showed that the skills that a media graduate should possess are both pure media skills and other skills such as research skills, critical thinking skills, content building skills, interpersonal skills, Arabic and media language skills, …

The Academic Training In Media Faculties And Its Implications For Professional Practice: A Field Study On Media Practitioners In Jordanian Media Institutions, Ramez Abuhasirah Dr.

Middle East Journal of Communication Studies

This study aimed at identifying the reflection of media academic education on professional practice. The study adopted the audience survey method. A questionnaire was distributed to an available sample of (102) professionals in Jordanian media institutions who hold a media certificate. The study’s results showed that the primary academic education of media professionals was represented in: “the predominance of theoretical aspects over practical aspects in academic courses,” with a mean of (4.30). In contrast, the media skills and practical professional training of professionals in Jordan’s media institutions were represented in: “the reflection of media training on the professional performance of …

The Role Of Practical Courses In The Faculty Of Media At The Middle East University In Providing Graduates With Labor Market Skills, Ahmad Oreqat Dr., Ramez Abuhasirah Dr.

Middle East Journal of Communication Studies

The study aimed at identifying the role of the practical courses at the Faculty of Media at the Middle East University in providing its graduates with skills in the media labor market. The study adopted the media audience survey method. A questionnaire was distributed to an available sample of (48) graduates of the Faculty of Media at Middle East University who practice the media profession. The results showed that practical study courses’ contribution to providing graduates with the required specifications in the labor market came to a high degree, as the most important of these specifications were: “decent and acceptable …