Passenger car equivalents at signalized intersections for heavy and medium trucks and animal driven carts in Gaza, Palestine

This study concludes that in Gaza City, PCE values at traffic signals were found to be 2.23, and 1.43 for heavy and medium trucks, respectively. However PCE value for animaldriven carts was found to be 1.51. Using appropriate statistical tests, to examine the significance of the differences among PCE values in Gaza, UK and India; it was found that there is no significant difference in PCE value for heavy and medium trucks between Gaza (2.23, 1.43) and UK (2.3, 1.5). However, it was found that there is a significant difference in PCE value for animaldriven carts between Gaza (1.51) and India (2.6)

Behavior of Road Users in Gaza, Palestine

Behavior of Road Users in Gaza, Palestin

Developing New Technology-Related Bachelor Programs in The Middle East

The purpose of this paper is to summarize the development of five recently launched bachelor programs at the University College of Applied Sciences in Gaza, Palestine. These programs are Technology Education, Business with Technology, Geographic Information Systems, Development Planning, and Building Technology. These programs are non-traditional academic programs where traditional curricula are hybrid with a varying degree of engineering and IT-related technology courses. These programs have been accredited by the local accreditation board and a few hundred students are currently enrolled in these programs, with the first batch of these students have already graduated in the summer of 2010-2011. The paper sheds some details on the curriculum of these programs. Though these engineering and technology-related academic programs were developed with both local and regional interests, universities worldwide could benefit from this experience

Development of Transportation Master Plan Rafah Governorate, 2030

4.1 Design Criteria 9 4.1. 1 Roadway Sections 9 4.1. 2 Intersections 12 4.1. 3 Off-Street Parking Areas (Taxi stations) 13 4.1. 4 The Level of Service (LOS) 13 4.1. 5 Warrants for the use of traffic signals 14 4.2 Planning Horizon 15 4.3 Transportation Modeling 1

The Effect of Using Commercial Red and Black Iron Oxides as a Concrete Admixtures on its Physiochemical and Mechanical Properties

Study discuss the effect of using commercial red and black iron oxides (RIO and BIO) as a concrete admixtures in percentages do not exceeded 2.5% of each oxide from the amount of cement, this study tested the effect of every portion from each oxide at different ages on the compressive strength as well as the workability represented as a values of slump. We conclude that the optimum portion of RIO is 2.5%, but for BIO is 1%, while the proposed uses of RIO in concrete technology are retarder through slump increment reach to 50%, coloring material and mineral admixture through Compressive Strength increment (7-365 days) 5.5-12.8%. On the other hand BIO will propose as, coloring material and mineral admixture through Compressive Strength increment (7-365 days) 22.2-30.8%. SEM-images are clearly show the formation of Calcium hydroxide phase at 7-days while at 1-year the CSH phase is a predominate one, in both cases of RIO and BIO. XRD-pattern is supported the results outcomes through SEM-images

Design of an advanced readout chip for silicon strip detectors

Work was begun in 1990 on the development of an advanced readout chip (ARC) for silicon strip detectors. Features of the proposed device include compatibility with close bunch spacing and double sided detectors, and on chip analog storage, digitization, and data sparsification. Chip have been designed to check all of these concepts, fabricated in the VTI 2 micron process, and tested. The circuit configurations and test results are presented in this paper

Traffic Impact of Planned Gaza Seaport on Major Roads in Gaza Strip, Palestine

the establishment of a commercial seaport in Gaza Strip, Palestine is a strategic national project that has several implications on different aspects of life. The aim of this research is to study the impact of establishing the Gaza commercial seaport on the roadway network in the Gaza Strip. Data was collected on the main roads and TransCAD program has been utilized as a research tool. The results showed that the traffic morning peak occurs between 7:00 to 10:00, and that the average Peak Hour Factor is 0.91. The heaviest peak hour traffic flow was 20,915 vehicles/hr. This was recorded at the intersection of Jalaa and Omar al-Mukhtar streets, known as the Saraya Intersection. The results also showed that traffic in the areas near the seaport is expected to be mostly affected by the seaport construction. The traffic flow at the intersection of Al-Rasheed and Al-Hurreya Streets (known as Netzareem Intersection) is estimated to increase by more than 10%; however, no effect is expected on traffic flow at the Saraya Intersection. The total vehicle hours of travel on the network (VHT), was 19,981 vehicle hours in 2015 and has been estimated at 23,729 vehicle hours in 2020 without the presence of the port. The latter figure is expected to reach 32,635 vehicle hours in 2020 if the port is constructed. It is recommended to redesign Gaza Seaport with larger capacity and to expedite its construction in order to respond to the increasing local demand of goods considering that the seaport has been found to have a limited effect on the traffic network in the Gaza Strip

A comparison of mitochondrial DNA isolation methods in frozen post-mortem human brain tissue--applications for studies of mitochondrial genetics in brain disorders

Given that many brain disorders are characterized by mitochondrial dysfunction, there is a growing interest in investigating genetic and epigenetic variation in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). One major caveat for such studies is the presence of nuclear-mitochondrial pseudogenes (NUMTs), which are regions of the mitochondrial genome that have been inserted into the nuclear genome over evolution and, if not accounted for, can confound genetic studies of mtDNA. Here we provide the first systematic comparison of methods for isolating mtDNA from frozen post-mortem human brain tissue. Our data show that a commercial method from Miltenyi Biotec, which magnetically isolates mitochondria using antibodies raised against the mitochondrial import receptor subunit TOM22, gives significant mtDNA enrichment and should be considered the method of choice for mtDNA studies in frozen brain tissue.Alzheimer's Research U

Functional annotation of the human brain methylome identifies tissue-specific epigenetic variation across brain and blood

notes: PMCID: PMC3446315© 2012 Davies et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.Dynamic changes to the epigenome play a critical role in establishing and maintaining cellular phenotype during differentiation, but little is known about the normal methylomic differences that occur between functionally distinct areas of the brain. We characterized intra- and inter-individual methylomic variation across whole blood and multiple regions of the brain from multiple donors