1. Materials Science and Engineering Program, College of Arts and Sciences in Collaboration with College of Engineering, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah P.O. Box 26666, United Arab Emirates
2. Department of Civil Engineering, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah P.O. Box 26666, United Arab Emirates
3. Department of Geotechnical Engineering, AECOM, Calgary, AB T2C 5E7, Canada
4. Department of Computer Engineering, School of Engineering, University of San Carlos, Cebu 6000, Philippines
5. Department of Biology, Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah P.O. Box 26666, United Arab Emirates