Mechanical and thermal properties of gamma-ray irradiated polyethylene blends by Mariam, Al-Ali

“…The blends were produced by injection molding at 220°C with different compositional ratios, i.e. 100/0, 15/85, 25/75, 50/50/, 75/25, 85/15, and 0/100, of low-density PE with high-density PE and linear low-density PE. …”
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Effects of financial turmoil on financial integration and risk premia in emerging markets by Boubakri, Salem

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Performance and analysis of kappa-carrageenan hydrogel for PFOA-contaminated soil remediation wastewater treatment by Alsaka, Lilyan

“…For 2 cm hydrogel thickness, the water flux of 3%kC-0.3%AC and 3%kC-3%V hydrogels was 25.6 LMH and 21.5 LMH, and the corresponding PFOA rejection was 86.9% for 3%kC-0.3%AC and 85.7% for 3%kC-3%V. …”
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Energy recovery and nutrients recycling from municipal sewage sludge by Das, Probir

“…With the increase in HTL reaction time, the concentration of nitrogen in the APL increased (5.1 to 6.8 mg/L) while the concentration of phosphorus decreased (0.89 to 0.22 mg/L); the opposite was observed for the biochar. …”
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Physical (In)Activity Behavior in 10 Arab Countries by Al Sabbah, Haleama

“…Older age, watching TV, and using computers had a negative effect on physical activity before and during the lockdown (p < 0.050). …”
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Magnetorheological elastomer-based variable stiffness flexible coupling for vibration isolation by Syam, Thaer M.I.

“…Our results show that the level of vibration decreased when the magnetic field increased. The first natural frequency of the system happened at 26 Hz and moved to 28 Hz when the applied magnetic field increased from 0 to 12.38 mT. …”
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Driver Drowsiness Detection Study using Heart Rate Variability analysis in Virtual Reality Environment by Chowdhury, Muhammad E.H.

“…ECG signal was band passed through a filter (0.05-100 Hz) digitized at a sampling frequency of 500 Hz with 12-bit resolution to be displayed on the device GUI software BioCapture. …”
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Sensitization to common food and inhalant allergens in children attending Allergy and Asthma Pediatric Clinic in Doha, Qatar by Kerkadi, Abdelhamid

“…The prevalence of sensitization to FA decreased as age increases (35% at 0-2 years vs. 32.5% at the age 6-10 years). …”
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Short-term effects of warming treatment and precipitation manipulation on the ecophysiological responses of pinus densiflora seedlings by Yun, Soon Jin

“…The three precipitation manipulations consisted of decreased precipitation using transparent panels (–30%; P–), increased precipitation using pumps and drip irrigation (+30%; P+), and a control (0%; P0). …”
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Assessment of morphological changes due to oxidative stress: leukodepleted packed red blood cells stored in SAGM by Mustafa, Ibrahim

“…Day 42 displayed the highest osmotic fragility by the curve shifting to right. However, day 0 demonstrated the lowest osmotic fragility by the curve shifting to the left. …”
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Burden of disease attributable to suboptimal diet, metabolic risks and low physical activity in Ethiopia and comparison with Eastern sub-Saharan African countries, 1990-2015: findi... by Melaku, Yohannes Adama

“…While the age-adjusted proportion of all-cause mortality attributable to CMU decreased significantly between 1990 and 2015, it increased from 10.8% [95% UI: 8.8-13.3] to 14.5% [95% UI: 11.7-18.0] for dietary risks and from 17.0% [95% UI: 15.4-18.7] to 24.2% [95% UI: 22.2-26.1] for metabolic risks. …”
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SAR and molecular mechanism studies of monoamine oxidase inhibition by selected chalcone analogs by Shalaby, Raed

“…The Ki values of compound 16 were determined to be 0.047 and 0.020 μM for the inhibition of MAO-A and MAO-B, respectively. …”
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Quercetin Loaded Silica and Gold - Coated Silica Nanoparticles: Characterization, Evaluation and Comparison of Their in vitro Characteristics by Areen M., Khattabi

“…The mean particle size increased after coating and QC loading with a polydispersity index (PDI) between (∼ 0.2 - 0.6) and negative zeta potential (-13 to - 15 mV). …”
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Enhanced bioelectrochemical treatment of petroleum refinery wastewater with Labaneh whey as co-substrate by Mohanakrishna, Gunda

“…Among several concentrations of LW as co-substrate in the range of 5–30% (v/v) with PRW, 85:15 (PRW:LW) showed to have the highest power generation (power density (PD), 832 mW/m2), which is two times higher than the control with PRW as sole substrate (PD, 420 mW/m2). On the contrary, a maximum substrate degradation rate of 0.420 kg COD/m3-day (ξCOD, 63.10%), was registered with 80:20 feed. …”
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Emerging clay-aryl-gold nanohybrids for efficient electrocatalytic proton reduction by Jlassi, Khouloud

“…Both nanohybrids showed efficient electrochemical activity for HER in acidic condition (0.1 M H2SO4) with high current density up to −25 mA.cm−2 at −1 V and 0.148 mV onset. …”
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Sex Differences in Healthy Eating: Investigating the Moderating Effect of Self-Efficacy by Razaz, Jalaledin Mirzay

“…Conclusions and Implications: Eating behavior self-efficacy had a significantly decreasing moderating effect on sex differences in the adoption of a healthy diet. …”
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EV impact on the residential distribution network with smart PV inverters by Abdullah, Heba

“…Introducing PV power reduced the load demand by 21% and overall line losses reduced 36% when operating at 0.8 power factor. Varying the inverter to PV ratio for smart operation from (1.1) to (2) further decreases the system losses. …”
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Novel paclitaxel formulations solubilized by parenteral nutrition nanoemulsions for application against glioma cell lines by Najlah, Mohammad

“…The Polydispersity Indexes (PDIs) of all the nanoemulsion formulations (Clinoleic and Intralipid) were less than 0.2 irrespective of paclitaxel concentration indicating that all nanoemulsion formulations used were homogeneously sized. …”
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Salvia fruticosa Induces Vasorelaxation in Rat Isolated Thoracic Aorta: Role of the PI3K/Akt/eNOS/NO/cGMP Signaling Pathway by Anwar, M. Akhtar

“…Prior exposure to PI3K inhibitors, wortmannin (0.1 µM) or LY294002 (10 µM), decreased cGMP accumulation and attenuated the SF-induced vasorelaxation by approximately 50% (Rmax). …”
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Effect of carbon nanotubes on the bonding mechanism of non-corrosive reinforcements to concrete by Alaa, Taha

“…This study aimed to assess the impact of waterborne pre-dispersed multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) at a concentration of 0.2 wt % on the bond strength between concrete and non-corrosive reinforcements, including stainless steel (SS), glass fiber reinforced polymers (GFRP), and basalt fiber reinforced polymers (BFRP) bars. …”
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