Synthesis and properties of HA/ZnO/CNT nanocomposite by Ding M.

“…The goal of this study was to examine the tribomechanical properties of hydroxyapatite (HA)/ZnO and HA/ZnO/CNT composite ceramics (carbon nanotubes; with different ratios 0.5 wt%, 1.0 wt%, and 1.5 wt%). The composites were synthesized using the hydrothermal method in an autoclave. …”
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Enhanced oil recovery using hyperbranched polyglycerol polymer-coated silica nanoparticles by Elmobarak W.F.

“…dem improved as the Csur and pH decreased, with maximum values of 98.8% and 98.5% achieved at Csur = 0.05 g/L and a pH = 4, respectively. …”
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Effect of gamma irradiation on the microstructure and morphology of polyethylene oxide and polyvinyl alcohol blends by Al-Maadeed, M.

“…Thin films of a blend of 90, 75, 50 (wt/wt%) percentage of polyethylene oxide and polyvinyl alcohol were synthesized and irradiated with 5, 25, 50, 100 and 200 kGy. …”
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Spectrofluorometric investigations on the solvent effects on the photocyclization reaction of diclofenac by Abdulilah Dawoud, Bani-Yaseen

“…Interestingly, the MLRA results (R = 0.99) revealed that the photoconversion rate increases with increasing solvent polarizability (π*) and H-bond donor capability (α), whereas the rate decreases with increasing hydrogen-bond acceptor capability (β). …”
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Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 co... by Alize J, Ferrari

“…Globally between 2010 and 2021, the age-standardised DALY rates for HIV/AIDS decreased by 47·8% (43·3–51·7) and for diarrhoeal diseases decreased by 47·0% (39·9–52·9). …”
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Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 co... by Alize J, Ferrari

“…Globally between 2010 and 2021, the age-standardised DALY rates for HIV/AIDS decreased by 47·8% (43·3–51·7) and for diarrhoeal diseases decreased by 47·0% (39·9–52·9). …”
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Mechanical characteristics of ultra-high performance steel FRC made with recycled concrete aggregates by Alnahhal, W.

“…However, the flowability was decreased by 12% to 15% with steel fibers. The results also revealed that at a steel fiber volume fraction of 0%, RCA had little influence on the compressive strength, while they noticeably influenced the flexural tensile strength. …”
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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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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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Growth performance, intestinal histomorphology, gut microflora and ghrelin gene expression analysis of broiler by supplementing natural growth promoters: A nutrigenomics approach by Gilani, S.M.H.

“…Total coliform and Escherichia coli in cecal and ileal digesta were decreased significantly (p < 0.05) in organic acids group. …”
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The association between serum cortisol, thyroid profile, paraoxonase activity, arylesterase activity and anthropometric parameters of undergraduate students under examination stres... by Anjum, Armghan

“…The results showed that overall cortisol level was increased at pre-examination and during examination time intervals as compared to the post examination time interval while PON-1 and ARE were significantly (p < 0.05) decreased. With regards to T4 and TSH, a non-significant (p < 0.05) difference was observed in pre and post examination time interval. …”
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Experimental Investigation of Foam drilling fluid using Visualization Technique by Barooah, Abinash

“…The concentration of the borosilicate solid glass beads of 2-3 mm average diameter was varied between 0 - 4 wt. %. The results showed that increase in the liquid flow rate or Reynold number improved cutting transport, whereas increase in the gas flow rate and solid cuttings concentration decreased the cutting transport velocity for a constant gas input pressure. …”
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Type 2 diabetes epidemic and key risk factors in Qatar: A mathematical modeling analysis by Awad, Susanne F.

“…The proportion of incident T2DM cases attributed to obesity increased from 21.9% to 29.9%, while the contribution of smoking and physical inactivity decreased from 7.1% to 6.0% and from 7.3% to 7.2%, respectively. …”
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MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL STRATEGY FOR LEAKAGE CURRENT REDUCTION IN PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS: A STUDY ON PUC AND CSC INVERTER TOPOLOGIES by ABU-HUMAID, AHMED TEYSEER JABER

“…In the case of a PUC inverter, the RMS leakage current decreases from 336 mA to 155 mA. In the case of a CSC inverter, it decreases from 360 mA to 140 mA, which is below 300 mA as per the DIN VDE 0126-1-1 standard. …”
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Brine reject dilution with treated wastewater for indirect desalination by Khanafer, Daoud

“…Maximum power consumption of 0.007 kWh/m³ was consumed in the forward osmosis process without prefiltration and decreased to 0.006 kWh/m³ in the FO process. …”
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Leptin And Free Leptin Receptor Is Associated With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome In Young Women by Sharif, Elham

“…In PCOS, leptin level (ng/ml) and free leptin index (FLI) increased significantly while sOB-R (ng/ml) significantly decreased compared to control subjects. In age-matched subjects, obese PCOS had increased leptin level in ng/ml (median level with interquartile levels) of 45.67 (41.98–48.04) and decreased sOB-R in ng/ml 11.47 (7.59–16.44) compared to lean PCOS 16.97 (10.60–45.55) for leptin and 16.62 (11.61–17.96) for sOB-R with values 0.013 and 0.042, respectively. …”
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Combined effects of oxygen, partial vacuum, temperature, humidity and gamma radiation on mating competitiveness of culex pipiens complex l. Males by Abdel Rahman, A. M.

“…When the pupal stage of Culex pipiens complex L. male mosquito was exposed to gamma radiation (60 Gy), oxygen, partial vacuum (0.1 torr), low temperature (10°C), for one or two hours, or low humidity (31% R. …”
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Electronic vs Ionic limitations to electrochemical performance in Li4Ti5O12-based organic suspensions for lithium-redox flow batteries by Madec, L.

“…Above a critical thickness in the 0.5-1 mm range, depending on the LTO content, the rate performance are significantly decreased. …”
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Synthesis and electrochemical properties of nickel oxide/carbon nanofiber composites by Al-Enizi, Abdullah M.

“…The electrospinning of polyacrylonitrile (PAN) with a polyaniline and graphene sol–gel mixture produced uniform, smooth fibers with an average diameter of 0.3 μm. These electrospun fibers were stabilized for 2 h at 200 °C and then carbonized at 800 °C for 5 h. …”
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Study of the Hydration of Blast-Furnace Slag Cement and Portland Cement by Mossbauer Spectroscopy by Eissa, N. A. [نبيل عيسى]

“…The spectra showed the existence of iron atoms, Fe3 (T) and Fe3 (0) states of iron. It was found that, as the time of hydration was increased, the Fe3 (0) content decreased, while the Fe3 (T) content increased. …”
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