Development of value-added polyethylene grades with extended service lifetime: Weathering resistant flame retarded materials for outdoor applications حسب Porfyris, A. D.

"…Two low-density (LDPE) and one linear low-density (LLDPE) polyethylene grades were modified via melt compounding with an additive system comprising: (a) a nitrogen-phosphorous intumescent system for flame retardance and (b) a hindered amine light stabilizer and a benzophenone-type UV absorber for UV/heat stabilization, at a total loading of 30-35 wt%. …"
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Thermo-economic assessment of forward osmosis as pretreatment to boost the performance and sustainability of multi-effect distillation for seawater desalination حسب Ortega-Delgado, B.

"…If high-performing and cost-effective membranes are used, the product cost could be reduced 33 % (5.1 $/m3).…"
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Quantifying variations in ecosystem services in altitude-associated vegetation types in a tropical region of China حسب Fang, Zhou

"…This is leading to a decrease in ESs provision, so measures are urgently needed to protect natural vegetation. …"
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Khalasa date palm leaf fiber as a potential reinforcement for polymeric composite materials حسب Mahdi E.

"…Tensile properties revealed that Khalasa fiber had tensile strength/tensile modulus of 47.99 � 13.58 MPa and 2.1 � 0.40 GPa, respectively. The results are also demonstrated that high variation in the mechanical properties and morphology was showed in KDPLF. …"
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Food shopping, preparation and consumption practices in times of COVID-19: case of Lebanon حسب Ben Hassen, Tarek

"…Indeed, the study outcomes suggested (1) a move toward healthier diets; (2) a rise in the consumption of domestic products due to food safety concerns; (3) a change in the grocery shopping behaviors (with a rise in online shopping); (4) a surge of food stockpiling; and (5) a decrease in household food wastage. …"
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Assessment of Urban Heat Islands Based on the Relationship Between Land Surface Temperature and Land Use/Land Cover in Greater Doha حسب Siddiqui, Simil Amir

"…Furthermore %LULC of built up, vegetation, barren land, marsh land and water body were 29%, 4.5%, 58.6%, 2.8% and 5% in 2000 and 56.5 %, 8.2%, 33.2 %, 0% and 2.1% in 2019 respectively. Overall there was an increase in built-up and vegetation, decrease in water and barren areas and complete loss of marsh land. …"
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Sanguinarine suppresses growth and induces apoptosis in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia حسب Kuttikrishnan S.

"…Sang treatment also reduced the phosphorylation of AKT and suppressed the expression of a number of anti-apoptotic genes such as cIAP1, cIAP2, and XIAP. Sang mediates its anti-cancer activity by generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) due to depletion of glutathione level in leukemic cell lines. …"
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Molecular dynamics of CH4/CO2 on calcite for enhancing gas recovery حسب Carchini, Giuliano

"…Focusing on the effect of pressure, RDF peaks intensities increase, although this effect is limited to the 1-5 MPa range. Moreover, the high CO2 presence further decreases the effect of pressure on methane adsorption. …"
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Solely abluminal drug release from coronary stents could possibly improve reendothelialization حسب Zhang, Haijun

"…LLL of BPSES-A, BPSES-C, BMS, and BPS were 0.56 ± 0.51, 0.60 ± 0.58, 0.89 ± 0.43, and 1.68 ± 0.30 mm, respectively, after 4 weeks. LLL of BPSES-A and BPSES-C were 0.63 ± 0.53 and 0.69 ± 0.24 mm, respectively, after 12 weeks. …"
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Date palm status and perspective in qatar حسب Muhammed, Nazir H.

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Solar hydrogen production via erbium oxide based thermochemical water splitting cycle حسب Bhosale, Rahul R.

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The effects of oxygen concentration on in vitro output of prostaglandin E2 and interleukin-6 from human fetal membranes. حسب Al-Asmakh, Maha

"…The output of prostaglandin E(2) from non-activated fetal membranes in response to IL-1beta was decreased by approximately 80% at 16 and 24 h of culture, whereas the inhibition of IL-6 production was time-dependent, reaching 90% after 16 h and 50% after 24 h. …"
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Time-motion analysis of elite male kickboxing competition حسب Ouergui, Ibrahim

"…The fighting to nonfighting ratio was found to be 1:1. Moreover, the number of HIA and LIA and the time of LIA decreased in latter rounds (e.g., the average number of HIA was 27.1 ± 7.1, 25.1 ± 6.6, and 24.9 ± 6.1, respectively, for rounds 1, 2, and 3), meanwhile the time and number of pauses increased (e.g., the average pause times were 12.8 ± 11.4, 22.3 ± 22.6, and 24.6 ± 23.3 seconds, respectively, for rounds 1, 2, and 3). …"
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MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES FOR MOTOR GEAR FAULT DETECTION AND DIAGNOSIS حسب HIJAWI,ULA MUTASIM

"…This typically involves large-scale datasets, which in turn raises the computational issues considerably. One-Dimensional (1D) CNNs, on the other hand, have recently been proposed in many 1D signal processing applications, including gear condition monitoring. …"
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Production Of Size-selected Copper Nanoclusters For Petroleum Refinery Applications حسب Ayesh, Ahmad

"…Copper (Cu) nanoclusters are a promising system for gas sensing applications, mainly because of its sensitivity and selectivity for H2S [1,2]. In this work, Cu nanoclusters were synthesized using the dc magnetron sputtering and gas-condensation technique [3,4]. …"
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Secure two-user AF relaying networks using cooperative jamming حسب Mallat W.

"…We consider two sources, one destination, one eavesdropper and multiple amplify-and-forwards (AF) relays. …"
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Improving Concrete Durability by Using Optimized Aggregate Gradation and Reducing Cement Content حسب Chung, Hung-Wen

"…The main findings from this study are as follows: (1) The cementitious content of typical Florida pavement and structural concrete can be reduced by as much as 10 to 15% without loss in workability of the fresh concrete, and without decreasing the strength and durability of the hardened concrete. (2) Portlandlimestone cement (Type IL) can be used as a substitute for ordinary Portland cement (Type I/II). (3) The OAG technique can be used to efficiently reduce the cementitious content of the concrete mixes and to improve their performance."…"
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Trends and Appropriateness of Sodium-glucose Co-transporter 2 Inhibitors Use in Qatar حسب Zaghloul, Nancy

"…Male gender (odds ratio [OR], 1.692; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.015 to 2.822; P=0.044), patients with a baseline glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) >7% (OR, 3.219; 95% CI, 1.838 to 5.637; P<0.001) and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) (OR, 2.182; 95% CI, 1.053 to 4.523), patients on metformin (OR, 7.556; 95% CI, 4.460 to 12.802; P<0.001), sulfonylureas (OR, 2.301; 95% CI, 1.160 to 4.563; P=0.017), and dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors (DPP4is) (OR, 3.430; 95% CI, 2.004 to 5.871; P<0.001) were more likely to be prescribed a SGLT2i. …"
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Microbiota and sensorial attributes of buffalo meat stored under vacuum packaging: combined impact of marination, citrox and oregano essential oil حسب Osaili, Tareq

"…This study aimed to examine the antimicrobial and sensorial effects of natural citrox (0.2% v/w) and oregano essential oil (0.1% v/w) or their combination on marinated buffalo meat stored under vacuum at two storage conditions of 4°C and 12°C. …"
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Evaluation of the Mechanical Properties of AA 6063 Processed by Severe Plastic Deformation حسب Jafarlou, Davoud Mashhadi

"…The results also indicate that the SPD + HT technique significantly increased the fatigue and fretting fatigue lives of the samples at high and low cycles by 15.56 and 8.33 pct, and 14.4 and 5.1 pct respectively, compared with the SPD method. …"
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