Nitrogen Transformations As Affected By Some Factors at Cultivated Soils In Saudi Arabia by Al Falih, Abdullah M. [عبد الله مساعد خلف الفالح]

“…The influence of serial concentration of salts (0.5, 1.0 and 1.5%), application of organic matter (0.5, 1.0 and 1.5% of wheat straw) and varying soil moisture content (50, 70 and 90%) on nitrification in sandy loam soil was studied. …”
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Use and assessment of “e-plastics” as recycled aggregates in cement mortar by Makri, Chrysanthi

“…The obtained results, for all RPs, (especially those of 7.5% and 10%) exhibited an increase in the CS of the specimens by 15.4% and 7.8%, respectively, with the MoE decreased in both cases by 18.1% and 23.8%, respectively. …”
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Effect of surfactants on the convective heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics of ZnO/DIW nanofluids: An experimental study by Qamar, Adnan

“…Convective heat transfer (HTC) and flow characteristics (pressure drop (ΔP) and friction factor (f)) of aqueous ZnO NFs' within a circular mini tube (Di = 1.0 mm, L = 330 mm) were analyzed. …”
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Novel techniques for improving NNetEn entropy calculation for short and noisy time series by Heidari, Hanif

“…The NNetEn entropy calculation errors are less than 10% when SNR is greater than 30 dB, and entropy decreases with an increase in the bias component. …”
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Covid-19 pandemic and quality of life among Romanian athletes by Cosma, Germina Alina

“…Trait anxiety has an increasing effect on the intensity of the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, 0.23, CI 95% (.10, 0.35), Z = 3.56, p < 0.01, and the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has a decreasing effect on quality of life, −0.47, CI 95% (−0.67, −0.27), Z = −4.62, p < 0.01. …”
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Hybrid wind-diesel-battery system planning considering multiple different wind turbine technologies installation by Rakhshani, E.

“…Today, renewable resources have become one of the main pillars of electricity generation because of the constant reduction in their costs. …”
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Photocatalytic and Superhydrophilic TiO2-SiO2 Coatings on Marble for Self-Cleaning Applications by Sutar, Rajaram S.

“…The 2D and 3D laser microscope analysis revealed surface structure and stable surface roughness of 1.0 µm. Such type of superhydrophilic TiO2 – SiO2 coating may be used to protect architectural heritage and buildings.…”
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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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The effect of Hydrogen Peroxide treatments on dental enamel porosity and protein structure and its long-term implications on tooth hardness and optical properties by Ovidiu, Ciobanu

“…ResultsShade analysis revealed that, in the short term, HP treatment significantly increased lightness and Hue and decreased chroma compared to DW (p < 0.05); however, 1 week after treatment some of the initial gains in tooth lightness were partially lost. …”
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New genetic insights into improving barley cope with salt stress via regulating mineral accumulation, cellular ion homeostasis, and membrane trafficking by Samar G., Thabet

“…Significant phenotypic variation was detected among the accessions in response to salt stress. Application of 1 mM Se-NP enhanced thousand kernel weight (TKW) by 28% while decreasing the Na+ contents in the flag leaves by 53% . …”
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Electrochemical behavior of mild and corrosion resistant concrete reinforcing steels by Sohail, Muazzam G.

“…The polarization resistance of the HC was found to be 1.5 times higher than that of the MS. The EIS technique showed that EC, even with damaged epoxy coating, has the highest resistance to chloride attack. …”
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Computational Simulation Of Organic Rankine Cycle Retrofitted To Petroleum Well by Kharseh, Mohamad

“…Current work, therefore, aims to develop a reliable heat transfer model to determine the extracted heat from the oil well, see Figure 1. The obtained results from the heat transfer model were used in another model, which simulate the organic Rankine cycle. …”
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Deoxygenation of pyrolysis vapour derived from durian shell using catalysts prepared from industrial wastes rich in Ca, Fe, Si and Al by Tan, Y.L.

“…The catalytic performance of AS-EAF at different temperatures (400–600 °C) and AS-EAF/durian shell ratios (1:30, 2:30, 3:30) was investigated. Increasing catalytic temperature enhanced production of bio-oil, reduced oxygenates and enhanced formation of esters. …”
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Arabic gum as green agent for ZnO nanoparticles synthesis: properties, mechanism and antibacterial activity by Ba-Abbad, Muneer M.

“…The size of the spherically shaped ZnO NPs decreased with an increase in the amount of Arabic gum, up to an optimal 1.50 wt%. …”
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Investigation Into the Effects of Non-Linear Loading of Domestic Power Network on Home Appliances by Hossain, Ajad

“…The modern day home uses large number of house hold appliances that uses different kind of single-phase motors as given in Table 1. A power network is shown for a domestic house in Fig. 1. …”
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Effect of AlN nanoparticle concentration in the electrolyte on corrosion resistance and mechanical properties of the electrodeposited composite coatings by Khan, M.S.

“…The impact of corrosion is widespread, affecting structures, equipment, and infrastructure across various industries increasing the maintenance cost and thereby decreasing profit and efficiency. Nickel-based coatings are one of the most tempting options owing to their enhanced mechanical and corrosion-resistant properties. …”
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PRMT5-PTEN molecular pathway regulates senescence and self-renewal of primary glioblastoma neurosphere cells by Banasavadi-Siddegowda, Y K

“…PRMT5 knockdown in GBMDC led to apoptosis, knockdown in GBMNS led to G1 cell cycle arrest through upregulation of p27 and hypophoshorylation of retinoblastoma protein, leading to senescence. …”
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Temporal cross talk between endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria regulates oxidative stress and mediates microparticle-induced endothelial dysfunction by Safiedeen, Zainab

“…Results: Here, we show that both types of MPs increased expression of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress markers XBP-1, p-eIF2alpha and CHOP and nuclear translocation of ATF6 on human aortic endothelial cells. …”
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Spatio-temporal changes in water-related ecosystem services provision and trade-offs with food production by Shiliang, Yang

“…The results showed that: 1) food production increased from 0.497×108tons to 0.798×108tons despite area of cultivated land decreasing from 23.61×104km2 to 23.40×104km2 during the study period (2000–2015). 2) Water yield and soil retention both showed a downward trend, while nitrogen and phosphorus exports showed an increasing trend, in 2000–2015.3) Food production showed a trade-off relationship with soil retention and water yield, but a synergistic relationship with nitrogen and phosphorus export. …”
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Thermal and mechanical stability of microwave sintered cold compact bismuth telluride thermoelectric material by Farheen F., Jaldurgam

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