Optimizing nutrient removal of moving bed biofilm reactor process using response surface methodology by Almomani F.

“…%TNremoval was improved by increasing the HRTR2 up to 1.5 h at R 2. Bio-uptake of phosphorus and nitrate is controlled by release of secondary phosphorous. …”
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Surface Behavior of Polyamide 6 Modified by Barrier Plasma in Oxygen and Nitrogen by Novak, I.

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Concrete Pavement Truck Equivalence Factors For Upgrades by Razouki, Sabah Said

“…Presented in this paper are the upgrade truck equivalence factors for single unit trucks of type, 1.2 and 1.22 which are not covered by AASHTO. The equivalency factors for front and rear axles of single unit trucks were developed using AASHO Road Test equation after considering the decrease in front axle load and the increase in rear axle load due to the axle load redistribution on upgrades. …”
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The impact of intermittent fasting during Ramadan on psychomotor and cognitive skills in adolescent athletes by Bougrine, Houda

“…Methods: To achieve this purpose, a cohort of 23 female handball players, aged 17.2 ± 0.5 years, participated in a series of six testing sessions: one conducted prior to Ramadan (R0), and others during the first (R1), second (R2), third (R3), and fourth (R4) weeks of Ramadan, followed by a session in the week after Ramadan (R5). …”
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Improvement of both lipid and biomass productivities of Qatar Chlorocystis isolate for biodiesel production and food security by Saadaoui, Imen

“…Indeed, culturing QUCCCM14 using f/2 medium with 10× NaH2PO4 (0.15 g L−1 NaNO3 and 5.6 mg L−1 NaH2PO4) resulted in an improvement of 3.178 folds the lipid productivity reaching 56.121 mg L−1 day−1 and enhanced the biomass productivity reaching 141.363 mg L−1 day−1, simultaneously. …”
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Detoxification assays of tunisian tannery wastewater under nonsterile conditions using the filamentous fungus aspergillus Niger by Boujelben, Raouia

“…Characterization of effluents also revealed high salt levels (EC > 17 mS/cm) and high organic matter content (25 g/L for the UE and 7.2 g/L for the FE) but a low biodegradability since BOD5 did not exceed 2.5 and 1.25 g/L for the UE and the FE, respectively. …”
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Effects of soaking, acidity and temperature on cadmium and lead removal from rice by Al-Naimi M.

“…Different rice treatments were involved i.e. three soaking times (0, 15, and 30 min), three temperatures (20, 25, and 30 �C) and four concentrations of glacial acetic acid (0.5%, 1%, 2%, and 3%). …”
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An experimental study on the effect of using gas-to-liquid (GTL) fuel on diesel engine performance and emissions by Bassiony, M. A.

“…In addition, using the GTL and G50 fuels as alternatives to the diesel resulted in a significant decrease in engine CO, NOx, and SO2 emissions. 2016 Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University…”
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Enhancement of mechanical and corrosion resistance properties of electrodeposited NiP-TiC composite coatings by Fayyaz O.

“…Various amounts of TiC particles (0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0 g L−1) were co-electrodeposited in the Ni–P matrix under optimized conditions and then characterized by employing various techniques. …”
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Effects of polyphenol-rich traditional herbal teas on obesity and oxidative stress in rats fed a high-fat–sugar diet by Iftikhar, Neelam

“…Data showed that higher doses of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis significantly reduced the rat's BMI (0.50 g/cm2) in comparison with the high-fat–sugar diet group (0.79 g/cm2). …”
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Optimization of performance and emission characteristics of CI engine fueled with Jatropha biodiesel produced using a heterogeneous catalyst (CaO) by Singh, A.

“…In present investigation has witnessed a significant decrease in HC emissions (14.29 percent) compared to diesel, and a slight increase in NOx emissions (1.98 percent) is also observed. …”
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Solar Thermochemical Hydrogen Production via Terbium Oxide Based Redox Reactions by Bhosale, Rahul

“…The 1st step of the Tb-WS cycle involves thermal reduction of TbO2 into Tb and O2, whereas the 2nd step corresponds to the production of H2 through Tb oxidation by water splitting reaction. …”
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Investigating the impact of remittance outflows and oil price on economic growth in Gulf Cooperation Council countries by Mouyad, Alsamara

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Effective removal of phenol from wastewater using a hybrid process of graphene oxide adsorption and UV-irradiation by Al-Ghouti M.A.

“…Moreover, increasing the temperature caused the adsorption capacity to decrease and the thermodynamic results showed that the adsorption processes were feasible and spontaneous for GO1 (with and without UV exposure), and GO2 (only with UV exposure).…”
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Effect of Verbal Encouragement on Performance and Affective Responses in Male Sport Science Students during Sprint Modalities by Sahli, Faten

“…In a randomized crossover design, twenty-two male sport science students (age: 21 ± 1.2 years, body height: 1.77 ± 0.3 m, body mass: 76.6 ± 2.1 kg, BMI: 22.9 ± 1.3 kg·m−2) performed linear and change-of-direction sprint tests under one of three conditions: (1) VETS; (2) VETS; (3) no verbal encouragement. …”
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Comparison of performance and health indicators between perimenopausal and postmenopausal obese women: the effect of high-intensity interval training (HIIT). by Jabbour, Georges

“…Moreover, HF, LF, and the LF/HF ratio differed significantly in PERIM women preintervention compared to POSTM1 and 2 (P < 0.01, respectively). After 6 weeks, a significant decrease in anthropometric variables was observed for all groups (P < 0.01). …”
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Enhanced vasorin signaling mitigates adverse cardiovascular remodeling by Wang, Mingyi

“…This age-associated/MMP-2-mediated decrease in VASN levels exacerbates TGF-β1 activation, amplifying arterial fibrosis and calcification in the arterial wall. …”
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Hemoglobin, hematocrit and plasma volume variations following combined sprint and strength: Effect of advanced age by Sellami, M.

“…At P1, PV decrease during exercise was significantly (P <.05) higher in middle-aged compared to young groups. …”
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Prevalence and Phylogenetic Analysis of Parvovirus (B19V) among Blood Donors with Different Nationalities Residing in Qatar by Abdelrahman, Doua

“…B19V DNA prevalence statistically decreased with age (p = 0.03). Anti-B19V IgG was detected in 60.3% (561/930) of the tested samples, while only 2.1% (20/930) were IgM-positive and 1.2% (11/930) were both IgM- and IgG-positive. …”
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Fabrication of titanium dioxide nanomaterial for implantable highly flexible composite bioelectrode for biosensing applications by Mohamed O.

“…The electrodes possessed high flexibility with Young's modulus of 235 kPa, revealing highly stretchable characteristics. The impedance at 1 kHz was around 114.6 k, and the charge capacity was 1.23 mC/cm2. …”
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