Techno-Economic and Environmental Evaluation of Introducing Renewable Energy Systems in a Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plant by Reaz, Fathima

“…Though these renewable case configurations may give a higher cost for electricity, it is seen clearly from the emissions reduced how this transition from fossil fuel to renewable will help save the world from a point of never coming back.…”
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Navigating the complex realities of electric vehicle adoption: A comprehensive study of government strategies, policies, and incentives by Sikandar Abdul Qadir (17281241)

“…<p>Management of sustainable transportation currently is one of the most important aspects of a country's or a region's development from an economic and social point of view considering the net zero requirements The use of electric vehicles (EVs) is recognized as an essential means of achieving global net-zero emission goals. …”

An experimental measurement of corona discharge using laser Dopplervelocimetry by Belhadj, C.A.

“…A point to plane testing discharge system was constructed allowing the flow of air to pass, circulate and return to its initial status, when corona is initiated by the alternating applied voltage on the stressed electrode. …”
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Virtual topologies for massively parallel computations. (c2015) by Jahed, Karim A.

“…This communication overhead will only increase as we scale-up the computation, up to the point where adding new cores negatively affects the computational time. …”
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Luspatercept's use in a patient with transfusion‐dependent beta‐thalassemia and intrathoracic extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) by Mohammed Najdat Seijari (17563263)

“…Luspatercept is a new agent approved for transfusion‐dependent thalassemia and Non‐transfusion‐dependent thalassemia (NTDT). …”

Characterization of the potency and mechanism of action of a novel dual-selective intermolecularly complemented version of Anthrax Lethal Toxin (PAU2R200A- PAL1I207R/FP59) in Acute... by Farhat, Mirna

“…We showed evidence that PAU2R200A/FP59, from the IMC variant, induced a cytotoxic response that matched the pattern of IMC/FP59, as such indicating that uPA/uPAR is the rate limiting factor in the activation of IMC/FP59.In addition, staining for Annexin V/PI post IMC/FP59 treatment showed an increase in double positive cells indicating non-apoptotic cell death. …”
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Comparison of shear behavior of normal and recycled aggregates beams strengthened with CFRP U-Wraps by Abdalla, Jamal A.

“…The beams were tested to failure under four-point bending. The test results indicate that the shear capacity of all specimens strengthened with CFRP composites increased significantly compared to the control beam specimens. …”
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Analysis of Maisotsenko open gas turbine power cycle with a detailed air saturator model by Saghafifar, Mohammad

“…Finally, integrating an air saturator instead of a conventional heat exchanger in recuperated gas turbine cycles enhances the power plant performance such that an efficiency enhancement of 7% points and net specific work output augmentation of 44.4% are obtained.…”
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Global Trends in Social Inclusion and Social Inclusion Policy: A Systematic Review and Research Agenda by Anis Ben Brik (19239442)

“…Our systematic review of global trends in social inclusion and social inclusion policy points to the general expansion and retrenchment of social inclusion policy amid increasing social exclusion associated with trends such as globalisation and neoliberalism. …”

Asymmetric self-organization accompanying a thermoinduced spin transition with symmetry breaking: Microscopic modeling by Slimani, Ahmed

“…Furthermore, we found that thermal fluctuations have a crucial role depending on the thermal gradient and on the direction of evolution of the symmetry (reducing or increasing). …”
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An adaptive error control system using hybrid ARQ schemes by Kousa, M.A.

“…The main feature of this system is that the receiver uses the same decoder for decoding the received information after each transmission while the error-correcting capability of the code increases. As a result, the system is kept to the minimum complexity and the system performance is improved…”
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Isothermal Crystallization Kinetics and Morphology of Double Crystalline PCL/PBS Blends Mixed with a Polycarbonate/MWCNTs Masterbatch by Thandi P. Gumede (18112762)

“…For the nanocomposites, there was a decrease in Tc values. This was attributed to a competition between two effects: (1) The partial miscibility of the PC-rich and the PCL-rich and PBS-rich phases, and (2) the nucleation effect of the MWCNTs. …”

Predictors of mortality and morbidity in critically ill COVID‐19 patients: An experience from a low mortality country by Mohamad Y. Khatib (11659459)

“…Factors independently associated with mortality included older age ([OR]; 2.3 [95% CI; 1.92–2.75] for each 10-year increase in age, <i>p</i> < 0.001), chronic kidney disease (OR; 1.9 [95% CI; 1.02–3.54], <i>p</i> = 0.04), active malignancy (OR; 6.15 [95% CI; 1.79–21.12], <i>p</i> = 0.004), lower platelet count at ICU admission (OR; 1.41 [95% CI; 1.13–1.75] for each 100 × 103/µl decrease, <i>p</i> = 0.002), higher neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio at admission (OR; 1.01 [95% CI; 1–1.02] for each 1- point increase, <i>p</i> = 0.016), higher serum ferritin level at admission (OR; 1.05 [(95% CI; 1.02–1.08] for each 500 µg/L increase, <i>p</i> = 0.002), and higher serum bilirubin level at admission (OR; 1.19 [95% CI; 1.04–1.36] for each 10 μmol/L increase, <i>p</i> = 0.01). …”

Effect of cycling and thermal control on the storage and dynamics of a 40-L monolithic adsorbed natural gas tank by Prosniewski, Matthew

“…A second cycling experiment found that by using thermal control while the system discharged, the mass retention decreased to 0.91 kg, and the useable volumetric storage and delivered mass only dropped 7% and 5%, respectively. …”
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The Economic Impact of Optimizing a COVID-19 Management Protocol in Pre-Existing Cardiovascular Disease Patients by Dina Abushanab (10696501)

“…<p>This study answers the question of whether the health care costs of managing COVID-19 in preexisting cardiovascular diseases (CVD) patients increased or decreased as a consequence of evidence-based efforts to optimize the initial COVID-19 management protocol in a CVD group of patients. …”

Food purchase and eating behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional survey of Russian adults by Tarek Ben Hassen (15742605)

“…Indeed, the survey results suggested (i) a change in the modality of acquiring food, consumers reduced the number of shopping trips and buying more on each trip to minimize store visits; (ii) a surge of stockpiling of non-perishable food items; (iii) a shift toward healthier diets; (iv) an increase in culinary capabilities; (v) a decrease of food waste. …”

Acute pain management and assessment by Zeitoun, Abeer A.

“…Aim and objectives  The objective of this study is to evaluate the presence and effectiveness of acute pain management and its impact on the quality of life in hospitals throughout Lebanon, in both cancer and non-cancer populations. Methods  A Lebanese multi-centre, prospective, chart review study was conducted over a period of 3 months. …”
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CO2 capture with a novel solid fluidizable sorbent: Thermodynamics and Temperature Programmed Carbonation-Decarbonation by Chowdhury, Muhammad B.I.

“…TPC-TPDC runs confirm thermodynamic predictions for thermal inversion points. Furthermore, TPD-TPDC runs show that the novel lithium orthosilicate based sorbent provides a very stable and increased CO2 sorption capacity over 10 absorption-regeneration cycles, while calcium carbonatetemperature programmed fixed bed unit. …”
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An enhanced k-means clustering algorithm for pattern discovery in healthcare data by Haraty, Ramzi A.

“…Mainly, we study k-means clustering algorithms on large datasets and present an enhancement to k-means clustering, which requires k or a lesser number of passes to a dataset. The proposed algorithm, which we call G-means, utilizes a greedy approach to produce the preliminary centroids and then takes k or lesser passes over the dataset to adjust these center points. …”
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A review of recent advances in the synthesis of environmentally friendly, sustainable, and nontoxic bio-lubricants: Recommendations for the future implementations by Malik, Muhammad Ali Ijaz

“…Environmental sustainability emphasizes the need for an alternative to petroleum resources. The lubricants play a significant role in machinery’s adequate energy-saving performance. …”
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