Impact of combined oil-in-water emulsions and particulate suspensions on ceramic membrane fouling and permeability recovery by Abdalla M.

“…The addition of 1500 mg·L−1 of bentonite to a 10 vol.% emulsion resulted in a permeability decrease of 3.5–5 times over that recorded for the emulsion, and 8–36 times lower than that of the bentonite suspension. …”
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Mechanical properties of gamma irradiated TiO2NPs/MWCNTs/LDPE hybrid nanocomposites by Zagho M.M.

“…Furthermore, the % of the total elongation at break is decreased after incorporating MWCNTs. The % of the total elongation at break after exposure to a dosage of 25 kGy was reduced as a result of chain scissions and molecular weight decrease. …”
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High-Rate Anaerobic Digestion of Waste Activated Sludge by Integration of Electro-Fenton Process by Feki, Emna

“…Production of biogas was also found to improve during semi-continuous fermentation of EF-pretreated sludge conducted in a lab-scale reactor. In comparison to raw sludge, EF-pretreated sludge produced the highest biogas yield (0.81 L biogas/g VS) with a high COD removal rate, reaching 96.6% at an organic loading rate (OLR) of 2.5 g VS/L. d. …”
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Mechanical properties and surface characteristics of an AA6060 alloy strained in tension at cryogenic and room temperature by Xu, Zebing

“…When the temperature decreases, the yield strength, the ultimate tensile strength and ductility to fracture are drastically increased from 217.2 MPa, 252.4 MPa, 14.5% to 251.6 MPa, 335.9 Mpa, 21.5% respectively, and the average diameter of dimples decreases from ~8 µm to ~3 µm. …”
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Application of Fe3O4 magnetite nanoparticles grafted in silica (SiO2) for oil recovery from oil in water emulsions by Elmobarak W.F.

“…Using an MDdose as low as 10 mg/L attained a %ηdem in the range of 93%–94.3% for O/W mixtures with Coil < 2000 mg/L, which slightly decreased to ∼90% for higher concentrations. …”
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Correlation between delta-endotoxin and proteolytic activities produced by Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki growing in an economic production medium by Ennouri, Karim

“…Maximal protease activity (540-2468 UI) obtained by BUPM5-1 and BUPM5-2 was 2.34-fold and 10.7-fold, respectively, more than that obtained by the wild strain BUPM5 with a drastic decrease of their delta-endotoxin production. …”
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Conceptual Framework for Planning Urban Roadside Vegetation to Enhance Air Quality for Roadside Users by Mogra, Soujanya

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Food shopping, preparation and consumption practices in times of COVID-19: case of Lebanon by 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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Utilizing Recycled Polypropylene Fibers as Reinforcement for Concrete Beams by Bendjillali, Khadra

“…The various fiber content ratios tested in this investigation are 0.25, 0.5 and 1%. Based on the results of this study, the presence of recycled PP fibers in concrete decreases its workability; the addition of an adequate superplasticizer to the concrete mix becomes then necessary. …”
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In patients with Chronic Heart Failure Which Polypharmacy Pheno-groups are associated with adverse health outcomes? (Polypharmacy Pheno-groups and Heart failure outcomes) by Mohammed Ibn-Mas'ud, Danjuma

“…Each patient's medications for the past four months were tallied, and a definitional threshold of ≤4, ≥5, ≥10 medications was established. …”
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Possible evidence for the existence of a hairy layer at the surface of polymer latex particles by Said, Ziad F. M.

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Production of phycocyanin by Leptolyngbya sp. in desert environments by Schipper, Kira

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Extraction and characterization of biofunctional lignocellulosic fibers from Pulicaria undulata plant and the effect of alkali treatment on their bio-physicochemical properties by Mohammed, Alsafran

“…The raw fibers of P. undulata were rich in cellulose (36.2 %), followed by hemicellulose (30.3 %), lignin (16.2 %), moisture (11.1 %), and pectin (3.9 %). However, the alkali treatment removed 75.7 % of hemicellulose and 50.6 % of lignin from the raw fiber sample and also increased its crystallinity and hydrophobicity. …”
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Linear hydrogen gas sensors based on bimetallic nanoclusters by Ayesh, Ahmad I.

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Understanding the mechanisms mediating cardio-renal benefit of empagliflozin in type 2 diabetes mellitus by Dimitrios, Patoulias

“…They have demonstrated1 that empagliflozin treatment resulted in a significant decrease in pulse pressure (PP), mean arterial pressure (MAP) and cardiac workload, compared with placebo; at week 12, placebo-adjusted mean changes from baseline were − 2.5 mmHg for PP, − 2.2 mmHg for MAP and − 315 mmHg x beats per minute (bpm) for cardiac workload (p < 0.0001 for all). …”
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Influence of anionic surface modifiers on the thermal stability and mechanical properties of layered double hydroxide/polypropylene nanocomposites by Yang, J.H.

“…Organo-layered double hydroxide/polypropylene (LDH/PP) nanocomposites were successfully synthesized via a solution blending method. As an attempt to improve the compatibility with hydrophobic PP, the LDH surface was modified by the incorporation of various anionic surfactants via electrostatic interaction with LDH cationic layers. …”
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Assessment of SnO2 nanoparticles' impact on the growth of Picochlorum maculatum algae by Bounnit, Touria

“…To determine the effect of SnO2 nanoparticles on Picochlorum maculatum - isolated from a Qatar marine environment, algal growth media are amended with different nanoparticle concentrations (1, 5, 25, 50, and 100 mg L−1) and the culture was observed for 72 h. …”
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Overconfident results with the bivariate random effects model for meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy studies by Furuya-Kanamori, Luis

“…Diaz found that the performance of the bivariate model deteriorates when between-study heterogeneity increases and the number of studies decrease.5 Our simulation studies found similar results—with moderate levels of heterogeneity (tau2 = 1), the coverage probabilities of Se, Sp, and the diagnostic odds ratio (DOR) with the bivariate model dropped below the nominal level.6 Diagnostic accuracy studies usually favor sensitivity over specificity, or vice versa leading to diagnostic 2 × 2 tables with one or more of the cells with low frequency or zero counts. …”
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In silico and in vivo models for Qatari-Specific classical homocystinuria as basis for development of novel therapies. by Ismail, Hesham M

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Failure mode analysis for single-phase Multi-level qZSI interfacing PV system to utility grid by Rahman, Syed

“…The power deficit due to a failure of the module is reflected as a decrease in the grid current reference. …”
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