Tandem osmotic engine based on hydrogel particles with antipolyelectrolyte and polyelectrolyte effect fuelled by both salinity gradient modes by Padmanabhan, Anjali Cheeramthodi

“…Exchange of sulfobetaine with methacrylamide (SBAm), the main polymer backbone, revealed a positive increase in energy recovery of 670 J kg−1 with a mean power of 0.19 W kg−1 for the tandem system operating under the same parameters (SPA@SBAm). …”
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Rapid decline in family size in Oman: Untangling the puzzles and paradoxes by Islam, M Mazharul

“…Sultanate of Oman has experienced a rapid demographic transition with a sharp decrease in fertility and family size in recent time that is quite stunning and more than expected, yet has remained largely unnoticed. …”
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Driving simulation sickness and the sense of presence: Correlation and contributing factors by Almallah, Mustafa

“…Importantly, designing buildings that replicate a real-world environment could increase SP and decrease SS. …”
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Spectrofluorometric investigations on the solvent effects on the photocyclization reaction of diclofenac by Abdulilah Dawoud, Bani-Yaseen

“…The solvent effects were qualitatively and quantitatively assessed employing various solvatochromic models, including multi-parameter linear regression analysis (MLRA). Interestingly, the MLRA results (R = 0.99) revealed that the photoconversion rate increases with increasing solvent polarizability (π*) and H-bond donor capability (α), whereas the rate decreases with increasing hydrogen-bond acceptor capability (β). …”
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Oman: Food Security in Times of Uncertainty by Hoetjes, Gertjan

“…As a result, the number of farmers has significantly decreased since the 1970s, reducing self-sufficiency in wheat and livestock production making Oman largely depended on the world food markets to satisfy domestic demand. …”
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Pore-scale simulation of fine particles migration in porous media using coupled CFD-DEM by Elrahmani, Ahmed

“…In this work, we present a coupled computational fluid dynamics-discrete element method (CFD-DEM) based modelling framework that is capable of simulating the migration of a large number of fine particles, on the colloids size through physically realistic porous media. …”
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Emotional intelligence and criminal behavior by Megreya, Ahmed M.

“…A large body of research links criminality to cognitive intelligence and personality traits. …”
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Spectrofluorometric investigations on the solvent effects on the photocyclization reaction of diclofenac by Abdulilah Dawoud, Bani-Yaseen

“…The solvent effects were qualitatively and quantitatively assessed employing various solvatochromic models, including multi-parameter linear regression analysis (MLRA). Interestingly, the MLRA results (R = 0.99) revealed that the photoconversion rate increases with increasing solvent polarizability (π*) and H-bond donor capability (α), whereas the rate decreases with increasing hydrogen-bond acceptor capability (β). …”
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Screening of Qatari Microalgae and Cyanobacteria for Application in CO2 Utilization by Schipper, Kira

“…The most productive strain was Tetraselmis sp., with a maximum biomass productivity of 157.7 ± 10.9 mg L-1 d-1 at 30˚C, with a decreasing productivity for increasing temperatures. …”
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Optimal operation of hybrid electrical and thermal energy storage systems under uncertain loading condition by Mehrjerdi H.

“…This paper presents a hybrid model of an energy storage system including thermal and electrical energy storage systems in the building with thermal and electrical loads. …”
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Simulation and experimental study of underwater dissimilar friction-stir welding between aluminium and steel by Eyvazian, Arameh

“…0.2-m. The formation of a curved interface due to enhanced materials mixing atthe advancing side is noted with a linear hardness gradient across the dissimilar weldment.Superior mechanical strength of ?…”
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Mechanical and thermal properties of gamma-ray irradiated polyethylene blends by Mariam, Al-Ali

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Spatial variability of summer hydrography in the central Arabian Gulf by Ali Elobaid, Elnaiem

“…In this study, hydrography data collected at 11 stations along 3 linear transects in the early summer of 2016 were analyzed. …”
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MODELING AND OPTIMIZATION OF DISTRICT COOLING SYSTEM by ISMAEN, RABAH

“…The mathematical model is developed as a mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) problem. …”
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Optimization Of The Electronic And Optical Properties Of Tio2 For Clean Fuel Production by Fadlallah, Mohamed

“…However, the long-standing bottleneck is the fact that TiO2 is a wide band gap semiconductor, limiting its activation to the deep-blue and ultraviolet spectral region that contains but a small fraction (5%) of the incident solar energy. …”
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Plasma volume variations in response to high intensity interval training in obese women: The influential role of menopausal status and age by Jabbour, Georges

“…For all women pre- and post-HIIT comparisons revealed significant differences in the extent of PV reduction at all two points (P < 0.01). Multiple linear regression analysis revealed that age was a significant contributor to the decreases in plasma volume (PV) observed both after warm-up and following the supramaximal cycling test - SCT (r = 0.44 and r = 0.57). …”
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Food behavior changes during the covid-19 pandemic: Statistical analysis of consumer survey data from bosnia and herzegovina by Ben Hassen, Tarek

“…Addition-ally, the pandemic improved the awareness of Bosnians towards food with a decrease in food waste. Regarding diets, Bosnians tried to have healthier diets during the pandemic. …”
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VANET-Based smart navigation for vehicle crowds: FIFA world cup 2022 case study by Elbery, Ahmed

“…To build this system, vehicles are used as sensors that communicate the network state information to the Traffic Management Center (TMC) in real time. A linear programming model is developed to minimize the network-wide travel time constrained by the road link capacities based on the collected information. …”
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Experimental results and modelling of corrosion-damaged concrete beams strengthened with externally-bonded composites by Elghazy M.

“…The FE models were able to capture the non-linear behavior of the strengthened beams. The interfacial bond stress-slip models at the fabric/matrix and composite/concrete interfaces and the number of composite layers had the most significant impact on the predicted response of the strengthened beams whereas the corrosion level, modeled as a reduction in the steel reinforcement cross-section, showed a slight effect on their performance. …”
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Is It Time We Changed How We Measure Length of Stay for Hip and Knee Arthroplasty? by McCulloch, Robert

“…Patient length of stay (LOS) for lower limb arthroplasty is a frequently quoted outcome measure. However, the use of mean values in days is prone to being skewed by outliers. …”
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