Hydrogen Production via Ethanol Decomposition over Bimetallic Catalyst by Ashok, Anchu

“…Once it reaches the ignition temperature, the combustion reaction started locally at one point and then spread inside the beaker. The resulted powder was grinded using a mortar and pestle to get a uniform powder to be used for catalytic investigations. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of stir casted Cu-ZrO2-Graphite hybrid metal matrix composites for thermal management structures by Mittal, Prateek

“…The reinforcement phase was found to be dispersed in a uniform manner as observed through the SEM micrographs. …”
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Bioremediation and nutrient removal from wastewater by Chlorella vulgaris by Znad H.

“…Over a 13-day period the highest biomass concentration Xmax of 1.6 g L−1 was attained for PWW with corresponding values of 1.2 d−1, 80% and 100% for μ, and TN and TP RE respectively. μ decreased to 0.75 d−1 for a 75%:25% blend of PWW with MLA and to 0.54 d−1 on further decreasing the blend ratio to 25:75 PWW: MLA, with corresponding TN removal efficiencies of 85% and 76% respectively; 100% removal of TP was obtained throughout. …”
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Plasticization and co-crystallization in LLDPE/wax blends. by Gumede, Thandi P.

“…On the other hand, the lower melting point crystalline phase is a wax-rich phase constituted by cocrystals of extended chain wax and short linear sequences of highly branched LLDPE chains. …”
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Effect of gamma irradiation on the microstructure and morphology of polyethylene oxide and polyvinyl alcohol blends by Al-Maadeed, M.

“…Thin films of a blend of 90, 75, 50 (wt/wt%) percentage of polyethylene oxide and polyvinyl alcohol were synthesized and irradiated with 5, 25, 50, 100 and 200 kGy. …”
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Mechanical and thermal properties of gamma-ray irradiated polyethylene blends by Mariam, Al-Ali

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Novel electroless deposited corrosion — resistant and anti-bacterial NiP–TiNi nanocomposite coatings by Fayyad E.M.

“…Below and above this concentration as well as after the heat treatment, the improvement in the corrosion protection of the composite coatings slightly decreases. Besides, the NiP–TiNi NCCs have effective antibacterial properties as the cell viability of Escherichia coli decreases from 100 to 19%.…”
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Predicting Contemporary Volume with Historic Volume at Differential Price Level: Prospect Theory vs. Regret Aversion by El Khouri, Ritab

“…Regret aversion, on the other hand, explains why investors may have difficulty in realising gains as well as losses. A new methodology is used to examine the relationship between volume at a given point in time and volume that took place in the past at different stock price level. …”
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Moderate salinity stimulates growth and photosynthesis of Phragmites karka by water relations and tissue specific ion regulation by Abideen, Zainul

“…The aim of the present work was to determine the effect of salt stress on growth, ion homeostasis, water status and photosynthesis of Phragmites karka - a potential biofuel crop. Plants were grown in 0, 100 and 300mM NaCl (equivalent to non-saline, 20 and 60% seawater). …”
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Evaluation of the inhibition performance of piperazine-based polyurea towards mild steel corrosion: The role of keto-enol tautomerization by Abdulazeez, Ismail

“…The presence of PUCorr at 100 ppm decreases the corrosion current density from 30.3 to 3.05 μA/cm2 in 0.5 M NaCl at room temperature, exhibiting a remarkable inhibition efficiency of 94.5%. …”
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Novel Electroless Deposited Corrosion - Resistant and Anti-Bacterial NiP-TiNi Nanocomposite Coatings by Fayyad, Eman

“…Below and beyond this concentration as well as after heat treatment, the improvement in the corrosion protection of the composite coatings slightly decreases. Besides, the NiP-TiNi NCCs have effective antibacterial properties as it decreased the cell viability of Escherichia coli from 100 to 19%.…”
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Do economic downturns affect air pollution? Evidence from the global financial crisis by Alsamara, Mouyad

“…Our findings reveal that the 2008 crisis decreased the turning point for high-income countries and increased the turning points for middle- and low-income countries. …”
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Selection of Bacillus spp. with decontamination potential on multiple Fusarium mycotoxins by Zahoor Ul, Hassan

“…Bacillus cereus BC344-2, Bacillus cereus BC399-2, Bacillus simplex BS350-3 and Paenibacillus favisporus PF341, showed significant biodegrading capacity on T-2 toxin, leading to 72, 70, 71 and 88% decontamination, respectively. Complete degradation (100%) of ZEN was observed at a contamination level of 0.375 μg/ml in LB, while showing a decreasing trend of degradation (87 and 84%) at increasing levels of mycotoxins (0.750 and 1.50 μg/ml LB medium, respectively). …”
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Dietary patterns associated with the risk of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women by Tayyem, Reema F.

“…The ‘High-Fruits and Vegetables’ dietary pattern showed a decreased likelihood of osteoporosis risk in the fourth quartile [Q4: AOR 0.375, 95% CI (0.154–0.9150), P = 0.031]. …”
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Impaired Liver Size and Compromised Neurobehavioral Activity are Elicited by Chitosan Nanoparticles in the Zebrafish Embryo Model by Abou-Saleh, Haissam

“…For the first time, we investigate the potential organ-specific (cardiac, hepatic, and neuromuscular) toxicity of ChNPs (size 100–150 nm) using the zebrafish embryo model. Our data highlight the absence of both acute and teratogenic toxic effects of ChNPs (~100% survival rate) even at the higher concentration employed (200 mg/L). …”
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The effects of attendance and high school GPA on student performance in first-year undergraduate courses by Al Hazaa, Khalifa

“…Research has established that class attendance and High School Grade Point Average (HSGPA) play a significant role in student academic success in higher education. …”
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Impact of moisture contents on the performance of organic bi-layer ITO/OD thermo-electric cells by Ahmad, Zubair

“…The experimental results clearly show that with the increase of temperature Seebeck coefficient increases, whereas with increasing moisture contents the Seebeck coefficient of the ITO/OD thermo-electric cell significantly decreases. Our results point out the need for well-controlled environmental conditions, predominantly moisture level, in order to appraise the thermo-electric performance of organic semiconductor materials. 2016, Springer Science+Business Media New York.…”
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Experimental Investigation on the Flexural Capacity of Reinforced Concrete Beams with Treated Wastewater and Recycled Concrete Aggregates by Abushanab, Abdelrahman

“…Therefore, the present study explores the feasibility of employing treated wastewater (TWW), recycled concrete aggregates (RCA), and fly ash (FA) in concrete mixes. A total of 4 reinforced concrete (RC) beams were investigated under 4-point bending setup with three parameters investigated; namely, mixing water (fresh water and TWW), coarse aggregates (gabbro and RCA), and cementitious binders (cement and FA). …”
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Emotional intelligence and criminal behavior by Megreya, Ahmed M.

“…In addition, EI varied as a function of the types of offenses. Namely, it decreased in magnitude with crime severity (lowest for murder, higher for drug dealing, and highest for theft). …”
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Thermal and mechanical characterization of injection moulded high density polyethylene/paraffin wax blends as phase change materials by Sotomayor, M.E.

“…Elongation at break decreased as paraffin wax content increased, and Young's modulus decreased with wax content but in the case of blends with a 30vol. % of wax and more, brittle rupture occurred and no yield point was observed.…”
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