Evaluation of pretreatment and membrane configuration for pressure-retarded osmosis application to produced water from the petroleum industry by Dareen Dardor (17052381)

“…PRO is typically considered with seawater/river water pairings however greater energy can be recovered from hypersaline solutions including produced water (PW) from the petroleum industry. …”

Graphite and metal nitrate-infused HDPE composites for enhanced thermal performance in energy-efficient building envelopes by Mohammad Amir Khan (23770803)

“…Analysis such as Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), and dielectric spectroscopy analyses further revealed extensive interaction between filler matrices, a decrease in phonon scattering, and a positive increase in crystallinity which led to the improved thermal performance.The TGA results showed that the composite exhibited greater thermal stability, and the residue mass after the decomposition process was 9%, indicating increased carbonization and structural integrity. …”

Western diet induces mild metabolic impairment and aggravates neuropathology in an experimental mouse model of traumatic brain injury by Judith, Nwaiwu

“…Individuals with TBI have a greater risk of mortality from associated chronic diseases than the general population. …”
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Changes in Blood microRNA Expression and Early Metabolic Responsiveness 21 Days Following Bariatric Surgery by Stephen L. Atkin (6684368)

“…<h3>Background: </h3><p dir="ltr">Early metabolic responses following bariatric surgery appear greater than expected given the initial weight loss and coincide with improvement in diabetes. …”

Treatment of idiopathic toe-walking in children with autism using GaitSpot auditory Speakers and simplified habit reversal by Grey, Ian

“…Thirdly, children wore GaitSpot squeakers over the heels of their feet under their shoes for a small number of 10 min sessions and when weight was placed on their heel, a squeak was emitted which was subsequently reinforced. …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sexually transmitted infection testing and diagnosis in Lebanon: A retrospective chart review by Sunji, Nadine

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Hyperaminoacidaemia at postprandial levels does not modulate glucose metabolism in type 2 diabetes mellitus by Bassil, M.

“…Results Rates of glucose infusion (1.30 ± 0.19 vs 1.15 ± 0.13 mmol/min), endogenous glucose production (0.48 ± 0.06 vs 0.53 ± 0.05 mmol/min) and disposal (1.24 ± 0.17 vs 1.17 ± 0.14 mmol/min) did not differ between postabsorptive and postprandial amino acid concentrations (p > 0.05). …”
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Pilot-scale investigation of flowrate and temperature influence on the performance of hollow fiber forward osmosis membrane in osmotic concentration process by Rem Jalab (11715205)

“…DS flowrate of 0.35 L.min^-1 at constant FS flow of 1.10 L.min^-1 and 27 °C was most suitable for achieving 84.5% feed recovery and 1.82 LMH water flux. …”

Baroreflex control of renal sympathetic nerve activity during air-jet stress in rats by Kanbar, Roy

“…Baroreflex function curves relating AP and RSNA were constructed by fitting a sigmoid function to RSNA and AP measured during sequential nitroprusside and phenylephrine administrations. Stress increased mean AP from 112 ± 2 to 124 ± 2 mmHg, heart rate from 381 ± 10 to 438 ± 18 beats/min, and RSNA from 0.80 ± 0.14 to 1.49 ± 0.23 μV. …”
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Development, Characterization and In Vitro Evaluation of Cannabidiol Loaded Zeolite Nanoparticles by Abboud, Celine

“…In addition, Cell Uptake studies demonstrated an increase in CBD internalization and retention by 2.4 folds for the USY loaded zeolite and 1.9 folds for the MCM-41 loaded zeolite when compared to CBD in its free form. …”
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Air catalytic biomass (PKS) gasification in a fixed-bed downdraft gasifier using waste bottom ash as catalyst with NARX neural network modelling by Muhammad Shahbaz (772838)

“…The catalysts used have demonstrated a positive impact on the carbon conversion efficiency, showing the increase in carbon-containing gases in the product gas due to the increases in gas yield. …”

The effects of structural integrity of graphene on the thermoelectric properties of the n-type bismuth-telluride alloy by Farah M. El-Makaty (14157090)

“…Different graphene concentrations (0.05 and 0.5 wt%) and addition times (20 hrs, 10 mins, and 1 min) were considered. The thermoelectric properties were measured, and the results showed that the milling time affects graphene structure as well as its agglomeration. …”

HBN Nanoparticle-Assisted Rapid Thermal Cycling for the Detection of Acanthamoeba by Rasheed, Abdul Khaliq

“…As low as 1 X 10¯⁴ wt % was determined as the optimum concentration of hBN nanoparticles, which increased Acanthamoeba DNA yield up to ~16%. Further, it was able to reduce PCR temperature that led to a ~2.0-fold increase in Acanthamoeba DNA yield at an improved PCR specificity at 46.2 °C low annealing temperature. hBN nanoparticles further reduced standard PCR step time by 10 min and cycles by eight; thus, enhancing Acanthamoeba detection rapidly. …”
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The Anti-Cancer Effect of Strained Photoactivatable Polypyridyl Ruthenium(II) Complexes on Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer and Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cells by Fayad, Christelle

“…Cultured cancer cells were treated with the above complexes for 12 h and then irradiated with blue light for 30 min. Cell viability was then evaluated using WST-1, 72 hours post treatment. …”
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Produced Water Treatment Using Naturally Abundant Pomegranate Peel by Ibrahim, Taleb

“…The optimum parameters for oil removal were: pH 9.5, adsorbent dose = 2.33 g/L, contact time = 50.0 min, and adsorption temperature = 55.0°C. The results showed that as the adsorbent dosage, pH, and salinity of SPW were increased, the removal efficiency increased. …”
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Trace element removal during in vitro and in vivo continuous haemodialysis by Btaiche, Imad F.

“…Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) increasingly is being used to treat critically ill patients with renal disease. …”
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Unsustainability in emergent systems by Haddad, Marc

“…In this paper we present a detailed case study of the passenger road transport system in the Greater Beirut Area (GBA) where we identify the root causes of the major problems facing the system today and over the long-term. …”
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Analysis of a hydrogen fuel cell-PV power system for small UAV by Gadalla, Mohamed

“…The flight performance of the UAV improved with the hybrid power system. The UAV endurance increased from 470 min to 970 min. The research study shows the usefulness of hybrid power system for a small UAV. …”
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Transforming growth factor-β1 and phosphatases modulate COX-2 protein expression and TAU phosphorylation in cultured immortalized podocytes by Abdallah, Maya S.

“…Time course experiments showed that TGF-β1 activated p38 MAPK after 5 min of stimulation. Interestingly, podocyte co-incubated with TGF-β1, high glucose and/or PGE2 showed strong increase in p38 MAPK and AKT phosphorylation as well as COX- 2 protein expression levels. …”
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Particle size and pH effects on remediation of chromite ore processing residue using calcium polysulfide (CaS5) by Moon, Deok Hyun

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