Improving Concrete Durability by Using Optimized Aggregate Gradation and Reducing Cement Content by Chung, Hung-Wen

“…The main findings from this study are as follows: (1) The cementitious content of typical Florida pavement and structural concrete can be reduced by as much as 10 to 15% without loss in workability of the fresh concrete, and without decreasing the strength and durability of the hardened concrete. (2) Portlandlimestone cement (Type IL) can be used as a substitute for ordinary Portland cement (Type I/II). (3) The OAG technique can be used to efficiently reduce the cementitious content of the concrete mixes and to improve their performance."…”
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Energy recovery and nutrients recycling from municipal sewage sludge by Das, Probir

“…With the increase in HTL reaction time, the concentration of nitrogen in the APL increased (5.1 to 6.8 mg/L) while the concentration of phosphorus decreased (0.89 to 0.22 mg/L); the opposite was observed for the biochar. …”
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Numerical investigation of rotating stall in centrifugal compressor with vaned and vaneless diffuser by Halawa, Taher

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Electrospun polylactic acid/date palm polyphenol extract nanofibres for tissue engineering applications by Khadija M., Zadeh

“…Increasing the polyphenol concentration caused the tensile strength and Young’s modulus to decrease. The SEM graphs indicated a decrease in fibre diameter with increasing DP content. …”
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IoT-based mock oxygenator for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation simulator by Sayed, Aya

“…Methods: Consequently, it is advised that the training process include a simulated version of oxygenators to optimize reusability and decrease training expenses. …”
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Undrained interface shear strength of fine-grained soils for near-shore marine pipelines by Eid, Hisham T.

“…The peak and residual interface shear strengths for a variety of normally consolidated soils were measured using a torsional ring shear apparatus modified to suit soil and interface testing under the undrained condition, which is usually prevalent at soil-marine pipeline interfaces. …”
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Trends and Appropriateness of Sodium-glucose Co-transporter 2 Inhibitors Use in Qatar by Zaghloul, Nancy

“…Male gender (odds ratio [OR], 1.692; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.015 to 2.822; P=0.044), patients with a baseline glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) >7% (OR, 3.219; 95% CI, 1.838 to 5.637; P<0.001) and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) (OR, 2.182; 95% CI, 1.053 to 4.523), patients on metformin (OR, 7.556; 95% CI, 4.460 to 12.802; P<0.001), sulfonylureas (OR, 2.301; 95% CI, 1.160 to 4.563; P=0.017), and dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors (DPP4is) (OR, 3.430; 95% CI, 2.004 to 5.871; P<0.001) were more likely to be prescribed a SGLT2i. …”
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Structural and electrochemical properties of electrodeposited Ni-P nanocomposite coatings containing mixed ceramic oxide particles by Zadeh, K.M.

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Effects of acute and chronic exercise on immunological parameters in the elderly aged: Can physical activity counteract the effects of aging? by Sellami M.

“…However, the majority of previous work has focused on either a pathological population or healthy young adults whilst research in elderly populations is scarce. …”
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Optimization of design and operation of solar assisted district cooling systems by Alghool, Dana M.

“…Toward this end, a mixed-integer linear programming model (MILP) is proposed that captures the key design and operation variables of a solar-assisted district cooling system. …”
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Carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) Prevents Short-Term Memory Deficit Induced by Chronic Stress in Rats by Alzoubi K.H.

“…This impairment could be attributed to a decrease in brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels during chronic stress. …”
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Thermal properties of phase-change materials based on high-density polyethylene filled with micro-encapsulated paraffin wax for thermal energy storage by Karkri, M.

“…The thickness of the shell was approximately 1.5 μm. Shape-stabilized phase change materials (PCM) based on high-density polyethylene (HDPE) mixed with micro-encapsulated paraffin wax were prepared and investigated for application in thermal energy storage. …”
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Enhancing desalination and wastewater treatment by coupling microbial desalination cells with forward osmosis by Yuan, Heyang

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Understanding electricity generation in osmotic microbial fuel cells through integrated experimental investigation and mathematical modeling by Qin, Mohan

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Effect of level of relative humidity on fungi and germination capacity of paddy (oryza sativa l.) Grains in egypt by Mazen, M.B. [محمد بهي الدين مازن]

“…The preceding increases up in the total counts were mainly related to the flourishing of numerous species such as. Aspergillus Candidas, A. sydowii, A. tamarii, A. versicolor, A. flavus, Penicillium chrysogenum, Fusarium oxysporum and Cladosporium cladosporioides. …”
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Microbiota and sensorial attributes of buffalo meat stored under vacuum packaging: combined impact of marination, citrox and oregano essential oil by Osaili, Tareq

“…The pH values of the treatments with citrox and oregano EO followed a steadily decreasing (P <.05) trend during storage. …”
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Diabetic Sensorimotor Polyneuropathy Severity Classification Using Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference System by Haque, Fahmida

“…Diabetic sensorimotor polyneuropathy (DSPN) is an early indicator for non-healing diabetic wounds and diabetic foot ulcers, which account for one of the most common complications of diabetes, leading to increased healthcare cost, decreased quality of life, infections, amputations, and death. …”
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The Effect of Chronic Endurance Exercise on Serum Levels of MOTS-c and Humanin in Professional Athletes by Alser, M.

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Is there truly an increase in risk of cardiovascular and hematological adverse events with vascular endothelial growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors? by Furuya-Kanamori, Luis

“…The outcome of interest was re-defined as the complementary outcome (i.e. remaining free of an adverse event). The inverse variance heterogeneity model was used to pool the effect size.: VEGFR-TKIs decreased the risk of remaining free of hypertension by 7% (RR 0.93; 95%CI:0.88-0.97). …”
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Evaluation of pretreatment and membrane configuration for pressure-retarded osmosis application to produced water from the petroleum industry by Dardor, Dareen

“…When minimally pretreated PW (10-micron cartridge filtration (CF)) was tested in FLS mode, severe membrane fouling occurred and the PRO flux decreased by 60%. In contrast, HF modules showed <1% flux decrease under both minimal and intermediate pretreatment schemes. …”
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