Thermal regulation of algae cultures in raceway ponds utilizing ground heat: Improving techno-economic feasibility and process sustainability of large-scale algae production in Qat... by Rihab, Rasheed

“…Maintaining temperatures nearer to strain-optima through thermal regulation has been shown to increase productivities, however the techno-economic impact of implementation has yet to be addressed. …”
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Review on Triggered Liposomal Drug Delivery with a Focus on Ultrasound by Moussa, Hesham Gamal

“…Liposomes can be chemically modified to increase their circulation time, their stability, and their sensitivity to specific stimulus. …”
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Microbiological Quality and Genotypic Speciation of Heterotrophic Bacteria Isolated from Potable Water Stored in Household Tanks by Tokajian, Sima

“…Upon storage, a statistically significant increase in heterotrophic plate count (HPC) was detected in samples from household tanks. …”
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Dynamic mechanical characterization and modelling of polypropylene based organoclay nanocomposite by Kui Wang (137551)

“…The experimental characterization was performed by using split Hopkinson pressure bars (SHPB), at different strain rates and temperatures. A significant increase of the yield stress of nanocomposite was shown with the present of organoclay, comparing to neat PP. …”

A Combined Method to Model Dynamic Recrystallization Based on Cellular Automaton and a Phenomenological (CAP) Approach by Morteza Azarbarmas (18091189)

“…<div><p>Titanium alloys with high stacking-fault energy show continuous dynamic recrystallization (CDRX) instead of discontinuous dynamic recrystallization (DDRX) during high-temperature deformation. During the CDRX mechanism, new recrystallized grains are generated by the progressive increasing of the low-angle boundary misorientations. …”

Energy Performance of Earth Sheltered Spaces in Hot-Arid Regions by Al-Neama, Bahaa Hussein Ali

“…The research shows that the calculation of soil temperature is essential in predicting the cooling/heating load of the underground spaces. …”
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Hybrid effect of carbon nanotubes and polypropylene microfibers on fire resistance, thermal characteristics and microstructure of cementitious composites by Mohammad R., Irshidat

“…The improvement was less significant in the case of exposure temperatures greater than melting point of the fibers. …”
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Differential water quality in confined and free-flowing water bodies, Lebanon by Korfali, Samira Ibrahim

“…Measured water parameters were temperature, pH, conductivity, BOD, HCO3-, Ca2+, Mg2+, Cl-, SO42-, PO43-, NO3-, NH3, Fe, Mn, Zn, Pb, and Cd. …”
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Cooling potential for hot climates by utilizing thermal management of compressed air energy storage systems by Alami, Abdul H.

“…The proposed setup is an ancillary installation to an existing compressed air energy storage setup and is used to produce chilled water at temperatures as low as 5 °C. An experimental setup for the ancillary system has been built with appropriate telemetric devices to measure the temporal temperature variation, which consequently can be used to calculate the heat transfer and available cooling capacity. …”
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Data-Driven Detection of Electricity Theft Cyberattacks in PV Generation by Shaaban, Mostafa

“…Historical records of solar irradiance, temperature, and smart meter readings are utilized in the training stage of the detector. …”
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Production of flexible nanocomposite membranes for x-ray detectors by Ahmad I., Ayesh

“…Electrical impedance tests reveal that both dc resistance and activation energy decrease with increasing temperature as well as nanoparticle concentration. …”
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The application of control algorithm for optimal performance of evaporatively-cooled façade system in hot dry and humid weathers by Albert, Al Touma

“…In this study, a control algorithm for the system parameters is implemented and applied on spaces with evaporatively-cooled façade to generate the least possible façade temperature, and consequently maximum possible energy savings. …”
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Epigenetic Risks of Medically Assisted Reproduction by Romualdo Sciorio (18441111)

“…In the last decade, concerns were raised of a possible link between ART and increased incidence of imprinting disorders, as well as epigenetic alterations in the germ cells of infertile parents that are transmitted to the offspring following ART. …”

Innovative inlet air cooling technology for gas turbine power plants using integrated solid desiccant and Maisotsenko cooler by Saghafifar, Mohammad

“…Evaporative cooling is commonly utilized as an inlet air cooling technique in hot and dry climates though an increase in atmospheric humidity will considerably diminish its performance. …”
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Knowledge-based Deep Learning for Modeling Chaotic Systems by Elabid, Zakaria

“…Deep Learning has received increased attention due to its unbeatable success in many fields, such as computer vision, natural language processing, recommendation systems, and most recently in simulating multiphysics problems and predicting nonlinear dynamical systems. …”
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Effects of Different Processing Methods on the Antibiotic Enrofloxacin Residues Occurrence in Middle Eastern Dairy Products by Haddad, Rita

“…Over the past years, Lebanon has witnessed an increasing consumption of antibiotics through medications and food supply. …”
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Stability and thermophysical properties test of carbide-derived carbon thermal fluid; a comparison between functionalized and emulsified suspensions by Ismail W. Almanassra (14151321)

“…Increasing the CDC loading was found to increase the viscosity and decrease the specific heat of the suspensions. …”

Hybrid effect of carbon nanotubes and polypropylene microfibers on fire resistance, thermal characteristics and microstructure of cementitious composites by Mohammad R. Irshidat (8047913)

“…The improvement was less significant in the case of exposure temperatures greater than melting point of the fibers. …”

Dispersion of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Emissions from a Biofilter at an Electronic Manufacturing Facility by Azlah, Nada

“…When the removal efficiency drops due to a design or operational deficiency, odorous VOCs are released from the biofilter and this becomes evident by the increased odor complaints. Poor biofilter performance, geographical location of the facility, and meteorological conditions contribute to increased dispersion of VOCs. …”
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Ultrasound-responsive Nanocarriers in Cancer Treatment: a review by Awad, Nahid S.

“…Using smart nanocarriers, the rate of release of the entrapped therapeutic(s) can be increased, and greater exposure of the tumor cells to the therapeutics can be achieved when the nanocarriers are exposed to certain internally (enzymes, pH and temperature) or externally applied (light, magnetic field, and ultrasound) stimuli that trigger the release of their load in a safe and controlled manner, spatially and temporally. …”
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