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Water resources assessment of zayandeh-rood river basin using integrated surface water and groundwater footprints and K-means clustering method
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2022 , Article)
The lack of an integrated approach to assess the quantity and quality of surface water and groundwater resources undesirably affects their sustainability and errors in users' decisions in the optimal development of basins. ...
Comparison of machine learning models for predicting groundwater level, case study: Najafabad region
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Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
, 2023 , Article)
Water resources, consisting of surface water and groundwater, are considered to be among the crucial natural resources in most arid and semiarid regions. Groundwater resources as the sustainable yields can be predicted, ...
Overproduction of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) by the extremely halophilic archaeon Haloarcula sp. CEJ40-10 using starchy substrate
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Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
, 2023 , Article)
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), green alternatives to petroleum-derived plastics, possess desired features that make them preferred for various applications. Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB), one of the most known representative ...
A world polity view on reorganization and institutional change in natural resources management
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Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc
, 2022 , Book chapter)
World polity theory as a part of sociological neo-institutionalism provides interesting insights into institutional change and similarities between national organizations. These organizations depend on rules and actor ...
Model predictive control for optimal energy management of connected cluster of microgrids with net zero energy multi-greenhouses
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
This paper intends to present a cooperative control framework for a connected cluster of microgrids with multi-smart greenhouses creating a smart local electric grid in the framework of smart grids. Each microgrid comprises ...
Promoting sustainable businesses for strong local communities: Qatar's wild herbal plants industry
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
Herbal medicine can improve economic diversification and sustainable livelihoods of local communities. In fact, the demand for herbal medicine is increasing globally while policymakers also value non-economic benefits, ...
Overproduction of the Bacillus thuringiensis Vip3Aa16 toxin and study of its insecticidal activity against the carob moth Ectomyelois ceratoniae
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Elsevier
, 2015 , Article)
The vip3Aa16 gene of Bacillus thuringiensis strain BUPM95 was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli. Optimization of Vip3A16 protein expression was conducted using Plackett–Burman design and response surface methodology. ...
Production and investigation of flexible nanofibers of sPEEK/PVP loaded with RuO2 nanoparticles
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
Electrospinning technique was employed to fabricate composite nanofibers/nanoparticles of sulfonated polyether ether ketone, polyvinylpyrrolidone, and ruthenium oxide (sPEEK/PVP/RuO2). The samples were synthesized with ...