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Reducing energy consumption of CO2 desorption in CO2-loaded aqueous amine solution using Al2O3/HZSM-5 bifunctional catalysts
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2018 , Article)
The aim of this work is to find a potential way for great decrease in CO2 capture energy requirement. Here, for the first time, a series of bifunctional Al2O3/HZSM-5 catalysts (Al-ZSM) were prepared by the combined ...
An improved time–frequency noise reduction method using a psycho-acoustic Mel model
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2018 , Article)
This paper addresses the problem of noise reduction in non-stationary signals. The paper first describes a human physiology based time?frequency (TF) representation (HPTF) using Mel filterbanks. It is then used to improve ...
Exposure to EGF and 17-estradiol irreversibly affects the proliferation and transformation of MCF7 cells but is not sufficient to promote tumor growth in a xenograft mouse model upon withdrawal of exposure
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Spandidos Publications
, 2018 , Article)
Epidermal growth factor (EGF) and estrogen are potent regulators of breast tumorigenesis. Their short‑term actions on human breast epithelial cells have been investigated extensively. However, the consequence of a long‑term ...
Dilution of seawater using dewatered construction water in a hybrid forward osmosis system
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2018 , Article)
In this study, dewatered construction water was used for the first time as the feed solution in a combined pretreatment-forward osmosis process to dilute seawater (i.e. draw solution) for further desalination. It was found ...
Influence of TiO2 nanoparticles on the crystallization behaviour and tensile properties of PLA/TiO2, PCL/TiO2 and PLA/PCL/TiO2 nanocomposites.
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Springer Verlag
, 2018 , Article)
This paper investigated the influence of TiO2 nanoparticles on the morphologies, as well as crystallization behaviour and kinetics, of neat PLA and PCL, and of these polymers in different PLA/PCL blends. We used transmission ...
Proliposome tablets manufactured using a slurry-driven lipid-enriched powders: Development, characterization and stability evaluation
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2018 , Article)
Proliposome powders were prepared via a slurry method using sorbitol or D-mannitol as carbohydrate carriers in 1:10 or 1:15 w/w lipid phase to carrier ratios. Soya phosphatidylcholine (SPC) and cholesterol were employed ...
Competence and Electability: Exploring the Limitations on Female Candidates in Qatar
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Routledge
, 2018 , Article)
Attitudes about women’s expertise can play a role in limiting their access to influential public spaces, including elected government positions. In the Arab Gulf, women remain underrepresented in electoral politics. This ...
Plackett-Burman and Box-Behnken designs as chemometric tools for micro-determination of L-Ornithine
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2018 , Article)
Plackett-Burman (PB) and Box-Behnken (BB) screening and response surface factorial designs were used to evaluate spectrophotometric and spectrofluorimetric approaches for the determination of l-Ornithine (ORN) as per se ...
A one-step implicit iterative method for two finite families of asymptotically nonexpansive mappings in a hyperbolic space
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Springer Verlag
, 2018 , Article)
We introduce a one-step implicit iterative method for two finite families of asymptotically nonexpansive mappings in a hyperbolic space and use it to approximate common fixed points of these families. The results presented ...
Parcellating cognitive heterogeneity in early psychosis-spectrum illnesses: A cluster analysis
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2018 , Article)
Cognitive impairment is argued to represent a core feature of psychosis-spectrum illnesses. However, within-diagnosis heterogeneity is common, and risk factors for poor cognition remain to be examined after statistically ...