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Enhanced Adsorption of Selenium Ions from Aqueous Solution Using Iron Oxide Impregnated Carbon Nanotubes
( Hindawi Limited , 2017 , Article)The aim of this research was to investigate the potential of raw and iron oxide impregnated carbon nanotubes (CNTs) as adsorbents for the removal of selenium (Se) ions from wastewater. The original and modified CNTs with ... -
Enhanced adsorptive removal of rifampicin and tigecycline from single system using nano-ceria decorated biochar of mango seed kernel
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs) represent an emerging class of contaminants. With a potential to negatively impact human health and the ecosystem, existence of pharmaceuticals in the aquatic systems is becoming ... -
Enhanced Alamouti decoding scheme for DVB-T2 systems in SFN channels
( IEEE , 2011 , Conference Paper)The standard Alamouti space-frequency block code (SFBC) suffers from performance degradation when used over highly frequency-selective channels because the channel frequency response is not necessarily flat over the Alamouti ... -
Enhanced angiogenesis with nitric oxide releasing chitosan-pva hydrogel for wound healing
( Society for Biomaterials , 2019 , Conference Paper)Statement of Purpose: Nitric oxide (NO) released from endothelial cells endogenously promotes angiogenesis. The potential of using exogenous NO for enhancing faster healing of acute and chronic wounds have also been supported ... -
Enhanced antimicrobial, antibiofilm and ecotoxic activities of nanoencapsulated carvacrol and thymol as compared to their free counterparts
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Essential oils active components emerged as captivating antimicrobials to control biofilms developed on food contact surfaces. Free and nanoencapsulated carvacrol (CAR) and thymol (THY) were assessed as antimicrobials ... -
Enhanced bioelectrochemical treatment of petroleum refinery wastewater with Labaneh whey as co-substrate
( Nature Research , 2020 , Article)Petroleum refinery wastewater (PRW) that contains recalcitrant components as the major portion of constituents is difficult to treat by conventional biological processes. Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) which also produce ... -
Enhanced bioelectrochemical treatment of petroleum refinery wastewater with Labaneh whey as co-substrate
( Nature Research , 2020 , Article)Petroleum refinery wastewater (PRW) that contains recalcitrant components as the major portion of constituents is difficult to treat by conventional biological processes. Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) which also produce ... -
Enhanced block-sparse adaptive Bayesian algorithm based control strategy of superconducting magnetic energy storage units for wind farms power ripple minimization
( Elsevier Ltd , 2022 , Article)This article presents a novel enhanced block-sparse adaptive Bayesian algorithm (EBSABA) to fully control proportional-integral (PI) controllers of superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES) units. The main goal is to ... -
Enhanced boron removal by electricity generation in a microbial fuel cell
( Elsevier , 2016 , Article)Boron needs to be removed during desalination, because excessive boron in the product water for irrigation can deteriorate plant growth. In this study, a microbial fuel cell (MFC) equipped with anion exchange membrane (AEM) ... -
Enhanced CO2 capture through reaction with steel-making dust in high salinity water
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)Mineral carbonation (MC) is evolving as a possible technology for sequestering CO2 from medium-sized emission point sources. Industrial wastes have been recently used as an effective source for MC that have higher reactivity ... -
Enhanced compact models for the connected subgraph problem and for the shortest path problem in digraphs with negative cycles
(2013 , Article)We investigate the minimum-weight connected subgraph problem. The importance of this problem stems from the fact that it constitutes the backbone of many network design problems having applications in several areas including ... -
Enhanced computer vision applications with blockchain: A review of applications and opportunities
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Videos and image processing have significantly transformed computer vision, enabling computers to analyse, and manipulate visual data. The proliferation of cameras and IR equipment has facilitated the collection of valuable ... -
Enhanced control technique for a sensor-less wind driven doubly fed induction generator for energy conversion purpose
( Elsevier Ltd , 2021 , Article)The current paper is concerned with introducing a predictive polar flux control (PPFC) scheme for a variable speed wind driven doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) without speed sensor. The operation of the designed PPFC ... -
Enhanced Deadbeat Control Approach for Grid-Tied Multilevel Flying Capacitors Inverter
( IEEE , 2022 , Article)This paper proposes an enhanced Deadbeat Controller (DBC) for a grid-tied Flying Capacitors Inverter (FCI). The proposed DBC guarantees the balancing of the capacitors' voltages while injecting current to the grid with ... -
Enhanced dynamic performance in DC-DC converter-PMDC motor combination through an intelligent non-linear adaptive control scheme
( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2022 , Article)A novel neuro-adaptive control scheme is proposed in the context of angular velocity tracking in DC-DC buck converter driven permanent magnet DC motor system. The controller builds upon the idea of backstepping and consists ... -
Enhanced electrochemical and mechanical performance of BN reinforced Ni-P based nanocomposite coatings
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)Adequate corrosion protection and improved mechanical properties are necessary requirements to overcome operational costs in the industries. Ni-P based coatings are known to possess better superior corrosion resistance ... -
Enhanced electrochemical conversion of CO2 into formic acid using PbSO4/AtSn electrode: Catalyst synthesis and process optimization
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Electrochemical carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction is among the most promising and effective methods for producing valuable fuels while simultaneously addressing global warming. Numerous metal-based materials showed promising ... -
Enhanced Energy Extraction from a Solar Panel
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Due the movement of the sun throughout the day, the insolation level incident on the fixed panel surface varies largely. The maximum level of insolation occurs only around noon. This leads to the panel to be under-utilised. ... -
Enhanced Filtration Characteristics and Reduced Bacterial Attachment for Reverse Osmosis Membranes Modified by a Facile Method
( American Chemical Society , 2021 , Article)In this study, we report the facile surface modification of reverse osmosis (RO) membranes for improved filtration as well as bacterial resistance properties. Thin films of two silanes, 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (3-APS) ... -
Enhanced Identification of Transcriptional Enhancers Provides Mechanistic Insights into Diseases.
( Cell Press , 2016 , Article)Enhancers are distal cis-regulatory DNA elements that increase the expression of target genes. Various experimental and computational approaches including chromatin signature profiling have been developed to predict enhancers ...