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Linear and nonlinear viscoelastic and viscoplastic analysis of asphalt binders with warm mix asphalt additives
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Taylor and Francis Ltd.
, 2018 , Article)
Warm-Mix Asphalt (WMA) is a widely used product, which proved a contribution to the reduction in asphalt mixing and compaction temperatures. This reduction leads to lower fuel consumption and smoke emission in asphalt ...
Application of fractional factorial design for green synthesis of cyano-modified silica nanoparticles: Chemometrics and multifarious response optimization
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2018 , Article)
Cyano-functionalized spherical silica nanoparticles (SNPs) were synthesized via St?ber method. A 2 k-p IV fractional factorial design (2k-p IV-FFD) was used to smartly prepare monodispersed evenly distributed SNPs. Six ...
A comparative study of chemically reacting 2D flow of Casson and Maxwell fluids
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2018 , Article)
Theoretical investigation is performed to discuss the heat and mass transfer behavior of chemically reacting magnetohydrodynamic Casson and Maxwell fluids past a stretching sheet with Brownian moment and thermophoresis ...
Gyrotactic microorganisms and thermoelectric effects on the dynamics of 29 nm CuO-water nanofluid over an upper horizontal surface of paraboloid of revolution
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2018 , Article)
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide an insight into the influence of gyrotactic microorganisms and Hall effect on the boundary layer flow of 29 nm CuO-water mixture on the upper pointed surface of a rocket, ...
Opportunistic screening for alcohol use problems in adolescents attending emergency departments: an evaluation of screening tools.
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Oxford University Press
, 2018 , Article)
To estimate and compare the optimal cut-off score of Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) and AUDIT-C in identifying at-risk alcohol consumption, heavy episodic alcohol use, ICD-10 alcohol abuse and alcohol ...
Policy borrowing in the gulf cooperation council countries: Cultural scripts and epistemological conflicts
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2018 , Article)
Globalization through educational borrowing has transformed the K-12 educational landscape driving and shaping educational reforms worldwide by saturating nations' educational polices and practices reducing education to ...
Co-occurrence of mycotoxins in commercial formula milk and cereal-based baby food on the Qatar market
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Taylor and Francis Ltd.
, 2018 , Article)
The present study was conducted to explore the occurrence of mycotoxins in commercial baby foods in Doha-Qatar. LCMS/MS- and HPLC-based analysis of baby food (n?=?67) for 12 mycotoxins confirmed the presence of aflatoxin ...
The differential effects of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) on seizure frequency in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy - A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
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Elsevier
, 2018 , Article)
The omega-3 (n-3) fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), are known to play an important role in maintenance and modulation of neuronal functions. There is evidence that omega-3 fatty acids ...
An empirical examination of moral hazards and adverse selection on PPP projects: A case study of Ghana
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2018 , Article)
Purpose: Failures of public?private partnership (PPP) projects are often ascribed to the agency problem, which arise under conditions of inadequate and asymmetric information when a principal (the client) hires an agent ...
Fatigue and Monotonic Behaviors of Corrosion-Damaged Reinforced Concrete Beams Strengthened with FRCM Composites
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American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
, 2018 , Article)
This paper provides a comprehensive account of using fabric-reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM) composites to strengthen corrosion-damaged reinforced concrete (RC) structures subjected to monotonic loading and fatigue. ...