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NABNet: A Nested Attention-guided BiConvLSTM network for a robust prediction of Blood Pressure components from reconstructed Arterial Blood Pressure waveforms using PPG and ECG signals
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)Backgroundand Motivations: Continuous Blood Pressure (BP) monitoring is crucial for real-time health tracking, especially for people with hypertension and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). The current cuff-based BP monitoring ... -
Nanoengineered biomimetic hydrogels for guiding human stem cell osteogenesis in three dimensional microenvironments
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2016 , Article)The ability to modulate stem cell differentiation in a three dimensional (3D) microenvironment for bone tissue engineering in the absence of exogenous pharmaceutical agents such as bone morphogenic protein (BMP-2) remains ... -
Nanoparticles in tissue engineering: Applications, challenges and prospects
( Dove Medical Press Ltd. , 2018 , Article)Tissue engineering (TE) is an interdisciplinary field integrating engineering, material science and medical biology that aims to develop biological substitutes to repair, replace, retain, or enhance tissue and organ-level ... -
Nanoporous iron oxide nanoparticle: hydrothermal fabrication, human serum albumin interaction and potential antibacterial effects
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2021 , Article)Nanoporous iron oxide (Fe3O4) nanoparticles (NIONPs) have been widely used as promising agents in biomedical applications. Herein, the NIONPs were synthesized by one-step hydrothermal method and well-characterized by FESEM ... -
Nanosilver loaded GelMA hydrogel for antimicrobial coating of biomedical implants
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2015 , Conference Paper)Bacterial adhesion to the surface of implants in surgical procedures represents a major problem in surgeries, as it incurs high medical costs and could lead to postoperative infections. Different strategies have been ... -
Nanostructured ZnO gas sensors obtained by green method and combustion technique
( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)The present study reports on the synthesis of nano ZnO using two different processes i.e., biological (green synthesis) and chemical synthesis (solution combustion technique). The prepared materials were characterized by ... -
Nanozyme-based sensing platforms for detection of toxic mercury ions: An alternative approach to conventional methods
( Elsevier B.V. , 2020 , Article)Mercury (Hg) is known as a poisonous heavy metal which stimulates a wide range of adverse effects on the human health. Therefore, development of some feasible, practical and highly sensitive platforms would be desirable ... -
Natural halloysite nanotubes /chitosan based bio-nanocomposite for delivering norfloxacin, an anti-microbial agent in sustained release manner
( Elsevier B.V. , 2020 , Article)Applying nanotechnology to deliver drug could result in several benefits such as prolong duration of action, enhancement in overall bioavailability, targeting to specific site, low initial loading dose require, systemic ... -
Nature-inspired cellular structure design for electric vehicle battery compartment: Application to crashworthiness
( MDPI AG , 2020 , Article)This paper discusses the potential of using lightweight nature-inspired cellular structured designs as energy absorbers in crashworthiness applications for electric vehicles (EV). As EVs are becoming popular with their ... -
New characteristics of optimal solutions for the two-machine flowshop problem with unlimited buffers
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2019 , Article)The two-machine flowshop problem with unlimited buffers with the objective of minimising the makespan (F2||Cmax) is addressed. Johnson’s algorithm finds optimal solutions (permutations) to this problem, but are not necessarily ... -
A new forecasting scheme for evaluating long-term prediction performances in supply chain management
( John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. , 2014 , Article)Supply chain management (SCM) practitioners in inventory sites are often required to predict the future sales of products in order to meet customer demands and reduce inventory costs simultaneously. Although a variety of ... -
New Simulation Model for Workload Analysis Addressing Occupational Stress in a Production Company
( Elsevier , 2022 , Conference Paper)In today's world, occupational stress is identified as a major health issue within most organizations. The reason the spotlight has been focused on occupational stress in recent years is that it can have a negative impact ... -
New vehicle bumper design for pedestrian protection during impact
( Institute of Physics Publishing , 2015 , Conference Paper)This study discusses the influence of the active bumper design on the performance of the selected current bumper in terms of pedestrian protection by using finite element method. The legform impactor is used to test the ... -
Newly developed biodegradable polymer nanocomposites of cellulose acetate and Al2O3 nanoparticles with enhanced dielectric performance for embedded passive applications
( Springer New York LLC , 2017 , Article)In this study, biopolymer nanocomposites of cellulose acetate (CA) and Al2O3 nanoparticles (Al2O3 NPs) were successfully obtained using solution blending method. The effect of Al2O3 NPs loading on the microstructure, ... -
Ni-P-ZrC nanocomposite coating with enhanced corrosion resistance and mechanical properties.
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)Corrosion is considered to be greatest challenge for many industries. Nickel-based metallic coatings are emerging as one of the most suitable solution considering various aspects of operating conditions. The current ... -
NiFe2O4/poly(ethylene glycol)/lipid-polymer hybrid nanoparticles for anti-cancer drug delivery
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2020 , Article)The present study reports the fabrication of hybrid nanoparticles consisting of nickel ferrite (NFO) for anti cancer drug delivery. The hybrid system was formulated from poly(vinyl alcohol)/stearic acid with PEG containing ... -
Nitric oxide releasing chitosan-poly (vinyl alcohol) hydrogel promotes angiogenesis in chick embryo model
( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Article)The lack of angiogenic activity is one of the serious complications of chronic wounds associated with delayed wound closure, chronic ulceration, and subsequent limb amputation. Multiple lines of evidence suggest that nitric ... -
Nitric oxide-releasing biomaterials for promoting wound healing in impaired diabetic wounds: State of the art and recent trends
( Elsevier Masson s.r.l. , 2022 , Article)Impaired diabetic wounds are serious pathophysiological complications associated with persistent microbial infections including failure in the closure of wounds, and the cause of a high frequency of lower limb amputations. ... -
NMR spectroscopy of polymer nanocomposites
( Elsevier Inc. , 2016 , Book chapter)Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is a technique of utmost significance when dealing with the characterization of the polymers and their nanocomposites. This chapter focuses on the influence of this particular ... -
Non-viral delivery systems of DNA into stem cells: Promising and multifarious actions for regenerative medicine
( Editions de Sante , 2020 , Article)Regenerative medicine has an exciting prospective to bring preventive and therapeutic benefits to a myriad of diseases. Different biological factors such as growth factors, therapeutic proteins, antibodies, plasmid DNA ...