• An Overview of Polymer Composite Films for Antibacterial Display Coatings and Sensor Applications 

  Ippili, Swathi; Jung, Jang-Su; Thomas, Alphi Maria; Vuong, Van-Hoang; Lee, Jeong-Min; Sha, Mizaj Shabil; Sadasivuni, Kishor Kumar; Jella, Venkatraju; Yoon, Soon-Gil... more authors ... less authors ( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2023 , Article Review)

  The escalating presence of pathogenic microbes has spurred a heightened interest in antimicrobial polymer composites tailored for hygiene applications. These innovative composites ingeniously incorporate potent antimicrobial ...
• 5,5-Diphenyl-2-thioxoimidazolidin-4-one methodological mechanism to corrosion inhibition for mild steel dissolution in hcl: Dfts, molecular dynamics and experimental procedures 

  Nabah, R.; Benhiba, F.; Laabaissi, T.; Zarrok, H.; Cherkaoui, M.; Oudda, H.; Ramli, Y.; Warad, I.; Zarrouk, A.... more authors ... less authors ( World Scientific , 2020 , Article)

  Continuing to study the inhibition of corrosion, 5,5-diphenyl-2-thioxoimidazolidin-4-one (PTI) has been tested as a corrosion inhibitor for mild steel (MS) in an aggressive 1 M HCl solution by chemical and electrochemical ...
• Vibration response of FG-CNT-reinforced plates covered by magnetic layer utilizing numerical solution 

  Cao, Yan; Musharavati, Farayi; Baharom, Shahrizan; Talebizadehsardari, Pouyan; Sebaey, Tamer A.; Eyvazian, Arameh; Zain, Azlan Mohd... more authors ... less authors ( Techno-Press , 2020 , Article)

  Vibration response in a sandwich plate with a nanocompiste core covered by magnetic layer is presented. The core is armed by functionalyy graded-carbon nanotubes (FG-CNTs) where the Mori-Tanaka law is utilized assuming ...
• Taxation in Qatar - an Abadi (Non-finite) vehicle for economic diversification? 

  Al-Asmakh, Maryam A. ( International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation (IBFD) , 2020 , Article)

  In December 2018, Qatar introduced a package of tax reforms that represents a major move towards diversifying government revenue and achieving its vision of becoming an advanced country by 2030. This article argues that ...
• 3D bioprinted alginate-based biomaterials for bone tissue engineering 

  Venkatesan, Jayachandran; Anil, Sukumaran; Murugan, Sesha Subramanian ( Newlands Press Ltd , 2020 , Article Review)

  Extensive research works have been carried out on alginate-based 3D bioprinted biomaterials for bone tissue construction for the last three decades. Taking to the commercialization of 3D bioprinted alginate-based tissue ...
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  Stochastic management of hybrid AC/DC microgrids considering electric vehicles charging demands 

  Wang, Peng; Wang, Dan; Zhu, Chengliang; Yang, Yan; Abdullah, Heba M.; Mohamed, Mohamed A.... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)

  The high growth of the automotive industry reveals the very bright future of this technology and its high penetration effects on the human society. No doubt that the random and volatile charging demand of these devices ...
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  Synergistic effects of double-walled carbon nanotubes and nanoclays on mechanical, electrical and piezoresistive properties of epoxy based nanocomposites 

  Esmaeili, A.; Sbarufatti, C.; Jiménez-Suárez, A.; Hamouda, A.M.S.; Rovatti, L.; Ureña, A.... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)

  Many studies performed on multifunctional properties of epoxy based nanocomposites reinforced with carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and nanoclay (NC) whereas their synergetic effects on piezoresistive behaviour of ternary state ...
• Multilayer Fractional Slot Pole-Phase Modulated Induction Motor Drives for Traction Applications 

  Reddy, B. Prathap; Keerthipati, Sivakumar ( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2020 , Article)

  With the advantage of pole-phase modulation (PPM), the multiphase induction motor drives facilitate the enriched range of speed-torque characteristics with a higher number of pole-phase combinations. In order to achieve ...
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  Bending behavior of glass fiber reinforced composite overwrapping pvc plastic pipes 

  J.Al-Mahfooz, M.; Mahdi, E. ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)

  The challenge associated with the use of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic pipelines is to improve their structural integrity without increasing their cost. Currently, PVC pipelines are the most cost-effective method of ...
• Special Issue on Robot and Human Interactive Communication 2020 

  Inamura, Tetsunari; Pandey, Amit Kumar; Kumar, Swagat; Williams, Mary-Anne; Cabibihan, John-John; Behera, Laxmidhar... more authors ... less authors ( Robotics Society of Japan , 2020 , Article)

  We are pleased to announce the special issue on Robot and Human Interactive Communication 2020. The first special issue was published in 2019 to celebrate the promotion of the IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human ...
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  Missing something? A scoping review of venous thromboembolic events and their associations with bariatric surgery. Refining the evidence base 

  El Ansari, Walid; El-Ansari, Kareem ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article Review)

  Background: Venous thromboembolic events (VTE) post-bariatric surgery (BS) lead to morbidity and mortality. Methods: This scoping review assessed whether reported VTE post-BS could be under/over-estimated; suggested a ...
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  An experimental-coupled empirical investigation on the corrosion inhibitory action of 7-alkyl-8-Hydroxyquinolines on C35E steel in HCl electrolyte 

  El Faydy, M.; Benhiba, F.; Berisha, A.; Kerroum, Y.; Jama, C.; Lakhrissi, B.; Guenbour, A.; Warad, I.; Zarrouk, A.... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)

  Two 8-Hydroxyquinoline-based piperazine, 7-((4-(4-chloro phenyl)piperazin-1-yl) methyl) quinolin-8-ol (CPQ) and 7-((4-methyl piperazin-1-yl) methyl)quinolin-8-ol (MPQ) were prepared, identified and investigated as corrosion ...
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  A multi phase-field fracture model for long fiber reinforced composites based on the Puck theory of failure 

  Dean, A.; Asur Vijaya Kumar, P.K.; Reinoso, J.; Gerendt, C.; Paggi, M.; Mahdi, E.; Rolfes, R.... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)

  Phase-Field (PF) methods of fracture have emerged as powerful modeling tools for triggering fracture events in solids. These numerical techniques efficiently alleviate mesh dependent pathologies and are very suitable for ...
• Ultrasmall Metal-Doped CeO2Nanoparticles for Low-Temperature CO Oxidation 

  Basina, Georgia; Polychronopoulou, Kyriaki; Zedan, Abdallah F.; Dimos, Konstantinos; Katsiotis, Marios S.; Fotopoulos, Apostolos P.; Ismail, Issam; Tzitzios, Vasileios... more authors ... less authors ( American Chemical Society , 2020 , Article)

  Ultrasmall ceria (CeO2) and metal-doped CeO2 nanoparticles in the sub-3 nm size regime were synthesized via a facile, single-step, liquid-phase thermal decomposition reaction in a monosurfactant medium, which plays the ...
• A Goal-Oriented Fault Tolerance Software Enhanced by Critical Information Code Protection 

  Alban, Ahmad Qadeib; Jaoua, Ali ( IEEE Computer Society , 2020 , Conference paper)

  Currently, during runtime, programs are mostly uncontrollable objects. They are very vulnerable to either transient or permanent, external, or internal contaminations of the program state. Here one finds a new method that ...
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  Critical Appraisal of the Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Dyslipidaemias: Lipid Modification to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk: European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and European Atherosclerosis Society (ESC/EAS) 2019 Guidelines 

  Alhmoud, Eman N.; Barazi, Raja; Fahmi, Amr; Abdu, Abdullah; Higazy, Alya; ElHajj, Maguy... more authors ... less authors ( Blackwell Publishing Ltd , 2020 , Article)

  Objective: The aim of the study was to assess the quality of the recently published European clinical practice guidelines for the management of dyslipidaemias, utilizing the refined Appraisal of Guidelines for Research & ...
• Message from the General Chairs 

  Boukerche, Azzeddine; Younis, Mohamed; Guizani, Mohsen ( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2020 , Article)

  Presents the introductory welcome message from the conference proceedings. May include the conference officers' congratulations to all involved with the conference event and publication of the proceedings record.
• A novel symmetric image cryptosystem resistant to noise perturbation based on S8 elliptic curve S-boxes and chaotic maps 

  Aziz, Haris; Gilani, Syed Mushhad Mustuzhar; Hussain, Iqtadar; Abbas, Muhammad Azeem ( Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH , 2020 , Article)

  The recent decade has seen a tremendous escalation of multimedia and its applications. These modern applications demand diverse security requirements and innovative security platforms. In this manuscript, we proposed an ...
• A novel approach to improve the performance of solar-driven Stirling engine using solar-driven ejector cooling cycle 

  Al-Nimr, Moh'd; Kiwan, Suhil; Keewan, Ashraf ( John Wiley and Sons Ltd , 2020 , Article)

  In this paper, a novel system to enhance the performance of a solar-driven finite speed alpha-type Stirling engine is proposed and evaluated. Part of the concentrated solar energy is used to drive an ejector refrigeration ...
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  The effect of family literacy programs on the development of children's early literacy in kindergarten settings 

  Ihmeideh, Fathi; Al-Maadadi, Fatima ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)

  The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of family literacy programs on developing kindergarten children's early literacy skills in Qatar. Three hundred and twenty kindergarten children (166 girls and 154 ...

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