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Recent developments and advancements in graphene-based technologies for oil spill cleanup and oil-water separation processes
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MDPI
, 2022 , Article)
The vast demand for petroleum industry products led to the increased production of oily wastewaters and has led to many possible separation technologies. In addition to production-related oily wastewater, direct oil spills ...
Humidification-Dehumidification (HDH) Desalination and Other Volume Reduction Techniques for Produced Water Treatment
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MDPI
, 2022 , Article)
Volume reduction has been suggested as a novel method to tackle the various challenges associated with produced water. The present solution offers an economical and environmentally friendly solution to treat a large bulk ...
A review of deep learning-based detection methods for COVID-19
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2022 , Article)
COVID-19 is a fast-spreading pandemic, and early detection is crucial for stopping the spread of infection. Lung images are used in the detection of coronavirus infection. Chest X-ray (CXR) and computed tomography (CT) ...
Multiparametric Sensor Node for Environmental Monitoring Based on Energy Harvesting
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MDPI
, 2022 , Article)
The heterogeneity and levels of chemicals released into the environment have dramatically grown in the last few years. Therefore, new low-cost tools are increasingly required to monitor pollution and follow its trends over ...
Modelling fatigue uncertainty by means of nonconstant variance neural networks
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Wiley
, 2022 , Article)
The modelling of fatigue using machine learning (ML) has been gaining traction in the engineering community. Among ML techniques, the use of probabilistic neural networks (PNNs) has recently emerged as a candidate for ...
Application of Metastructures for Targeted Low-Frequency Vibration Suppression in Plates
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Springer
, 2022 , Article)
Purpose
We present an approach that combines finite element analysis and genetic algorithms to find the optimal configuration of local resonators created in the host structure to suppress their vibration in a target ...
Increased complications of COVID-19 in people with cardiovascular disease: Role of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) dysregulation
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Elsevier Ireland Ltd
, 2022 , Article)
The rapid spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID?19), has had a dramatic negative impact on public health and economies worldwide. Recent studies ...
The Economic Impact of Optimizing a COVID-19 Management Protocol in Pre-Existing Cardiovascular Disease Patients
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Article)
This study answers the question of whether the health care costs of managing COVID-19 in preexisting cardiovascular diseases (CVD) patients increased or decreased as a consequence of evidence-based efforts to optimize the ...
Nitric oxide-releasing biomaterials for promoting wound healing in impaired diabetic wounds: State of the art and recent trends
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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. ...
A comprehensive and critical review on recent progress in anode catalyst for methanol oxidation reaction
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Taylor and Francis Ltd.
, 2022 , Article Review)
The synthesis of anode electrocatalyst with high activity and durability for methanol oxidation reaction has been one of the main focuses of researchers in recent years. Several works are reviewed in this paper to summarize ...