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Design challenges of agricultural greenhouses in hot and arid environments - A review
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2019 , Article Review)
Protected Agriculture (PA) presents a sustainable solution for food production in hot and arid environments. Harsh climate and the water deficit are obstacles to all year round cultivation. The greenhouse design should ...
Carbon Nanotubes in Biomedical Applications: Factors, Mechanisms, and Remedies of Toxicity
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American Chemical Society
, 2016 , Article Review)
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) represent one of the most studied allotropes of carbon. The unique physicochemical properties of CNTs make them among prime candidates for numerous applications in biomedical fields including drug ...
Recent advances in mechanical properties of biopolymer composites: a review
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John Wiley and Sons Inc.
, 2020 , Article Review)
In recent years, biopolymers are getting wide attention with the perspective of developing high-performance biocomposites with low environmental impact owing to their unique and useful features such as abundant availability, ...
Plasmonic gold nanoparticles: Optical manipulation, imaging, drug delivery and therapy
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2019 , Article Review)
Over the past two decades, the development of plasmonic nanoparticle (NPs), especially gold (Au) NPs, is being pursued more seriously in the medical fields such as imaging, drug delivery, and theranostic systems. However, ...
Micro and nanotechnologies in heart valve tissue engineering
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2016 , Article Review)
Due to the increased morbidity and mortality resulting from heart valve diseases, there is a growing demand for off-the-shelf implantable tissue engineered heart valves (TEHVs). Despite the significant progress in recent ...
Frosting mechanism and behaviors on surfaces with simple geometries: A state-of-the-art literature review
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2022 , Article Review)
Frosting causes negative impacts in many technical and engineering fields, such as refrigeration, air source heat pump, aircraft, wind power generation, and power grids. To alleviate the negative impacts of frosting, studies ...
A focused review on smart carriers tailored for corrosion protection: Developments, applications, and challenges
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2021 , Article Review)
Steel-made infrastructures have been expanding at an incredible rate worldwide and are critical for the expansion and operation of countless industries. Steel is susceptible to corrosion failures, particularly in aggressive ...
Review of optimization techniques applied for the integration of distributed generation from renewable energy sources
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2017 , Article Review)
Several potential benefits to the quality and reliability of delivered power can be attained with the installation of distributed generation units. To take full advantage of these benefits, it is essential to place optimally ...
Perspectives on food waste management: Prevention and social innovations
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Article Review)
Food waste is one of the challenging issues humans are facing. A third of the food produced in the world is wasted at various points along the food supply chain. Food waste can be reduced by developing technology that can ...
Analytical models for predicting oil recovery from immiscible CO2 injection: A literature review
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Article Review)
The enhanced oil recovery is applied to increase oil recovery from oil reservoirs. The immiscible CO2 injection oil recovery method is suitable for reservoirs with low pressure. This paper presents a review of literature ...