Mathematical modelling of flow and nutrient transport in hollow fibre membrane bioreactors by Booth, G

“…We explore the intricate boundary layer structure that emerges across a range of laminar Reynolds number regimes, validated by full numerical simulations, which provides an in-depth analysis of the coupled transitions from plug to lubrication flow.</p> <p>The analysis we present in this thesis provides novel methods to investigate flow and metabolite transport in a poroelastic hollow fibre membrane bioreactor setup. …”

Experimental test of a new compressed natural gas engine with direct injection by Kalam, M.A., Masjuki, Haji Hassan, Mahlia, T.M.I., Fuad, M.A., Halim, K., Ishak, A., Khair, M., Yusoff, A., Shahrir, A.

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Competitiveness of beekeeping industry in Malaysia by Ismail, Mohd Mansor

“…It is a source of health food (e.g. honey, royal jelly, pollen and propolis), raw materials for various industries (e.g. beeswax candles and lubricants) and medicine (honey, propolis, beeswax and bee venom). …”
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Assessment of heavy metals concentration in airborne particulate matter (PM₁₀) in selected traffic areas of the Klang Valley, Malaysia by Elawad, Rasheida Elawad Elhadi

“…The finding from CA and PCA identified vehicle exhaust emission, non-exhaust emission (brake wear, tire wear and re-suspension dust) and heavy lubricating oil combustion as major sources of PM10 and heavy metals. …”
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Outcomes and Complications from a Randomized Controlled Study Comparing Conventional Stent Placement Versus No Stent Placement after Ureteroscopy for Distal Ureteric Calculus < 1 c... by Suraj Jayadeva Reddy, Bathi Sourabh Reddy, Arun Chawla, Jean J. M. C. H. de la Rosette, Pilar Laguna, Padmaraj Hegde, Abhijit Shah, Anupam Choudhary, Sanket Kankaria, Vivekanand Kedarlingayya Hiremath

“…A significant difference was noted in the following IPSS domains: Frequency, Urgency, Nocturia, Storage Symptoms, Total IPSS Score (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.001), and QoL (<i>p</i> = 0.002); IIEF-5 domains: Overall Score (<i>p</i> = 0.004); MSHQ-EjD domains: Ejaculation Bother/Satisfaction (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.001); and FSFI domains: Lubrication (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.001), Satisfaction (<i>p</i> = 0.006), and Overall Score (<i>p</i> = 0.004). …”
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Magnetic field effect on mixed convection flow inside an oval-shaped annulus enclosure filled by a non-Newtonian nanofluid by Rafel H. Hameed, Basil Mahdi Al-Srayyih, Qusay Rasheed Al-Amir, Hameed K. Hamzah, Farooq H. Ali, Ali Alahmer

“…Additionally, there is a need to enhance heat transfer rates in many life and industrial applications, including cavity shape enhancement, heating or cooling spread inside a cavity, heat dissipation in electronic devices, thermal mixing in storage units, solar collectors, desalination, and journal bearing lubrication. This study explores the effect of a horizontal magnetic field and a rotating inner circular cylinder on mixed convection within a two-dimensional oval-shaped enclosure filled with a non-Newtonian nanofluid. …”
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Effect of C2H2 flow rate on microstructure, properties, and application in micro-drilling of a-C:H films deposited by PECVD by Beibei Ren, Yu Xia, Yanjun Chen, Yifan Su, Jia Lou, Cheng Zhang, Peng Tang, Songsheng Lin, Mingjiang Dai

“…A protective film with good lubricating and anti-wear properties is generally applied to improve the processing problems of micro-drills during operation. …”
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Experimental investigation and analysis of combustion properties and chemical-physical properties of nano-fuel using hybrid nanostructure additives by S. A.H. Zamzamian, S. Rezazadeh Mofradnia, M. R. Pazouki, M. Pazouki

“…The most frequently used fuel additives for diesel engines are oxygenated additives, antioxidants, cold flow improvers, lubricity improvers, cetane improvers, metal-based additives, and nanomaterials. …”
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Dissolution behavior of AlN in CaO–Al2O3–BaO–CaF2–Li2O system mold fluxes by Xufeng Wang, Fangfang Li, Qiangqiang Wang, Xubin Zhang, Shengping He

“…The dissolution behavior of AlN in three CaO–Al2O3–BaO–CaF2–Li2O non-reactive mold fluxes which were designated as N1 (low break temperature), N2 (good lubrication performance), N3 (high break temperature) for high-Al steel with different requirements was explored by static method. …”
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Source apportionment of fine particulate matter using combined receptor models in Tehran by M. Zare Shahneh, M. Arhami

“…The results show that the second factor of the PCA model including 17% of PM changes is a composite source, and it is influenced by heavy metals from human resources including industries, car brakes, car tires, and car lubricating oils and, in this factor, combustion. Heavy fuels with an average of 65.10% made the largest contribution to the emission of particulate matter associated to factor 2. …”
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Advanced manufacturing technologies and material properties / by Wang, Taiyong, editor, Zuo, Dunwen, editor, Guo, Hun, Tang, Guoxing, editor, Xu, Ji, editor, Chen, Zhiwei

A Case-control Study of Sexual Dysfunction and Serum Prolactin Levels in Patients with Psychotic Disorders by Mohd Rashid Alam, Pali Rastogi, Rahul Mathur, Vijay Niranjan

“…Total 55.93% of those having sexual dysfunction were suffering from difficulty in sexual arousal, followed by difficulty with penile erection/vaginal lubrication (49.15%), orgasmic dysfunction (34.48%), and reduced sexual drive (23.72%). …”
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Nutritional reserves of Vochysiaceae seeds: chemical diversity and potential economic uses by Marco A. S Mayworm, Marcos S Buckeridge, Ursula M. L Marquez, Antonio Salatino

“…The distribution of Vochysiaceae fatty acids suggests for seeds of some species an exploitation as food sources (predominance of oleic acid), for other species an alternative to cocoa butter (high contents or predominance of stearic acid) or the production of lubricants, surfactants, detergents, cosmetics and plastic (predominance of acids with C20 or C22 chains) or biodiesel (predominance of monounsaturated acids). …”
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Female Sexual Function During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States by Hriday P. Bhambhvani, BS, Tony Chen, MD, Alex M. Kasman, MD, Genester Wilson-King, MD, Ekene Enemchukwu, MD, MPH, Michael L. Eisenberg, MD

“…Overall FSFI significantly decreased during the pandemic (27.2 vs 28.8, P = .002), with domain-specific decreases in arousal (4.41 vs 4.86, P = .0002), lubrication (4.90 vs 5.22, P = .004), and satisfaction (4.40 vs 4.70, P = .04). …”
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An experimental study of the creep characteristics of loess landslide sliding zone soil with different water content by Xingang WANG, Kai LIU, Youlin WANG, Peidong ZHANG, Wei SHI, Li LUO

“…This phenomenon can be explained by the electric double layer theory as follows: The thickness of free water increases, the degree of cementation among soil particles decreases, and the water film will lubricate the soil particles and make them easy to slip. (2) When the water content of the sample is larger, the time required for the creep strain to reach a stable state after each level of load is applied is longer. …”
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طريقة تحديد الحالة الحدّية المعبّرة عن إمكانية وصلاحية استمرار محركات الاحتراق الداخلي بالعمل ضمن الشروط الطبيعية... by محمد ديوب

“…This has contributed to increased consumption of fuel and Lubricating materials, which  causes damage to the national economy. …”
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Smart Mechanoluminescent Phosphors: A Review of Strontium‐Aluminate‐Based Materials, Properties, and Their Advanced Application Technologies by Zefeng Huang, Bing Chen, Biyun Ren, Dong Tu, Zhaofeng Wang, Chunfeng Wang, Yuantian Zheng, Xu Li, Dong Wang, Zhanbing Ren, Sicen Qu, Zhuyang Chen, Chen Xu, Yu Fu, Dengfeng Peng

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Effects of a swallowing and oral-care program on resuming oral feeding and reducing pneumonia in patients following endotracheal extubation: a randomized, open-label, controlled tr... by Shu-Fen Siao, Shih-Chi Ku, Wen-Hsuan Tseng, Yu-Chung Wei, Yu-Chun Chang, Tzu-Yu Hsiao, Tyng-Guey Wang, Cheryl Chia-Hui Chen

“…The interventions comprised three protocols: oral-motor exercise, sensory stimulation and lubrication, and safe-swallowing education. Beginning on the day following patient extubation, an SOC nurse provided the three-protocol care for seven consecutive days or until death or hospital discharge. …”
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Towards the design of new and improved drilling fluid additives using molecular dynamics simulations by Richard L. Anderson, H. Christopher Greenwel, James L. Suter, Rebecca M. Jarvis, Peter V. Coveney

“…During exploration for oil and gas, a technical drilling fluid is used to lubricate the drill bit, maintain hydrostatic pressure, transmit sensor readings, remove rock cuttings and inhibit swelling of unstable clay based reactive shale formations. …”
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High-level accumulation of oleyl oleate in plant seed oil by abundant supply of oleic acid substrates to efficient wax ester synthesis enzymes by Dan Yu, Ellen Hornung, Tim Iven, Ivo Feussner

“…The plant-derived wax esters with long-chain monounsaturated acyl moieties, like oleyl oleate, have favorite properties for lubrication. For biosynthesis of wax esters using acyl-CoA substrates, expressions of a fatty acyl reductase (FAR) and a wax synthase (WS) in seeds are sufficient. …”
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