Omega 3 (n-3) fatty acids down-regulate nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kB) genen and blood cell adhesion molecule expression in patients with homozygous sickle cell disease by Daak, Ahmed A., Elderdery, A. Y., Elbashir, L. M., Mariniello, Katia, Mills, J., Scarlett, G, Elbashir, Mustafa I., Ghebremeskel, Kebreab

“…Omega-3 treated (n = 24), hydroxyurea (HU) treated (n = 18), and n − 3 untreated (n = 21) homozygous SCD patients (HbSS) and healthy (HbAA) controls (n = 25) matched for age (5–16 years), gender and socioeconomic status were studied. …”
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Poverty, growth, inequality and pro-poor factors: new evidence from macro data by Amini, Chiara, Dal Bianco, Silvia

“…Second, the poverty elasticity to growth is higher the more favorable the initial conditions (i.e. -0.89% and -2.5% for, respectively, high and low initial poverty and inequality). …”
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The role of microvesicles in EMT and tumour microenvironment by Haidery, Ahmad Zia

“…The influence of carcinoma cell derived-MVs on tumour microenvironment was examined through use of Non-small lung cancer cells (A549) derived-MVs on primary lung fibroblasts (MRC5). MRC5 cells were treated with A549 cell derived-MV produced significantly high level of myofibroblasts marker alpha-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) cytoskeleton protein and FGF. …”
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Mesoionic carbenes in low- to high-valent vanadium chemistry by Neururer, Florian R., Lyu, Shenyu, Leitner, Daniel, Baltrun, Marc, Fisher, Katherine R., Kopacka, Holger, Wurst, Klaus, Daumann, Lena J., Munz, Dominik, Hohloch, Stephan

“…We report the synthesis of vanadium(V) oxo complex 1 with a pincer-type dianionic mesoionic carbene (MIC) ligand L1 and the general formula [VOCl(L1)]. …”
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Steel Slag and Limestone as a Rock Filter for Eliminating Phosphorus from Domestic Wastewater: A Pilot Study in a Warm Climate by Maarup, Syahrul Nizam, Hamdan, Rafidah, Othman, Norzila, Adel Al-Gheethi, Adel Al-Gheethi, Sadeq Alkhadher, Sadeq Alkhadher, M. M. Abd El-Hady, M. M. Abd El-Hady, S. El-Sayed Saeed, S. El-Sayed Saeed

“…RF was designed with steel slag and limestone (calcium hydroxide) as a pilot scale called vertical aerated steel slag filter (VASSF) and optimized based on hydraulic loading rates (HLR) (0.16 to 5.44 m3/m3 day) and airflow rates ranging from 3 to 10 L/min. …”
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Risk management and business continuity in public hospitals: the case study of tawam Hospital United Arab Emirates (UAE by Almansoori, Ahmed Saif

“…Data was collected through a questionnaire approach where a valid sample of this brought the total usable questionnaire to 273 responses that have been tested empirically, representing 45.5 per cent of the total questionnaire originally administered. …”
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Risk management and business continuity in public hospitals: the case study of Tawam Hospital United Arab Emirates (UAE) by Almansoori, Ahmed Saif

“…Data was collected through a questionnaire approach where a valid sample of this brought the total usable questionnaire to 273 responses that have been tested empirically, representing 45.5 per cent of the total questionnaire originally administered. …”
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Optimization model for consumption taxation in Malaysia: a case study of goods and services tax by Razali, Nurul Farhani

“…The first-order necessary conditions for the model were derived and the computational solutions were obtained in the Excel spreadsheet environment, with the consumption tax varied in the range of 5 to 7 percent. The results obtained revealed that, all of the individual’s populations were burdened by the GST implementation, while the government consumption increased. …”
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Steel Slag and Limestone as a Rock Filter for Eliminating Phosphorus from Domestic Wastewater: A Pilot Study in a Warm Climate by Maarup, Syahrul Nizam, Hamdan, Rafidah, Othman, Norzila, Adel Al-Gheethi, Adel Al-Gheethi, Sadeq Alkhadher, Sadeq Alkhadher, M. M. Abd El-Hady, M. M. Abd El-Hady, S. El-Sayed Saeed, S. El-Sayed Saeed

“…RF was designed with steel slag and limestone (calcium hydroxide) as a pilot scale called vertical aerated steel slag filter (VASSF) and optimized based on hydraulic loading rates (HLR) (0.16 to 5.44 m3/m3 day) and airflow rates ranging from 3 to 10 L/min. …”
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Steel Slag and Limestone as a Rock Filter for Eliminating Phosphorus from Domestic Wastewater: A Pilot Study in a Warm Climate by Maarup, Syahrul Nizam, Hamdan, Rafidah, Othman, Norzila, Adel Al-Gheethi, Adel Al-Gheethi, Sadeq Alkhadher, Sadeq Alkhadher, M. M. Abd El-Hady, M. M. Abd El-Hady, S. El-Sayed Saeed, S. El-Sayed Saeed

“…RF was designed with steel slag and limestone (calcium hydroxide) as a pilot scale called vertical aerated steel slag filter (VASSF) and optimized based on hydraulic loading rates (HLR) (0.16 to 5.44 m3/m3 day) and airflow rates ranging from 3 to 10 L/min. …”
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Physical-mechanical properties and thermogravimetric analysis of fired clay brick incorporating palm kernel shell for alternative raw materials by Sarani, Noor Amira, Abdul Kadir, Aeslina, Md Din, Mohd Fadhil, Hashim, Azini Amiza, Hassan, Mohd Ikhmal Haqeem, Abdul Hamid, Nur Jannah, Hashar, Nurul Nabila Huda, Hissham, Nur Fatin Nabila, S.M. Johan, Siti Farhanah

“…For this purpose, clay soil was replaced with different percentages of PKS (0, 1, 5 and 10%) and subjected to a firing temperature of 1050 ◦C (heating rate of 1 ◦C/min). …”
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Bioaugmentation and enhanced formation of biogranules for degradation of oil and grease: Start-up, kinetic and mass transfer studies by Nuid, Maria, Aris, Azmi, Abdullah, Shakila, Fulazzaky, Mohamad Ali, Muda, Khalida

“…The biogranules showed a compact structure and good settling ability with an average diameter of about 2 mm, a sludge volume index at 5 min (SVI5) of 43 mL/g, and a settling velocity (SV) of 81 m/h after 256 days of operation. …”
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The effect of different degree of compaction towards electrical resistivity value for cohesive soil by Abd Malik, A. K., Madun, A., Abu Talib, M. K., Pakir, F., Md Dan, M. F., Abu Bakar, N.

“…This study focuses on industrial and natural soil samples compacted using standard proctor moulds using 2.5 kg and 4.5 kg hammers. Resistivity measurements were conducted using the Miller 400A device using Wenner array and 1 cm electrode spacing. …”
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The effect of different degree of compaction towards electrical resistivity value for cohesive soil by Abd Malik, A. K., Madun, A., Abu Talib, M. K., Pakir, F., Md Dan, M. F., Abu Bakar, N.

“…This study focuses on industrial and natural soil samples compacted using standard proctor moulds using 2.5 kg and 4.5 kg hammers. Resistivity measurements were conducted using the Miller 400A device using Wenner array and 1 cm electrode spacing. …”
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Numerical assessment of the side impacts on lithium-ion battery module integrated with honeycomb reinforcement by Mustaffa, Zahiraniza, Al-Qadami, Ebrahim Hamid Hussein, Topa, Ameen, Budiman, Bentang Arief, Mohd Hamka, Nur Aqila, Endrayana Dharmowijoyo, Dimas Bayu, Mohammad Razi, Mohd Adib

“…The penetration was reduced by 22.4 %, 20.2 %, and 19.4 % after including the proposed reinforcement structure and using AHSS, AISI316L, and Al7075-T5 materials, respectively. The absorbed energy by the LIB cell component was reduced by around 0.5 MJ (i.e., 18.7 % reduction) when using the proposed reinforcement. …”
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Quantitative Characterization of the Perforation Behaviour of Direct Recycled Aluminum Alloy 6061 Plates Subjected to High-Velocity Impact by Farhan Latif, Irfan Alias, Mohd Nor, Mohd Khir, Yusuf, Nur Kamilah, Subramaniyan, S Kanna, Abdul Samad, Mohd Syazwan, Ma’at, Norzarina

“…The impactor is a hemispherical steel projectile of 13mm in length and 8.5mm in diameter. Plates of 3,4,5 and 10mm thickness were tested at velocities ranging from 120 m/s to 402 m/s. …”
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Dual band dipole antenna with harmonic suppression capability by Albishti, Abobaker A Mohammed

“…The first design has successfully eliminated frequency component of 4 GHz , while the second design has suppressed frequencies of 4 GHz and 5.1 GHz. The suppression leads to elimination of possible noise interference through removing the unwanted frequencies. …”
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Optimization of biosorption process using cucumis melo rind for the removal of Fe, Mn and Pb ions from groundwater by Mohd Asharuddin, Syazwani

“…Sorption was most efficient at pH 7 for Fe(II) and pH 6.5 for both Mn(II) and Pb(II) using 0.05g/100ml biosorbent dosage at contact time of 45 minutes. …”
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Investigation of green foamed concrete incorporating palm oil fuel ash and eggshell ash as partial cement replacement by Ahmed Jhatial, Ashfaque

“…It was also observed that 25P5E, a total 30% cement replacement, was the optimum mix at which the maximum compressive and higher tensile strength, though up to 40% cement replacement can be done without any loss in strength. …”
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Significant effect of concentration ratio in synthesizing titania nanoflowers (TNF) powder via facile hydrothermal method by Azhar, Faiz Hafeez, Harun, Zawati, Yunos, Muhamad Zaini, Ahmad, Azlinorazia, Mohd Akhair, Siti Hajar, Raja Ahmad, Raja Adibah, Abd Rashid, Abdul Qaiyyum, Hussin, Rosniza, Ibrahim, Siti Aida, Ahmad, Mohd Khairul

“…The shape was suddenly changed into a round nanoflowers form consist of tiny nanorods at TN1. At TN1.5, the powder morphology shows the nanoflowers started to form in an irregular pattern. …”
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