Motivated by the recent putative reproducibility crisis, we discuss the relationship between the replicability of scientific studies, the reproducibility of results obtained in these replications, and the philosophy of statistics. Our approach focuse...
The use of mobile robots for personal and industrial uses is becoming popular. Currently, many robot simulators with high-graphical capabilities can be used by engineering to develop and test these robots such as Isaac Sim. However, using that simula...
This experimental study examines the use of a real time viable particle counter in pharmaceutical cleanroom operations under ISO class 8/Annex 1 Class C ‘in operation’ conditions. The used measuring system, a Biofluorescent Particle Count...
One of the methods of municipal waste disposal and energy production is anaerobic digestion. This study investigates the effect of thermal and chemical pretreatment on the anaerobic digester’s biomethane production. The optimal condition was ev...
This study addresses the multi-stage minimum control energy problem for chain-of-integrator systems, where the objective is to minimize the
Medicinal plants are frequently used for the treatment of various infectious diseases. The objective of this study was to evaluate the antibacterial activity and mode of action of Acacia nilotica and the antibiogram patterns of foodborne and clinical...
Objective. Whether a minimum quantity of saliva inhibit the caries process remains uncertain. This study aimed to investigate the impact of saliva dilutions on an in vitro caries model using Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) biofilms. Methods. S. muta...
In this work, a techno-economic assessment of the production of bio-oil, coke and gas, via thermo-catalytic pyrolysis followed by distillation, is accomplished. The raw materials were two solid wastes: lipid-based material (residual fat/scum from a f...
At present, antibiotic resistance is considered a real problem. Therefore, for decades scientists have been looking for novel strategies to treat bacterial infections. Nisin Z, an antimicrobial peptide (AMP), can be considered an option, but its usag...
The guanidine core has been one of the most studied functional groups in medicinal chemistry, and guanylation reactions are powerful tools for synthesizing this kind of compound. In this study, a series of five guanidine-core small molecules were obt...
This article presents an ablative method of cutting masks from ultra-thin metal foils using nanosecond laser pulses. As a source of laser radiation, a pulsed fiber laser with a wavelength of 1062 nm with the duration of pulses from 15 to 220 nanoseco...
This study investigates how Development and Operations (DevOps) practices impact Project Management Office (PMO) governance within the technology sector of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It addresses the need for agile-aligned governance frameworks...
Difficult-to-treat bacterial infections caused by resistant human and plant pathogens severely afflict hospitals, and concern the agri-food sectors. Bacteria from the Pseudomonadaceae family, such as P. aeruginosa, P. putida, P. fluorescens, and P. s...
Currently, several biological activities are attributed to the acetogenins (ACGs) of Annonaceae (including Annona muricata); among these is antimicrobial activity. The main focus of this experiment was to evaluate the antimicrobial effect of the crud...
CFD offers advantages over wind tunnel experiments in the prediction and optimization of building wind environment; however, the computational costs associated with optimizing architectural wind environment remain a challenge. In this study, an appro...
The present study investigates the surface integrity and flank wear of uncoated cermet inserts during dry turning of AISI 304 stainless steel. Three-dimensional metrology techniques were employed to assess both surface roughness and cutting-tool flan...
The development of antimicrobial compounds using biocatalytic synthesis routes is of interest in sustainability-oriented chemical and food-related research. In this study, phloretic acid was enzymatically esterified with two naturally occurring terpe...
A viable green energy source for heavy industries and transportation is hydrogen. The internal combustion engine (ICE), when powered by hydrogen, offers an economical and adaptable way to quickly decarbonize the transportation industry. In general, t...
With the advancement of China’s wind power industry, research into full-scale structural testing of wind turbine blades, including static testing and fatigue testing, has shown increasing significance. Static testing measures the deflection at...
Conservation soil management, such as no-tillage and Rip Strip®, can be developed as an alternative to degradation processes such as compaction. This study aimed to compare conventional and conservation soil tillage regarding their soil physical...
With increasingly prevalent wireless sensors and devices, low power and lossy networks (LLNs) play an essential role in the realization of ubiquitous computing and communication infrastructure, which, in turn, leads to enhanced data accessibility and...
Background and Objectives: Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder characterized by recurrent seizures caused by abnormal brain activity. Reliable near-real-time seizure detection is essential for preventing injuries, enabling early interventions...
This article describes a problem-based learning (PBL) intervention enhanced by a smart classroom environment, which supported online interactions and class activities. The academic experience was centered on the United Nations Sustainable Development...
Spot blotch has become a major devastating disease in wheat. In the current study, Faisalabad-08 was supplemented with various levels of selenium (Se) both in vitro and in greenhouse experiments (CRD, n = 3) to counter the spot blotch pathogen. The r...
Continuing our work in the field of synthesis and research of amino acids, their derivatives, and cyclization products, in this work, we synthesized various 3-(6-bromo-2-oxo-1,3-benzoxazol-3(2H)-yl)propanoic acid derivatives and investigated their an...
Corn (Zea mays L.) seeding density is a key management factor for achieving high yields, yet variable-rate seeding (VRS) prescriptions often rely on empirical proxies such as soil texture. This study aimed to identify soil attributes affecting corn g...
We assessed the anti-Listerial activities of crude n-hexane and aqueous extracts of Garcinia kola seeds against a panel of 42 Listeria isolates previously isolated from wastewater effluents in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa and belonging t...
High-dimensional datasets often harbor redundant, irrelevant, and noisy features that detrimentally impact classification algorithm performance. Feature selection (FS) aims to mitigate this issue by identifying and retaining only the most pertinent f...
This study provides a comprehensive evaluation of red mud as a sustainable material for road base construction, particularly in combination with bottom ash. Red mud, a by-product of the Bayer process used in alumina extraction, is known for its high...
Extreme spatial intensification in affordable housing exposes the structural limitations of conventional room-based zoning, yet existing generative design methods often fail to deeply couple spatial automation with volatile occupant behavioral logic....
In this paper, the authors present their experiences from participating in a National Science Foundation (NSF) I-Corps L training program established for business startups, using Blank’s Lean LaunchPad, Osterwalder’s Business Model Canvas...
In recent years, the Cloud Radio Access Network (CRAN) has become a promising solution for increasing network capacity in terms of high data rates and low latencies for fifth-generation (5G) cellular networks. In CRAN, the traditional base stations (...
This study aimed to obtain the energy recovery potential of the biogas produced from anaerobic digestion (AD) of the sludge from a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP), including the use of biochar as an additive for substrate co-digestion and catalyst...
To explore low-carbon spring wheat production strategies for the ecologically fragile Qinghai Plateau, a two-year field experiment was conducted using a split-plot design. The main plots were set with three nitrogen (N) application levels: N0 (0 kg&m...
In late 2017, the Malaysian National Annex (NA) to Eurocode 8 (EC8) was released and enacted following some 13 years of deliberations and preparations. The authors of this paper aim to use this article to share their experiences and reflections durin...
Machine learning (ML) is transforming gas-separation membrane research, yet high retrospective accuracy does not necessarily translate into experimentally viable or process-relevant materials. This review reframes the field around the evidence chain...
Under a changing climate, harvesting management and exploiting the genotypic divergence of Egyptian clover cultivars offers a biologically viable solution to sustainably boost the milk productivity of dairy animals. Two multi-season field trials were...
The latest developments in tissue engineering scaffolds have sparked a growing interest in the creation of controlled 3D cellular structures that emulate the intricate biophysical and biochemical elements found within versatile in vivo microenvironme...
Grapevines (Vitis spp.) produce several valuable polyphenol-type secondary metabolites including various stilbenoids. Although the potential application of stilbenes may offer alternative solutions to food safety or health challenges, only little inf...
This research investigates the formation and behavior of sustainable crumb rubber-modified gypsum–cement–pozzolan (GCP) composites, with a view to their use in a broad concept for construction. GCP binders are gaining attention as a low-c...