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تطبيقات تدوير النفايات البلاستيكية فى مجال العمارة والبناء كمدخل لتحقيق جودة الحياه فى مصر Applications Of Recycled Plastic Waste In Architecture &Construction Field To Achieve Quality Of Life In Egypt, Kareem Ali

Journal of Engineering Research

المشاكل البيئيه التي يواجها العالم ناتجه عن النشاط الانساني وتاثيره السلبي علي البيئه، مما يتطلب التفكير فى حلول عملية تساعد على تخفيف الضغط على الموارد الطبيعية غير المتجددة وتقليل الطاقة المستهلكة المطلوبة لإستخراج ونقل وإنتاج و تشغيل مواد البناء وتقليل الأنبعاثات الكربونية المرتبطة بها. وأحد هذه الحلول هو الأستفادة من النفايات بكافة أنواعها ومنها النفايات البلاستيكية وهومجال البحث لانه يعتبرمورد له تاثير بيئي واجتماعي واقتصادي فى التطبيقات المتعلقة بمجال البناء .لهذا يهتم البحث بكيفيه خفض تكلفة البناء بأستخدام مادة مستدامة من نفايات البلاستيك، و كيفيه تقليل الأثر البيئي السلبى المحتمل للنفايات البلاستيكية على البيئة والمجتمع نتيجة التخلص من النفايات بطريقة …

Pneumatic Artificial Muscles (Pams) Identification For Actuating A Wrist-Joint Rehabilitation Robot, Omer Omer

Journal of Engineering Research

Pneumatic Artificial Muscles (PAMs) are the most promising type of pneumatic-based actuators. Recently, they have been widely used in medical and rehabilitation robotic systems due to their flexibility, reliability, and high load-to-weight ratio. The aim of this work is to introduce an accurate mathematical model for describing the performance of the pneumatic artificial muscles under different applied pressures and loads by examining different previously proposed models. Being motivated by the muscles’ usage in a wearable robotic device for wrist rehabilitation where the required muscle force is not so large, it is interesting to consider the model that best expresses the …

Evaluating The Effect Of Base Course Material Modification On Pavement Performance, Mohamed Ragab

Journal of Engineering Research

In pavement construction, the mechanical properties of pavement layers have been a crucial concern. Additions such as lime, organic polymer, and sodium chloride have been used as modifier for enhancing the California Bearing Ratio (CBR) value of the natural dolomite soil. This paper proposed regression models relating the CBR values and percentages increase of CBR to dosages of the used additives. Furthermore, the paper tested the performance of the Generalized Concentration Addition (GCA) analytical modelling of CBR enhancement related to using different mixes of additives. Lime-organic polymers mix has utilized to upgrade the CBR. Percentages of enhancement were measured and …

A Review Of Cooling And Lubrication Techniques For ‎Machining Difficult-To-Cut Material, Mayar Ashmawy

Journal of Engineering Research

Superalloys have magnificent properties which make them widely applied in various industrial fields. They possess high mechanical properties such as high strength, high rupture resistance, and high resistance to corrosion and oxidation. Since they can maintain these properties even at elevated temperatures, they face some problems during the cutting and machining process. They are classified as difficult-to-cut alloys, which means that high heat is generated in the cutting zone due to their poor thermal conductivity. In addition, high friction takes place between the tool and the chip. To overcome these problems during their machining process, different cooling and lubrication techniques …

Experimental Investigation On The Effect Of Using Oxy-‎Hydrogen Gas On Spark Ignition Engines ‎Performances, And Emissions Characteristic, , Osama Hendawi

Journal of Engineering Research

The target of this work was to study the effect of adding HHO to gasoline fuel on engine performance and emissions. HHO gas production per input power was achieved by designing, manufacturing, and optimizing the HHO cell. The optimized parameters were the amount of HOH added to the Gasoline as the experimental Study is done by measuring the thermal efficiency and exhaust emission effect in many cases. First case Neat Gasoline and the remaining cases after adding HOH in different percentages of 5, 10, and 15 L/ min and then repeating the experimental tests with three different commercial Octane Boosters. …

Evaluation Of Different Atmospheric Correction ‎Methods Prior To The Estimation Of Total Dissolved ‎Solids Concentrations From Satellite Imagery, Ahmed Aboelnaga

Journal of Engineering Research

Surface water quality is degraded by the presence of numerous types of pollution produced by anthropogenic activities. Hence, surface water quality monitoring and assessment is essential. Conventional approaches of surface water quality monitoring are costly, time-consuming, and labor-intensive. On the other hand, remote sensing is an effective tool for monitoring surface water quality. Satellite images should be atmospherically corrected prior to using them in the estimation of surface water quality parameters (SWQPs). Therefore, The purpose of this study is to evaluate the outputs from several atmospheric correction methods, such as Dark Object Subtraction (DOS), Quick Atmospheric Correction (QUAC), Fast Line …

Assessment Performance Of 3-Parameter Probability ‎Distributions For At-Site Annual Streamflow In The ‎Blue Nile Basin ‎, Amira El Metwaly

Journal of Engineering Research

Many investigators have been applied various probability distributions for flood discharges at-site or region, however, there is no scientific judge about the best distribution to accurate the flood discharge estimations. In practice, different probability distributions are taken into account, and the best distribution is then applied to create the percentile quantiles. This paper introduces the assessment of three probability distributions that have three parameters; Generalized Extreme Value (GEV), Generalized Pareto (GPA) and Generalized Logistic (GLO) using L-moments (LM) method to estimate their parameters using annual peak discharge series of three hydrological stations on Blue River Basin and Atbara River in …

Cwu Faculty Senate Minutes 10/04/23, Janet Shields

Faculty Senate Minutes

These are the official Central Washington University Faculty Senate minutes for the October 4, 2023, regular meeting.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald: Our Changing Hill, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Magazine edition of the College Heights Herald for the period September 5 - October 4, 2023.

• Anderson, Alexandria. Letter from the Editor – Change
• Dobberstein, Molly: The Hill Going Forward: Campus Changes & Improvements
• Anderson, Alexandria. WKU Innovation Campus Rethinks Business Development
• Reed, Bailey. New Courses on the Hill – Child Welfare, Mock Trail, Disability in US
• Murray, Debra. I Feel Really Lucky – Katherine Lennard
• Stone, Damon. Photojournalism Program to Change Curriculum

The Rattler (Volume 112, Issue 2), St. Mary's University

The Rattler (Previous issues)

Founded in 1919, The Rattler is the student voice of St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas. The newspaper documents campus life, academic and social issues, student opinion, and local and national events as they relate to the University community. Content typically includes news articles, editorial commentary, arts and culture coverage, sports reporting, and advertisements.

Antioxidant Dimethyl Fumarate Temporarily But Not Chronically Improves Intracortical Microelectrode Performance, George F. Hoeferlin, Tejas Bajwa, Hannah Olivares, Jichu Zhang, Lindsey N. Druschel, Michael Sobota, Pierce E. Boucher, Jonathan L. Duncan, Jeffrey R. Capadona

Faculty Scholarship

Intracortical microelectrode arrays (MEAs) can be used in a range of applications, from basic neuroscience research to providing an intimate interface with the brain as part of a brain-computer interface (BCI) system aimed at restoring function for people living with neurological disorders or injuries. Unfortunately, MEAs tend to fail prematurely, leading to a loss in functionality for many applications. An important contributing factor in MEA failure is oxidative stress resulting from chronically inflammatory-activated microglia and macrophages releasing reactive oxygen species (ROS) around the implant site. Antioxidants offer a means for mitigating oxidative stress and improving tissue health and MEA performance. …

Biochemical Pathways Represented By Gene Ontology-Causal Activity Models Identify Distinct Phenotypes Resulting From Mutations In Pathways., David P. Hill, Harold J. Drabkin, Cynthia Smith, Kimberly M Van Auken, Peter D'Eustachio

Faculty Research 2023

Gene inactivation can affect the process(es) in which that gene acts and causally downstream ones, yielding diverse mutant phenotypes. Identifying the genetic pathways resulting in a given phenotype helps us understand how individual genes interact in a functional network. Computable representations of biological pathways include detailed process descriptions in the Reactome Knowledgebase and causal activity flows between molecular functions in Gene Ontology-Causal Activity Models (GO-CAMs). A computational process has been developed to convert Reactome pathways to GO-CAMs. Laboratory mice are widely used models of normal and pathological human processes. We have converted human Reactome GO-CAMs to orthologous mouse GO-CAMs, as …

2023-October-04-Etsu Student Interning With Influential Federal Contractor.Pdf, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

As a student in East Tennessee State University’s Department of Computing, Andrew McDonald understands what it takes to find employment.

A quality internship, he said, is “probably the biggest factor if a cybersecurity student wants to score a job right after graduating.”

McDonald is in a good place.

For months, McDonald interned – and now works part time – with Core4ce, a federal contractor based in Northern Virginia that provides cybersecurity services and solutions to customers including the United States Department of Defense.

He had a role on the company’s research and development team, working on a cybersecurity …

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Fs Agenda 2023-10-04, Northern Illinois University

Faculty Senate Archives

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Feasibility And Outcomes Of Supplemental Gait Training By Robotic And Conventional Means In Acute Stroke Rehabilitation, Mukul Talaty, Alberto Esquenazi

Moss-Magee Rehabilitation Papers

INTRODUCTION: Practicality of implementation and dosing of supplemental gait training in an acute stroke inpatient rehabilitation setting are not well studied but can have positive impact on outcomes.

OBJECTIVES: To determine the feasibility of early, intense supplemental gait training in inpatient stroke rehabilitation, compare functional outcomes and the specific mode of delivery.

DESIGN AND SETTING: Assessor blinded, randomized controlled trial in a tertiary Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility.

PARTICIPANTS: Thirty acute post-stroke patients with unilateral hemiparesis (≥ 18 years of age with a lower limb MAS ≤ 3).

INTERVENTION: Lokomat® or conventional gait training (CGT) in addition to standard mandated therapy time. …

Commonwealth Times 2023-10-04

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

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October 4, 2023 (Vol. 108, No. 7), Daily Eastern News

Daily Eastern News: 2023-2024

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Global Impact Of Proteoglycan Science On Human Diseases, Christopher Xie, Liliana Schaefer, Renato V. Iozzo

Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology Faculty Papers

In this comprehensive review, we will dissect the impact of research on proteoglycans focusing on recent developments involved in their synthesis, degradation, and interactions, while critically assessing their usefulness in various biological processes. The emerging roles of proteoglycans in global infections, specifically the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, and their rising functions in regenerative medicine and biomaterial science have significantly affected our current view of proteoglycans and related compounds. The roles of proteoglycans in cancer biology and their potential use as a next-generation protein-based adjuvant therapy to combat cancer is also emerging as a constructive and potentially beneficial therapeutic strategy. We will discuss …

Student Senate Meeting Minutes October 4, 2023, Student Senate-Winona State University

Student Senate Meeting Minutes

This document is the official Winona State University Student Senate Minutes October 4, 2023.

Chapter Viii — Derailed Modernization: The Derg’S Phase, Messay Kebede

Ethiopian Modernization: Opportunities and Derailments

The cultural trait making higher social positions into contested temporary occupations (see Chapter III on idil) should have found, in the modernization process of evicting outdated, anti-modern occupants, an even better opportunity to vent itself. In the traditional system, power struggles opposed ambitious individuals who shared common values and a mutual understanding of social life. The struggle did not go beyond the act of changing places in a fixed social framework. However, as a result of the impact of exogenous modern ideas, the struggle shifted to a confrontation between elites with different ideologies and social programs. These elites want to …

Gamification And Player Profiles Among Faculty In Mexico, Álvaro Antón-Sancho, Diego Vergara, Lorena Rodríguez-Calzada

Higher Learning Research Communications

Objectives: Analysis of the player profiles of professors is a fruitful line of research because player profiles may influence the design of gamified situations. We studied a sample of 243 university professors in Mexico to analyze the player profiles with which they identify and those they consider most effective didactically in gamified situations.

Method: Descriptive quantitative research was used to analyze the distributions of the responses to a questionnaire given to a group of 243 professors from different Mexican universities. These responses have been statistically analyzed by computing the proportions of player profile choices and applying Pearson’s chi-square test of …

Self-Dual Systems For Backscattering Cancellation, Nasim Mohammadi Estrakhri

Engineering Faculty Articles and Research

Using carefully arranged electric and magnetic components, we have recently demonstrated that backscattering from otherwise arbitrarily shaped two- and three-dimensional structures can be fully eliminated. Here, first we investigate the possibility of creating self-dual microwave absorbers that may provide advantages compared to typical commercial magnetoelectric absorbers. Next, we demonstrate that the self-duality condition is not limited to homogenous structures and may be extended to effective material properties, opening the door to realistic implementation of these structures at microwave and optical frequencies.

Disrupted Stiffness Ratio Alters Nuclear Mechanosensing

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

The ability of endothelial cells to sense and respond to dynamic changes in blood flow is critical for vascular homeostasis and cardiovascular health. The mechanical and geometric properties of the nuclear and cytoplasmic compartments affect mechanotransduction. We hypothesized that alterations to these parameters have resulting mechanosensory consequences. Using atomic force microscopy and mathematical modeling, we assessed how the nuclear and cytoplasmic compartment stiffnesses modulate shear stress transfer to the nucleus within aging endothelial cells. Our computational studies revealed that the critical parameter controlling shear transfer is not the individual mechanics of these compartments, but the stiffness ratio between them. Replicatively …

2023-10-04 The Mass Of The Holy Spirit Brings Blessings To The Academic Year, Madden Armstrong

The Spectator Online

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Caught Between Epistemology And Field-Conditions: Travails Of Young Qualitative Policy Researchers In India, Sameer Pendharker, Sneha Swami, Himali Mhatre, Subodh Wagle

The Qualitative Report

The qualitative approach is immensely helpful in policy research as it provides a comprehensive, contextually grounded, and nuanced understanding of policy processes and issues. It is characterized by certain epistemological imperatives that demand the collection of rich, diverse data and a thick description of the context. However, conducting fieldwork to collect data required to fulfill these imperatives poses diverse and stiff challenges, especially for young policy researchers in the Indian context. In this background, this paper argues that, while epistemological principles require qualitative researchers to collect rich and diverse data, the researcher’s social identity and the socio-political ground reality in …

Nitrogen Radiofrequency Plasma Treatment Of Graphene, Antoine Bident, Nathalie Caillault, Florence Delange, Christine Labrugere, Guillaume Aubert, Cyril Aymonier, Etienne Durand, Alain Demourgues, Yongfeng Lu, Jean-François Silvain

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering: Faculty Publications

The incorporation of nitrogen (N) atoms into a graphitic network such as graphene (Gr) remains a major challenge. However, even if the insertion mechanisms are not yet fully understood, it is certain that the modification of the electrical properties of Gr is possible according to the configuration adopted. Several simulations work, notably using DFT, have shown that the incorporation of N in Gr can induce an increase in the electrical conductivity and N acts as an electron donor; this increase is linked to the amount of N, the sp²/sp³ carbon configuration, and the nature of C-N bonding. …

2023-10-04 How The Threat Of Ai Coincided With The Writers’ Strike, Hannah Mwangi

The Spectator Online

No abstract provided.

Spectrum, Volume 51, Issue 4, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

Highlights include: Five SHU Students, One Adult Injured In Two-Car Collision on Jefferson Street - Emergency Blood Drive Held due to National Blood Shortage - New Dean of Welch College of Business and Technology - SHU's Dance Company's Italian Summer - Diner's, Drive-in's, and Dining Halls - Alix Earle Launches "Hot Mess" Podcast - Football Fumbles First Half of Season

October 4, 2023 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

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