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Biotechnological production process and life cycle assessment of graphene
( Hindawi , 2017 , Article)The aim of this study is to compare the graphene produced using a biotechnological method (Escherichia coli) with the graphene produced by Hummers' method (a chemical method) and to study the effect on the energy consumption ... -
Biotechnology content in pharmacy curricula: Focus on Arab Countries
( Elsevier , 2023 , Other)Introduction: Pharmaceutical biotechnology involves using the principles of biotechnology to develop drugs. With the rapid increase in biopharmaceutical products being developed and approved for use, educating pharmacy ... -
Biotechnology for gas-to-liquid (GTL)wastewater treatment: A review
( MDPI AG , 2020 , Article Review)Gas-to-liquid (GTL) technology involves the conversion of natural gas into several liquid hydrocarbon products. The Fischer-Tropsch (F-T) process is the most widely applied approach for GTL, and it is the main source of ... -
Biotransformation of carbon dioxide in bioelectrochemical systems: State of the art and future prospects
( Elsevier , 2017 , Article)Carbon dioxide (CO2) utilization/recycling for the production of chemicals and gaseous/liquid energy-carriers is a way to moderate the rising CO2 in the atmosphere. One of the possible solutions for the CO2 sequestration ... -
Bird strike analysis on a typical helicopter windshield with different lay-ups
( Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers , 2014 , Article)In the current paper, bird strike to a typical helicopter windshield is investigated using smoothed particles hydrodynamic (SPH) finite element method. Five types of lay-ups in a windshield (single layer stretch acrylic, ... -
BIRD-VNE: Backtrack-avoidance virtual network embedding in polynomial time
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2014 , Conference Paper)The virtual network embedding (VNE) problem is known to be NP-hard, and as a result, several heuristic approaches have been proposed to solve it. These heuristics find sub-optimal solutions in polynomial time, but have ... -
Birth and death of spiral waves in a network of Hindmarsh–Rose neurons with exponential magnetic flux and excitable media
( Elsevier Inc. , 2019 , Article)Spiral waves are spatiotemporal patterns, observed in complex networks of biological oscillators such as heart and brain. In this paper, at first a modified Hindmarsh–Rose model with external electromagnetic radiation and ... -
Bite force changes after surgical correction of mandibular prognathism in subjects with increased vertical dimension: A prospective clinical trial
( Springer , 2021 , Article)Purpose: Occlusal bite force (OBF) is the most important parameter in assessing biting efficiency. The aim of this study was to record OBF changes after surgical correction of high angle maxillary/mandibular (Max/Mand) ... -
Bivalent mRNA-1273.214 vaccine effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 omicron XBB* infections
(2023 , Article)In October of 2022, Qatar introduced COVID-19 bivalent vaccination for persons ≥ 12 years using the 50-μg mRNA-1273.214 vaccine combining SARS-CoV-2 ancestral and omicron BA.1 strains.1 We estimated this vaccine’s effectiveness ... -
Black garlic production: The influence of ageing temperature and duration on some physicochemical and antioxidant properties, and sugar content
( Wiley online library , 2023 , Article)Herein, some quality characteristics (water content, pH, antioxidant activity and sugar contents) of fresh garlic (Taşköprü, Türkiye) and black garlic, which were produced under various ageing temperatures (60 °C, 70 °C ... -
Bladder neoplasms and NF-κB: an unfathomed association.
( Taylor & Francis , 2020 , Article)Bladder cancer is the second most common genitourinary tract cancer and is often recurrent and/or chemoresistant after tumor resection. Cigarette smoking, exposure to aromatic amines, and chronic infection/inflammation are ... -
Blended learning in undergraduate dental education: a global pilot study.
( Taylor and Francis Group , 2023 , Article)To explore the global trends in blended learning in undergraduate dental education during the COVID pandemic and during the recovery phase by engaging with the students and faculty and evaluate the implications for dental ... -
Blind ECG Restoration by Operational Cycle-GANs
( IEEE Computer Society , 2022 , Article)Objective: ECG recordings often suffer from a set of artifacts with varying types, severities, and durations, and this makes an accurate diagnosis by machines or medical doctors difficult and unreliable. Numerous studies ... -
Blind identification of the Millikan Library from earthquake data considering soil-structure interaction
( John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. , 2015 , Article)The Robert A. Millikan Library is a reinforced concrete building with a basement level and nine stories above the ground. Located on the campus of California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena California, it is ... -
Blind secure communication: The Secure degrees of freedom of one hop wireless networks with No CSI
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2018 , Conference Paper)We study a number of wireless networks with secrecy constraints and No CSI. The wiretap and MIMO broadcast channels in a presence of an external eavesdropper and the MIMO interference channel with secret messages and no ... -
Blind SNR Estimation of Gaussian-Distributed Signals in Nakagami Fading Channels
( IEEE , 2015 , Article)A blind (non-data-aided) SNR estimator using the statistical moments of the received signal is proposed. The proposed envelope-based non-data-aided estimator works for any time-domain Gaussian-distributed signal (e.g. OFDM ... -
Blind Source Separation Algorithms Using Hyperbolic and Givens Rotations for High-Order QAM Constellations
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2018 , Article)This paper addresses the problem of blind demixing of instantaneous mixtures in a multiple-input multiple-output communication system. The main objective is to present efficient blind source separation (BSS) algorithms ... -
Blink rate vs Inner self perceived cognitive state while using virtual reality applications with haptic devices.
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)On average, humans blink between eight and 21 times per minute while resting. Eye actions are influenced by external and internal stimuli. This can be utilized to measure internal cognition specifically focus and attention ... -
Block6Tel: Blockchain-based Spectrum Allocation Scheme in 60-envisioned Communications
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2021 , Conference Paper)The 6G-based spectrum bands allocation to telecom providers would guarantee ultra peak rates, high availability, and extremely low-latency for various user applications. However, the spectrum allocation still suffers from ... -
A blockchain and deep neural networks-based secure framework for enhanced crop protection
( Elsevier B.V. , 2021 , Article)The problem faced by one farmer can also be the problem of some other farmer in other regions. Providing information to farmers and connecting them has always been a challenge. Crowdsourcing and community building are ...
