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Effect of Curing Temperature on Nanomodified Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites
(2023-12-15)Dispersion of pristine and functionalized-COOH carbon nanotubes (CNTs) into the resin matrix used to develop fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites is known to improve FRP properties such as shear strength, UV resistance, ... -
EFFECT OF DIOIC ACIDS ON FERRIC IRON REDUCTION BY SHEWANELLA ONEIDENSIS MR-1 AND CARBON STEEL CORROSION
(2017-12)Corrosion represents a tremendous burden on infrastructure and industries such as the oil and gas industry. According to National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE), total annual cost of steel corrosion in the oil ... -
The effect of fantasy context on moral action and judgment
(2019)Prior research has suggested that individuals import facts from the real world into fictional worlds and that the likelihood of importation depends on both the type of fact and the fictional context (Weisberg & Goodstein, ... -
Effect of fiber content on tensile strength of non-proprietary ultra-high performance concrete
(2020-12-18)Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) is being used to solve challenging concrete structural applications where conventional concrete would otherwise deteriorate and improved structural properties can be utilized. UHPC ... -
The Effect of Gathering on Sandbox Player Engagement as Defined Using Analytic Methods
(2017-05)Player engagement is a concept that is both vital to the online gaming industry and difficult to define. Typically, engagement is defined using social science methodology such that observing, surveying, and interviewing ... -
The Effect of Iron Fortification of Lentils on Blood and Cognitive Status among Adolescent Girls in Bangladesh
(2022-08)Iron deficiency is the world’s most common nutrient deficiency according to the World Health Organization. Iron deficiency is especially prevalent in undeveloped countries and rural areas. A double-blind, cluster-randomized ... -
Effect of Media Composition on the Enrichment of Methanotrophs from Soils
(2023-08-04)Methanotrophic bacteria play a crucial role in regulating methane (an important greenhouse gas) release into the environment by oxidizing it. In the last 50 years, several new genera and species of methanotrophs have been ... -
EFFECT OF MULTI-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES LENGTH, DENSITY, POWDER SIZE AND PRE-TREATMENT METHOD ON ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF POLYCARBONATE/MWCNT COMPOSITES
(2016-05-13)The combine effect of nanotube pre-treatment method (freeze drying (FD) vs. oven drying (OD) ), density, powder size and length of fourteen multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) on the dispersion and further on the ... -
Effect of Nanoparticles and Solvent Based Emulsion on Heavy Oil Viscosity
(2016-05)Considering the fact that heavy oil and bitumen constitutes about 70% of world’s total oil resources, it is not surprising that the quest to produce heavy oil has attained industry wide attention. Because of extremely high ... -
Effect of Oscillatory Shear on Latent TGF-β Activation in Diseased Heart Valves
(2021-05-16)Calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD) is the second leading cause of heart surgery and is responsible for about 15,000 deaths per year in North America. CAVD involves the thickening and calcification of the leaflets that ... -
Effect of Oxygen Content on Soot Formation in a Co-Flow Diffusion Flame Fueled with Canola Methyl Ester and Diesel
(2021-05-14)The release of carbon particles (or soot; nanoscale sized carbon spheres) during a combustion process is the sign of hydrocarbon fuel not burning completely. The physical property (nano scaled) and chemical compounds ... -
The Effect of Pore Water Evaporation on Transport of Caffeine, Propranolol, and Ciprofloxacin: A Sand Column Study and Model Simulation
(2016-12)The purpose of this study was to explore the transport of selected pharmaceuticals under saturated and unsaturated conditions, simulating environmental processes of evaporation and flooding. Caffeine (a stimulant), ... -
Effect of Steel Fiber Content on Mechanical Properties of Non-proprietary Ultra-High Performance Concrete
(2020-07-30)Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) is an extremely durable type of concrete that includes high volumes of cementitious material, fine aggregate, superplasticizer, and steel fibers with an overall low water to cement ... -
The effect of temperature and pH on 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphate hydrogel
(2022-05-15)Aqueous activators regenerated by electron transfer atomic transfer radical polymerization (aqueous ARGET-ATRP) is a well-understood polymerization technique that gives good control of the molecular weight of the final ... -
The Effect of the Antibacterial Handsoap Matrix on the Kinetics of Triclosan Dissolution from Sand
(2016-12-16)Triclosan (5-Chloro-2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)phenol) is present in many common household products. Most notably, triclosan, is an active ingredient in disinfecting hand soaps, cosmetics, and dental products because of its ... -
The Effect of the Built Environment On Occupant Perception in Educational Facilities
(2021-12)Understanding how the built environment can influence occupant’s mental health is critical when designing buildings. This is especially importance for building where users will spend up to seven hours of their time every ... -
EFFECT OF THE TOXIGENIC ALGA PRYMNESIUM PARVUM ON A NATURAL ZOOPLANKTON COMMUNITY
(2016-05-13)Harmful algae blooms (HABs) have the ability to produce profound changes to aquatic communities through a variety of factors, most commonly their propensity to produce toxins that can harm co-existing organisms. Many ... -
The effect of understanding key stakeholder mental models on leader creative performance
(2020-12)Leaders are faced with increasingly complex, novel, ill-defined, and socially embedded problems that require effective creative problem-solving. Research has identified sensemaking as a primary process underlying leader ... -
Effective Disasters: Disasters as a Driver of International Climate Policy Change
(2018-05)At the recent UNFCCC COP23 meetings, many diplomats and political leaders at all levels would start their proposals for policy goals and action on climate change by citing a disaster their country or region had experiences, ... -
Effectiveness of Electronic Counter Measures (ECM) on Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (SUAS): Analysis and Preliminary Tests
(2018-05)Small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) have become more common and affordable for government, commercial, and private use. There are several counter sUAS products that employ electromagnetic counter measures to disrupt the ...