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    • Drug Delivery Systems Based on Polymeric Micelles and Ultrasound: A Review 

      Tanbour, Rafeeq Kamal; Martins, Ana M.; Pitt, William G.; Husseini, Ghaleb (Bentham Science Publishers, 2016)
      Anti-neoplastic drugs used for cancer treatment often produce damage to healthy cells, leading to severe side effects in patients undergoing chemotherapy. The encapsulation of these agents in nanoparticles reduces the ...

    • Drug Discovery against Acanthamoeba Infections: Present Knowledge and Unmet Needs 

      Elsheikha, Hany M.; Siddiqui, Ruqaiyyah; Khan, Naveed (MDPI, 2020)
      Although major strides have been made in developing and testing various anti-acanthamoebic drugs, recurrent infections, inadequate treatment outcomes, health complications, and side effects associated with the use of ...

    • Dual-Targeting and Stimuli-Triggered Liposomal Drug Delivery in Cancer Treatment 

      AlSawaftah, Nour Majdi; Pitt, William G.; Husseini, Ghaleb (American Chemical Society, 2021)
      The delivery of chemotherapeutics to solid tumors using smart drug delivery systems (SDDSs) takes advantage of the unique physiology of tumors (i.e., disordered structure, leaky vasculature, abnormal extracellular matrix ...

    • Dubai Metro and Green Energy 

      Prem, Arun; Haddad, Issa; Gharaibeh, Basil; Babar, Daniyal (2015-02-01)
      With almost 149,000 daily riders, the Metro is used more frequently and with the proposed expansion, Metro should be modified to run on green energy that will benefit the city in terms of energy consumption and it’s vision ...

    • Dubbing Timon & Pumbaa Cartoon into Egyptian Arabic 

      Al Alami, Budor Nazif A. (2011-06)
      As boundaries among cultures diminish the need for really comprehending them is arising simultaneously. Although children's cartoons are considered a form of entertainment for people of different ages, they also contain a ...

    • Durability of Mortar and Epoxy Bonded Galvanized Steel Mesh Sheets to Concrete Surfaces 

      Douier, Kais Aiman (2019-04)
      Over the last few decades, fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) sheets and plates have been extensively used as external strengthening materials and proved to be quite effective in enhancing the flexure and shear strength of ...

    • Durability of the bond between CFRP plates and concrete exposed to harsh environment 

      Al-Tamimi, Adil; Hawileh, Rami; Abdalla, Jamal; Rasheed, Hayder; Al Mahaidi, Riadh (ASCE, 2014-12)
      Strengthening and retrofitting structural members using carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) materials has gained wide acceptance in the civil engineering community because of their superior mechanical properties, light ...

    • Durability Study of Basalt Fiber-reinforced Bars Exposed to Harsh Environments 

      Alrifai, Mohamad Mazen (2019-04)
      In this research, the durability of Basalt Fiber Reinforced Polymers (BFRP) bars of 10 mm diameter is studied after direct exposure to severe conditions. The main aim is to investigate the degradation performance of the ...

    • Durability Study on the Bond Strength of Basalt Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (BFRP) Bars 

      Altalmas, Ahmed T. H. (2014-02)
      In the last few decades, Fiber-Reinforced Polymers (FRP) bars have emerged as alternatives to conventional steel reinforcing bars to overcome the corrosion problem found in reinforced concrete structures. Numerous studies ...

    • Dynamic Analysis of Flexible Mechanisms with Clearance 

      Ahmedalbashir, Mona Abdullah Hassan (2016-12)
      This research is focused on studying the dynamic behavior of a four-bar mechanism with clearance. The presence of clearance in a revolute joint induces impacts between the journal and the sleeve. Therefore, it causes ...

    • Dynamic Analysis of Modified Hybrid Symmetric Bistable Lamin 

      Diab, Ibrahim Khalil (2023-11)
      Bistable laminates have been studied for decades. Their ability to take a stable shape with minimal actuation force has given them much attention and research for morphing applications. Multiple studies have been done to ...

    • Dynamic Barrier System For Traffic Control 

      Adel, Moustafa; Mourad, Noura; Jalal, Jasam; Abdullah, Nihal; Shihab, Mohammad; Daud, Saeed Hussein (2015-02-01)
      The traffic issues of Dubai cost the city and its population millions in wasted time and fuel. Although major projects have been undertaken to ease traffic congestion in Dubai such as the Dubai Metro projected in 2009 and ...

    • Dynamic Hybrid Cross-Docking Model with Multiple Truck Types 

      Holla, Sitara (2015-05)
      In today's business environment, companies are forced to improve their logistics activities due to high competition. Therefore, improving the design and operations of distribution networks plays a very important role in ...

    • Dynamic modeling and analysis of biotrickling filters in continuous operation for H2S remova 

      Ahmed, Wasim; Shareefdeen, Zarook; Abdel-Jabbar, Nabil (2014-12)
      A number of important biotrickling filter (BTF) models are reviewed. For our study, a theoretical model, based on H2S removal in a differential BTF under batch mode, was selected among the models reviewed. Using a cascade ...

    • A Dynamic Optimal Battery Swapping Mechanism for Electric Vehicles using an LSTM-based Rolling Horizon Approach 

      Shalaby, Ahmed Ayman Ahmed; Shaaban, Mostafa; Mokhtar, Mohamed; Zeineldin, H. H.; El-Saadany, Ehab (IEEE, 2022-01)
      This paper proposes a new approach for optimal operation of an Electric Vehicle (EV) battery-swapping station (BSS) based on Rolling-Horizon optimization (RHO). The BSS has several swapping bays such that each can accommodate ...

    • Dynamic Power Characteristics of Selective Buried Oxide (SELBOX) MOSFET 

      Mahmoud, Rana (2017-02)
      The ever-increasing number of devices and electronic systems resulted in increasing the die size to satisfy the increasing demand. Moreover, the shrinking size of transistors according to the scaling theory became a ...

    • Dynamic properties of language anxiety 

      Gregersen, Tammy (Adam Mickiewicz University, 2020)
      This article begins by examining previous empirical studies to demonstrate that language anxiety, or the negative emotional reaction learners experience when using a second language (MacIntyre & Gardner, 1999), is a dynamic ...

    • Dynamic Properties of Soil in UAE from Field and Laboratory Tests 

      Khalil, Ahmed Mohsen (2020-12)
      Dynamic properties of soil are important for the design of structures under seismic loadings. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is experiencing significant construction development; however, there is no systematic study to ...

    • Dynamic Spectrum Scheduling and Management in Centralized Cognitive Radio Networks 

      Sweileh, Omar Khalid (2017-11)
      As the demand for wireless radio spectrum increases, spectrum regulatory authorities expect to face a spectrum scarcity problem.As the demand for wireless radio spectrum increases, spectrum regulatory authorities expect ...

    • Dynamics of a four-bar mechanism with clearance and springs - Modeling and experimental analysis 

      Ahmedalbashir, Mona Abdullah Hassan; Romdhane, Lotfi; Lee, Jin-Hyuk (Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers and Springer, 2017)
      This paper presents a study of the dynamic behavior of a planar four-bar mechanism with clearance. A spring is added to improve the dynamic response of the mechanism with clearance. Simulations and experimental tests are ...