Assessing the potential of low-cost drilling in meeting the MDGs for water supply in Nigeria by Adedotun Adekile

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Water supply in low water table areas by Md. Mujibur Rahman, M. Ashraf Ali, Abdus Shabur

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A multi-physics theoretical and CFD approach, to predict low-GWP pMDI spray characteristics, inside USP-IP geometry by Hossain Chizari, Hendrik Versteeg, Weeratunge Malalasekera, Barzin Gavtash

“…This paper presents the development of a comprehensive mathematical model aimed at predicting pressurized metered-dose inhaler (pMDI) unwanted drug deposition, using low global warming potential (GWP) propellant. …”
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Experimental and mumerical analysis of deformation of low-density thermally bonded nonwovens by Xiaonan Hou

“…Based on the experimental results obtained from tensile tests, continuous finite-element models were developed to simulate the material properties of the nonwoven material for its two principle directions: machine direction (MD) and cross direction (CD). Due to the continuous nature of the models, they were only used to establish the mechanical behaviour of the material by treating it as a two-component composite. …”
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Nitrogen-rich hyper-crosslinked polymers for low-pressure CO2 capture by Kehinde Fayemiwo, Goran Vladisavljevic, Seyed Ali Nabavi, Brahim Benyahia, Dawid P. Hanak, Konstantin Loponov, Vasilije Manovic

“…The specific heat requirement was superior to the majority of conventional solvents such as MDEA-PZ and K2CO3. Importantly, the economic performance of the HCP-MAAM retrofit scenario was found to be competitive to chemical solvent scrubbing scenarios.…”
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Neuroevolution machine learning potentials: Combining high accuracy and low cost in atomistic simulations and application to heat transport by Zheyong Fan, Zezhu Zeng, Cunzhi Zhang, Yanzhou Wang, Keke Song, Haikuan Dong, Yue Chen, Tapio Ala-Nissila

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Nutritional interventions for preventing stunting in children (Birth to 59 months) living in urban slums in low-and middle-income countries (LMIC) by Sophie Goudet, Barry Bogin, Nyovani J. Madise, Paula Griffiths

“…Nutrition education for pregnant women (versus standard care or no intervention) (two RCTs) There was a positive impact on LBW of education interventions in pregnant women, with low-certainty evidence (MD 478.44g, 95% CI 423.55 to 533.32). …”
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Independent and combined effects of all-out sprint and low-intensity continuous exercise on plasma oxidative stress biomarkers in trained judokas by Kais El Abed, Achraf Ammar, Omar Boukhris, Khaled Trabelsi, Liwa Masmoudi, Stephen Bailey, Ahmad Hakim, Nicola L. Bragazzi

“…Plasma [MDA] was found to be increased above baseline at P0 and P5 in the MAX, LOW and COMBINED conditions (p…”
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Crystal-plasticity finite-element modelling of cyclic deformation and crack initiation in a nickel-based single-crystal superalloy under low-cycle fatigue by Lu Zhang, Liguo Zhao, Rong Jiang, Chris Bullough

“…Understanding and predicting the fatigue failure of Ni‐based single‐crystal superalloys are critical to ensure the safety of these components during operation. In this paper, low‐cycle fatigue experiments were carried out to investigate cyclic deformation of a nickel‐based single‐crystal superalloy MD2, recently developed by GE Power, with different crystallographic orientations. …”
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Static and dynamic mechanical behaviour of AM polymer-matrix composites by Md Islam

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Challenges and strategies for meeting the sanitation MDG target by 2015 by Giveson Zulu

“…The challenges to meeting the MDG targets for sanitation by 2015 are formidable; so the targets can only be achieved by decentralisation, scaling up implementation of strategic approaches and multi sectoral cooperation (GRZ/UNDP, 2008).…”
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A study on drug deposition mechanisms of pre-treated pMDI canisters by Athina Skemperi

“…Pressurised Metered Dose Inhalers (pMDIs) are the most commonly used devices due to low cost, portability, and easy use. …”
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A model of transient internal flow and atomization of propellant/ethanol mixtures in pressurized metered dose inhalers (pMDI) by Barzin Gavtash, Hendrik Versteeg, Graham Hargrave, Benjamin J. Myatt, David Lewis, Tanya Church, G. Brambilla

“…This paper reports the extension to binary propellant/excipient mixtures of the multiphase model of transient internal flow and atomisation in pressurised metered dose inhalers (pMDIs) of Gavtash et al. (2017a-b) for propellant-only flows. …”
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A fundamental study of the primary atomisation mechanism and aerosol plume development of the pressurised metered dose inhaler by Ben Myatt

“…One significant weakness of the pMDI is the high level of oropharyngeal deposition leading to low drug delivery efficiency. …”
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The performance and environmental durability of pultruded glass fibre composite rebars by J. Zhang

“…It was found that crosslinked vinylester resin exhibited a diphasic structure as detected by modulated temperature differential scanning calorimetry (MDSC). Based on these results, it is proposed that microcracks form in the polymer matrix of the composite (under low stresses) due to the different responses of the two phases to the stress field at crack tips. …”
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Buried pipe systems for irrigation in Bangladesh by Md. Harun-ur-Rashid, Mohammed A.K. Mridha, Ian K. Smout, Robert J. van Bentum

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A hybrid phase-based single frequency estimator by Zhang Zhuo, Andreas Jakobsson, M.D. Macleod, Jonathon Chambers

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mPMIS: An intelligent mobile based WASH monitoring system of payment by result (PbR) approach by Kazi Morshed Alam, Mahbub Amina, Md.Kaysar Kobir

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A novel forwarding and caching scheme for Information-Centric Software-Defined Networks by Khuhawar Arif Raza, Alia Asheralieva, Md Monjurul Karim, Kashif Sharif, Mehdi Gheisari, Salabat Khan

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Survey of trace metals in drinking water supply options in coastal areas of Bangladesh by Md. Atikul Islam, Md. Rezaul Karim, T. Higuchi, H. Sakakibara, M. Sekine

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Secure federated learning based on coded distributed computing by Shaoliang Zhu, Alia Asheralieva, Md Monjurul Karim, Dusit Niyato, Khuhawar Arif Raza

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Optimisation of sewage treatment process at Pagla by A.F.M. Saiful Amin, Sk Abu Jafar Shamsuddin, Md. Monirul Alam

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Lagrange coded federated learning (L-CoFL) model for Internet of Vehicles by Weiquan Ni, Shaoliang Zhu, Md Monjurul Karim, Alia Asheralieva, Jiawen Kang, Zehui Xiong, Carsten Maple

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Monitoring impacts of WASH interventions: the case of SHEWA-B by Richard B. Johnston, Amal K. Halder, Tarique M. Nurul Huda, Shamima Akhter, Amanullah Al-Mahmood, Md. Rashidul Huque, Arthur Tweneboa-Kodua, Carole Tronchet, Stephen P. Luby

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Water sanitation and hygiene status in the neighbourhood of Bangladeshi Islamic schools and mosques by Mahbub-Ul Alam, Farzana Yeasmin, S. Sarker, Abu M. Naser, T. Md. Huda, H. Ahmed, A. Bucher, S. Ali, A. Khan, Md. Mujibur, Leanne Unicomb

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Spatiotemporal distribution of antimicrobial resistant organisms in different water environments in urban and rural settings of Bangladesh by Muhammad Asaduzzaman, Emily Rousham, Leanne Unicomb, Md Rayhanul Islam, Mohammed Badrul Amin, Mahdia Rahman, Muhammed Iqbal Hossain, Zahid Hayat Mahmud, Mark Szegner, Paul Wood, Mohammad Aminul Islam

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Leak detection and location in polyethylene pipes by Maninder Pal

“…However, the same is not true for MDPE pipes where the attenuation rate with distance of the leak/source signal is very high, and the generated leak signals are of low frequency and narrow bandwidth. …”
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The elimination of blinding trachoma in Ghana through improving access to water and latrines by Agatha Aboe, Simon Bush, H. Faal

“…The strong collaboration between the health, education and WATSAN sectors within the National Trachoma Taskforce has demonstrated how a disease of poverty can be successfully eliminated and contributions made to the MDGs.…”
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Fabrication and characterization of highly selective porous polymeric materials for CO2 capture by Kehinde Fayemiwo

“…The specific heat requirement was superior to most of conventional solvents such as MDEA-PZ and K2CO3. More so, the separation efficiency is high with purity of 90% and above, thus, does not require additional CO2 purification.In the third stage, the effect of crosslinker, solvent volume and initiator was probed on the HCP-MAAMs. …”
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Influence of the prefactor to defect motion in alpha-Iron during long time scale simulations by Tomas Lazauskas, Steven Kenny, Roger Smith

“…The results were verified by reproducing many events using Molecular Dynamics (MD) and Temperature-Accelerated Dynamics (TAD). …”
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Modelling Growth of Rutile TiO2 by Louis J. Vernon

“…Multilayer growth was successfully modelled using classical MD by accelerating the deposition rate. The large numbers of formed interstitials coupled with a high escape barrier resulted in defective growth and so it was necessary to increase the substrate temperature such that atoms were mobile on the computational time-scale. …”
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Simulating radiation damage in austenitic stainless steel and Ni-based alloys by Zainab Al Tooq

“…The radiation in fcc Ni resulting from low energy collision cascades was also modelled using MD and otf-KMC techniques. …”
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Comparison of constitutive relationships based on kinetic theory of granular gas for three dimensional vibrofluidized beds by Nadeem A. Sheikh

“…The predictions show good results for the dilute flows using hard sphere MD simulations. Results from MD simulations confirm dilute limit scaling of base temperature, packing fractions and heat flux coefficients. …”
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Artificial intelligence and simulations applied to interatomic potentials by Steven Hobday

“…This thesis investigates three aspects of interatomic potentials, the first of which is the simulation of materials at the atomic scale using classical molecular dynamics (MD). Molecular dynamics code is used to follow the evolution of a system of discrete particles through time and is employed here to model the bombardment of fullerite films modified with low dose Argon ion impacts. …”
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3-D printable synthetic metasurface to realize 2-D beam-steering antenna by Foez Ahmed, Touseef Hayat, Muhammad U Afzal, Shiyu Zhang, Karu P Esselle, William Whittow

“…The proposed meta-atoms are employed to create highly RF transparent phase-gradient metal-dielectric composite metasurfaces (MDCMs) operating at 11 GHz. These MDCMs can be implemented through 3D printed technology using low-cost thermoplastics or polymers with composite filaments and minimal human intervention. …”
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The effect of exercise intensity on gastric emptying rate, appetite and gut derived hormone responses after consuming a standardised semi-solid meal in healthy males by Lewis R. Mattin, Adora M.W. Yau, Victoria McIver, Lewis James, Gethin H. Evans

“…© 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This study investigated the acute circulating gut hormone, appetite and gastric emptying rate responses to a semi-solid meal following exercise at different intensities. …”
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Unbundling tenure issues for urban sanitation development by Pippa Scott

“…Sanitation, tenure and development are inextricably linked, not only with respect to these challenges of urbanisation, but also under the strategic objectives of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG). Together sanitation and tenure security are primary indicators of the MDG7, targets ten (access to improved sanitation) and eleven (improving the lives of slum dwellers). …”
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Novel polyurethane/graphene nanocomposite coatings by Yao Tong

“…FTIR and XPS were used to characterize the chemical composition of the graphene powder and the coatings fabricated. MDSC and FTIR were used to monitor the cure dynamic of PU. …”
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Design and modelling of photonic band-gap response from doubly periodic arrays by Yee-Loong

“…Currently, research has also extended to Metallo-Dielectric Photonic Crystal (MDPC) which is replacing the photonic crystal with periodic metal elements in low dielectric region. …”
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Data associated with the manuscript "Rigorous Large-Scale Educational RCTs are Often Uninformative: Should We Be Concerned?" by Hugues Lortie-Forgues, Matthew Inglis

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Lessons from market-based approaches to improved hygiene for the rural poor in developing countries by Kate Trang Phan, Jaime Frias, D. Salter

“…The countries that adopted the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have pledged to halve the proportion of the people without access to water supply and sanitation by the year 2015. …”
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Consumer behaviour approach to improving water services to the urban poor: a study from Ghana by Felix N. Addo-Yobo

“…One of the major challenges facing developing countries in their quest to meet the water targets of the Millennium Developments Goals (MDGs) is the task of providing a sustainable water service to the increasing number of poor urban residents. …”
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Hyperbranched polydendrons: a new controlled macromolecular architecture with self-assembly in water and organic solvents by Fiona Hatton, Pierre Chambon, Tom O McDonald, Andrew Owen, Steven P Rannard

“…Combining aspects of linear-dendritic hybrids, controlled radical polymerisation and branched vinyl polymerisation, the materials have very high molecular weight (Mw > 1 MDa) and surface functionality. Although dispersities are broad (Đ up to 25) the structures behave with remarkable uniformity upon manipulation of solvent environment. …”
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Atomistic-scale modelling of nanoindentation into optical coatings by Ismail Gheewala, Steven Kenny, Roger Smith

“…A comparison between the coupled finite element/MD methodology and the fixed boundary MD-only model shows that the boundary conditions have little influence on the calculated results.…”
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Atomic scale formation mechanism of edge dislocation relieving lattice strain in a GeSi overlayer on Si(001) by E. Maras, L. Pizzagalli, Tapio Ala-Nissila, Hannes Jonsson

“…One branch belongs to the glide plane of a complementary 60° MD and therefore strongly favors the formation of the complementary MD which is immediately combined with the first MD to form an edge MD.…”
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Implementation of decision trees for embedded systems by Bashar Badr

“…The MDFT allows the memory architecture to be specified statically before learning takes place within a deterministic execution time. …”
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Novel processes to enable deposition of metal coated polymer micro-spheres for flip-chip interconnections by Junlei Tao, David Whalley, Changqing Liu, Fengshun Wu, H. Kristiansen

“…These two methods are electrophoretic deposition (EPD) and magnetic deposition (MD). To allow EPD the particles were positively charged by being immersed in a HCl solution, and then were selectively deposited onto the bumps on a silicon test chip. …”
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The effect of actuator nozzle designs on the electrostatic charge generated in pressurised metered dose inhaler aerosols by Yang Chen, Paul M. Young, David F. Fletcher, Hak Kim Chan, Edward Long, David Lewis, Tanya Church, Daniela Traini

“…Aerosol electrostatic profiles of solution pMDI formulations containing propellant HFA 134a with different ethanol concentration and/or model drug beclomethasone dipropionate (BDP) were studied using a modified electrical low-pressure impactor (ELPI) for all actuator designs and materials. …”
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3D on and off-grid dynamic channel tracking for multiple UAVs and satellite communications by Jiadong Yu, Xiaolan Liu, Yue Gao, Xuemin Shen

“…Moreover, based on the proposed MD-MM, we derive a novel multi-dimensional dynamic turbo approximate message passing (MD-DTAMP) algorithm for tracking the 3D dynamic channel in multiple UAVs systems. …”
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Unlocking further understanding of the atomization mechanism of a pressurized metered dose inhaler by BJ Myatt, Hendrik Versteeg, Graham Hargrave, Edward Long, B Gavtash, DA Lewis, T Church, G Brambilla

“…Pressurized metered dose inhalers (pMDI) are one of the most common devices to deliver therapeutic treatment to patients with asthma or COPD. …”
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