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  1. Article ; Online: MPPT control of a solar pumping system based five-phase impedance source inverter fed induction motor.

    Hassan, Ahmed M / Hassan, Abd El-Wahab / Elbarbary, Z M S / Al-Gahtani, Saad F / Omar, Ahmed I / Metwally, Mohamed Eladly

    PloS one

    2024  Volume 19, Issue 1, Page(s) e0295365

    Abstract: This paper presents a control method for a system composed of a photovoltaic (PV) array, five-phase impedance source inverter, five-phase induction motor and centrifugal pump. This method is based on controlling the motor speed to control the pump power ... ...

    Abstract This paper presents a control method for a system composed of a photovoltaic (PV) array, five-phase impedance source inverter, five-phase induction motor and centrifugal pump. This method is based on controlling the motor speed to control the pump power as the insolation level or temperature change to attain the maximum power extraction from the PV-array. The motor speed is controlled by using artificial neural network (ANN) which is trained to provide the desired inverter frequency and modulation index at any insolation level and temperature to attain the maximum PV operating power. The data of the neural network are based on the operation of the induction motor at constant air gap flux and perturb and observe method for maximum power point tracking. Simulation results are obtained using MATLAB Simulink to verify the proposed control method.
    MeSH term(s) Algorithms ; Electric Impedance ; Electric Power Supplies ; Computer Simulation ; Neural Networks, Computer
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-18
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2267670-3
    ISSN 1932-6203 ; 1932-6203
    ISSN (online) 1932-6203
    ISSN 1932-6203
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0295365
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  2. Article: Recent advances in PGPR-mediated resilience toward interactive effects of drought and salt stress in plants.

    Al-Turki, Ahmad / Murali, M / Omar, Ayman F / Rehan, Medhat / Sayyed, R Z

    Frontiers in microbiology

    2023  Volume 14, Page(s) 1214845

    Abstract: The present crisis at hand revolves around the need to enhance plant resilience to various environmental stresses, including abiotic and biotic stresses, to ensure sustainable agriculture and mitigate the impact of climate change on crop production. One ... ...

    Abstract The present crisis at hand revolves around the need to enhance plant resilience to various environmental stresses, including abiotic and biotic stresses, to ensure sustainable agriculture and mitigate the impact of climate change on crop production. One such promising approach is the utilization of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) to mediate plant resilience to these stresses. Plants are constantly exposed to various stress factors, such as drought, salinity, pathogens, and nutrient deficiencies, which can significantly reduce crop yield and quality. The PGPR are beneficial microbes that reside in the rhizosphere of plants and have been shown to positively influence plant growth and stress tolerance through various mechanisms, including nutrient solubilization, phytohormone production, and induction of systemic resistance. The review comprehensively examines the various mechanisms through which PGPR promotes plant resilience, including nutrient acquisition, hormonal regulation, and defense induction, focusing on recent research findings. The advancements made in the field of PGPR-mediated resilience through multi-omics approaches (
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-09-27
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2587354-4
    ISSN 1664-302X
    ISSN 1664-302X
    DOI 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1214845
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  3. Article: Colonic mucinous adenocarcinoma in a pregnant woman presented as pseudo Sister Mary Joseph's nodule: A case report.

    Tarik, I A / Henry, F J / Shabery, N A / Omar, Z / Ibrahim, O E

    The Medical journal of Malaysia

    2022  Volume 77, Issue 2, Page(s) 258–260

    Abstract: We report a case of a 41-year-old pregnant woman who initially presented with a sub-umbilical lump, for nearly five months. Subsequently, an ultrasound study was performed, and the patient underwent a surgical drainage operation for a presumed ... ...

    Abstract We report a case of a 41-year-old pregnant woman who initially presented with a sub-umbilical lump, for nearly five months. Subsequently, an ultrasound study was performed, and the patient underwent a surgical drainage operation for a presumed inflammatory condition, at the periumbilical region. The patient returned after a week post-drainage with a faecal discharging fistula. One month later, the patient had an emergency lower caesarean section plus bilateral tubal ligation because of the transverse lie of the foetus. Onemonth post-operative caesarean section, the fistula opening showed a big protruding ulcerating mass. En-bloc resection of the transverse and the descending colon was performed, and the histopathologic diagnosis showed a moderately differentiated mucinous adenocarcinoma. This case highlights that a high index of suspicion was recommended in an unresolved periumbilical lump (pseudo Sister Mary Joseph's nodule), and periumbilical metastasis of colorectal cancer frequently indicates advanced disease and poor prognosis. In view of its rarity of occurrence and limited experience, in the management of an ambiguous case, we report this case.
    MeSH term(s) Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous/diagnosis ; Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous/pathology ; Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous/surgery ; Adult ; Cesarean Section ; Colonic Neoplasms/diagnosis ; Colonic Neoplasms/pathology ; Colonic Neoplasms/surgery ; Female ; Humans ; Pregnancy ; Pregnant Women ; Sister Mary Joseph's Nodule/diagnosis ; Sister Mary Joseph's Nodule/secondary ; Sister Mary Joseph's Nodule/surgery ; Umbilicus/pathology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-03-25
    Publishing country Malaysia
    Document type Case Reports ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 604286-7
    ISSN 0300-5283
    ISSN 0300-5283
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  4. Article ; Online: Smart Flow Steering Agent for End-to-End Delay Improvement in Software-Defined Networks

    Omar F. Hussain / Bilal R. Al-Kaseem / Omar Z. Akif

    Baghdad Science Journal, Vol 18, Iss

    2021  Volume 1

    Abstract: To ensure fault tolerance and distributed management, distributed protocols are employed as one of the major architectural concepts underlying the Internet. However, inefficiency, instability and fragility could be potentially overcome with the help of ... ...

    Abstract To ensure fault tolerance and distributed management, distributed protocols are employed as one of the major architectural concepts underlying the Internet. However, inefficiency, instability and fragility could be potentially overcome with the help of the novel networking architecture called software-defined networking (SDN). The main property of this architecture is the separation of the control and data planes. To reduce congestion and thus improve latency and throughput, there must be homogeneous distribution of the traffic load over the different network paths. This paper presents a smart flow steering agent (SFSA) for data flow routing based on current network conditions. To enhance throughput and minimize latency, the SFSA distributes network traffic to suitable paths, in addition to supervising link and path loads. A scenario with a minimum spanning tree (MST) routing algorithm and another with open shortest path first (OSPF) routing algorithms were employed to assess the SFSA. By comparison, to these two routing algorithms, the suggested SFSA strategy determined a reduction of 2% in packets dropped ratio (PDR), a reduction of 15-45% in end-to-end delay according to the traffic produced, as well as a reduction of 23% in round trip time (RTT). The Mininet emulator and POX controller were employed to conduct the simulation. Another advantage of the SFSA over the MST and OSPF is that its implementation and recovery time do not exhibit fluctuations. The smart flow steering agent will open a new horizon for deploying new smart agents in SDN that enhance network programmability and management.
    Keywords SDN ; Smart Agent ; Traffic Steering ; E2E Delay ; Science ; Q
    Subject code 629
    Language Arabic
    Publishing date 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher College of Science for Women, University of Baghdad
    Document type Article ; Online
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  5. Article ; Online: A pilot study of measuring emotional response and perception of LLM-generated questionnaire and human-generated questionnaires.

    Zou, Zhao / Mubin, Omar / Alnajjar, Fady / Ali, Luqman

    Scientific reports

    2024  Volume 14, Issue 1, Page(s) 2781

    Abstract: The advent of ChatGPT has sparked a heated debate surrounding natural language processing technology and AI-powered chatbots, leading to extensive research and applications across various disciplines. This pilot study aims to investigate the impact of ... ...

    Abstract The advent of ChatGPT has sparked a heated debate surrounding natural language processing technology and AI-powered chatbots, leading to extensive research and applications across various disciplines. This pilot study aims to investigate the impact of ChatGPT on users' experiences by administering two distinct questionnaires, one generated by humans and the other by ChatGPT, along with an Emotion Detecting Model. A total of 14 participants (7 female and 7 male) aged between 18 and 35 years were recruited, resulting in the collection of 8672 ChatGPT-associated data points and 8797 human-associated data points. Data analysis was conducted using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). The results indicate that the utilization of ChatGPT enhances participants' happiness levels and reduces their sadness levels. While no significant gender influences were observed, variations were found about specific emotions. It is important to note that the limited sample size, narrow age range, and potential cultural impacts restrict the generalizability of the findings to a broader population. Future research directions should explore the impact of incorporating additional language models or chatbots on user emotions, particularly among specific age groups such as older individuals and teenagers. As one of the pioneering works evaluating the human perception of ChatGPT text and communication, it is noteworthy that ChatGPT received positive evaluations and demonstrated effectiveness in generating extensive questionnaires.
    MeSH term(s) Adolescent ; Humans ; Female ; Male ; Young Adult ; Adult ; Pilot Projects ; Emotions ; Happiness ; Sadness ; Perception
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-02
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2615211-3
    ISSN 2045-2322 ; 2045-2322
    ISSN (online) 2045-2322
    ISSN 2045-2322
    DOI 10.1038/s41598-024-53255-1
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  6. Article: Exploring the Plant Growth-Promotion of Four

    Omar, Ayman F / Abdelmageed, Adil H A / Al-Turki, Ahmad / Abdelhameid, Noha M / Sayyed, R Z / Rehan, Medhat

    Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

    2022  Volume 11, Issue 23

    Abstract: ... The ... ...

    Abstract The genus
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-12-01
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2704341-1
    ISSN 2223-7747
    ISSN 2223-7747
    DOI 10.3390/plants11233316
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  7. Article: Dyskeratosis congenita: rare case report of Syria.

    Hussein, Firas / Omar, Zainab

    Oxford medical case reports

    2021  Volume 2021, Issue 11, Page(s) omab041

    Abstract: Dyskeratosis congenita (DC) is an inherited disease characterized by the triad of abnormal skin pigmentation, nail dystrophy and mucosal leukoplakia. Non-cutaneous abnormalities (dental, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, neurological, ophthalmic, ... ...

    Abstract Dyskeratosis congenita (DC) is an inherited disease characterized by the triad of abnormal skin pigmentation, nail dystrophy and mucosal leukoplakia. Non-cutaneous abnormalities (dental, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, neurological, ophthalmic, pulmonary and skeletal) have also been reported. Bone marrow failure (BMF) is the main cause of early mortality, with an additional predisposition to malignancy. DC results from an anomalous progressive shortening of telomeres resulting in DNA replication problems inducing replicative senescence. Men are more affected than women are and X-linked recessive, autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive forms of the disease are recognized. There are no targeted therapies for DC. Patients treated with androgens had a hematological response. We herein describe case of a 32-year-old man, presented with several characteristic systemic features of this condition, including the classic triad of lesions, dysplastic bone marrow, epiphora and liver cirrhosis with grade I esophageal varices. Therefore, a prophylactic propranolol was started in additional to danazol. Three-week later, the patient had subsequent increases in his platelet, red cell and white cell counts.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-11-25
    Publishing country England
    Document type Case Reports
    ZDB-ID 2766251-2
    ISSN 2053-8855
    ISSN 2053-8855
    DOI 10.1093/omcr/omab041
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  8. Article ; Online: MPPT control of a solar pumping system based five-phase impedance source inverter fed induction motor

    Ahmed M. Hassan / Abd El-Wahab Hassan / Z. M. S. Elbarbary / Saad F. Al-Gahtani / Ahmed I. Omar / Mohamed Eladly Metwally

    PLoS ONE, Vol 19, Iss

    2024  Volume 1

    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
    Document type Article ; Online
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  9. Article ; Online: A pre-anesthetic bolus of ketamine versus dexmedetomidine for prevention of postoperative delirium in elderly patients undergoing emergency surgery: a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study.

    Ghazaly, Huda F / Hemaida, Tarek S / Zaher, Zaher Z / Elkhodary, Omar M / Hammad, Soudy S

    BMC anesthesiology

    2023  Volume 23, Issue 1, Page(s) 407

    Abstract: Background: We aimed to evaluate whether a single dose of ketamine or dexmedetomidine before induction of general anesthesia could reduce the incidence of postoperative delirium (primary outcome) or cognitive dysfunction (secondary outcome) in elderly ... ...

    Abstract Background: We aimed to evaluate whether a single dose of ketamine or dexmedetomidine before induction of general anesthesia could reduce the incidence of postoperative delirium (primary outcome) or cognitive dysfunction (secondary outcome) in elderly patients undergoing emergency surgery.
    Patients and methods: This randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial included 60 elderly patients who were scheduled for emergency surgery. The patients were randomly assigned into one of three groups (n = 20): group I received 0.9% normal saline, group II received 1 µg/kg dexmedetomidine, and group III received 1 mg/kg ketamine right before anesthesia induction. Patients were observed for three days after surgery and tested for postoperative delirium and cognitive dysfunction using the delirium observation screening scale and the mini-mental state examination score, respectively.
    Results: The dexmedetomidine group had the lowest incidence of delirium (p = 0.001) and cognitive dysfunction (p = 0.006) compared to the ketamine and placebo groups. The multivariate logistic regression model revealed that dexmedetomidine reduced the incidence of postoperative delirium by 32% compared to placebo (reference) (OR = 0.684, 95% CI: 0.240-0.971, p = 0.025), whereas ketamine increased the risk by threefold (OR = 3.012, 95% CI: 1.185-9.681, p = 0.013). Furthermore, dexmedetomidine reduced the incidence of postoperative cognitive dysfunction by 62% (OR = 0.375, 95% CI: 0.091-0.543, p = 0.012), whereas ketamine increased the risk by 4.5 times (OR = 4.501, 95% CI: 1.161-8.817, p = 0.006).
    Conclusion: A single pre-anesthetic bolus of dexmedetomidine is a practical choice for preventing postoperative delirium in elderly patients undergoing emergency surgery.
    Trial registration: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Aswan University Hospital (approval number: aswu/548/7/2021; registration date: 06/07/2021) and registered on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05341154) (22/04/2022).
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Aged ; Emergence Delirium/epidemiology ; Emergence Delirium/prevention & control ; Dexmedetomidine ; Ketamine ; Delirium/epidemiology ; Delirium/prevention & control ; Delirium/diagnosis ; Anesthetics/therapeutic use ; Double-Blind Method
    Chemical Substances Dexmedetomidine (67VB76HONO) ; Ketamine (690G0D6V8H) ; Anesthetics
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-11
    Publishing country England
    Document type Randomized Controlled Trial ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2091252-3
    ISSN 1471-2253 ; 1471-2253
    ISSN (online) 1471-2253
    ISSN 1471-2253
    DOI 10.1186/s12871-023-02367-8
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  10. Article ; Online: Insight into the role of reduced graphene oxide in enhancing photocatalytic hydrogen evolution in disordered carbon nitride.

    Rahman, Mohammad Z / Maity, Partha / Mohammed, Omar F / Gascon, Jorge

    Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP

    2022  Volume 24, Issue 18, Page(s) 11213–11221

    Abstract: Compared to crystalline carbon nitride, the performance of disordered carbon nitride (d-CN) as a hydrogen production photocatalyst is extremely poor. Owing to its disordered atomic orientation, it is prone to numerous defect states. These energy states ... ...

    Abstract Compared to crystalline carbon nitride, the performance of disordered carbon nitride (d-CN) as a hydrogen production photocatalyst is extremely poor. Owing to its disordered atomic orientation, it is prone to numerous defect states. These energy states are potential sites for trapping and recombination of photogenerated charge carriers. As a result, rapid recombination of photogenerated charge carriers places a fundamental photophysical challenge in charge separation and transport, which inhibits its photocatalytic activity. In the presence of reduced graphene oxide (rGO), d-CN shows enhanced photocatalytic production of hydrogen. However, photophysical insight into the tacit role of rGO is not well understood which limits the rational design of d-CN as a photocatalyst. Particularly, understanding of the early time-scale (in fs to ps) recombination mechanism and the charge transport kinetics has not yet been achieved. With the help of ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy, femtosecond time-resolved photoluminescence spectroscopy and transient photocurrent measurements, this article deciphers the ultrafast dynamics of the separation and transport of photogenerated charge carriers in d-CN facilitated by rGO. It is found that rGO substantially suppresses the bimolecular and trap-assisted recombination and enables a faster separation of charge carriers. As a result, it increases the lifetime of the charge carriers to be transported to the surface catalytic sites, and therefore, augments the rate of hydrogen production almost by an order of magnitude. Our findings therefore offer a proof-of-concept for overcoming the trap-mediated recombination problems in disordered carbon nitride.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-05-11
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1476244-4
    ISSN 1463-9084 ; 1463-9076
    ISSN (online) 1463-9084
    ISSN 1463-9076
    DOI 10.1039/d2cp00200k
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