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  1. Article ; Online: Computational analysis of a class of singular nonlinear fractional multi-order heat conduction model of the human head.

    Izadi, Mohammad / Atangana, Abdon

    Scientific reports

    2024  Volume 14, Issue 1, Page(s) 3466

    Abstract: The subject of the article is devoted to the development of a matrix collocation technique based upon the combination of the fractional-order shifted Vieta-Lucas functions (FSVLFs) and the quasilinearization method (QLM) for the numerical evaluation of ... ...

    Abstract The subject of the article is devoted to the development of a matrix collocation technique based upon the combination of the fractional-order shifted Vieta-Lucas functions (FSVLFs) and the quasilinearization method (QLM) for the numerical evaluation of the fractional multi-order heat conduction model related to the human head with singularity and nonlinearity. The fractional operators are adopted in accordance with the Liouville-Caputo derivative. The quasilinearization method (QLM) is first utilized in order to defeat the inherent nonlinearity of the problem, which is converted to a family of linearized subequations. Afterward, we use the FSVLFs along with a set of collocation nodes as the zeros of these functions to reach a linear algebraic system of equations at each iteration. In the weighted [Formula: see text] norm, the convergence analysis of the FSVLFs series solution is established. We especially assert that the expansion series form of FSVLFs is convergent in the infinity norm with order [Formula: see text], where K represents the number of FSVLFs used in approximating the unknown solution. Diverse computational experiments by running the presented combined QLM-FSVLFs are conducted using various fractional orders and nonlinearity parameters. The outcomes indicate that the QLM-FSVLFs produces efficient approximate solutions to the underlying model with high-order accuracy, especially near the singular point. Furthermore, the methodology of residual error functions is employed to measure the accuracy of the proposed hybrid algorithm. Comparisons with existing numerical models show the superiority of QLM-FSVLFs, which also is straightforward in implementation.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Animals ; Hot Temperature ; Algorithms ; Estrus ; Manipulation, Osteopathic
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-12
    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/s41598-024-53822-6
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  2. Article ; Online: Holistic insights into extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) in anammosx bacterial matrix and the potential sustainable biopolymer recovery: A review.

    Izadi, Parin / Izadi, Parnian / Eldyasti, Ahmed

    Chemosphere

    2021  Volume 274, Page(s) 129703

    Abstract: Anaerobic ammonia oxidation (anammox) process has been proven to be a favorable and innovative process, for treatment of nitrogen-rich wastewater due to decreased oxygen and carbon requirements at very high nitrogen loading rates. Anammox process is ... ...

    Abstract Anaerobic ammonia oxidation (anammox) process has been proven to be a favorable and innovative process, for treatment of nitrogen-rich wastewater due to decreased oxygen and carbon requirements at very high nitrogen loading rates. Anammox process is mainly operated through biofilm or granular sludge structures, as for such slow-growing microorganisms, elevated settling velocity of granules allows for adequate biomass retention and lowered potential risk of washouts. Stability of granular sludge biomass is extremely critical, yet the formation mechanism is poorly understood. There are number of important functions linked to Extracellular Polymeric Substance (EPS) in anammox bacterial matrix, such as; structural stability, aggregation promotion, maintenance of physical structure in the granules, water preserving and protective cell barrier. There is an increasing demand to introduce accurate methods for proper EPS extraction and characterization, to expand the perception of anammox granule stability and potential resource recovery. Analyzing EPS with a focus on various (mechanical and physical) properties can lead to biopolymer production from granular sludge. Biopolymers such as EPS are attractive alternatives substituting the conventional chemical polymers furthermore their recovery from the waste sludge and the potential applications in industrial sectors, leads to a radical enhancement of both environmental and economical sustainability, accelerating the circular economy advancements. Here, this study aims to overview the newest understanding on the structure of anammox sludge EPS, obtained recently and to assess the potential challenges and prospects to identify the knowledge gaps towards constructing an inclusive anammox EPS recovery and characterization procedure.
    MeSH term(s) Bacteria ; Biopolymers ; Bioreactors ; Extracellular Polymeric Substance Matrix ; Nitrogen ; Sewage ; Waste Water
    Chemical Substances Biopolymers ; Sewage ; Waste Water ; Nitrogen (N762921K75)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-02-04
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 120089-6
    ISSN 1879-1298 ; 0045-6535 ; 0366-7111
    ISSN (online) 1879-1298
    ISSN 0045-6535 ; 0366-7111
    DOI 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.129703
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  3. Article ; Online: Development of long-term dynamic BioWin® model simulation for ANAMMOX UASB micro-granular process.

    Izadi, Parin / Izadi, Parnian / Eldyasti, Ahmed

    Chemosphere

    2021  Volume 286, Issue Pt 3, Page(s) 131859

    Abstract: Three different innovative mathematical models were established to assess the volumetric nitrogen conversion rates of a lab-scale ANAMMOX upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor. Despite the vast technological and economical advantages of ANAMMOX, major ... ...

    Abstract Three different innovative mathematical models were established to assess the volumetric nitrogen conversion rates of a lab-scale ANAMMOX upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor. Despite the vast technological and economical advantages of ANAMMOX, major challenges in process implementation call for mathematic simulations of the process, optimization of operating conditions, and kinetic/statistical analysis of the entire process. In this study, all developed mathematical models implemented via BioWin®, were calibrated and validated, with adequate representations of a bench-scale micro-granular ANAMMOX process, to understand the potential setbacks of ANAMMOX process start-up and stabilization. Fundamental calculations of the kinetic and stoichiometric constants were integrated in the BioWin® software, and the adjusted parameters based on experimental analysis were applied for the assessments. Based on the results from the statistical approach, one of the models (Model III) exhibited a precise prognosis of the effluent data for the entire operational phases with a mean relative error (MRE) of approximately 1.96, 4.36 and 2.54% for nitrogen removal efficiency, removal rate and loading rate, respectively. Evaluating alkalinity and pH during the operation, led to identifying an acceptable fit between the experiment and Model III results, with a MRE of -7.19 and -0.35%, correspondingly. This study confirms the reliability of ANAMMOX-based process modeling and high predictive ability with BioWin®. The presented simulation constants and modeling outline, can be further employed in full-scale applications design and development.
    MeSH term(s) Anaerobiosis ; Bioreactors ; Nitrogen ; Reproducibility of Results ; Sewage
    Chemical Substances Sewage ; Nitrogen (N762921K75)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-08-13
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 120089-6
    ISSN 1879-1298 ; 0045-6535 ; 0366-7111
    ISSN (online) 1879-1298
    ISSN 0045-6535 ; 0366-7111
    DOI 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131859
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  4. Article ; Online: Evaluation of PAO adaptability to oxygen concentration change: Development of stable EBPR under stepwise low-aeration adaptation.

    Izadi, Parnian / Izadi, Parin / Eldyasti, Ahmed

    Chemosphere

    2021  Volume 286, Issue Pt 2, Page(s) 131778

    Abstract: Recent research has shown the adaptability of Biological Nutrient Removal (BNR) systems to very low level dissolved oxygen (DO) concentration, mainly focusing in the nitrification ability that maintains the nitrogen oxidation process even at very low DO ... ...

    Abstract Recent research has shown the adaptability of Biological Nutrient Removal (BNR) systems to very low level dissolved oxygen (DO) concentration, mainly focusing in the nitrification ability that maintains the nitrogen oxidation process even at very low DO levels. Although step-wise aeration decrease on Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal (EBPR) is not fully comprehended. This study investigated the effect of reaching micro-aeration with adaptation strategies on EBPR performance. A step-wise oxygen concentration decrease, arriving at an average aeration level of 0.4 mgO
    MeSH term(s) Bioreactors ; Nitrogen ; Oxygen ; Phosphorus ; Sewage ; Waste Disposal, Fluid
    Chemical Substances Sewage ; Phosphorus (27YLU75U4W) ; Nitrogen (N762921K75) ; Oxygen (S88TT14065)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-08-07
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 120089-6
    ISSN 1879-1298 ; 0045-6535 ; 0366-7111
    ISSN (online) 1879-1298
    ISSN 0045-6535 ; 0366-7111
    DOI 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131778
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  5. Article: Enhancement of simultaneous nitrogen and phosphorus removal using intermittent aeration mechanism.

    Izadi, Parnian / Izadi, Parin / Eldyasti, Ahmed

    Journal of environmental sciences (China)

    2021  Volume 109, Page(s) 1–14

    Abstract: Biological nutrient removal grows into complicated scenario due to the microbial consortium shift and kinetic competition between phosphorus (P)-accumulating and nitrogen (N)-removing microorganisms. In this study, three sequential batch reactors with ... ...

    Abstract Biological nutrient removal grows into complicated scenario due to the microbial consortium shift and kinetic competition between phosphorus (P)-accumulating and nitrogen (N)-removing microorganisms. In this study, three sequential batch reactors with constant operational conditions except aeration patterns at 6 h cycle periods were tested. Intermittent aeration was applied to develop a robust nutrient removal system aimed to achieve high energy saving and removal efficiency. The results showed higher correspondence of P-uptake, polymeric substance synthesis and glycogen degradation in intermittent-aeration with longer interval periods compared to continuous-aeration. Increasing the intermittent-aeration duration from 25 to 50 min, resulted in higher process performance where the system exhibited approximately 30% higher nutrient removal. This study indicated that nutrient removal strongly depends on reaction phase configuration representing the importance of aeration pattern. The microbial community examined the variation in abundance of bacterial groups in suspended sludge, where the 50 min intermittent aeration, favored the growth of P-accumulating organisms and nitrogen removal microbial groups, indicating the complications related to nutrient removal systems. Successful intermittently aerated process with high capability of simple implementation to conventional systems by elemental retrofitting, is applicable for upgrading wastewater treatment plants. With aeration as a major operational cost, this process is a promising approach to potentially remove nutrients in high competence, in distinction to optimizing cost-efficacy of the system.
    MeSH term(s) Bioreactors ; Nitrogen ; Phosphorus ; Sewage ; Waste Disposal, Fluid
    Chemical Substances Sewage ; Phosphorus (27YLU75U4W) ; Nitrogen (N762921K75)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-03-11
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1092300-7
    ISSN 1878-7320 ; 1001-0742
    ISSN (online) 1878-7320
    ISSN 1001-0742
    DOI 10.1016/j.jes.2021.02.026
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  6. Article ; Online: A review of biochemical diversity and metabolic modeling of EBPR process under specific environmental conditions and carbon source availability.

    Izadi, Parnian / Izadi, Parin / Eldyasti, Ahmed

    Journal of environmental management

    2021  Volume 288, Page(s) 112362

    Abstract: Enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) is one of the most promising technologies as an economical and environmentally sustainable technique for removal of phosphorus from wastewater (WW). However, with high capacity of EBPR, insufficient P-removal ...

    Abstract Enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) is one of the most promising technologies as an economical and environmentally sustainable technique for removal of phosphorus from wastewater (WW). However, with high capacity of EBPR, insufficient P-removal is a major yet common issue of many full-scale wastewater treatment plants (WWTP), due to misinterpreted environmental and microbial disturbance. By developing a rather extensive understanding on biochemical pathways and metabolic models governing the anaerobic and aerobic/anoxic processes; the optimal operational conditions, environmental changes and microbial population interaction are efficiently predicted. Therefore, this paper critically reviews the current knowledge on biochemical pathways and metabolic models of phosphorus accumulating organisms (PAOs) and glycogen accumulating organisms (GAOs) as the most abundant microbial populations in EBPR process with an insight on the effect of available carbon source types in WW on phosphorus removal performance. Moreover, this paper critically assesses the gaps and potential future research in metabolic modeling area. With all the developments on EBPR process in the past few decades, there is still lack of knowledge in this critical sector. This paper hopes to touch on this problem by gathering the existing knowledge and to provide farther insights on the future work onto chemical transformations and metabolic strategies in different conditions to benefit the quantitative model as well as WWTP designs.
    MeSH term(s) Bioreactors ; Carbon ; Phosphorus ; Polyphosphates ; Waste Water
    Chemical Substances Polyphosphates ; Waste Water ; Phosphorus (27YLU75U4W) ; Carbon (7440-44-0)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-04-07
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 184882-3
    ISSN 1095-8630 ; 0301-4797
    ISSN (online) 1095-8630
    ISSN 0301-4797
    DOI 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112362
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  7. Article ; Online: Irrational prescription and its costs in neonatal surfactant therapy: public and private hospitals of Iran in 2018.

    Izadi, Reyhane / Habibolahi, Abbas / Jahanmehr, Nader / Khodakarim, Soheila

    BMC pediatrics

    2023  Volume 23, Issue 1, Page(s) 251

    Abstract: Background: Irrational prescription and its subsequent costs are a major challenge worldwide. Health systems must provide appropriate conditions for the implementation of national and international strategies to prevent irrational prescription. The aim ... ...

    Abstract Background: Irrational prescription and its subsequent costs are a major challenge worldwide. Health systems must provide appropriate conditions for the implementation of national and international strategies to prevent irrational prescription. The aim of the present study was to determine the irrational surfactant prescription among neonates with respiratory distress and the resulting direct medical costs for private and public hospitals in Iran.
    Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study performed retrospectively using data belonged to 846 patients. Initially, the data were extracted from the patients' medical records and the information system of the Ministry of Health. The obtained data were then compared with the surfactant prescription guideline. Afterward, each neonatal surfactant prescription was evaluated based on the three filters listed in the guideline (including right drug, right dose, and right time). Finally, chi-square and ANOVA tests were used to investigate the inter-variable relationships.
    Results: The results showed that 37.47% of the prescriptions were irrational and the average costs of each irrational prescription was calculated as 274.37 dollars. It was estimated that irrational prescriptions account for about 53% of the total surfactant prescription cost. Among the selected provinces, Tehran and Ahvaz had the worst and the best performance, respectively. As well, public hospitals outperformed private hospitals in terms of the in drug selection, but they underperformed them in terms of the right dose determination.
    Conclusion: The results of the present study are considered as a warning to insurance organizations, in order to reduce unnecessary costs caused by these irrational prescriptions by developing new service purchase protocols. Our suggestion is the use of educational interventions to reduce irrational prescriptions due to drug selection as well as using computer alert approaches to reduce irrational prescriptions caused by wrong dose administration.
    MeSH term(s) Infant, Newborn ; Humans ; Drug Prescriptions ; Surface-Active Agents ; Retrospective Studies ; Iran ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Hospitals, Private
    Chemical Substances Surface-Active Agents
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-05-20
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2041342-7
    ISSN 1471-2431 ; 1471-2431
    ISSN (online) 1471-2431
    ISSN 1471-2431
    DOI 10.1186/s12887-023-04045-7
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  8. Article ; Online: Reply to Pandey: IgG3 allotypes, modulation of antigen binding by constant domain changes, and therapeutic applications of Fc engineering.

    Izadi, Arman / Bahnan, Wael / Ohlin, Mats / Nordenfelt, Pontus

    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

    2023  Volume 120, Issue 22, Page(s) e2306562120

    MeSH term(s) Immunoglobulin G ; Phagocytosis
    Chemical Substances Immunoglobulin G
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-05-22
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 209104-5
    ISSN 1091-6490 ; 0027-8424
    ISSN (online) 1091-6490
    ISSN 0027-8424
    DOI 10.1073/pnas.2306562120
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  9. Article ; Online: Agency in the process of change: Investigating the experience of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder and their counsellors.

    Tadayon Chaharsughi, Batul / Izadi, Razieh / Naghavi, Azam

    Patient education and counseling

    2023  Volume 115, Page(s) 107928

    Abstract: Objectives: The aim of this study was to explore how client's agency appears in the narratives of patients with obsessive compulsive disorder.: Methods: A qualitative descriptive design was used as a study design and a thematic analysis was employed ... ...

    Abstract Objectives: The aim of this study was to explore how client's agency appears in the narratives of patients with obsessive compulsive disorder.
    Methods: A qualitative descriptive design was used as a study design and a thematic analysis was employed to collect and analyse the data. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 37 participants (26 patients with obsessive compulsive disorder and 11 counselors). All patients had received tele-counseling.
    Results: Three main themes were extracted from the data including agency prior to the therapy, agency via awareness, and enhancers of client's agency.
    Conclusions: Findings demonstrated that when the participants became aware of having OCD and underwent therapy with self-involvement, they achieved a higher level of agency in the therapy process and achieve better treatment results. Culture may also influence on how the disorder is experienced, and the level of agency in starting and following the required treatments.
    Practice implications: The results could be used by counsellors to enhance their clients' agency.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-08-01
    Publishing country Ireland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 605590-4
    ISSN 1873-5134 ; 0738-3991
    ISSN (online) 1873-5134
    ISSN 0738-3991
    DOI 10.1016/j.pec.2023.107928
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  10. Book ; Online: The (ab)use of Open Source Code to Train Large Language Models

    Al-Kaswan, Ali / Izadi, Maliheh

    2023  

    Abstract: In recent years, Large Language Models (LLMs) have gained significant popularity due to their ability to generate human-like text and their potential applications in various fields, such as Software Engineering. LLMs for Code are commonly trained on ... ...

    Abstract In recent years, Large Language Models (LLMs) have gained significant popularity due to their ability to generate human-like text and their potential applications in various fields, such as Software Engineering. LLMs for Code are commonly trained on large unsanitized corpora of source code scraped from the Internet. The content of these datasets is memorized and emitted by the models, often in a verbatim manner. In this work, we will discuss the security, privacy, and licensing implications of memorization. We argue why the use of copyleft code to train LLMs is a legal and ethical dilemma. Finally, we provide four actionable recommendations to address this issue.
    Keywords Computer Science - Software Engineering ; Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence
    Publishing date 2023-02-27
    Publishing country us
    Document type Book ; Online
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