The aim of this thesis is to use temperature-dependent Raman spectroscopy to study the effect of defects on the anharmonicity of optical phonons in Wurtzite zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles, which is unexplained by existing ...
Optothermal Raman spectroscopy is a steady-state technique for measuring the
thermal conductivity of materials. In this method, Raman spectroscopy is used to
measure the local temperature rise of the sample, using the ...
Over the past few decades, countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
region have faced several economic and political challenges such as plummeting oil
prices, currency devaluations, political instability, and ...
This study examines the behavior of stock market returns in East Mediterranean markets due to shocks in energy commodity prices; namely crude oil and natural gas prices. Most of these emerging markets are increasingly ...
In the present work, we first study the adsorption of ideal copolymer lattice chains by means of computer simulations and scaling analysis. Two types of monomers, A and B, are randomly distributed along the polymer chain ...
The finite element (FE) simulations and the experimental results are used to develop a mechanical model to predict the axial forces and rotations of top and seat angle connections with and without web angles subjected to ...
Granular columns are widely used as a soil improvement solution for soft clays. Given that granular columns are seldom designed and constructed as individual elements, there is a clear need to identify and quantify the ...
Retinoids play major roles in the regulation of cellular proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis. Such functions have strongly supported the use of retinoids in cancer therapy, especially those of hematological ...
High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) is an ex-corporeal medical device that was first introduced in the 1940s for the treatment of neurological disorders and has been subjected to several improvements since then. It ...
Background: Sustained chronic liver injury originating from several factors including viral infection, alcohol consumption, and hepatitis may lead to hepatic fibrosis characterized by an imbalance between extracellular ...