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Recent Developments in Cellulose Nanomaterial Composites by Clarkson, Caitlyn M., El Awad Azrak, Sami M., Forti, Endrina S., Schueneman, Gregory T., Moon, Robert J., Youngblood, Jeffrey P.

“…Cellulose nanomaterials (CNMs) are a class of materials that have recently garnered attention in fields as varied as structural materials, biomaterials,…”
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Crystallization kinetics and morphology of small concentrations of cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) and cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) melt-compounded into poly(lactic acid) (PLA) with plasticizer by Clarkson, Caitlyn M., El Awad Azrak, Sami M., Schueneman, Gregory T., Snyder, James F., Youngblood, Jeffrey P.

“…In the present study, very small concentrations of CNCs and CNFs were melt-compounded into PLA using a solvent-free process where poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG)…”
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Melt Spinning of Cellulose Nanofibril/Polylactic Acid (CNF/PLA) Composite Fibers For High Stiffness by Clarkson, Caitlyn M, El Awad Azrak, Sami M, Chowdhury, Reaz, Shuvo, Shoumya Nandy, Snyder, James, Schueneman, Gregory, Ortalan, Volkan, Youngblood, Jeffrey P

“…Nanocellulose has potential as a reinforcing agent to improve stiffness and strength in polymer fiber; however, the inherent difference in hydrophilicity makes…”
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High-Performance Waterborne Polyurethane Coating Based on a Blocked Isocyanate with Cellulose Nanocrystals (CNC) as the Polyol by Chowdhury, Reaz A, Clarkson, Caitlyn M, Shrestha, Shikha, El Awad Azrak, Sami M, Mavlan, Miran, Youngblood, Jeffrey P

“…Cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) based composites have been explored as protective organic coatings for metal surfaces, ceramics, and wood. However, the inherent…”
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Mechanical enhancement of cellulose nanofibril (CNF) films through the addition of water-soluble polymers by Forti, Endrina S., El Awad Azrak, Sami M., Ng, Xin Y., Cho, Whirang, Schueneman, Gregory T., Moon, Robert J., Fox, Douglas M., Youngblood, Jeffrey P.

“…In this work, water-soluble polymers were screened through solution casting and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) (PEOX) were found as…”
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Wet-Stacking Lamination of Multilayer Mechanically Fibrillated Cellulose Nanofibril (CNF) Sheets with Increased Mechanical Performance for Use in High-Strength and Lightweight Structural and Packaging Applications by El Awad Azrak, Sami M, Clarkson, Caitlyn M, Moon, Robert J, Schueneman, Gregory T, Youngblood, Jeffrey P

“…Mechanically fibrillated cellulose nanofibril (CNF) sheets of varying thicknesses were fabricated by using a wet stacking lamination technique without the use…”
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Controlled Dispersion and Setting of Cellulose Nanofibril - Carboxymethyl Cellulose Pastes by Azrak, Sami M. El Awad, Gohl, Jared A., Moon, Robert J., Schueneman, Gregory T., Davis, Chelsea S., Youngblood, Jeffrey P.

“…This work investigated the redispersion and setting behavior of highly loaded (~ 18 wt.% solids in water) pastes of cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) with…”
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Continuous Processing of Cellulose Nanofibril Sheets Through Conventional Single-Screw Extrusion by El Awad Azrak, Sami M, Costakis, William J, Moon, Robert J, Schueneman, Gregory T, Youngblood, Jeffrey P

“…Extrusion-based processes are one of the most widely used continuous polymer processing techniques because of their commercial availability, versatility, and…”
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Nanocellulose Film Modulus Determination via Buckling Mechanics Approaches by Rencheck, Mitchell L, Weiss, Andrew J, El Awad Azrak, Sami M, Forti, Endrina S, Nuruddin, Md, Youngblood, Jeffrey P, Davis, Chelsea S

“…Glassy polymer films are important materials in many manufacturing industries. The rapid and reliable characterization of the elastic modulus is essential for…”
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Integrative application of heavy metal-resistant bacteria, moringa extracts, and nano-silicon improves spinach yield and declines its contaminant contents on a heavy metal-contaminated soil by Eltahawy, Abdelsatar M A E, Awad, El-Sayed A M, Ibrahim, Ahmed H, Merwad, Abdel-Rahman M A, Desoky, El-Sayed M

“…Microorganism-related technologies are alternative and traditional methods of metal recovery or removal. We identified and described heavy metal-resistant…”
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Becoming Black: Rap and Hip-Hop, Race, Gender, Identity, and the Politics of ESL Learning by IBRAHIM, AWAD EL KARIM M.

“…This article is about the impact of becoming Black on ESL learning, that is, the interrelation between identity and learning. It contends that a group of…”
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Enhancement of punching shear strength of flat slabs using shear-band reinforcement by Hassan, Nasr Z., Osman, Mostafa A., El-Hashimy, Awad M., Tantawy, Heba K.

“…Flat-slab system is widely used nowadays. Major and critical problem of this system is its sudden brittle failure is called punching shear failure. To overcome…”
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Gamma delta T lymphocytes and proinflammatory cytokines in bacterial meningitis by Raziuddin, S, Mir, N A, el-Awad M el-H, Telmesani, A W, al-Janadi, M

“…Patients with bacterial meningitis have a T-cell defect and impaired cytokine production. The phenotype and percentage of circulating alpha beta and gamma…”
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Microwave synthesis of nanocrystalline LaCoO3 samples and their catalytic activity towards decomposition of isopropanol by Mohamed, Rasha M. K., Girgis, Maher M., El-Awad, Ahmed M., Gabr, Rabei M.

“…Nanocrystalline LaCoO 3 powders were fabricated via the sol–gel microwave-induced combustion approach using metal nitrates as oxidant and citric acid as fuel…”
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The application of the Conners' Rating Scales to a Sudanese sample: An analysis of parents' and teachers' ratings of childhood behaviour problems by Al-Awad, Ahmed M. El-Hassan, Sonuga-Barke, Edmund J. S.

“…The aim of the current study was to assess the equivalence of Sudanese and North American versions of the Conners' Rating Scales. The reliability, internal…”
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An Excel Add-In for Refrigerants Properties and its Use for Optimising Multi-Stage Compression Refrigeration Cycles by Mohamed M. El-Awad

“…The paper deals with the development and verification of an educational add-in for Microsoft Excel that determines the thermo-physical properties of various…”
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The synergism of cadmium on the catalytic activity of Cd-Cr-O system II. Ethanol decomposition, catalysts reducibility, and in situ electrical conductivity measurements by ABU-ZIED, B. M, EL-AWAD, A. M

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Bacterial meningitis: T cell activation and immunoregulatory CD4+ T cell subset alteration by Raziuddin, S, el-Awad, M E, Mir, N A

“…Meningitis is the most important cause of acquired postnatal deafness and neurologic disorders in children. To determine if cell-mediated immunity is casually…”
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Trends of neurological disorders in Saudi children by El Awad, M el H, Adedoyin, M

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The synergism of cadmium on the catalytic activity of Cd-Cr-O system I. Preparation, characterization and electrical properties by EL-AWAD, A. M, ABU-ZIED, B. M

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