A review on thermochemical seasonal solar energy storage materials and modeling methods

ABDULLAH,Koushaeian M.,Shah N. A.,정재동 대한설비공학회 2024 International Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refr Vol.32 No.1

In the current era, national and international energy strategies are increasingly focused on promoting the adoption of clean and sustainable energy sources. In this perspective, thermal energy storage (TES) is essential in developing sustainable energy systems. Researchers examined thermochemical heat storage because of its benefits over sensible and latent heat storage systems, such as higher energy density and decreased heat loss. Solar energy is a promising alternative among the numerous renewable energy sources. As a result, this study provides an overview of thermochemical heat storage materials, focusing on materials utilized by solar energy systems in buildings. The research examines the storage materials used in relevant studies and the models used to predict and enhance system performance.

Insecticide resistance monitoring in whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Oman

Shah Riaz,Al-Sadi Abdullah Mohammed,Scott Ian M.,AlRaeesi Ali,AlJahdhami Ali Abdullah 한국응용곤충학회 2020 Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology Vol.23 No.4

The sweet potato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci Gennadius, is an important insect pest of many crops including vegetables through direct feeding damage and as a vector of several plant viruses. Intensive use of insecticides has led to the development of insecticide resistance in global B. tabaci populations. This study was conducted to establish susceptibility levels to deltamethrin, thiamethoxam and pyriproxyfen in seven geographically different populations of B. tabaci MEAM1 adults in Oman. All B. tabaci populations showed very low to low level of resistance (2.1–12.3 fold) to deltamethrin. All B. tabaci populations showed no resistance to very low level of resistance to thiamethoxam (2.2–6.2 fold) and pyriproxyfen (2.4–3.5 fold). A likelihood analysis showed the possibility for control failure in two populations (Barka and Salalah) to deltamethrin, however, no possible failure was detected in all populations for thiamethoxam and pyriproxyfen. An insecticide resistance dynamics study in one population (SQU-1) showed a loss in susceptibility to deltamethrin with increase in the LC 50 value from 25.1 mg L −1 to 84.5 mg L −1 between 2017 and 2019 resulting in 5.3 fold increase in RF. The study results determined that several B. tabaci populations are at the initial stages of resistance development to deltamethrin and cross-resistance with thiamethoxam and pyriproxyfen. Vegetable farmers in Oman, the Barka and Salalah regions in particular, should be cautious in the repeated use of one class of insecticide alone.

INTERVAL VALUED (α, β)-INTUITIONISTIC FUZZY BI-IDEALS OF SEMIGROUPS

ABDULLAH, SALEEM,ASLAM, MUHAMMAD,HUSSAIN, SHAH The Korean Society for Computational and Applied M 2016 Journal of applied mathematics & informatics Vol.34 No.1

The concept of quasi-coincidence of interval valued intuitionistic fuzzy point with an interval valued intuitionistic fuzzy set is considered. By using this idea, the notion of interval valued (α, β)-intuitionistic fuzzy bi-ideals, (1,2)ideals in a semigroup introduced and consequently, a generalization of interval valued intuitionistic fuzzy bi-ideals and intuitionistic fuzzy bi-ideals is defined. In this paper, we study the related properties of the interval valued (α, β)-intuitionistic fuzzy bi-ideals, (1,2) ideals and in particular, an interval valued (Є, Є ∨q)-fuzzy bi-ideals and (1,2) ideals in semigroups will be investigated.

Genome-wide identification and comparative analysis of MATE gene family in Cucurbitaceae species and their regulatory role in melon (Cucumis melo) under salt stress

Shah Iftikhar Hussain,Manzoor Muhammad Aamir,Sabir Irfan Ali,Ashraf Muhammad,Haq Fazal,Arif Samiah,Abdullah Muhammad,Niu Qingliang,Zhang Yidong 한국원예학회 2022 Horticulture, Environment, and Biotechnology Vol.63 No.4

The multidrug and toxic compound extrusion (MATE) protein family includes a primeval gene family of secondary transporters that export toxins, extrude metabolites, and participate in plant defense mechanisms. However, lack of information regarding the MATE gene family in Cucurbitaceae, a comprehensive genome-wide analysis of the MATE family was carried out in four Cucurbitaceae species (Cucumis melo, Cucumis sativus, Cucurbita pepo, and Lagenaria siceraria), and 174 MATE genes were identified. Phylogenetic and structural analysis revealed that the Cucurbitaceae MATE transporters family could be further classified into seven subgroups (A–G). GO annotation-based subcellular localization analysis predicted that most of the MATE gene family members localized on the plasma membrane. Moreover, conserved motifs and gene structure (intron/exon) analysis revealed the functional divergence between clades. Transposed duplication events have played a key role in the expansion and evolution of the MATE gene family in Cucumis melo. Cis-acting elements analysis of MATE family genes revealed that these could be targeted by a diverse set of trans-acting factors involving the MATE gene family to manage diverse stress conditions. The Chromosomal localization and molecular characteristics (weight, length, and pI) were performed using numerous bioinformatics tools. Intraspecies microsynteny analysis demonstrated that maximum orthologous genes were found between A. thaliana, C. pepo, C. lanatus, and L. siceraria. Further, functional analysis of microRNAs demonstrated miRNAs are involved in the growth and regulation of MATE genes. Finally, eleven candidates MATE genes were selected randomly, and their expression analysis was carried out via qRT-PCR at 0 h and after 24 h of salt stress. Furthermore, transient CmMATE expression in Arabidopsis thaliana protoplasts showed that protein localized on the plasma membrane. This study provides insights into the functional analysis of the MATE gene family in Cucurbitaceae species and laid down the basic knowledge to explore the role and mechanism of the MATE gene family to cope with severe salt stress conditions.

Multiplex Real-Time PCR Method for Simultaneous Identification and Toxigenic Type Characterization of Clostridium difficile From Stool Samples

Abdullah Kilic,Mohammad J. Alam,Naradah L. Tisdel,Dhara N. Shah,Mehmet Yapar,Todd M. Lasco,Kevin W. Garey 대한진단검사의학회 2015 Annals of Laboratory Medicine Vol.35 No.3

Background: The aim of this study was to develop and validate a multiplex real-time PCR assay for simultaneous identification and toxigenic type characterization of Clostridium difficile. Methods: The multiplex real-time PCR assay targeted and simultaneously detected triose phosphate isomerase (tpi) and binary toxin (cdtA) genes, and toxin A (tcdA) and B (tcdB) genes in the first and sec tubes, respectively. The results of multiplex real-time PCR were compared to those of the BD GeneOhm Cdiff assay, targeting the tcdB gene alone. The toxigenic culture was used as the reference, where toxin genes were detected by multiplex real-time PCR. Results: A total of 351 stool samples from consecutive patients were included in the study. Fifty-five stool samples (15.6%) were determined to be positive for the presence of C. difficile by using multiplex real-time PCR. Of these, 48 (87.2%) were toxigenic (46 tcdA and tcdB-positive, two positive for only tcdB) and 11 (22.9%) were cdtA-positive. The sensitivity, specificity, negative predictive value (NPV), and positive predictive value (PPV) of the multiplex real-time PCR compared with the toxigenic culture were 95.6%, 98.6%, 91.6%, and 99.3%, respectively. The analytical sensitivity of the multiplex real-time PCR assay was determined to be 103colonyforming unit (CFU)/g spiked stool sample and 0.0625 pg genomic DNA from culture. Analytical specificity determined by using 15 enteric and non-clostridial reference strains was 100%. Conclusions: The multiplex real-time PCR assay accurately detected C. difficile isolates from diarrheal stool samples and characterized its toxin genes in a single PCR run.

Significance of Lorentz forces on Jeffrey nanofluid flows over a convectively heated flat surface featured by multiple velocity slips and dual stretching constraint: a homotopy analysis approach

Dawar Abdullah,Wakif Abderrahim,Saeed Anwar,Shah Zahir,Muhammad Taseer,Kumam Poom 한국CDE학회 2022 Journal of computational design and engineering Vol.9 No.2

Motivated by the temporal relaxation feature of the Jeffrey model and its practical uses in the rheological modeling of several vital liquids, this study aimed to present a theoretical analysis of three-dimensional MHD Jeffrey nanofluid flows over a dual stretching surface with velocity slip conditions. By adopting the nonhomogeneous nanofluid model along with the passive control approach of nanoparticles, the current flow problem is solved semi-analytically via the homotopy analysis method for convective heating and multiple slip conditions. Dynamically, the magnetic and viscoelastic parameters have a declining effect on the velocity distributions in both directions in the existence and absence of slip effects, while the Deborah number has generally an escalating influence on the flow distributions. On the other hand, the variations of the velocity profiles in both directions are always greater in the presence of slip effect as compared to the nonslip case. Besides, the velocity stretching factor rises the velocity profiles in both directions. Furthermore, this increasing impact is dominant for the velocity distribution along the $y{\rm{-}}$direction as compared to the velocity field along the $x{\rm{-}}$direction. Thermally, the greater Biot number increases the temperature distribution. However, the bigger Schmidt number reduces the concentration distribution.

Interval valued $(\alpha ,\beta )$-intuitionistic fuzzy bi-ideals of semigroups

Saleem Abdullah,Muhammad Aslam,Shah Hussain 한국전산응용수학회 2016 Journal of applied mathematics & informatics Vol.34 No.1

The concept of quasi-coincidence of interval valued intuitionistic fuzzy point with an interval valued intuitionistic fuzzy set is considered. By using this idea, the notion of interval valued $\left( \alpha ,\beta \right) $-intuitionistic fuzzy bi-ideals, (1,2)ideals in a semigroup introduced and consequently, a generalization of interval valued intuitionistic fuzzy bi-ideals and intuitionistic fuzzy bi-ideals is defined. In this paper, we study the related properties of the interval valued $\left( \alpha ,\beta \right) $-intuitionistic fuzzy bi-ideals, (1,2) ideals and in particular, an interval valued $(\in ,\in \vee q)$-fuzzy bi-ideals and (1,2) ideals in semigroups will be investigated.

AN IMPLICIT NUMERICAL SCHEME FOR SOLUTION OF INCOMPRESSIBLE NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS ON CURVILINEAR GRIDS

Fayyaz, Hassan,Shah, Abdullah Korean Mathematical Society 2018 대한수학회보 Vol.55 No.3

This article deals with implementation of a high-order finite difference scheme for numerical solution of the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations on curvilinear grids. The numerical scheme is based on pseudo-compressibility approach. A fifth-order upwind compact scheme is used to approximate the inviscid fluxes while the discretization of metric and viscous terms is accomplished using sixth-order central compact scheme. An implicit Euler method is used for discretization of the pseudo-time derivative to obtain the steady-state solution. The resulting block tridiagonal matrix system is solved by approximate factorization based alternating direction implicit scheme (AF-ADI) which consists of an alternate sweep in each direction for every pseudo-time step. The convergence and efficiency of the method are evaluated by solving some 2D benchmark problems. Finally, computed results are compared with numerical results in the literature and a good agreement is observed.

Experimental and numerical investigation of the energy harvesting flexible flag in the wake of a bluff body

Latif, Usman,Abdullah, Chaudary,Uddin, Emad,Younis, M. Yamin,Sajid, Muhamad,Shah, Samiur Rehman,Mubasha, Aamir Techno-Press 2018 Wind and Structures, An International Journal (WAS Vol.26 No.5

Inspired by the energy harvesting eel, a flexible flag behind a D-shape cylinder in a uniform viscous flow was simulated by using the immersed boundary method (IBM) along with low-speed wind tunnel experimentation. The flag in the wake of the cylinder was strongly influenced by the vortices shed from the upstream cylinder under the vortex-vortex and vortex-body interactions. Geometric and flow parameters were optimized for the flexible flag subjected to passive flapping. The influence of length and bending coefficient of the flexible flag, the diameters (D) of the cylinder and the streamwise spacing between the cylinder and the flag, on the energy generation was examined. Constructive and destructive vortex interaction modes, unidirectional and bidirectional bending and the different flapping frequency were found which explained the variations in the energy of the downstream flag. Voltage output and flapping behavior of the flag were also observed experimentally to find a more direct relationship between the bending of the flag and its power generation.

An implicit numerical scheme for solution of incompressible Navier-Stokes equations on curvilinear grids

Hassan Fayyaz,Abdullah Shah 대한수학회 2018 대한수학회보 Vol.55 No.3

This article deals with implementation of a high-order finite difference scheme for numerical solution of the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations on curvilinear grids. The numerical scheme is based on pseudo-compressibility approach. A fifth-order upwind compact scheme is used to approximate the inviscid fluxes while the discretization of metric and viscous terms is accomplished using sixth-order central compact scheme. An implicit Euler method is used for discretization of the pseudo-time derivative to obtain the steady-state solution. The resulting block tridiagonal matrix system is solved by approximate factorization based alternating direction implicit scheme (AF-ADI) which consists of an alternate sweep in each direction for every pseudo-time step. The convergence and efficiency of the method are evaluated by solving some 2D benchmark problems. Finally, computed results are compared with numerical results in the literature and a good agreement is observed.