Model-Driven Generation: From Models to MVC2 Web Applications

M'hamed Rahmouni,Samir Mbarki 보안공학연구지원센터 2014 International Journal of Software Engineering and Vol.8 No.7

Effects of glass powder on the characteristics of concrete subjected to high temperatures

Belouadah, Messaouda,Rahmouni, Zine El Abidine,Tebbal, Nadia Techno-Press 2018 Advances in concrete construction Vol.6 No.3

This paper presents an experimental investigation on the performance of concrete with and without glass powder (GP) subjected to elevated temperatures. Mechanical and physicochemical properties of concretes were studied at both ambient and high temperatures. One of the major environmental concerns is disposal or recycling of the waste materials. However, a high volume of the industrial production has generated a considerable amount of waste materials which have a number of adverse impacts on the environment. Further, use of glass or by-products in concrete production has advantages for improving some or all of the concrete properties. The economic incentives and environmental benefits in terms of reduced carbon footprint are also the reason for using wastes in concrete. The occurrence of spalling, compressive strength, mass loss, chemical composition, crystalline phase, and thermal analysis of CPG before and after exposure to various temperatures (20, 200, 400, and $600^{\circ}C$) were comprehensively investigated. The results indicated that, the critical temperature range of CPG was between $400^{\circ}C$ and $600^{\circ}C$.

Potential Energy Surfaces for the Reaction Al + O₂→ AlO + O

Ledentu, Vincent,Rahmouni, Ali,Jeung, Gwang-Hi,Lee, Yoon-Sup Korean Chemical Society 2004 Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society Vol.25 No.11

Potential energy surfaces for the reaction Al + $O_2{\to}$AlO + O have been calculated with the multireference configuration interaction (MRCI) method using molecular orbitals derived from the complete active space selfconsistent field (CASSCF) calculations. The end-on geometry is the most favourable for the reaction to take place. The small reaction barrier in the present calculation (0.11 eV) is probably an artefact related to the ionicneutral avoided crossing. The charge analysis implies that the title oxidation reaction occurs through a harpooning mechanism. Along the potential energy surface of the reaction, there are two stable intermediates of $AlO_2(C_{{\infty}v}$ and $C_{2v}$) at least 2.74 eV below the energy of reactants. The calculated enthalpy of the reaction (-0.07 eV) is in excellent agreement with the experimental value (-0.155 eV) in part due to the fortuitous cancellation of errors in AlO and $O_2$ calculations.

A Hybrid Approach for the Morpho-Lexical Disambiguation of Arabic

Bousmaha, Kheira Zineb,Rahmouni, Mustapha Kamel,Kouninef, Belkacem,Hadrich, Lamia Belguith Korea Information Processing Society 2016 Journal of information processing systems Vol.12 No.3

In order to considerably reduce the ambiguity rate, we propose in this article a disambiguation approach that is based on the selection of the right diacritics at different analysis levels. This hybrid approach combines a linguistic approach with a multi-criteria decision one and could be considered as an alternative choice to solve the morpho-lexical ambiguity problem regardless of the diacritics rate of the processed text. As to its evaluation, we tried the disambiguation on the online Alkhalil morphological analyzer (the proposed approach can be used on any morphological analyzer of the Arabic language) and obtained encouraging results with an F-measure of more than 80%.

Durability of high performance sandcretes (HPS) in aggressive environment

Benamara, Dalila,Tebbal, Nadia,Rahmouni, Zine El Abidine Techno-Press 2019 Advances in concrete construction Vol.8 No.3

High performance sandcretes (HPS) are new concretes characterized by particles having a diameter less than 5 mm, as well as very high mechanical strength and durability. This work consists in finding solutions to make sandcretes with good physico-mechanical and durability properties for this new generation of micro-concrete. However, upgrading ordinary sandcrete into high performance sandcrete (HPS) requires a thorough study of formulation parameters (equivalent water/binder ratio, type of cement and its dosage, kind and amount of super plasticizer, and gravel/sand ratio). This research study concerns the formulation, characterization and durability, in a sulphate environment, of a high performance sandcrete (HPS), made from local materials. The obtained results show that the rheological properties of fresh concrete and mechanical strength differ with the mineralogy, density and grain size distribution of sands and silica fume used.

Performance of polymer concrete incorporating waste marble and alfa fibers

Mansour, Rokbi,El Abidine, Rahmouni Z.,Brahim, Baali Techno-Press 2017 Advances in concrete construction Vol.5 No.4

In this study a polymer concrete, made up of natural aggregates and an orthophthalic polyester binder, reinforced with natural Alfa fibers has been studied. The results of flexural testing of unreinforced polymer concrete with different rates of charges (marble) showed that the concrete with 20% of marble is stronger and more rigid compared to other grades. Hence, a rate of 20% of marble powder is selected as the optimal value in the development of polymer concrete reinforced Alfa fibers. The fracture results of reinforced polymer concrete with 1 and 2 wt% of chopped untreated or treated Alfa fibers showed that treated Alfa (5% NaOH) fiber reinforced polymer concrete has higher fracture properties than other composites. We believe that this type of concrete provides a very promising alternative for the building industry seeking to achieve the objectives of sustainable development.

Potential Energy Surfaces for the Reaction Al + O2 → AlO + O

Vincent Ledentu,Ali Rahmouni,Gwang-Hi Jeung,이윤섭 대한화학회 2004 Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society Vol.25 No.11

Potential energy surfaces for the reaction Al + O2 → AlO + O have been calculated with the multireference configuration interaction (MRCI) method using molecular orbitals derived from the complete active space selfconsistent field (CASSCF) calculations. The end-on geometry is the most favourable for the reaction to take place. The small reaction barrier in the present calculation (0.11 eV) is probably an artefact related to the ionicneutral avoided crossing. The charge analysis implies that the title oxidation reaction occurs through a harpooning mechanism. Along the potential energy surface of the reaction, there are two stable intermediates of AlO2 (C∞v and C2v) at least 2.74 eV below the energy of reactants. The calculated enthalpy of the reaction (−0.07 eV) is in excellent agreement with the experimental value (−0.155 eV) in part due to the fortuitous cancellation of errors in AlO and O2 calculations.

Secondary somatic embryogenesis in Cork oak: influence of plant growth regulators

Ben Ali Naouar,Benkaddour Rajae,Rahmouni Safaâ,Boussaoudi Ibtissam,Hamdoun Ouafaa,Hassoun Mustapha,Azaroual Latifa,Badoc Alain,Martin Patrick,Lamarti Ahmed 한국산림과학회 2023 Forest Science And Technology Vol.19 No.1

Cork oak (Quercus suber L.) is one of the most important Mediterranean forest tree species, and the Ma^amora forest-Morocco is considered to be the world largest cork oak stand. Clonal propagation of Quercus suber via somatic embryogenesis is an alternative to conventional tree propagation methods. However, complete maturation of somatic embryos is considered the major bottleneck for mass propagation of Quercus suber during somatic embryogenesis. This study focuses on influences of cytokinins on secondary somatic embryogenesis. Cytokinins showed a negative effect on the induction of secondary somatic embryogenesis. For the various concentrations tested, the number of secondary somatic embryos was significantly reduced except in the case with low dose of 2iP, which showed a slight increase. Abscisic acid (ABA) may be beneficial at low concentrations between 0.3 and 0.5mg/l. The best number of secondary embryos was given at 0.5mg/l ABA with an average number of 5 embryos from each primary embryo, which represents a slight increase below 10% compared to control medium. Also, we found that the number of responsive embryos presenting secondary somatic embryos based on their cotyledons decreased once adding ABA. Phenylurea derivatives TDZ and DPU do not promoted the process of secondary somatic embryogenesis. DPU showed no significant effect with a similar response to that of the control medium and TDZ showed an inhibitory effect. Gibberellic acid (GA3) partially blocked the process of somatic embryos multiplication, but promoted remarkably the germination of cotyledonary embryos without requesting a particular protocol. Our results provide a new insight into embryo development, establishing the basis for further research toward improvement of secondary somatic embryogenesis in Moroccan cork oak.

A Hybrid Approach for the Morpho-Lexical Disambiguation of Arabic

( Kheira Zineb Bousmaha ),( Mustapha Kamel Rahmouni ),( Belkacem Kouninef ),( Lamia Belguith Hadrich ) 한국정보처리학회 2016 Journal of information processing systems Vol.12 No.3

In order to considerably reduce the ambiguity rate, we propose in this article a disambiguation approach that is based on the selection of the right diacritics at different analysis levels. This hybrid approach combines a linguistic approach with a multi-criteria decision one and could be considered as an alternative choice to solve the morpho-lexical ambiguity problem regardless of the diacritics rate of the processed text. As to its evaluation, we tried the disambiguation on the online Alkhalil morphological analyzer (the proposed approach can be used on any morphological analyzer of the Arabic language) and obtained encouraging results with an F-measure of more than 80%.

cAMP-inducible coactivator CRTC3 attenuates brown adipose tissue thermogenesis

Yoon, Young-Sil,Tsai, Wen-Wei,Van de Velde, Sam,Chen, Zhijiang,Lee, Kuo-Fen,Morgan, Donald A.,Rahmouni, Kamal,Matsumura, Shigenobu,Wiater, Ezra,Song, Youngsup,Montminy, Marc National Academy of Sciences 2018 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF Vol.115 No.23

<P>In response to cold exposure, placental mammals maintain body temperature by increasing sympathetic nerve activity in brown adipose tissue (BAT). Triggering of beta-adrenergic receptors on brown adipocytes stimulates thermogenesis via induction of the cAMP/PKA pathway. Although cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB) and its coactivators-the cAMP-regulated transcriptional coactivators (CRTCs)-mediate transcriptional effects of cAMP in most tissues, other transcription factors such as ATF2 appear critical for induction of thermogenic genes by cAMP in BAT. Brown adipocytes arise from Myf5-positive mesenchymal cells under the control of PRDM16, a coactivator that concurrently represses differentiation along the skeletal muscle lineage. Here, we show that the CREB coactivator CRTC3 is part of an inhibitory feedback pathway that antagonizes PRDM16-dependent differentiation. Mice with a knockout of CRTC3 in BAT (BKO) have increased cold tolerance and reduced adiposity, whereas mice overexpressing constitutively active CRTC3 in adipose tissue are more cold sensitive and have greater fat mass. CRTC3 reduced sympathetic nerve activity in BAT by up-regulating the expression of miR-206, a microRNA that promotes differentiation along the myogenic lineage and that we show here decreases the expression of VEGFA and neurotrophins critical for BAT innervation and vascularization. Sympathetic nerve activity to BAT was enhanced in BKO mice, leading to increases in catecholamine signaling that stimulated energy expenditure. As reexpression of miR-206 in BAT from BKO mice reversed the salutary effects of CRTC3 depletion on cold tolerance, our studies suggest that small-molecule inhibitors against this coactivator may provide therapeutic benefit to overweight individuals.</P>