At an EOR field in South Oman an extensive synthetic modeling study was done in order understand steam flow behaviour within the reservoir. To understand the permeability distribution within the steam flooded zone, a simulated “Close-the-Loop” workflow was executed based on scenario modeling that relates changes in acoustic properties (velocity and density) with those in reservoir properties su...

We discuss three stacking deconvolution techniques for enhancing signal of earth structure contained in the seismograms of teleseismic body waves recorded by a seismometer array. The goal of the deconvolution is to remove from the seismograms the complications due to the source. For three-component data the removal of the source can be efficiently achieved by deconvolving one component from ano...

The objective of this paper is 3D shape understanding from single and multiple images. To this end, we introduce a new deep-learning architecture and loss function, SilNet, that can handle multiple views in an order-agnostic manner. The architecture is fully convolutional, and for training we use a proxy task of silhouette prediction, rather than directly learning a mapping from 2D images to 3D...

Hydroxytyrosol (HXT) is a phenolic compound drawn from the olive tree and its leaves as a by-product obtained from the manufacturing of olive oil. It is considered the most powerful antioxidant compound after gallic acid and one of the most powerful antioxidant compounds between phenolic compounds from olive tree followed by oleuropein, caffeic and tyrosol. Due to its molecular structure, its r...

The phagocyte-microbe interactions in the immune system is a defense mechanism but when excessively or inappropriately deployed can harm host tissues and participate in the development of different non-immune and immune chronic inflammatory diseases such as autoimmune problems, allergies, some rheumatoid disorders, cancers and others. Immunodrugs include organic synthetics, biological agents su...

Household electricity demand has substantial impacts on local grid operation, energy storage and the performance of buildings. Hourly data at district or urban level helps stakeholders understand patterns from a granular time scale provides robust evidence in management. However, such type is often expensive time-consuming to collect, process integrate. Decisions built upon smart meter have dea...

Wood products may help to avoid fossil emissions when they substitute for more fossil-intensive products. However, the estimates of avoided attributed wood use tend be based on incomplete market assumptions. are assumed fully non-wood products, yet substitution rarely occurs 1:1 and can also each other. This study outlines a systematic procedure grounded economic theory approximating existence ...

The textile industry has lately started exploring the possibility of bio-sourcing for synthetics, notably polyester fiber, in effort to break from proven fossil-fuel dependency and decrease environmental impacts. Traditionally made out fossil-based polyethylene terephthalate polymer, can be functionally substituted with three bio-based alternatives: bio-polyester, polytrimethylene terephthalate...

Abstract Metal organic frameworks (MOFs) are multi-dimensional network of crystalline material held together by bonding metal atoms and ligands. Owing to unique structural, chemical, physical properties, MOFs has been used for enzyme immobilization be employed in different catalytic process, including degradation antibiotics. Immobilization process other than providing large surface provides wi...

Plant essential oils (EOs) are known to inhibit the growth of bacteria and fungi. Whether these antimicrobial effects are comparable to synthetic household products is less clear. Furthermore, limited research is available on the potential additive effect of blending EOs. In this investigation, a new EO blend containing orange, patchouli, peppermint, and clary sage was compared to its individua...