Lignocellulosic fibers from date palm are one of the most available biomasses without significant valorization in the world.This work makes use of an experimental Taguchi design with three factors to determine the optimal conditions of three parameters related to date palm leaflets (gauge length, loading speed and fiber position).The paper also sho

Usnic acid is one of the most investigated lichen secondary metabolites, with several proven biological properties with potential medical relevance.However, its unfavorable physico-chemical properties, as well as observed hepatotoxicity, have discouraged wide-range utilization of usnic acid as a promising therapeutic agent.In accordance with the gr

Background: Sexual hallucinations are probably the most neglected types of hallucination, even in psychiatric settings.They are often multimodal in nature, and their prevalence rate is unknown.For other types of hallucination, notably auditory hallucinations, childhood trauma is an important risk factor.However, whether this also applies to sexual

We use the American Time Use Survey (ATUS) to characterize how different consumers in the US might use Autonomous Vehicles (AVs).Our approach is to identify sub-groups of the population likely to benefit from AVs and compare their activity patterns with an otherwise similar group.The first subgroup is working individuals who drive to work with long