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Fulltext Global renewable energy-based electricity generation and smart grid system for energy security

Islam MA, Hasanuzzaman M, Rahim NA, Nahar A, Hosenuzzaman M

ScientificWorldJournal, 2014;2014:197136.
PMID: 25243201 DOI: 10.1155/2014/197136

Energy is an indispensable factor for the economic growth and development of a country. Energy consumption is rapidly increasing worldwide. To fulfill this energy demand, alternative energy sources and efficient utilization are being explored. Various sources of renewable energy and their efficient utilization are comprehensively reviewed and presented in this paper. Also the trend in research and development for the technological advancement of energy utilization and smart grid system for future energy security is presented. Results show that renewable energy resources are becoming more prevalent as more electricity generation becomes necessary and could provide half of the total energy demands by 2050. To satisfy the future energy demand, the smart grid system can be used as an efficient system for energy security. The smart grid also delivers significant environmental benefits by conservation and renewable generation integration.
Fulltext Potential use of halophytes to remediate saline soils

Hasanuzzaman M, Nahar K, Alam MM, Bhowmik PC, Hossain MA, Rahman MM, et al.

Biomed Res Int, 2014;2014:589341.
PMID: 25110683 DOI: 10.1155/2014/589341

Salinity is one of the rising problems causing tremendous yield losses in many regions of the world especially in arid and semiarid regions. To maximize crop productivity, these areas should be brought under utilization where there are options for removing salinity or using the salt-tolerant crops. Use of salt-tolerant crops does not remove the salt and hence halophytes that have capacity to accumulate and exclude the salt can be an effective way. Methods for salt removal include agronomic practices or phytoremediation. The first is cost- and labor-intensive and needs some developmental strategies for implication; on the contrary, the phytoremediation by halophyte is more suitable as it can be executed very easily without those problems. Several halophyte species including grasses, shrubs, and trees can remove the salt from different kinds of salt-affected problematic soils through salt excluding, excreting, or accumulating by their morphological, anatomical, physiological adaptation in their organelle level and cellular level. Exploiting halophytes for reducing salinity can be good sources for meeting the basic needs of people in salt-affected areas as well. This review focuses on the special adaptive features of halophytic plants under saline condition and the possible ways to utilize these plants to remediate salinity.
Fulltext Energy saving potential analysis applying factory scale energy audit - A case study of food production

Al Momani D, Al Turk Y, Abuashour MI, Khalid HM, Muyeen SM, Sweidan TO, et al.

Heliyon, 2023 Mar;9(3):e14216.
PMID: 36923846 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14216

An energy audit (EA) is a crucial step in boosting factory energy efficiency and obtaining certification for cleaner manufacturing. The results of a preliminary energy audit carried out at a sizable industrial facility in Jordan that creates some of the most well-known foods in the Middle East are presented in this study. The monthly demand of the factory for diesel ranged from 75,251.545 to 166,666.67 L. The factory energy model which is used to examine the impact of various energy-saving practices on the factory's primary energy consumption, was developed with the help of the energy audit. It has been established that optimizing the factory's energy use and the boiler systems' performance with regards to diesel consumption can withstand an expected monthly financial savings of 14205.85 Jordanian Dinar (JD). This has allowed a reduction in energy use of up to 18%. The CO2 harmful emissions were also decreased. Additionally, it is estimated that switching from the proposed motors to energy-efficient motors will cost less overall over time, saving around 3472.314 JD/month or 0.33576/year on average. Moreover, it was discovered that a total of 772.82021 Ton CO2/year emissions may be avoided each year.
Fulltext Corrigendum to "Energy saving potential analysis applying factory scale energy audit - A case study of food production" [Heliyon 9 (3), (March 2023) Article e14216]

Al Momani D, Al Turk Y, Abuashour MI, Khalid HM, Muyeen SM, Sweidan TO, et al.

Heliyon, 2023 Jun;9(6):e16551.
PMID: 37484411 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16551

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14216.].
Minimally invasive harvesting fascia lata (FL) in ophthalmic plastic surgery

Kadir SMU, Hasanuzzaman M, Santiago-Gatmaitan YM, Mansurali VN, Mitra MR, Roy SR, et al.

Eur J Ophthalmol, 2021 Sep 28.
PMID: 34581203 DOI: 10.1177/11206721211048109

PURPOSE: To describe a minimally invasive technique of harvesting fascia lata, and also to analyze the clinical uses and the outcome of fascia lata in Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive surgery.
METHODS: This interventional study was done in three tertiary care eye hospitals in Bangladesh from July 2014 to June 2020. We obtained autologous fascia lata for the correction of congenital ptosis with poor levator function (⩽4 mm), covering the ciliary staphyloma, repair of the extruded implant following anophthalmic socket surgery, and was also used to wrap the orbital implant after enucleation. Preserved FL was used only for children before 6 years of age for the treatment of congenital ptosis.
RESULTS: Out of 60 subjects, 38 (63.3%) were male and 22 (36.7%) were female. Autogenous fascia lata was used for frontalis brow suspension (FBS) in 25 (41.67%) patients of congenital ptosis with poor levator function, as patch graft in ciliary staphyloma (11 cases, 18.3%), to wrap orbital implant following enucleation in intraocular malignancies (nine cases, 15%), to repair of implant extrusion following evisceration (five cases, 8.3%), and as fascial sling to correct recurrent paralytic ectropion (one case, 1.67%). Allogeneic or preserved fascia lata was used to correct congenital ptosis in patients less than 6 years of age (nine cases, 15%). Mean follow-up time was 5.32 months.
CONCLUSION: Fascia lata (autogenous and allogeneic preserved) has varied uses in ophthalmic plastic surgery. Harvesting fascia lata (FL) using with minimally invasive method was successful with the least scar on the thigh to correct congenital ptosis, ciliary staphyloma, repair of extruded implant, and in wrapping implant after enucleation to get better cosmesis and motility.