Significant headway has been made in the global fight against malaria in the past decade and as more countries enter the elimination phase, attention is now focused on identifying effective strategies to shrink the malaria map.Saudi Arabia experienced an outbreak of malaria in 1998, but is now on the brink of malaria elimination, with just 82 autoc
In recent years, plasmonics has been widely employed to improve light trapping in solar cells.Silver nanospheres have been used in several research works to improve the capability of solar absorption.In this paper, we use silver pyramid-shaped nanoparticles, a noble plasmonic nanoparticle, inside thin-film silicon and InP solar cells to increase li
During the last decades, several windstorm series hit Europe leading to large aggregated losses.Such storm series are examples of serial clustering of extreme cyclones, presenting a considerable risk for the insurance industry.Clustering of events and return periods of storm series for Germany are quantified based on potential losses using empirica
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the hepatic manifestation of metabolic syndrome and a serious health burden worldwide which increases risk of cirrhosis, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and cardiovascular complications.Current epidemics of obesity, unhealthy dietary patterns, and sedentary lifestyles, all contribute to the high prevalen