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Papers by Ali Ghafary

Research paper thumbnail of A combination of linear and nonlinear activation functions in neural networks for modeling a de-superheater

Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, 2009

This paper deals with modeling a power plant component with mild nonlinear characteristics using ... more This paper deals with modeling a power plant component with mild nonlinear characteristics using a modified neural network structure. The hidden layer of the proposed neural network has a combination of neurons with linear and nonlinear activation functions. This approach is ...

Research paper thumbnail of Neuro-fuzzy modeling of superheating system of a steam power plant

Research paper thumbnail of Orange and Blue Luminescence Emission to track Functionalized Porous Silicon Microparticles inside the cells of the Human Immune System

Porous silicon micro-particles (micro-pSi) with size in the range of 1-10 µm are obtained by etch... more Porous silicon micro-particles (micro-pSi) with size in the range of 1-10 µm are obtained by etching of silicon wafers followed by sonication. The derivatization of the micro-pSi surface by wet chemistry (silylation and coupling with a diamine) yields an interface, which exposes negative (carboxylic) or positive (amine) groups at pH 7.4. The surface modification, beyond to introduce groups for the drug loading by covalent or electrostatic interaction, stabilizes the intense orange luminescence characteristic of the silicon nano-crystallites. Derivatization by amines introduces also a second emission in the blue, which follows a different excitation pathway and can be attributed to the interface defects. The micro-pSi are efficiently internalized by human dendritic cells and do not show any toxic effect even at concentrations of 1 mg mL-1. The intrinsic luminescence of the differently functionalized micro-pSi is ...

Research paper thumbnail of Simulation and determination of optimum conditions of pervaporative dehydration of isopropanol process using synthesized PVA–APTEOS/TEOS nanocomposite membranes by means of expert systems

Fuel and Energy Abstracts, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of Simulation and determination of optimum conditions of pervaporative dehydration of isopropanol process using synthesized PVA–APTEOS/TEOS nanocomposite membranes by means of expert systems

Fuel and Energy Abstracts, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of Taguchi optimization approach for Pb(II) and Hg(II) removal from aqueous solutions using modified mesoporous carbon

Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of Taguchi based fuzzy logic optimization of multiple quality characteristics of cobalt disulfide nanostructures

Research paper thumbnail of Simulation of Structural Features on Mechanochemical Synthesis of Al2O3–TiB2 Nanocomposite by Optimized Artificial Neural Network

Research paper thumbnail of Antibacterial activity of silver photodeposited nepheline thin film coatings

Research paper thumbnail of Taguchi optimization approach for Pb(II) and Hg(II) removal from aqueous solutions using modified mesoporous carbon

Research paper thumbnail of A combination of linear and nonlinear activation functions in neural networks for modeling a de-superheater

Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, 2009

This paper deals with modeling a power plant component with mild nonlinear characteristics using ... more This paper deals with modeling a power plant component with mild nonlinear characteristics using a modified neural network structure. The hidden layer of the proposed neural network has a combination of neurons with linear and nonlinear activation functions. This approach is ...

Research paper thumbnail of Neuro-fuzzy modeling of superheating system of a steam power plant

Research paper thumbnail of Orange and Blue Luminescence Emission to track Functionalized Porous Silicon Microparticles inside the cells of the Human Immune System

Porous silicon micro-particles (micro-pSi) with size in the range of 1-10 µm are obtained by etch... more Porous silicon micro-particles (micro-pSi) with size in the range of 1-10 µm are obtained by etching of silicon wafers followed by sonication. The derivatization of the micro-pSi surface by wet chemistry (silylation and coupling with a diamine) yields an interface, which exposes negative (carboxylic) or positive (amine) groups at pH 7.4. The surface modification, beyond to introduce groups for the drug loading by covalent or electrostatic interaction, stabilizes the intense orange luminescence characteristic of the silicon nano-crystallites. Derivatization by amines introduces also a second emission in the blue, which follows a different excitation pathway and can be attributed to the interface defects. The micro-pSi are efficiently internalized by human dendritic cells and do not show any toxic effect even at concentrations of 1 mg mL-1. The intrinsic luminescence of the differently functionalized micro-pSi is ...

Research paper thumbnail of Simulation and determination of optimum conditions of pervaporative dehydration of isopropanol process using synthesized PVA–APTEOS/TEOS nanocomposite membranes by means of expert systems

Fuel and Energy Abstracts, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of Simulation and determination of optimum conditions of pervaporative dehydration of isopropanol process using synthesized PVA–APTEOS/TEOS nanocomposite membranes by means of expert systems

Fuel and Energy Abstracts, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of Taguchi optimization approach for Pb(II) and Hg(II) removal from aqueous solutions using modified mesoporous carbon

Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of Taguchi based fuzzy logic optimization of multiple quality characteristics of cobalt disulfide nanostructures

Research paper thumbnail of Simulation of Structural Features on Mechanochemical Synthesis of Al2O3–TiB2 Nanocomposite by Optimized Artificial Neural Network

Research paper thumbnail of Antibacterial activity of silver photodeposited nepheline thin film coatings

Research paper thumbnail of Taguchi optimization approach for Pb(II) and Hg(II) removal from aqueous solutions using modified mesoporous carbon