{"title":"Assessment of groundwater quality of Al-Shagaya area (Kuwait) for irrigation and industrial purposes using water quality index and GIS techniques","authors":"Fawzia Al-Ruwaih, Redha Mohammad, Shafiullah Mohideen","doi":"10.1016/j.kjs.2024.100334","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.kjs.2024.100334","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Groundwater samples and pumping test data were analyzed from three selected fields (Fields B, C, and D) of the Dammam limestone aquifer (Al-Shagaya, Kuwait) to investigate their aquifer hydrogeological properties and reveal the main geochemical processes. The suitability for irrigation and industrial use was assessed by using water quality index (WQI) and determining the agricultural quality. The pumping tests revealed a confined to semi-confined aquifer, with transmissivity ranging between 4000 and 1.5x10<sup>6</sup> Igpd/ft, and a storage coefficient of 2 to 4x10<sup>−4</sup>. The aquifer salinity ranged from 2403 to 5672 mg/l with Na<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub> and CaSO<sub>4</sub> as the main chemical types. The values of WQI indicated that 18% of groundwater samples were of very good quality while 82% of the samples were of acceptable quality. This study has found that the groundwater of this area can be used for industrial and irrigation purposes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17848,"journal":{"name":"Kuwait Journal of Science","volume":"52 1","pages":"Article 100334"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142527182","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Danish Wasim , Muhammad Suhail , Sajjad Ahmad Khan , Maha Shabbir , Fuad A. Awwad , Emad A.A. Ismail , Hijaz Ahmad , Amjad Ali
{"title":"Quantile-based robust Kibria–Lukman estimator for linear regression model to combat multicollinearity and outliers: Real life applications using T20 cricket sports and anthropometric data","authors":"Danish Wasim , Muhammad Suhail , Sajjad Ahmad Khan , Maha Shabbir , Fuad A. Awwad , Emad A.A. Ismail , Hijaz Ahmad , Amjad Ali","doi":"10.1016/j.kjs.2024.100336","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.kjs.2024.100336","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The performance of ordinary least squares (OLS) and ridge regression (RR) are influenced when outliers are present in y-direction with multicollinearity among independent variables. The robust RR with ridge parameters provides a biased estimator that has a smaller variance than conventional OLS and RR estimators. The optimal value of the ridge parameter has a vital role in bias-variance tradeoff. This study proposes quantile-based estimation of ridge parameter in robust RR to deal with the joint issue of y-direction outliers and multicollinearity. The effectiveness of the proposed estimators is evaluated using intensive Monte Carlo simulation and two real data sets in terms of mean square error (MSE) and predictions sum of squared error (PSSE) criterion. Simulation findings reveal that the newly developed estimators of ridge parameter in robust RR have better performance than OLS, RR, and existing robust RR estimators when errors are normally and non-normally distributed. The results from two numerical examples of T20 Cricket sports and anthropometric data show that the new estimator with quantile probability 0.50 and 0.99 respectively has winning performance among all competing and proposed estimators.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17848,"journal":{"name":"Kuwait Journal of Science","volume":"52 1","pages":"Article 100336"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142527252","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A framework for automatically generating composite keywords for geo-tagged street images","authors":"Abdullah Alfarrarjeh , Seon Ho Kim , Jungwon Yoon","doi":"10.1016/j.kjs.2024.100333","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.kjs.2024.100333","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Due to the ubiquity of sensor-equipped cameras such as smartphones, images are associated with spatial metadata, including camera’s geographical location and viewing orientation, which can be used for automatically generating better semantic keywords about geo-tagged urban street images in addition to visual keywords extracted from image analysis. This study introduces a novel framework for auto-tagging images that integrates both spatial and visual properties to generate comprehensive and accurate tags. The framework operates through four phases: extraction, abstraction, composition, and assessment. Our research highlights the benefits of combining visual and spatial analyses, demonstrated through a case study using geo-tagged urban street images from Orlando, Pittsburgh, and Manhattan. Experimental results show that the proposed framework significantly enhances the accuracy of keyword-based searches compared to conventional methods. In particular, based on our experiments, image search using the tags generated by our proposed framework, referred to as descriptive tags, achieved an average precision improvement factor of 0.9 compared to conventional tags. Additionally, our proposed ranking algorithm, which extends the term frequency-inverse document frequency (TF-IDF) algorithm, resulted in improvement factors of 0.86 for mean average precision (MAP) and 0.57 for mean reciprocal rank (MRR). Moreover, our framework’s flexibility and robustness make it suitable for diverse applications, from smart cities to online shopping. The paper also includes a detailed evaluation and user study, confirming the precision and reliability of the generated tags.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17848,"journal":{"name":"Kuwait Journal of Science","volume":"52 1","pages":"Article 100333"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142552773","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Investigating the impact of biochar on methane gas emissions and its effect on enteric fermentation","authors":"Hana'a Burezq, Fatin Khalil","doi":"10.1016/j.kjs.2024.100332","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.kjs.2024.100332","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study aims to evaluate the impact of biochar on methane gas emissions and to investigate its effect on enteric fermentation. Methane gas emissions from Naeemi ewes’ ruminants were measured, with animals divided into two groups, each containing 14 ewes. The treatment group was fed a combination of biochar and a basal ration, while the control group received the basal ration alone. The results demonstrate that the initial gas emission for both animal groups at day 0 was 1082 ppm, and the inclusion of biochar in the diet significantly (<em>P</em><0.05) reduced CH<sub>4</sub> gas emissions by 65.58 % to 78.39%. Furthermore, feeding Naeemi sheep with biochar and the basal ration led to a significant (<em>P</em><0.05) increase in body weight (63.66 kg) and growth rate (length: 79.3 cm, waist: 81.75 cm, and height: 99.76 cm) compared to the control group. Additionally, it raised the average body condition score (BCS) to 3.56, in contrast to the control group's score of 2.83, primarily due to the positive impact of biochar on fat gain. The study revealed that biochar enhances nutrient utilization, improves feed efficiency, and significantly reduces methane gas emissions in livestock. When incorporated into the sheep's diet, biochar can modify digestive processes and promote better nutrient absorption.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17848,"journal":{"name":"Kuwait Journal of Science","volume":"52 1","pages":"Article 100332"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142426679","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impact of sol-gel synthesized α-aluminium oxide nanoparticles for the enhancement of transformer oil insulation properties","authors":"Venkatesh Yepuri, Palikela Ramachandramurthy","doi":"10.1016/j.kjs.2024.100331","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.kjs.2024.100331","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Transformers require advanced insulating materials that outperform mineral oil in terms of cooling, insulation effectiveness, eco-friendliness, and operational efficiency in extreme operational and weather conditions. As a result, emphasis has shifted to renewable and ecologically friendly materials. This change in emphasis is motivated by worries about the environment, fuel shortages, and the disposal of waste oil. Transformers have historically employed solid insulators like paper and pressboard as well as mineral or synthetic oil. However, the development of ecologically friendly insulating materials has been spurred by new environmental regulations as well as economic benefits. This research investigates the use of sol-gel synthesized aluminium oxide (Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>) nanoparticles to improve the insulation properties of host transformer oil. The synthesized aluminium nanoparticles were characterized with X-ray diffractometer (XRD) and found rhombohedral structure, whose chemical composition was studied by energy dispersive X-ray spectrum (EDAX). Investigation using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) also revealed the production of AlOOH and hydroxyl vibrational bands at wavenumbers of 690 and 2976 cm<sup>-1</sup>, respectively. Studies using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) showed that the nanoparticles are spherical in form and have a diameter of around 38 nm. Additionally, the incorporation of α-aluminium oxide nanoparticles into the host oil showed an improvement in the breakdown voltage and suggested a possible use for better transformer oil insulation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17848,"journal":{"name":"Kuwait Journal of Science","volume":"52 1","pages":"Article 100331"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142426677","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mabkhoot Alsaiari , Muhammad Iqbal Zaman , Abdul Niaz , Sadullah Khan , Sania Bibi , Muhammad Ibrahim Khan , Rehmat Ali Khan , Jamie Morgan , Abdulrahman Faraj Alharbi
{"title":"Fabrication of Cu-doped iron oxyhydroxide for phosphate removal: A comprehensive spectroscopic, equilibrium, and thermodynamic approach","authors":"Mabkhoot Alsaiari , Muhammad Iqbal Zaman , Abdul Niaz , Sadullah Khan , Sania Bibi , Muhammad Ibrahim Khan , Rehmat Ali Khan , Jamie Morgan , Abdulrahman Faraj Alharbi","doi":"10.1016/j.kjs.2024.100330","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.kjs.2024.100330","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Phosphate remediation from natural and wastewater systems is of great importance, and the use of adsorption and ion exchange processes are efficient means for its decontamination. In this study, pure and Cu-doped iron oxyhydroxide was synthesized by the co-precipitation method and was successfully applied for the decontamination of phosphate from aqueous solutions. The solid sample was characterized using a surface area analyzer, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), pH<sub>iep,</sub> and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. The results reveal that the surface area of iron oxyhydroxide increases from 35.1 m<sup>2</sup>/g to 126 m<sup>2</sup>/g with Cu ion doping, which may be due to the difference in ionic radii of Fe<sup>+3</sup> (0.645 Å) vs. Cu<sup>+2</sup> (0.73 Å), thus creating crystal defects. The isoelectric point (pH<sub>iep</sub>) for the Cu-doped sample was found to be 3.05 in 0.1M KNO<sub>3</sub> and decreased to 2.5 when treated with phosphate anions in solution. Elemental analyses confirmed by XPS indicated that 0.1% by weight Cu was incorporated into the doped iron oxyhydroxide, changing the overall surface parameters. The adsorption process was evaluated with different doses of Cu-doped iron oxyhydroxide, contact time, phosphate anion concentrations, and pH of solution over a range of temperatures (303–323K). The adsorption of phosphate increased with increasing phosphate anion concentrations and decrease with increase in temperature. Langmuir models fittedthe adsorption data well with a good correlation coefficient (R<sup>2</sup> = 0.99). The sorption maxima for pure iron oxyhydroxide were found to be 0.04 mmol/g at pH 3 and 303K. With Cu ion doping, sorption maxima increased elevenfold to 0.442 mmol g<sup>−1</sup> at 303K. Thermodynamic specifications indicated that the sorption process was spontaneous and endothermic in nature. Thermodynamic parameters were evaluated from the Langmuir constant X<sub>m</sub> (mmol.g<sup>−1</sup>) and B (L.mmol<sup>−1</sup>). FT-IR analyses revealed that phosphate species were adsorbed via electrostatic interactions on the positive sites of the Cu-doped iron oxyhydroxide along with ion exchange mechanism on the surface of the solid.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17848,"journal":{"name":"Kuwait Journal of Science","volume":"52 1","pages":"Article 100330"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142527181","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Carlos Neftali Cano-Gonzalez , Ena Deyla Bolaina-Lorenzo , Raul Rodriguez-Herrera , Cristobal N. Aguilar , Jesus A. Morlett-Chavez , Ana Lucia Gomez-Schouben , Rodrigo Macias-Garbett , Juan Carlos Contreras-Esquivel
{"title":"Microwave-based gluconic acid-catalyzed extraction of chitin-glucan extract from industrial Aspergillus niger biomass with functional activities","authors":"Carlos Neftali Cano-Gonzalez , Ena Deyla Bolaina-Lorenzo , Raul Rodriguez-Herrera , Cristobal N. Aguilar , Jesus A. Morlett-Chavez , Ana Lucia Gomez-Schouben , Rodrigo Macias-Garbett , Juan Carlos Contreras-Esquivel","doi":"10.1016/j.kjs.2024.100329","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.kjs.2024.100329","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Industrial <em>Aspergillus niger</em> biomass can be a valuable source of biopolymers with antioxidative and prebiotic properties. To achieve this proposal, ethanol extraction of soluble free compounds with antioxidant activity was separated from native biomass, and high-performance liquid chromatography/mass spectrometer (HPLC-MS) was further performed. Then, the pretreated biomass was submitted to microwave (MW) pressurized heating with a gluconic acid-catalyzed process. The yield of ethanol-isolated chitin-glucan extract was 4.09 ± 0.26 % (dry basis). The chitin-glucan chemical composition consisted of glucose (86.61 ± 0.69 % w/w) and amino-sugar (0.76 ± 0.03 % w/w). Spectroscopic and chromatographic methods confirmed the characterization of the chitin-glucan extract. The radical scavenging activity of the native, pretreated biomasses, chitin-glucan, and ethanol-soluble compounds by DPPH assay were 81, 20, 69, and 51%, respectively. The determination of the prebiotic activity by substrate-induced respiration (SIR) indicated production of 0.54 ± 0.02 and 0.44 ± 0.04 μg CO<sub>2</sub>–C/g/h for <em>Lactobacillus plantarum</em> and <em>Bifidobacterium lactis</em>, respectively. The proposed extractive method using MW, an emerging technology and gluconic acid, is an eco-friendly process for obtaining chitin-glucan. This method does not generate chain deacetylation linear chitin. Chitin-glucan presents prebiotic and antioxidant activities, generating added value as a functional additive.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17848,"journal":{"name":"Kuwait Journal of Science","volume":"52 1","pages":"Article 100329"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142426678","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Muhammad Shoaib Sardar , Shou-Jun Xu , Xiang-Feng Pan
{"title":"Extremal values on the Kirchhoff index of the line graph of trees","authors":"Muhammad Shoaib Sardar , Shou-Jun Xu , Xiang-Feng Pan","doi":"10.1016/j.kjs.2024.100327","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.kjs.2024.100327","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The computation of resistance distance and the Kirchhoff index is a classical problem that has been extensively investigated by numerous mathematicians, physicists, and scientists. Consider a simple connected graph <span><math><mi>G</mi></math></span> with vertex set <span><math><mrow><mi>V</mi><mrow><mo>(</mo><mi>G</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></mrow></math></span> and edge set <span><math><mrow><mi>E</mi><mrow><mo>(</mo><mi>G</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></mrow></math></span>. If we replace each edge of <span><math><mi>G</mi></math></span> with a resistor of 1 ohm resistance, we create an electrical network <span><math><mi>N</mi></math></span>; in that case, the distance between any two nodes between network <span><math><mi>N</mi></math></span> is called resistance distance. The Kirchhoff index is a mathematical term that quantifies the complexity of a graph; it is defined as the total resistance distance among each pair of vertices in <span><math><mi>G</mi></math></span>. The line graph <span><math><msub><mrow><mi>L</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>G</mi></mrow></msub></math></span> is constructed from <span><math><mi>G</mi></math></span> by swapping out the edges for vertices; in <span><math><msub><mrow><mi>L</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>G</mi></mrow></msub></math></span>, if two vertices share endpoints in <span><math><mi>G</mi></math></span>, then they are connected in <span><math><msub><mrow><mi>L</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>G</mi></mrow></msub></math></span>. In this study, extremal values for the Kirchhoff index of the line graph of trees are calculated. Further, we will also calculate the Kirchhoff index for the line graph of some special trees and establish the relationship between them.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17848,"journal":{"name":"Kuwait Journal of Science","volume":"52 1","pages":"Article 100327"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142426681","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Solutions of the system of dual matrix equation AXB=B=BXA in two partial orders","authors":"Xiaoji Liu , Yuyan Chen , Hongxing Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.kjs.2024.100325","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.kjs.2024.100325","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this paper, we consider the solutions of the system of dual matrix equation <span><math><mrow><mi>A</mi><mi>X</mi><mi>B</mi><mo>=</mo><mi>B</mi><mo>=</mo><mi>B</mi><mi>X</mi><mi>A</mi></mrow></math></span> in P-star partial order and D-star partial order, respectively. The solvability condition are obtained by applying the singular value decomposition (SVD) and the expression of general solutions to the dual matrix equations are provided. The special case in which <span><math><mrow><mi>A</mi><mo>=</mo><mi>B</mi></mrow></math></span> is discussed and the properties of <span><math><mrow><mrow><mo>{</mo><mn>1</mn><mo>}</mo></mrow><mo>−</mo></mrow></math></span>dual generalized inverse are used to verify the accuracy of the explicit solution of dual matrix equation <span><math><mrow><mi>B</mi><mi>X</mi><mi>B</mi><mo>=</mo><mi>B</mi></mrow></math></span>. Finally, the explicit formula for the unique minimum-norm solution is given.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17848,"journal":{"name":"Kuwait Journal of Science","volume":"52 1","pages":"Article 100325"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142426680","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rafah R. Ismail , Saadiyah H. Halos , Bushra Q. Al-Abudi
{"title":"Detection of the most frequent sources of dust storms in Iraq during 2020–2023 using space tools","authors":"Rafah R. Ismail , Saadiyah H. Halos , Bushra Q. Al-Abudi","doi":"10.1016/j.kjs.2024.100328","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.kjs.2024.100328","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Dust storms are typical in arid and semi-arid regions such as the Middle East; the frequency and severity of dust storms have grown dramatically in Iraq in recent years. This paper identifies the dust storm sources in Iraq using remotely sensed data from Meteosat-spinning enhanced visible and infrared imager (SEVIRI) bands. Extracted combined satellite images and simulated frontal dust storm trajectories, using the Hybrid Single Particle Lagrangian Integrated Trajectory (HYSPLIT) model, are used to identify the most influential sources in the Middle East and Iraq. Out of 132 dust storms in Iraq during 2020–2023, the most frequent occurred in the spring and summer. A dust source frequency percentage map (DSFPM) is generated using ArcGIS software. The regions located in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Jordan are the largest dust storm sources. New dust sources are identified in Iraq's southwestern and western regions, such as Al-Nukhaib, Wadi Hauran, and Sinjar, along with new sources in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Syria. The most common sources are concentrated in Iraq (55.31%), mainly in the Tigris and Euphrates basin, western desert, and Al-Jazeera region, followed by Syria (19.55%), Saudi Arabia (12.29%), and Jordan (11.73%). The highest dust storm source frequency in Iraq is found in the Al-Samawa desert's southern region (27.37%). Also, the highest frequency of dust sources from each country is determined. Knowing the origins and trajectories of dust storms will enhance treatments of these causes and their consequences on the environment and socio-economics of the region. It contributes to the support of specialised regional agencies to mitigate this phenomenon.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17848,"journal":{"name":"Kuwait Journal of Science","volume":"52 1","pages":"Article 100328"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142359297","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}