Farooq Azam

Jan 28, 2025 | burlingtongazette.ca | Farooq Azam

By Farooq AzamJanuary 28th, 2025BURLINGTON, ONSocial media advertising is a powerful tool for reaching your target audience and achieving marketing goals, but without proper allocation and optimization, it’s easy to overspend with minimal results. To get the most out of your budget, it’s essential to choose the right platforms, refine your targeting, and continually optimize your campaigns.

Sep 27, 2024 | nature.com | Farooq Azam |Sheraz Ahmad |Faheem A. Ahmad |Muhammad Zafar |Muhammad Adnan Khan |Bushra Mushtaq | +2 more

Flame retardant (FR) finishing is crucial for developing protective textiles, traditionally relying on halogen, phosphorus, and phosphorus-nitrogen chemistries, which have limitations like toxicity and fabric stiffening. Innovative approaches such as nanotechnology, plasma treatments, and natural resource-based finishes are being explored to achieve sustainable FR textiles. This study presents the development and comprehensive characterization of hydrogel composites made from nonwoven fabrics composed of various hemp/wool blends (70/30, 80/20, and 90/10). The nonwoven fabrics were treated with a chitosan hydrogel incorporating banana sap to enhance their properties. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) examined the surface morphology and structural integrity of the composites, while Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) identified chemical interactions and functional groups. Differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) revealed thermal properties, water absorbency tests demonstrated hydrophilicity, mechanical testing assessed tensile strength, and vertical flammability tests evaluated fire resistance. SEM and FTIR revealed a successful coating of chitosan hydrogel with banana sap inclusions onto the hemp/wool nonwoven fabric, forming a composite structure. DSC analysis suggests higher chitosan content and hemp fiber ratio (like 70/30) lead to increased thermal stability of hydrogel composites. Higher chitosan concentrations in the hydrogel significantly improve the flame-retardant properties of hemp/wool nonwoven fabrics by reducing char length and enhancing protective char layer formation, with banana sap further promoting charring. These results indicate that the developed composite can be effectively used in flame-retardant textiles.

Nov 28, 2023 | blogs.sap.com | Farooq Azam

Certain operational systems used for machine learning or other tasks might not be connected to internet due to security concerns and privacy reasons. Such systems may also operate offline to prevent potential cyber threats or unauthorized access. Natural question that arises is that how does one create and / or deploy machine learning models on such offline systems?