Enhancing water solubility of phytosterols through Co-amorphization with food-grade coformers by Yuxin Li, Yingting Luo, Xuening Song, Yuzhuo Wang, Simiao Liu, Fazheng Ren, Lingyan Kong, Hao Zhang

“…A 20:1 (w/w) PS-Nic co-amorphous (CM) mixture, prepared via freeze-drying, achieved a solubility of 1536.4 μg/mL, significantly higher than pure PS. …”
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Multiplex Evaluation of Influenza Neutralizing Antibodies with Potential Applicability to In-Field Serological Studies by Eleonora Molesti, Edward Wright, Calogero Terregino, Rafat Rahman, Giovanni Cattoli, Nigel J. Temperton

“…We show that pseudotypes are highly stable under basic cold-chain storage conditions and following multiple rounds of freeze-thaw. We propose that this robust assay may have practical utility for in-field serosurveillance and vaccine studies in resource-limited regions worldwide.…”
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Immunogenicity and safety of a live attenuated varicella vaccine in healthy subjects aged between 13 to 55 years: a double-blind, randomized, active-controlled phase iii clinical t... by Yang Zhang, Shiyuan Wang, Guifan Li, Jinhui Shi, Xianyun Chang, Hao Zhang, Fengcai Zhu, Jingxin Li, Hongxing Pan, Jinfang Sun

“…Additionally, the incidence rates of swelling and fatigue were lower in the test group compared to the control group after vaccination.Conclusions The test freeze-dried live attenuated VarV demonstrated good immunogenicity and higher safety compared to the active control vaccine in healthy participants aged 13-55 years.Clinical trials registration www.clinicaltrials.gov identifier: NCT06592456.…”
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Preparation and Evaluation of Gelatin-Chitosan-Nanobioglass 3D Porous Scaffold for Bone Tissue Engineering by Kanchan Maji, Sudip Dasgupta, Krishna Pramanik, Akalabya Bissoyi

“…Porous scaffolds with varying bioglass composition from 10 to 30 wt% in chitosan, gelatin matrix were fabricated using the method of freeze drying of its slurry at 40 wt% solids loading. …”
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Effect of Enhanced Antimicrobial Fish Gelatin and Lactic Acid Coating on the Shelf Life of Fresh and Previously Frozen Shrimp by Hunter Songy, Katheryn Parraga, Wenqing Xu, Evelyn Watts

“…In fresh shrimp samples, the addition of just a gelatin coating was able to increase shelf life by three days, while the addition of lactic acid successfully lowered microbial counts and extended the shelf life by six days. The freeze–thaw cycle negatively affected the extension of shelf life in the G group.…”
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Bioactive Characteristics and Storage of Salt Mixtures Seasoned with Powdered Cereal Sprouts by Vesna Tumbas Šaponjac, Gordana Ćetković, Jasna Čanadanović-Brunet, Anamarija Mandić, Vanja Šeregelj, Jelena Vulić, Sladjana Stajčić

“…This work studies the design of the new healthier product salt seasoned with freeze-dried powdered cereal sprouts. The cereal sprouts mixture (SM), including barley sprouts (BS), oat sprouts (OS), and wheat sprouts (WS), was optimized in terms of total phenolic content (TPh) and antioxidant capacity (AC). …”
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Optimised Extraction and Purification of Dual-Function Cosmetic-Grade Phycocyanin and Allophycocyanin from Dried <i>Arthrospira platensis</i> Biomass Using Conventional Methods by Ugnė Krakauskaitė, Shahana Aboobacker, Vaida Kitrytė-Syrpa, Michail Syrpas

“…To address this need, this study systematically evaluated conventional extraction methods—homogenisation, freeze–thaw cycles, and maceration. Maceration showed the best balance between yield purity and recovery among the tested techniques, and under optimal conditions (three cycles, 2 h/cycle, 0.1 M phosphate buffer), 55.9 mg/g of biomass of phycocyanin (PC) and 24.9 mg/g of biomass of allophycocyanin (APC) with notable antioxidant capacity (Folin-Ciocalteu’s and ABTS^●+ assays) were yielded. …”
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ClassWise-SAM-Adapter: Parameter-Efficient Fine-Tuning Adapts Segment Anything to SAR Domain for Semantic Segmentation by Xinyang Pu, Hecheng Jia, Linghao Zheng, Feng Wang, Feng Xu

“…The classwise-SAM-adapter (CWSAM) is designed to adapt the high-performing SAM for landcover classification on space-borne synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images. The proposed CWSAM freezes most of SAM's parameters and incorporates lightweight adapters for parameter-efficient fine-tuning, and a classwise mask decoder is designed to achieve semantic segmentation task. …”
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A Novel Konjac Powder with High Compressibility, High Water-Holding Capacity, and High Expansion Force by Qianru Li, Jiabin Qin, Hongshan Liang, Jing Li, Shuxin Ye, Mahmoud Youssef, Yuanyuan Chen, Bin Li

“…Notably, moisture modification at 54.04%, combined with vacuum freeze-drying (VFD), resulted in konjac powders with a loose, porous microstructure (porosity: 75.54%) and good tablet-forming properties, significantly exceeding that of the control group. …”
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Comparison of hCG Versus Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Agonist to Induce Oocyte Maturation in Assisted Reproductive Technology Cycles: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Gulay Beydilli Nacak, Elif Tozkir, Enis Ozkaya, Ebru Cogendez, Fatih Kaya

“…CONCLUSIONS: The use of a protocol consisting of a GnRH agonist trigger after GnRH antagonist cotreatment and freeze-all strategy reduces the risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome in high-risk patients undergoing IVF without affecting pregnancy rates. …”
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TURKEY’S FOREIGN TRADE AS A DRIVER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT by N. R. Masumova

“…Huge investment pipeline project "Turkish stream" is freezed, the work of intergovernmental authorities is stopped, certain agricultural goods originated from Turkey is banned to the territory of the Russian Federation. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Different Drying Methods on Strawberry Aroma Compounds via Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Techniques by Nurten Cengiz, Aslı Abdulvahitoğlu, Adnan Abdulvahitoğlu

“…Accordingly, the drying methods with the highest scores were determined as freeze drying.…”
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A Qualitative Exploration of Emotional Experiences in Patients with Thin Endometrium Undergoing Repeated Cancellations of Frozen-Thawed Embryo Transfer Cycles by Wei Q, Hong X, He Y, Xu M, Jiang X, Shen X, Wang Z

“…Qun Wei, Xia Hong, Yu He, Meiling Xu, Xuechun Jiang, Xuling Shen, Zilian Wang Reproductive Medicine Center, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Zilian Wang, Email Wangzilian@zju.edu.cnObjective: The aim of this study was to investigate the emotional experience of patients with thin endometrium (TE) who have repeatedly cancelled their cycles due to unsuitability for embryo implantation during the endometrial preparation phase of freeze-thaw embryo transfer (FET). The overall aim is to improve management strategies and quality of life for these patients.Methods: A descriptive phenomenological methodology was utilized to conduct in-depth, semi-structured interviews with ten patients diagnosed with TE who had experienced repeated FET cancellations between January and June 2024. …”
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Machine learning-assisted prediction of durability behavior in pultruded fiber-reinforced polymeric (PFRP) composites by Ammar A. Alshannaq, Mohammad F. Tamimi, Muath I. Abu Qamar

“…A large dataset of experimental results of pultruded composites exposed to moisture, alkaline or acidic solutions, temperature, UV radiation, freeze-thaw and wet-dry cycles, and in-situ environments has been collected from literature and used to train and test the machine learning models. …”
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TEMPO-oxidized cellulose fiber from spent coffee ground: Studying their properties as a function of particle size by Hooriyeh Rahmani Khoshk, Marzieh Moeenfard

“…Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effect of different particle sizes of spent coffee grounds (SCG) (A: 850–1400 μm, B: 500–850 μm, C: 355–500 μm) on the physicochemical properties of TEMPO-oxidized cellulose (TOC). The freez-dried TOC was characterized in terms of functional groups, morphology, width diameter, crystallinity, carboxyl content, charge density, thermal properties, and re-dispersibility in water. …”
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Digital Biomimetic Architecture between Art and Dynamic Structure: Case Study—Wings in Flight by Shi-Yen Wu, Felicia Wagiri, Yen-Fen Huang, Shen-Guan Shih

“…This idea also summarizes many aspects of modern art such as portrayal of body movements by futurists, space-time continuum, cinematic freeze frame, and time-lapse photography. A futurist represents a movement that is emphasized on the factors of speed, technology, modernisms, and objects. …”
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Development of reed-based cellulose aerogel: a sustainable solution for crude oil spill clean-up by Huong Le Thi Thanh, An Tran Nguyen Minh, Hoang Tran Huu

“…Subsequently, reed-based cellulose aerogel was fabricated via a freeze-drying method using an eco-friendly NaOH/poly(ethylene glycol) aqueous solvent system, which was then modified with methyltrimethoxysilane. …”
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Biocomposite Polyvinyl Alcohol/Ferritin Hydrogels with Enhanced Stretchability and Conductivity for Flexible Strain Sensors by Qiang Fu, Junxiao Tang, Weimin Wang, Rongjie Wang

“…In this work, we used natural ferritin to develop a PVA/ferritin biocomposite hydrogel by a repetitive freeze–thaw method. In this biocomposite hydrogel, ferritin, as a nano spring, forms a hydrogen bond with the PVA networks, which reduces the crystallinity of PVA and significantly improves the stretchability of the hydrogel. …”
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Development of a conjunctival contact–type drug delivery device for latanoprost using hyaluronic acid by Soomin Lee, Mi-Young Jung, Choul Yong Park

“…This study evaluates the efficacy and safety of using freeze-dried hyaluronic acid (HA) as a carrier for a novel conjunctival-contact drug delivery system. …”
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Comprehensive Test and Evaluation Analysis of Permeable Concrete (PC) Clogging by Using Steel Slag by Cao Yang, Ismail Shah, Wang Jing, Nauman Khan, Li Jing

“…While it is noticed that the compressive strength of the PC after clogging has decreased in the freeze-thaw environment, the destruction process is faster than the unblocked test specimen.…”
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