A Systematic Review on the Performance Characteristics of Sustainable, Unfired Admixed Soil Blocks for Agricultural and Industrial Waste Management by Tarun Sharma, Sandeep Singh, Parteek Singh Thind, Jasgurpreet Singh Chohan, Raman Kumar, Shubham Sharma, Wojciech Kaplonek, Nima Khalilpoor, Alibek Issakhov

“…This systematic review proposes some research problems to be worked on various additional parameters like linear shrinkage, pull out test, erosion test, sorptivity test, porosity, efflorescence, water permeability, freeze/thaw test, and analysis of energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions during the manufacturing of unfired admixed soil blocks using various binders and fibers for further study which the current literature lacks.…”
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Flow Unit Model of Channel Sand Body and Its Effect on Remnant Oil Distribution: A Case Study of PI Formation in the Eastern Transition Zone of Daqing Oilfield by Yue Zhang, You-liang Ji, Hui-jian Wen, Shi-zhong Ma, Dong-lai Bai, Bin-chi Zhang, Ben-kang Xing

“…Samples were obtained from well B2-60-FB271 and analyzed by the freeze-fluorescence thin section technique. According to the displacement degree, the microscopic remnant oil was divided into three types: (1) free-state remnant oil, (2) semi-free-state remnant oil, and (3) bound-state remnant oil. …”
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Effect of Boiling on Colour, Contents of Betalains and Total Phenolics and on Antioxidant Activity of Colourful Powder Derived from Six Different Beetroot (Beta vulgaris L. var. co... by Jan Bárta, Veronika Bártová, Tereza Šindelková, Markéta Jarošová, Zuzana Linhartová, Jan Mráz, Jan Bedrníček, Pavel Smetana, Eva Samková, Ivana Laknerová

“…Powders prepared from freeze-dried roots of six beetroot ( Beta vulgaris L.) cultivars with red (cv. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Lyophilized Chitosan-Based Hydrogels Cross-Linked with Benzaldehyde for Controlled Drug Release by Fouad Damiri, Yahya Bachra, Chaimaa Bounacir, Asmae Laaraibi, Mohammed Berrada

“…The lyophilized chitosan salt was prepared using an innovative and less-expensive synthetic process by the freeze-drying technique. Firstly, the three drugs (caffeine, ascorbic acid, and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)) were selected as model drugs to test the in vitro release behavior of the hydrogel. …”
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Optimization of Medium Composition and Fluidized Bed Drying Conditions for Efficient Production of Dry Yeast by Hyun-Jin Kang, Hwan Hee Yu, Chang-Won Cho, Young Kyung Rhee, Tae-Wan Kim, Young-Wook Chin

“…In Korea, the expensive freeze-drying method is used to manufacture brewer’s dry yeast, and therefore an economical process such as fluidized bed drying is needed. …”
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Improved sound absorption with 3D-printed micro-perforated sandwich structures by Peng-Fei Zhang, Zhong-Hua Li, Yu-Jun Zhou, Qi-Fei Zhang, Bin Liu, Fei Liu, Si-Chen Pei, Ke Shi, Pei-kang Bai

“…The microperforation sandwich and polyurethane composite structure was prepared by freeze-drying method by filling polyurethane sound absorbent material in MPP-DSS. …”
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Optimizing lipopeptide bioactivity: The impact of non-ionic surfactant dressing by Ágnes Ábrahám, Gergő Gyulai, Judith Mihály, Andrea Horváth, Orsolya Dobay, Zoltán Varga, Éva Kiss, Kata Horváti

“…Similar homogenous micelle formation was observed after freeze-drying and reconstitution with water. The pL1 lipopeptide, formulated with the selected poloxamers, exhibited enhanced antibacterial activity with significantly reduced haemolytic side effects. …”
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Preparation of recombinant myoglobin and investigation of the liquid antigen stability for quality control materials by Yu-Hui Wang, Xi-Feng Sun, Chun-Xin Xu, Feng-Qiang Sun, Rong-Rong Wang, Xiao-Kun Bian, Zhan-Zhao Wang, Qiang Wu

“…The prepared liquid Mb had good immunoreactivity and stability, avoiding storage in freeze-dried powder. It was a promising alternative as the quality control material for Mb detection.…”
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Influence of human peripheral blood samples preprocessing on the quality of Hi-C libraries by M. M. Gridina, E. Vesna, M. E. Minzhenkova, N. V. Shilova, O. P. Ryzhkova, L. P. Nazarenko, E. O. Belyaeva, I. N. Lebedev, V. S. Fishman

“…The main requirement we have formulated is not to freeze whole blood.…”
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A Novel Wild-Type <i>Lacticaseibacillus paracasei</i> Strain Suitable for the Production of Functional Yoghurt and Ayran Products by Ioanna Prapa, Chrysoula Pavlatou, Vasiliki Kompoura, Anastasios Nikolaou, Electra Stylianopoulou, George Skavdis, Maria E. Grigoriou, Yiannis Kourkoutas

“…The strains were able to grow at low pH and high NaCl concentrations, conditions that prevail in food systems (cell counts ranged from 1.77 to 8.48 log CFU/mL after exposure to pH 3 and from 5.66 to 9.52 log CFU/mL after exposure to NaCl concentrations up to 8%). As a next step, freeze-dried immobilized <i>Lc. paracasei</i> FBM_1327 cells on oat flakes were used for the preparation of functional yoghurt and ayran products. …”
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Sustainability assessment of pectin extraction from Citrus paradisi peel to support the encapsulation of lactic acid bacteria by Natalia A. Di Clemente, Enzo La Cava, Sonia Sgroppo, Andrea Gomez-Zavaglia, Esteban Gerbino

“…The system boundaries were considered to be laboratory scale and the functional units were 1 kg of freeze-dried encapsulated bacteria in pectin extracts from Citrus paradisi peel obtained by TS or CHE. …”
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Management of Vasoproliferative Tumors of the Retina with Macular Complications by Pars Plana Vitrectomy Combined with Episcleral Cryotherapy by Wenhua Zhang, Zeyuan Qiang, Hao Song, Xiaoli Li, Handong Dan, Keke Ge, Pan Li, Zixu Huang, Dongdong Wang, Feng Chen, Bin Zheng, Zongming Song

“…Tumors were treated with triple freeze-thaw episcleral cryotherapy during PPV. The mean logarithm of minimal angle of resolution (logMAR) BCVA dropped from 0.62 ± 0.58 to 0.39 ± 0.46. …”
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Averting War in Northeast Asia: A Proposal by Mel Gurtov

“…China-Japan relations, which had been warming since the departure of Koizumi Junichiro, and especially since the victory of the Democratic Party of Japan in 2008, are again in a deep freeze over disputed territory. One consequence is a reorientation of Japan's defense strategy southward, in the direction of the Senkakus (Diaoyutai). …”
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Drying kinetic models, thermodynamics, physicochemical qualities, and bioactive compounds of avocado (Persea americana Mill. Hass variety) seeds dried using various drying methods by Desta Dugassa Fufa, Tilahun Bekele, Aynadis Tamene, Geremew Bultosa

“…This study investigates the drying kinetics of avocado seed slices that have been subjected to different pre-treatments (ascorbic acid, blanching, roasting) and drying methods (fluidized bed dryer, hot air dryer, and solar dryer) using freeze-dried samples as a control. In addition, the interaction effect of pretreatment and drying methods on the thermodynamic properties, physicochemical quality, and bioactive compounds of dried avocado seeds were also evaluated. …”
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Solid lipid nanoparticles for increased oral bioavailability of acalabrutinib in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia by Swagata Sinha, Punna Rao Ravi, Makarand Somvanshi, S. R. Rashmi

“…A typical biphasic release pattern was observed from ACP-SLNs in the in vitro dissolution studies under gastrointestinal and plasma pH conditions (> 90% drug release at pH 4.5 ± 0.2, 6.8 ± 0.2 (representing GIT), and 7.4 ± 0.2 (representing plasma) at 8, 16 and 24 h, respectively). The freeze-dried product was stable when stored at 5 °C for over 6 months. …”
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Results of experimental infection of vaccinated and non-vaccinated ducklings with duck hepatitis virus by A. A. Chesnokova, E. V. Ivanova, V. V. Pronin, O. A. Chupina, V. Yu. Fomenko, M. S. Volkov, V. N. Irza

“…In order to extend the vaccine’s shelf life and for storage and transportation convenience, a live freeze-dried vaccine against duck virus hepatitis is being developed. …”
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Dynamic Parameters and Hysteresis Loop Characteristics of Frozen Silt Clay under Different Cyclic Stress Paths by Furong Liu, Zhiwei Zhou, Wei Ma, Shujuan Zhang, Zhizhong Sun

“…In cold regions, the long-term stability of engineering facilities is unavoidably influenced by the negative temperature, freeze-thaw process, dry-wet process, and dynamic loading conditions induced by earthquakes and traffic loads. …”
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Synthesis, characterization and toxicity assessment of chlorantraniliprole nanoemulsion against Helicoverpa armigera by Geeta Devi, Lomash Kumar, Rahul Kumar Dhaka, Karuna Jain, Rahul Saini, Shubham Saini, Anil Jakhar, Sushil Ahlawat, Mehdi Rahimi

“…The nano size of emulsion is confirmed by Dynamic light scattering (62.43 nm), Scanning electron microscopy (55 ± 5 nm), X-ray diffraction (42.9 nm), and Transmission electron microscopy (22.5 ± 2.5 nm), Stability of synthesized nanoemulsion is confirmed via, centrifugation, freeze thaw cycle, heating cooling test, and zeta potential. …”
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Construction process optimisation of graphene-basalt fibre asphalt mixtures by Huzhu Zhang, Wenjia Yang, Huimin Li, Chunyu Zheng, Lijuan Sun

“…To accelerate the promotion and application of GBFAM in pavement engineering and ensure construction quality and performance, the optimal mixing process was first investigated based on asphalt mixture design, utilising freeze-thaw splitting tests, Marshall tests, and low-temperature beam bending tests. …”
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Rebuilding Soil Ecosystems for Improved Productivity in Biosolarized Soils by Laura Ney, Dorcas Franklin, Kishan Mahmud, Miguel Cabrera, Dennis Hancock, Mussie Habteselassie, Quint Newcomer, Brendan Fatzinger

“…None of the kale that received heavy mineral fertilization without LEM inoculation survived a hard freeze; however, the ones that received LEM applications were able to partially recover. …”
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