South Florida Tropicals: Carambola by Amy Simonne, Linda Bobroff

“…This 4-page fact sheet is a major revision that discusses availability, selection, uses, nutritive value, and food safety during preparation of carambola. This document also includes several recipes. …”
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Three-Point Bending Tests of Zirconia Core/Veneer Ceramics for Dental Restorations by Massimo Marrelli, Carmine Maletta, Francesco Inchingolo, Marco Alfano, Marco Tatullo

“…Besides, two-layered zirconia-veneer specimens were prepared for three-point bending tests. Results. A strong effect of the surface roughness on the mechanical strength of zirconia specimens was observed. …”
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Facile Synthesis of Micron-Sized Hollow Silver Spheres as Substrates for Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering by Lixin Xia, Jiarui Xia, Ran Wei, Ying Sui, Zhipeng Sun, Xuehua Song, Peng Song, Lini Yang

“…This synthetic process represents a promising method for preparing various hollow metal nanoparticles.…”
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Influence of TiO2 Nanocrystals Fabricating Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell on the Absorption Spectra of N719 Sensitizer by Puhong Wen, Yinfeng Han, Weixing Zhao

“…The absorption spectra of N719 sensitizer anchored on the films prepared by TiO2 nanocrystals with different morphology and size were investigated for improving the performance of dye-sensitized solar cell (DSC). …”
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Maximizing Free Energy Gain by Artemy Kolchinsky, Iman Marvian, Can Gokler, Zi-Wen Liu, Peter Shor, Oles Shtanko, Kevin Thompson, David Wolpert, Seth Lloyd

“…We consider how the free energy gain depends on the initial state of the system while also accounting for the cost of preparing the system. We provide simple necessary and sufficient conditions for increasing the gain of free energy by varying the initial state. …”
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Improving the Functional and Sensory Properties of Cookies by Ultrasonic Treatment of Whey Proteins by Taha Rababah, Muhammad Al-U’datt, Majdi Al-Mahasneh, Ahmad Alsaad, Sana Gammoh, Hana’a Mahili, Khaled Bny Abdhamead, Ali Almajwal, Tha’er Ajouly, Vaida Bartkute-Norkuniene

“…Cookies became one of the remarkable foods as a result of their simple preparation, a protracted period, and a sensible acceptance by the population. …”
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Green synthesis of biocompatible fluorescent carbon dots from bitter gourd for effective metal sensing and biological applications by V. Renuga, X. Vinoliya, A. Dinesh, S. Suthakaran, Manikandan Ayyar, V. Mohanavel, Lalitha Gnanasekaran, Prabhu Paramasivam, R. Bousbih, M. Khalid Hossain, A. Rajendran, S. Santhoshkumar

“…The antimicrobial properties of the prepared C-dots were also analyzed using Klebsiellapneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus microbes and found that the prepared C-dots have better antimicrobial activity in both microbes with better efficiency due to its smaller size. …”
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Magnetic Solid-Phase Extraction Based on β-Cyclodextrins/Acrylic Acid Modified Magnetic Gelatin for Determination of Moxidectin in Milk Samples by Yinzhu Shang, Jing Luo, Peng Wang, Xiaoya Zhao, Cheng Ye, Shaofei Guo

“…β-Cyclodextrins/acrylic acid modified magnetic gelatin was prepared and then employed as the magnetic solid-phase extraction (MSPE) sorbent for extraction of moxidectin in milk samples. …”
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Stability-Indicating Photochemical Method for the Assay of Riboflavin: Lumichrome Method by Iqbal Ahmad, Syed Haider Abbas, Zubair Anwar, Muhammad Ali Sheraz, Sofia Ahmed, Adeel Arsalan, Raheela Bano

“…A stability-indicating photochemical method for the assay of riboflavin (RF) in photodegraded samples and aged vitamin preparations has been developed. It is based on photochemical conversion of RF to lumichrome (LC) in alkaline solution under controlled conditions of light intensity, temperature, pH, time of exposure, and distance. …”
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Chitosan nanoparticle loaded by epidermal growth factor as a potential protein carrier for wound healing: In vitro and in vivo studies by Samaneh Montazeri, Ali Rastegari, Zohreh Mohammadi, Mahboobeh Nazari, Maryam Yousefi, Fatemeh Yazdi Samadi, Somayeh Najafzadeh, Mehdi Aghsami

“…Cell proliferation study demonstrated that prepared nanoparticles could protect EGF functionality in physiological pH. …”
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Adsorption of Reactive Brilliant Blue XBR onto Polymeric Adsorbents from Single- and Binary-Solute Solutions by Lu Zhaoyang, Long Chao, Li Aimin, Jiang Zhenmao, Liu Wei, Chen Jinlong, Zhang Quanxing

“…A non-ionic polymer adsorbent (NPA) and its aminated polymeric adsorbent (APA) were prepared and characterized towards adsorption from aqueous solution. …”
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Alteration in gut microbiota after colonoscopy: proposed mechanisms and the role of probiotic interventions by Hyeong Ho Jo, Moon Young Lee, Se Eun Ha, Dong Han Yeom, Yong Sung Kim

“…Factors such as rapid colonic evacuation, increased osmolality, and mucus thinning caused by bowel preparation and exposure to oxygen during the procedure contribute to these alterations. …”
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Neodymium-doped SnS nanomaterials: ultrasound-assisted synthesis, characterization, and investigation of its physical properties by Mostafa Yousefi, Younes Hanifehpour, Mehdi Abdolmaleki, Negin Rahmani

“…Based on SEM images, the morphology of the prepared SnS was crystalline and changed to a nanoflower structure after Nd doping. …”
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Influence of Fiber Content on Mechanical and Morphological Properties of Woven Kenaf Reinforced PVB Film Produced Using a Hot Press Technique by Suhad D. Salman, Z. Leman, M. T. H. Sultan, M. R. Ishak, F. Cardona

“…This work addresses the results of experimental investigation carried out on mechanical and morphological properties of plain woven kenaf fiber reinforced PVB film which was prepared by hot press technique. The composites were prepared with various fiber contents: 0%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, and 60% (by weight), with the processing parameters 165°C, 20 min, and at a pressure of 8 MPa applied on the material. …”
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Synthesis of a Denitrification Adsorbent with Large Surface Area and Specific Pore Structure for the Removal of Indole from Fuel Oil by Wenming Yang, Yang Cao, Xiaoni Ni, Weihong Hunag, Wanzhen Xu

“…A new polymerization method (SR&NI ATRP), which combines the atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) and reverse atom transfer radical polymerization methods, is applied for the preparation of indole–MIPs. The indole–MIPs prepared have large specific surface area and porosity, as revealed by a series of morphology characterization studies. …”
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Fabrication of droplet based triboelectric nanogenerators (DB-TENGs) using lead free KNN-PVDF nanocomposite by Babita Sharma, Reema Gupta, Anjali Sharma, Arijit Chowdhuri, Monika Tomar

“…These composite sheets were prepared with different weight percentages of KNN (ranging from 10 % to 50 %) using the solution casting method to investigate the effect of KNN composition on structural and morphological properties. …”
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A Novel Approach to Design Chitosan-Polyester Materials for Biomedical Applications by Tatiana A. Akopova, Tatiana S. Demina, Alexander N. Shchegolikhin, Tikhon S. Kurkin, Christian Grandfils, Nikolay S. Perov, Alexander S. Kechekyan, Alexander N. Zelenetskii

“…Morphology as well as structural, mechanical, and relaxation properties of those prepared blends of chitosan with semicrystalline poly(L,L-lactide) and amorphous poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) has been studied. …”
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Temperature Dependent Structural, Optical, Photocatalytic and Magnetic Properties of WO3 Nanoparticles by Shakun Saini, Manmeet Kaur, Chhavi Pahwa, Sonal Singh

“…Tungsten Oxide (WO3) nanoparticles have been prepared by hydrothermal method followed by the subsequent annealing at different temperature (200°C-400°C). …”
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Photodegradation of Methylene Blue Using Carbon-Doped ZnSn(OH)6 Composite Coated on Membrane by Ernso Fenelon, Achmad Chusnun Ni’am, Truc-Mai Thi Nguyen, Ying-Fu Lin, Ya-Fen Wang, Sheng-Jie You

“…The photocatalytic activity test showed that 1% carbon doped on ZnSn(OH)6 prepared at 160°C by hydrothermal method coated on the membrane had the optimal degradation of 89.74% of MB. …”
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Microwave Absorption Properties of Double-Layer RADAR Absorbing Materials Based on Doped Barium Hexaferrite/TiO2/Conducting Carbon Black by Sukanta Das, G. C. Nayak, S. K. Sahu, P. C. Routray, A. K. Roy, H. Baskey

“…The top and bottom layers are prepared as impedance matching layer and conducting layer, respectively, with a total thickness of 2 mm. …”
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