Effect of Blanching Techniques and Treatments on Nutritional Quality of Dried Mango Slices During Storage by Gulzar Asad, Ahmed Mahmood, Qadir Muhammad Abdul, Shafiq Muhammad Imtiaz, Ali Sakhawat, Ahmad Ijaz, Mukhtar Muhammad Farooq

“…Significant loss was noticed in total carotenoids content of both the cultivars with passage of time because of their susceptibility to oxidative loss caused by dry heat. …”
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Equilibrium and kinetic study for the adsorption of p-nitrophenol from wastewater using olive cake based activated carbon by N.T. Abdel-Ghani, E.S.A. Rawash, G.A. El-Chaghaby

“…The batch adsorption experimental results indicated that the equilibrium time for nitrophenol adsorption by olive cake-based activated carbon was 120min. …”
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Recent Advances in Fiber-Optic Sensors for the Detection of Inorganic Acidic Gases by Lingnan Kong, Yuanke Gong, Xiaoyu Zhong, Yang Liu, Bo Wan, Quanhua Xie, Yuanyuan He, Xiaoling Peng, Haixing Chang, Dengjie Zhong, Huiling Liu, Nianbing Zhong

“…The sensitivity, selectivity, limit of detection, and response time of the sensors are summarized. Finally, the future of fiber-optic sensors for the detection of inorganic acidic gases is discussed.…”
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RecNet: Reinforcement Common Feature Mapping Network for Fast Template Matching in Visible-LWIR Images by Donyung Kim, Seungeon Lee, Inho Park, Geonjong Kim, Sungho Kim

“…Experiments on KAIST Pedestrian, Log-Gabor Histogram Descriptor(LGHD), and Road Scene datasets demonstrate RecNet’s superior performance and real-time capabilities compared to state-of-the-art methods. …”
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Effective and Simple NaOH-Modification Method to Remove Methyl Violet Dye via Ipomoea aquatica Roots by Yie Chen Lu, Muhammad Raziq Rahimi Kooh, Linda Biaw Leng Lim, Namal Priyantha

“…Batch adsorption experiments were carried out to investigate the effects of pH, ionic strength, contact time, adsorbent dosage, and initial dye concentration. …”
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Enhancing ultrasonic-assisted drying of low-porosity products through pulsed electric field (PEF) pretreatment: The case of butternut squash by B. Llavata, A. Quiles, C. Rosselló, J.A. Cárcel

“…Moreover, PEF pretreatment enhanced the ultrasound effects when applied during drying, reducing drying time by up to 47% when moderate PEF intensity was used. …”
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Scoliosis Surgery in Cystic Fibrosis: Surgical Considerations and the Multidisciplinary Approach of a Rare Case by George I. Mataliotakis, Athanasios I. Tsirikos, Karen Pearson, Don S. Urquhart, Carolyn Smith, Andrew Fall

“…Preoperative workup included respiratory, cardiac, anaesthetic, endocrine, and dietician reviews, as well as bone density optimisation with zoledronic acid and prophylactic antibiotics. Surgical time was 150 minutes and intraoperative blood loss was 47% of total blood volume. …”
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Attenuated titin protein expression is associated with advanced stages of ovarian cancer by Harvey Sharma, Jaskaran Aujla, Asad Nawaz, Thabet Khasawneh, Ayesha Alvero, Robert T. Morris, Asma Basha, Laila Tutunji, Toshima Z. Parris, Khalil Helou, Ghassan M. Saed

“…Tissue samples underwent immunohistochemistry, and serum titin levels were measured using ELISA. Quantitative real-time PCR analyzed titin mRNA in cell lines, including chemosensitive, chemoresistant, and normal ovarian cells. …”
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To pre-process or not to pre-process? On the role of EEG enhancement for cybersickness characterization and the importance of amplitude modulation features by Olivier Rosanne, Danielle Benesch, Gregory Kratzig, Simon Paré, Nicole Bolt, Tiago H. Falk

“…In this paper, we explore the use of electroencephalography (EEG) as a tool for real-time characterization of cybersickness. In particular, we aim to answer three research questions: (1) what neural patterns are indicative of cybersickness levels, (2) do EEG amplitude modulation features convey more important and explainable patterns, and (3) what role does EEG pre-processing play in overall cybersickness characterization. …”
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The Palliative Management of Refractory Cirrhotic Ascites Using the PleurX© Catheter by Jason Reinglas, Kayvan Amjadi, Bill Petrcich, Franco Momoli, Thomas Shaw-Stiffel

“…Microorganisms consistent with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) from a catheter source were isolated in 38% of patients. The median time to infection was 105 days, with 95% CI of 34–233 days. …”
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The effect of ozone exposure on the release of eicosanoids in guinea-pig BAL fluid in relation to cellular damage and inflammation by H. J. M. Van Hoof, F. J. Zijlstra, H-P. Voss, I. M. Garrelds, J. A. M. A. Dormans, L. Van Bree, A. Bast

“…The observed effects after ozone exposure strongly depend on ozone concentration and exposure time. We hypothesized that depending on the O3 exposure protocol, mainly either an oxidant damage or an inflammation will determine the O3 toxicity. …”
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Lower FOXP3 mRNA Expression in First-Trimester Decidual Tissue from Uncomplicated Term Pregnancies with a Male Fetus by Tom E. C. Kieffer, Anne Laskewitz, Marijke M. Faas, Sicco A. Scherjon, Jan Jaap H. M. Erwich, Sanne J. Gordijn, Jelmer R. Prins

“…To analyze whether fetal sex affects mRNA expression of maternal immune genes in early pregnancy, real-time PCR quantification was performed in the decidual tissue from primigravid pregnancies (n=20) between 10 and 12 weeks with uncomplicated term outcomes. …”
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Alda-1 Ameliorates Liver Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury by Activating Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 2 and Enhancing Autophagy in Mice by Meng Li, Min Xu, Jichang Li, Lili Chen, Dongwei Xu, Ying Tong, Jianjun Zhang, Hailong Wu, Xiaoni Kong, Qiang Xia

“…Mice were pretreated with Alda-1 and subjected to a 90 min hepatic 70% ischemia model, and liver tissues or serum samples were collected at indicated time points after reperfusion. We demonstrated that Alda-1 pretreatment had a hepatoprotective role in liver IRI as evidenced by decreased liver necrotic areas, serum ALT/AST levels, and liver inflammatory responses. …”
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Safety-involved co-optimization of speed trajectory and energy management for fuel cell-battery electric vehicle in car-following scenarios by Longlong Zhu, Fazhan Tao, Zhumu Fu, Mengyang Li, Guoqu Deng

“…Thirdly, to robustly cope with disturbances and uncertainties, discrete-time CBFs are designed to enforce safety-critical constraints related to safety issues of both vehicle dynamics and powertrain operation in MPC. …”
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Orofacial Pain during Mastication in People with Dementia: Reliability Testing of the Orofacial Pain Scale for Non-Verbal Individuals by Merlijn W. de Vries, Corine Visscher, Suzanne Delwel, Jenny T. van der Steen, Marjoleine J. C. Pieper, Erik J. A. Scherder, Wilco P. Achterberg, Frank Lobbezoo

“…Six weeks later, the same observers rated the video clips a second time. Results. Bottom and ceiling effects for some items were found. …”
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Uprising in Tashkent in October 1917 according to memoirs of S. V. Sazanov by E. A. Vorobyeva

“…Sazanov’s memoirs refute this point of view. At the same time, they do not contradict either the sources of 1917 (materials of the local press), or the post-Soviet historiography. …”
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Estimation and prediction method of lithium battery state of health based on ridge regression and gated recurrent unit by Ziwei Dai, Aikui Li, Wei Sun, Shenwu Zhang, Hao Zhou, Ren Rao, Quan Luo

“…It is challenging to obtain real‐time characterisation parameters like maximum discharge capacity and internal resistance. …”
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Wind Turbine SCADA Data Imbalance: A Review of Its Impact on Health Condition Analyses and Mitigation Strategies by Adaiton Oliveira-Filho, Monelle Comeau, James Cave, Charbel Nasr, Pavel Côté, Antoine Tahan

“…Moreover, algorithm-level strategies are predominant in analyzing SCADA data because these strategies do not require the costly and time-consuming task of data labeling. An extensive public SCADA database could ease the problem of abnormal data scarcity and help handle the problem of data imbalance. …”
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Temperature-Responsive Hybrid Composite with Zero Temperature Coefficient of Resistance for Wearable Thermotherapy Pads by Ji-Yoon Ahn, Dong-Kwan Lee, Min-Gi Kim, Won-Jin Kim, Sung-Hoon Park

“…This bilayer structure not only addresses the TCR challenge but also provides real-time, user-friendly temperature monitoring. The resulting composite demonstrates consistent performance and high precision under diverse heating conditions, making it ideal for wearable thermotherapy pads. …”
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First detection of recombinant variant of African swine fever virus in the Russian Federation (brief communication) by A. S. Igolkin, R. S. Chernyshev, N. G. Zinyakov, E. O. Morozova, A. R. Shotin, K. N. Gruzdev, I. A. Chvala, A. Mazloum

“…Testing biomaterial from dead pigs in real-time polymerase chain reaction showed no changes in sensitivity or specificity, despite significant genetic distinctions between the recombinant and genotype II isolates that are enzootic to the Russian Federation. …”
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