Evaluation of Fructooligosaccharides and Inulins as Potentially Health Benefiting Food Ingredients by HPAEC-PED and MALDI-TOF MS by Chiara Borromei, Maria Careri, Antonella Cavazza, Claudio Corradini, Lisa Elviri, Alessandro Mangia, Cristiana Merusi

“…This paper describes the complementarity of high-performance anion exchange chromatography coupled with pulsed electrochemical detection (HPAEC-PED) and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS) to evaluate commercial available fructans (fructooligosaccharides (FOS) and inulins), having different degrees of polymerization (DP) which are usually employed by food industry as functional ingredients either for their prebiotic properties or as a fat replacer, giving a fat-like mouth feel and texture. …”
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Fish Protein Hydrolysate as Protein Enrichment in Texture-Modified Salmon Products by Leena Prabhu, Aase Vorre Skuland, Paula Varela, Jan Thomas Rosnes

“…., a product at IDDSI level 5 for age care facilities and commercial production was obtained.…”
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Enhanced Optical Properties of ZnO-TiO₂ Films Through Co-Sensitization with Multiple Natural Dyes by Musyarofah Musyarofah, Inas Nuraini, Budi Prayitno, Lusi Ernawati, Andi Idhil Ismail, Triwikantoro Triwikantoro

“…ZnO (wurtzite) and TiO2 (anatase) were prepared from commercial powders and the XRD results revealed that the crystallite size is 158 and 443 nm, respectively. …”
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Experimental and numerical investigations of cavity flame spread in double skin façade by Xukun Sun, Hideki Yoshioka, Takafumi Noguchi, Yuhei Nishio, Biao Zhou

“…In recent decades, double-skin façades (DSFs) have gained popularity in modern commercial buildings. However, their cavities can potentially accelerate flame spread, raising significant concerns regarding façade fire safety. …”
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Retracted: Construction of visual evaluation system for building block night scene lighting based on multi‐target recognition and data processing by Xiaojian Wang, Xiaoye Sun, Zixuan Wang

“…However, due to the unreasonable planning and management of the night scene lighting design of architectural blocks in some areas, improper application of night scene lighting, and overly commercial night scene lighting effects, it affects people's normal night activity needs and has a negative impact on the long‐term block economy of the region. …”
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Conservation Voltage Reduction in Distribution Networks: A Comprehensive Review by Ibrahim Alzubi, Saher Albatran, Issam A. Smadi, Salman Harasis

“…This paper bridges the gap between theory and practice by providing a comprehensive and systematic review of CVR research progress from various aspects, including the effects of CVR on the operation and efficiency of both individual loads, such as residential appliances, and composite commercial and industrial loads. Engineers need to know the detailed CVR assessment methodologies in the literature, including (i) comparison-based, (ii) regression-based, (iii) load modeling-based, and (iv) simulation-based methods. …”
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Generating a Full Cycle of Alternative Current Using a Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Energy Harvesting by Aso Ali Abdalmohammed Shateri, Fengling Zhuo, Nazifi Sani Shuaibu, Rui Wan, Liangquan Xu, Dinku Hazarika, Bikash Gyawali, Xiaozhi Wang

“…Additionally, the device durability, capable of withstanding over 1,000,000 cycles, makes it highly effective for powering small electronic devices, such as charging capacitors and illuminating commercial LEDs. The DHLR-TENG’s versatility and efficiency mark it as a major advancement in energy harvesting, with broad implications for powering portable electronic devices in a wide range of environments.…”
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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

“…The inherent physico-chemical properties of commercial konjac powders often limited their application across various industries. …”
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A Versatile Method to Create Antibody/Split‐Enzyme Complexes and Its Application to a Rapid, Homogeneous, and Universal Electrochemical Immunosensing System by Yuka Tobita, Kensuke Hirano, Daimei Miura, Yuma Hatano, Wakako Tsugawa, Kazunori Ikebukuro, Koji Sode, Ryutaro Asano

“…These results show that the convenient preparation method of the split GDH and the split AEC by the insertion of the protease recognition sequence and the use of SpyCatcher/SpyTag can realize a rapid, homogeneous, and universal electrochemical detection system that can be integrated into a commercially available electrochemical glucose sensor.…”
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LINGUOPRAGMATICS OF INTERACTION IN THE GENRE OF BUSINESS PRESENTATION by Natalya Yu. Sorokoletova

“…As a rhetorical genre of business discourse, the presentation is characterized by its own scenario of communicative behavior and aims at informing the audience about innovations (ideas, projects, brands, goods, services) and providing their commercial promotion by influencing people (potential customers) and encouraging them to take actions beneficial to the company. …”
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Hierarchical CuO/ZnO Membranes for Environmental Applications under the Irradiation of Visible Light by Zhaoyang Liu, Hongwei Bai, Darren Delai Sun

“…By assembling the hierarchical CuO/ZnO nanomaterials on a piece of commercial glassfiber membrane, a novel hierarchical CuO/ZnO membrane was fabricated. …”
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Economic Management within the Cossack Frontier in the Second Half of the 19th Century (Based on the Example of the Don and Azov Cossack Troops) by Petr A. Kolpakov, Ivan Yu. Yurchenko

“…The procurement of grain through auctions for Cossack troop officials presented challenges in balancing the interests of the military department with those of commercial suppliers. The vast expanse of the Don Army’s territory required the development of road and postal infrastructure. …”
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Characterization of Coelenterazine Analogs for Measurements of Luciferase Activity in Live Cells and Living Animals by Hui Zhao, Timothy C. Doyle, Ronald J. Wong, Yuan Cao, David K. Stevenson, David Piwnica-Worms, Christopher H. Contag

“…At present, there are more than 10 commercially available CLZN analogs. To determine which analog is most suitable for activity measurements in live cells and living animals, we characterized 10 CLZN analogs using Renilla luciferase (Rluc) as the reporter enzyme. …”
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Numerical Assessment of a Heavy-Duty (HD) Spark Ignition (SI) Biogas Engine by Alberto Ballerini, Tommaso Lucchini, Angelo Onorati

“…A One-Dimensional (1D) simulation tool was used to model a commercially available HD SI CNG engine. The model was validated by comparing experimental and computed in-cylinder pressure, brake power, fuel, and air mass flow rates. …”
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An ultra-simplified protocol for PCR template preparation from both unsporulated and sporulated Eimeria oocysts by Aruto Takano, Dennis V. Umali, April H. Wardhana, Dyah H. Sawitri, Isao Teramoto, Toshimitsu Hatabu, Yasutoshi Kido, Akira Kaneko, Kazumi Sasai, Hiromitsu Katoh, Makoto Matsubayashi

“…Our data revealed that whereas neither pretreatment of oocysts with sodium hypochlorite nor purification of genomic DNA with commercial kits improved the limit of detection of PCR, disruption of oocysts was a critical step in the preparation of PCR templates. …”
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Inflammatory Response in Preterm and Very Preterm Newborns with Sepsis by Enrique Segura-Cervantes, Javier Mancilla-Ramírez, Jorge González-Canudas, Erika Alba, René Santillán-Ballesteros, Deneb Morales-Barquet, Gabriela Sandoval-Plata, Norma Galindo-Sevilla

“…C-reactive protein (C-RP) and the complex SC5b-9 were detected in the plasma using commercial kits. A total of 83 patients were included. …”
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One-Step Synthesis of TiO2/Perlite Composites by Flame Spray Pyrolysis and Their Photocatalytic Behavior by M. Giannouri, Th. Kalampaliki, N. Todorova, T. Giannakopoulou, N. Boukos, D. Petrakis, T. Vaimakis, C. Trapalis

“…The porosity and the light absorbance of the TiO2/perlite composites were examined and their photocatalytic activity in NO oxidation was evaluated. Commercial titania powder P25 was also FSP processed and investigated for comparison. …”
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Recycling of Waste Sludge: Preparation and Application of Sludge-Based Activated Carbon by Yongning Bian, Qian Yuan, Guocheng Zhu, Bozhi Ren, Andrew Hursthouse, Peng Zhang

“…SBAC has a better adsorption performance than commercial activated carbon in some aspects. Furthermore, it is a cost-effective technique and has a wide range of raw materials. …”
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Testing the Performance of Various Polymeric Antiscalants for Mitigation of Sb-Rich Precipitates Mimicking Stibnite-Based Geothermal Deposits by Celal Çiftçi, Emre Karaburun, Serhat Tonkul, Alper Baba, Mustafa M. Demir, Mehmet İrfan Yeşilnacar

“…Various polymeric macromolecules have been used as antiscalants to mitigate the formation of scale. Testing potential commercial antiscalants in field conditions is a tedious and costly process. …”
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High-Fidelity Depth Map Reconstruction System With RGB-Guided Super Resolution CNN and Cross-Calibrated Chaos LiDAR by Yu-Chun Ding, Chia-Yu Chang, Pei-Rong Li, Chao-Tsung Huang, Yung-Chen Lin, Tsung Chen, Wei-Lun Lin, Cheng-Ting Lee, Fan-Yi Lin, Yuan-Hao Huang

“…Experimental results show that our proposed system significantly outperforms the commercial RGB-D recording device RealSense D435i in terms of subjective visual perception, precision, and density of depth estimates, making it a promising solution for general indoor scene recording.…”
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