COMPARATIVE EFFECTS OF NITROGEN-BASED AND NON-NITROGEN-BASED SUBSTRATES ON THE PROXIMATE CONTENTS OF Pleurotus SPECIES by C. A. Anukwuorji, N. V. Omumu, N. C. Ikegbunam

“…Proximate analysis revealed varying nutritional profiles across substrates, with cowpea husk exhibiting higher protein (18.20 ± 7.01%), ash (4.88 ± 2.36%), and crude fiber (5.16 ± 1.90%) content. Rice bran showed higher fat (2.98 ± 0.30%) and carbohydrate (6.290 ± 1.78%) content. …”
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Widespread Striatal Delivery of GDNF from Encapsulated Cells Prevents the Anatomical and Functional Consequences of Excitotoxicity by Dwaine F. Emerich, Jeffrey H. Kordower, Yaping Chu, Chris Thanos, Briannan Bintz, Giovanna Paolone, Lars U. Wahlberg

“…Human ARPE-19 cells engineered to secrete high levels of the glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) were encapsulated into hollow fiber membranes. The devices were implanted into the rat striatum 1 week prior to striatal quinolinic acid injections. …”
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Dichroism-sensitive photoacoustic imaging for in-depth estimation of the optic axis in fibrous tissue by Camilo Cano, Amir Gholampour, Marc van Sambeek, Richard Lopata, Min Wu

“…Results show that for in-depth DS-PA imaging, the accumulative fluence modulation due to dichroism overcomes the effect of absorption dichroism affecting the measured signals; however, this effect can be corrected based on the presented model for determining fiber orientation.…”
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Bioactive peptides and antinutrients in chickpea: description and properties (a review) by M. Ahangaran, D. A. Afanasev, I. M. Chernukha, N. G. Mashentseva, M. Gharaviri

“…Legumes are a rich source of many different biologically active substances, such as fiber, proteins, vitamins and minerals. Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is the third most important leguminous plant in the world: it has high nutritional value and is a source of a wide range of bioactive compounds. …”
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Considering the effect of residual tension forces on the wavelength anisometry of skin imaging by 2D skin tension integrity model by Hassan Zahouani, Meriem Ayadh, Marie-Angèle Abellan, Armelle Bigouret

“…The results also show that the model can be used on deep skin images to study fiber tension.…”
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Experimental Study on Seismic Performance of Prefabricated Utility Tunnel by Xu Duan, Qi Dong, Wanjun Ye

“…Dynamic strain obtained by Fiber Bragg Grating sensors releases the critical positions of the prefabricated utility tunnel during the earthquake. …”
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Thermodynamic analysis of water vapor adsorption onto freeze-dried ora-pro-nobis (Pereskia aculeata Miller) mucilage by Bruna de Souza Nascimento, Giovanni Aleixo Batista, Vinicius Tessinari Pravato, Gabriel Pedroso de Lima Alexandre, Lizzy Ayra Alcântara Veríssimo, Jaime Vilela de Resende

“…In addition, OPNM was characterized in terms of moisture, ash, ether extract, protein, fiber and carbohydrates beyond the functional chemical groups by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). …”
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Flexural Strengthening and Rehabilitation of Reinforced Concrete Beam Using BFRP Composites: Finite Element Approach by Asaad M. H. Kadhim, Hesham A. Numan, Mustafa Özakça

“…Basalt fiber-reinforced polymer (BFRP) is adopted widely in recent years in many countries to rehabilitate or strengthen structural elements such as reinforced concrete (RC) beams because it is cheap and it has stellar mechanical performance. …”
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A Fully Degradable, Bio‐Safe Supercapacitor Targeting for Harmless Disposal of Energy Storage Devices by Chang Xu, Shiqiang Guan, Xijing Zhuang, Xufeng Dong

“…The combination of self‐supporting pulp fiber/graphene composite electrodes and guar gum gel electrolyte endows the devices with ideal rate performance and long lifetime. …”
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Experimental Study on Fatigue Behaviour of BFRP-Concrete Bond Interfaces under Bending Load by Jianhe Xie, Jianglin Li, Zhongyu Lu, Huan Zhang

“…Basalt fiber reinforced polymer (BFRP) composites are increasingly being used to retrofit concrete structures by external bonding. …”
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Gradual Optimization of Headspace Solid-Phase Microextraction Conditions of Volatiles in Pepper Chicken Soup Combined with Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry and Principal Compon... by Qiuyue Geng, Ping Zhan, Honglei Tian, Peng Wang, Haitao Chen

“…The different extraction conditions included fibers with different coating materials, sample volume, extraction temperature, and extraction time. …”
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Experimental Study on Mineral Solid Waste Green Grouting Material Based on Electromagnetic Characteristic Detection by Xiangpeng Wang, Jin Hu, Xiang Zhang, Kunpeng Wang, Di Shen, Chuntao Liang

“…The results showed that the resistivity and strength were related to the ratios of the water content to the modified phosphogypsum; the percentages of cement content in the total amount of modified phosphogypsum and marble powder; the percentages of marble powder in the modified phosphogypsum; the percentages of steel fiber content in the phosphogypsum; and the fineness of the marble powder. …”
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Modeling Femtosecond Beam Propagation in Dielectric Hollow-Core Waveguides by Valer Tosa, Ana Maria Mihaela Gherman, Katalin Kovacs, István Tóth

“…In particular, the beam profile at the fiber input is found to be a sensitive parameter which influences the whole evolution of the laser field along the propagation. …”
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Research and application of multi-beam antenna technology for home network based on SSPP technology by Shengbing SHI, Jinjin SHAO, Cao SHI

“…High-quality home wireless network with large bandwidth, wide coverage, low latency and anti-interference is the key indicator to ensure user experience of fiber to the room (FTTR) Gigabit optical network.Traditional home network equipment mainly adopts single-beam single-polarized antenna design, which has become increasingly unable to meet the needs of high-quality network products under the background of large attenuation and strong interference.Antenna, as an indispensable component to realize conduction energy and air-interface electromagnetic wave transformation, can realize multiple functions by using its design freedom.High gain can reduce the power consumption of the radio frequency (RF) side to achieve the purpose of energy saving, and multi-beam can maintain high-performance network coverage without dead ends.Therefore, designing a multi-beam antenna with small size, high gain and flexible usage is of great value.Following the practical engineering and current academic research, a multi-beam antenna based on spoof surface plasmon polariton (SSPP) technology, covering the 5.1～5.9 GHz frequency band of Wi-Fi, was designed for home network products.Compared with traditional antennas, the test results of the antenna based on SPSS technology show that the coverage performance of the network in weak signal scenarios such as through-wall and cross-layer scenarios is improved greatly.It has great application prospects in increasingly miniaturized home terminal products.…”
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Hyperexcitability in Spinal WDR Neurons following Experimental Disc Herniation Is Associated with Upregulation of Fractalkine and Its Receptor in Nucleus Pulposus and the Dorsal Ro... by Daniel Pitz Jacobsen, Aurora Moen, Fred Haugen, Johannes Gjerstad

“…A clear increase in C-fiber response was observed following NP conditioning. …”
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The quagga mussel, Dreissena rostriformis: a novel model for EcoEvoDevo, environmental research, and the applied sciences by Andreas Wanninger, Gudrun Schwarze

“…Some species, such as the blue and Mediterranean as well as the zebra and quagga mussels, form biodegradable fibers, the byssus threads. These have significant potential for biomimetic approaches by aiding in developing sustainable textiles and other fiber-based fabrics. …”
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SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS OF AVALANCHE PHOTODIODE AND PIN DIODE DETECTORS IN OPTICAL RECEIVERS by ELECHI PROMISE, ORIKE SUNNY, MINAH-EEBA WINNER, EZINNE IKPO CHIKERENMA

“… This research explained how to establish the optical receiver sensitivity and the link power budget design in terms of quality factor, receiver power and bit error rate (BER) for several values of attenuation at 100km fiber length. The design parameters which were taken into consideration were a constricted transmitter, Zender modulator, attenuator, lowpass Bessel filter, Non-Return-to-Zero modulation format, CW laser, avalanche photodiode (APD) and PIN diode detectors and the type of network coding, Bit Error Rate Analyzer (BER) etc. …”
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Utilization of TiN and the Texture of Bionic Pangolin Scales to Improve the Wear Resistance of Cast Steel 20Mn Metal by Wenwen Zhang, Mingyuan Zhang, Xingliang Dong, Yuanzhe Huang, Shukun Cao

“…The study delves into methods of enhancing its hydrophobicity and wear resistance. Fiber laser-processing technology was employed to fabricate pangolin bionic micro-textures on the material surface, and PVD technology was utilized to deposit a TiN coating. …”
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Alterations in Parafoveal and Optic Disc Vessel Densities in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome by Turgay Ucak, Ethem Unver

“…The average retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness and the RNFL thickness of the temporal and inferior quadrants were significantly lower in the severe OSAS group compared with the control cases (p<0.05). …”
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Lie symmetry analysis and solitary wave solution of biofilm model Allen-Cahn by Muhammad Shakeel, Naseem Abbas, Muhammad Junaid U. Rehman, Fehaid Salem Alshammari, Abdullah Al-Yaari

“…This analysis enhances comprehension of the complex dynamics present in areas like fluid dynamics, fiber optics, biology, ocean physics, coastal engineering, and nonlinear complex physical systems.…”
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