Drying Kinetics, Physicochemical Properties and Sensory Quality of the Instant Foxtail Millet as Affected by Drying Methods by Yingqiang Wang, Hongxia Zhao, Xi Song, Wenjie Zhang, Feng Yang

“…The instant foxtail millet was prepared using microwave vacuum drying (MVD), microwave-hot air drying (MHAD), hot air drying (HAD) and traditional roasting (TR). …”
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Two-Step Deep Learning Approach for Estimating Vegetation Backscatter: A Case Study of Soybean Fields by Dong Zhu, Peng Zhao, Qiang Zhao, Qingliang Li, Jinpeng Zhang, Lixia Yang

“…All these outcomes provide a new path for addressing complex microwave scattering problems.…”
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Estimation of 1 km Dawn–Dusk All-Sky Land Surface Temperature Using a Random Forest-Based Reanalysis and Thermal Infrared Remote Sensing Data Merging (RFRTM) Method by Yaohai Dong, Xiaodong Zhang, Xiuqing Hu, Jian Shang, Feng Zhao

“…Two widely applied approaches to derive such LST data are merging thermal infrared remote sensing (TIR)–passive microwave remote sensing (PMW) observations and merging TIR reanalysis data. …”
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Design and Analysis of Compact High–Performance Lithium–Niobate Electro–Optic Modulator Based on a Racetrack Resonator by Zixin Chen, Jianping Li, Weiqin Zheng, Hongkang Liu, Quandong Huang, Ya Han, Yuwen Qin

“…With the ever-growing demand for high-speed optical communications, microwave photonics, and quantum key distribution systems, compact electro-optic (EO) modulators with high extinction ratios, large bandwidth, and high tuning efficiency are urgently pursued. …”
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Bismuth-Remaining Cupellation Fire Assay Preconcentration Combined with Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry for the Simultaneous Determination of Ultratrace Au, Pt, Pd, Ru... by Wenshan Ni, Xiangju Mao, Mingxing Yao, Qiliang Sun, Xiaorui Guo, Hongli Zhang, Lu Liu

“…After the Bi granule was microwave-digested by aqua regia (40%, v/v), 197Au, 195Pt, 106Pd, 101Ru, 103Rh, and 193Ir in the sample solution were determined by ICP-MS. …”
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Computer-Aided Design of Elliptically Focused Bootlace Lens for Multiple Beams by G. S. Tomar

“…The design of elliptically focused microwave bootlace lens is investigated and improved design is proposed. …”
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The Existence and Effect of Dark Energy Redshift on Cosmological Age by Riccardo C. Storti

“…A derivation of Cosmological Age explicitly constrained by Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation (CMBR) is presented, demonstrating that the correct value of Cosmological Age is equal to the Hubble Age. …”
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A Novel Green Synthesis of Thalidomide and Analogs by Ellis Benjamin, Yousef M. Hijji

“…Described herein is an efficient microwave irradiation green synthesis method that allows preparation of thalidomide and its analogs in a one-pot multicomponent synthesis system. …”
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On-Board Switching for Space-Integrated-Ground Information Network: Progress and Trends by Hao WU, Shuai WANG, Xiance DENG, Peilong LIU, Kai LIU, Jian YAN

“…Considering the requirements of the space-integrated-ground information network, the technologies of on-board channelized switching and the technologies of on-board packet switching were surveyed.Among, the discussed channelized switching technologies include fl exible digital channelized switching and microwave photonic frequency conversion and switching, while the discussed packet switching technologies mainly include software-defi ned satellite network.Considering the future research directions of space networking and switching, the trends of on-board switching were discussed in terms of system capacity, reliability, effi ciency, and quality of service, which provided a reference for the long-term planning of the space-integrated-ground information network.…”
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Shopping for Health: A Menu for One by Morgan Denhard, Wendy Dahl

“…Whether you pop a dish into the microwave after a busy day or spend time cooking a special meal for yourself, shopping for and preparing healthy, low-cost meals for one can be easy and enjoyable with just a little bit of planning. …”
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Minimized Low-Profile Wideband Antennas Using High Impedance Surface by Yizhu Shen

“…This paper proposes minimized low-profile wideband antenna by employing high impedance surface (HIS), for wireless application scenarios at radio frequency, microwave, and even terahertz. To validate this concept with low cost and easy measurement, two prototypes at radio frequency are fabricated and tested. …”
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Paper-Based Sensors: Fantasy or Reality? by Ghenadii Korotcenkov

“…It is shown that paper has properties that make it possible to develop a wide variety of paper-based sensors, such as SERS, colorimetric, fluorescent, conductometric, capacitive, fiber-optic, electrochemical, microfluidic, shape-deformation, microwave, and various physical sensors. The use of paper in the manufacturing of various sensors opens up new possibilities both in terms of new approaches to their manufacturing and in terms of new areas of their application. …”
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Radio Frequency Numerical Simulation Techniques Based on Multirate Runge-Kutta Schemes by Jorge F. Oliveira, José C. Pedro

“…Electronic circuit simulation, especially for radio frequency (RF) and microwave telecommunications, is being challenged by increasingly complex applications presenting signals of very different nature and evolving on widely separated time scales. …”
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A proposal of a fecal scoring system based on physicochemical analyses of suckling pig feces by Ana Maria Pons, Blanca González, Joan Pujols, Jordi Serratosa, Joaquim Segalés, Ernesto A. Gómez, Jorge Martínez

“…The percentage of FDM was estimated by two drying methods, oven and microwave, doing duplicates in each one to evaluate methods, and both were compared. …”
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Machine learning of Antarctic firn density by combining radiometer and scatterometer remote-sensing data by W. Li, S. B. M. Veldhuijsen, S. Lhermitte, S. Lhermitte

“…To address this gap, this paper explores the potential of satellite microwave radiometer (Special Sensor Microwave Imager/Sounder (SSMIS)) and scatterometer (Advanced Scatterometer (ASCAT)) observations for assessing spatial and temporal dynamics of dry-firn density over the Antarctic ice sheet. …”
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Advanced Copper Oxide Chemical and Green Synthesis: Characterization and Antibacterial Evaluation by Ecaterina Magdalena Modan, Adriana-Gabriela Schiopu, Sorin Georgian Moga, Denis Aurelian Negrea, Daniela Istrate, Ion Ciuca, Mihai Oproescu

“…The CuO synthesized via microwave and ultrasound methods displayed superior crystallinity compared to commercial CuO. …”
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Image Transmission Utilizing Amplitude Modulation in Rydberg Atomic Antenna by Peng Zhang, Shaoxin Yuan, Mingyong Jing, Jinpeng Yuan, Hao Zhang, Linjie Zhang

“…Microwave electric field precision measurement based on Rydberg atomic quantum coherence effect has rapidly advanced in recent years, capitalizing on its high sensitivity, broad bandwidth, and traceability. …”
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Large-Angle Anomalies in the CMB by Craig J. Copi, Dragan Huterer, Dominik J. Schwarz, Glenn D. Starkman

“…We review the recently found large-scale anomalies in the maps of temperature anisotropies in the cosmic microwave background. These include alignments of the largest modes of CMB anisotropy with each other and with geometry and direction of motion of the solar ssystem, and the unusually low power at these largest scales. …”
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Calculation of Effective Earth Radius and Point Refractivity Gradient in UAE by Abdulhadi Abu-Almal, Kifah Al-Ansari

“…The obtained values are used to investigate their impact on the design of microwave links. The cumulative distribution of the refractivity gradient in the first 65 meters above the ground surface, the monthly distribution for the median value of the k-factor, as well as their comparison with the ITU-maps are provided. …”
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Broadband Waveguide Feed for Parabolic Reflectors by P. Bhushan Mital

“…The broadband requirement in microwave systems has necessitated attention on components that can operate over frequency ranges far broader than those of standard rectangular waveguides. …”
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