Chemical Composition, Antioxidant Activity, and Antifungal Effects of Essential Oil from Laurus nobilis L. Flowers Growing in Morocco by Ibrahim Mssillou, Abdelkrim Agour, Asmae El Ghouizi, Noureddine Hamamouch, Badiaa Lyoussi, Elhoussine Derwich

“…The essential oil was prepared using steam distillation in a modified Clevenger-type apparatus. …”
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Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of Essential Oil of <i>Camphora glanduliferum</i> ‘Honganzhang’ by Yang Yang, Qiuting Xiang, Yinan Yang, Donglv Shu, Jiawen Yan, Lijun Huang, Xiumei Yang, Jing Peng, Xingliang Chen, Guoqun Yang

“…After extracting <i>C. glanduliferum</i> ’Honganzhang’ essential oils (CGHEO) by steam distillation, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) was used to analyze its chemical components. …”
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Experimental study of combined thermal flooding in improving heavy oil flowability by Yongqiang Tang, Haitao Wang, Qiaoyu Ge, Suobing Zhang, Zengmin Lun, Xia Zhou, Tao Ma

“…The emulsification was observed using a confocal laser scanning fluorescence microscope (CLSFM). Findings reveal that steam flooding can boost crude oil flowability by augmenting temperature, while a chemical system tends to produce low-viscosity oil-in-water emulsions, thus further aiding the flow of crude oil. …”
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Bioactive Properties of <i>Pentacalia vaccinioides</i> (Kunth) Cuatrec. (Asteraceae) Essential Oils: Evaluation of Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activities by Luis G. Sequeda-Castañeda, María A. Castellanos-Gómez, Carlos L. A. Céspedes-Acuña

“…In this study, the antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of <i>Pentacalia vaccinioides</i> EOs obtained from leaves and flowers (fresh and dried plant material) were evaluated using hydrodistillation (HD), steam distillation (SD), simultaneous distillation–extraction (SDE), and solid-phase microextraction (SPME) techniques. …”
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Single-shot super-resolved fringe projection profilometry (SSSR-FPP): 100,000 frames-per-second 3D imaging with deep learning by Bowen Wang, Wenwu Chen, Jiaming Qian, Shijie Feng, Qian Chen, Chao Zuo

“…To demonstrate the high spatio-temporal resolution of SSSR-FPP, we present 3D videography of several transient scenes, including rotating turbofan blades, exploding building blocks, and the reciprocating motion of a steam engine, etc., which were previously challenging or even impossible to capture with conventional methods. …”
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Comparing Clean Water Act Section 316(b) Policy Options by John Kadvany

“…Section 316(b) addresses the impingement and entrainment of fish by cooling-water intake structures used principally by steam electric power plants. The framework is motivated by examining the role of adverse environmental impacts (AEIs) in the context of Section 316(b) decision making. …”
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Formaldehyde and propionic acid do not reduce starch gelatinization within a laboratory setting and may not contribute to reduced pellet quality by K.M. Bowen, L.E. Knarr, E.B. Estanich, S.R. Estep, J.S. Moritz

“…A previous experiment included an antimicrobial primarily composed of formaldehyde and propionic acid added at the mixer to poultry feed. The study steam conditioned the feed for a shorter duration compared to a longer duration and discovered a decrease in pellet quality. …”
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Evaluation of Nutritive and Antioxidant Properties of Blanched Leafy Vegetables Consumed in Northern Côte d’Ivoire by Oulai Patricia D., Zoué Lessoy T., Niamké Sébastien L.

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of steam blanching processing on the nutritive value and the antioxidant properties of five leafy vegetable species (Amaranthus hybridus, Andasonia digitata, Ceiba patendra, Hibiscus sabdariffa and Vigna unguiculata) that are used for sauce preparation in Northern CÔte d'Ivoire. …”
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Study on Viscosity Reducer Flooding Technology for Deep Low Permeability Extra Heavy Oil Reservoirs by Xiaopeng Cao, Zupeng Liu, Yong Yang, Shiming Zhang, Yahui Bu, Sen Wang, Yipu Liang, Qihong Feng

“…Deep low permeability extra heavy oil reservoir has the characteristics of high formation pressure, high crude oil viscosity, and low permeability. Conventional steam injection thermal recovery has poor viscosity reduction performance and low productivity of a single well, which makes it difficult to develop this type of heavy oil reservoir. …”
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Ginsenosides 20R-Rg3 and Rg5 enriched black ginseng inhibits colorectal cancer tumor growth by activating the Akt/Bax/caspase-3 pathway and modulating gut microbiota in mice by Peng Yu, Weiyin Xu, Yanqi Li, Zhaoyang Xie, Simeng Shao, Jianing Liu, Ying Wang, Long Wang, Hongmei Yang

“…This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of ginsenosides 20R-Rg3 and Rg5 enriched BG (Rg3/Rg5-BG), innovatively prepared by low temperature steam-heating process, against colorectal cancer (CRC), and elucidate its potential molecular mechanism. …”
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Life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of hydrogen imported by maritime transportation: A South Korean case study by Gyuna Kwak, Juha Lee, Yujin Jung, Wonjae Choi

“…This study compares five hydrogen production processes–coal gasification, natural gas steam methane reforming, grid electrolysis, renewable electrolysis, and nuclear electrolysis–and two hydrogen-import processes using liquid hydrogen and ammonia. …”
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Antibacterial and Mosquito Repellent Potential of Eight Citrus Cultivars and Their Chemical Composition by Mehwish Nawaz, Bait Ullah, Muhammad Ghazanfar Abbas, Muhammad Binyameen, Violeta Apšegaitė, Raimondas Mozūraitis, Muhammad Azeem

“…The fresh peels of eight citrus cultivars growing in Pakistan were used to extract EOs through steam distillation. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis of fresh peel EOs revealed that limonene was the most abundant compound, constituting 94.5%, 96.1%, 95.3%, 93.3%, 56.2%, 91.5%, 96.4%, and 96.7% of <i>Citrus jambhiri</i>, <i>C. aurantium</i>, <i>C. sinensis</i> var. …”
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Management considerations in grease versus non-grease scald burns in adults: A retrospective cohort study at a tertiary burn care facility by William Rice, Hemasree Yeluru, Miles Reese, Ricardo Rendel, Alexa Soult, Jessica Burgess

“…Different mediums, such as hot water, steam, or grease, each have unique physical properties that may inflict more damage and incite a different inflammatory response. …”
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Prediction of Heavy Metals Values for South-East of Baghdad Study Area by Eman Abdul Rahman, Muthaina Abdullah Mustafa

“…The presence of old and modern factories that emit pollutant materials such as steam and smoke polluting the air and soil, as well as dumping solid and liquid wastes for these industries on the lands and in the adjacent water channels, and all these pollutants will negatively affect the environment surrounding the industrial sites. …”
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Impaired Glucose Metabolisms of Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Type 2 Diabetes by Ye Zhang, Yanpeng Xing, Haibo Yuan, Xiaokun Gang, Weiying Guo, Zhuo Li, Guixia Wang

“…This group additionally underwent a steamed bread meal test and measurement of HbA1c, C-reactive protein, tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin 6, morning plasma cortisol, and growth hormone. …”
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The Contract for the Construction of Ocean Liners MS “Piłsudski” and MS “Batory” of 29 November 1933 by Jarosław Drozd

“…PTTO, a Polish – Danish shipping line, was created on 16 February 1929, on the basis of a contract signed between the Polish Ministry of Industry and Trade and “East Asiatic Company Limited”. Three steam ocean liners underwent a change of flag to flag of Poland (SS “Pułaski,” SS “Kościuszko,” and SS “Polonia”), the goal of which was to maintain regular transfer of passengers and goods between Gdynia and Halifax and New York. …”
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Optimizing Risk-based Stock Return Prediction in Tehran Stock Exchange industries: A Data Envelopment Analysis by Hamidreza Akhbari, Heydar Mohammadzadeh Salteh, Rasoul Baradaran Hassanzadeh, Mehdi Zeynali

“…Future research should explore and assess the optimization of stock return forecasting in other significant industries like pharmaceuticals, electricity, steam, hot water supply, etc. to compare and evaluate their outcomes alongside the findings of this study.…”
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Dietary ambon lumut banana stem extract Musa cavendishii var. dwarf Paxton as an immunostimulant for white spot disease prevention in Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei by Afriani Ramadhan, Sri Nuryati, Nur Bambang Priyoutomo, Alimuddin Alimuddin

“…ABSTRACT   This study was aimed to evaluate the dietary ambon lumut banana Musa cavendishii var. dwarf Paxton stem extract on the immune responses, growth, and survival rate of Pacific white shrimp against white spot disease. Ambon banana steam extract was obtained by maceration method using ethanol. …”
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Osiąganie kompromisu potrzeb człowieka i przyrody by Karol Lewandowski

“…Unavoidable is anthropopression connected with emissions of different forms of energy (heat, noise, electromagnetic fields) and matter (steam, carbon dioxide, wastes) and physical biotopes transforming. …”
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Navigating Ethical Dilemmas Of Generative AI In Medical Writing by Qurrat Ulain Hamdan, Waleed Umar, Mahnoor Hasan

“…Revolution and innovation are dynamic processes that have and will continue, at an increasing pace due to discoveries and inventions. Like the steam engine in the 18th century, electricity in the 19th century, and the Internet at the cusp of the 20th and 21st centuries, the modern era is undergoing a new revolution with the advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI). …”
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