Polysaccharide impregnation: a pretreatment method for improving scallop quality and flavor by Mengwen Sun, Huimin Lin, Chen Zeng, Shanggui Deng, Alessandra Guidi

“…After rehydration, the KGM treated samples had better water retention and the highest betaine content. …”
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Surface Albedo Variation and Its Influencing Factors over Dongkemadi Glacier, Central Tibetan Plateau by Jie Wang, Yuhuan Cui, Xiaobo He, Jian Zhang, Shijiang Yan

“…Glacier albedo plays a critical role in surface-atmosphere energy exchange, the variability of which influences glacier mass balance as well as water resources. Dongkemadi glacier in central Tibetan Plateau was selected as study area; this research used field measurements to verify Landsat TM-derived albedo and MOD10A1 albedo product and then analyzed the spatiotemporal variability of albedo over the glacier according to them, as well as its influence factors and the relationship with glacier mass balance. …”
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Bioactive Characteristics of Wild Berberis vulgaris and Berberis crataegina Fruits by Arzu Yaşar Eroğlu, Özlem Çakır, Mustafa Sağdıç, Enes Dertli

“…HPLC analysis was applied to identify the phenolic content of the fruits, and gallic acid and chlorogenic acid were found to be the dominant phenolic compounds in Berberis fruits. The water extracts of the Berberis fruits were tested against important foodborne pathogenic bacteria as potential antimicrobials. …”
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Model Test Research on the Influence of Gate Blocking in Siltation Environment by Hua Li, Yifeng Wang, Jingyu Zhang, Liangpeng Wan, Qiao Jiang, Hongyue Pan, Yuanyuan Hu, Kun Wang

“…Aiming at the clogging problems encountered in the operation of deep-hole gates in high water level reservoirs and dams, this paper carried out a model test study on the influence of different materials and different siltation environments on the lifting of the gates and analyzed the rules of the effects of blockages in different siltation environments. …”
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Lithium and strontium isotope hydrogeochemistry in Okayama and Tottori Prefectures, southwest Japan: implications for tracing slab-derived fluid by Manato Akishiba, Yoshiro Nishio

“…We found that the δ 7Li and 87Sr/86Sr compositions of some of the water samples from Okayama Prefecture were similar to those of Arima-type fluids and that they are unlikely to be explained by other sources (e.g., local reactions with host rocks, residual hydrothermal/magmatic fluids, or seawater altered by rocks). …”
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Research Progress on Nutritional Characteristics, Taste Quality Improvement and Functional Evaluation of Germinated Brown Rice by REN Chuanying, HONG Bin, ZHANG Shan, YUAN Di, FENG Junran, SHAN Shan, ZHANG Jingyi, GUAN Lijun, LI Bo, HUANG Wengong, LU Shuwen

“…However, the dense fiber structure of the bran hinders the rate and capacity of water absorption and starch gelatinization during cooking. …”
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Mechanical Properties and Durability of Latex-Modified Fiber-Reinforced Concrete: A Tunnel Liner Application by Joo-Ha Lee, Hwang-Hee Kim, Sung-Ki Park, Ri-On Oh, Hae-Do Kim, Chan-Gi Park

“…Also, the hybrid fiber-reinforced concrete has higher compressive strength, flexural strength, chloride ion water permeability resistance, impact resistance, and abrasion resistance than the macrosynthetic fiber-reinforced concrete. …”
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Hydraulic Transients Induced by Pigging Operation in Pipeline with a Long Slope by Tao Deng, Jing Gong, Haihao Wu, Yu Zhang, Siqi Zhang, Qi Lin, Huishu Liu

“…A model has been proposed for the dynamic simulation of the pigging process after water pressure testing in a long slope pipeline. …”
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Enhancing performance of recycled aggregate concrete with supplementary cementitious materials by Abba Fatiha, Ezziane Karim, Adjoudj Mhamed, Abed Farid

“…Concrete was studied in terms of workability, superplasticizer requirements, mechanical strength, water absorption and microstructure. The results reveal that SCM significantly improves the performance of RAC concrete by promoting filling effects, nucleation, pozzolanic reactions and hydraulic activity. …”
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Addressing healthcare professionals’ fatigue for effective climate action engagement by Eddie Robinson, Dinesh Bhandari, Ross Donohue, Zerina Lokmic-Tomkins

“…The anticipated impacts encompassing increased global surface temperatures, rising sea levels, water and food insecurity, geopolitical instability and the heightened frequency, duration, and intensity of natural disasters coupled with the healthcare sector's contribution to carbon emissions, necessitate urgent action from healthcare professionals. …”
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Uncovering the drivers, impacts, and urgent solutions to soil erosion in the Ethiopian Highlands: a global perspective on local challenges by Degfie Teku, Tarekegn Derbib

“…The impacts of soil erosion extend to water quality, biodiversity, and rural livelihoods. …”
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Carbaryl Sorption by Porogen-Treated Banana Pith Carbon by M. Sathishkumar, J.G. Choi, C.S. Ku, K. Vijayaraghavan, A.R. Binupriya, S.E. Yun

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Boundary Layer of Photon Absorption Applied to Heterogeneous Photocatalytic Solar Flat Plate Reactor Design by Héctor L. Otálvaro-Marín, Miguel Angel Mueses, Fiderman Machuca-Martínez

“…The radiation field and the boundary layer thickness of photon absorption were simulated with absorption and dispersion effects of catalysts in water at different catalyst loadings. The relationship between catalyst loading and reactor thickness that maximizes the absorption of radiant energy was obtained for each catalyst by apparent optical thickness. …”
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Concept of agroedutourism based on smart farming in integrated farming systems by Sumiasih Inanpi Hidayati, Puspitawati Mutiara Dewi, Yadarabullah Yadarabullah

“…This is achieved by optimizing the use of water, fertilizers in cultivation activities, feed in livestock/fisheries activities, and being able to predict the real-time conditions of livestock/fisheries. …”
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Synthesis of Cationic Waterborne Polyurethanes from Waste Frying Oil as Antibacterial Film Coatings by Sivaphol Phunphoem, Onusa Saravari, Pitt Supaphol

“…All films showed good resistance to water and diluted acid but poor resistance to dilute alkali. …”
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Numerical Simulation of Surface Thermal Analysis and Cooling Optimization of Continuous Casting Rolls by Guangwei Cheng, Ningxia Yin, Qiaoxin Zheng, Yuming Qiu, Junqi Chen

“…In response, the cooling channel structure was modified to enhance the cooling effect of the water. Optimization of both the cooling channel structure and its parameters was carried out using a coupled flow-heat-force numerical simulation method. …”
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An Orderly Untangling Model against Arching Effect in Emergency Evacuation Based on Equilibrium Partition of Crowd by Lianghai Jin, Mingzhang Xiang, Shu Chen, Xiazhong Zheng, Ruojun Yao, Yangao Chen

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Amplification of Plunging Flows in Bedrock Canyons by Max Hurson, Jeremy G. Venditti, Colin D. Rennie, Eva Kwoll, Kirsti Fairweather, Dan R. W. Haught, Kyle M. Kusack, Michael Church

“…These flows cause velocity profile inversions resulting in high velocities near the bed and low velocities on the water surface. The first observations documenting plunging flows were from relatively low discharge, and it is unclear whether they persist during floods. …”
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Shear Behaviors of the Intersurface between Rice Straw Rope and Dredger Fill Silt: Experimental and Mechanism Studies by Guizhong Xu, Ji Chen, Shenjie Shi, Angran Tian, Qiang Tang

“…This paper investigates the mechanical properties and validity of rice straw rope as certain treating material of dredger fill silt through a series of pull-out test, mass loss test, and tension test on specimens with different water contents and dry densities. The results reveal that peak value of interfacial shear strength rises with the increase of normal stress at the same immersion time, and in particular, it rises by up to 250.0% when the normal stress is 40 kPa. …”
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Factors Influencing Brucellosis Preventive Behaviors among Marginalized Iranian Women: An Application of the Health Belief Model by Majid Barati, Rezvan Shayghan Zahed, Marjan Bakhtiari, Yadollah Fathi, Maryam Afshari, Zahra Taheri-Kharameh

“…Most women (64.7%) boiled the milk for 3–5 minutes. 61.2% of women put the cheese in a salt-water solution. The results showed that one unit rise in the scores of knowledge, self-efficacy, and cues to action resulted in an increase in the mean score of the protective behavior by 0.189, 209, and 0.150, respectively. …”
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