Effects of High Internal Phase Emulsion Gels Stabilized by Whey Protein-Pectin Complex on the Quality of Low-Fat Processed Cheese by LI Hongjuan, LI Zhen, REN Chuan, YUAN Yujing, LI Ke, QIU Xiaobao, LI Hongbo, YU Jinghua

“…Compared with the other samples, WP75 was superior in terms of deformation resistance, thermal stability, and water-holding capacity. Addition of WP75 into processed cheese with 15% (m/m) fat reduced the oil syneresis and increased the meltability without resulting in significant differences in textural properties compared with the control group (full-fat). …”
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Impact of land use change on soil erodibility by F. Taleshian Jeloudar, M. Ghajar Sepanlou, M. Emadi

“…Vulnerability of soil separates to detachment by water is described as soil erodibility by Universal Soil Loss Equation which can be affected by land use change. …”
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An Overview of the Nutritional Requirements of Honey Bees (<i>Apis mellifera</i> Linnaeus, 1758) by Leticia S. Ansaloni, Janja Kristl, Caio E. C. Domingues, Aleš Gregorc

“…An adequate diet includes the consumption of sufficient amounts of proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids, vitamins, minerals, water, and essential sterols, and a diet based on multi-floral pollen is desirable. …”
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Coal Seam Gas Extraction by Integrated Drillings and Punchings from the Floor Roadway considering Hydraulic-Mechanical Coupling Effect by Chaojun Fan, Haiou Wen, Sheng Li, Gang Bai, Lijun Zhou

“…This model involves the equations of gas sorption and diffusion, gas and water seepage, coal deformation, and evolution of porosity and permeability. …”
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Early Warning Method and Model of Inland Ship Collision Risk Based on Coordinated Collision-Avoidance Actions by Zhiyou Cheng, Yaling Li, Bing Wu

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Path Loss Channel Model for Inland River Radio Propagation at 1.4 GHz by Junyi Yu, Wei Chen, Kun Yang, Changzhen Li, Fang Li, Yishui Shui

“…., large buildings, bridges, or some other facilities near the river bank) is also taken into account; mixed-path methodology as another improvement is used for Inland River (IR) model because the actual propagation environment between transmitter (TX) antenna and receiver (RX) antenna contains both land part and water part. The paper presents a set of 1.4 GHz measurements conducted along the Yangtze River in Wuhan. …”
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Evaluation of the Genetic Diversity and Agro-morphophysiological Traits of Bread Wheat Varieties under Postflowering Drought Stress Using Different Statistical Methods by Mehdi Kakaei, Seyed Iman Mirmazloum

“…Postanthesis drought stress in wheat cultivation typically occurs in semiarid regions due to limited irrigation water availability and yield loss during cereal production. …”
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Optimization of a Sonotrode Extraction Method and New Insight of Phenolic Composition of <i>Fucus vesiculosus</i> by Lidia Gil-Martínez, Alejandro Santos-Mejías, José Manuel De la Torre-Ramírez, Alberto Baños, Vito Verardo, Ana M. Gómez-Caravaca

“…Optimal conditions (40% <i>v</i>/<i>v</i> ethanol in water, 38 min, 36% amplitude) were selected to maximize phenolic recovery while considering environmental and energy sustainability by optimizing extraction efficiency and minimizing solvent and energy usage. …”
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Hypoglycemic effects of naturally processed Polygonum multiflorum extract in KK CgAy/J mice and its mechanism of action by Wenping Tang, Jianfeng Zhan, Shiming Li, Yue Liu, Chi-Tang Ho

“…PME (0.075 %) was given to diabetic mice (KK CgAy/J) in drinking water and after 7 weeks, PME-treated mice had significantly lower glucose levels than mice in the diabetic control group (P < 0.01). …”
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From lab to landscape-scale experiments for the morphodynamics of sand dunes by Claudin, Philippe, Courrech du Pont, Sylvain, Narteau, Clément

“…We argue that laboratory experiments dealing with sedimentary bedforms in water flows are good analogues to study the morphodynamics of aeolian dunes at reduced length and time scales, as $L_{\mathrm{sat}}$ and $L_{\mathrm{sat}}^2/Q$ are expected to be smaller for subaqueous bedload. …”
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Cloud-Point Extraction Combined with Liquid Chromatography for the Determination of Ergosterol, a Natural Product with Diuretic Activity, in Rat Plasma, Urine, and Faeces by Dan-Qian Chen, Jun-Min An, Ya-Long Feng, Ting Tian, Xiang-Yang Qin, Ying-Yong Zhao

“…The chromatographic separation was performed on an Inertsil ODS-3 analytical column with a mobile phase consisting of methanol and water (98 : 2, v/v) at a flow rate of 1 mL/min. The methodology was validated completely. …”
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Quantitation of α-Lactalbumin by Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry in Medicinal Adjuvant Lactose by Rui Yan, Longmei Qu, Nan Luo, Yang Liu, Yu Liu, Li Li, Lijiang Chen

“…Chromatographic separation was performed on an Acquity UPLC BEH300 C18 column (2.1×150 mm, 1.7 μm) with an isocratic mobile phase consisting of water containing 0.1% TFA and acetonitrile containing 0.1% TFA (80 : 20, v/v). …”
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Superfast Set, Strong and Less Degradable Mineral Trioxide Aggregate Cement by Abdullah Alqedairi, Carlos A. Muñoz-Viveros, Eugene A. Pantera, Marc Campillo-Funollet, Hussam Alfawaz, Ensanya Ali Abou Neel, Tariq S. Abuhaimed

“…Portland cement, Grey ProRoot® MTA, and white ProRoot MTA were mixed with distilled water (control) or liquid “H” or “P.” The pH, setting time, degradation rate, leachant/precipitate’ composition, compressive strength, and morphology were assessed. …”
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Evaluation of Phenolic Compounds and Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Some Common Herbs by Muhammad Abdul Qadir, Syeda Kiran Shahzadi, Asad Bashir, Adil Munir, Shabnam Shahzad

“…Furthermore the extracts of these medicinal herbs in 80% methanol, 80% ethanol, 80% acetone, and 100% water were screened for antimicrobial activity by disc diffusion method against selected bacterial strains, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, and Pasteurella multocida, and fungal strains, Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus flavus, Rhizopus solani, and Alternaria alternata. …”
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Predictive modeling and optimization of tubular distiller operation using response surface methodology under silver nanomaterial infused PCM thickness variations by W.M. Farouk, Ayman Hoballah, Z.M. Omara, Fadl A. Essa

“…RSM effectively modeled the system, enabling optimization of yield (P) and water (Tw) and glass (Tg) temperatures across different PCM thicknesses. …”
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Evaluation of adipocytokines and oxidative stress biomarkers in sera of hemodialysis patients by Shahad F. Obeid, Israa Abass Rashed, Mohammed S. Al-Hindawi

“…Chronic renal failure is a condition characterized by the inability of the kidney to effectively eliminate toxins, solutes, and excess water, necessitating the use of hemodialysis. The current study aimed to evaluate adipocytokines and oxidative stress biomarkers in sera of hemodialysis patients. …”
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Understanding and Optimizing Oxygen Plasma Treatment for Enhanced Cu-Cu Bonding Application by Sangwoo Park, Sangmin Lee, Junyoung Choi, Sarah Eunkyung Kim

“…X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) was employed to calculate the Cu atomic percentage (at%) at the surface and at a depth of 25 seconds of etching, while water contact angle (WCA) measurements assessed surface energy. …”
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The Impact of Short-Term Supplementation With Guanidinoacetic Acid and Creatine Versus Creatine Alone on Body Composition Indices in Healthy Men and Women: Creatine-Guanidinoacetic... by Sonja Baltic, David Nedeljkovic, Nikola Todorovic, Laszlo Ratgeber, Jozsef Betlehem, Pongrac Acs, Valdemar Stajer, Sergej M. Ostojic

“…In the male subsample, creatine was superior to the mixture in increasing intracellular water (p=0.049), whereas the mixture increased extracellular mass, contrasting with the reduction observed with creatine alone (p=0.008). …”
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Experimental Study and Application of Inorganic Solidified Foam Filling Material for Coal Mines by Hu Wen, Duo Zhang, Zhijin Yu, Xuezhao Zheng, Shixing Fan, Bin Laiwang

“…The compressive strength of this material increased with the amount of sulphoaluminate cement. With an increasing water–cement ratio, the initial setting time was gradually extended while the final setting time firstly shortened and then extended. …”
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Effects of Traumatic Stress Induced in the Juvenile Period on the Expression of Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid Receptor Type A Subunits in Adult Rat Brain by Cui Yan Lu, De Xiang Liu, Hong Jiang, Fang Pan, Cyrus S. H. Ho, Roger C. M. Ho

“…This study used inescapable foot-shock to induce PTSD in juvenile rats and examined their emotional changes using open-field test and elevated plus maze, memory changes using Morris water maze, and the expression of GABAAR subunits (γ2, α2, and α5) in subregions of the brain in the adulthood using western blotting and immunohistochemistry. …”
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