Process and Product Characterization of Aliha, A Maize-Based Ghanaian Indigenous Fermented Beverage by Felix Kwashie Madilo, Angela Parry-Hanson Kunadu, Kwaku Tano-Debrah, Gloria Ivy Mensah, Kwesi Firibu Saalia, Unathi Kolanisi

“…However, as the fermentation time increased from 24 h to 72 h, the acid contents of the fermenting beverage increased sharply leading to a drastic reduction of fungi and Enterobacteriaceae contents with increasing records of lactic acid bacterial counts. …”
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Pengaruh lama perendaman dalam larutan kapur dan asam sitrat pada pembuatan gelatin untuk marshmallow dari tulang ikan tenggiri (Scomberomorus commersoni) by Yazid Ismi Intara, Deddy Muladi Togatorop, Bosman Sidebang Sidebang

“…The test results for the water content of gelatin from mackerel bone waste were 6-16.33%, the ash content was 0.34-0.56%, and the ranged from 1.16-3.8%. …”
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Effect of Roasting on the Proximate Composition, Antioxidant Activity, and Functional Properties of Afrostyrax lepidophyllus (Country Onion) Seeds by Wiyeh Claudette Bakisu Muala, Tonfack Djikeng Fabrice, Noumo Ngangmou Thierry, Ngangoum Eric Serge

“…A significant increase in ash, total phenolic contents (TPC), antioxidant activity (AOA), and functional properties compared to the control was recorded. …”
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Effect of Blanching Techniques and Treatments on Nutritional Quality of Dried Mango Slices During Storage by Gulzar Asad, Ahmed Mahmood, Qadir Muhammad Abdul, Shafiq Muhammad Imtiaz, Ali Sakhawat, Ahmad Ijaz, Mukhtar Muhammad Farooq

“…Significant loss was noticed in total carotenoids content of both the cultivars with passage of time because of their susceptibility to oxidative loss caused by dry heat. …”
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Nutritional properties, lipid oxidation, microbial growth, and sensory evaluation of beef burgers enriched with garden cress seeds powder by Huriyyah A. I. Almusawi, Randah Miqbil Alqurashi, Heba I. Mohamed, Abdelrahman R. Ahmed

“…The peroxide values and aerobic counts in beef burgers increased significantly (p < 0.05) over time during storage but, significantly decreased (p < 0.05) with increasing the percentage of garden cress seeds. …”
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Study of Physiochemical Properties of Local Wheat Cultivars and Their Effect on White Layer Cake Quality by Shano Abdulrahman Omer, Dlir Amin Saber

“…In regards to chemical composition (such as; Protein, Fat, Ash, and Moisture) the greatest values were reported by (Tamooz 2, Sham 6, Adana, and Slemani 2) respectively. …”
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Study on Energy Dissipation Characteristics and Damage Law of Backfill under Cyclic Impact by Xianglong Li, Qinglian Zhou, Jianguo Wang, Wei Sun, Yongxin Yao, Yongbo Wu, Zhiping Zhang

“…For the combined specimen with the cement-sand ratio of 1 : 4, after five cycles of impact under the condition of Ip = 0.2 MPa, the damage variables were 0.07, 0.11, 0.51, and 0.56, respectively, since the second time; under the condition of Ip = 0.24 MPa, the damage variables were 0.17, 0.29, 0.55, and 0.66, respectively. …”
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Theory and Practice of Burning Solid Biofuels in Low-Power Heating Devices by Małgorzata Dula, Artur Kraszkiewicz

“…The analysis indicates the possibility of minimizing undesirable phenomena during the combustion of these biofuels related to ash sintering, the formation of deposits, corrosion and improving the amount of condensable solid particles formed and therefore reducing the emission of gaseous products to the environment.…”
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Cytokinin B-Mo-based Product Influences the Source-to-sink Dynamics and Nonstructural Carbohydrate Contents in Hydroponic Lettuce Plants by Mayra A. Toro-Herrera, Rosa E. Raudales

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Effect of Preservation Methods on Physicochemical Quality, Phenolic Content, and Antioxidant Activity of Stevia Leaves by Nadia Hidar, Abdelhamid Noufid, Ayoub Mourjan, El Mustapha El Adnany, Safa Mghazli, Mohammed Mouhib, Abderrahim Jaouad, Mostafa Mahrouz

“…In addition, the storage time increased the amounts of polyphenols and DPPH scavenging activity. …”
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An ultrasonic-AI hybrid approach for predicting void defects in concrete-filled steel tubes via enhanced XGBoost with Bayesian optimization by Shuai Wan, Shipan Li, Zheng Chen, Yunchao Tang

“…SHAP (SHapley Additive exPlanations) analysis revealed that sound velocity, sound time, acoustic amplitude, concrete strength, and fly ash content were the most influential features for model predictions. …”
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Applications of Organic and Inorganic Amendments Induce Changes in the Mobility of Mercury and Macro- and Micronutrients of Soils by Mercedes García-Sánchez, Adéla Šípková, Jiřina Száková, Lukáš Kaplan, Pavla Ochecová, Pavel Tlustoš

“…The individual treatments were (i) digestate from the anaerobic fermentation of biowaste; (ii) fly ash from wood chip combustion; and (iii) ammonium sulfate, and every treatment was added with the same amount of S. …”
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Honeys from the Argentine Phytogeographic Provinces Chaqueña and Monte in Catamarca and La Rioja by Aimará Ayelen Poliero, Inés Aubone, Marisa Amadei Enghelmayer, Valeria Soledad Rosso, Sandra Rosa Fuselli, Rosa Maria Alonso-Salces

“…Honeys from VU-23 presented significantly higher contents of glucose and total reducing sugars (F+G), and lower EC, ash contents, fructose/glucose ratio, and concentrations of turanose and maltose than those from VU-9. …”
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Development and characteristic of SFRCR-ECC as a novel multifunctional version of fire-resistive and corrosion-resistive coating by Junyu Yang, Liang Li, Jutao Chen, Yan Xiong, Kairen Lin, Solomon Tesfamariam

“…However, they still have defects such as low tensile and compressive strength, limited ductility and toughness, and poor bonding with the substrate, etc. At the same time, twice coating of anticorrosive primer and fireproofing on steel substrate reduces both cohesive properties of the steel substrate. …”
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CHARACTERIZATION OF DRIED NOODLES FROM SEAWEED (Kappaphycus alvarezii) AS POTENTIAL SUBSTITUTE FOR WHEAT FLOUR by Afifah Nurazizatul Hasanah, Aris Munandar, Dini Surilayani, Sakinah Haryati, Rifki Prayoga Aditia, Mulkas Hadi Sumantri, Ginanjar Pratama, Bhatara Ayi Meata

“…Meanwhile, the results of the physical test showed7.95% cooking loss;210.5 seconds cooking time; and 89.34% water absorption. The organoleptic values obtained are color 4.60 (like); aroma 4.80 (like); texture 4.23 (like); and taste 4.20 (like).…”
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Physicochemical Characteristics and Flavor Quality Analysis of Fermented Jerky from Yanbian Beef Cattle by Xiao Yang, Changlei Liu, Qi Wang, Enying Cui, Hongjie Piao, Yuping Wen, Guanhao Li, Qing Jin

“…Three fatty acids—heptadecenoic acid, trans-oleic acid, and arachidonic acid—were identified for the first time in the fermented beef jerky. Furthermore, during the fermentation process, saturated fatty acid content was reduced by 21.88%, while polyunsaturated fatty acid content increased by 29.58% (<i>p</i> < 0.05).…”
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Torrefaction of bamboo pellets using a fixed counterflow multibaffle reactor for renewable energy applications by W. Hidayat, B.A. Wijaya, B. Saputra, I.T. Rani, S. Kim, S. Lee, J. Yoo, B.B. Park, L. Suryanegara, M.A.R. Lubis

“…Torrefaction was conducted at 280 degrees Celsius with a 3–5 minutes resident time, and the gas flow rate was 4.25 cubic meters per minute. …”
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Predicting Compressive Strength of Concrete Containing Industrial Waste Materials: Novel and Hybrid Machine Learning Model by Mohammed Majeed Hameed, Mustafa Abbas Abed, Nadhir Al-Ansari, Mohamed Khalid Alomar

“…Furthermore, the hybrid models (i.e., SVR−PSO and SVR−GA) were used for the first time to predict CS of concrete where the cement component is partially replaced. …”
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Isotherms and Kinetic Studies of Copper Removal from Textile Wastewater and Aqueous Solution Using Powdered Banana Peel Waste as an Adsorbent in Batch Adsorption Systems by Momina Seleman, Takele Sime, Abate Ayele, Assefa Sergawie, Thabo Nkambule, Jemal Fito

“…At pH 5, adsorbent dose of 2g/100 mL, initial copper (II) concentration of 80 mg/L, and contact time of 90 min, the maximum removal efficiency of synthetic wastewater was 96.8% and textile wastewater was 69.0%. …”
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Predicting the presence of tephra layers in lacustrine deposits using spectral gamma ray data: An example from Lake Chalco, Mexico City. by Mehrdad Sardar Abadi, Christian Zeeden, Arne Ulfers, Alex Susan Meyer, Thomas Wonik, Mexidrill team

“…The presence of tephra layers resulting from volcanic ash deposition is not related to climate and environmental conditions. …”
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