Analysis of the Quality Stability of Strawberry Juice Fermented with Water Kefir Grains during Refrigeration by Linlin YIN, Zhina CHEN, Ruixue SUN, Xianya LIU, Yuxin WANG

“…The number of viable lactic acid bacteria was above 6 lg CFU/mL, while the antioxidant capacity remained at a high level of more than 65%. …”
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Improved Electrochemical Performance of Li1.25Ni0.2Co0.333Fe0.133Mn0.333O2 Cathode Material Synthesized by the Polyvinyl Alcohol Auxiliary Sol-Gel Process for Lithium-Ion Batteries by He Wang, Mingning Chang, Yonglei Zheng, Ningning Li, Siheng Chen, Yong Wan, Feng Yuan, Weiquan Shao, Sheng Xu

“…In particular, the best material reached a first discharge capacity of 206.0 mAhg−1 and best rate capability (74.8 mAhg−1 at 5 C). …”
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Hysteretic Behavior of H-Shaped Honeycombed Steel Web Composite Columns with Rectangular Concrete-Filled Steel Tube Flanges by Jing Ji, Yubo Lin, Liangqin Jiang, Wen Li, Hongguo Ren, Ruili Wang, Zihao Wang, MaoMao Yang, Chenyu Yu

“…The results show that the hysteresis curves of all the specimens show full shuttle shape and strong energy dissipation capacity. λs, α, and fyfk have great influence on the bearing capacity of skeleton curves. …”
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Adequacy of the Fogging Test in the Detection of Clinically Significant Hyperopia in School-Aged Children by João Esteves Leandro, Jorge Meira, Carla Sofia Ferreira, Renato Santos-Silva, Paulo Freitas-Costa, Augusto Magalhães, Jorge Breda, Fernando Falcão-Reis

“…In respect of ≥+1.5 D hyperopia, the test capacity was lower (AUC = 0.832; p≤0.001). The best VA cutoff was also of ≥5/10, with a PPV of 81% and a NPV of 85%. …”
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Meso-Complexity Computer Simulation Investigation on Antiexplosion Performance of Double-Layer Foam Aluminum under Pore Grading by Zhen Wang, Wen Bin Gu, Xing Bo Xie, Yu Tian Chen, Lei Fu

“…When the aluminum foam reaches the ultimate load-bearing capacity, the aluminum foam transfers the load due to compaction, resulting in stress enhancement phenomena. …”
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Study on the Multi-Hazard Responses of Transmission Tower-Line Systems Under Fire and Wind Loads Using ABAQUS by Xiwei He, Huichao Ma, Shibo Zhang, Wenming Wang, Lijuan Zhang

“…This paper investigates the impact of high temperatures on the bearing capacity of transmission tower-line systems under wind load and explores the effects of uneven horizontal spacing distribution and changes in the elevation of the target tower on the bearing capacity of the tower-line system. …”
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Enzymatic Modification of Apple Pomace and Its Application in Conjunction with Probiotics for Jelly Candy Production by Jolita Jagelavičiutė, Dalia Čižeikienė, Loreta Bašinskienė

“…The technological properties of the modified AP, such as its swelling capacity, water-retention capacity, oil-retention capacity, bulk density, and static and thermal emulsion stability, were evaluated. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Hydroxyapatite- (HAP-) Clay Composites and Adsorption Studies on Methylene Blue for Water Treatment by Ebenezer Annan, Grace Karikari Arkorful, David Sasu Konadu, Bernard Asimeng, David Dodoo-Arhin, Martin Egblewogbe

“…For each mass percentage, the adsorption capacity values were found to decrease with adsorbent dosage. …”
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Measuring Passenger Car Equivalents (PCE) for Heavy Vehicle on Two Lane Highway Segments Operating Under Various Traffic Conditions by Pan Lu, Zijian Zheng, Denver Tolliver, Danguang Pan

“…Passenger Car Equivalent (PCE) is essential for transportation engineering to assess heavy vehicles’ (HV) impact on highway operations and capacity planning. Highway Capacity Manual 2010 (HCM 2010) used PCE values and percent of heavy vehicles to account the impacts on both highway planning and operation, however, PCE values in the latest version of HCM derived based on the steady and balanced two-lane-two-way (TLTW) traffic flows. …”
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Freezing Temperature Field of FSPR under Different Pipe Configurations: A Case Study in Gongbei Tunnel, China by Yin Duan, Chuanxin Rong, Hua Cheng, Haibing Cai, Wei Long

“…Finally, a composite structure of “pipe roof and frozen soil curtain” with a better carrying capacity and water sealing performance was formed. …”
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Property development in n-alkane and n-alkane eutectic phase change materials for thermal energy storage applications by Cemil Alkan, Erdinç Halis Alakara

“…The materials studied were having working temperatures from 21.4 to 46.5 °C and enthalpy storage capacity from 216.2 to 268.9 J/g. Other thermophysical properties relevant to thermal energy storage, like specific heat capacity, thermal conductivity, density, and refractive index, are also investigated and formulated as properties changing with respect to molar mass and carbon number. …”
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Synergistic Enhancement of Carbon Sinks and Connectivity: Restoration and Renewal of Ecological Networks in Nanjing, China by Renfei Zhang, Hongye Li, Zhicheng Liu

“…Urbanization has led to a reduction in green space, weakening the region’s carbon sink capacity and stability and bringing a series of ecological problems, making the restoration and improvement of the ecological environment crucial. …”
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Highly efficient scavenging of nitrophenol, arsenic (V), copper (II), dibenzothiphene, and carbazole by nanoporous silica/carbon adsorbents for remediation of oil and water polluta... by Ghasem Zolfaghari

“…We demonstrate that functionalization of CMK-3 with gold is possible (qm value for DBT: 15.33 mg/g and for CA: 13.00 mg/g). The adsorption capacity for As (V) on SBA-16- SO3H reaches 92.63 mg/g. …”
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Efficient iodine sequestration by chemically robust C-C bonded hyper-crosslinked porous organic polymers by Mayakannan G, Karthikkumar R, Himan Dev Singh, Debanjan Chakraborty, Shyamapada Nandi

“…These polymers not only exhibited an impressive iodine capture capacity (200 mg/g at 25 °C) from a solution having a low iodine concentration (250 mg/L) but also displayed a decent iodine capture capacity (∼2.87 g/g) in the vapour phase at 75 °C. …”
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Main controlling factors of production and reasonable fracturing scale optimization of deep coalbed methane wells in Shenfu block, Ordos Basin by Lichun SUN, Jia LIU, Na LI, Xinze LI, Heng WEN

“…Pearson's multivariate correlation regression analysis was used to quantitatively evaluate the impact of various factors on production capacity. The factors affecting post-fracturing production capacity of deep CBM wells, ranked by correlation, are as follows: gas content > fracturing sand amount > construction flow rate > fracturing fluid volume > structural depth > thickness. …”
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Fabrication of nano‐encapsulated angelica (Heracleum persicum) essential oil for enriching dairy dessert: Physicochemical, rheological and sensorial properties by Narin Mhemmedamin Nanakali

“…The mean droplet size of nanoemulsion increased from 75 to 95 nm and antioxidant capacity also enhanced from 15.4% to 30.2% by increasing AEO level from 1% to 15%. …”
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Impact Assessment of Grid-Connected Solar Photovoltaic Systems on Power Distribution Grid: A Case Study on a Highly Loaded Feeder in Ulaanbaatar Ger District by Turmandakh Bat-Orgil, Battuvshin Bayarkhuu, Bayasgalan Dugarjav, Insu Paek

“…Their total installed capacities vary between 25 and 80 percent of the highest daily load of the selected feeder. …”
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Evaluation of In Vitro Inhibitory Activity of Rye-Buckwheat Ginger Cakes with Rutin on the Formation of Advanced Glycation End-Products (AGEs) by Przygodzka Małgorzata, Zieliński Henryk

“…The inhibitory effect against AGEs formation was studied in bovine serum albumin (BSA)-glucose and BSA-methylglyoxal (MGO) systems. The antioxidant capacity was measured by 2,2-diphenyl- -1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and cyclic voltammetry (CV), rutin and D-chiro-inositol contents by HPLC and total phenolics (TPC) by spectrophotometric assays. …”
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Biosorption Study of Methylene Blue (MB) and Brilliant Red Remazol (BRR) by Coconut Dregs by Hafiza Shukor, Abu Zahrim Yaser, Noor Fazliani Shoparwe, Muaz Mohd Zaini Makhtar, Nadiah Mokhtar

“…However, both MB and BRR dyes favor different pH for the adsorption process. The adsorption capacity of MB dye increased with increasing pH, while the adsorption capacity of BRR dye increased with decreasing pH. …”
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Functional Assessment of Diaphragm Muscle in Stroke Patients and Research of Rehabilitation Intervention by Juanjuan FU, Hui FENG, Huaping PAN

“…Before and after two weeks of treatment, both groups were evaluated using the mean values of normal for thick and motion of the right hemidiaphragms during quiet breathing and deep breathing, pulmonary function tests, including forced vital capacity(FVC)and forced expiratory volume in one second(FEV₁), arterial blood gas analysis(arterial partial pressure of oxygen PaO₂, oxygenation index, partial pressure of carbon dioxide PaCO₂, pH value)and a fatigue severity scale(FSS).Results:The ratio of diaphragm thickness, diaphragm displacement, forced vital capacity, FEV₁, FEV₁/FVC, oxygen and index, and SaO₂in the experimental group were significantly lower than those of the control group, pH value and fatigue index in the experimental group were significantly higher than those of the control group. …”
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