Enhanced Adsorption of Mercury(II) Ions from Aqueous Solution by Carbon-Based Adsorbents Containing Cl-, S- and N-functional Groups by Jianzhong Zhu, Baolin Deng, John Yang

“…ACNN < 30 min) and had a high capacity (e.g. ACNN =/> 200%) over AC. The adsorptive capacity decreased in the order ACNN (120 mg/g) > ACSS (105 mg/g) > ACNS (90 mg/g) > AC (60 mg/g), suggesting a high Hg 2+ ion affinity for the modified carbons.…”
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An Aminated Bacterial Biosorbent Capable of Effectively Binding Negatively Charged Pollutants in Aqueous Solution by Sung Wook Won, K. Vijayaraghavan, Juan Mao, Yeoung-Sang Yun

“…The main aim of this work was to enhance the biosorption capacity of Corynebacterium glutamicum for the remediation of wastewaters containing Reactive dyes. …”
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Solar Drying and Sensory Attributes of Eland (Taurotragus oryx) Jerky by Iva Kučerová, Štěpán Marek, Jan Banout

“…Significant differences (p<0.05) between raw eland and beef samples were found in case of pH, pigment concentration, water holding capacity, crude fat content, and colour (L and b). …”
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Sustainable Protein Sources: Functional Analysis of <i>Tenebrio molitor</i> Hydrolysates and Attitudes of Consumers in Poland and Spain Toward Insect-Based Foods by Marcelina Maciejewska, Anna Dąbrowska, Marina Cano-Lamadrid

“…The study optimized the process of enzyme hydrolysis using serine protease from <i>Cucurbita ficifolia</i>, thereby enhancing DPPH scavenging capacity increased from 3.15 ± 0.53 to 8.17 ± 0.62 µM Trolox/mL and ABTS decolorization capacity increased from 4.29 ± 0.01 to 10.29 ± 0.01 µM Trolox/mL after 5 h of hydrolysis. …”
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Effect of Soaking and Boiling Time on the Functional Properties of Jack Bean Flour by William Indra Tandjung, Anita Maya Sutedja, Susana Ristiarini, Chatarina Yayuk Trisnawati

“…The results showed that soaking and boiling time increased moisture content, water absorption, oil absorption, emulsion stability, and foam stability, while protein solubility, emulsion capacity, and foam capacity decreased. Good emulsion stability after 4 h of storage was provided from 24 h of soaking time and 15 min of boiling time combination. …”
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Le prédateur inconnu : engagement et distanciation dans les prédations marines by Estienne Rodary

“…But contrary to the currently dominant discourse on the happy happy and apolitical trans-specific connection, it politicizes the encounter between humans and marines species and explores ways of restraining anthropic expansion based on recognition of the distance to be maintained between the human predator and marine predators.…”
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Pemanfaatan Limbah Tandan Kosong Kelapa Sawit dan Kulit Jagung Manis menjadi Kertas Karton menggunakan Metode Organosolv by Cindi Ramayanti, Winda Febrina Sari, Mustain, Erika Dwi Oktaviani, Apri Mujiyanti

“…From the results of this research, the characteristics of pulp and paperboard obtained under optimum conditions at a raw material ratio of 30:70% w/w with a cooking solution ratio of 30:50:20% v/v have a cellulose content of 60% w/w, a tensile index of 5 .83 kN/m, absorption capacity 2.35 gr/m2, and grammage 428.67 gr/m2. From these data, it can be concluded that cardboard paper is produced from EFB raw materials and sweet corn husks with a raw material ratio of 30:70 %w/w and a cooking solution ratio of 30:50:20 %w/w using the process organosolv has met SNI 0123:2008 standards on tensile index, absorption capacity and grammage regarding the quality requirements for paperboard.…”
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Sulfhydryl Functionalized Magnetic Chitosan as an Efficient Adsorbent for High-Performance Removal of Cd(II) from Water: Adsorption Isotherms, Kinetic, and Reusability Studies by Jari S. Algethami, Ayoub Abdullah Alqadami, Saad Melhi, Mohsen A. M. Alhamami, Ahmed M. Fallatah, Moustafa A. Rizk

“…The maximum adsorption capacity of Fe3O4@CS@DMSA toward Cd(II) ion was 314.12 mg/g. …”
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Learning-Based Model Predictive Control for Legged Robots with Battery–Supercapacitor Hybrid Energy Storage System by Boyu Shu, Zhiwu Huang, Wanwan Ren, Yue Wu, Heng Li

“…Three normalized terms, battery capacity loss, battery power fluctuation, and supercapacitor state-of-charge regulation, are balanced in the objective function. …”
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The potential and differences between mulch and organic matter in reducing drought stress in plants – a review by Hidayat Saputra, Mochamad Arief Soleh, Jajang Sauman Hamdani, Andy Saryoko

“…Meanwhile, organic matter directly contributes to improving physical properties such as soil structure, aggregation, and aeration, which in turn enhance soil infiltration capacity by 39–44%, increase soil water retention up to 50%, soil water holding capacity, and stimulate better root growth. …”
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Preparation of magnetic porous graphene for the adsorption of typical sulfonamides by TONG Fanke, GUAN Tong, ZHOU Shuangxi, WANG Wei

“…The adsorption performance of magnetic GO-TF/Fe3O4 for sulfadiazine(SD) was investigated by using adsorption kinetic models and isothermal models to study the adsorption rate and adsorption capacity of sulfadiazine(SD) on GO-TF/Fe3O4. Compared to the removal of SD by GO,the adsorption removal performance of GO-TF/Fe3O4 was significantly improved, and the saturation adsorption capacity reached 106.57 mg/g, which indicated that new adsorption pores were formed by the TF-supported GO nanosheets and new adsorption sites were formed by the successful embedding of nano Fe3O4 onto GO-TF after ball milling. …”
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Spatiotemporal Variation of Abattoir Operation on Soil Quality Dynamics in Umuahia South, Abia State, Nigeria by M.U. Chikwendu, U.I. Uchendu, N.O. Ochor

“…The mean cation exchange capacity was 8.70Cmol/kg, mean percentage base saturation was 46.04% and mean of electrical conductivity was 5.96, Mean values of 5.06, 1.70%, 2.94%, 2.81g/kg, 5.28mg/kg, 0.63Cmol/kg, 3.17Cmol/kg, 0.50Cmol/kg, 0.51Cmol/kg, 8.64Cmol/kg and 55.29%, percentage organic carbon and organic matter, total nitrogen, available phosphorus, exchangeable potassium, sodium, calcium and magnesium, cation exchange capacity and percentage base saturation, electrical conductivity respectively. …”
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Experimental and Modeling Study of Soil Water Retention Curves of Compacted Bentonite considering Salt Solution Effects by Yong He, Ke-neng Zhang, Dong-yu Wu

“…Due to its low hydraulic conductivity, high swelling capacity, and good adsorption properties, the Gaomiaozi (GMZ) bentonite has been selected as potential buffer/backfill materials for construction of engineered barriers in the deep geological repository for disposal of high-level nuclear waste (HLW) in China. …”
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Experimental Study and Mixed-Dimensional FE Analysis of T-Rib GFRP Plate-Concrete Composite Bridge Decks by Jun Tian, Xiaowei Wu, Yu Zheng, Yinfei Du, Xiankai Quan

“…It was found that the interface roughness of the GFRP plate could not affect the ultimate bearing capacity and stiffness of composite specimens significantly. …”
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A Comprehensive Characterization of Different Fractions of Corn Stover and Their Relationships to Multipollutant Sorption Characteristics by Dan Peng, Fan Ouyang, Min Deng, Lei Nie, Sifang Kong

“…CSP had the strongest oil adsorption capacity, CSR was more suitable for adsorbing antibiotics, and CSL had outstanding adsorption capacity for dye. …”
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Evaluating the influence of organizational capability on fundraising success in lebanese non-governmental organizations by Nada Jabbour Al Maalouf, Chadia Sawaya, Jean Elia

“…In contrast, financial management practices, organizational capacity, and donor funding conditions exhibit negligible impacts, highlighting a crucial divergence from established literature. …”
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Bioactivity of Nonedible Parts of Punica granatum L.: A Potential Source of Functional Ingredients by Nawraj Rummun, Jhoti Somanah, Srishti Ramsaha, Theeshan Bahorun, Vidushi S. Neergheen-Bhujun

“…The peel extract had the most potent scavenging capacity reflected by high Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity value ( μmol/g air dry weight), very low IC50 values for hypochlorous acid ( mg air dry weight/mL), and hydroxyl radicals scavenging ( mg air dry weight/mL). …”
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Pulverization characteristics of coal affected by magmatic intrusion and analysis of the abnormal gas desorption index on drill cuttings by Er-Tao Chen, Liang Wang, Yuan-Ping Cheng, Hai-Jun Guo, Cong-Meng Hao, Yu-Xiao Qi, Fei Liu

“…The gas desorption index of drill cuttings is a basic index that measures the initial desorption capacities of coal seams and predicts coal seam gas outbursts. …”
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Bending behavior and influence parameter optimization of connection joints of disc-buckle type formwork support by Jinfeng Dong, Zelong Liao, Haiqing Liu, Zhongwei Zhao, Ming Lei, Zimu Chen, Liang Wang, Xiangen Gong

“…The thickness of the wedge was proportional to the joint bending capacity, and the optimal thickness of the wedge was 7 mm. …”
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Generative Image Steganography via Encoding Pose Keypoints by Yi Cao, Wentao Ge, Chengsheng Yuan, Quan Wang

“…This approach faces two main challenges: (1) Transmission can degrade the quality of stego-images, causing bit errors in information extraction. (2) High embedding capacity often reduces the accuracy of information extraction. …”
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